Lifelong Learning

  Please join us in attending a new women's group that has just formed.  We have already had two sessions and, due to popular demand, we are going to do another, including past students and new students. We all have stories worth sharing, and this is the perfect opportunity.  We use stories to make sense of our world and to share that understanding with others. We continue to learn that [...]

What We Learn From the Hubble – Images & Ideas Karen Knierman a member of the Faculty, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, will be speaking to us about the Hubble telescope. This ASU astronomer and astrophysicist studies star formation in colliding galaxies using telescopes in Arizona and in space. Monday, March 20, 2023.  4:00 - 5:30 pm.   Registration below.

  This talk will focus on the era from the 1820's through the 1840's,  a time when Western Expansion was in its full swing. It will focus on the Mountain Men, a unique breed of people, who explored the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.  It will also include an in-depth discussion of the lives, risks and processes that they used to ply their trade and survive.  The Mexican American [...]

Chiles and Chocolate!  Really?  We invite you to come have a taste of the rich and savory history of these food favorites!  Explore how early peoples used them, and how they have evolved and spread to all corners of the world. Food is a portal into culture and can convey a range of cultural meaning including occasion, social status, ethnicity, and wealth depending on the social context.  Discover how chiles [...]