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Food For Thought
Come to our series of free lunch-time programs that are as diverse as Tucson itself - Food for Thought!
Listen to past Food for Thought presentations on our Your Library On Demand page.
For more information, call Infoline at 791-4010 or check the library's online calendar.
- Thursday, December 10, 2009
- 12:00pm 1:00pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
- Today's Food for Thought presentation:
In Their Own Words: Diaries of 19th Century Women presented by Reba Wells Grandrud, retired Director of the Arizona Historical Society Museum in Papago Park.
This presentation will explore what it was like to be a woman traveling on the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, or the Southern Route to California in the mid-19th century. Who were these women and how did they feel about uprooting their lives? Between 1840 and 1870, more than a quarter million Americans moved west across the continent. They were searching to find free land, to strike it rich, to provide a better life. Some went for adventure, for the new and exotic experience, "to see the elephant." But women often went because they had no choice but to follow their husbands, fathers, or brothers who had determined to leave settled areas behind and seek their fortune in the West. As shapers of families, women clung, almost possessively, to two things: traditional roles and traditional networks of support. They have been described as "ordinary women, caught up in a momentous event of history."
This program was made possible by the Arizona Humanities Council.
Additional information:
For those attending the program a two hour free parking validation is available for the garage directly below the library. All are invited to bring their lunches for these free programs.
- Thursday, December 17, 2009
- 12:00pm 1:00pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
- Today's Food for Thought presentation:
Main Library Book Club
This discussion group for men and women will share insights into a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books. Meetings will be on the third Thursday of each month.
Additional information:
For those attending the program a two hour free parking validation is available for the garage directly below the library. All are invited to bring their lunches for these free programs.
- Thursday, January 14, 2010
- 12:00pm 1:00pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
- Today's Food for Thought presentation:
Tucson – Little Giant of Contemporary Art presented by Mike Dominguez, partner, Davis Dominguez Gallery.
An insider’s look into the vibrant Tucson contemporary art scene, including museums, galleries and artists. Plus answers to the questions, “What is contemporary art, where does it come from and why should I care.”
Additional information:
For those attending the program a two hour free parking validation is available for the garage directly below the library. All are invited to bring their lunches for these free programs.
- Thursday, January 21, 2010
- 12:00pm 1:00pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
- Today's Food for Thought presentation:
Main Library Book Club
This discussion group for men and women will share insights into a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books. Meetings will be on the third Thursday of each month.
Additional information:
For those attending the program a two hour free parking validation is available for the garage directly below the library. All are invited to bring their lunches for these free programs.
- Thursday, February 18, 2010
- 12:00pm 1:00pm
- Joel D. Valdez Main Library
- Today's Food for Thought presentation:
Main Library Book Club
This discussion group for men and women will share insights into a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books. Meetings will be on the third Thursday of each month.
Additional information:
For those attending the program a two hour free parking validation is available for the garage directly below the library. All are invited to bring their lunches for these free programs.