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Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250) | Backroom Deals in Our Own Backyards Arizona Daily Star | Mars Madness Arizona Daily Star | I Spy: Undercover at the CIA Arizona Daily Star | The Long Shadow of Foster Care Arizona Daily Star | He Did It His Way ... and Theirs Arizona Daily Star |
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670) | |||||
Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337) | |||||
Student Union Kachina (Seats 100) | No event | ||||
Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Student Union Sabino (Seats 87) | |||||
Student Union Kiva (Seats 100) | Women Shaping Poetry Max McCauslin and John Smith | The Poem IS Political Max McCauslin and John Smith | Sing, Slam, Shout! Max McCauslin and John Smith | Speak of the Body Max McCauslin and John Smith | No event |
UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250) | Look at the Bright Side Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Wit and Wonder Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Misfits, Meddlers and Murder Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Undiscovered Country Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | American Icons Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store |
The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217) | The Weight of Truth Visit Tucson | Dark Entities Visit Tucson | |||
Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89) | |||||
Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142) | |||||
Culinary Stage (Seats 265) | Romancing the Stove Arizona Appliance and Home | Salsa Daddy Arizona Appliance and Home | Reclaiming Indigenous Cuisine Arizona Appliance and Home | Preserving Foods for Modern Pioneers Arizona Appliance and Home | Truly Texas Mexican Plant-Based Cooking Arizona Appliance and Home |
UA Mall Tent (Seats 250) | Family Matters Pepper Viner Homes | The Lasting Impact of Fame Pepper Viner Homes | Tech Gone Wild Pepper Viner Homes | If You Like Basketball Pepper Viner Homes Lynn and Leonard Snyder | Bluff the Reader Pepper Viner Homes |
Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) | Indigenous Storytellers Pima County Public Library | Versed in Resilience: Latinx Poetry Pima County Public Library | Carrying Home: Migration Memories Pima County Public Library | Borderlore: Narrativas de la Frontera Pima County Public Library | ¡Ay, Amor!: Latinxs in Love Pima County Public Library |
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB (Seats 40) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110) | Celluloid West University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | History, Conflict and the Americas University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Untold Stories University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Southwest Families, Past and Present University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Art and the Southwest University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press |
National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146) | Stories Drawn from Nature Western National Parks | Hubbell Rug Show & WNP Essay Contest Western National Parks | Writing Across Landscapes Western National Parks | Forged by Wild Places Western National Parks | Hotshots: Courage in the Flames Western National Parks |
Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195) | Roots, Relics and Revelations Roche Tissue Diagnostics | Invisible Forces: From Airborne Agents to Global Poisons Roche Tissue Diagnostics Literarium | The Strange and the Fierce: Stories from Earth’s Wild Side Roche Tissue Diagnostics | Cosmic Questions Roche Tissue Diagnostics | |
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200) | Books Kids Love: Read One, Get 'Em All Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Magical Worlds of Mystery & Possibility Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Back to the Future: Traveling through Time Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Journey to the Lost Cities with Shannon Messenger Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Middle Grade Carousel: Inviting Connection Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books |
Education Room 349 (Seats 48) | |||||
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Education Room 351 (Seats 46) | |||||
Education Room 353 (Seats 92) | The Joy & Wonder of Our Natural World Helios Education Foundation | WARRIORS Fans Unite for Fun and Games Helios Education Foundation | Home Meets Heart: The Gifts of Family Helios Education Foundation | Animal Tales of Rescue, Courage & Connection Helios Education Foundation | WWII: War and Resistance Helios Education Foundation |
Education Room 437 (Seats 65) | Illustrator Studio: Paintings to Pixels The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Seeing Stories Around Us The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Ink and Watercolor The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Meaning in Materials The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Oil Painting and Perspective The William and Mary Ross Foundation |
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44) | |||||
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55) | Make It Your Own, Write a Retelling: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Design Amazing Characters for Video Games: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Spoken Word Poetry: YA Workshop Southside Community School | From Cartooning to Graphic Novels: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Writing as a Career: YA Workshop Southside Community School |
Sat, Mar 14 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
YA Author Stage (Seats 84) |
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250) | Looking for the Lost Boys Arizona Daily Star | America 250: Meet Paul Revere Arizona Daily Star | Who Was Amelia Earhart, Really? Arizona Daily Star | Why American Healthcare Isn't Arizona Daily Star | Fractured Politics, Shattered Lives Arizona Daily Star |
