The Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board (AHRAB) recently received NHPRC funding for a $10,000 re-grant program to preserve and make accessible Arizona's historical records and provide continuing archival education and training. The State Library will provide matching funds, for a total of $20,000 available for re-grants.

The re-grant project and the goals it represents are prominent in AHRAB's long range plan. Arizona's re-grant program will help with continuing education for individuals with custody of historical materials and demonstrated need for collections management training. It will foster preservation, access, and the public and private historical records collaborations and partnerships with others to preserve our documentary heritage. Finally, it will serve
under-documented communities.

These funds are only applicable for archival collections and/or records and do not include library books, museum artifacts, building construction, etc. AHRAB will be holding 6 call-in sessions for anyone who wants more information or has specific questions about what they might be interested in doing:

August 27: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
August 28: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
August 29: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Call AHRAB at the phone number below to let them know which session you are interested in participating in. To participate in the conference call on the specified dates and times, dial 602-926-3738. When prompted, enter the five digit number 19807. For grant applications, visit the AHRAB website at http://www.lib.az.us/about/pdf/RegrantApplication7-07.pdf. Email Melanie Sturgeon at the address below with any questions.

Time: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Phone: 602-929-3729
eMail: msturgeon@lib.az.us

"Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" is a free presentation at Pima County Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, illustrates and discusses Arizona's earliest Paleoindians and Archaic period hunters and foragers, the development of archaeological villages, the Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan archaeological cultures, and the connections between those ancient peoples and Arizona's historical cultures.

No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Coni Weatherford at 520-791-4391 in Tucson; for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone number 520-798-1201.

Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Phone: 520-791-4391; 520-798-1201
eMail: Coni.Weatherford@pima.gov; adart@oldpueblo.org

Join the Center for Desert Archaeology in a discussion of ancient Tucson and new views on the first Southwestern farming villages with City of Tucson Historic Preservation Officer Jonathan Mabry. Meet at 6 p.m., with presentations beginning at 6:15 p.m. The forum will be held at Casa Vicente, a downtown Tucson gem serving an outstanding selection of Spanish tapas and libations. 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson 85701. FREE. For more information, visit
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676.

Time: 6:15 p.m.
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The Advancing Sustainability Conference is the prime educational component of the GreenSummit. This conference covers a variety of topics relating to how the concept of "going green" impacts our region's various industries, the communities we live in, and the natural environment around us. Industry experts, Arizona State University, and our Summit Alliance partners help provide guidance and support to maximize the learning opportunities of this unique and powerful event. Educational content caters to both business professionals and the general public.

The Advancing Sustainability Conference has something for everyone attending GreenSummit. Most of the general level sessions within each conference track are free for all attendees. Beyond the introductory level session, the track becomes more oriented towards professionals wishing to have a deeper understanding of the content. We designed the conference this way to allow a broader range of people to get exposed to some of the ideas and issues revolving around sustainability for various fields and topics. This exposure will hopefully foster a cooperative atmosphere that spans across backgrounds and industries. The advanced sessions allow professionals involved with that field to have a more intimate learning experience during the conference, along with potentially providing them with valuable industry specific educational credits or Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

For more information, visit http://www.greensummit.net/conference_sub01.php.

Time: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Join Pueblo Grande Museum for this fourth annual event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the connection between Mesoamerican cultures and the Hohokam people of the Salt River Valley. Enjoy children's craft activities, tours, and a ceremonial dance presentation by the Aztec dance group Tonatierra. This event is FREE and open to the public. Pueblo Grande Museum. 4619 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Phone: 602-495-0901
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The Mesa Historical Museum is pleased to announce the opening for the temporary exhibit "Ron Peters: Historic Streetscapes." The exhibit opening will be Saturday, September 6th, 2008, from 10:00am until 4:00pm. The exhibit will be open at the Mesa Historical Museum until January 3, 2009.

After 35 years as a practicing architect and an artist producing watercolors for Southwest galleries and shows, Ron Peters has taken his passion for historic architecture and painting to the next level of artistic creativity. Ron's architectural practice has taken him to many of the country's most inspiring historic cities and towns, where he has collected a library of information and photographs that define the historic fabrics of these communities.

He is now sharing this knowledge, along with his artistic talents, in a series of fine art giclée prints. Ron's interpretation of the images visually documents the historic buildings or streetscapes in colors and textures that only time can create. Along with these visual images comes the story of the place, derived from dedicated historic research. When the image and story are combined, they reveal the heart and soul of the community. Come to the museum this September to see these remarkable prints featuring local Mesa landmarks.

Mesa Historical Museum, 2345 N. Horne (north of McKellips). Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children. For more information, visit http://www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org/.

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Friends of Arizona Archives would like to invite you to a special workshop opportunity: Preservation vs. conservation: an introduction to basic paper repair, will be offered at the new Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives in Prescott. The workshop will be presented by vice-president of FAzA, Ryan S. Flahive.

The workshop will focus on decision-making before and during the preservation
process. It will address preservation strategy, housing and storing,
environmental controls, disaster planning, and basic conservation treatment.
You will leave with a box of conservation supplies to take back to your
institution for future use. The cost of the workshop is $55 for an institution
or an individual not associated with an institution. The cost includes a
one-year FAzA membership and your box of supplies. All proceeds benefit the
Friends of Arizona Archives.

