Wednesday, May 1 at all month
Muscular Dystrophy Artists Exhibit
Muscular Dystrophy Association Art Collection
The Muscular Dystrophy Association Art Collection was established in 1992 to focus attention on the achievements of artists with disabilities, and to emphasize that physical disability is no barrier to creativity. The diversity of the show attests to the imagination and talent of the artists. The Collection features unusual artistic media, from digital designs to collages with corn, to paint applied with wheelchair wheels and human feet. There are also many works in more traditional oils, watercolors, acrylics, pen and ink, crayons, pastels, bronze, ceramics and photography.
Subject matter ranges from self-portraits to landscapes, and from still lifes to outer-space fantasies. In addition to showcasing the work of talented artists who are affected by neuromuscular diseases, the collection allows artists to articulate their personal vision of living with a disability. This exhibit of drawings is available for public viewing all month during store hours, except during other scheduled events (listed below). No reception is planned. No reservations required.
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Saturday, May 18 at 12 noon and 2 pm
Spain: Moors and Christians, Olives and Wine: Tracing the Cultural and Agricultural Roots of the American Southwest
Presented by Sonya Norman and Jesus Garcia, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
In the Southwest we use the adjective Spanish frequently and loosely. Indeed, many elements of our culture originate from Spain, but the 16th—18th century Christian Spain that colonized the Americas was the sum total of its previous occupants—Arabs, Jews, Visigoths, and Romans. Join us in an exploration of the links between Old and New World farming, religion, ceramics, gastronomy, and architecture. Jesus has worked on the Kino Heritage Fruit Trees project for a decade, and Sonya’s grandfather comes from a rural Spanish farming community in Valencia, Spain. They will be leading a trip to Spain this coming September. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.
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Wednesday, May 22 at 12 noon and 2 pm
Sentinel to the North: Exploring the Tortolita Mountain Range
Presented by author William Azcarza
William’s talk will cover the history of the Tortolita Mountains, including geology, geography, flora, fauna, mining and ranching. It will include a general history involving American Indians and homesteaders. He will also discuss hiking trails and other areas of interest in the Tortolita Mountains. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.
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Saturday, May 25 at 12 noon and 2 pm
The Clouds and Storms of the Catalina-Oro Valley: A Guided Tour of Our Skies and How to Interpret Them
Presented by Art Rangno, meteorologist and photographer
Art will explain how to recognize the main types of clouds. He will teach attendees the critical skill of visually identifying the difference between clouds composed of droplets (inert clouds) and those composed of ice crystals (precipitating clouds). Art will illuminate some local weather/cloud quirks, such as the "clearing before the storm," the "crevice cloud," and the "banked up cloud" (orographic cloud types that stall out around I-10 and pile up against the Catalina's), and will explain "The Menace of Charoleau Gap.”
Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.
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Wednesday, May 29 at 12 noon and 2 pm
George Armstrong Custer: From West Point to the Black Hills
Presented by Bill Niehaus, amateur historian
Nearly everyone has heard of Custer and the Little Bighorn, but do you know what got him there? Bill Niehaus crossed Custer’s historical path several times during his career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Did you know that Custer almost didn’t get his officer’s commission, that he was one of the Army’s first aviators, that he was court-martialed and suspended for a year, or that he started a gold rush? Learn about Custer’s career from his days as a cadet to the Black Hills Expedition of 1874. Along the way, see how history is portrayed, depending upon who is telling it, and make up your own mind about this controversial figure.
Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.
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Saturday, June 1 at 12 noon and 2 pm
A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains: A New Book from ASDM Press
Presented by Richard C. Brusca, E. D. Emeritus ASDM, and Wendy Moore, Prof. of Entomology, U of A
Behind the postcard views and commanding grandeur of Tucson’s Santa Catalina Mountains lies a rich and fascinating story of geological shifts, evolutionary responses, biological development, and the rise of ecological awareness. A Natural History of the Santa Catalinas, Arizona, with an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands by Richard C. Brusca and Wendy Moore consolidates a wealth of research, knowledge, and passion into a single comprehensive and vividly illustrated volume.
Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.
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Saturday, June 8 at 9:30 to 12:00 noon
Field Photography Workshop—with live reptiles! Limited to 15 students. Register Today!
Presented by Cecil and Carol Schwalbe
MUST HAVE AND BRING YOUR OWN CAMERA. Ecologist, herpetologist, and photographer Cecil Schwalbe will share his expertise in natural history and “how to” in capturing excellent photos of desert creatures and plants. Carol Schwalbe, WNPA Board member and past National Geographic Society journalist and editor, will share her deep experience with photo composition, perspective, and lighting. Carol and Cecil will bring a Gila monster, king snake, rosy boa, regal horned lizard and Sonoran Desert tortoise. One hour of the program will be dedicated to photographing the critters! Upgrade your own photography skills to better share the wonder of nature with others.
Reservations Required. Please call 622-6014 during business hours.
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Friday, June 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Concert with Noctrane
At the National Parks Store
WNPA is happy to welcome back Noctrane, playing a fusion of blue-grass and jazz. This time they will be adding even more jazz standards in the vein of Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker. They will also feature band member John White doing some Irish/Celtic fiddling. Concert at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $15 for members/$18 for nonmembers.
Reservations required: please call 622-6014 today for tickets.
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Thursday, June 20 at June 20th at 8:00 a.m. through Saturday, June 22nd
Insider Tour—Summer Solstice, Sedona, and Several Northern Arizona Monuments
Presented by WNPA
Register today! Go to www.wnpa.org for details.
See Casa Grande Ruins, Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, Walnut Canyon, Wupatki, and Tuzigoot National Monuments. Delve into the long history of Arizona’s human inhabitants, unearth the mystery of how ancient people followed the thread of seasonal change through observations of the heavens, bask in quiet vast landscapes, investigate distinctive geological features and the natural history interwoven with them. We’ll be based out of the red rock backdrop of Sedona, and will interface with National Park Service experts as we explore the ambiance of northern Arizona. $550 for members, $595 for nonmembers ***Special family rate—4 people for $1,650—call for details. Tour fees include coach travel, park fees, all meals and housing. Register today: please call 662-6014. Tickets must be pre-paid and are nonrefundable.
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Tuesday, July 16 at Tuesday, July 16th at 8:00 a.m. through Thursday,
Insider Tour—The Spirit of the Volcanic Landscape and the Peoples of the Rio Grande
Register today! Go to www.wnpa.org for details.
At Petroglyph see how volcanic landscape features were perceived as the sacred container for a developing culture. Investigate knowledge about the placement, meanings, and on-going mysteries of petroglyphs. At El Malpais learn about geologic processes of volcanos as well as the plants and animals that live on their flanks and flows. Consider the connections between ancient peoples and modern Pueblos as we visit the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and tour the Acoma Sky City Cultural Center. Explore Old Town Albuquerque near our historic lodgings. Participants meet WNPA in Albuquerque for tour.
$525 for members, $570 for nonmembers Tour fees include coach travel, park fees, all meals and housing. Register today: please call 662-6014. Tickets must be pre-paid and are nonrefundable.
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Tuesday, July 23 at 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Mata Ortiz Pottery Making Workshop with Artist Jorge Quintana —Register Today!
At the National Parks Store
Enjoy a FOUR-DAY workshop learning the art of Mata Ortiz pottery making. Jorge Quintana is one of a handful of master Mata Ortiz potters who takes his pots through each step of the process himself. All materials and tools are provided, as well as lunch.
$250 for members, $295 for nonmembers. Register today! Call 622-6014 or go to www.wnpa.org for details and registration . Tickets must be prepaid and are nonrefundable.
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