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Upcoming Events

City of Surprise Arts & Culture

LIVE at Asante

Surprise, AZ MST
LIVE is a free and casual outdoor performance series at Asante Library for all ages. Featuring live music provided by On Stage Now, free arts activities and food trucks! Bring your lawn chair, your friends and your family fo… read more

AZ Speaks: The Colorado River and It's Wonders - A Study in Water Use and Conservation

Surprise, AZ MST
The Colorado River is a critical source of the West’s water supply, supporting 40 million people, nearly 6 million acres of agriculture, and tribes across seven states and portions of Mexico. At 1,450 miles long the Colorado… read more

Expressions in Full Bloom Art Workshop

Surprise, AZ MST
Join us in a creative experience where your emotions and ideas blossom into beautiful works of art! In "Expressions in Full Bloom" you’ll create unique pieces of art that represent your inner bloom—whether it's a feeling, an… read more

AZ Speaks: Arizona's Cosmic Connections

Surprise, AZ MST
This program celebrates Arizona’s multifaceted relationship with the universe, highlighting its significant contributions to space exploration, sustainability, research, and the enduring celestial stories of its Indigenous p… read more

AZ Speaks: Getting Deeper into the Grand Canyon and Other Natural Wonders

Surprise, AZ MST
Why are we drawn to such places as the Grand Canyon? Why are people moved to travel from all around the world to visit and explore them? In this presentation, we will discuss people’s relationship with the natural landscape … read more

AZ Speaks: Contando Con Tata

Surprise, AZ MST
The life and music of an Arizona Legend! Lalo Guerrero, a Mexican American singer-songwriter from Tucson, is considered the Godfather of Chicano Music. He was a Grammy award winner and received the Presidential Medal of Hono… read more

AZ Speaks: Seeing the Desert

Surprise, AZ MST
Most Arizonans are not originally from Arizona, and most come from places that are far greener and milder of climate than our desert. For many of us, it takes a shift of eye and of attitude to appreciate this hot, dry place—… read more
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Past Events

AZ Speaks: Multilingual Baseball

AZ Speaks: Multilingual Baseball

Surprise, AZ
Transnational baseball is a microcosm of globalizing societies around the world, inviting audiences to consider what we can learn from the bilingual understandings and misunderstandings that arise in everyday interactions. This presentation shares the voices of players, coaches, front office person…
Wednesday, September 25 2024 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

AZ Speaks: Beyond the Kitsch - The Pervasive Spirit of Our Indigenous Creative Community

AZ Speaks: Beyond the Kitsch - The Pervasive Spirit of Our Indigenous Creative Community

Surprise, AZ
Throughout the Southwest, tourists and locals encounter a range of Indigenous art, from manufactured and imported cultural appropriations to fine art in galleries and museums. The state’s creative Indigenous communities are sometimes lost in what is popularly featured as Native American Art. In thi…
Wednesday, November 13 2024 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

AZ Speaks: Authoring Home - Arizona's Indigenous and Chicano Literary History

AZ Speaks: Authoring Home - Arizona's Indigenous and Chicano Literary History

Surprise, AZ
Arizona is often thought of in the context of “The West,” that is, as a frontier that needed to be tamed and populated by settlers coming from the eastern and midwestern parts of the U.S. Literarily, this has meant that many stories from and about Arizona center settlers and their relationships not…
Monday, March 10 2025 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

AZ Speaks: Learning to Live Together: Martin Luther King Jr. and His Philosophy of the Beloved Community

AZ Speaks: Learning to Live Together: Martin Luther King Jr. and His Philosophy of the Beloved Community

Surprise, AZ
One of the most important concepts in Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings is the idea of “the beloved community,” the possibility of a society in which people from diverse backgrounds and economic circumstances learn to live together. Conflict in any society, he taught, is inevitable, but it can be …
Wednesday, January 15 2025 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Outdoor Sketching Tour: Community Park

Outdoor Sketching Tour: Community Park

Surprise, AZ
On this tour participants will explore public art outside at the Surprise Community Park. Teaching artist, Rae Wilson will guide participants to create their own sketches, taking notice of the art and creativity all around us in a fun, low-stress, outdoor, judgement-free zone. This event is for all…
Sat, Nov 2 2024 10:00 AM Wed, Jan 22 2025 12:00 PM

AZ Speaks: Take A Hike! Explore, Enhance, and Experience Your Understanding of Arizona

AZ Speaks: Take A Hike! Explore, Enhance, and Experience Your Understanding of Arizona

Surprise, AZ
There are only eleven designated national scenic trails in the United States. Our Grand Canyon State has one of them—the Arizona National Scenic Trail! In this discussion, participants will have opportunities to: explore the history of the creation of Arizona’s greatest volunteer project; enhance t…
Wednesday, October 23 2024 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

AZ Speaks: By the Time They Came - African American Men of AZ

AZ Speaks: By the Time They Came - African American Men of AZ

Surprise, AZ
In this presentation, Dr. Anokye, explores the untold stories and accomplishments of African American men in Arizona. Dr. Anokye focuses on identifying the common threads of the African American community that have enriched and given meaning to their lives–striving for education/schooling, work liv…
Wednesday, February 12 2025 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Tour of Artist Joe Tyler's Home Studio

Tour of Artist Joe Tyler's Home Studio

Surprise, AZ
Take a free tour of the home studio of local artist Joe Tyler. Tyler has worked on over one hundred projects, most of them large public art sculptures with strong botanical influences. Several of Tyler’s works live in the Surprise Public Art Collection and can be found through out Surprise. On the …
Wed, Oct 2 2024 10:00 AM Wed, Feb 26 2025 12:00 PM

AZ Speaks: Dr. Pearl Tang - Pathbreaker in Public Health

AZ Speaks: Dr. Pearl Tang - Pathbreaker in Public Health

Surprise, AZ
In 1960, Dr. Pearl Mao Tang became chief of the Maricopa County Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. A Chinese American, who had fought to obtain a medical license in Arizona, Tang was instrumental in lowering the infant mortality rate in the state’s most populous county. Working in the Phoenix met…
Wednesday, May 22 2024 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Outdoor Sketching Tour: City Hall

Outdoor Sketching Tour: City Hall

Surprise, AZ
On this tour participants will explore public art outside at City Hall. Teaching artist, Rae Wilson will guide participants to create their own sketches, taking notice of the art and creativity all around us in a fun, low-stress, outdoor, judgement-free zone. This event is for all ages and skill le…
Wed, Oct 16 2024 10:00 AM Sat, Feb 22 2025 12:00 PM

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