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From ‘Othello’ to Robot Apocalypse: Things to do in Flagstaff this July

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ON THE COVER: Late for the Train’s lush courtyard patio is one of many gems in Flagstaff ’s outdoor dining scene. Photo by Dawn Kish, courtesy of Late for the Train

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Letter from Home Hot Picks Nicole’s Impossibly Possible Ideas

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LETTER FROM HOME

Currant time Story and photo by Peter Friederici‌

I know: I am going to sound ungrateful here. I am going to sound like I no doubt did in high school urely you know some irritat- upon hearing about another straight-A performance from ing over-achiever—for who hasn’t? The annoying person Matthew Rosenblum, the effortwho shows up in the classroom or lessly brilliant kid who pretty kitchen or conference room, or on much defined nerdiness with his tight curls, glasses, and thin-asthe athletic field, and seemingly without any effort at all pulls off a a-noodle physique and went on perfect meal or project or perfor- to get a perfect GPA at Yale—and mance, showing up everyone else who at the same time had what must have been my town’s best who has been working so very collection of mint-condition hard to accomplish at a lower comic books. And he was popular, level. The overachiever is Usain too—how did he pull that off?

Bolt, Greta Garbo, Robert JohnWas it because he was the only son, all those with a seemingly magical ability that puts them in kid in AP Chemistry who actually had the nerve to stand under the a league entirely their own.

I’m looking at one of them—or emergency shower and activate it, just to see what it was like? Or lots of them—in my garden right was it because he was, above all, now. There I am, facing the daily tasks of planting and transplant- his own person at a time of life when that role is one of the harding and watering and adding est to realize? compost, trying to baby along a So yes, I will sound ungrateful few greens, some bulbs of garlic, when I write that I am envious of the still-delicate shoots of corn the currant bushes and how they and pumpkins and hot peppers. are this year simply loaded down It’s a lot of work, as Flagstaff with fruit when the sum total of gardeners know all too well, the effort I have put into caring contending with the long Mayfor them over the years, the sum June dry season, the desiccating total of how much the currants winds, the unexpectedly cold have needed me, is simply: zero. nights, the sudden invasions of Which is by the way the amount flea beetles or aphids. And then all I have to do is look up from my of fruit we are going to be harwork in the vegetable garden and vesting this year from the grapes, apples, pears, and peach trees my eye can’t help but fall on my we have planted over our years gardening nemesis. presiding optimistically over What I mean is the currant our yard. Because those budding bushes that grow on either side. fruits, so laboriously bought and They’re scraggly plants, headtended, all froze back in April or high, though the weak boughs May. usually dangle lower. Two The currants, they need me months ago they burst forth into for their performance as much sprays of lovely yellow flowers, as Matthew Rosenblum did. He but still they are hard to groom didn’t need my help studying, into the densely manicured and they need no supplemental shapes that many expect of shrubberies, and I don’t often see water, no trimming, no fertilizer, no care. They even seem heedless them used in landscaping. of temperature. They simply proNow, even after a springtime liferate on their own, so much so of crazy winds and hard freezes, that as I try once again to nurse they’re heavy-bodied with gobs some tender lettuce heads I feel a of little green berries that will strong temptation to simply give darken, seemingly overnight, up and turn the entire plot over into ripe black currants. I know,

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to the currants. Not that I could, since the currants aren’t the only self-willed plants in the yard: there’s also the bindweed, and the cheatgrass, and the vinca, and the other weeds that have nothing edible to offer us. Somehow I believe the self-willedness of these plants is the lesson: if I were to plant currants deliberately, they’d probably falter, fail to thrive.

The only answer, I know, is the same approach I took with Matthew Rosenblum when graduation day came: I’ll have to suck up my own pride, and offer my hand in congratulations, and embrace what the currants offer. Which is, after all, a bounty of fresh fruit that the Internet tells me is rich in Vitamin C, and contains enough natural gelling agents that it’s perfect for jam. I’m excited to try it. I should be happy, right?

Except, no. Here is another way the best-laid plans go awry.

It’s deadline day, and I’m 800 words into my column, close to the target length, and now instead of wrapping up with a

pleasant homily about giving up our pretensions of control and enjoying what nature gives us I am watching from a distance as flames leap incomprehensive hundreds of feet into the smoke-curdled air above the ridge of the San Francisco Peaks.

It’s the fourth big one of recent years and, given the wind forecast and the plethora of dry fuels high up on the Peaks, it is certainly going to rival and likely exceed the others in the damage it does. Even if firefighters manage to keep it out of neighborhoods, the threat of post-fire flooding is going to be extreme. Some faces of the Peaks, at least, are going to be changed for decades if not much longer.

Here in town, the high school football players are doing their summer scrimmage on an immaculate green field that except for the sharp-edged mountain background could be Anywhere USA. Life goes on. A few miles away and three thousand feet higher, Nature is doing Their

thing—for if there’s any being that truly deserves today’s new ungendered pronoun, it’s Them.

And that thing is happening not at the intimate level of the backyard, but at a monstrous level that puts to the lie all our brittle fantasies about control.

