Monday, June 22 presentation with Sudrit Ranjan, followed by week four of our ASA Summer Great Courses on Understanding AI and Creativity in the Brain on Wednesday, June 17. Friday, June 26 is another lively concert featuring Vivona and Boone.
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, June 22
Towards Measuring the Atmosphere of Temperate Terrestrial Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e
Sudrit Ranjan, Ph.D: Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
During his presentation, Sudrit Ranjan will explain how, with the use of the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have the best chance at characterizing the atmosphere of a potentially habitable planet outside of our solar system called TRAPPIST-1e, which has some characteristics similar to earth. Read More…
Wednesday, June 24 2:00 p.m. ASA Koffler Great Room
The Great Courses Summer Program Week 4 – Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Creativity and the Brain
2:00pm – 3:00pm Episodes ”Mind, Machines and the Limits of AI” and ”AI Comes of Age” followed by a brief snack break. Then 3:15pm – 4:15 Episodes ”Finding Your Motivation For Creative Work” and ” When Creative Confronts Depression”
This is a resident member-only event
LIVE CONCERTS
Friday, June 24, 11:30 a.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
ASA Concert – The husband-wife team of harpist Christine Vivona and trombonist/pianist Rob Boone present “Travel the US with Rob and Christine-a musical journey” – mixing classical, jazz and pop music.
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.