Historical societies are welcome to bring up to 2 people per institution. Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, Sept. 3 2008 to Ryan S. Flahive at the phone number or email address below. Payments and return form should be addressed to: FAzA, P.O. Box 64532, Phoenix, AZ 85082-4532.

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Phone: 928-445-3122 x.15
eMail: ryan@sharlot.org

Kathy Sullivan, Condor Coordinator for Arizona Game and Fish Department, will present “California Condors in Arizona.” Visitors will learn about the Condor Reintroduction Program in Arizona. Find out how biologists have brought these amazing birds back from the brink of extinction. Learn how many condors live in Arizona, where you can go to so see them, how many chicks have hatched in the wild, what obstacles the condors face in Arizona, and what you can do to help conserve these prehistoric giants. Reservations are recommended. FREE with paid admission to the park. 2:00 pm in the theater. Red Rock State Park. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 2 p.m.
Phone: 928-282-6907
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The destruction of an existing building and the procurement and transport of materials to build a new building is less energy efficient (uses more energy and resources) than making an existing building more energy efficient. The State Historic Preservation Office is partnering with the National Preservation Institute to have a course taught in Phoenix on “Green Strategies for Historic Buildings.” AIA credits will apply. For a detailed agenda, visit http://downtownvoices.org/2008/06/05/green-strategies-for-historic-buildings-sept-9/. For more information, contact the National Preservation Institute at the phone number or email address below.

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Phone: 703-765-0100
eMail: info@npi.org

Instructor Val Bembenek uses her "wild" papers to strengthen people's appreciation of nature. You’ll learn how, when and where to collect appropriate plant stuff, how to cook and beat the materials into fine fibers, and how to form textured, naturally-colored sheets with a traditional mould and deckle from vats of pulp. Leave the class with 6-8 sheets to dry at home and make into stationery to send or keep. 1 – 4 p.m. at the Ranch House. $20 includes the park entrance fee. Space is limited! Reservation required. Oracle State Park. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone: 520-896-2425
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The Copper Town Ball is sure to be one memorable night in Jerome as The Jerome Historical Society and the Jerome Chamber of Commerce host the first formal ball in recent history. This black-tie affair will take you on a journey back in time to the era of Big Bands, Speakeasies and underground gambling. Period dress is welcome. A silent auction, along with hors d'oeuvres provided by Jerome's many fine restaurants, and a cash bar, will ensure a festive evening.

Ticket prices of $100 per couple, or $65 for singles. Admission entitles guests to receive play money to be used in the casino and for the silent auction, a coupon for a keepsake photo to be taken at the event, and raffle tickets for the grand prize drawing, a weekend package at the Ritz-Carlton in Phoenix. Seating is limited so reserve a table for a group of six or eight. The party will be held at Lawrence Memorial Hall. To purchase tickets, contact the Jerome Historical Society at the phone number below. For more information about the Jerome Historical Society visit http://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.org.

Time: 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Phone: 928-634-1066
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Park volunteers will escort visitors on a guided hike through the park, discussing the geology of the area. This hike includes the Eagles Nest trail for a great view of the park and the surrounding area. More than just a guided hike, this is an interpretive experience for the beginner as well as advanced geologist. The hike lasts for 2 – 2.5 hours and has a 250-foot elevation climb. Enjoy an afternoon with our knowledgeable volunteer guides as they explain the rock formations that create the scenic backdrop of Red Rock State Park. Bring water and wear suitable shoes or boots. Red Rock State Park. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 2 p.m.
Phone: 928-282-6907
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursdays" free presentation:
"Archaeological Excavations at Las Capas" with archaeologist Stephanie
Whittlesey, Ph.D. (location to be announced). FREE. No reservations needed. For more information, call the phone number or email the address below.

Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org

There will be an arrowhead-making and flintknapping workshop at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, location to be announced. $35; $28 for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members. Flintknapper Sam Greenleaf teaches hands-on workshop on making arrowheads and spearpoints out of stone to better understand how ancient people made and used stone artifacts.

The class is designed to help modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made and used artifacts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. The class is limited to 8 registrants age 16 and older.
Advance reservations required. For more information or to make a reservation, call the phone number or email the address below.

Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org

The American Cultural Resource Assocation (ACRA) is holding its annual conference at the University Marriott in Tucson. ACRA is a trade association representing CRM companies across the country, including archaeologists, architects who work with historic buildings, landscape architects, geomorphologists, and all those affiliated with the industry. Organizational goals are to promote good business practices that benefit archaeology and the client, influence state and federal preservation policy, and provide professional training and education for members. Individuals from member and non-member companies are invited to register and attend the conference. For more information, visit http://acra.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=3.

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During Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day, Mesa Historical Museum admission is free for Smithsonian magazine readers. For more information, visit www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org. Mesa Historical Museum. 2345 N. Horne (north of McKellips).

