BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Arizona Humanities - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://azhumanities.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Arizona Humanities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20251210T190601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T190601Z UID:10066870-1771506000-1771509600@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:Arizona's Ark of Taste Foods with Chef Amber Sampson DESCRIPTION: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\, 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. \n  \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/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://azhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-14-115947.png GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200416T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200416T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20200311T114009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200311T114009Z UID:10065965-1587042000-1587045600@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:CANCELED - The Most Courageous Arizona Journalist You've Never Heard Of DESCRIPTION:You can’t find Laura Nihell in the Arizona Archives\, or any history book on early Arizona\, or any chronicle of Arizona journalists—but she was not only there\, she proved herself one of the most courageous journalists of territorial days. Laura owned the Copper Belt in Jerome from 1909 to 1912—in the midst of Arizona’s quest for statehood and voting rights for women—and stood up against one of the ugliest chapters in our history: The Chinese Purge. Jana discovered this woman in an obscure book and has spent years tracking down her remarkable story\, finding history wrote her out precisely because she was so courageous. It’s a fascinating tale. \nJana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews. URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-most-courageous-arizona-journalist-youve-never-heard-of-3/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200220T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20200114T165451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T165451Z UID:10065898-1582203600-1582207200@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine DESCRIPTION:The first issue of Arizona Highways magazine was published in April\, 1925. In this presentation\, former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered publications in the world. With annual economic impact of over $65 million\, Arizona Highways reaches all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world. But the journey has been anything but uneventful. With a unique publishing model not dependent on advertising\, the magazine has had to unearth new sources of revenue to sustain its operations. And\, as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation\, has had to survive without state funding. Learn how this remarkable magazine has beaten the odds and is thriving in a competitive environment that has seen respected national magazines fall by the wayside. \nWin Holden was named the sixth Publisher of Arizona Highways Magazine in May 2000. The publication is recognized as one of the finest travel magazines in the world. The magazine has over 120\,000 subscribers in all 50 states and 100 countries. As Publisher\, Mr. Holden led a diverse group of businesses centered on the world-renowned magazine including licensing\, book publishing\, calendars\, e- commerce\, new product development\, product marketing and retailing. A Valley resident since 1980\, Mr. Holden was recognized by the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association as their 2017 and 2018 Lifetime Award recipient and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Business Journal. He was the 2007 inductee into the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame. URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/on-the-road-since-1925-the-colorful-history-of-arizona-highways-magazine-7/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171214T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20171030T164130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171030T164130Z UID:10065413-1513256400-1513260000@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:Cowpokes\, Crooks\, and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies - Casa Grande DESCRIPTION:Tyrone Power\, Andy Devine\,  Katy Jurado\, Steve McQueen and\, of course\, John Wayne. From the earliest days of film\, Arizona has been a setting and subject for hundreds of films. Some\, like Junior Bonner and Red River\, are considered classics\, others\, such as Billy Jack and Evolution\, surely less so. Some may even be classics in the making\, from Tombstone to Near Dark. In this entertaining talk\, Gregory McNamee\, a frequent contributor on film to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and former columnist for the Hollywood Reporter\, looks at the Grand Canyon State on the silver screen. \nGregory McNamee is a writer\, editor\, photographer\, and publisher. He is the author of forty books and of more than five thousand articles and other publications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica\, a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona\, and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management\, also at the University of Arizona. URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/cowpokes-crooks-and-cactus-arizona-in-the-movies-casa-grande/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://azhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SB-Gregory-McNamee-400x230-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Museum of Casa Grande":MAILTO:coordinator@tmocg.org GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171109T143000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20171002T121257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171002T121257Z UID:10065402-1510232400-1510237800@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:Arizona’s Wild Myths and Legends - Casa Grande DESCRIPTION:Wyatt Earp\, Billy the Kid and John Wayne: what do these famous characters have in common? They are not who we think they are because of the legends that have grown up around them. From the 1860’s dime novels to the books\, movies\, and television shows\, writers have altered\, exaggerated and sometimes lied about these folk heroes.  In “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\,” the editor says\, “When the legend becomes fact\, print the legend.” We will examine how the legends grew and how they impact how we view the past\, act in the present\, and build the future. \nBefore retiring from the Arizona Historical Society\, Jim Turner worked with more than 70 museums in every corner of the state. He is co-author of the 4th-grade textbook The Arizona Story\, and his pictorial history book\, Arizona: Celebration of the Grand Canyon State\, was a 2012 Southwest Books of the Year selection. Jim moved to Tucson in 1951\, earned a M.A. in U.S. history from the University of Arizona\, and has been researching and teaching Arizona history for more than 40 years. Jim is now an author/editor for Rio Nuevo Publishers\, author of The Mighty Colorado from the Glaciers of the Gulf(2016) and Crater Lake and Beyond (2017). URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-wild-myths-and-legends-casa-grande/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://azhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/logosmithsonian.svg ORGANIZER;CN="The Museum of Casa Grande":MAILTO:coordinator@tmocg.org GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170216T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260407T122340 CREATED:20170123T111144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170123T111144Z UID:10062105-1487253600-1487259000@azhumanities.org SUMMARY:The Bronze Buckaroo: the Life Story of Herb Jeffries - Casa Grande DESCRIPTION:The 1930s and 1940s were the era of Western singing cowboys like Rex Allen\, Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Herb Jefferies was the African-American singing cowboy\, appearing in movies and on stage for African-American audiences. He could ride\, rope and sing with the best of them and his story has largely been forgotten. This presentation will explore his life and career. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has written and been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach. Although he derives great satisfaction from his professional pursuits\, his proudest moment was the birth of his twin sons. URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-bronze-buckaroo-the-life-story-of-herb-jeffries-casa-grande/ LOCATION:Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center\, 405 E. 6th St.\, Casa Grande\, AZ\, 85122\, United States CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://azhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Renzi-Steve-400x265-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Museum of Casa Grande":MAILTO:coordinator@tmocg.org GEO:32.8782885;-111.7483371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St. Casa Grande AZ 85122 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=405 E. 6th St.:geo:-111.7483371,32.8782885 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR