Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Comes to Arizona Opera
Book lovers and opera aficionados have the chance to relive Arizona's Wild West with a true Arizona lady, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Connor, and her brother Alan Day will share stories from their lives growing up on the Lazy B, a family ranch that covered 250 square miles of windswept land along the Gila River.
Conversations with Sandra Day O'Connor will be held on Tuesday October 6th at 2 pm at the Arizona Opera Center, 1636 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. The discussion will be moderated by General Director Ryan Taylor.
Sandra Day O'Connor's Lazy B: A memoir of Western Life
Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest is O'Connor's memoir of western life in the early 20th century. Here hard working cowboys fought to bring life to the desert, herding cattle, fixing windmills and praying for rain. Where both electricity and plumbing were luxuries, young Sandra and Alan grew up at the Lazy B learning to be self-reliant, and respect both the desolate beauty of ranch life, and its many natural dangers.
O'Connor's time spent on the Lazy B prepared her for many firsts in later life, as she confronted a male-dominated legal profession, raised a family, and ran for elected office. She became the first Republican woman to serve as Arizona's senate majority leader; and after years as both a county and state appeals court judge, she ascended to the United States Supreme Court as its first female justice in 1981.
Book event held in advance of premiere of Arizona Lady
This engagingly told story of hard work, family devotion and perseverance is the first book reviewed by the Arizona Opera Book Club as members prepare for the U.S. opera company premiere of Arizona Lady, Emmerich Kálmán's comic operetta which opens in Tucson October 10 & 11 in Tucson Music Hall and October 16 - 18 in Symphony Hall.
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR AND ALAN DAY TO DISCUSS LAZY B IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARIZONA OPERA BOOK CLUB EVENTS
Conversations with Sandra Day O'Connor is a free event for members of the Arizona Opera Book Club. The Arizona Opera Book Club is a free program with regular meetings at Changing Hands (Phoenix) and Antigone Books (Tucson) with books selected to explore themes surrounding Arizona Opera's five 2015/16 main stage productions at Symphony Hall and Tucson Music Hall.
Become a member of the Arizona Opera Book Club and register to attend Conversations with Sandra Day O'Connor free at www.azopera.org/bookclub
Arizona Book Club Special Event
Conversations with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Allan Day
Moderated by Arizona Opera General Director, Ryan Taylor
Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 2 pm
Arizona Opera Center
1636 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix AZ 85004
Free to attend, register at azopera.com/bookclub
Other Book Club Events
Lazy B Book Club - Tucson
6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5
Location University of Arizona Poetry Center
1508 E. Helen Street
Tucson AZ 85721
Free to attend, register at azopera.com/bookclub
Lazy B Book Club - Phoenix
7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12
Changing Hands Bookstore
300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Free to attend, register at azopera.com/bookclub
Mention that you're a member of the Arizona Opera Book Club at Changing Hands in Phoenix or Antigone Books in Tucson and receive 20% off hard cover books and 10 percent off paperback books. More information about Arizona Opera's Book Club and other activities to enhance your opera experience is available at azopera.org/events.