A program of the City of Tempe

The historic Niels Petersen House, an 1892 red-brick Queen Anne Victorian home preserved by Tempe History Museum.

Sat 1 Aug 2026, 6:00pm

Tempe Stories: An Oral History Night

at Tempe History Museum

Free eventNo ticket required.

Longtime residents share the Tempe they remember — the canals, the drive-ins, the college town that grew up around them. Recorded live for the museum's oral history archive. Free; no ticket required. Doors open at 6:00pm.

Photo gallery

A full audience seated in a red-walled theater, watching the stage intently.
An empty theater auditorium seen from the balcony, its tiers and chandelier in shadow, lit only by a single ghost light standing on the bare stage.
A close-up of an abstract painting: thick red, blue, yellow, and black paint splattered and layered across textured canvas.