Category Archives: Centennial
Celebrating Our Centennial: Wish Artist Trudi Fletcher a Happy Birthday This Weekend
What do the state of Arizona and Trudi Fletcher have in common? They are both celebrating their centennial year in 2012. During the month of May, Tubac Center of the Arts is privileged to feature the wonderful paintings of Trudi … Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Centennial in April
Yes, Arizona’s Centennial took place last February, but that doesn’t mean the celebrations have come to an end. We’ve listed a few Official Centennial Events taking place later this month: 77th Annual Tamale Dinner, April 20; Phoenix; The annual Friendly … Continue reading
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Celebrating Ed Mell… Governor’s Arts Award Artist of the Year Recipient
If you haven’t heard of Ed Mell, you’ve probably seen his work. If you haven’t seen his work, you’ve probably sent a letter out using the “Forever” stamp he designed in honor of Arizona’s Centennial — you can see his … Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Centennial: A Day-In-The-Life At ADOT
Our friends at ADOT put together a day-in-the-life video taken on February 14 in honor of our Arizona’s Centennial … the video has been posted to ADOTs blog and I thought I’d share … click here to catch a day’s … Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Centennial: Happy Birthday Susie Yazzie
Arizona Highways would like to wish Susie Yazzie a very happy birthday … This “grandmother of Monument Valley” is turning 100 and we thought we’d share a profile of Susie that appeared in the February 2011 issue of the magazine … Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Centennial: How Arizona Got Its Name
Several weeks ago, we received an interesting e-mail from our our friends at Tumácacori National Historical Park. In it, they talked about the meaning of the name Arizona……. According to the e-mail, Don Garate, former Chief of Interpretation at Tumacácori, … Continue reading
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