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 […]
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PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Many Arizonans call the Sonoran Desert and its striking landscapes home. Long before our urban centers and city lights lit up the dark desert skies, the Tohono O’odham were cultivating and shaping the land with abundant agriculture—from squash and beans to corn and cotton. For generations they passed down their rich knowledge and […]
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Stories of Diné 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 Diné foodways seek to revive these enduring traditions—resurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
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PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Many Arizonans call the Sonoran Desert and its striking landscapes home. Long before our urban centers and city lights lit up the dark desert skies, the Tohono O’odham were cultivating and shaping the land with abundant agriculture—from squash and beans to corn and cotton. For generations they passed down their rich knowledge and […]
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Join 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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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, […]
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Stories of Diné 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 Diné foodways seek to revive these enduring traditions—resurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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Stories of Diné 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 Diné foodways seek to revive these enduring traditions—resurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
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Stories of Diné 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 Diné foodways seek to revive these enduring traditions—resurging what has faded, while striving to elevate and innovate […]
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Can we think of a 21st century Arizona through expressions of place inherent in Arizona’s 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, […]
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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 […] |

