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SUMMARY:Spark! Places of Innovation - Tubac
DESCRIPTION:The Smithsonian exhibition\, Spark! Places of Innovation\, will be on view in Tubac from December 28th\, 2025\, to February 7th\, 2026. This exhibit is being hosted by the Tubac Center of the Arts. Come check it out!
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-tubac/
LOCATION:Tubac Center of the Arts\, 9 Plaza Rd\, Tubac\, AZ\, 85646\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beauty All Around Us Zine Workshop with Tommey Jodie
DESCRIPTION:Join Arizona Humanities and poet Tommey Jodie for a zine-making workshop. This workshop invites participants to consider how food connects to culture\, identity\, and community\, and to imagine what food sovereignty could look like in their communities now and in the future. Participants will create a mini-zine using visuals\, writing\, or both to reflect these ideas. All materials and instruction will be provided\, and no prior experience is needed. This session is part of the Blue Corn pre-festival programming.\nSign up: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n37zs5j
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/beauty-all-around-us-zine-workshop-with-tommey-jodie/
LOCATION:Arizona Humanities\, 1242 N. Central Ave.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85004\, United States
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SUMMARY:(Mother) Road to the Stars: Rt 66 and its Space Heritage
DESCRIPTION: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 in the world\, site of a famous UFO sighting\, and museums celebrating these cosmic connections. In honor of the upcoming centennial of Route 66\, Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler will lead a virtual trip along the Mother Road and explore this space heritage. \n  \nKevin Schindler is the historian at Lowell Observatory\, where he has worked for 28 years as an active member of the Flagstaff history and science communities. Schindler has given more than 1\,000 presentations and written more than 600 magazine and newspaper articles on subjects ranging from local history and astronomy to baseball and the Lincoln Memorial\, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column\, “View from Mars Hill”\, for the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper. Schindler has written nine books\, including Historic Tales of Flagstaff (written with Mike Kitt). Fun fact: Kevin has both a fossil crab and asteroid named after him.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/mother-road-to-the-stars-rt-66-and-its-space-heritage-5/
LOCATION:Chandler Public Library-Sunset Branch\, 4930 W. Ray Rd.\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85226\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T160000
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories: Nitsáhákéés (Thinking Creatively)
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with AZ Humanities\, Phoenix Public Library at South Mountain\, and the Labriola Center\, this session is the first of a four-part creative writing workshop program that is open to storytellers at all levels and to the general public. The four sessions will take place throughout February 2026 with a culminating event held at the Blue Corn Fest on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. This is the first workshop session for Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories\, hosted by Manny Loley at South Mountain Community College Public Library. Parking is accessible and close by to the South Mountain Community Library (see attachments for a map)\, \nAbout Workshop Session 1: Nitsáhákéés (Thinking Creatively)\nTo think about how we build a relationship with our languages\, this initial session will focus on a single word—naadą́ą́’ (simply translated as corn). We will be thinking about our relationship with naadą́ą́’ (and in extension planting) to generate ideas about how we can expand our thinking about and engagement with language. How are we looking at our languages on a deeper level? How can we create a deeper understanding? What are the philosophies present within words in our languages? What can these ideas teach us about being human and about our relationship with the physical spaces we inhabit? While we will be looking at a Diné conceptualization of the word “corn\,” participants are encouraged to also work from the word for “corn” in their ancestral/heritage language. This initial meeting will focus on creativity and generative writing exercises and discussion. \nMaterials needed: something to write and take notes with\, the word for “corn” in your ancestral/heritage language\, and an open mind.\nAbout our host: \nDr. Manny Loley is ‘Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní’ázhí; his maternal grandparents are the Tódích’íi’nii and his paternal grandparents are the Kinyaa’áanii. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Literary Arts from the University of Denver\, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Dr. Loley is an inaugural Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow\, a founding member of Saad Bee Hózhǫ́: Diné Writers’ Collective\, and the editor for Leading the Way: Wisdom of the Navajo People. Since 2018\, he has served as director of the Emerging Diné Writers’ Institute. His work has found homes in Poetry Magazine\, Pleiades Magazine\, the Massachusetts Review\, the Santa Fe Literary Review\, Broadsided Press\, the Arkansas International\, The Gift of Animals\, Nihikéyah: Navajo Homeland\, and the Diné Reader: an Anthology of Navajo Literature\, among others. His writing has been thrice nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Dr. Loley is at work on a novel titled They Collect Rain in Their Palms. He is from Tsétah Tó Ák’olí on the Navajo Nation. \nThe room at SMCL will be L162\, on the first floor of the library.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/seeds-of-language-seeds-of-stories-nitsahakees-thinking-creatively/
