Saturday, November  22 at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM (Special times!) Tellebration! Presented by the Tucson Tellers-of-Tales Tellebration is a worldwide storytelling event that was launched in 1988 by the Connecticut Storytelling Center. Since then, it has grown to become an international event, traditionally held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We are thrilled that the Tucson Tellers-of-Tales have chosen to have this year’s event right here in our auditorium, and we believe that it will be a truly memorable day. Tickets for this event will be available for purchase starting on Saturday, November 1st, and will cost $6.00 for the general public and $5.00 for WNPA members. Tickets must be prepaid; they are nonrefundable. Tuesday, November  25 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM (Special day of the week!) Canyon Experiences: Sublime to Silly Presented by photographer Gary Ladd The canyons of the Colorado Plateau offer us science, beauty, and plentiful opportunities to test our skills in the wilderness. Many canyon trips are carried out as planned—facts are uncovered, beauty is exposed and experienced, and hazardous routes are negotiated with ease. But not every trip into the canyons proceeds as planned. Blunders, surprises, and preposterously unlikely situations can and do occur. And although you just never know what might happen, the experience is almost always worth it. Join Gary and enjoy his latest book, Grand Canyon: Views Beyond the Beauty (Grand Canyon Association, $14.95), while he entertains you with some of the most amazing canyon experiences you can imagine. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event Saturday, November  29 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Film – 60 minutes) For years archeologists have assumed that Chaco was primarily an ancient trading center. This film shows that it was, instead, a complex ceremonial center, harmonized by extraordinary astronomical alignments of buildings and roads, and elegant light and shadow markings. The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Bullfrog Films, $24.95) illustrates how the Chacoan culture oriented and located its major buildings in relation to the sun and moon. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event Monday, December  1 at Gallery Art for December Paintings by Dick Myers Dick Myers has been painting for more than 20 years. What began as a hobby after retirement blossomed with lessons from several well-known artists into an award-winning artistic career. Native Americans, Western Americana, and landscapes are the primary focus of Dick’s paintings, and we are quite pleased that he has chosen this month to fill our gallery with his wonderful artistry. Meet Dick and enjoy these splendid images at his reception on Saturday, December 6th, from 3:30 PM until 5:00 PM. Wednesday, December  3 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Last Stand at Little Big Horn (Film – 60 minutes) The Battle of Little Big Horn, known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” has been one of the most frequently depicted moments in American history and one of the least understood. Using journals, oral accounts, and Indian ledger drawings as well as archival and feature films, a Blackfeet/Gros Ventre novelist and a white filmmaker combine talents to examine this watershed moment from two views: that of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow who lived on the Great Plains for generations; and that of the white settlers who pushed westward across the continent. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Saturday, December  6 at 3:30 PM until 5:00 PM Artist Reception for Dick Myers Meet Dick Myers and enjoy his dynamic paintings at this reception. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations are not required for this reception. Saturday, December  6 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon Presented by Pulitzer prize winning photographer Jack Dykinga Join Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jack Dykinga as he presents his latest masterpiece, Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon (Arizona Highways, $39.95). Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Wednesday, December  10 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Howling Coyotes and Frolicking Fish: The Colorful World of Folk Art Presented by Stevie Mack and Kitty Williams from CRIZMAC No passport required for this journey into the fascinating world of folk art and the unique people who create it. Traditional art forms offer us a window of understanding into the world view and cultural values of the artists. Explore a wide variety of folk art from around the world in this PowerPoint presentation by CRIZMAC’s Stevie Mack and Kitty Williams. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Saturday, December  13 at 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM Zuni Fetish Show and Sale Presented by Donald Just in time for the holidays, we welcome trader Donald Sharp for a show and sale of his incredible collection of Zuni carvings. Hundreds of carvings depicting animals ranging from bears and badgers to eagles and ravens will be on display, showing off the Zuni mastery of intricate carving work in dozens of different stone types. Wednesday, December  17 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite Presented by authors Butch Farabee and Michael Ghiglieri Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite (Puma Press, $24.95) offers the first comprehensive look at how and where things start going wrong. Authors Michael P. Ghiglieri and Charles R. “Butch” Farabee draw on their extensive experience in professional wilderness guiding and in wilderness Search & Rescue in the National Park Service to research and create detailed and compelling stories for every known fatal mishap in Yosemite’s recreational wonderland. These sagas span the era from Yosemite’s “discovery” in 1849 to today when big wall climbing, BASE jumping, and tumbles off Yosemite’s huge waterfalls take such tolls. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Saturday, December  20 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM The Story of Wild and Wooly Tombstone Presented by historian Jack Lasseter Everyone’s heard of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Join Jack Lasseter and find out the rest of the story of one of the most exciting towns of the Old West. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Wednesday, December  24 at 11:00 AM (Special Time!) and 2:00 PM Winged Migration (Film – 89 minutes) Witness as five film crews follow a rich variety of bird migrations through 40 countries and each of the seven continents. With teams totaling more than 450 people, 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers used planes, gliders, helicopters and balloons to fly alongside, above, below and in front of their subjects. The result is a film of staggering beauty. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event. Saturday, December  27 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Ambushed on the Jaguar Trail: Hidden Cameras on the Mexican Border Presented by authors Jack and Anna Childs Jack and Anna Childs went hunting for the elusive southwestern jaguar, but what they found was bigger than the rare spotted cat, and even more surprising. Founders of the Borderland Jaguar Detection Project, the Childs set up “camera traps” along the U.S. Mexico border and “caught” the first live wild jaguar ever photographed this way in the United States, along with scores of other animals. Their new book, Ambushed on the Jaguar Trail: Hidden Cameras on the Mexican Border (Rio Nuevo Publishers, $19.95) chronicles their efforts in jaguar detection. Join Jack and Anna and hear about their thrilling discoveries. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event Wednesday, December  31 at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM Arizona Highways Grand Canyon (Film – 60 minutes) “After losing 13 cameras to the rapids and battling for your next breath, you realize you had better come out of this with some pretty good footage,” says cinematographer and director Gray Warriner. Join us and see the Grand Canyon like never before - from rim to rim, and deep into its hidden depths. Experience the magnificent beauty. Enjoy the thrill of whitewater rafting on the Colorado River. Go along on the most popular mule ride in the world. Visit the very heart of the inner gorge, Phantom Ranch. Relive its colorful human history - and much more. Reservations required: please call 622-6014 during business hours, beginning one week prior to the event.