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Discover Flagstaff — Find spring events this week, including First Friday Artwork, with Flagstaff 365
First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Flagstaff
Join us in Downtown Flagstaff on the First Friday of each month for art and music! 5 p.m.
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Sedona Arts Center — FREE EVENT! Celebrate Sedona April 5
4–6pm at Sedona Arts Center
Sponsored by: City of Sedona
Music: Mother Road Trio
Food: The Cheesy Javelina
Artist Demonstrations & Special Exhibition:
Jan Sitts: A Retrospective
SAC Ceramics Department Demos & Sale
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 4/3/23
Sedona Arts Center — SAVE THE DATE! Jan Sitts: A Retrospective
This unique exhibit features specially chosen works bridging 40 years of Jan’s career as an artist and features a wide-variety of media.
Jan Sitts, a well known artist-painter and teacher has influenced people all over the country with her unique style she created many years ago. After moving to Sedona, Arizona in 1986 she continued her style of layering painting then moving into abstraction. She has an impressive art background, along with studying at the Kansas City Art Institute and B.A, degree at Western Colorado University. She has been teaching art for decades and will be teaching again this May and November at Sedona Art Center. She has authored two books “Its in the Detail* and “Textured, Color, Feeling.”
Theatrikos April Newsletter — Musical Comedy Spelling Bee Opens Tomorrow, Illusionist on Tuesday
Discover Flagstaff — Find spring events this week with Flagstaff 365
Thursday-Saturday, March 30-April 2
The Northern Arizona Book Festival, Flagstaff
A festival of literary art, culture, and community on the Colorado Plateau.
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Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 3/27/23
Discover Flagstaff — Find spring events this week with Flagstaff 365
Easter Bunny, Flagstaff Mall — March 24-25
The Easter Bunny has returned to Flagstaff Mall. Fri. 3 p.m. & Sat. 12 p.m.
Coconino County Parks & Recreation — Public Meetings (March 22) for Proposed Fair Fees
Coconino County Parks and Recreation is inviting you to attend presentations to learn more about the proposed Coconino County Fair fee updates.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22 beginning at 6:00 PM through Microsoft Teams. We expect these presentations to last approximately 1 hour including the Q&A. You can learn more, RSVP to those meetings, and provide comments at coconinocountyfair.com/feeupdate. The public may also post comments and questions to the Fair’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CoconinoCountyFair.
Friends of Flagstaff’s Future — March Film Series continues March 22, 29
View this email in your browser Watch the trailer here. All films shown at 7 PM The Murdoch Community Center 203 E. Brannen Avenue Free! Upcoming Film March 29: Powerlands In this award-winning documentary, Flagstaff-raised Diné filmmaker…
NAU Review — World Water Day, learn about NAU students’ Super Bowl activities and a look at NAU en Español
What sustainable freshwater management looks like in Arizona
World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on March 22. The day highlights the importance of freshwater and the need for sustainable management of freshwater resources—a pressing issue for all. Abe Springer, professor of ecohydrogeology in the School of Earth and Sustainability, shared his expertise with The NAU Review, giving insights on the critical importance of sustainable freshwater management and why it is essential to ensure a healthy future for our planet.
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Theatrikos presents Musical Comedy Spelling Bee Runs opening on March 31
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up — March 13-17, 2023
Grand Canyon Trails Update and Flash Flood Safety
Possible flash flood and rockfall activity this week and throughout the next month
Increased precipitation and seasonal snow-melt may lead to enhanced flood risk along creek drainages in the inner canyon. Backpackers and hikers should be especially aware of elevated flows in rivers, creeks, washes, and low water crossings. Low water crossings may become impassable due to flooding or flood damage.
Discover Flagstaff — Shamrock Shuffle Pub Crawl, Uptown Pubhouse
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 3/13/23
View this email in your browser March 13th, 2023 Connect with your community Adult & All-Ages Events Youth Events Book Clubs Technology Help To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2331 (Downtown Library) or 928-213-2348…
Sedona Arts Center — NOW SHOWING! 42nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition
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Juried Members Exhibition and Sale
March 6–31, 2023
Sedona Arts Center’s 42nd Annual Juried Members’ Show, our community’s largest and longest-running group exhibition of visual art in Uptown Sedona is now showing! Free to the public and all the works are for sale, with no sales tax included.
Visitors will find everything from painting and watercolor to metal, wood, jewelry, and fiber art. A focus is also placed on drawing, mixed-media, photography and digital art. The Members’ Show is steeped in tradition and remains open to all current Arts Center members, whether seasoned professionals or new and emerging artists.
