“People have no idea how many bats are flying around here in Tucson,” says biologist Sandy Wolf. In an Arizona Senior Academy lecture scheduled for Thursday (July 16) at 3:30 p.m., Wolf will give an overview of the bat species that reside in...
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In this age of social media and “selfies,” photography has become a defining element in our lives. Most of us would assume all that began in 1839 when Louis Daguerre developed the daguerreotype process, the first publicly announced...
African-American spiritual music became a tremendously popular genre during the opening decades of the 20th century. The songs became a staple for American performers of all ethnicities as the music crossed from the folk music sphere into...
The Tucson Repertory Orchestra Wind Quintet will bring their individual and combined talents to the Great Room of the Arizona Senior Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (July 7). Their evening program cuts a wide swath through the repertoire of the...
Children cherish the stability of family and community life, yet their growth often depends on how they respond to people and ideas that challenge the status quo. Ken Goodman, internationally known for his theories about how children learn to...
“Hope, Faith, Love, Life” is the theme of a joint recital by sopranos Kelsey K. Rogers and Kerry Lerew to be presented on Tuesday (June 30) at 11:30 a.m. at the Arizona Senior Academy. They will be accompanied by Brent Rogers, who has appeared...
Four recent TED Talks, streamed over the Internet and presented on the “big screen” in the Great Room of the Arizona Senior Academy Building, are scheduled Thursday (June 25) beginning at 3:30 p.m. TED, which stands for Technology...
A contingent of bright young Tucson Junior Strings players will share their music at the Arizona Senior Academy at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (June 23). As in previous concerts, the violin, viola, and cello players will consist of high school students...
Calvin Baker, superintendent of the Vail Unified School District, leads one of the most successful school systems in Arizona, but he worries that state-level educational funding policies are threatening public schools across the state. Baker...
Identity theft is an increasingly serious occurrence where criminals use one’s personal information to open accounts, make purchases or file for tax refunds. A specialist in preventing identity theft will lecture on this subject at the Arizona...