The ASA has a special Sunday, October 18 concert with violinist Yixuan Lai and pianist Chia-Chun Ko. Then presentations start on Monday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 21 with Dr. Deborah Robin and her continuation of a 6-part Art Series. Friday, October 23 we welcome composer-pianist John Muniz and violinist Emily Chao for our final concert of the 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. The Arizona Senior Academy building and parking are wheelchair accessible. For the hearing impaired, the Koffler Great Room is equipped with both a traditional audio loop and Auracast™ broadcast audio technology. 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, October 19
3:00 – 4:00 pm, Koffler Great Room at ASA and Zoom
The Scream Within: German Expressionism and Painting Emotion (Part 3 of 6)
**Resident Member** Deborah Robin: Ed.D., Nova Southeastern U; Regional Dir. of Ops., Keller Graduate School of Mgmt.; Art History Instructor, Art Institute of Phoenix and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
As Europe rushed into the modern age, artists responded with exhilaration and unease. Dr. Deborah Robin (Part 3 of 6) shares how German Expressionists abandoned realistic representation; bold color, distorted forms, and energetic brushwork expressed emotion and inner experience. Art’s purpose shifted from copying the visible world to revealing how it feels. Read More…
Wednesday, October 21
3:00 – 4:00 pm, Koffler Great Room at ASA and Zoom
Utopia and Its Enemies: The Bauhaus Dream and the Nazi War on Modern Art (Part 4 of 6)
**Resident Member** Deborah Robin: Ed.D., Nova Southeastern U; Regional Dir. of Ops., Keller Graduate School of Mgmt.; Art History Instructor, Art Institute of Phoenix and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
In part 4 of 6, Dr. Deborah Robin explores the 1920s Bauhaus vision of uniting art, design, and technology to create a better world, and its brutal suppression by the Nazis, who condemned modern art as “degenerate.” This chapter examines the collision of artistic innovation, political power, soaring hope, and brutal repression. Read More…
LIVE CONCERTS
Sunday, October 18, 3:00 p.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
ASA Concert – Violinist Yixuan Lai and pianist Chia-Chun Ko present a program of music for violin and piano, including music of Beethoven, Dvorak, Sarasate and Amy Beach.
Friday, October 23, 11:30 a.m.
ASA Koffler Great Room
ASA Concert – University of Arizona faculty composer-pianist John Muniz and violinist Emily Chao present Windows to Eternity: Musical Icons from the Baroque to the Present, a lecture-recital featuring music for violin and piano by Heinrich Biber, Arvo Paert, Franz Schubert, and an original work by Dr. Muniz.
Past lectures are available as Video Lectures: Click here.
Past concerts are available as Video Concerts. Click here
Art Exhibits
The Fall ASA Art Gallery exhibit with featured artwork from Sean Toomey. This exhibit will end soon. Don’t forget that most work is available for purchase.
ASA Art Gallery – Upcoming ASA Art Gallery Exhibition for November! Join us on November 3rd for opening reception.
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 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.
