Monday, June 1 presentation by Alex LaPierre on Sonora's Spirit: Bacanora, Tuesday, June 2 the ASA Art Gallery presents new work from ASA Art Class students at 5:00pm. Wednesday, June 3, the first of our ASA Summer Great Courses starts with Understanding AI and Creativity in the Brain. Friday, June 5 is the Blue Skies Trio concert and ending the week on Sunday, June 7 with Ayla Moreno and Max Tagawa in concert! Whew...what a week!
Engage. Create. Serve. The non-profit Arizona Senior Academy (ASA) is the intellectual and cultural hub of the Academy Village community in eastern Tucson. Founded by a former University of Arizona president, the ASA leverages its unique UA affiliation to provide a premier weekly schedule of professional concerts, scholarly lectures, and creative activities. We offer adults in or near retirement a vibrant environment where curiosity and engagement never retire.
ASA live lectures and concerts are open to ASA members and the public. Arizona Senior Academy building and parking are wheelchair accessible. The Koffler Great Room is equipped with an audio loop for the hearing impaired. If you wish to donate and continue to help the ASA fund more programs and concerts, click here! Thank you for your continued support!
TANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weekly Highlights
LECTURES
If you cannot attend the lectures in person, you may attend via Zoom. Click this link for access!
Monday, June 1 3:00 p.m. ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom
Sonora’s Spirit: Bacanora
Alex La Pierre: Citizen Diplomat, Co-founder Borderlandia
Alex La Pierre will diving into the distillation process of Sonora’s Sierra Madres and uncover the roots of agave culture in northwestern Mexico by way of geography, history, and culinary arts. We’ll leave with an understanding of mezcal, tequila, sotol and bacanora and what makes them distinct. Read More…
Wednesday, June 3 2:00 p.m. ASA Koffler Great Room
The Great Courses Summer Program – Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Creativity and the Brain
2:00pm – 3:00pm Episodes “Very Human History of AI” and “Intelligence Real and Artificial” followed by a brief snack break. Then 3:15pm – 4:15 Episodes “Creative Life Begins in the Brain” and “Beyond the Right-Brain Creativity Myth”
This is a resident member-only event
LIVE CONCERTS
Friday, June 5, 11:30 a.m.
ASA Koffler Great
ASA Concert – Blue Skies Trio – vocalist/baritone ukelele player Gabrielle Pietrangelo, vibraphone player Ben DeGain, and upright bassist Thoger Lund – perform gems from the 1930’s and 40’s American Songbook.
Sunday, June 7, 3:00 p.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
ASA Concert – Talented young artists – pianist and violinist Ayla Moreno, and cellist Max Tagawa – present a recital of music by Beethoven, Chopin and Handel.
Past lectures are available as Video Lectures: Click here.
Past concerts are available as Video Concerts. Click here
Art Exhibits
New Summer ASA Art Gallery exhibit opening Tuesday, June 2 with a reception at 5:00pm. This event is open to all resident members and the public!
Creative Showcases
PLAY READINGS: The Saguaros are buzzing because Mary Mitchell and her band of merry ASA Play Readers have done it again. Grab your popcorn and prepare to laugh once more with the desert’s biggest hit, the live reading of When Harry Met Sally. Click here for video.
About Us
The ASA mission supports extended learning, creative engagement, mentoring and public service over the entire span of retirement. It is located within Academy Village, a 55-plus retirement community in Southeast Tucson, Arizona: 13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson, AZ; 85747.
All residents of Academy Village become full dues-paying Senior Academy members at age 60, providing support for the ASA. In addition to the concerts and lectures each week, the resident members have a number of amenities available to them.
The ASA support organization, Academy Services Corporation, runs the Academy Villas, an assisted living residence.
Live lectures and musical programs are available to ASA members and the public; and videos of lectures and recorded concerts on videos are available on this website.
From time to time, our members and friends also make direct donations to sponsor the appearance of an artist or expert of special interest.
This mosaic depicts a sampler of past events, including a concert by the Vail Chorale founded and led by an Academy member, plus an early preview of the the final season of Downton Abbey which was co-hosted by ASA and our local PBS station KUAT.
