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By Tony Norris

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tark white cumulonimbus clouds collide over the San Francisco Peaks and pile up like pins in the bowling alley. The crack of the lightning strike turns my head. For a moment the silver wire burns against the sky and then it dances behind my closed eyelids. The thunder rolls from beneath my feet and the black cinder hills toss it back to the towering pines.

Like a logjam at spring flood the year’s accumulation of emotional debris vibrates and shudders in my chest in response to the pounding of the thunder and I feel purged; I breathe just a little deeper of the rising dust and sage and rain. I can’t recall the origins of this visceral response of redemption, but I suspect that when I moved to the Southwest and had to wait on the monsoons for the garden to survive that I began to invest the event with other significant properties.

I have seen many an August arrive to find the weeds were toasted almond brown and the grass rustled like so much shredded newsprint. Today I survey glorious emerald weed beds studded with The fruit hangs heavy on the vine. Photo by the author sunflowers and rank stands of grass that 11 August invite a nap.

I think Henry [Henry Norris, our father] It’s a lush late summer. Sue will tell you I finally had a good garden going at Anetta, but am obsessed with the feral rye that occupies he had already tried to farm in several locations. the bar ditches and vacant fields around The first I remember is in metropolitan Aledo Doney Park. She mutters under her breath on FR 1187. Bob Ball plowed a garden spot for about invasive species. When agriculture us in the clay and caliche beside our house. In ceased here in the 1950s the rye was grown that little plot there were a lot of grass clumps for flour, making whisky and as a cover crop. that were not disturbed by the plow, which was In those days a herd of antelope still grazed pulled by a mule. Nothing new grew there but out into the park and a big snowdrift on the the weeds were healthier then. He got a sow North side of Old Caves Crater fed a little that had six piglets, but she rolled over on them tributary of the Rio de Flag. Uniquely adapted and killed all. We got a hen that hatched out a to this micro-climate, it re-seeded itself and bunch of little chicks but one day a ground ratthrived in the dusty dark cinders of the park tler killed her and the chicks in the yard. for 60-plus years with no encouragement, Our finest feature was a new milk cow and producing big golden bearded heads heavy Henry built a milking shed down across the patch. with steel gray grain.

Local dogs shredded her tail and just hassled her In a recent letter from my eldest brother constantly. Henry patched her tail by folding a strip Homer, he reminded me of our family’s ongoof gasket paper and taping it in the hollow skin. ing efforts to produce food when I was a child.

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She was already a nervous wreck and would escape up into the high prairie across the road. Henry would go up there in his c. 1933 Chevy and drive her home, bumping her occasionally to chastise her. I think she had a nervous breakdown. She stopped giving milk.

Henry sold her back to one of the Wiley boys.

I guess I admire the resilience of the persistent rye plant. I know what it costs my wife to coax tomatoes, corn and beans from the dust of the old volcanoes. When we were kids we kept our eyes open and a walk in the woods often yielded a small harvest of native pecans, plums, mustang grapes, poke greens, mushrooms, lambs quarters or red haws. I can’t seem to break the habit. Each time I look at the rye I see an unclaimed bounty.

Sue has planted a small patch of White Sonoran wheat. This is the wheat the conquistadores carried with them and was the primary

variety grown in the West and Southwest from the 1700s until the 1950s. It has had a long and loving relationship with this climate. I’ve been researching small scale harvesting equipment online. There are threshers and harvesters built on a scale that would make them an appropriate investment for a small group or co-op. I did see videos of weed trimmers with blades adapted with cradles for harvesting wheat or rye, which looked effective if not pleasant to operate. But what captured my poet’s heart was the video of the barefooted 14-year-old miss effortlessly wielding a scythe. She pirouettes and spins around a massive rusty tractor, marooned in tall grass, delicately swinging her scythe. It’s Swan Lake for peasants.

Almon Lewis, of Furnetts Creek, W. Va., was always my gold standard of scythe operation. He was tall and loose jointed at six-and-a-half feet. I never saw him dance but he was grace itself with that twisted snath in his hand. As best as I could tell he would just shift his weight from one foot to the other, put a slight rotation in his hips, and the long curved blade would swoop of its own volition and drop the new cut grass in a neat row. He hardly broke a sweat. He just ambled. If ever you have swung the curved blade you know that it ain’t easy.