LOCATION:South Mountain Community Library\, 7050 S 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85042\, United States
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SUMMARY:Blue Corn Painting Party with Deon Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Join Arizona Humanities and artist Deon Mitchell for an evening of blue corn inspired painting. Art supplies and light refreshments will be provided. This session is part of the Blue Corn pre-festival programming. By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. \nSign up: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xxw4a2r
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/blue-corn-painting-party-with-deon-mitchell/
LOCATION:Arizona Humanities\, 1242 N. Central Ave.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85004\, United States
CATEGORIES:IN-PERSON
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260328T170000
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SUMMARY:Spark! Places of Innovation - Yuma
DESCRIPTION:The Smithsonian exhibition\, Spark! Places of Innovation\, will be on view in Yuma from February 15th to March 28th\, 2026. This exhibit is being hosted by the Yuma Art Center & Historic Theatre. Come check it out!
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-yuma/
LOCATION:Yuma Historic Theater\, 254 S. Main St.\, Yuma\, AZ\, 85364\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Place: Identity\, Home & the Canvas of Community Change 
DESCRIPTION:This presentation invites audiences into the vibrant world of Phoenix-born artist Antoinette Cauley\, whose powerful murals and community activism are deeply shaped by her connection to place. Through personal storytelling\, striking visuals\, and reflection on her journey of self-discovery\, Cauley explores how understanding her identity and hometown became the foundation for her art and her impact on Arizona’s cultural landscape. This talk reveals how place-based identity transforms not only individual expression but also entire communities — turning city walls into living landscapes of heritage\, resilience\, and hope. \n  \nInternational artist Antoinette Cauley was born in Phoenix\, Arizona and draws her inspiration from the grittiness and beauty within her place of birth. Her work is heavily influenced by Black American hood culture with a feminist undertone and an overall focus of Black empowerment. Visually\, she combines the dynamism of Black American culture with powerful punches of vibrant color and deep\, emotionally driven messages. Cauley attended Mesa Community College (MCC) where she studied Fine Art with an emphasis in painting. Along with her unique and distinguishable paintings\, Cauley is most known for her nine stories tall mural of Civil Rights activist\, James Baldwin in downtown Phoenix\, Arizona and her recent mural project with Brittney Griner & the Phoenix Mercury. Cauley has won several awards for her works including first place at the Artlink 19th Annual Juried Exhibition in 2019. Along with her awards\, Cauley has been featured on various television and print publications including PBS\, NPR\, JAVA Magazine (cover)\, Forbes and was named one of Phoenix Magazine’s “Great 48: 48 Most Influential people in the state of Arizona” in 2019.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/rooted-in-place-identity-home-the-canvas-of-community-change-2/
LOCATION:Chandler Gilbert Community College\, 2626 E Pecos Road\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85225\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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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
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Language Seeds of Stories: Nahat'á (Framework or Guiding Principles)
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with AZ Humanities\, Phoenix Indian Center\, and the Labriola Center\, this session is the second of a four-part creative writing program that is open to storytellers at all levels and to the general public. The four sessions will take place throughout February 2026 with a culminating event held at the Blue Corn Fest on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. This is the second workshop session for Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories\, hosted by Manny Loley at Phoenix Indian Center. \nAbout Workshop Session \nBuilding off of ideas discussed in session one\, this follow-up session will focus on materials (ex: poems\, excerpts from longer works\, ancestral stories\, family stories\, songs\, etc.) centering naadą́ą́’ (simply translated