Nature Bats Last, goes the old enviro bumper sticker. As the future intrudes ever more violently into the present, we need to shed those old illusions about controlling Them for the sake of our appetites. Today, as they do every day, our national leaders religiously observed their ritual of punting any meaningful action about our changing climate off into what they still believe to be the future. In their absence, our task is to figure out what to do about Us. Peter Friederici is a writer and a former itinerant field biologist and tour guide. In his spare time, he directs the Master of Arts Program in Sustainable Communities at Northern Arizona University.

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he monsoons may have arrived early, but that doesn’t mean we’re not still having a good time with Flagstaff’s selection of outdoor events. Rain or shine, the show must go on. For the professional actors of Flagstaff Shakespeare Company, why, a little rain and thunder simply adds to the drama! This month, catch one (or both!) of the company’s dynamic repertory — William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Othello (directed by Devon Glover) and the light and airy comedy The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (directed by James Cougar Canfield) at the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Amphitheater, 3401 N. Fort Valley Rd. Enjoy the high caliber acting you’ve come to know and expect from FlagShakes while watching the drama of Othello, Desdemona and Iago play out. Or, if something light-hearted is more your flavor of the month, Wilde’s comedy will leave you gasping from laughter. A British comedy set in Victorian London, the play follows two sets of lovers, Jack, Algernon, Gwendolyn and Cecily, who we see live out a comedy of errors with the help of fake identities, copious amounts of tea and muffins. The performances are open to audiences of all ages. $12-$28.

Visit www.flagshakes.org for show dates and to purchase tickets. Masks are optional, and no proof of vaccination is required at this time.

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» ONGOING | UNTIL 7.12 PIECES OF YOU If we’ve learned anything the past two years, it’s that we can get more done when we work together. This publication itself is comes together each month with the help and coordination of many talented writers and artists throughout Flagstaff. Social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 only works when everyone’s on the same page. Well now get ready to see how the community came together to make something beautiful with Sew-cial Distance: A Community Quilt Exhibit at the Hozhoni Art Gallery, 2133 N. Walgreen Blvd. The first of its kind, the community quilt began with a call for contributions from the community. Folks were invited to create and design their square of fabric with anything from paint, markers and thread to tell a story. Each piece was then taken and turned into a masterpiece by Hozhoni artists.

Sew-cial Distance marks the first in-person gallery exhibit in two years so don’t miss it! The exhibit opened with a reception on June 10, but remains up for viewing through July 12. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; masks are encouraged, but not required.

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nd they’re… pole dancing? Robot Apocalypse promises to be an evening filled with sultry robot performances, fantastical art, cosmic comedy and a healthy dose of madness that escorts attendees to a series of possible future scenarios. Shoot, anything would be better than the current state of the world, right? Humans have clearly proven themselves incapable of taking care of the planet and its living beings. So when the robots take over Yucca North, 15 N. WC Riles St., anticipate a night filled with light, inspiration and laughter, while also confronting the true realities of the darker aspects of humanity’s impending doom. Drag, burlesque, spoken word, belly dance, DJs and more await you, all narrated by Flagstaff’s own Android Dre. The night will start out with some light tunes before leading into the performance and will end with an afterparty with local mad scientist DJ Extraordinaire – DJ JES. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. $25, ages 21 and up. Get your tickets quickly, as the organizers anticipate a sold-out event due to limited seating. Search Robot Apocalypse on Facebook or Eventbrite for more information.

Join the Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library for a morning of writing and inspiration at the Frances Short Pond (colloquially and lovingly call the Duck Pond by many). Writing by the Water is part of the Summer Reading Competition (Oceans of Possibilities) and will give writers of all skill levels and genres an opportunity to create alongside a supportive group of writers.

Optional prompts related to water will be provided, but participants can choose to write about any topic and in any form. Feel like waxing poetic about the quiet swoop of a falcon’s wings? Want to write a short story from the point of view of a fishing pole as its bait sinks into the water? The wide open sky is the limit. Registration is required. Visit www.tiny.cc/WaterWritingFlagto secure your spot and get more information. Participants can meet at the downtown library, 308 W. Aspen Ave., at 9:45 a.m. and walk over the pond together, or meet at the parking lot on the west side of the pond at 10 a.m. Bring sun protection, drinking water and, most importantly, something to write with (digitally or on paper).

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» SATURDAY | 7.23 & 7.30 EXPLORING THE GREAT OUTDOORS (SAFELY) Hopefully you will never need the skills being taught in Shawn Nittman’s Wilderness Survival Class, but it’s better to learn them and not use them than to need them and not know how. Take it from us. Nittman, an award-winning search and rescue volunteer and Coconino Community College faculty member, will guide students through a variety of scenarios to learn how to ensure the safety of themselves and their party on the next outdoor adventure. Not a bad way to spend two Saturday afternoons. $75 registration includes basic survival materials for each participant — sign up quick, there are just 5 seats left as of print time. Classes will be held at Foxglenn Park, 4200 E. Butler Ave., under Ramada #3. Visit www.coconino-comJAKE BACON, ARIZONA DAILY SUN‌ munity-college.coursestorm.com/ccc-flagstaff/ A pair of ducks take an afternoon swim in the Frances Short Pond. course/wilderness-survival to register.

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‘NightVisions’ exhibit isn’t the only shiny new thing at Flagstaff art gallery.

SABRINA PROFFITT t’s another summer at Coconino Center for the Arts and the CCA team is not only celebrating the night sky through its NightVisions: Cultural Interpretations of the Night Sky exhibition but is shooting for the stars with the grand opening of the new Digital Resource Center.

