Jerry Freund, Associate, Medicine Man Gallery Thursday, February 20, 2020, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Jerry Freund, an associate at Medicine Man Gallery on Tanque Verde at East Sunrise Drive, is an expert on Navajo weavings.
March 5: “Gustav Mahler’s Life and Work”
Steven Sarper Thursday, March 5, 2020, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building As an introduction to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s early April performances of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony, the Resurrection, Steven Sarper will discuss the composer’s life and music. Sarper,
Feb. 5: “U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle” (Great Decisions)
Steve Harris, Academy Village Discussion Leader Wednesday, February 7, 2020, 2:30-4:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle” will be the third in the 2020 ASA series of Discussions based on materials prepared by the
Feb. 19: “Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking” (Great Decisions)
Abigail Hagler, M.D. Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 2:30-4:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking” will be the fourth in the 2020 ASA series of Discussions based on materials prepared by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association
Feb. 13: “China and Latin America: Great Decisions
Joanne Birdwhistell, Discussion Leader Thursday, February 13, 2:30-4:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “China and Latin America” will be the fourth in the 2020 ASA series of discussions based on materials prepared by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association (FPA).
Feb. 6: “Hunting for Herring”
Alison Hawthorne Deming, Regent’s Professor of Creative Writing and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in Environment & Social Justice, University of Arizona Thursday, February 6, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “The potato of the Middle Ages,” “the
Jan. 29: Great Decisions II–“The Philippines and the U.S.: Strength & Strain”
Dr. John Evans, Discussion Leader Wednesday, January 29, 2:30-4:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The dilemma of U.S. relations with the Philippines will be second topic in the 2020 ASA series of Discussions based on materials prepared by the
Jan. 30, 2020: “Andy Warhol and the Creation of Legend”
Carlye Dundon, Maxfield Creative Consulting Thursday, January 30, 2020, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a towering figure of Pop Art, a genre defined by its self-consciously stylized portrayal of consumer items from soup cans
January 22: Climate Change–Thinking the Unthinkable
Michael Chriss, Discussion Leader Wednesday, January 22, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Arizona Senior Academy “Climate Change and Global Order” will be the first in the 2020 ASA series of Discussions based on materials prepared by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association
January 23: Contemporary American Funeral Practices
Kris Vemulapalli, CFSP Thursday, January 23, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building A typical American funeral often involves hallmarks we have come to expect: an expensive coffin, lots of flowers, an embalming for the deceased, cemetery arrangements, and a number
Jan. 16: “Puppet Arts”
Jeanne Osgood, Academy Village Thursday, January 30, 2020, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., the Arizona Senior Academy Building Puppetry is a very ancient form of theater arts. Just like live theater, it was performed using a script, scenery, costumes and on occasion,
Jan. 15: “First Farmer on Saadiyat Island: Making the Abu Dhabi Desert Bloom”
Dr. Merle Jensen Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 2:30-3:30 pm, The Arizona Senior Academy Building The story of farming in the Abu Dhabi Desert began at University of Arizona’s Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL) and its project in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, through
Jan. 9: “Women’s and Men’s Voices from the Emigrant Trails”
Doris Dwyer, Professor Emeritus of History and Humanities, Western Nevada College Thursday, January 9, 2020, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “Women’s and Men’s Voices from the Emigrant Trails” evokes voices from the past: what emigrants chose to
Jan. 8: “Worlds of Words”
Kathy Short, UA College of Education Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building On the fourth floor of UA’s College of Education, a collection of 40,000 books tell stories of children and teens from around the
Dec. 11: “The Amazon: Lungs or Heart of the Earth? How We Can Preserve its Life-sustaining Function”
Scott Stark, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, Michigan State University Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building ******Special Added Lecture****** Often called the “lungs” of the earth because of its production of oxygen through
Dec. 4: Mining in Southern Arizona
Isabel Barton, Assistant Professor of Mining and Geological Engineering, UA Wednesday, December 4, 2:30-4:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Through geologic processes operating over millions of years, nature endowed the American West with unique deposits of metals, industrial minerals, fuel
Dec. 19: “Dementia and Memory Care in our Aging Population”
Terri Waldman, Assisted Living Facilities Manager, Hacienda at the Canyon Thursday, December 18, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Perhaps the most feared debility of old age is that of incapacitating dementia, whether Alzheimer’s disease or some other
Dec. 5: “Outlaw Dirty Money”
Aimee Graves, Regional Director of “Outlaw Dirty Money 2020” Thursday, December 5, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “Dirty money,” also known as “dark money,” refers to anonymous political donations allowed under the so-called Citizens United ruling of
Nov. 21: “What’s New at RTA?”
