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SUMMARY:Arizona's Ark of Taste Foods with Chef Amber Sampson
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC \nChef 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\, teapry beans\, and Ark of Taste foods like Black Sphinx dates\, cholla buds\, chilitipin pepper\, and more. In learning about Arizona’s food history\, the people\, producers\, communities\, and cultures behind each bite\, you can better support your local food community and create a more sustainable food system. \nThis program is cohosted by Mesa Public Library – Gateway Library Branch\n \nBIO \nAmber Sampson explores the world through food as a trained professional Chef\, who also holds degrees in Cultural Anthropology\, Food Systems Sustainability\, and a Master’s in Gastronomy. She studied food and race at Harvard University\, brought ancient bread to life with fellow Anthropologists from Yale\, and was awarded the prestigious US Government’s Gilman Scholarship for archeological research with Arizona’s O’odham Nations. Sampson’s work brings present-day relevance to ancient meals\, people\, and cultures\, giving others a taste and connection to our delicious past\, revealing a more sustainable and understanding future. She sits on the Board of Directors for Slow Food Phoenix and was the Arizona representative for the Global Food Security Summit in Washington\, D.C.\, and Terra Madre in Italy in 2024. Sampson has worked for Boston University\, S’edav Va’aki Museum\, Arizona State University\, and the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association. Sampson was awarded the Arizona Humanities 50th anniversary climate conversations grant for a documentary on her food research.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-ark-of-taste-foods-with-chef-amber-sampson-14/
LOCATION:Mesa Public Library Gateway Branch\, 5036 S Eastmark Parkway\, Mesa\, Arizona\, 85201\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:The Essential Emily Dickinson Book Talk: Tell it Slant: An Emily Dickinson Discussion & Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTell it Slant: An Emily Dickinson Discussion & Writing Workshop \nIn this talk\, participants will learn about Dickinson’s life\, read/discuss 2-3 iconic (and cryptic) Dickinson poems through the lens of her biography and craft a Dickison-inspired poem of their own.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-essential-emily-dickinson-book-talk-tell-it-slant-an-emily-dickinson-discussion-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Burton Barr Central Library\, 1221 N. Central Ave.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85004\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Essential Emily Dickinson Book Talk: The Brain within its groove runs evenly: Emily Dickinson & Neurodivergence
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe Brain within its groove runs evenly: Emily Dickinson & Neurodivergence \nIn this talk\, participants will learn about Dickinson’s potential neurological/psychological conditions\, read/discuss 2-3 poems that center on the brain\, and interpret them through the broad spectrum of neurodiversity (Dickinson’s and ours).
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-essential-emily-dickinson-book-talk-the-brain-within-its-groove-runs-evenly-emily-dickinson-neurodivergence/
LOCATION:Burton Barr Central Library\, 1221 N. Central Ave.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85004\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Essential Emily Dickinson Book Talk: The Brain within its groove runs evenly: Emily Dickinson & Neurodivergence
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe Brain within its groove runs evenly: Emily Dickinson & Neurodivergence \nIn this talk\, participants will learn about Dickinson’s potential neurological/psychological conditions\, read/discuss 2-3 poems that center on the brain\, and interpret them through the broad spectrum of neurodiversity (Dickinson’s and ours).
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-essential-emily-dickinson-book-talk-the-brain-within-its-groove-runs-evenly-emily-dickinson-neurodivergence-2/
LOCATION:Foothills Public Library\, Glendale\, 19055 N. 57th Ave.\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85308\, United States
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SUMMARY:2027 Northern Arizona Community Book Reception: Imprints of Honor
DESCRIPTION:This event is funded in part by Arizona Humanities through our Mini Grant program. \nThe 2027 Northern Arizona Community Book Reception will be a free community event celebrating the\npublication of Since You Asked®\, a collection of veterans’ oral histories written and produced by students\nfrom Flagstaff High School\, Tri-City College Prep\, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University\, and Valentine\nElementary School. The reception will bring together students\, veterans\, Gold Star Family members\,\neducators\, families\, and community members to hear firsthand accounts of military service and honor the\nveterans whose experiences are preserved in the book. Guests will learn how students have connected with\nveterans through the program while reflecting on themes of citizenship\, service\, and sacrifice. Veterans will\nsign their service stories for students\, families\, and guests\, creating an opportunity for meaningful\nintergenerational connection and recognition. \nThe reception will be held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/2027-northern-arizona-community-book-reception-imprints-of-honor/
LOCATION:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University\, 3700 Willow Creek Rd\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86301
CATEGORIES:Community Program,Grant Recipient
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