Do you remember taking Spanish in high school? Dr. Christine Marin will tell us how Spanish became a major course of study because of Gràcia Liliana Fernàndez.

Dr. Marin, Professor Emeritus, Archivist-Historian at ASU, is the founder of the prestigious archival repository, Chicano/Chicana Research Collection and Archives at the Hayden Library in Tempe. She has won many awards for her work, and she is also the President of the Tempe History Society. She proudly hails from Globe, Arizona where she maintains close ties to the community and was inducted in the Globe High School Hall of Fame.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve your place with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by Thursday, January 2. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.

Hang on to your Guccis! This month we are joined by Kathie May, former president of the Arizona Costume Institute (ACI). ACI was founded in 1966 to support Phoenix Art Museum's Fashion Department in the acquisition and preservation of garments and accessories of historical and aesthetic significance. It also promotes appreciation and support of the museum's fashion exhibitions, which feature fashion as an art and cultural phenomenon.

Kathie May is a Fiesta Bowl emerita and Maricopa Community College professor emerita. We welcome her and the fashion stories she tells.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve your place with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by January 30, 2025. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.