Explore stories of adventure, danger, love, and self-discovery with Phoenix author Anne A. Wilson. Using her experiences from the United States Naval Academy and serving nine years as an active duty navy helicopter pilot, Wilson will talk about her two books, Hover and Clear to Lift. Anne’s debut novel, Hover, was published in June 2015. Her second […]
Join us for an upcoming free Storying Arizona workshop to learn more about this new special initiative grant. Bring a lunch, we'll supply the drinks, and get ready to learn about our newest grant opportunity! Thursday, July 21st - 11:30am-1:00pm - Storying Arizona Brown-Bag Lunch @ Arizona Humanities (1242 N. Central Phoenix, AZ 85004) Storying Arizona […]
Authors Night with Robert Isenberg Tuesday, June 7th - 6:00 - 8:00pm FREE event! Click here to RSVP Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-257-0335 Click here to listen to Robert's interview with K-BACH! Join Arizona Humanities at the historic Ellis-Shackelford House in downtown Phoenix and kick off your summer travels with […]
5:00-6:30 p.m. All-Ages Poetry Writing Workshop RSVP to ehutchison@azhumanities.org 7:00-7:45 p.m. Poetry Reading and Q&A Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave ■ Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 257-0335 Join poet Cynthia Schwartzberg Edlow for a poetry workshop and reading in downtown Phoenix. Selected participants will engage in a writing workshop with Cynthia Schwartzberg Edlow held at […]
Sharlot Mabridth Hall was an unusual woman for her time: a largely self-educated but highly literate child of the frontier. Born October 27, 1870, she traveled with her family from Kansas to the Arizona Territory in 1882. Her impressions of this journey remained with her all of her life. She loved ideas and the written […]
The great West that George Bird Grinnell first encountered in 1870 as a 21-year old man was shortly to disappear before his eyes. Nobody was quicker to sense the desecration or was more eloquent in crusading against the poachers, the hidehunters, and the disengaged U.S. Congress than George Bird Grinnell, the “Father of American Conservation.” Grinnell […]
Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of the First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix, Arizona. Hear the challenging yet triumphant story of how the Arizonan African-American community came together in the 1980s to work towards recognition of the famous civil rights leader. Dr. Stewart served as the first General Chairperson for Arizonans […]
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat The same wit, candor, and addictive, engaging attitude that Truth B. Told is known for is transferred from the stage to the page in “Words I Remember”, a collection of poems from the award-winning spoken word artist. Truth B. Told will read selected pieces from this book, including fan […]
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat Join Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University, for an evening exploring the intersection of religion and politics in Chicana/o and Latina/o history. Hear the stories of Mexican Americans and Latinas/os who joined the Mennonite Church during the middle part of the twentieth century and […]
Today is the day to submit your nominations for the 2015 Arizona Humanities Awards! All information and nomination forms are located on the Humanities Awards page.
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