Two events in early June will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the car-bomb murder of Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles on June 2, 1976, at what was the Hotel Clarendon in midtown Phoenix.

• “You Can’t Kill a Story” is a “gathering of storytellers at the scene of the crime,”  the Clarendon Hotel and Spa itself, 401 W. Clarendon, from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2. “Law enforcement, firefighters, journalists, and family members will recall their first person memories of that unforgettable day,” according to the event’s Eventbrite page where tickets are sold at $25 each. The gathering, presented by the Arizona Centennial Theatre Foundation, will be held at the hotel’s rooftop Sky Deck bar. A reception is to follow.
• The Arizona Storytellers will present “Stories Behind the Stories,” 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University’s downtown campus, 555 N. Central Ave., In addition to recounting other journalistic efforts, the evening will “feature stories of Bolles’ work, life and death, as well as ones about the continued relevance of Arizona-based investigative and watchdog journalism,” according to the event’s Facebook page. A $12 donation is suggested; get tickets here.