Mindy Blake, Outreach Coordinator for the Pima Association of Governments Thursday, November 21, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Arizona Senior Academy Building Have you been challenged lately on Old Spanish Trail by the new obstacle course of cones, lane changes and
Dec. 12: “Organic First Weed Control”
Brent Dennis, Director, Tucson Parks and Recreation Thursday, December 12, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building A founding principle of Academy Village was living in harmony with the native plants and other wildlife of our Sonoran Desert. Nevertheless,
Nov. 20: “The Greatest Dutch Master”
Charles Tampio, Docent, Tucson Museum of Art Thursday, November 20, 2019, 2:30-4:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building For its size, the Netherlands has produced many famous artists, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, von Ruisdael, Bosch, Van Gogh, and Mondrian.
Nov. 27: “Green Infrastructure Outreach from the University of Arizona”
Adriana Zuniga-Teran, UA Udall Center for Public Policy Wednesday, November 27, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building How can our desert cities become cooler and safer from flooding by creating “oases” of vegetation even in some of the poorest
Nov. 12: “Between Us, Truly Contemporary”
Duo Entre-Nous, clarinet and saxophone Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The Arizona Senior Academy is delighted to welcome once again clarinetist Jackie Glazier and saxophonist Don-Paul Kahl, advocates of contemporary and
Nov. 6: “Virtual Walking Tour of Tucson’s Historic Main Street and Barrio Viejo”
Alan Kruse, Retired Tour Operator and Guide Wednesday, November 6, 2020, 2:30-3:30 The Arizona Senior Academy Building If you are new to Tucson or haven’t had the opportunity to take a walking tour of at least part of historic Tucson,
Nov. 13: “Chinese Philosophy in the Contemporary World”
Dr. Joanne Birdwhistell, Academy Village Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 2:30-3:30 pm, The Arizona Senior Academy Building With a career specialization in Chinese philosophy and culture, Joanne Birdwhistell will speak to developments that began about 2,500 years ago, tracing the ways
Oct. 31: “Hospice Care and How Best to Deal with Death and Loss”
Larry Lincoln, M.D. Thursday, October 31, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building What are the opportunities, taboos, and challenges surrounding the critical life stages of dying and death? How can Hospice attention ease the lives of patients and
October 23 and October 30: “The Music Video as Art, History and Science”
Dan Kruse, ethnomusicologist October 23, Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy and October 30, Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Do you remember Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf”? Or Chrissy Hynde’s “Brass in
Oct. 24: “The Historicity of King Arthur”
Michael Horn-Mitchem, Academy Village Thursday October 24, 2019, 2:30–3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The figure of King Arthur has enjoyed unabated success across the English-speaking world and Europe. But was he originally a historical figure like Davy Crockett
Oct. 17: “Six Legs Walking: Notes from an Entomological Life”
Elizabeth Bernays, Regents Professor of Entomology Emerita, U. of A. Thursday, October 17, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The painted lady butterfly, Venessa cardui, is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world and has
Oct. 8: Special Lecture: “Exploring New Mexico’s Snowy River Cave Formation”
John McLean, USGS Geologist and Hydrologist, Ret. Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Arizona Senior Academy Building Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (NCA) in east-central New Mexico
Oct. 16: “New Horizons: The Voyage of Columbus”
Thursday, October 16, 2019, Michael Chriss 2:30–3:30 pm, The Arizona Senior Academy Building We have all heard true and apocryphal stories about Christopher Columbus. But what was it about the year 1492 that actually made his voyage of discovery possible?
Oct. 10: “The Peace Process in Colombia and the Danger of Environmental Collapse”
Alberto Arenas, College of Education, U. of A. Thursday, October 10, 2019, 2:30-3:30 pm The Arizona Senior Academy Building Many Americans only associate Colombia with the longest continuous war of any country in the Americas. For nearly 60 years, the
Oct. 3: “Borderland Health Issues: Transcending Boundaries”
Gail Emrick, Executive Director, SEAHEC Thursday, October 3, 2:00-3:00 (note special time) Arizona Senior Academy Building Health issues do not recognize geographic boundaries. Dealing with disease and promoting healthy living in the border region of Southeastern Arizona and Mexico requires line-crossing
Oct. 2: “Introduction to Forensics”
Michael Cravens, Academy Village Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building For the past century and a half, literature and popular media have given the bulk of attention to the front-line of law enforcement, from beat
Sept. 26: “Drug Development and the FDA Regulations”
Christine Blevins, Academy Village Wednesday, September 26, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Most Americans with adequate medical care benefit from the wonders of modern pharmaceutical science. Many rely upon prescribed drugs to support their wellbeing, but how
Sept. 25: “Asteroids!”
