15 Feb 2012
Yolanda Stevens

Yolanda Stevens, Traditional and Contemporary Gila River Artisan

Yolanda Hart Stevens is a very talented artist, who has mastered many different media.  To each one, she brings her creative spirit, always filtered through the lens of tradition.  Her cultural roots inform her art, even though many of her creations are distinctly modern.
– Holly Young, Curator of Pueblo Grande Museum

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14 Feb 2012
Itzhak Perlman

A Special Celebration at the Capitol

Mesa’s Southwest Strings are joined by Itzhak Perlman for a special Centennial performance at the Capitol.

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Today, February 14, 2012, Arizona Celebrates 100 years of Statehood. Students from Mesa’s Southwest Strings, add their voices to the festivities with a performance of the National Anthem for the Arizona Legislature. It’s a notable experience for the young elementary school string players—but it’s not the only reason they’re excited about Arizona’s Centennial. The students will be joined by a very special guest for this performance-superstar violinist, Itzhak Perlman. Read more

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13 Feb 2012
Lon Megargee

Statehood Capitol Murals

Scholar Betsy Fahlman shares the story of Lon Megargee’s Statehood Murals.
(Special thanks to actor Richard Briggs for the voice of Lon.)

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Lon Megargee (1883-1960) came to Arizona in 1896, and after a decade as a cowboy, decided to give up ranching for painting. At statehood, he executed fifteen murals for the State Capitol, and for nearly half a century he was intertwined with significant events and institutions connected with this state’s history. Read more

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10 Feb 2012
Stella Pope Duarte

Author Stella Pope Duarte

courtesy of the author

Stella Pope Duarte describes the cathartic moment she realized she was born to be a writer, and muses on writing “from Arizona.”

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09 Feb 2012
Kevin Stevens

Maricopa Potter Kevin Stevens

Kevin Stevens shares thoughts on the Maricopa Pottery tradition.

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Through April 2012, Pueblo Grande Museum is showcasing the exhibit, “All Good Clay Smells Like Rain: The Art and Artistry of Maricopa Pottery” features the work of a young master, 24 year old Kevin Stevens. Read more

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08 Feb 2012
James DeMars

Composer James DeMars

Composer James DeMars recalls a memorable intercultural collaboration, the fruit of his partnership with Robert Doyle of Canyon Records.

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James DeMars  (b.1952)    Composer/conductor James DeMars belongs to a generation that is revealing a new integration of world music with the range, depth and stylistic variety of the classical tradition. His works include concerti for violin, piano, African drum ensemble, pow-wow singers, Native American flute, several cantatas, a requiem mass and an opera. Ensembles that perform DeMars’ music include the New York Choral Society, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, California Symphony, and Chicago Sinfonietta.

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07 Feb 2012
Anne Coe

Fine Artist Anne Coe

Anne Coe shares thoughts on regional art and her connection to the Sonoran Desert.

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A fourth generation Arizonan, Coe was raised on a ranch in a remote part of the state where she developed a close affinity for the land. She later studied in Europe and Latin America, receiving her Master of Fine Arts degree at Arizona State University in 1980. Active as a professional painter for over twenty years, Coe has combined her artistic endeavors with a keen involvement with environmental activism during the span of her career. Read more

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06 Feb 2012
Mike Dunn

Cowboy Poet Mike Dunn

Award-winning poet and working ranchman Mike Dunn shares thoughts on cowboy poetry in the 21st century.

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Cowboy poet Mike Dunn learned the life of a cowboy as a boy on his grandfather’s ranch along the east side of the Whetstone Mountains southwest of Benson.  It was there he experienced the values of home, land, love of family, and hard work that he writes about in his award winning poetry.  While still maintaining his portion of his family’s ranch, he lives in Mesa where he works at Boeing as an engineer. Read more

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03 Feb 2012
Brass Bands

Brass Bands from the Mining Boom Era

Don Larry, Historian and Founder of Arizona’s official historical brass band, The Territorial Brass, takes listeners on a tour of Arizona’s mining town bands.

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It is the goal of Territorial Brass to replicate the brass bands that were active in Arizona and New Mexico during the territorial periods. Brass bands were organized in the settlements of Prescott, Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe, Mesa, Yuma, Kingman, and many of the mining towns such as Bisbee, Morenci, Jerome and Globe. Read more

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02 Feb 2012
Melissa Cody

Melissa Cody: Modern Navajo Weaver

Melissa Cody, 4th Generation Navajo Weaver

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Melissa Cody was born in 1983 and is a fourth generation weaver. Her mother Lola Cody and grandmother Martha Schultz are both well known weavers. She made her first weaving at the age of 5 under her mother’s guidance and has been weaving ever since. Read more

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