Our July schedule continues with a presentation on Monday, July 13 on how literacy affects Southern Arizona by Sharon O'Brien and Julie Wolfe Beadle, Wednesday, July 15 is The Great Courses followed by Friday, July 17 concert by Marissa Olegario and Rie Tanaka.
Engage. Create. Serve. The non-profit Arizona Senior Academy (ASA) is the intellectual and cultural hub of the Academy Village community in eastern Tucson. Founded by a former University of Arizona president, the ASA leverages its unique UA affiliation to provide a premier weekly schedule of professional concerts, scholarly lectures, and creative activities. We offer adults in or near retirement a vibrant environment where curiosity and engagement never retire.
ASA live lectures and concerts are open to ASA members and the public. Arizona Senior Academy building and parking are wheelchair accessible. The Koffler Great Room is equipped with an audio loop for the hearing impaired. If you wish to donate and continue to help the ASA fund more programs and concerts, click here! Thank you for your continued support!
TANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weekly Highlights
LECTURES
If you cannot attend the lectures in person, you may attend via Zoom. Click this link for access!
Monday, July 13
3:00 – 4:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room
How Does Literacy Affect Southern Arizona?
Sharon O’Brien, Executive Director, Literacy Connects; Julie Wolfe Beadle, Chief Development Officer, Literacy Connects
Two leaders from the group Literacy Connects will discuss evidence-based approaches that are changing literacy outcomes for young readers and adult learners alike. They will demonstrate their research by sharing stories that illustrate the profound difference literacy can make in a person’s life. Read More…
Wednesday, July 15 2:00 p.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
The Great Courses Summer Program Week 7 – Creativity and the Brain
2:00pm – 3:00pm ”To Be Announced”
This is a resident member-only event
LIVE CONCERTS
Friday, July 17, 11:30 a.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
ASA Concert – University of Arizona faculty artists, bassoonist Marissa Olegario and pianist Rie Tanaka, showcase the bassoon’s unique voice in a Bassoon Sonata by Saint-Saens, and contemporary works by Amanda Harberg and Jessie Montgomery
Past lectures are available as Video Lectures: Click here.
Past concerts are available as Video Concerts. Click here
Art Exhibits
The Summer ASA Art Gallery exhibit opened Tuesday, June 2 and will run until the end of August. Click here to view the remarkable work done by all our resident members. Don’t forget that most work is available for purchase.
Creative Showcases
PLAY READINGS: The Saguaros are buzzing because Mary Mitchell and her band of merry ASA Play Readers have done it again. Grab your popcorn and prepare to laugh once more with the desert’s biggest hit, the live reading of When Harry Met Sally. Click here for video.
About Us
The ASA mission supports extended learning, creative engagement, mentoring and public service over the entire span of retirement. It is located within Academy Village, a 55-plus retirement community in Southeast Tucson, Arizona: 13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson, AZ; 85747.
All residents of Academy Village become full dues-paying Senior Academy members at age 60, providing support for the ASA. In addition to the concerts and lectures each week, the resident members have a number of amenities available to them.
The ASA support organization, Academy Services Corporation, runs the Academy Villas, an assisted living residence.
Live lectures and musical programs are available to ASA members and the public; and videos of lectures and recorded concerts on videos are available on this website.
From time to time, our members and friends also make direct donations to sponsor the appearance of an artist or expert of special interest.
This mosaic depicts a sampler of past events, including a concert by the Vail Chorale founded and led by an Academy member, plus an early preview of the the final season of Downton Abbey which was co-hosted by ASA and our local PBS station KUAT.
