On Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, Arizona historian and author, Rick Powers will be giving a talk on the infamous Pearl Hart and the stage robbery along the road near Kane Springs. The lecture, titled “Murder and Mayhem Along the Old Toll Road in Kane Springs –...
Nugget
The Carnivaleros to perform on first night of GLOW!
The popular and talented Tucson band, “The Carnivaleros” will be performing on the first night of GLOW on Sept. 22, 2018. The opening theme for GLOW is GLOWfluorescence where patrons are encouraged to dress up in fluorescent costumes and light up the night....
Historical Perspective: The Union Ore Car
In the late 1980s, the relationship between the United Steelworkers of America Local 937 and Magma management began to change. It was moving from being adversarial to a more cooperative system. Don Shelton, former President and spokesman for the union...
Historical Perspective: A San Manuel Union Man
San Manuel was built as a company town. Magma Copper Company needed a place to house its workforce. San Manuel has also been a union town. With Labor Day just past, we thought we’d take a look at one of San Manuel’s Union Men. Don Shelton...
Historical Perspective: The World War I Battle Fought in Arizona
Following the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie by a Bosnian Serb, tension grew between the countries of Serbia and Austria-Hungary. On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia. This would lead to the...
MOCA presents GLOW launch party fundraiser
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) sponsored a GLOW launch event on Saturday, July 14. The Pre-GLOW event in collaboration with the Triangle L Ranch and GLOW featured multi-media installations, sculptures, performances, music and food. This MOCA NOMAD...
Oracle Historical Society presents talk on Kenya
Catesby and Dale Suter of Oracle gave a slide show presentation of their 2018 trip to Kenya at the Acadia Ranch Museum on Monday, July 9. The presentation was well received by the audience that evening. Catesby and Dale narrated the show and answered questions...
Oracle Community Learning Garden to host Desserts in the Garden
Join garden enthusiasts as we plant our first seeds in the Oracle Community Learning Garden on Saturday, July 28, 6-9 p.m. at the garden site, 1034 E. Mt. Lemmon Rd. We’ll also enjoy lovely Desserts in the Garden! This premier event features planting the...
Arboretum Bird Walks and Workshops with Rick Wright Aug. 6-8; weekday events Monday-Wednesday
Specialized classes with and nature festival field trips with Rick Wright usually start at $30, so don't miss the chance to learn from this 'Ornithologist in Residence' Aug. 6-8 at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. The New Jersey...
Tickets are selling fast for the 4th Annual Magma Royale Fundraiser
The Superior Optimist Club will be hosting its fourth annual Magma Royale fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at the Magma Club in Superior, Arizona. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. and prizes will start being announced at 10 p.m. Tickets are...