Arizona Historical Society Flag Wool and Fiber Festival 2017 $1,996 Arizona Jewish Historical Society AZ Phoenix Jewish Documentary Film Series - Spring 2017 $600

Arizona Press Women Inc. dba Arizona Professional Writers Payson Book Festival $2,000 Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation Southern Arizona Senior Pride - Serving with Honor, not Equality: LGBT Veterans, World War II to Now $2,000

In partnership with the Latino Familia Initiative, join us for a free Film + Talk in Casa Grande at the historic Paramount Theatre. Watch an episode from the PBS series Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, then join the conversation with Arizona State University scholar Angela Giron. The episode, Prejudice and Pride follows a generation of Mexican Americans in the 1960s and 1970s who were frustrated by persistent discrimination and poverty. Learn how they found a new way forward, through social action and the building of a new "Chicano" identity. 

Families and children are invited to a free fun-filled event celebrating reading and books on Friday, March 17th from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Maricopa County Library District Perry Branch Library (1965 E Queen Creek Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85297). Families can meet local children's book author Rodo Safronac, hear exciting stories, participate in interactive activities with Step Raptis and Lisa Chow, enjoy tasty snacks, create art and more! Each child will receive free books to take home.

2017 Honorees

• Rebecca Dallis (1896-1971) Pioneering African-American teacher and community leader
• Sister Clare Dunn (1934-1981) Distinguished service in the Arizona House of Representatives
• Clara M. Schell (1872-1955) First female optometrist in the Territory of Arizona
• Louise Serpa (1925-2012) Internationally acclaimed photographer
• Julia Zozaya (1926-2004) Community and social activist, advocate for those with disabilities

2017 Living Legacies

• Gladys McGarey, M.D., M.D.H. Internationally known for her pioneering work in holistic medicine
• Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson, PhD. Community Leader and first minority female Vice President for ASU

Interested in hosting engaging conversations at your local library? Look no further than FRANK Talks, thought-provoking, expert-facilitated discussions on important issues facing our communities. Thank you to our partners at the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records for supporting this program! Libraries can now book multiple FRANK Talks presentations - create a series for your local library! Click here to check out all the new and returning topics.

On February 16th, more than 100 people attended Ryan Winkle's FRANK Talk on Civic Engagement at GateWay Community College Library. Check out the article on the GateWay Community College website.

Join Arizona Humanities for a free brown-bag lunch Grants and Program Orientation on Monday, March 27th in Vail, AZ. Learn about Project Grants, Mini Grants, and other program opportunities for your organization.

Monday, March 27th - 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Community Room @ Rincon Valley Fire Station #2 - 14550 E Sands Ranch Rd

Vail, AZ 85641

Are you interested in joining the new AZ Speaks catalog? Learn all about our longest running program that allows schools, libraries, museums, and nonprofit organizations across Arizona to book lively and engaging speakers for public programs. This is your chance to become an ambassador for the humanities in Arizona. Click here to watch a webinar about the application process. Submit your AZ Speaks application today! 

Photo credit Peter Angelo Simon

Thank you to everyone who attended the Arizona Humanities Awards on February 24th! The evening at New City Phoenix was filled with music, celebration, and powerful stories of how the humanities impacts and changes our lives.

	Image via Phoenix New Times

In January, Arizona lost author and historian Jack August. August focused on the regional and environmental history of the Southwest, especially as it related to water. He was the author of ten books and numerous articles. In 2016, August was named historian and director of Institutional Advancement at the Arizona Capitol Museum in the State Library. His work bridged economic, political and cultural areas and he had been working on a biography of former Arizona Governor Fife Symington.

As former Arizona Republic columnist and author Jon Talton shared in his remembrance, "Jack possessed the rare ability to get living historical figures talking about the most intimate details, along with the patience to spend hours in the scholar's solitary research through documents, diaries, letters, newspaper accounts. Sifting out rumor and legend, fraud and bias. 'Hard labor makes royal roads,' as Barzun and Graff teach. Every successful historian is a good detective." Read Jon Talton's post on his website.

• March 27 - Grants and Programs Orientation in Vail, AZ
• March 31 - AZ Speaks applications deadline

Mission: Arizona Humanities builds a just and civil society by creating opportunities to explore our shared human experiences through discussion, learning and reflection.

Arizona Humanities is a statewide 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Arizona Humanities supports public programs that promote understanding of the human experience with cultural, educational, and non-profit organizations across Arizona.