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The Grand Canyon Association (GCA) is pleased to present the Canyon Country Community Lecture Series in Flagstaff, Glendale and Prescott. The goal of this series is to take the rich interpretive themes of Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding region directly to enthusiasts in nearby communities.
This series features regional and national authors, photographers, artists, scientists, National Park Service rangers, legendary hikers, river runners, Grand Canyon Field Institute instructors, and many others speaking about the canyon country of the Southwest and issues related to the region.
The Flagstaff lecture series is cosponsored by GCA, Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library and Coconino Community College’s Colorado Plateau Studies.
The Glendale lecture series is cosponsored by GCA, the Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library and Coconino Community College’s Colorado Plateau Studies.
The Prescott lecture series is cosponsored by GCA, Sharlot Hall Museum and Coconino Community College’s Colorado Plateau Studies.
For more information contact us at:
(800) 858-2808 or gcassociation@grandcanyon.org
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FLAGSTAFF - Jack Dykinga Circling the Canyon's Rim: A Photographic Tour of Well-Known and Secret Canyon Viewpoints
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Cline Library
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz
7:00 p.m.
Jack Dykinga, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, shares his experiences and intimate locations for photographing the majesty and wonder of the Grand Canyon. He has been photographing for Arizona Highways magazine for over 25 years, and in the process, he has discovered and photographed the amazing diversity of Arizona's landscapes. His new book: Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon celebrates one of his favorite locations in the world.
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GLENDALE - Jack Dykinga Circling the Canyon's Rim: A Photographic Tour of Well-Known and Secret Canyon Viewpoints
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Fooothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Jack Dykinga, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, shares his experiences and intimate locations for photographing the majesty and wonder of the Grand Canyon. He has been photographing for Arizona Highways magazine for over 25 years, and in the process, he has discovered and photographed the amazing diversity of Arizona's landscapes. His new book: Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon celebrates one of his favorite locations in the world.
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PRESCOTT - Jack Dykinga Circling the Canyon's Rim: A Photographic Tour of Well-Known and Secret Canyon Viewpoints
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.*
Jack Dykinga, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, shares his experiences and intimate locations for photographing the majesty and wonder of the Grand Canyon. He has been photographing for Arizona Highways magazine for over 25 years, and in the process, he has discovered and photographed the amazing diversity of Arizona's landscapes. His new book: Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon celebrates one of his favorite locations in the world.
*Space at Sharlot Hall Museum is limited. Please call (928)445-3122 to inquire about seating. A second lecture at 3:00 p.m. may be added if attendance warrants.
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GLENDALE - Sally Underwood
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Join Grand Canyon Field Institute instructor Sally Underwood as she discusses the identification of many cacti, yuccas and agaves found in Grand Canyon, as well as their fascinating ethnobotanical stories, including an agave mystery that has only recently begun to be solved. After this presentation, you will never look at this group of prickly and pokey plants the same way again, and you will leave with a greater appreciation of our spiny friends.
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GLENDALE - Kathy Sullivan California Condors in Arizona!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Foothills Branch of the Glendale Public Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
How many condors do we have in Arizona? Where can you go to see them? What about the wild-hatched condor chicks' successes? Learn the obstacles that condors face in the wild and what you can do to help conserve these prehistoric giants.
Arizona Game and Fish Condor Biologist Kathy Sullivan will tell you all about these amazing birds brought back from the brink of extinction.
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FLAGSTAFF - Stewart Aitchison The Last Wagon Train: The Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Cline Library
Northern Arizona Unviversity
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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PRESCOTT - Harvey Leake Wisdom of a Navajo Shepard: Wolfkiller's Own Account as Recorded by Louisa Wade Wetherill
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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PRESCOTT - Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs "Ain't it Purty":Tourist Impressions of the Grand Canyon
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Details to come...
Over the years, the Grand Canyon was publicized to tourists and the general public through popular images: from penny postcards to magazines like Arizona Highways and then film. These visual depictions of America's grandest spectacle affected the placement of visitor facilities, the development of park policies, and the evolving cultural meaning of the Grand Canyon itself as seen through the eyes of tourists.
Join Arizona State University Professor of History, Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs as they explores how visual images of the canyon helped make the Grand Canyon a monumental national playground and iconic American landscape.
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FLAGSTAFF - Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs "Ain't it Purty": Tourist Impressions of the Grand Canyon
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Cline Library
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Over the years, the Grand Canyon was publicized to tourists and the general public through popular images: from penny postcards to magazines like Arizona Highways and then film. These visual depictions of America's grandest spectacle affected the placement of visitor facilities, the development of park policies, and the evolving cultural meaning of the Grand Canyon itself as seen through the eyes of tourists.
Join Arizona State University Professor of History, Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs as they explores how visual images of the canyon helped make the Grand Canyon a monumental national playground and iconic American landscape.
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PRESCOTT - Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney Tracing the Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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FLAGSTAFF - Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney Tracing the Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Cline Library
Northern Arizona Unviversity
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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FLAGSTAFF - Gary Ladd Canyon Experiences: Sublime to Silly
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Cline Library
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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PRESCOTT - Amy Horn Stories Among the Aspen: An Archeologist's Perspective on the Ranching History of the North Rim and North Kaibab
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 West Gurley Street,br>
Prescott, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Details to come...
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