Voyager Lecture Series: The natural function of nicotine and other botanical tales of intrigue from Kayenta’s neighborhood LECTURES & IDEAS Voyager Lecture Series Presentation by Ian T. Baldwin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena Germany, and the DI Ranch, Motoqua, UT Tuesday, May 28, 2024 // 7:30pm Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Geology of Southern Utah: Deep Time to Real Time With Dr. Cari Johnson Thursday, September 26, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater Uncover the secrets of Southern Utah’s dramatic landscapes with Dr. Cari Johnson! Journey through time at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta’s Voyager Lecture Series: […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES The Ancient Life of Washington County With Jerry Harris Tuesday, October 29, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater Join fan-favorite presenter, Jerry Harris, for an exploration of ancient life in Washington County. Jerry Harris is the Director of Paleontology Science Department at Utah Tech University, and is an […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES First Peoples and Ancestral Puebloan Culture With Diana Hawks Tuesday, December 3, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater For more than 2,000 years the Ancestral Puebloan people lived and thrived in the northern part of the Southwestern U.S. Learn about how they and their predecessors survived and adapted […]
UNLOCKING THE ARTS: The Magician's Sister Arrive Early for the Conversation! January 18, 2024 // 6:30pm Guest Scholar: Jami Brandli, MFA Creative Writing Discussion: Magic and Gender through new writing and performance. The Magician’s Sister is an award-winning new play that follows the story of two sisters over the course of thirty years, exploring […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES The Southern Paiute Story With Autumn Gillard Tuesday, January 28, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater The Southern Paiutes (Nung’wu) have traditionally lived here, in this region, since time immemorial. According to the tribe’s traditional creation stories, the Nung’wu were chosen to live in the most beautiful place […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Southern Utah History Through Picture and Word With Lyman Hafen and Roland Lee Tuesday, February 25, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater This year’s Voyager Lecture Series follows “The History of This Land,” from the deep time studied in geology, through modern concerns related to our changing environment. […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Colonization and Counterculture: Utah’s Fertility and Social Transformation With Jason Bonham Tuesday, March 25, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater This year’s Voyager Lecture Series follows “The History of This Land,” from the deep time studied in geology, through modern concerns related to our changing environment. Known to […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Stories from the Atomic Age With Matthew Malinowski, The Atomic Museum Tuesday, April 29, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater This year’s Voyager Lecture Series follows “The History of This Land,” from the deep time studied in geology, through modern concerns related to our changing environment. April’s program […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Valley Fever and Our Rapidly Changing Environment With Dr. Katharine S. Walter and Dr. Ginamarie Foglia Tuesday, May 20, 7:30pm Social Hour begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater This year’s Voyager Lecture Series follows “The History of This Land,” from the deep time studied in geology, through modern concerns related to […]
Kayenta 100 Project: First Five Decades Part I: The Beginnings, 1976-1986 Sunday, September 14, 2025 | 3:00pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater A look back at Kayenta’s visionary start—when a dream of intentional desert living first took root. This event traces the original land acquisition, early designs, and the radical idea of building a sustainable, artful […]
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES Images of Jupiter from a New Perspective: Science and Art with Candice Koharcheck, Ph.D. Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7:30pm | Social Hour Begins at 6:30pm The Lorraine Boccardo Theater Our Voyager Lecture Series returns with an evening that journeys to the edge of human exploration—Jupiter. In 2016, NASA’s Juno […]
