Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess – lecture February 19 Jane Brancaccio Can Phoenix, Arizona claim a real murderess? What happened on the night of October 16, 1931? Who was the Blonde Butcher? Did Winnie Ruth Judd kill her two roommates? What was the motive? On October 16, 1931, two women were killed with a .25…
Winnie Ruth Judd lecture February 19, 2015 Jane Brancaccio Can Phoenix, Arizona, claim a real murderess? What happened on the night of October 16, 1931? Who was the Blonde Butcher? Did Winnie Ruth Judd kill her two roommates? What was the motive? On October 16, 1931, two women were killed with a .25 caliber handgun.…
DeGrazia: The man and the myths lecture November 19 Mary Kopp The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is hosting two events in November featuring the life and work of noted Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. A lecture about DeGrazia is set for 4:00 p.m., November 19 in the MountainView East Ballroom. DeGrazia biographer James W. Johnson will…
DeGrazia: The Man and the Myth – November 19 and 20 Mary Kopp The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is hosting two events in November featuring the life and work of noted Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. A lecture about DeGrazia is set for 4:00 p.m., November 19 in the MountainView East Ballroom. DeGrazia biographer James W.…
Mary Kopp The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is hosting two events in November featuring the life and work of noted Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. A lecture about DeGrazia is set for 4:00 p.m., November 19 in the MountainView East Ballroom. DeGrazia biographer James W. Johnson will share stories he collected in researching the 2013 book,…
Game Day 2014 There is limited seating for Game Day 2014. Gather your friends together and plan to play your favorite games supporting the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries. Game Day is Monday, August 11; game playing begins at 9:30 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; raffle drawing 1:30 p.m.; tables close at 3:30 p.m.…
Fascinating Florence, AZ not just a prison town Why would anyone build a new town in the desert? To many people the desert is barren and not an appealing place to call home. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century early settlers to Florence knew how to survive in the desert and passed that knowledge on for…