Arizona Lecture Series Features "Teddy Roosevelt Returns" by Joe Wiegand Feb. 5th

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. - Feb. 1, 2018 - PRLog -- "Teddy Roosevelt Returns" will be the topic of the week of the Arizona Lecture Series presented by the Apache Junction Unified School District's Arizona Lecture Series. Joe Wiegand will provide insights into the life of this colorful president who was the youngest to assume the presidency and is known as the namesake of the "Teddy Bear".

The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 2525 S. Ironwood Dr. in Apache Junction. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased online tickets at www.ajusd.org under the payment center on the District website, or at AJUSD, 1575 W. Southern Ave. in Apache Junction.

There are eight lectures remaining highlighting western topics in the Arizona Lecture Series program presented by the AJUSD. The remaining lectures include:

Feb. 12, Laura Tohe, "The Navajo Code Talkers"

Feb. 19, Jim Turner, "The Last Gunfight: the True Stories of Tombstone"

Feb. 26, John Westerlund, "Flagstaff Pioneer John Elden: Murder, Mystery, Myth and History"

March 5, Heidi Osselar, "Arizona's Deadliest Gunfight: Draft Resistance and Tragedy at the Power Cabin, 1918"

March 12, Bill Harrison, "Soil Soldiers! The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona"

March 19, Marshall Trimble, "Trimble Tales"

March 26, Dr. Jay Cravath, "Honky Tonks, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona"

For more information contact Zach Lundquest at 480-982-1110, ext. 2250 or visit www.ajusd.org..