The arts space is bringing patrons both a renovated facility and an interactive seasonal art exhibition.

In its eighth iteration, NightVisions is a biannual exhibition centered around the night sky. Specifically, NightVisions 2022 is a partnership with the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, made to highlight Flagstaff’s history as the first-ever dark sky city and the importance of dark sky cities throughout the country. Julie Comnick, Coconino Center for the Arts exhibitions and programs director, said this year’s exhibition is expanding on previous year’s themes and ideas and intertwining art and culture to make an impact.

“This exhibition is about opening up ways to interpret the night sky,” Comnick said. “Whether it’s through photographs, paintings or installations, it makes you think deeper and reframes your perspective on what a dark sky experience is.”

This year’s NightVisions exhibition is dedicated to Flagstaff astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker who passed away in August 2021, known for the discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, 32 other comets and more than 500 asteroids. Shoemaker’s work and archival elements are displayed through the exhibition, working with the artwork to create a bigger picture.

“The idea, then, is not only a dedication to Carolyn Shoemaker but also including astronomical archival elements throughout the exhibition, woven in with the work of contemporary artists,” Comnick said. “This year, it’s technically an international exhibition with over 80 artists.”

Eighty exhibiting artists from the United States and Canada are included in the show, with mediums ranging from painting and sculptures to photography collections and prints — among others.

This year’s NightVisions also includes special programming, including Thursday night art socials, keynote presentations, music recitals and dance performances,

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spread out throughout the summer months. These adjacent works of art and interactive events take the NightVisions story and expand on it – bringing the importance of the night sky to visitors through different lenses.

Many pieces in the exhibition focus on not only the night sky itself, but the reasons it may or may not be visible in various communities. Some parts of the exhibit juxtapose images of bright cities with ones of bright starry skies. In hopes to fight for less pollution and a bigger push for sky protection, the exhibit emphasizes the importance of dark sky regulations, while calling viewers to action.

“Places like Flagstaff where we can actually go outside and gaze up and actually see are very unusual,” Comnick said. “We’re very fortunate to live in a place at such a high elevation that limits the amount of polluting light that would interfere visually. There’s a commitment to keeping Flagstaff a place to observe nature.”

Digital Resource & Education Center, where art and accessibility meet‌ The May 21 opening reception of NightVisions also coincided with the CCA Digital Resource & Education Center grand opening. The education center is brand new to the facility and is a place for the community to learn about and use digital resources as they please.

The center offers the Flagstaff community a bank of lendable digital resources and equipment, training courses and educational assets and spaces for digital creation, like a podcast recording studio and a green room lounge.

“In recognizing the importance of digital resources and promoting a digital forward Flagstaff, it started coming out of COVID,” Comnick said. “We wanted to recognize how much dependence we have on all things digital and wanted to acknowledge the needs, in terms of

equipment and training, of other cultural nonprofits or artists in the community had.”

CCA, with both its current exhibition and its brand new center, is focused on making art accessible to the community.

The CCA team hopes its expansion is able to lend a helping hand to those who might not have access to the arts, resources and other such learning opportunities.

“CCA is back open, regular schedule programming and expanding,” Comnick said. “Expanding on what we’ve done before to reach the interests of the community. What we hope to do is to invite the community to see the renovated facility, the development of our programming, the expansion of our exhibitions and to join us in the celebration of arts and culture in Flagstaff.”

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NICOLE’S IMPOSSIBLY POSSIBLE IDEAS

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ear the Dog tore the muscles in his knee, the dog equivalent of his ACL, so I took a break from running in the forest and instead ran on Butler Avenue alongside the prairie dog town and the remnants of Lake Elaine—a one-time golf course irrigation source, now mired in both mud and litigation between the HOA and the lakeside homeowners. I’ve seen coyotes and foxes outside my backdoor. My mother-in-law saw a mountain lion in the Nicole forest where I usually run the Walker dogs. My husband saw an Arizona lynx, a type of very large bobcat, which was, Erik said, the same size as Bear the Dog. Bear weighs sixty-five pounds but pounces like a bobcat, which is how he tore his ACL in the first place.

I’m not a fast runner but I pick up the pace when I run on asphalt instead of dirt and rocks. So I was, for me, trucking down the road, next to a guardrail, turning my head on occasion to look for a prairie dog popping his head out if its tunnel. I do not see a prairie dog but I notice something is running alongside me. Finally, my wild-animal-running-partner dream has come true.

The animal is black and running on all fours, its back reaching the top of the two-foothigh guardrail. Is that a juvenile bear? How nice that if my Bear the Dog won’t join me, a black bear from the forest will. It’s not that uncommon to see bears near here. Arizona Fish and Wildlife have to move bears looking for water off the golf courses sometimes.

Maybe this one was on his way to the pond near Hole 18.

But the running thing is not a bear. It is not black but gray with bristles. Instead of a pudgy nose, it has a snout and jutting around that snout is a pair of tusks that are not directed toward me at the moment but could be when the rail that separates me from a thundering peccary ends in about forty feet. I run faster than I’ve ever run before, which is still not all that fast but faster than what I now know to be a javelina.

I make it past the end of the guardrail first, and haul ass up the hill where I can turn down Mt. Pleasant where I hope the javelinas won’t follow.