The show is open 10am – 5pm Monday through Saturday, and 12 – 5pm on Sunday in our Special Exhibitions Gallery.
Opening Reception / Meet the Artists
Friday, March 10 from 4 to 6pm
March at the Museum of Northern Arizona
March certainly arrived like a lion. Beautiful as all this snow is, I’m looking forward to some more lamb-like weather and eventually some spring flowers. While we may not see those flowers until April or May, we have lots to look forward to at the Museum this month, including fun activities for kids during spring break next week. It’s another example of our efforts to broaden our engagement with visitors and the community, as identified in our Strategic Plan.
This is also the final month for the exhibition Baje Whitethorne Sr: Náátsʼíilid/Rainbow Light, which has been nominated for a Viola Award in Visual Art. If you haven’t seen it yet, come in to enjoy a burst of vibrant color by one of Flagstaff’s preeminent artists. Then come back on March 25 for a closing event to celebrate Baje and this marvelous exhibition, which was curated by another Viola honoree – Alan Petersen.
Discover Flagstaff — Find great Flagstaff events this week with Flagstaff 365
Saturday, March 11
Anger Management Comedy feat. Reena Calm, Orpheum Theater
Autobiographical and charmingly inappropriate, she’s a jokesmith with a love for wordplay. 7 p.m.
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Grand Canyon National Park Announces Tips for Spring Break Travel and Shuttle Bus Schedule
Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park can expect long lines and full parking lots during the spring break season, which spans from early March through mid-April. As a result of increased visitation, traffic regularly backs up at all entrance stations, with wait times of up to one to two hours between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Parking lots begin reaching capacity by 12 p.m. and shuttle bus wait times may be prolonged.
2023 Friends of Flagstaff’s Future — March Film Series on Wednesdays: BE INSPIRED!
Join Flagstaff College and Friends of Flagstaff’s Future on Wednesday evenings in March. We’re showing four inspiring documentaries on ways to create the world we want to live in.
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 03/6/23
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Feb .27-March 3, 2023
Grand Canyon National Park experienced its eighth busiest year ever in 2022 with 4,732,101 visits. Last year’s visitation was more than 200,000 above the previous year at a 4.5% increase. Grand Canyon also went from the fourth most visited national park to the second most visited. (#1-Great Smoky Mountains National Park).
Visitation to Grand Canyon reached its highest level ever with approximately 6.4 million visits in 2018. Although 2022’s reduced visitation lessens the stress on the park’s resources, park operations still rely on the revenue from all income sources. Fewer visitors translates to reduced revenue for park programs. Federal Lands Recreational Enhancement Funds (aka FLREA), transportation fees, and concession franchise fees are still reduced compared to pre-pandemic years. Funds from these sources support many programs across the park and park managers continue to work on programming costs with these smaller revenue projections in mind for this fiscal year.
Discover Flagstaff — Find great Flagstaff events this week with Flagstaff 365
Saturday, March 4
Orchestra Northern Arizona’s Spring Sing, Coconino High School
An evening featuring local soloists and Flagstaff composer Bruce Reiprich. 7 p.m.
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Sedona Arts Center — More Art Classes and Workshops to Explore!
Sedona is surrounded by a magical landscape of red rock formations and high desert hills with beautiful Oak Creek meandering through it all. Come experience the Shangri-La of the Southwest, a beautiful learning environment with Art Colony roots going back nearly 100 years.
Click here to see all of our classes and workshops
Coconino County Parks & Recreation March 2023 Update
Book Corner
Blustery weather makes for the perfect time to curl up with a good book! 50 Things to do in the Urban Wild by Clare Gogerty is a book to get the creative juices flowing by giving you ideas for how to connect to your local area. Although written in the United Kingdom, the book is applicable to people living anywhere, including the diverse landscapes of Coconino County. Topics include how to create a leaf journal, how to identify trees in winter, cloud spotting, city hiking, and restoring natural habitats. Get inspired to enjoy your local trail system, nature, and wildlife. Maybe you can even learn skills that you can enter in the Coconino County Fair, with topics including growing plants and incorporating nature in art!
United Way of Northern Arizona — UWNA to Coordinate Emergency Volunteers for City of Flagstaff
United Way of Northern Arizona has signed a memorandum of understanding with the City of Flagstaff to provide coordination of volunteers during “emergencies, disasters or special events” as determined by City officials.
The agreement is similar to one that UWNA has had with Coconino County since 2010 in the aftermath of the Schultz Fire.
UWNA will use Volunteer Hub as the management website for volunteers for both the City and County. The website includes the Volunteer Service Agreement that volunteers for the City need to complete before engaging in any volunteer work.
