Connecting Students with Veterans Reception and Book Signing Phoenix Edition 1 Sunday, April 9, 2017 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arizona State University West Campus 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 Join VHP for the debut of Since You Asked XIII: A Salute to Women Keynote Speaker Lieutenant General Carol A. Mutter, USMC (Ret.), the […]
July 1, 2018, marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, an innovation for its time that addressed a healthcare crisis during World War II and improved nurse education across the United States. Participants will learn about Cadet Nurses in participating hospital schools of nursing in Arizona. Also to be […]
Similar to NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion” but with and Arizona twist, this program uses music, storytelling and live radio-style newscasts to present important but often neglected events in Arizona history. The “Hoosiers”-like story of a Miami, AZ High School basketball team comprised of the sons of Mexican-American mine workers who won the state championship […]
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1942 WWII Executive Order 9066 forced the removal of nearly 125,000 Japanese-American citizens from the west coast, incarcerating them in ten remote internment camps in seven states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Government photographers Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, and Ansel Adams documented the internment, and artists Toyo Miyatake, […]
Community Workshop and Open Mic with Poets on the Rez Join poets Roanna Shebala & Logan Phillips for an all ages interactive workshop with participants of Poets on the Rez at the San Carlos Campus of Gila Community College. Founded in 2010, Poets on the Rez provides a friendly collaborative atmosphere for community members […]
U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]
Salt has been a valuable trade item throughout human history. Native American salt procurement in the Southwest involved dangerous journeys across sacred landscapes associated with a deity called Salt Woman. This presentation describes the history of a famous salt mine in Camp Verde, Arizona, where prehistoric Sinagua tools used for mining salt were discovered in […]
April 15 - Phoenix Herpetological Society Learn about some of the native Arizona wildlife in this hands on demonstration. The PHS will also discuss some non-native reptiles who have made their way here over the past few decades. Finally, they'll explore methods of staying safe and co-existing within our Sonoran Desert environment. Click here to […]
Annual Spoken Futures Showcase with Tucson Youth Poetry Slam Saturday, April 15th ■ 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tucson Youth Poetry Slam Championships and public performances including Denver Youth Poet Laureate Toluwanimi Oluwafunmilayo Obiwole University of Arizona – Student Union Gallagher Theater 1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719 Supported in part by Arizona Humanities
Phoenix Theatre and The Black Theatre Troupe join forces to present the shocking true story of nine African American youth jailed in Alabama in 1931 for a crime they did not commit. Featuring a mix of gospel, jazz, and vaudeville, this audacious musical explores the series of events that provoked a national outrage. Every performance […]
Similar to NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion” but with and Arizona twist, this program uses music, storytelling and live radio-style newscasts to present important but often neglected events in Arizona history. The “Hoosiers”-like story of a Miami, AZ High School basketball team comprised of the sons of Mexican-American mine workers who won the state championship […]