My brother Sam in West Virginia has inoculated a pile of logs with Shiitake mushroom spawn and now he is posting pictures online of said logs covered with mushrooms. The harvest is truly bountiful.

Homer signs off: Apparently you have become famous. My fame is limited to Parker County, Tx. Sam has his mushroom fame so we are all doing our “thang.”

Keep calm and carry on …

Homer Tony Norris is a working musician, storyteller and folklorist with a writing habit. He’s called Flagstaff home for 30-plus years. Visit his website at www.tonynorris.com.

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y the time you read this I will be on the other side of the country dropping my daughter, Clementine, off for her first year of college. Every time I tell people that Clementine is going to school 1,700 miles away their reactions are always the same: “How do you feel about that?” And so is my response.

“Um, fine.”

And it’s true. I’m not worried at all about Clementine being 1,700 miles away. I don’t have time to worry about that. I’m too busy worrying that one of us will kill the other somewhere in those intervening 1,700 miles. You see, we’re driving to get there. In the same car.

Here’s my problem with being in a car with Clementine for 1,700 miles: She hasn’t listened to an entire song since 2005. Maybe that’s not true—maybe in the privacy of her own room she listens to the entire Great American Songbook from start to finish, but as soon as she gets into a car with me she changes the song every 20 seconds. And not on the radio, either. I can completely understand the urge to switch stations when screaming car commercials or inane chatter comes on (there hasn’t been a DJ I could stand to listen to for more than five seconds since Sam in the Morning). Or worse yet, when the song you got dumped to pops up, but I’m talking about iPods here—music-playing systems where you “personally” choose every single song, so there is literally no chance that you won’t

Down the road of modern mixtapes we go like the song that is playing. And she does like the song that is playing. For all of 20 seconds.

And then it’s on to the next one. For another 20 seconds.

Maybe it’s a generational thing. Back in my day you didn’t buy songs—you bought albums, and listened to the entire thing. That’s not entirely true, back back in my day—when I was still in grade school—people still bought 45s, records that only played one song, or at

least one song that you really wanted to hear.

The other side—the “B” side—was usually something a little weird (sometimes good weird, but often just plain weird weird). You still usually ended up listening to the “B” side song at least once, though. In its entirety.

Because that’s just the way we did it.

After 45s, however, came cassette tapes.

With cassettes you could fast forward over songs if you wanted to, but it took an expert

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hand, and you usually ended up decreasing the life expectancy of your tape if you did it too often. If there were songs you really didn’t ever want to hear on your cassette, you would just leave them off when you made mixtapes for your friends and for the people you were trying to be more than friends with.

Right now everyone under the age of 30 is scratching their heads and asking, “What are mixtapes?” Mixtapes were carefully-selected, 90-minute distillations of your soul (at least at the point in time you made the mixtape), and were something of an art form. Too few songs and you ran the risk of empty air at the end of the tape. Too many and one of your songs got cut off halfway through. A song that cuts off halfway through was a sign that the person who made your mixtape wasn’t really that concerned about the quality of the tape, and therefore, wasn’t really too concerned about you. At least that’s how I interpreted it, which may explain my frustration with Clementine’s 20 second song rule. Or maybe it’s just a sign that my increasing age is making me increasingly cranky. Either way, I think it’s going to be a long 1,700 miles.

Kelly Poe Wilson has lived in Flagstaff since 1985. She lives with her wonderful husband, Jim, and her dreadful children, Clementine and Clyde. More of her work can be found at www. kellypoewilson.com.

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or 18 years, the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff has been answering the age-old question for the curious and the unfamiliar: What in the world does an artist’s studio look like?

This year’s Open Studios Tour hosts 64 artists spanning 35 locations in six areas of town from Doney Park all the way to the Westside and everywhere in between—even the mall.

Many of the participating masters of craft are new to the ACF scene, and they’re bringing a stunning new perspective to the local scene, while established favorites will be on hand to share insight into their craft like location host Elizabeth Bonzani’s pottery and Katalin Ehling hanging out in the Country Club demonstrating her exquisite batik technique. Many more offer an experience to see how artists create in the comfort of where they get down through this unique self-guided tour. It is verifiably impossible for visitors to see it all, so check out the Prelude to Open Studios at the Flagstaff Mall to get a taste of all Open Studios has to offer.