Time: Tue. - Sat.: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Kids ages 7-12 become Junior Archaeologists and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house. Learn about mapping, recording and other archaeological methods and concepts. Cost: $12 Non-Museum members; $10 Museum Members. For more information, call the phone number below. Pueblo Grande Museum. 4619 E. Washington Street. Phoenix, AZ 85034.

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Phone: 602-495-0901
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Sundays October through November 16 a series of 7 pottery-making class sessions will be offered by artist John Guerin, including a clay-gathering field trip on October 12. The class is designed to help modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made and used pottery, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. The Level 1 class demonstrates pottery making techniques the instructor has learned from modern Native American
potters, using gourd scrapers, mineral paints, and yucca brushes instead of modern potters' wheels and paint. The course introduces some history of southwestern Ancestral and Modern Puebloan, Mogollon, and Hohokam pottery-making, includes a field trip in which participants dig their own clay, and demonstrates initial steps in forming, shaping and smoothing, and completion of bowls, jars, canteens, ladles, and rattles of both smooth and corrugated pottery, by scraping, sanding, polishing, slipping and painting. The paddle-and-anvil handbuilding method is also demonstrated. Arizona Archaeological Society certification may be offered to persons who complete Traditional Pottery Making workshop Levels 1, 2, & 3 (Levels 2 and 3 offered when there is enough demand); certification requirements include 60 hours of instruction and hands-on work.
Advance reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org.

Locations to be announced. Fee $79; $63.20 for Old Pueblo and Museum Auxiliary members; includes all materials except clay, which participants will collect during class field trip. For more information, visit http://www.oldpueblo.org or contact Old Pueblo at the phone number or email address below. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is located at 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 7 in Marana (northwestern Tucson metropolitan area).

Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org

The second annual Civic Tourism Conference will be held in Rhode Island. Several international speakers lined up, but more details forthcoming. Check back here or visit http://www.civictourism.org.

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Phone: 602-300-6694
eMail: danshilling@cox.net

Box Canyon, South Mountains; Easy. An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead the participants on a three-mile, three-hour interpretive hike. Pueblo Grande Museum offers various hikes to South Mountain park, the Superstition Mountains, and White Tank Regional Park. Cost: $5 Non-Museum members; Museum members FREE. Pueblo Grande Museum. 4619 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Phone: 602-495-0901
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursdays" presents: "The 'deep structure' of early archaic rock art: Human universals" with Professor Ekkehart Malotki, location to be announced. On a global scale, all earliest art-making traditions consist of abstract-geometric motifs and nonfigurative patterns, regardless of whether they occur on portable objects or on rock surfaces. This is also true for the rock art of the American West, which houses a wealth of nonrepresentational images, both painted and engraved. To shed light on this most enigmatic yet fascinating imagery, which to many rock art researchers is of little interest since it seems to offer no insights into the minds of its creators, Professor Malotki resorts to human universals and cutting-edge ideas gleaned from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology. In addition to presenting novel ideas, he hopes to heighten awe and respect for the area's rock art legacy through striking photographs. No reservations needed. FREE. For more information, visit http://www.oldpueblo.org or contact Old Pueblo at the phone number or email address below. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is located at 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 7 in Marana (northwestern Tucson metropolitan area).

Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org

Join the Pueblo Grande Museum for the 5th annual Farmers Market. Shop for produce, visit our pumpkin patch, or try your luck at our watermelon eating and seed spitting contests. Enjoy traditional arts and crafts demonstrations and activities for kids. Frybread will be available for sale. This event is FREE and open to the public. Pueblo Grande Museum. 4619 E. Washington Street. Phoenix, AZ 85034. For more information, call the phone number below.

Time: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Phone: 602-495-0901
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Flintknapper Sam Greenleaf teaches hands-on workshop on making arrowheads and spearpoints out of stone to better understand how ancient people made and used stone artifacts. Class is designed to help modern people understand how prehistoric Native Americans made and used artifacts, and is not intended to train students how to make artwork for sale. Class limited to 8 registrants age 16 and older. Advance reservations required: 520-798-1201 or info@oldpueblo.org. $35; $28 for Old Pueblo and Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary members.

For more information, visit http://www.oldpueblo.org or contact Old Pueblo at the phone number or email address below. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is located at 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 7 in Marana (northwestern Tucson metropolitan area).

Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org

Join Albert Abril as he teaches the oldest form of weaving with a true loom. This method has been used throughout the world for centuries and is still in use today in many cultures around the world. In this workshop you will learn how to set up a backstrap loom and weave a narrow strip. Cost: $25 Non-Museum members; $20 Members. Pueblo Grande Museum. 4619 E. Washington Street. Phoenix, AZ 85034.

Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Phone: 602-495-0901
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Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, leads van tour to Hohokam petroglyph, agricultural, and village sites (one with a "ballcourt" and bedrock mortars, another with a housing compound). Bring a lunch and water. Departing from Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson. $69. Advance reservations required: 520-206-6468 (Pima Community College, Tucson).

For more information, visit http://www.oldpueblo.org or contact Old Pueblo at the phone number or email address below. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center is located at 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 7 in Marana (northwestern Tucson metropolitan area).

Time: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-798-1201
eMail: info@oldpueblo.org