Javelinas are rare in Flagstaff. Northern Arizona University Biologist Jason Wilder says that I’m right to think they’re a bit out of place here.

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quite a few birds who hit the limit of their northern end of their ranges right here at the Mogollon Rim…it’s basically the biogeographic limit of the west Mexican tropics.”

But the number of javelinas has shot up rapidly, at least according to neighbor reports. As the climate changes, it snows here in inches and not much in Sedona at all.

Which may be why the javelinas, collectively called a squadron, have marched up the hill. When I have seen them in Sedona, they look like little piglets, cute in their ugliness, passive in their grunting, prickly like their cacti cousins, gentle in their lowground nuzzling. But how we see animals of the wild changes when they move into our backyard, driving our dogs inquisitive, tearing out the 150 tulip bulbs my friend Martin planted, making us blink over guardrails while we try to outrun these animals that are built like small, quadrilateral tanks. Cute is an adjective I’ve rescinded for these gray machines.

The first time I saw javelinas in Flagstaff, Bear the Dog’s knee was still intact, Bear, Zora, our other dog, and I, ran through the woods behind our house. One day, pulling the leash from my hand, Zora tore off down into the gully where she went nose to nose with one of these pig-looking, bristly beasts. She didn’t look daunted. The javelinas didn’t look perturbed. They nosed each other and moved on. But I panic-yelled. Domestic versus wild makes us think our dogs are babies. Which, if you see the kind of caretaking that goes on after Bear the Dog’s

knee surgery, they are.

My next-door neighbors warned me that she’d seen five javelinas rummaging through her backyard. A retired linguistic professor, she’s the one who told me the collective term was a squadron. She and her husband bought a new compost bin that purported to keep out wildlife of any kind. But very few compost bin manufacturers know much about javelinas. The javelinas butt their heads against the plastic until all the old banana peels and onion skins fall out.

Traditional javelina territory is desert: The southwestern United States, West Texas, and south into Mexico. Although they look similar to wild boar, javelinas are new-world animals, not related to the pigs of the old world. Females give birth year rounds to ‘reds,’ known as such for their red hair. They sleep in the shade of saguaros and mobile homes—to the second of which they cause damage as they burrow their way under them. They mainly eat agave, mesquite beans, and prickly pear—again, desert food.

Except when they eat compost.

But javelinas appear to be wildly adaptable. And although the Flagstaff wilds contain many of their predators—namely mountain lions, bobcats and humans, they seem to be making their home here even in the snow, even without agave for breakfast. They need no mobile home or saguaro shade—the Ponderosa pines provide plenty.

After seeing them walk through my backyard in the same formal line the deer walk through, I have tried to be chill upon seeing

them. I found the picture book someone had given my kids when we first moved here, The Three Javelinas, based on the story of the three little pigs although the first thing anyone tells you about javelinas is that they are not pigs and that they love Sedona. I have a hard time understanding what the javelinas find attractive in this high desert town—if you don’t ski or mountain bike or climb or appreciate the nostalgia of Route 66, Flagstaff isn’t necessarily a draw.

But of course, like the Phoenicians who come up for the weekends, it’s not only the outdoor activity that attracts. It’s cooler here. In the summer, sometimes 30 whole degrees. How can you begrudge a prickly pig-like peccary a cooler summer?

One night, right after Bear the Dog’s surgery, when we were not supposed to let him jump or run, I took him and Zora out to pee.

I stepped gingerly across the ice that hadn’t melted from a month-ago storm. I walked into the darkness, both dogs on the leash, when Zora jumped. Around the corner from our garden box, a javelina bigger than Bear, bigger than Bear and Zora put together, charged toward us. I pulled the leashes, skated across the ice, pushed the dogs inside the house, and slammed the door. The javelina came right up to the window. Trapped in our house forever now, I wondered how the dogs would use the restroom. Perhaps we could sneak out the front of the house where a streetlight beamed provide some kind of protection.

I’m not usually scared of the dark or the forest. Although I walk alone outside in the woods where cougars and bears and bobcats exist, I myself haven’t seen them.

Where are the predators? Where are the native animals of these elevations? To my mind, the javelinas have come and eclipsed the potential of seeing the local fauna.

“Here’s your wildlife now” climate change seems to be saying. And, I suppose I must ask again, how can I begrudge a creature that walked thirty miles uphill in a snowstorm? At least these guys are appreciating the cooler weather, even in the winter, along with the rest of us, making them as much as anyone, true Flagstaffians.

Nicole Walker is the author of seven books, most recently Processed Meats: Essays on Food, Flesh, and Navigating Disaster. She teaches at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The words here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer.

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Dark Sky Brewing Beer Garden For a casual evening full of beer and dogs, head to the new Dark Sky Brewing Beer Garden. This outdoor space is filled with long tables ready for any size group of friends, as well as warming fire pits and heaters for those chilly nights.

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Details: 103 W. Birch Ave. 928-440-5151, darkskybrewing.com.

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Flagstaff Brewing Company’s patio is located in the heart of Downtown. Snag one of their local beers and find a table outside on the tree-covered patio. Then, spend the afternoon listening to some local music or people-watching before chowing down on a burger ahead of that next round of beers. Don’t forget the Belgian fries!

Details: 16 Historic Route 66.

928-773-1442, flagbrew.com.