City of Page Copper Newsletter — March 2023
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Feb. 20-24, 2023
Highway 67…plowed?!
Last week, North and South Rim Road Crew staff successfully plowed 30 miles of Highway 67, from Jacob Lake to the North Rim boundary, for administrative use. A team of three including John Venn, Brandon Alberta, and John Root completed the operation over the course of one week.
The primary objective of road clearing was to provide for a diesel fuel supply for the back-up generators on the North Rim. After a series of powerful snow storms this winter that knocked out power service, this backup fuel source is critical to support the staff and continuity of operations. Additional objectives included the ability to provide emergency ingress/egress to and from the North Rim, as well as improving safety for residents by allowing administrative traffic in motor vehicles instead of snowmobiles.
Thank you to the North Rim staff who continue to weather repeated storms and impressive snow removal operations!
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 02/21/23
Grand Canyon National Park Weekly Wrap-up: Feb. 13-17, 2023
Cultural Demonstrator this weekend at Grand Canyon Visitor Center
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 17, 18, and 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., stop by and meet Zuni fine art painter, Anthony Gchachu. He will discuss how he conceptualizes and executes his paintings.
Watch him work and learn how Zuni culture and art have influenced his unique painting style that uses layered acrylic paints to create texture, depth and movement to generate emotions.
This series is made possible with grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.
Public Comment Period for Proposed County Fair Fee Changes is now Open
The public is invited to comment on proposed Coconino County Fair admission fee changes until April 11, 2023.
The proposed recommended fees affect admission prices for adults, seniors, and active-duty military/veterans as well as the parking fee. Youth ticket prices would not change for the 2023 Fair but would change in 2024. Attendees ages 5 years and younger will not be affected by this change The Coconino County Board of Supervisors reviewed the fee changes at the regular meeting on February 6, 2023 and approved a 60-day public input process.
Sedona Arts Center — Check out these upcoming Art Classes and Workshops
Art Classes & Workshops at Sedona Arts Center
Sedona is surrounded by a magical landscape of red rock formations and high desert hills with beautiful Oak Creek meandering through it all. Come experience the Shangri-La of the Southwest, a beautiful learning environment with Art Colony roots going back nearly 100 years.
Click here to see all of our classes and workshops
Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona (ECoNA)
While northern Arizona is home to many festivals throughout the year, the month of February tends to be a little slower, with much of the region’s tourism dollars coming from out-of-towners looking to ski and play in the snow.
There are a few exceptions to this rule, however.
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Feb. 6-10, 2023
Emergency contact information may be crucial in case of a natural disaster and/or weather closure notification/event, or other crisis situations. The Grand Canyon Public Affairs Office in conjunction with Grand Canyon Dispatch are beginning to implement a solution towards the goal of enhancing information-sharing and keeping our NPS staff, partners, and residents connected and informed.
The Everbridge platform will help us achieve this goal by sending real-time texts, emails, and/or calls. The Department of Interior approved this platform in 2019 and many NPS units already use it for notifications.
Discover Flagstaff — Find great events for your Valentine happening this week with Flagstaff 365
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
7th Annual Flagstaff Chocolate Walk, Downtown Flagstaff
Join the Flagstaff Visitor Center for a one-day Chocolate tasting event in Downtown Flagstaff. 11 a.m.
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Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 02/06/23
View this email in your browser February 6th, 2023 Connect with your community Announcement Adult & All-Ages Events Youth Events Book Clubs Technology Help To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2331 (Downtown Library) or…
February at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Snow transformed the museum campus last month and each day the sculptural spires of ice hanging from the eaves drip, extend, and even bend in the wind. While nature paints the landscape white, within the museum we have art in a full spectrum of colors, from the rich abstract landscapes of Joella Mahoney to Baje Whitethorne’s rainbow-hued skies and cliffs.
Visiting the museum is a warm respite from the cold outside, and I encourage you to visit us to enjoy our galleries and exhibitions. Winter is my favorite time at the museum because the galleries are often quiet and can be experienced at whatever pace a visitor wishes. I love to spend time in front of favorite works of art or displays to really take them in, and sometimes see them from a new perspective.
Grand Canyon National Park Weekly Wrap-up: Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2023
This week, the National Park Service (NPS) released details on 2023 investments that will improve access and facilities across the country, enhance climate and fire resilience, and further connect people with their national parks.
In the coming years, NPS and federal partners will make investments that will support Grand Canyon’s Shuttle Bus Maintenance Facility, Bus Fleet Replacement and Charging Infrastructure project.