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670) | |||||
Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337) | |||||
Student Union Tucson Room (Seats 110) | |||||
Student Union Kachina (Seats 100) | No event | ||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Student Union Santa Rita (Seats 110) | No event | No event | |||
Student Union Sabino (Seats 87) | No event | ||||
Student Union Kiva (Seats 100) | Memory & Intimacy Max McCauslin and John Smith | Poetry vs. the Patriarchy Max McCauslin and John Smith | Imagined Borders Max McCauslin and John Smith | Translation & Ekphrasis Max McCauslin and John Smith | Meet the New Poet Laureates Max McCauslin and John Smith |
UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250) | No Amateurs Allowed Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Writing Love in Arizona Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | Barely Surviving (and Loving It) Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | That's Entertainment Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store | The Art of Unease Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store |
The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217) | Inspired By Visit Tucson | ||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300) | |||||
Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89) | No event | ||||
Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142) | |||||
Culinary Stage (Seats 265) | Modern Navajo Cooking Arizona Appliance and Home | Stand By Your Pan Arizona Appliance and Home | Treasured Recipes Lost and Found Arizona Appliance and Home | Cooking That Lingers Arizona Appliance and Home | DO NOT SCHEDULE Arizona Appliance and Home |
UA Mall Tent (Seats 250) | No Stones Unturned Pepper Viner Homes | Faithfully Dead Pepper Viner Homes | Can't We All Just Get Along? Pepper Viner Homes | Confessions of a Writer Pepper Viner Homes | |
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) | Sana Sana: Healing Through Heritage Pima County Public Library | Food and Culture: Hay Comida en la Casa Pima County Public Library | La Lucha Sigue: Resistance in Fiction Pima County Public Library | Once Upon a Cuento Pima County Public Library | Viva Tucson: Tucsonense History in Focus Pima County Public Library |
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300) | No event | ||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143) | |||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155) | No event | ||||
Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60) | No event | No event | |||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Integrated Learning Center Room 125AB (Seats 40) | No event | ||||
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110) | The Real Work Behind Great Events University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Meet Luis Alberto Urrea University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Adventures in Writing University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | Seeing the Southwest University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press | No event |
National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146) | Trailblazing Women of the Wild Western National Parks | Hubbell Rug Talk & WNP Essay Contest Western National Parks | Plants, Predators & Parasites Western National Parks | (In)visible Harms & Toxic Truths Western National Parks | Climate, Hope & Resilience Western National Parks |
Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195) | The Hidden Environment: What We Breathe, Drink and Hear Roche Tissue Diagnostics | Designing Tomorrow: Human Wisdom and the Promise of AI Roche Tissue Diagnostics | Medicine and Meaning in Today's World Roche Tissue Diagnostics | How We Heal Roche Tissue Diagnostics | Scientific Trailblazers Roche Tissue Diagnostics |
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200) | Teen Worlds: YA Author Carousel Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Celebrating 100 Years of HarperCollins Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Journey to the House of Shivers Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | Laugh-Out-Loud Fun in Graphic Novels Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books | On Your Mark, Get Set, Draw: Illustrator Draw-Off with Adam Rex Bookmans Entertainment Exchange HarperCollins Children's Books |
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Education Room 349 (Seats 48) | |||||
Education Room 351 (Seats 46) | |||||
Education Room 353 (Seats 92) | High-Stake Action: Saving What Matters Helios Education Foundation | Loss and Resistance: A Call to Action Helios Education Foundation | Facing Adversity through Courage & Connection Helios Education Foundation | Flights of Imagination and Discovery Helios Education Foundation | No event |
Education Room 437 (Seats 65) | Illustrator Studio: Acrylic Techniques The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Unusual Materials and Mold-making The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Exploring Shape & Color The William and Mary Ross Foundation | Illustrator Studio: Drawing Humans + Nature The William and Mary Ross Foundation | No event |
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44) | No event | ||||
Sun, Mar 15 | 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55) | Cartooning and Graphic Novels: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Building Worlds & Magic Systems: YA Workshop: Southside Community School | Creating a Meet Cute: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Commit to the Story: YA Workshop Southside Community School | Writing and Selling Your YA Novel: YA Workshop Southside Community School |
YA Author Stage (Seats 84) | No event |
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