ARIZONA FOCUS: Darwin Day, Groups and Events

Feb. 12 is the day we celebrate both Lincoln's and Darwin's birthday. These two great men were born on the same day: Feb. 12th, 1809.

Here is a Darwin Day event in Scottsdale, AZ: (note, the event is not on the 12th)

Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix's Darwin Day Celebration
Start Date and Time: 2008-02-10 09:00
Event Website: http://www.HSGP.org

Activities:
We will celebrate "Darwin Day" with our good friend, Dr. John Lynch, who has spoken to us in the past about Darwin, as well as Intelligent Design vs. Evolution. We will have special treats, handouts, the traditional Darwin quiz, and a birthday cake for Charles, who turns 199 this year!

Dr. Lynch teaches for Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University (where he is also affiliated with the Center for Biology & Society, and the History and Philosophy of Science Program). He received his initial training as an evolutionary biologist and, while he continues biological research, he now largely teaches and researches within the history of biology. Specializing in theological and cultural responses to evolutionary ideas, his ongoing primary research is an examination of Catholic responses to evolutionary thought. He has been studying American anti-evolutionism since 1996, and was involved (with other ASU faculty) with the fight to maintain strong evolutionary principles in the AZ K12 standards following challenges in 1998 and 2004. He has presented on anti-evolutionism and Intelligent Design Creationism at legal, educational, scientific, and public gatherings country-wide.

Address:
HomeTown Buffet, 1312 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ UNITED STATES
Sponsor: Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix
Contact: Susan Sackett, Susan@HSGP.org, 602-426-1313


Here are some Groups and Events in Arizona:

Monthly Meeting - District 17 Democrats - Pyle Center
When: second Tuesday of every month, 6:30 PM
Where: 655 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ

Northeast Phoenix Women in Blue
Monthly at 6:30 PM on the second Monday of each month at The Market Place, 777 Thunderbird, Phoenix

District 20 Democrats Meeting
Monthly at 7:00 PM on the second Monday of each month at the Ahwatukee Fire House

For more info go here: http://ld20.maricopademocrats.org/

Distroct 10 Democrats Meeting
Monthly at 7:00 PM on the first Thursday of each month at the Denny's at I17 & Dunlap


And for those who are interested in combining social events and politics, here are the Drinking Liberaly events in Arizona:

Flagstaff, Arizona
* Second Thursday of each month, 6:00-8:00 pm
* Bigfoot Bar-B-Q, 120 N Leroux St (basement of Old Town Shops)
* Hosted by Andy Stevenson and George Castleberry, flagstaff (at) drinkingliberally.org

Phoenix
* Every other Thursday, 5:30-9:00 pm
* Rosie McCaffrey's Irish Pub, 906 E Camelback Rd (9th St & Cameback on the North Side)
* http://www.rosiemccaffreys.com/index.htm
* Hosted by Stuart Dollar, phoenix (at) drinkingliberally.org

Scottsdale
* First Saturday of each month, 5:30 to 8:30
* Epicurean Wine Bar, 7101 E Thunderbird Rd (Southwest corner of Scottsdale Rd & T'bird)
* On T'bird at the west end of the retail area. It's tucked away and not hugely visible from the road.
* Starting in February, we will be meeting the first Saturday of each month.
* Please join us for a quick drink or the entire evening as we unite in promoting democracy one pint at a time! Cheers!!!
* Hosted by Vicki Billing, Susan Fletcher and Maureen Young, scottsdale (at) drinkingliberally.org

Tucson, Arizona
* Every Thursday, 6:00 pm onward
* The Shanty, 401 E 9th St (Fourth Ave. at the underpass)
* Please visit our chapter's web site for schedules, book club info, and more: http://arizona.typepad.com/drinkingliberally
* Hosted by Michael Bryan, Tasha Nelson and Shasta McManus, tucson (at) drinkingliberally.org