as corn)\, planting\, growth\, and creativity. We will engage with materials written/created/passed down by other Indigenous writers\, thinkers\, and elders to deepen our understanding of language and storytelling. What have other people written or said about these concepts? What are some existing frameworks and ways of thinking about these concepts? How is our thinking fitting into this conversation? What are some new ways to approach these ideas? This session will be a practice in honoring pre-existing knowledge while finding our own voice and creating new material. This second meeting will involve discussion\, writing exercises\, group activities\, and sharing. \nMaterials needed: something to write and take notes with and participants are welcomed to bring in any materials they would like to share that relates to corn/planting/growth. \nDr. Manny Loley is ‘Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní’ázhí; his maternal grandparents are the Tódích’íi’nii and his paternal grandparents are the Kinyaa’áanii. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Literary Arts from the University of Denver\, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Dr. Loley is an inaugural Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow\, a founding member of Saad Bee Hózhǫ́: Diné Writers’ Collective\, and the editor for Leading the Way: Wisdom of the Navajo People. Since 2018\, he has served as director of the Emerging Diné Writers’ Institute. His work has found homes in Poetry Magazine\, Pleiades Magazine\, the Massachusetts Review\, the Santa Fe Literary Review\, Broadsided Press\, the Arkansas International\, The Gift of Animals\, Nihikéyah: Navajo Homeland\, and the Diné Reader: an Anthology of Navajo Literature\, among others. His writing has been thrice nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Dr. Loley is at work on a novel titled They Collect Rain in Their Palms. He is from Tsétah Tó Ák’olí on the Navajo Nation. \n 
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/seeds-of-language-seeds-of-stories-nahata-framework-or-guiding-principles/
LOCATION:Phoenix Indian Center\, 4041 N Central Ave Building B\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85012\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Language Seeds of Stories: Nahat'á (Framework or Guiding Principles)
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with AZ Humanities and the Labriola Center\, this session is the third of a four-part creative writing program that is open to storytellers at all levels and to the general public. The four sessions will take place throughout February 2026 with a culminating event held at the Blue Corn Fest on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. This is the third workshop session for Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories\, hosted by Manny Loley at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center. \nAbout Workshop Session: \nIn this third session\, we will expand on ideas from the first two sessions and move toward the physical/embodied aspect of language and storytelling. We will physically handle corn seeds/objects in some kind of way. This could look like creative exercises using physical corn seeds or corn objects\, learning from a traditional knowledge holder and planting\, or another kind of engagement activity. The idea is that we’ll be putting our ideas and writing about corn\, planting\, and growth into action through physical engagement with these materials. How does our understanding of language and storytelling change when we engage in physical action? What can this teach us about the connection between language/stories\, knowledge\, and our physical bodies? This third meeting will involve some physical aspect of engaging with the ideas we’ve discussed thus far\, discussion\, and potential writing exercises. Participants are also invited to share their creative work at an Indigenous Open Mic held at the ASU Labriola Center later in the evening. \nDr. Manny Loley is ‘Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní’ázhí; his maternal grandparents are the Tódích’íi’nii and his paternal grandparents are the Kinyaa’áanii. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Literary Arts from the University of Denver\, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Dr. Loley is an inaugural Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow\, a founding member of Saad Bee Hózhǫ́: Diné Writers’ Collective\, and the editor for Leading the Way: Wisdom of the Navajo People. Since 2018\, he has served as director of the Emerging Diné Writers’ Institute. His work has found homes in Poetry Magazine\, Pleiades Magazine\, the Massachusetts Review\, the Santa Fe Literary Review\, Broadsided Press\, the Arkansas International\, The Gift of Animals\, Nihikéyah: Navajo Homeland\, and the Diné Reader: an Anthology of Navajo Literature\, among others. His writing has been thrice nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Dr. Loley is at work on a novel titled They Collect Rain in Their Palms. He is from Tsétah Tó Ák’olí on the Navajo Nation. \n 
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/seeds-of-language-seeds-of-stories-nahata-framework-or-guiding-principles-2/
LOCATION:ASU Labriola Center
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