Josephine’s Modern American Bistro‌

The Morning Embers play a show on the stage overlooking Flagstaff Brewing Company’s patio. Courtesy photo

Josephine’s Modern American Bistro has been enchanting diners with its luxe patio for decades. The historic bungalow features a covered front porch and an extended uncovered patio, offering dozens of seats for a Sunday brunch or an intimate table for two for your next romantic outing. It’s a classy, yet comfortable fine-dining experience with an extensive menu of seasonal American fare, an impressive wine list and attentive service.

Dining at Josephine’s is always a treat.

Details: 503 N Humphreys St. 928-779-3400, josephinesrestaurant.com.

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Late For the Train, a popular Flagstaff coffe shop, boasts a beautiful courtyard style patio.

Late for the Train‌

Late for the Train’s verdant patio is a hidden oasis in Downtown. Order your latte at the counter before stepping out the back door to their lush courtyard. The cozy seating and green setting make the Late for the Train patio the perfect place to get some work done or catch up with friends over a cup or two of joe. Hungry? Choose one of their flaky croissants or a grab-and-go burrito before heading out to face the day.

Details: 19A E Aspen Ave. 928-773-0100, lateforthetrain.com.

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The Oakmont‌

One of Flagstaff’s best patios is hidden on the East Side — and we promise it’s worth the trek. Tucked inside the Continental Country Club, The Oakmont features a giant seasonal patio with fantastic views of the golf course and Mount Elden.

Beat the heat with an Iceberg — a frozen margarita paired with a Modelo Especial — or split a bottle of wine and a few shared snacks with friends (we recommend the green chile stew and roasted garlic hummus). Stop by during High Tee happy hour for discounted snacks and drinks.

Details: 2380 N Oakmont Dr. 928-526 7990, oakmontflagstaff. com.

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Toasted Owl Cafe‌

Tourist Home/ The Annex Cocktail Lounge‌ This patio is a two-for-one. The cafe/bakery of Tourist Home shares a patio with the Annex Cocktail Lounge. We recommend starting the day with one of Tourist Home’s massive breakfast burritos and a cup of coffee. Then, spend your day doing whatever it is you do before coming back that evening for a craft cocktail from the Annex and one of their beloved dinner specials. Expect a side of some live music on most summer weekends.

Details: Tourist Home, 52 S. San Francisco St. 928-779-2811, www.touristhomecafe.com. The Annex Cocktail Lounge, 50 S. San Francisco St. 928-26-8400, annexcocktaillounge.com.

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Toasted Owl’s downtown location is the perfect spot for a weekend brunch. Celebrate your weekend on the patio with a $5 mimosa and an order of some hearty breakfast tamales.

If that’s not your deal, we recommend opting for one of their homemade cinnamon rolls or something from their extensive vegan menu. Bring the dog and don’t forget to check out their curated selection of vintage goodies that decorate the property.

Details: 12 S. Mikes Pike. 928774-5326, thetoastedowl.com.

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The Zane Grey Bar, Ballroom, & Balcony at the Weatherford Hotel is home to one of Flagstaff’s most iconic patios on the third floor of the building where customers can enjoy views of the San Francisco Peaks, Mount Elden, and Downtown Flagstaff as they wine and dine.

Zane Grey Bar at the Weatherford Hotel‌

Did you really think we’d leave this iconic patio off the list? The balcony at the Weatherford Hotel’s Zane Grey Bar is the place to be in Flagstaff — even Zane Grey himself drank here. Grab one of the coveted tables on the balcony on a gorgeous summer evening for some great people watching on the busy downtown streets below. Or brave the cold during the winter months to knock down a warming whiskey near the glistening Pine Cone that’s dropped from the balcony each New Year’s Eve. There’s a reason this is one of Flagstaff’s most beloved locales.

Details: 23 N. Leroux St. 928-779-1919, weatherfordhotel.com/zane-grey-cocktail-bar-ballroom/.

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Williams This month, we were at a loss for the column’s content, so a bunch of us packed into our bathroom, which as you can imagine looks pretty close to that toilet Ewan McGregor had to dive into in Trainspotting, and lit a single candle. We chanted “Bloody Mary” over and over again into the mirror until finally, this most sinister of middle schools apparitions appeared.

“Bloody Mary,” we asked, “where in Flagstaff can we find the best Bloody Mary?”

She looked puzzled and then wheezed out a surprisingly thorough list of some of our favorite Flagstaff spots including Toasted Owl, Josephine’s, Cornish Pasty and Tourist Home.

But what really surprised us was that she emphasized one of Heritage Square’s newest additions, Alejandro’s. What’s the point of summoning a hideous specter from the beyond if you’re not going to follow up, we agreed, and off we went.

Now, we’ve been fans of Alejandro’s since their humble beginnings as a food truck and were intrigued with this bloodiest of Bloody Marys, so we set up an interview with owner Jorgette Quintero to chat and, what was initially a singular focus article, quickly turning into an outright, hedonistic binge on some of the best cocktails we’ve ever had.

Brace yourself…

First off, the setting is as classic local Flagstaff Mexican as you can get. There’s a quaint patio overlooking the lively Heritage Square and the interior always has a game on.

