Lectures and concerts are now presented live in the ASA Great Room, and are open to the public and ASA members. ASA-sponsored concerts are also available to view on-line: Video Concerts; and the video lectures are available here.

Please click on date in blue to bring up a description of the lecture.

MAY 2025

Monday, Lecture, May 12

“Biographies of Power and Culture in Colonial Mexico: The Enlightenment Comes to Mexico: Late Colonial Stress and Independence”

Michael Brescia, Ph.D.

2:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom

NO Wednesday, Lecture, May 14

FRIDAY CONCERT, MAY 16th, 11:30am-12:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room

“Music for Low Brass” features Tucson Symphony and University of Arizona faculty artists Michael Becker (trombone), Matt Tropman (tuba,euphonium), and Rie Tanaka (piano).

Monday, Lecture, May 19

“Tumamoc Saguaros through time: 117 years of saguaro surveys and the future(s) of the saguaro”

Dr. Peter Breslin

2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom

FRIDAY CONCERT, MAY 23rd, 11:30pm-12:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room

Flutist Sandy Schwoebel and harpist Christine Vivona join forces to mix classical and jazz selections from the turn of the 20th century – Debussy, Gershwin, and more.

Wednesday, Lecture, May 28

“Pioneering Jews of Southern Arizonans”

Lori Shepherd

3:00pm – 4:00pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom

FRIDAY CONCERT, MAY 30th, 11:30am-12:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room

The Heather Li’l Mama Hardy Band returns with violinist, singer-songwriter Heather Hardy, guitarist Alvin Blaine, bassist Larry Lee Lerma, and drummer Justin Donaldson, to play some rocking, jazzy blues and Americana.

JUNE 2025

Monday, Lecture, June 2

Who was Juan Bautista de Anza?

Alex La Pierre

3:00pm – 4:00pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom