Historymakers Gala XII

 Presenter Barbara Barrett, Honoree Ed Beauvais, Pat Faur

Fabulous evening filled with Tuxedos, Turquoise and talented honorees. Kudos to co-chairs Deb Hester and Pat Faur for all their hard work in creating this AMAZING event. So many people to give credit to especially President Anne Lupica, all the committee members, and Andrea Evans of Evans Communications. The Arizona Biltmore ballroom never looked so good, the speeches and videos were inspiring and the food was delicious. The professional pictures will come later but here's a few teasers.

Honoree Wink Crigler

Honoree Senator Jon Kyl

Honorees Rosellen and Harry Papp

Deb Hester, Honoree Robert Spetzler MD, presenter Jim Bruner, Pat Faur

Deb Hester, presenter Bill Shover, Dr Warren Stewart, Pat Faur

The Historical League presents Arizona Historymakers Gala XII

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Arizona Biltmore, 2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016.

The Historymakers Gala is a unique opportunity to celebrate and preserve for future generations the important and diverse contributions made to Arizona history by our honorees. The theme for the evening is "Turquoise & Tuxedos," and the dress is "Western Black Tie" . . . which translates: to wearing what is celebratory, with perhaps a western or turquoise touch, and comfortable and fun for you.
The selected 2017 honorees will be presented and honored at the Gala dinner. The highlight of the evening is a video program that tells each Historymaker’s unique life story and accomplishments.
Tickets are $350/person. There are also sponsorship opportunities.
The Historical League has been holding the Historymakers event since 1992 with the purpose of: raising funds for education, exhibits, and other programs that assist the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park; contributing to the museum’s artifact, oral history and photograph collections; increasing public awareness of the 80,000-square-foot history museum; recognizing and honoring outstanding living Arizonans and celebrating Arizona’s statehood day, February 14, 1912.
To learn about the 2017 honorees, or to purchase tickets online,  go to https://www.historicalleague.org/event-inside.aspx?ProductID=74

2017 Historymaker Gala and Recognition Program

It's exciting to see the 2017 Historymakers Gala and Recognition Program coming together. Invitations were mailed last week. The Historical League is proud to recognize such an outstanding group of honorees for the Historymakers Gala March 4, 2017. Their stories and artifacts will continue to be told at the Historymakers Lobby Exhibit at AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park after the Gala event.

History of MLK Day in AZ by Dr. Warren Stewart

The History of Martin Luther King Day in Arizona, a presentation by Historymaker Dr. Warren Stewart will be held at AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park on January 19 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Hear the challenging yet triumphant story of how the Arizonan African-American community came together in the 1980s to work towards recognition of the famous civil rights leader. Dr. Stewart served as the first General Chairperson for Arizonans for a Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday which contributed significantly to the legislative passage of Arizona’s Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on September 21, 1989.
Dr. Stewart also organized and led Victory Together, Inc., a broad-based coalition that campaigned for a Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day in Arizona which was won by a historic vote of the people in the general election on November 3, 1992. Join us for an interactive discussion and Q&A with Dr. Stewart about this historic achievement and how it relates to current issues.

Admission to the event is free. Does not include admission to museum. Donations welcome.