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Chef and Cultural Anthropologist Amber Sampson brings you on a journey of taste around Arizona's heritage food history. Sampson will expand on Arizona's Ark of Taste, a living catalog of foods facing extinction, including the local, heritage, and native foods that are unique to Arizona's food history. Come learn about favorites, like White Sonora Wheat, […]
Stories of DinĂ© food traditions, both before and after first contact, reveal deep connections between sustenance, survival, and spirit. These include the story of the Nayee' (monster) hunger and how Turkey saved the precious agricultural seeds. Today, emerging DinĂ© foodways seek to revive these enduring traditionsâresurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
Route 66 is one of the most storied roadways in North America, known for its roadside diners, historic hotels and kitschy attractions. But it also boasts an extraordinary space heritage; along its course lies the birthplaces of space pioneers, centers of space exploration and discovery, training grounds for Moon-bound astronauts, the best-preserved asteroid impact site […]
Please join us for an evening of storytelling that celebrates a beloved American Literature icon, Emily Dickinson. Attendees can expect readings of Dickinson poems by Dickinson scholars who will read a Dickinson poem, then tell the story of their relationship to it. Participants include professors of 19th-century American literature, including Rosemarie Dombrowski, Sally Ball, and […]
Stories of DinĂ© food traditions, both before and after first contact, reveal deep connections between sustenance, survival, and spirit. These include the story of the Nayee' (monster) hunger and how Turkey saved the precious agricultural seeds. Today, emerging DinĂ© foodways seek to revive these enduring traditionsâresurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
Stories of DinĂ© food traditions, both before and after first contact, reveal deep connections between sustenance, survival, and spirit. These include the story of the Nayee' (monster) hunger and how Turkey saved the precious agricultural seeds. Today, emerging DinĂ© foodways seek to revive these enduring traditionsâresurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
Can we think of a 21st century Arizona through expressions of place inherent in Arizonaâs Indigenous arts? In this presentation, I focus on the representation of place that Indigenous artists in Arizona are making in their art. From jewelry, to weaving, to photography, the lived landscape features prominently in Indigenous art. These expressions signify place, […]
NEA Big Read programming provides communities with the opportunity to gather, discuss, and create in the spirit of a single book/author, in this case, The Essential Emily Dickinson. No previous experience with poetry or the works of Emily Dickinson is required. Victory comes late: Emily Dickinson's Quiet Patriotism In this talk, participants will learn about […]
NEA Big Read programming provides communities with the opportunity to gather, discuss, and create in the spirit of a single book/author, in this case, The Essential Emily Dickinson. No previous experience with poetry or the works of Emily Dickinson is required. Pain has an element of blank: Emily Dickinson and Illness In this talk, participants […]
NEA Big Read programming provides communities with the opportunity to gather, discuss, and create in the spirit of a single book/author, in this case, The Essential Emily Dickinson. No previous experience with poetry or the works of Emily Dickinson is required. Tell it Slant: An Emily Dickinson Discussion & Writing Workshop In this talk, participants […]