Rolly Prager
Robin Pinto will kick off the 2018 FSL Lecture Series with a presentation about the Chiricahua National Monument. Dr. Pinto will describe the landscapes of the Chiricahua Monument and the Faraway Ranch and how they are inextricably intertwined. Their geology and ecology, their people and resources, their histories of design and development have been, and still are today, “like dancing partners” as the park and the ranch complement and complete each other. The Stafford, Erickson and Riggs families settled in Bonita Canyon in the late 1800s. Together they cared for this landscape and were instrumental in the creation of the National Monument. This talk will explore the depth of connections between these pioneer people and the land they loved.
Robin Pine studies the evolution of cultural landscapes in Arizona focusing on the issues of historic change, early settlement and homesteading, the New Deal and federal work programs and arrival and development of the National Parks. Dr. Pinto has an MLA and PHD from the University of Arizona.
This lecture will at the MountainView Ballroom on January 18 at 4:00 p.m.
There will be no charge for this kick-off lecture.
The February lecture features Erik Berg talking about Vintage Arizona; the Growth, Death and Rebirth of a Local Wine Industry. Arizona’s wine industry is booming. Starting from almost nothing in the 1970s, there are now over 50 wineries across the state with more starting every year. What many don’t know is that there is a long history of wine-making in Arizona dating back some 200 years. Using numerous illustrations, the presentation traces the fascinating and often amusing story of Arizona wine from the Spanish Colonial period to present day.
Raised in Flagstaff, Erik Berg is an award-winning historian and writer with special interest in the 20th Century southwest. Erik is past president of the Grand Canyon Historical Society. He gave an outstanding lecture last year entitled Ghost Towns of the Second World War.
This lecture will be at MountainView Ballroom on February 15 at 4:00 p.m.
There will be no charge for this event.
SaddleBrooke resident Larry Stillman will be our guest in March. His presentation, The War of Words, will examine the language and art of persuasion through the use of targeted propaganda. He will provide an overview of propaganda – some frightening, much of it unintentionally humorous in hindsight – used by both the U.S. and Soviet Union during WWII and the Cold War years that followed. Mr. Stillman will focus on posters and advertisements in media including print, radio and the frontiers of television.
Larry Stillman is a retired ad executive and author of two published books. He is presently working on two novels.
The lecture will be at the MountainView Ballroom on March 15 at 4:00 p.m.
There will be a $5 charge for non FSL members.