Pueblo Grande Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3354

Park of Four Waters Tour

Pueblo Grande Museum

2/28/2020 5:00:00 PM

2/28/2020 6:00:00 PM

The Apache Puberty Ceremony, Called the Sunrise Dance

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3431

The Apache Puberty Ceremony, Called the Sunrise Dance

Pueblo Grande Museum

3/5/2020 1:30:00 AM

3/5/2020 3:00:00 AM

How the richness of Apache Ceremonies and spiritual beliefs can be appreciated, but not fully understood by others. The significance of, and details about, the Mountain Spirit Dancers. And how they are also known as Crown Dancers. The significance of, and other names for, White Changing Woman. What happens during the four-day ceremony? How preparations are made for the Ceremony and why the sponsors and the girl's attendant are so crucial to its success. Symbolism of ritual items that will be seen in the photographs. How the ceremony is important not only to help the girl step into womanhood, but also how it is a healing and bonding ceremony for the whole community. How the government tried to destroy Native cultures by prohibiting ceremonies like this one and how the laws were finally changed. The reasons why all Apache puberty ceremonies are not exactly like this one, and what some of the others are like. Carol Sletten is a writer and illustrator whose work reflects her fascination with the landscapes, history and people of the American West. She is a co-author and illustrator of the Arizona Centennial Legacy Project “Story of the American West - Legends of Arizona", and author of “Three Strong Western Women," a popular play and book by the same name. She recently received a DAR Women in the Arts Recognition Award, was a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Contest and was selected to be a Petrified Forest Artist-In-Residence. She lives and works in a cabin surrounded by forest near the Fort Apache Reservation. She is currently finishing a novel based on the life of an extraordinary Apache medicine man. Her website is www.CarolSletten.com .

Drop-In Discovery with McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3439

Drop-In Discovery with McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Pueblo Grande Museum

3/8/2020 8:00:00 PM

3/8/2020 10:00:00 PM

The vast Sonoran Desert that stretches across the Valley of the Sun is a unique and complex ecosystem that needs protection and preservation. The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy does just that, by spreading awareness of the critical care required to keep the Sonoran Desert thriving and educating residents of the Valley about how they can assist with this endeavor. Discover the efforts of McDowell Sonoran Conservancy through hands-on activities and interaction with a representative from the organization to find out about how you can help. This informal program is included with paid museum admission and children ages 17 and under are free on Sundays!

20th Annual Ancient Technology Day: Prehistoric & Historic

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3436

20th Annual Ancient Technology Day: Prehistoric & Historic

Pueblo Grande Museum

3/14/2020 4:00:00 PM

3/14/2020 10:00:00 PM

Test your technology skills at the 20 th Annual Ancient Technology Day on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pueblo Grande Museum. Enjoy a hands-on experience, fun for the whole family, where visitors can try their hand at throwing an atlatl (spear), weaving their own cloth, and sample roasted agave slow-cooked the traditional way. Artists will be on hand to demonstrate how people used various technologies such as archery, pottery, shell jewelry, weaving and more! Free arts and crafts activities are available for the kids. Enjoy various cultural, historic, and technology demonstrations and artifact show-and-tell stations available throughout the day. Ancient Technology Day Prehistoric & Historic is recognized as both an official Arizona Scitech Festival event, and an Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month event. All Ancient Technology Day activities and Museum admission are FREE for the day made possible by a grant from Tohono O’Odham Nation! Visit pueblogrande.com or call (602) 495-0901 for more information about this event.

SALT Saturdays

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3441

SALT Saturdays

Pueblo Grande Museum

3/21/2020 5:00:00 PM

3/21/2020 9:00:00 PM

Skill of the Month Demos and Games One Saturday a month, S.A.L.T (Study of Ancient Lifeways and Technologies) demonstrates a specific skill relating to prehistoric and historic technologies. Visitors can participate in and observe live demonstrations! Included with Museum Admission.

Park of Four Waters Tour

https://www.phoenix.gov/calendar/parks/3440

Park of Four Waters Tour

Pueblo Grande Museum

3/27/2020 5:00:00 PM

3/27/2020 6:00:00 PM

The Park of Four Waters tour at Pueblo Grande Museum will take you on a walk through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of two Hohokam canal segments. “Hohokam” is an archaeological term for an ancestral Native American culture who built a highly sophisticated irrigation canal network in Arizona roughly between A.D. 450 and 1450. In order to support many large villages and small settlements, the Hohokam irrigated tens of thousands of acres along the Salt River to grow corn, beans, squash and cotton. This is a first come, first serve tour. Tour fee is $5. Space is limited; sign up at the front desk on day of tour.

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