“Join us for the opening lecture of Special Collections newest exhibition “40 Years of Tucson Meet Yourself” on Sept. 12 from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The evening includes a discussion about the early days of Tucson Meet Yourself featuring Dr. Jim Griffith, retired UA professor, former director of the Southwest Center and founder and former director of Tucson Meet Yourself.

A panel of notable festival volunteers and friends, including Dan Madden, Loma Griffith, Debbie Friesen, Fred Klein, Richard Morales and Gary Tenen, will also share stories and reminiscences of Tucson Meet Yourself from its earliest days and how it evolved into the largest folk life festival in the Southwest.

This lecture will be at Special Collections. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Bob Diaz at diazj@u.library.arizona.edu.”

Listen to the program audio here: