The Academy Village

The Academy Village - Unique community in the beautiful Rincon Valley SE of Tucson.
- Founded by UA President Emeritus
- Home of the Arizona Senior Academy (ASA)

The Academy Village is a vibrant and friendly retirement community ideal for active, independent adults who have no intention of retiring from life. It is located in the foothills of the beautiful Rincon Mountains, just east of Tucson Arizona and next door to one of the nation’s great national parks. Cultural events, fitness classes, lectures, and a wide variety of interest groups provide resident

s with limitless possibilities for personal growth, well-being, and creativity. The village is uniquely designed to facilitate pursuing the next stages of life after 50 among friends in a physically and intellectually stimulating environment. Residents are typically engineers, physicians, nurses, teachers, attorneys, homemakers, business owners, professors, retired government including military, psychologists, astronomers, writers and more. The Village contains only about 230 homes and a small, exceptionally "user-friendly" assisted living complex, making it easy for residents from 45 to 90+ to quickly become and remain a part of the community. At the heart of our Village is The Arizona Senior Academy, a non-profit corporation devoted to life-long learning, thinking, and doing in the context of local community outreach. Life in Academy Village keeps residents engaged whether they plan to continue working, volunteer in community efforts, participate in educational or leisure activities, or discover an entirely new passion. The purpose of this page is to share the activities of the Village and multi-media reflections of its dramatically beautiful environment with family, friends and potential residents. Note: Content of this Page is controlled by and may be used only with permission of the AV Media Group.

ASA Wednesday Lecture:  Memory Architecture - A New View of Fear in the Brain  April 22nd 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Koffler...
04/20/2026

ASA Wednesday Lecture: Memory Architecture - A New View of Fear in the Brain April 22nd 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Koffler Great Room and on zoom.  UofA Prof Lindsay Halladay, Department of Neuroscience, will explore a surprising shift in how we
understand the brain.

ASA concerts:  Philip Alejo and Rie Tanaka will perform Friday, April 24th at 11:30am in the Koffler Great Room.  UofA ...
04/20/2026

ASA concerts: Philip Alejo and Rie Tanaka will perform Friday, April 24th at 11:30am in the Koffler Great Room. UofA faculty artists, double bassist and bass/baritone singer Philip Alejo, and pianist Rie Tanaka, present music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten and Jacob Richman, weaving folk song traditions of the British Isles and Appalachia in intriguing settings.

AV ersatz avifauna:   Oh JOY!  After a long period of reclusiveness, our FABULOUS FLAMBOYANCE of plastic pink avians has...
04/19/2026

AV ersatz avifauna: Oh JOY! After a long period of reclusiveness, our FABULOUS FLAMBOYANCE of plastic pink avians has landed at 13811 E. Langtry Lane! According to Village legend, these bodacious birds have been migrating aperiodically from house to house in our community for the past 20 years. The landing sites they select are the homes of AV residents notable for having done good works that better our community in every and any imaginable way. If past behavior patterns persist, our pink phoenicopteridae will remain in view at this location for at least several weeks then vanish for one or more months before landing in the front yard of another Village home.

AV flora:  Desert Willow on Galileo Lane burst into bloom during the past 24hrs.  This hearty perennial will flower repe...
04/18/2026

AV flora: Desert Willow on Galileo Lane burst into bloom during the past 24hrs. This hearty perennial will flower repeatedly throughout the hot weather twixt now and early fall. Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and moths visit these flowers, while Goldfinch and quail like the seedpods.

ASA Monday lecture:  "Immunity Kings, Presidents, and Law Enforcement" Monday, April 20th 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Koffler...
04/17/2026

ASA Monday lecture: "Immunity Kings, Presidents, and Law Enforcement" Monday, April 20th 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Koffler Great Room and on zoom. Greg Sakall Part-time Prof. of Practice & Guest Lecturer, James E. Rogers College of Law, U of A and Judge, Pima County Superior Court.

ASA concerts:  The Vail Chorale will perform in our Koffler Great Room Sunday, April 19th at 3:00pm!  This their Spring...
04/17/2026

ASA concerts: The Vail Chorale will perform in our Koffler Great Room Sunday, April 19th at 3:00pm! This their Spring Concert “How Can I Keep From Singing?” It celebrates Americana in arrangements of traditional folk songs and spirituals, including a Leadbelly tune and Sixteen Tons, plus arrangements by Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. Villagers were instrumental in founding this group.

First and, at the moment, ONLY blossom on a large pear cactus plant out front of one Village home. Following pollination...
04/15/2026

First and, at the moment, ONLY blossom on a large pear cactus plant out front of one Village home. Following pollination by insects, bats and/or birds this and its fellow flowers will wither while their bases swell into lovely red edible "tuna" fruits. These red tuna should be ready for harvesting mid-summer.

AV avifauna:  Poised Goldfinch perched lending and blending his colors to enrich this superlative Spring chromatic compo...
04/15/2026

AV avifauna: Poised Goldfinch perched lending and blending his colors to enrich this superlative Spring chromatic composition!
~ Image, ideas and birdie ID thanks to Villager John Dobbs ~

AV flora:  Signs of Spring - flower bedecked backyard off Eliot Lane.~ Image thanks to Villager Bev Roberson ~
04/14/2026

AV flora: Signs of Spring - flower bedecked backyard off Eliot Lane.
~ Image thanks to Villager Bev Roberson ~

AV amphibians:    Young YOUNG Sonoran Desert Toad.  Multiple like this reported in one Villager's back yard; they're now...
04/14/2026

AV amphibians: Young YOUNG Sonoran Desert Toad. Multiple like this reported in one Villager's back yard; they're now only about 2" long. But they can grow to become 7" or more, the largest toad native to the USA! No touching - they exude a psychoactive toxin.
~ Images thanks to AV resident Krista Kenyon; frogie ID by Chris Holtz ~

AV gardens:  Purple pear now blooming beautifully in a Village home's side yard! This is one of very few cacti that prod...
04/13/2026

AV gardens: Purple pear now blooming beautifully in a Village home's side yard! This is one of very few cacti that produce purple pigmentation in the stem.

AV weather:  Old Sol's late day light and a smidge of rain embellished our skies last evening with a lovely little 'bow....
04/12/2026

AV weather: Old Sol's late day light and a smidge of rain embellished our skies last evening with a lovely little 'bow.
~ Image thanks to Villager John Dobbs ~

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13701 E. Langtry Lane
Tucson, AZ
85747

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