While many parts of the town are falling victim to the overly polished, corporate chain homogeneous crap aesthetic, Alejandro’s feels like home. There’s plans in the works to expand the patio around the

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While many parts of the town are falling victim to the overly polished, corporate chain homogeneous crap aesthetic, Alejandro’s feels like home. dumbest things we’ve ever done, we really want you, dear reader, to appreciate what a high bar that is. We drank an appetizer.

Not kidding. When writing this feature, we MIKE WILLIAMS‌ checked out the online menu to see what building, along with a to-go window, which rim, complemented with giant shrimp, lime, kind of booze was in it and realized that it was entirely salsa. And, frankly, we don’t we’re beyond stoked about. One of the best cucumber, and avocado slices. Next up, we things about a Flagstaff summer is being out moved into their frozen drinks. Their straw- feel like it was that big of a mistake.. It was berry margarita is already the stuff of legends that good. Served with mayo drizzled corn in the gentle embrace of the sun and one of chips and chock full of shrimp, avocado, amongst the Master of Brewtality staff, but the best things about that is drinking while you do it. A good patio drinking session here this round we got to sample their watermelon cucumber, lime, and torched peppers, it just version. A brilliantly red slice of watermelon looked so good and it was in the same kind should run for no less than five hours and ten drinks, and that’s an official rule that we adorned the rim, along with the ever present of glass as everything else we’d ingested spiced seasoning. The ingredients were kept that afternoon, so it was an honest mistake? just made up.

Maybe? There was discussion about how minimalist as they ought to be in any good Onto the drinks! Everything here at Alethe shrimp made it a bit hard to drink and frosty marg, with just a little simple syrup, jandro’s is made in-house and their dedimaybe they just forgot a straw, but, no, it ice, fine tequila, and about a bucket of the cation to top notch, fresh ingredients, inwas actually a meal and we’re idiots. 10/10, freshest watermelon to ever grace a vine. It novative execution, and respect to the roots would absolutely do again. was an immaculate take on a classic from of the recipes truly shows in every dish and As we’re a booze column, we’re always start to finish. Following that was their pina glass. Trying to pick a favorite was pointless as everything was tastebud tingling, so we’ll colada. This one took our taste buds directly going to focus on that special sauce, but it’d be a grave sin not to compliment the cuisine to a tropical beach from which they never just give you a play by play. We started out wanted to return. Was it the Caribbean? Was at Alejandro’s. Their Taco Tuesday special with their classic take on the Bloody Mary. of four pollo or carnita tacos with a bottle of it Mexico? The taste buds didn’t know beThe Bloody Mary mix is made at the start of beer for $15 is one of the best deals in town every day from scratch and is a perfect blend cause they were just simple taste buds, but the ability to evoke such a paradise using only and the Mar y Tierra burrito is currently of savory heat and hearty spice. It was perfect. While what exactly goes into it was kept flavor is a testament to the power of this pina being consumed in the MOB crypt at least once a week, sometimes twice. colada. Jorgette and our bartender Joey put hush hush, whatever they’re doing blew us Everything we’ve had there is fantasaway. But, that was just the beginning. Their vacation vibes into a glass with this one and it was truly a highlight in a day of highlights. tic and we can’t recommend Alejandro’s Michelada was one of the most visually imenough. Cheers to our new favorite mariWe wrapped the day up with their Aqua pressive drinks we’ve encountered in town, scos spot!

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ONGOING FALA Amphitheater: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest. Both FLagShakes-produced plays run July 14-24. Tickets are $12-28. 3401 N Fort Valley Rd. For more, visit www. flagshakes.org.

County Courthouse Lawn: Yoga on the Lawn. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Holly White is guiding yoga aficionados and amateurs alike on a meditative journey every Saturday from 9 AM to 10 AM. There is a $5 fee for drop-ins, so make

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sure to bring some cash along with your yoga mat and towel.

The Runway Flagstaff: Flagstaff Unleashed. A Drag Extravaganza. Every Saturday. Drag queens and kings bring outstanding music and dance performances. 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. 30 S. San Francisco St. Flagstaff City Hall: Flagstaff Community Farmers Market. Celebrate your community and the hard work of its regional small growers and small businesses at the farmer’s market every Sunday. 8 a.m-12 p.m.

James Cullen Memorial Park: Join every fourth Saturday for lawn games like Kubb, ladder toss, bocce, cornhole, giant tumbling towers and more. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 519 W Piute Rd.

Pellegrini and Grand Canyon Trust’s Audrey Kruse as well as Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s Russell Benford. Stick around for live music. 5:30 p.m.

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Visible Difference: Through September. All-levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $50. 116 S. Beaver St. 928-774-3349.

VARIOUS EVENTS Drinking Horn Meadery: A preview tasting of the Meadery’s new mead, “Oh Pinyon Jay” paired with a presentation all about Pinyon Jay natural history and conservation efforts presented by Northern Arizona Audobon’s Anne

Oeno Wine Lounge: Wine Tastings. Stop by between 5 and 7 p.m. to enjoy $20 wine tastings and $5 tastings for club members.

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Fri/7.8 MUSIC EVENTS Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Pass the Butter. Flagstaff ’s very own jam band. Show starts at 10 p.m. 21+. 16 W Route 66.

The Museum Club: Three Bad Jacks with S.O.L and The Blissins. There will be dancing and drinking all night. 7 p.m. 3404 E Route 66.