Marcia Neugebauer Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 2:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy building Asteroids, comets, meteors, moons – so many objects flying around us, “out there.” Marcia Neugebauer, Research Associate at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, plans
Sept. 19: “Colonel William Emory and the Heroic Opening of the American Southwest”
Doug Hocking, historical re-enactor Thursday, September 19, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Doug Hocking, an independent scholar and trained living historian, will present a personification of Colonel William Emory. During the 1846/47 conquest of New
Sept. 18: “The Sands of Mars”
Dr. Matthew Chojnacki, U. of A. Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “Like everyone else, I leave home to go to work. The only difference is that I work on Mars.’” That is how our speaker
Sept. 5: “The Arizona Pageant: Frontier Characters and Communities”
Jim Turner, The Arizona Historical Societ Thursday, September 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building From prehistoric mammoth hunters and canal builders to Native Americans, Hispanics, Anglos, Irish, Serbians, and many others, Arizona has always been a land of
Aug. 22: “Hollywood and the Stars”
Michael Chriss Thursday, August 22, 2:30–4:30 p.m. On August 22, film buff and professional astronomer Michael Chriss will offer an “affectionate look at the way Hollywood has used and misused astronomy and astronomers to amaze, amuse, and frighten us through
Aug. 15: “Climate and the Evolution of South American Mammals”
Barbara Carrapa, U. of A. Dept. of Geosciences Thursday, August 15, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building What causes evolution to occur over a large area of the planet? Barbara Carrapa has plumbed the data of rainfall and
July 31: “Engaging 21st Century Learners”
Dr. Bryan Carter, U. of A. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 pm Imagine being able to walk around a Buddhist temple in China without leaving your desk. Or observe with the click of a button how African dances
July 17: “Minstrels and Culture in the Middle Ages: When a Text is Not a Text”
Maria Dobozy, Professor Emerita, University of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building Encountering the literature of Europe between 1100-1400 means meeting the ubiquitous minstrels who were essential to literary and cultural life. As professional performers, all minstrels
July 18: “Water Security and Climate Change in the Himalayan Mountains”
Christopher A. Scott, Director, Udall Center for Studies on Public Policy, U. of A. Wednesday, July 18, 2019, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building It’s not just the Colorado River whose watershed is contested and in need of the cooperation
July 24: “The Impact of Disinformation on Science and Journalism”
Susan Swanberg, U.of A. Wednesday, July 24, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building Disinformation is false information spread deliberately to deceive. History establishes that well before the advent of modern mass communications and digital media, confusing and erroneous messages about science
Aug. 28: “What Birdsong Can Teach Us about How We Communicate”
Dr. Julie Miller, University of Arizona Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building In this presentation, Dr. Miller will explore her insights into the brain science connections between birdsong and human speech. Birdsong is learned during critical developmental
July 11: “Pompeii Confidential: Gender, Sex, and Society in a Roman Community”
Marilyn B. Skinner, Ph.D., University of Arizona Thursday, July 11, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Ever tried to imagine what life might have been like in the times we now call “Antiquity?” And what about ordinary people—not
June 27: “Is America Hopelessly Polarized?”
Samara Klar, Ph.D., University of Arizona Thursday, June 27, 2019, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Making sense of today’s political world is not easy. Many dismiss political parties as irrelevant. Rigid partisanship in our Congress is contagious, and voters
June 5: “Arizona’s Empire Ranch–a Prominent Past and Promising Future”
Alison Bunting, Historian for the Empire Ranch Foundation Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., the Arizona Senior Academy Building Empire Ranch is a working cattle ranch in southeastern Pima County that was added to the National Register of Historic Places
June 13: “Leaping Lizards!”
Dr. John Wiens, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutional Biology, U. of A. Thursday, June 13, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Professor Wiens approaches the study of reptiles and amphibians from a phylogenic and ecological perspective. He