NEA Big Read Kickoff at Burton Barr Library
We're kicking off the 2026–27 NEA Big Read season with a community celebration centered on the life, poetry, and enduring legacy of one of America's most beloved poets, Emily Dickinson! […]
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Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States
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The Wild West Fiddle Project: Arizona’s Hidden Soundscape
Page Public Library 479 S Lake Powell Blvd, Page, AZ, United StatesJoin Dr. Kate Rose and Armand Ramirez for a fun, all-ages, interactive performance that uncovers Arizona’s rich blended heritage through traditional folk music and dance. Featuring live fiddle and guitar music and storytelling, this experience reveals how pioneer musicians, whose roots spanned old worlds and new terrains, integrated their traditions with those of neighboring communities. […]
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Emily Dickinson Teen Workshop
Burton Barr Central Library - Teen Central 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesNEA 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 - Teen Version! In […]
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“Getting Deeper into the Grand Canyon and Other Natural Wonder” with Matthew Goodwin
Springerville Heritage Center 418 E. Main Stret, Springerville, AZ, United StatesPRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Why are we drawn to such places as the Grand Canyon? Why are people moved to travel from all around the world to visit and explore them? In this presentation, we will discuss people’s relationship with the natural landscape with a particular focus on some of Arizona’s most iconic locations. What are the […]
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Party – Glendale Public Library
Glendale Public Library - Foothills Library 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, United StatesJoin us as we kick off our NEA Big Read programming featuring The Essential Emily Dickinson. This family-friendly event includes pop-up talks from Dickinson scholar, Rosemarie Dombrowski, poetry-making craft stations, button making stations, snacks, and more!
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Living Landscapes: Food, Memory, and the Sonoran Desert
Sedona Public Library in the Village 25 W. Saddlehorn Road, Sedona, AZ, United StatesChef and Artist Jeffrey Lazos Ferns invites you to explore Arizona’s Indigenous Foodways and the Sonoran Desert as a living archive of cultural knowledge, focusing on how Indigenous foodways and ecological relationships have shaped Arizona communities over generations. Through stories of indigenous plants, including the Sonoran Desert tree pantry, Sonoran Desert cactus pantry, and the […]
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“Getting Deeper into the Grand Canyon and Other Natural Wonder” with Matthew Goodwin
Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, AZ, United StatesPRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Why are we drawn to such places as the Grand Canyon? Why are people moved to travel from all around the world to visit and explore them? In this presentation, we will discuss people’s relationship with the natural landscape with a particular focus on some of Arizona’s most iconic locations. What are the […]
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The Arizona Trail: An 850-mile Mountain Bike Exploration of Climate Change
Keep Sedona Beautiful 360 Brewer Road, Sedona, United StatesAlong the 850-mile Arizona Trail, which spans the length of the state from Utah to Mexico, diverse ecosystems showcase how climate change is actively altering life as we know it across the Southwest. During fall 2025, The Arizona Republic newspaper’s climate reporter, who earned a Ph.D. in ecology before becoming an award-winning journalist, spent seven […]
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The Wild West Fiddle Project: Arizona’s Hidden Soundscape
Leisure World 908 S. Power Rd., Mesa, United StatesJoin Dr. Kate Rose and Armand Ramirez for a fun, all-ages, interactive performance that uncovers Arizona’s rich blended heritage through traditional folk music and dance. Featuring live fiddle and guitar music and storytelling, this experience reveals how pioneer musicians, whose roots spanned old worlds and new terrains, integrated their traditions with those of neighboring communities. […]
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What Our Grief Grows: a workshop of words & wax
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore 906 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, United StatesJoin us for a community-led workshop by Arizona Humanities and Palabras Bookstore, in partnership with the NEA Big Read, where we will experience the mournful poetry of Emily Dickinson. Using Dickinson's work as inspiration, participants can expect to engage in a collaborative poetry-building exercise, exploring topics of grief, growth, and all that lies beneath. In […]