Salon and Saloon Lecture Series
Join us for our monthly lecture series, Salon and Saloon. Each month’s lecture focuses on a different aspect of Arizona’s history, given from the unique perspective of historians, authors, and archaeologists.
Lectures are at BARRIO BREWING CO. located at 800 E 16th St, Tucson, AZ 85719
Except for March 20, which is at the PRESIDIO MUSEUM.
$7 members, $10 general, $10 at the door
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 2 pm
Bill Singleton: Story of The Anza Trail in Art – Register Here
Join artist Bill Singleton, whose art graces our Presidio, Tubac’s Presidio, and the Tucson train station, as he tells the story of the Anza Trail through his art.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 2 pm
Homer Thiel: What was on the Dinner Table at the Presidio? – Register Here
Archaeological and documentary research has provided extensive evidence for how food was grown, stored, and cooked at the Presidio.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 2 pm
Mauro Trejo: Jose de Urrea: Tucson’s Forgotten Hero – Register Here
Jose de Urrea, born at the Tucson Presidio, was a Mexican general who played a significant role in Mexico’s history. Today, most people have never heard of one of Tucson’s most influential sons.
Saturday, February 20, 2027 at 2 pm
Mike Anderson: Salons, Brothels, and Opera Houses – Register Here
Join historian Mike Anderson on a journey into Southern Arizona’s scandalous past and learn about some of the more colorful aspects of Arizona’s history.
Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 2 pm
Alex La Pierre: St Patrick’s Battalion and the Mexican-American War – Register Here
Hear the story of Irish immigrants who fought for the United States during the Mexican-American War, but switched sides and formed a battalion that fought for Mexico.
Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 2 pm
Ron Benson: Patch of Ground: the Armory Park Area – Register Here
The Armory Park area is well known for being the location of Camp Lowell, but the area goes farther back than this. Ron Benson will cover 300 years of the area’s history.