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Humanities Matters:
A Calendar of AHC-funded Activities

Northern West Coast North Central Central Southern

The Arizona Humanities Council invites you to attend public humanities programs in your area and throughout Arizona. Simply click on a region on the map to find AHC-funded events in that area.

While AHC strives to provide the most accurate program information, dates and times may occasionally change without notice. Please verify the program information with the presenting organization.

Central
9/16/2007
Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show, an exhibit
Mesa Historical Museum, Mesa
Through 8/31/2008
480/986-5619
10/12/2007
The Mexican American Mirror: Reflections of our City’s Heritage, an exhibit (WTP)
Phoenix Museum of History, Phoenix
Through 10/1/2008
602/253-2734
3/1/2008
Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show, spring school tours and summer school camps
Mesa Historical Museum, Mesa
Through 9/1/2008
480/986-5619
8/10/2008
Contemporary Chinese Film/Discussion series, Blind Shaft (Mang jing)
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix
1:00 PM
602-257-1222
8/20/2008
Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West, a presentation by Matthew Whitaker (WTP)
Carnegie Center, Phoenix
12:00 PM
602/258-5053
9/11/2008
A Gallop Through the Art History of Arizona, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Carnegie Center, Phoenix
12:00 PM
602/258-5053
9/13/2008
A Tradition Redefined: Modern & Contemporary Chinese Painting, Chu-Tsing Li Collection, a symposium
Phoenix Art Musuem, Phoenix
10:00 AM
602/257-1222
10/8/2008
Healthseekers in Arizona, a presentation by Robert Kravetz (WTP)
Carnegie Center, Phoenix
12:00 PM
602/258-5053
10/8/2008
Juan Bautista de Anza (1736-1788), a Chautauqua presentation
Tempe Public Library, Tempe
11:30 AM
480/350-5100

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North Central
8/3/2008
Not a Drop to Drink: Arizona’s Last Great Drought, a presentation by Doug Kupel
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
1:00 PM
928/445-3122
8/27/2008
Going Back to Bisbee, a book discussion
Prescott Public Libary, Prescott
6:00 PM
928/777-1500
8/30/2008
The Crooked Trail to Holbrook, a presentation by Greg Scott
Butterfly Ledge Museum, Greer
7:00 PM
928/735-7514
9/5/2008
The Repatriation of Mexican and Mexican American Citizens in the 1930’s, a presentation by Santos Vega
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum, Miami
6:00 PM
928/425-7385
9/24/2008
Empire Falls, a book discussion
Prescott Public Libary, Prescott
6:00 PM
928/777-1500
10/4/2008
Song Collection: Arizona’s Wellspring of Music, a presentation by Jay Craváth
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
1:00 PM
928/445-3122
10/4/2008
From the Trickster to the Braggart: Arizona Folktales, a presentation by Peter Booth
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
3:00 PM
928/445-3122
10/15/2008
Death Comes for the Archbishop, a book discussion
Prescott Public Libary, Prescott
6:00 PM
928/777-1500
10/18/2008
The Opening of the Frontier and the Closing of the West, a presentation by Greg McNamee
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
1:00 PM
928/445-3122

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Northern
6/21/2008
Smithsonian’s Between Fences Exhibition
SNOWDRIFT Art Space, Winslow
Through 8/2/08
928/289-5861
6/21/2008
Lines in the Sand: Fences, Rails, Trails, and Boundaries, a Between Fences local exhibit
SNOWDRIFT Art Space, Winslow
Through 8/2/08
928/289-5861
8/2/2008
59th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture (WTP)
Musuem of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
Through 8/3/08
928/774-5213
8/13/2008
The Kite Runner, a book discussion
Show Low Public Library, Show Low
1:30 PM
928/532-4070
9/13/2008
The History and Tradition of Indigent Care in Flagstaff (WTP, PCD), a panel discussion
Coconino Center for the Arts. Flagstaff
2:00 PM
928/774-6272
9/17/2008
Slaughterhouse Five, a book discussion
Show Low Public Library, Show Low
1:30 PM
928/532-4070
9/26/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, keynote address by Richard Preston
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
7:00 PM
928/527-3344
9/27/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, a living history presentation
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Flagstaff
7:00 PM
928/527-3344
9/28/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Wupatki Open House
Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
928/527-3344
9/28/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Sin Agua Archaeology Hike
Walnit Canton National Monument, Flagstaff
1:00 PM
928/527-3344
9/30/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, What Ancient Science Tells Us About Ancient Cultures, after school talks
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff
5:00 PM
928/527-3344
10/4/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Life at Elden Pueblo archaeology workshop
Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
928/527-3344
10/4/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Lowell and Douglas living history presentation
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Flagstaff
7:00 PM
928/527-3344
10/4/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Fort Valley Experimental Station
Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff
1:00-4:00 PM
928/527-3344
10/4/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Kids Poetry Slam
East Flagstaff Public Library, Flagstaff
2:00-4:00 PM
928/527-3344
10/5/2008
Flagstaff Festival of Science, Homolovi Ruins Guided Tour
Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow
9:00 AM
928/527-3344
10/5/2008
American Presidential Elections, a presentation by Brooks Simpson
Red Rock State Park, Sedona
2:00 PM
928/282-6907
10/8/2008
To Kill A Mockingbird, a book discussion
Show Low Public Library, Show Low
1:30 PM
928/532-4070
10/15/2008
Not a Drop to Drink: Arizona’s Last Great Drought, a presentation by Doug Kupel
Sedona Heritage Museum, Sedona
9:00 AM
928-282-7038

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Southern
10/14/2007
In Spite of Fences, a Between Fences local exhibit
Pimeria Alta Museum, Nogales
Through 10/14/2008
520/287-2305
3/15/2008
O’odham Fences, a Between Fences local exhibit
Tohono O’odham Cultural Center & Museum, Baboquivari District, Topawa
Through 8/15/2008
520/383-0201
8/2/2008
La Maravilla, a book discussion
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
10:00 AM
520-624-2333
8/21/2008
The Art History of Arizona: Cultural Encounters with the Southwest, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson
7:30 PM
520/798-1201
8/27/2008
This History of American Humor, a presentation by Chris Smith
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee
6:30 PM
520/432-4232
8/28/2008
Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona, a presentation by Allen Dart
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
8/29/2008
Mass Media and Society, a presentation by John Craft
Elsie S. Hogan Community Library, Willcox
5:00 PM
520/766-4250
9/10/2008
The Healing Art: How Does Music Soothe the Soul?, a presentation by Janice Jarrett
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee
6:30 PM
520/432-4232
9/17/2008
La Maravilla, a book discussion
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee
6:30 PM
520/432-4232
9/25/2008
The Origins and Development of Chicana/o Literature, a presentation by Charles Tatum
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
10/9/2008
Native Borders: Arizona’s American Indian Reservations, a presentation by Peter MacMillan Booth (WTP)
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
10/17/2008
A Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona, an exhibition opening
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
5:30 PM
520-624-2333
10/18/2008
A Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona, an exhibition
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
Through 2/15/2009
520-624-2333
10/18/2008
A Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona, a symposium
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
5:30 PM
520-624-2333
10/23/2008
Family Secrets: The Uneasy Tradition of Diarists and Their Readers, a presentation by Judy Nolte Temple
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010

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West Coast
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