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 residents 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.

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 ~

AV/ASA events: Wednesday 4/15 Lecture by Don Swann, Retired Rangeland Manager/SNP Biologist will speak 3-4pm in the Ko...
04/11/2026

AV/ASA events: Wednesday 4/15 Lecture by Don Swann, Retired Rangeland Manager/SNP Biologist will speak 3-4pm in the Koffler Great Room and on Zoom. Both the Park and the Rincon Valley in which we live are part of a wildlife corridor and the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem. Don will highlight research on vegetation and wildlife in the Park and surrounding Valley, and he'll suggest ways residents can help with conservation efforts. He'll also focus on the history of the Rocking K after its cattle ranching days as it moved into its present day development and the role of the Rincon Institute, a nonprofit conservation organization in protecting and managing natural resources.

AV/ASA events: Monday Lecture on Cosmic Predators asks "Can Black Holes Shut Down Galaxy Growth?" April 13th 3-4pm in...
04/11/2026

AV/ASA events: Monday Lecture on Cosmic Predators asks "Can Black Holes Shut Down Galaxy Growth?" April 13th 3-4pm in the Koffler Great Room and on Zoom. Speaker will be Yongda Zhu PhD post-doctoral research Associate James Webb Space Telescope znIIR Cam & MIRI Teams, Stewart Observatory, UofA.

Village views: Colorful pony wall and spring vegetation. Can you spot the birdie walking on the wall?
04/11/2026

Village views: Colorful pony wall and spring vegetation. Can you spot the birdie walking on the wall?

AV gardens: Agave next to one Village home is reaching for the sky!!~ Image and info thanks to AV resident Bev Robertso...
04/11/2026

AV gardens: Agave next to one Village home is reaching for the sky!!
~ Image and info thanks to AV resident Bev Robertson ~

AV activities: Yesterday, a group of Villagers hiked up Madera Canyon to Josephine’s Saddle (7000ft high) in the Santa ...
04/10/2026

AV activities: Yesterday, a group of Villagers hiked up Madera Canyon to Josephine’s Saddle (7000ft high) in the Santa Ritas, 6.8 mi with an elevation gain of approx'ly 1500ft. A nice, medium hike in beautiful weather. Madera Canyon lies about 40mi SSW of the Village.
~ Imagery by Bob Linden/info thanks to AV resident Leah Hewitt ~

View from the Village: Looking past an in-bloom backyard ocotillo easterly toward the Rincon Range with intervening sag...
04/09/2026

View from the Village: Looking past an in-bloom backyard ocotillo easterly toward the Rincon Range with intervening saguaros and old ranch water tank on a ridge.

We are a VERY welcoming, easy-going, close-knit community designed to accommodate middle age "kids" in their 50s up to 9...
04/08/2026

We are a VERY welcoming, easy-going, close-knit community designed to accommodate middle age "kids" in their 50s up to 90+ (similar in many respects to classic "small town" America).

ASA outreach: Andrada Polytech Senior Exit Project Judging. AV has been supplying judges for this event over the past ...
04/08/2026

ASA outreach: Andrada Polytech Senior Exit Project Judging. AV has been supplying judges for this event over the past 2 decades!
~ Heads-up and info thanks to Villager Patti Kuvik ~

The Vail Chorale is returning to the Village!!! Sunday April 19th 3pm in the Koffler Great Room! "How Can I Keep from S...
04/07/2026

The Vail Chorale is returning to the Village!!! Sunday April 19th 3pm in the Koffler Great Room!
"How Can I Keep from Singing?" and includes "Zion"s Walls", "Deep River", "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair", and "16 Tons", among many more.

04/07/2026

The Vail Chorale was founded by a couple of Villagers more than a decade ago!

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AV avifauna: Ash-Throated Fly Catcher at a bath. Water seems to be getting important to our local avians. These Fly Cat...
04/07/2026

AV avifauna: Ash-Throated Fly Catcher at a bath. Water seems to be getting important to our local avians. These Fly Catchers are just now arriving for the spring breeding season. They're one of the birds that nest in the saguaro holes made by Gila woodpeckers.
~ Image and Birdie ID by Villager John Hobbs with additional info by Bev Robertson ~

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13701 E. Langtry Lane
Tucson, AZ
85747

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