Hot Topics Café – Paper or Plastic

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, and more about other people and their views. […]

Free

The Ballad of Arizona: Our First 100 Years

Mohave County Library 1170 Hancock Rd., Bullhead City, AZ, United States

This engaging program, similar to a “Prairie Home Companion” but with an Arizona twist, uses live music, storytelling, video, and other visual aides to highlight stories of Arizona’s first century. […]

Free

Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

The Hohokam archaeological culture flourished in southern Arizona as early as the sixth century. Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide clues allowing archaeologists to identify where the Hohokam […]

Free

Archaeology Café (Phoenix): Back and Forth

Macayo's Central 4001 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, United States

On March 17, 2015, Will Russell (Arizona State University) will discuss ritual racing and the Perry Mesa Tradition. Archaeology Café is an informal forum where adults can learn more about […]

Free

For God, Gold, and Glory: The Coronado Expedition, 1540‒1542

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Santiago 109 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

In 1540, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado entered Arizona with the largest European expedition ever gathered in North America. Historians have puzzled over Coronado’s exact route through Arizona. This program will […]

Free

Cowboys and Cowgirls: Icons of the American West

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Few symbols have been more durable than the American cowboy. This program will give an overview of this populist figure, whose image was first defined by painters Frederic Remington and […]

Free

Our Civil War: Reflections at the Sesquicentennial

Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Between 2011 and 2015 Americans will commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. Different people have looked at this event in different ways at different times, reminding us that […]

Free

Exploring the Depths: A 3D 1940 Hike into the Grand Canyon

Sun Valley Lodge 12415 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ, United States

In 1940, photographer Clyde A. McCoy hiked down the South Kaibab trail at Grand Canyon National Park making color, stereo photographs as part of a nationwide project. Two years later […]

Free

Grants Workshop (Webinar/Conference Call)

Webinar/Conference Call Presentation This workshop takes place online, AZ, United States

Join Arizona Humanities for a workshop FREE and open to anyone interested in learning more about Arizona Humanities and how to write a competitive Project Grant or Opportunity Grant proposal. […]

Free

The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors

Yavapai College, Clarkdale Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, […]

Free

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