The project aligns with the sustainability and climate change goals of converting the federal fleet to zero emission vehicles. It consists of acquiring 10 new battery electric buses (BEB) and 20 new near-zero emission compressed natural gas buses (CNG) to replace the aging fleet; installing charging infrastructure to support the electric buses, including a solar parking canopy; and replacing an obsolete and undersized vehicle maintenance facility.
Discover Flagstaff — Find great Flagstaff events happening this week with Flagstaff 365
Slushii, The Orpheum on Feb. 3
Contemporary EDM combining helium vocals, giddy trance synths, trap drums, and dubstep drops. 7 p.m.
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The NAU Review — NAU celebrates Black History Month, a $6.4M grant to train nurses and redwood resilience
Do you know how Black history has shaped the history of Flagstaff and NAU? Through events, panel discussions and guest speakers, NAU commemorates the legacy, heritage and brilliance of our Black community. During Black History Month, learn about the significant contributions of Black Americans to our community and the United States and gain a greater understanding of how that legacy continues to evolve and affect Black and African Americans today.
Theatrikos February Newsletter: Nora left 15 years ago. Now’s she back. In A Doll’s House, Part 2
While it uses characters from the original, you don’t need to have seen the original to enjoy this show.
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Jan. 23-27, 2023
Winter safety tips!
South Entrance Station
We have received multiple reports of park employees and/or residents driving through the south entrance station without stopping. As a reminder, when the bypass lane is closed or inaccessible due to snow, all vehicles are required to come to a full and complete stop when driving through any of the lanes of the entrance station. A failure to stop is not only hazardous but could result in a serious accident to employees who routinely move between booths.
Parking – Safety Concern
Please do not park vehicles on roadways.
Vehicles parked inappropriately compound already hazardous conditions and they impede the plowing of roadways.
Please use designated parking areas.
Sedona Arts Center — Vision & Sound: SYMPOSIUM – Feb 10-11
Vision & Sound creates an educational experience and environment that broadens the understanding and appreciation of African American art, music, film, and literary works for multigenerational and multicultural audiences. We strive to build supportive relationships to encourage cultural equity throughout Arizona and beyond – recognizing that professional American artists of African descent are too often overlooked.
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 01/23/23
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Jan. 16-20, 2023
Winter storm recap; additional storm system will move through Thursday evening into Friday
Winter weather has yet again hit us hard on the South Rim, and even more so on the North Rim. As of Tuesday, the North Rim has received more than 72 inches of snow for the winter season. As of Thursday morning, State Route 64/Desert View Drive has reopened; Hermit Road remains closed. Please continue to check the Dispatch Roads Line at 928-638-7496 for the latest road conditions and closure updates.
As we continue to dig ourselves out of the accumulated snow, conditions will improve with another fast-moving storm system Thursday evening into Friday, likely bringing another 3-5 inches of additional accumulation.
This amount of snow removal requires all hands-on deck. Please help us acknowledge the continued hard work of NPS and concessionaire road and trail crews as they remove snow from roads, trails, and sidewalks throughout the park. Additionally, our interpretation and visitor and resource protection staff have assisted in snow removal and aiding stranded and unprepared visitors.
Thank you all for your continued efforts; your work has not gone unnoticed!
Discover Flagstaff — 13th Annual Flagstaff BrewHaHa, High Country Conference Center on Jan. 21 and more events
13th Annual Flagstaff BrewHaHa, High Country Conference Center
Tasting event that features local and regional craft brews, wine, ciders and more. 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21
Sedona Arts Center — This Weekend! Out of the Fire Exhibition and Sale
Student Ceramic Exhibition & Sale
January 20 – 22, 2023
Opens Friday! January 20, 2023 from 4pm to 6pm
Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday, 12 to 5pm
Special Exhibitions Gallery in the Historic Art Barn
A ceramic exhibition and sale
featuring work from our advanced students and faculty.
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 01/17/23
Due to inclement weather, the Downtown and East Flagstaff Community Libraries are closed Tuesday, January 17th.
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Jan. 9-13, 2023
Winter Weather Returns; National Weather Service issues Travel Risk for impending weekend storm
According to the National Weather Service-Flagstaff, winter weather returns to the area this weekend, with periods of heavy snowfall likely beginning Saturday night across the high country. Snow levels will gradually fall from 6000–7000 feet Saturday evening to 4000–5000 feet Tuesday. One to two feet of snow is possible in the high country by the end of next week.
Prepare for an extended period of poor travel conditions next week!