The event lasts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at 35 locations. Brochures are available at the Flagstaff Visitor’s Center and at galleries all over town. For more info, call 522-6969 or to download a brochure immediately, visit www.flagstaff-arts.org.

It’ll be a double bass-drum death sentence for the ears when Fear Factory comes to shred this little unsuspecting mountain town. For a quarter century, the L.A.-based metalers have been tearing it up, influencing countless of their successors across the genre spectrum with their stylized gravity blasts and outrageously technical guitar techniques trailing between thrash, industrial and death metal. Struggles have plagued the band, but they’ve continued to pump out records harboring harsh and surreal melodies, amassing nine full-lengths over the years—most recently with Genexus, which came out swinging barely two weeks ago on Aug. 7.

Their reformed sound packs as much of a punch as fans have come to expect. Hopping along the Factory’s ear-assaulting train are California death metalers Once Human and L.A.’s Before the Mourning with Chicagoan rockers the Bloodline hitching along as well. For the sake of health, it’ll probably be a good idea to pack a pair of ear plugs or two for this rowdy trip to the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show blasts off at 7 p.m.

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out with Flag-based DJs on Radio Sunnyside who are turning up everything all day from local tunes to classic country, blues, rock, jazz and, of course, soul. To celebrate the community that has embraced this ambitious mosaic, this Soul in the Afternoon Patio Party is for you. The public is invited to listen to and get down with the soul powerful music from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s as djVHR spins some hot ones from the swingin’ decades. This free family-friendly event shakes out at the Market of Dreams, 2532 E. 7th Ave, from 4–7 p.m. 213-5900. Visit Market of Dreams on Facebook.

Oh Cody, Cody, Cody Canada. Say that name 10 times in the mirror and—well, he won’t show up in your bathroom or probably anywhere else, but the red dirt rocker is scheduled to take a load off at one local whistle stop as he and the Departed roll into town. And for those unfamiliar, contrary to his name, Canada is a Texan through and through.

The singer and guitarist gained popularity with his former and heavily traditional country outfit out of Oklahoma, Cross Country Ragweed, which dissolved in 2010. With a reinvigorated grasp on the songs he wants to hear (and play), the fourpiece Departed, including Ragweed bassists Jeremy Plato, formed like a rising Phoenix hell bent Cody Canada. Photo by Karen Connell on hitting the tunes and the road harder than ever. The group’s latest studio endeavor dropped at the beginning of the year, and winds along the red dirt road. Though the cut’s name, Hippielovepunk, is probably deceiving, one track, “Easy,” takes its core idea from a real-life mugging incident that happened years ago when he and his band were touring in Portland, Ore. Canada, as he says, is a literal songwriter, and draws from the joyous and the gnarly. Take it all in at the Museum Club, 3404 E. Rte. 66. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show kicks off at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15. 526-9434. www. thedepartedmusic.com.

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couple weeks back I skipped over the Four Corners and up to Colorado. I try to get there at least once per year— there’s just something that makes me feel good when I’m within the state’s borders.

Perhaps it’s the fact that the mountains reach higher and the rivers and craft beer flow more frequently from so many different and beautiful sources; I do know the people whose company I am always in plays a major factor.

During this trip I journeyed to the Denver, Fort Collins and Boulder areas. The plan hinged on five of my favorite things in the world (in no particular order): 1. Friends. 2.

Climbing. 3. Craft beer. 4. Food. All of which are beyond bountiful within the stretched-out triangle created by these three spots on the map. The fifth, and the linchpin for the wheel that was my trip: Music—more specifically, a chance to see Lord Huron, my favorite band to spring up in maybe the last decade.

A few years ago, whenever I would book a trip somewhere, I started making the conscious effort to make it a point to time a trip around a concert. I figured, unless it was strictly a backpacking trip, it was only an added bonus to take in some good tunes in a new venue along the way. A couple of the more memorable shows include Dr. Dog opening for Wilco at Red Rocks and El Ten Eleven opening for Bonobo at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland.

The venue for this trip was the Mishawaka Amphitheater, or “The Mish” for short. I’d never heard of it before, and when I arrived, I was blown away. If Red Rocks is the king of amphitheaters (arguably, of course), this place is surely one of the gems.