Heritage Square: Bad Delicious. Head downtown for this funk band’s first-ever performance. 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Pepsi Amphitheater: Matt Fraser. America’s top psychic medium. Best-selling author of When Heaven Calls and host of his own TV show on E!Entertainment. Doors at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $38 for general admission.

Fort Tuthill County Park. 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop.

VARIOUS EVENTS Flagstaff Public Library: Celestial Navigation & The Naval Observatory. A hands-on talk from Dr. Bob Zavala, astronomer at the US Naval Observatory. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Also, Poetry Out Loud featuring Li-Young Lee at 3 p.m. 300 W Aspen Ave. Downtown Flagstaff: First Friday Art Walk. Join us between 5:00p.m.8:00 p.m. for a series of special art exhibitions from local vendors, live music and more.

Museum Club: Fifty-cent Friday. DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p.m.

Sat/7.9 MUSIC EVENTS Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Righteous Harmony. Winner of the Best of Flag competition “Best Band” category. Let these youngins rock ur socks off. 10 p.m. 21+. 16 W Route 66.

Orpheum Theater: Bob Log III. One-man band, slide guitar party. Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. 15 W Aspen Ave. The Arboretum at Flagstaff: Mountain Melodies Concert number two featuring Two Hand Union. Let this local folk duo serenade you with a backdrop of mountains and sunset. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. 4001 S Woody Mountain Rd VARIOUS EVENTS Heritage Square: Movies on the Square. ZooTopia. Bring chairs and blankets and watch your favorite movies on the big screen under the night sky. 4 p.m.

Yucca North: Robot Apocalypse. See Hot Picks. Android Dre, drag, robots, sci-fi, music, cool people, art, what more could

you want? This ain’t the event to miss. 7:30 p.m.

Shift: Bake Sale. Stop by early to purchase some baked goods from one of the best restaurants in town. 107 N San Francisco St.

Sun/7.10 VARIOUS EVENTS Flagstaff City Hall: Flagstaff Community Farmers Market. Visit the market to meet your growers and makers. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. every Sunday Museum Club: Latino Night. Celebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Shift: Shift Sunday Supper Club. Monthly curated meals for two to four guests. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 107 N San Francisco St.

Mon/7.11 VARIOUS EVENTS Orpheum Theater: Nackard Pepsi Kid’s Summer Movie Club: Solo: A Star Wars Story. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Dark Sky Brewing: Locals Monday. Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel-aged pours over 10oz.117 N Beaver St.

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Forestdale Farms is located on almost two acres of land in east Flagstaff and is run by a local husband and wife duo. The couple has a booth at the Flagstaff Community Market every Sunday.

Museum Club: Open Mic Night every Monday night from 6–9 p.m.

Tue/7.12 MUSIC EVENTS Atmosphere & Iration. Part of the Sunshine and Summer Nights tour. With special guests The Grouch with DJ Fresh and Passafire. Tickets start at $50.50 for general admission. Doors at 4:30 p.m., show at 6 p.m.

2446 Fort Tuthill Loop.

VARIOUS EVENTS Museum Club: Karaoke Night. Come sing your heart out every Tuesday from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. with some of Flagstaff ’s best (and worst) singers!

Wed/7.13 VARIOUS EVENTS Flagstaff Public Library: Tosho-Con. Celebrating Japanese culture through the expression of art, anime, martial arts and stories.

There will be crafts, games, demonstrations and more.

2 p.m.-4 p.m. 300 W Aspen Ave. Downtown Flagstaff: Downtown Community Market. Outdoor evening market featuring food trucks, local produce, unique vendors, music and more. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Aspen Ave. Drinking Horn Mead Hall: Trivia Night. Themed categories, including visual and

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Uptown Pubhouse: Team Trivia. Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!”

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

The Museum Club: Dime Beer Night. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

Thu/7.14 VARIOUS EVENTS: Orpheum Theater: A Summer Film Adventure Showcase. Join the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival folks for an evening of great cinema. 7 p.m. 15 W Aspen Ave. Visible Difference: Through September. All-levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $50. 116 S. Beaver St. 928-774-3349.

Oeno Wine Lounge: Wine Tastings. Stop by between 5 and 7 p.m. to enjoy $20 wine tastings and $5 tastings for club members.

22 E Birch Ave. #1 Museum Club: Free swing dancing lessons. Learn the Lindy Hop in inclusive and beginner-friendly classes at 7 pm every Thursday.

Fri/7.15 VARIOUS EVENTS Pepsi Amphitheater: Don Felder. That’s correct, the Don Felder, as in the guitarist from The Eagles themselves. Hotel California here we come! Tickets start at $52 for general admission.

Doors at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop.

Sat/7.16 MUSIC EVENTS Yucca North: Highest Conspiracy. Reggae from Phoenix. With guest Black Bottom Lighters. 8 p.m. Free. 15 N WC Riles St. Hotel Monte Vista: Funky Bonz and Doug “Hurricane” Floyd. 9 p.m. 100 N San Francisco St. Pepsi Amphitheater: Stephen Marley. With guests Mike Love, The Irie and Summit Dubsquad. Tickets start at $48 for general admission. Doors at 5 p.m., show at 6 p.m. 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop.

The Gopher Hole: The Payback. Come out every second Saturday of the month as the Payback celebrates the “golden age” of music. 23 N Leroux St. VARIOUS EVENTS Heritage Square: Movies on the Square. The Incredibles. Activities at 4 p.m.

