Public Programs & Performances
We invite our neighbors from across the greater Tucson area to experience the vibrant spirit of the Academy. Our signature events—from professional musical performances to engaging lectures by regional experts and our own talented Resident Members ⭐️ —are open to the public. Come join us at Academy Village for a unique blend of high-level expertise and genuine community connection.
If you cannot attend the lectures in person, you may attend via Zoom. Click this link for access!
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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.
The Great Courses Summer Program Week 7
ASA Koffler Great Room
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: How Memory Works and Why Your Brain Remembers Wrong: Expectation, Perception, and Memory and Attention: You Remember What You Notice
**Snack Break**
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: Creativity and the Brain Episodes: “Getting into the Creative Flow” and “Brain Science of Beauty”
This is a resident member-only event
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.