Nestled comfortably just northwest of Fort Collins in the narrow and verdant Poudre Canyon—a glacier-formed valley through the foothills of the Front Range—this quaint 752-person capacity venue sits right on the edge of the Poudre River, literally. In fact, there’s maybe no more than 10 feet between the back of the stage and the water’s edge, where a mic is conveniently setup to catch the sound of the water as it tumbles over nearby rocks. The stage itself looks like someone flipped a wood box on its side and raised it 8 8

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up, a sort of musical window tucked within the Rockies, fit for not much more than a band of five. Above, the mountains provided the backdrop, and with the sun dropping, friends nearby and cold a beer in hand, it quickly became one of the coolest places I’ve been lucky enough to take in a show. Lord Huron was as unreal as I’ve come to expect—a different (and better) band than the one that passed through Flag back in 2013.

The next night, folks back home here in Flagstaff were groovin’ and steppin’ hard to Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Pepsi Amphitheater, a show I was sad to miss. It wasn’t all that long ago that Phoenix-based R Entertainment—the folks who for the past five years have operated and booked shows for said amphitheater—defended their lack of quality shows because the canopy was “down” and people wouldn’t dance in the rain. When we did a story on them last year we offered them an example of a great show from the good ol’ days: Michael Franti and crew back in 2008.

At the beginning of the 2015 season, the first show they announced was … you guessed it.

I can’t speak for any Phoenicians the show may have attracted up from down south, but I do know my fellow Flagstaffians partied down hard in an early August Monsoon rain, proving if you book for this town, that stupid canopy holds very little value. After two more shows R Entertainment’s final season will come to a close and, hopefully, whoever wins the bid will make the most out of one of the best and easily most aesthetically pleasing venues in the state.

After I returned home from my trip, I received a link to another totally unique amphitheater, Bluegrass Underground . It’s 333 feet deep below where terra firma ends—beneath Tennessee’s Cumberland Mountains!

As amphitheater season nears an end, I’m reminded of all the great music my ears are fortunate enough to fall upon yearround, inside or out. Tonight it’s Modest Mouse. On Monday, Tow’rs. In the coming months Glass Animals, Wolf Alice and My Morning Jacket, and I’m sure countless others.

Shall the music never stop playing.

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f you picked up a Flag Live and flipped to this page any time within the past three weeks, you’ve undoubtedly heard the sad news that longtime “News Quirks”

author and compiler, Roland Sweet, passed away on Fri, July 24. In the weeks that followed we dug up and ran some of our favorite Quirks from Arizona over the past five years, but now it’s time to move on.

For a long time we’ve wanted to find a way to represent and connect with the outdoor community here in Flagstaff. The question, however, has always been: How? Whether it be rafting, mountain biking, climbing, hiking, backpacking, fishing, hang gliding or any number of other outdoor activities folks in town participate in, adventure sports are a key driver of why so many of us love and live in northern Arizona.

And with them, come grand stories.

Some are easy where everything went as planned; others not so much.

There are epic tales, jaw-dropping occurrences, and those that are just downright hilarious. Let’s call them “misadventures.” With all of the people who live here and either regularly work, play or are in some way connected to the outdoors, we thought, why not try and tap into some of those stories?

So, here’s the plan: We want to hear your outdoor misadventures. We’ll keep a similar format to “News Quirks,” running a handful of submissions per week that you, the reader, send our way whenever you have them (and we know you have them). Please keep them to 100- to 200word short stories, give them a title, provide your first and last name, and submit them to Andrew Wisniewski at andyw@flaglive.com. The story doesn’t have to have taken place around northern Arizona—it can be anywhere. But please do tell us where it did happen. And as for any other parties involved, we ask that you please mask their name.

We’ll run a new batch every week. And please note that published submissions remain the rights of the writer, and no compensation will be offered for publication. We look forward to hearing your stories!

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eventual solo careers. Much of the story traight Outta Compton works for so many could feel contrived if it weren’t true, but reasons that I’ll bet it will earn an Oscar the performances are compelling enough to nomination, if not a few. The story of a carry audiences through a story they may handful of young Black men rising above the already know. turmoil of a racially charged suburb is still Most captivating are O’Shea relevant two decades later. The story of Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube and Jason a handful of young artists who have Mitchell as Eazy-E. As Ice Cube, been prolific for the last 25 years Jackson is understated and is inspiring. That it’s true is STRAIGHT magnetic. During his confronmightily impressive.