REMEMBER – PLEASE KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR OF VEHICLES; PARK IN YOUR DRIVEWAY AND FOR THOSE ON APACHE ST, PARK IN THE ALLEY. ALLEYS AND RESIDENTIAL ROADWAYS WILL BE PLOWED
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Happening at Your Library week of 01/09/23
Grand Canyon Weekly Wrap-up: Jan. 2-6, 2023
COVID Updates
Masks Optional
As of January 5, Coconino County has remained in MEDIUM CDC Community Level. Masks are optional in all public buildings. We encourage individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to practice physical distancing from others while in indoor common areas.
Total new COVID cases in Arizona for the week of December 29-January 4 was 6,187 which is an increase from the week before at 4,973. There were three new COVID-19 cases reported in the park this week.
As a reminder, be sure to promptly report any illness, to include possible COVID-19 symptoms, COVID exposure, or a positive COVID test to your supervisor and our Public Health Consultant, Ronan King. Ronan can be reached at: 202-891-8599 or Ronan_King@nps.gov.
Discover Flagstaff — Full Moon Hike with Open Spaces, Buffalo Park and more events
Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
See the beautiful full moon rise and hike the Buffalo Park loop. 5:30 p.m.; free.
City of Flagstaff — Call to artist for traffic cabinet art wrap initiative
The City of Flagstaff’s Beautification, Arts and Sciences team is calling artists to participate in its traffic cabinet art wrap initiative by creating designs for traffic signal cabinets around Flagstaff. This initiative is supported by the City’s Beautification and Public Art Commission and is an opportunity to enhance the visual landscape by using traffic signal cabinets as canvasses.
This call is open to all artists, graphic designers, and illustrators, who are 18 years of age or older and currently live or work within the United States. Submitted designs must be original artwork and can be created in any medium, so long as it can be represented in a high-resolution digital image without loss of integrity or quality. The application period ends on Feb. 1, 2023.
City of Page January 2023 Copper Newsletter
Feb. 10 — Accent, Premier International A Cappella Group, to Perform at Northern Arizona University’s Jazz Madrigal Festival
The annual Northern Arizona University Vocal Jazz Madrigal Festival will take place February 9 and 10. It is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the United States and features special guest clinicians and over 140 high school ensembles from Arizona and nearby states. The two-day festival includes a concert featuring the Accent, one of the premier popular vocal ensembles in the world, alongside NAU’s Shrine of the Ages Choir on February 9 and 10 @ 7:30 PM in Ardrey Auditorium.
Through Feb. 12 — Theatrikos presents ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2 — A new take on an old masterpiece’
Theatrikos brings the most frequently licensed show of 2019 to the Flagstaff stage: A Doll’s House, Part 2.
“The original A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is a classic and Ibsen is considered as one of the fathers of Modern Drama. It is required reading for all who are interested in Modern Theatre.
Through Feb. 24 — NAU presents Made Here: A Juried Student Exhibition
Northern Arizona University will host Made Here, a juried student exhibition in the Beasley Gallery within the Performing and Fine Arts building, February 9 through February 24. The Beasley Gallery will host a free public opening of Made Here on February 9 at 5-7 p.m.
This exhibition is an annual competition open to all students enrolled in coursework in the School of Art. Jurors from outside the institution select the works for the exhibit and choose distinctive awards. Student artists and designers working in all media and art disciplines are included.
March 3, 4, 5 — NAU Theatre presents The Long Christmas Ride Home, a play of contradictions
The Long Christmas Ride Home is written by Pulitzer-winning playwright Paula Vogel and directed by Kathleen M. McGeever. This play of contradictions uses puppets, yet it is not written for children; it is framed by a holiday trip home but is not meant as a Christmas story.
The play presents the family using human actors and puppets inspired by traditional Japanese bunraku puppetry, or as Vogel is quoted saying, “one Westerner’s misunderstanding of bunraku.” The puppets represent the children in some scenes, while the puppeteers themselves take over as the grown children in others.
March 31 through April 2 — The Northern Arizona Book Festival is Back
The Northern Arizona Book Festival returns March 30 – April 2, 2023 with live and virtual programming for all ages, including readings from multiple local and regional authors, poetry slams, workshops, and a day of interactive activities and live performances for all ages in Heritage Square.
This year, we are proud to present a multitude of different authors as well as literary presses in a walkable downtown festival with many more in person events.
We will kick off the festival Thursday night, March 30 with Northern Arizona University’s Creative Writing Program MFA Reading Series, Cinder Skies. On Friday, March 31st we will resume events in the afternoon with both local and nationally renowned authors in several events, including an author meet and greet,featured readings, and an open mic