THE SALONS

Each month, members receive a calendar of the salon offerings. Members may attend any of the Zoom or in-person salons. They receive Zoom log in links and in-person host locations and directions.

The salons are all different in character ... in-person or on Zoom, the formats, personalities , and topics all vary. These meetings are small private group conversations with the opportunity for members to ask questions and interact with fun and interesting people. The salons offer a way to think about new ideas and exchange opinions. These events offer interactions with opportunities to make new friends.

December
Salons on Zoom or In-Person
Please Reserve Early for In-Person Salons
All times Mountain Standard Time

2nd Tuesday 6pm The Salon
Mass Extinction

Online from Boston, Andrew Knoll, PhD, the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard, author of ‘A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters’, will discuss the history of mass extinction.

7th Sunday 11am The Salon
A Film in Which I Play Everyone

Online from St. Louis, American poet Mary Jo Bang, PhD, a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, will discuss her book of poetry ‘A Film in Which I Play Everyone: Poems’.

10th Wednesday 6pm The Salon
Conversation with Ron Hansen

Ron Hansen, Arizona Republic national politics reporter and co-host of The Gaggle, will discuss current political issues.

13th Saturday 10am The Salon
Conversation with Will Humble
IN PERSON
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

IN PERSON, Will Humble, the Executive Director of the Arizona Public Health Association, will discuss current health issues in Arizona and the nation.

15th Monday 11am The Salon
Friends

Online from the United Kingdom, Robin Dunbar, PhD, a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist specializing in primates, who is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford, will discuss ideas from his book ‘Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships’.

20th Saturday 10am The Salon
Ancient Holidays and Celebrations
IN PERSON
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

IN PERSON, ASU Classics professor Sarah Bolmercich, PhD will discuss Ancient Holidays and Celebrations.

Please call or email Thomas for current salon offerings.

602-906-0091

thesalons@cox.net