OUTTA tation with the band’s manBut before Walmart sold COMPTON ager Jerry Heller—portrayed Beats by Dr. Dre headphones Directed by F. Gary Gray as a cliché by Paul Giamatti— and Ice Cube starred in the Rated R Cube communicates his anger family comedy Are We There HARKINS THEATRES with a disarming stillness, Yet? (2007), Andre Young, proving you don’t have to be O’Shea Jackson and Eric Wright a raging lunatic to play enraged. were navigating life in Compton, As Ice Cube’s real-life son, Jackson Calif., a city rife with violence, drugs looks just like his father, but that doesn’t and police brutality. With Young’s skills as account for his talented performance; his a DJ, Jackson’s as a lyricist, and Wright’s as background could just as easily have been a businessman, the three became Dr. Dre, a hindrance.

Ice Cube and Eazy-E and formed N.W.A. (NigAs Eazy-E, Jason Mitchell is charismatic gaz Wit Attitudes). Straight Outta Compton and funny, but also driven. When he learns he begins with the moments leading up to the has AIDS, we have invested so much into his forming of the group, then follows them story that the scene is devastating. through their rise to fame, infighting and

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But as Ice Cube reminds an interviewer in the film, he’s not running for office. Certainly anyone wanting a more honest story should look further than the film. That doesn’t stop Straight Outta Compton from being a remarkable story.

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keep things fun and interesting. Debicki leads the villainous Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, secret agents for their respecgroup, and Vikander joins Solo and Kuryakin as the daughter tive countries. of an East German nuclear scientist who can help them find a One CIA agent and one KGB agent that must work nuclear warhead. together; there is your Man from U.N.C.L.E. set-up. That was Ritchie knows how to surprise us. When the two the set-up of the old television show. Plots did not agents, formerly enemies, must work together, we matter when you had such a fun idea for a TV show THE expect them to argue. They do, but who expects during the Cold War. Throw in James Bond super MAN FROM an argument about women’s fashions? Action spy antics and the TV show was a hit, even sequences are enjoyable, and Ritchie once again leading to the spin-off Girl from U.N.C.L.E. With U.N.C.L.E. plays against our expectations. In one boat-chase Hollywood’s need to mine our memories of our Directed by Guy Ritchie scene, Solo takes a snack break. In other words, favorite television shows, it’s taken time for Rated PG-13 the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously. this show to make it to film, and though no one HARKINS THEATRES Cavill and Hammer are fine in their roles. was demanding a movie, director Guy Ritchie Cavill even sounds like the original Napoleon (Snatch, 2000; Sherlock Holmes, 2009) decided Solo, Robert Vaughn. Hammer gets laughs as the now was a good time. dour Russian attracted to Vikander’s character. Hugh With Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, 2013) and Armie Grant also shows up for some fun moments.

Hammer (The Lone Ranger, 2013) as Solo and Kuryakin, the I had low expectations, as the advertising had me assuming movie has plenty of fun action scenes, some plot turns that this would be a bomb, and though not perfect, I enjoyed The may not make sense, and two supporting stars that make the Man from U.N.C.L.E thoroughly. If a sequel gets made, I’ll be in movie worth watching. Besides Debicki (The Great Gatsby, line to purchase a ticket.

2013), we have Alicia Vikander (Ex-Machina, 2015). Both women

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natch (2000) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998): both are noteworthy films. Both are written and directed by Guy Ritchie; in fact, they’re his first two big screen releases. Something about the combination of dark comedy with the gritty backdrop of society’s criminal underbelly make the intricate heist-style storylines a pretty fun ride. It would seem that Guy Ritchie’s career was off to an impeccable start.

It didn’t really last though. The next decade featured some successes. RocknRolla (2008) and Revolver (2005) are both enjoyable films, though they aren’t really all that memorable. Revolver becomes a little too abstract to be engaging for audiences and the inevitable plot twists didn’t quite gel with the rest of the film enough to be truly satisfying. RocknRolla is similar in quality, though the tone of the film harkens back to his debut. Still, Ritchie has never quite hit that perfect balance like he did with his first two feature length films.