Movie starts at dusk. Bring chairs and blankets. Aspen Ave. Flagstaff City Hall: Flagstaff Urban Flea Market. Outdoor gathering of

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There was a good turnout Friday afternoon at the Pepsi Amphitheater for the Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass music festival. unique artisans, eclectic peddlers and (one-of-a-kind) creators. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 211 W Aspen Ave.

Mon/7.18 VARIOUS EVENTS Orpheum Theater: Nackard Pepsi Kid’s Summer Movie Club: Addams Family II. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Dark Sky Brewing: Locals Monday. Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel-aged pours over 10oz. 117 N Beaver St.

Tue/7.19 VARIOUS EVENTS Museum Club: Karaoke Night. Come sing your heart out every Tuesday from 8pm-2am with some of Flagstaff ’s best (and

worst) singers!

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

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Museum Club: Dime Beer Night. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

VARIOUS EVENTS Flagstaff Public Library: Community Living Room. Featuring Karen Smith, Navajo poet and storyteller. In the northwest corner of the downtown library. 6 p.m. 300 W Aspen Ave.

Thu/7.21 VARIOUS EVENTS

Drinking Horn Mead Hall: Trivia Night. Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners. 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Orpheum Theater: Screening of Esperanto, the new bicycle movie by Teton Gravity Research. The film movies the rock stars of mountain biking with a cast of unknown and up-and-coming heroes to explore how we share our dreams through a universal two-wheeled language no matter what our native tongue may be. Tickets start at $11. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30. 15 W Asoen Ave.

Uptown Pubhouse: Team Trivia. Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!”

Museum Club: Free swing dancing lessons. Learn the Lindy Hop in inclusive and beginner friendly classes at 7 p.m. every Thursday.

Downtown Flagstaff: Downtown Community Market. Outdoor evening market featuring food trucks, local produce, unique vendors, music and more. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Aspen Ave.

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Fri/7.22 VARIOUS EVENTS Orpheum Theater: Anger Management Comedy Night featuring Keith Ellis, Gene Moore and Bob Kubota. Doors at 7 p.m.. show at 7:30. 18 and over. Tickets are $15. 15 W Aspen Ave. Museum Club: Fifty-cent Friday. DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p.m.

Sat/7.23 VARIOUS EVENTS Viola’s Flower Garden, various locations: Flagstaff Tour of Artful Gardens. A self-guided garden tour of lovely private gardens relative to Flagstaff ’s unique environment. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are $12 and will be available the day of the event at Viola’s Flower Garden. 610 S Highway 89A. Downtown Flagstaff: Movies on the Square. The Mitchells vs. The Machines.

Activities will start around 4 p.m., followed by the movie at dusk.

Sun/7.24 Shift: Shift Sunday Supper Club. Monthly curated meals for two to four guests. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 107 N San Francisco St.

Mon/7.25 VARIOUS EVENTS Orpheum Theater: Nackard Pepsi Kid’s Summer Movie Club: The Incredibles II. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Dark Sky Brewing: Locals Monday. Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel-aged pours over 10oz.

Tue/7.26 VARIOUS EVENTS Museum Club: Karaoke Night. Come sing your heart out every Tuesday from 8pm-2am with some of Flagstaff ’s best (and worst) singers!

Wed/7.27 VARIOUS EVENTS Downtown Flagstaff: Downtown Community Market. Outdoor evening market featuring food trucks, local produce, unique vendors, music and more. 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Aspen Ave. Drinking Horn Mead Hall: Trivia Night. Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners. 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Uptown Pubhouse: Team Trivia. Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!”

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

The Museum Club: Dime Beer Night. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

Thu/7.28 VARIOUS EVENTS Orpheum Theater: The Avengers. Catch this marvel movie for free. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Fri/7.29 MUSIC EVENTS Orpheum Theater: Four Cornered Room album release show. Local jazzy, psychedelic and soulful sounds. With guests Sci-Fi Country and Righteous Harmony. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Show starts at 8 p.m.

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Downtown Flagstaff: Movies on the Square. Harry Potter. Activities start around 4pm, followed by the movie at dusk. Aspen Ave,

Museum Club: Karaoke Night. Come sing your heart out every Tuesday from 8pm-2am with some of Flagstaff ’s best (and worst) singers!

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Downtown Flagstaff: Downtown Community Market. Outdoor evening market featuring food trucks, local produce, unique vendors, music and more. 4 p.m.-8 p.m.

Aspen Ave.

Shift: Shift Sunday Supper Club. Monthly curated meals for two to four guests. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 107 N San Francisco St.

Pepsi Amphitheater: Beat TheRAPy 2k. A show featuring Twista, Lil’ Flip, Skatterman feat. Acer Vantes and special guest Big Omeezy and Mr Stinky. Tickets start at $45. Doors at 4 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

VARIOUS EVENTS

Drinking Horn Mead Hall: Trivia Night. Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners. 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Orpheum Theater: Nackard Pepsi Kid’s Summer Movie Club: Shrek 2. (We <3 Shrek) Critically acclaimed cinema. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Uptown Pubhouse: Team Trivia. Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!”

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Museum Club: Fifty-cent Friday. DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p.m.

Dark Sky Brewing: Locals Monday. Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel-aged pours over 10oz.

The Museum Club: Dime Beer Night. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

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