His third feature length film Swept Away (2002) is just about unwatchable. While it is technically possible to sit through the entire film, I wouldn’t recommend it. You will just wind up wasting 90 minutes of your life that you can never get back. It’s sitting a few points below the newest Fantastic Four film on both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, if that gives you

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any idea of how universally undesirable Swept Away is. But I digress. Don’t get me wrong, Ritchie hasn’t been turning out total garbage.

We’ll give him a mulligan on this film and focus on the rest of his resume instead.

Perhaps his biggest break was getting a hold of the budding new Sherlock Holmes franchise (2009). With big studio clout and the undeniable onscreen presence of Robert Downey Jr., Ritchie would give us a new look at the classic character. Combining some of his signature style with some fresh subject matter offered up a healthy dose of mainstream (and box office) success for Ritchie, and he did similarly well with the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

Now he’s back with the potential for another blockbuster, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Having not had a chance to see the new film yet, I will avoid speculation as to its tone or quality (see Erin Shelley’s review on page 10 for that). Still, it seems unlikely that we are going to see Ritchie return to his roots to give fans the kind of film they’ve been craving for years. And it’s not that he can’t; his resume is still rather short and he could have many long years of movie making ahead of him. I expect to see any number of Guy Ritchie films as the years roll on, and it may even be that we get a few more classics to add to his catalog.

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Mothershipment George Clinton is still carrying the goods for the good of ‘the funk’

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eorge Clinton’s longtime funky UFO stage prop may have found safe harbor, but he’s still on a mission. For years, during the 1970s and 1980s, Clinton, the out-of-this-world mastermind behind Parliament-Funkadelic, featured flamboyant romps powered by a 1,200-pound alien spacecraft capable of soaring over mind-blown crowds at stadium shows.

Eventually the prop was left at home for tours, but in 2011 the relic of a bygone era of arena theatrics, the Mothership, became part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of AfricanAmerican History. ‌Prior to his appearance with his band at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff, Clinton, now 73, was asked about the expense and maintenance of the prop now considered to be an official part of African-American cultural heritage.

“I remember during a European tour, we left it in Germany and it took us six months to get it back,” Clinton says in a recent phone interview with Flag Live. “Now it’s all assembled, cleaned up and in the Smithsonian.”

For the past few years he’s been trying to correct his legacy, fighting to do that the only way he knows how, with constant touring, recording and since last year, book publishing.

His considerable impact on all of pop music since the 1970s, the hard breaks of the funk—a word now synonymous with Clinton—inspired a generation of rap, hip-hop and rhythm and blues artists. But the way his sound was incorporated by such performers as Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre, sampled more often than perhaps any other artist of his generation, has led Clinton to pursue an accounting on his legacy. In the past year he has released a new album, First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate (2014), and a biography, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?, about his struggle to retain his publishing rights.

He’s approaching the struggle without lawyers, he says, who he doesn’t trust, but through this outburst of creativity, which is more of a mission statement.

“The whole thing of the copyright issue, all of the time that became part of the fight, all of the point of the story in the book, all part of the volumes of music—33 songs—all of it was part of a plan to all go together,” he

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Legendary funk singer-songwriter and music producer George Clinton. Courtesy photo

says. “What I want the public to see ... that funk is a world struggle. All of the music samples, samples of samples, the concept of royalties.

It’s a personal struggle for the funk.”

There is even an ongoing watchdog-style, eye-jarring website with conspiratorial airs and intrigues, Flashlight2013.com “shining the light on misappropriated copyright for musicians, songwriters and artists.” In addition, there is this online mission statement: “I [George Clinton] want to be known as the man who brought to the attention of America the copyright issues. That’s what I would like my legacy to be, to have turned people on to the fact that they

need to fight for their rights to their music. You have to fight a lot of people for your music.

You have to fight the copyright companies, like BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). You have to fight the record companies because they really want to take it all. Right now, it’s time for people to start getting their music back.”

Hence this struggle is the latest component of “the funk.” If, when Clinton speaks the term, it becomes synonymous with himself, who can blame him? Along with James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone, Clinton courageously and outrageously carved a new direction for the word “funk.” He says the first time he heard

the word was on jazz and blues records he’d listened to as a youth. The North Carolina native, who worked at Motown in the late 1960s, had listened to Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix and decided to launch R&B into the stratosphere.

“We decided to do Motown music with Marshall Amplification,” Clinton says. “It became funkadelic. That became the concept.”

Parliament-Funkadelic, the name going through various transformations over the decades, launched dozens of chart-topping songs, including “Flash Light,” “One Nation Under a Groove” and “Atomic Dog.” Their shows were wild jams including increasingly sophisticated characters on stage, with a great deal of experimental sounds and rhythms based on the near Beach Boys-like purity of the funk, the party, the communal call and response, always asking the audience to join in and dance.

Clinton decided to include the spaceship after seeing prog-rock shows in the early 1970s.

The space aesthetic came to mind, of course, the natural way.

“Probably when I saw Pink Floyd,” he says, “plus ‘Tommy’ and Hair, the rock ‘n’ roll show tunes. When you start seeing Pink Floyd, that space theme, we thought, there had to be a rhythm and blues version of that. That’s when the Mothership became. Characters don’t get old, like Mickey Mouse and the dollar bill … Sly and the Family Stone came out doing a pop version of what we were doing. We were doing the Jimi Hendrix version.

“The connection was always we would define ourselves by what we were doing through the music, free our minds for all of us [participating]. We went to all of the spectrum of the people. We were tripping. That is the pure of it. I became re-inspired to write about all of that.”

See George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic as they perform at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, on Thu, Aug. 20. Doors for the allages show open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 the day of the show, and can be purchased at Aspen Deli, Animas Trading Co. and Rainbow’s End or online at www.greenhouseproductions.net. To learn more about Clinton and the rest of the gang, visit www.georgeclinton.com.

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e watched the spring undress/into something new” sing Kyle and Gretta Miller, husband and wife lead vocalists of Flagstaff’s Tow’rs. They’re the first words off “The Boy & His Shadow” from The Great Minimum, the band’s second full-length album and follow-up to 2014’s self-titled debut record. And more than that, the lyrics are perhaps an even better metaphor for the band’s natural beauty, what they have become, and where they are headed.

Two years ago it seemed like the local folk five-piece did just that: “spring” up—out of some sort of peaceful nowhereland rife with bittersweet melodies and thoughtful lyrics. But for friends and longtime followers of the band, the project started humbly, long before the arrival of the beaming group we now see and hear before us today.

“We met playing music together five or six years ago,” Gretta says of how she and Kyle’s paths came to cross. “We volunteered with Young Life for a few years, playing a lot of music and got burned out on playing covers.”

Needless to say, for any musician(s) with a bigger vision, cover songs only fill one’s musical cup for so long. So, the then duo decided to take a shot at writing their own music. They enlisted a little help from some musically inclined friends, and the result was Tow’rs, an impressive and ear-catching seven-track first go at crafting an album.

A little more than a year later comes The Great Minimum, and a band realized.

“The first one was kind of an experiment between Kyle and me,” Gretta says. “We were like, ‘OK, we’re passionate about this, we’re excited about it, let’s write songs and

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share them with people.’ And the second one was a lot more inclusive of the whole band.”

Along with Kyle, who was born and raised in Flagstaff and also plays lead guitar, with Gretta on bass, the makeup of the remainder of the band includes good friends Kyle Keller (banjo/trumpet/electric guitar), Kory Miller (percussion/ drums) and Emma Crislip (cello/backup vocals).

From album one to two, songwriting opened up to the rest of the group, they learned how to remove “the personal” so they could create something that would allow them to propel their career forward, and the themes shifted from leaving the darkness for light, to narratives of life and death and how that doesn’t always look the way we think it does.

Based on a poem by G.K. Chesterton (printed inside of the album’s case), Gretta says the title The Great Minimum is filled with so much peace.

“It’s written by an older man at the end of his life looking back and recognizing that the greatest moments of his life were in the smallest, beautiful things—it wasn’t these large extravagant things. It was a really good cup of coffee or a conversation,” she says.

“I think a lot of our songs have touches of that.”

On top of that, Kyle and Gretta also welcomed a little boy, Solace, into the world halfway through production, which plays a big part in the overall themes throughout the new album. “Two Sparrows” is a benediction over Solace’s life when he feels hopeless and lost, and “Helm” confronts an approaching dark storm that is the idea of being a dad, while “Mindful” speaks to the beauty we can smash into our lives from start to finish, and “The Kitchen” is a love song. The husband and wife duo add that the themes in all of the music is “linear with the timeline of their lives.”

As for the name Tow’rs—where the “e” is conveniently replaced with an apostrophe—Kyle says it’s an analogy of construction, of the band’s art making something bigger than just their petty selves.

Starting the conversation One interesting topic that often arises with the mention of Tow’rs is the subject matter that flows throughout their music. Label it “religion” “or “faith”— it’s more universal than just that. For them, it’s about “belief,” but not in the conventional way one might think.

Kyle says it’s actually a conversation they have a lot. He see’s religion as structure (noting someone else may see it differently, so as not to offend) and doesn’t really want to have anything to do with that.

“I’ve never wanted Tow’rs to be associated with a genre of faith,” he says.

Where that takes center stage for some bands and can be a major turnoff for listeners, Kyle says Tow’rs focuses on striking universal nerves that everyone can somehow relate to and experiences in life we all have at one time or another.

“Belief, love, grace and things we’re pulling a lot of inspiration from are things I want to be about that I think are more universal themes that everyone can get on board with, even though they might not agree with our religious preference,” Kyle says.

By no means are they the first band to take this approach of carefully interweaving

themes of life and one’s beliefs together, but Kyle adds that their goal is not to come off as tricking anyone, which he admits is his biggest fear with making music.

“What we want to do is engage conversation with a wider body of people than just those we associate our own beliefs with,” Kyle says. “I also hope our songs go beyond that into people being able to interpret it in a way that’s maybe not the way I intended a song to be interpreted.”

Yes, church is a part of who they holistically are, but they’ve always been careful when it comes to selecting lyrics.

It’s not about “converting” listeners or changing beliefs. It’s about making art, building something beautiful, and offering up something everyone can enjoy in their own way—on one level or another.

Taking the next step In the two short years since Tow’rs came to be, they’ve gained quick local success which culminated with a Viola Award nomination and win at this year’s annual celebration of local arts in March. They admit they were not at all expecting the win, and were enamored with how it made the town and community feel that much closer.

“It felt like an acceptance.

More than winning an award, it was kind of like a welcome to the community in a structured way,” Kyle says.

“That was so cool.

We were so honored,” Gretta adds.

Kyle says he’s not sure how the music took off like it did, but equates it to having a lot of really great friends and being part of a supportive community. People often turn out in droves to their shows, but Gretta notes that the music itself has traveled much farther. She recalls a friend who told her she heard their music in a coffee shop in India. And just the other day, Kyle mailed a shirt to the U.K. where he says they have the highest concentration of listeners outside of Flagstaff and parts of the Southwest.

Today, after only two albums, both recorded here in Flagstaff at Studio Patchwork with Ben Lippard, and multiple shows to adoring friends and family and those who might have been fortunate enough to stumble through a venue door on the right night, Tow’rs is looking to pursue making music for a living.

They’re in the process of hiring a manager from Sun Sounds out of Portland with the hopes of booking gigs around the Southwest and even as far as the Northwest, but still plan to play Young Life camps, which they love.

“Those are really fun ‘cause you get to connect with a younger audience in a one-on-one relationship basis instead of just playing a show and then having short conversations with everyone,” Kyle says. “You get to hang out for a whole week at a time with a group of kids, talk about the songs, talk about their lives, and that for us is the fullness of being an artist and songwriting.”

As they look up to the sky, Kyle is quick to point out that the “shift and jump” has been crazy, and as anyone might imagine, it’s a tough endeavor to make viable.

“I think I’ve always had a sort of ‘stick it to the man’ approach before we started doing this philosophy of we’ll just figure it out and be independent,” Kyle says.

“And now one of the growing pains has been figuring out how to make it viable, not only for us but the band as well.”

With that next step almost under foot, Tow’rs, a band so loving and full of grace, plays it safe, holding down part-time jobs. Kyle says “it’s still too early for it to be the only thing.”

Though, he also says, “If someone would’ve told me this is what I’d be doing in two years, I would’ve thought they were crazy.”

Catch Tow’rs as they perform a special CD Release show for The Great Minimum at Firecreek Coffee Co. on Mon, Aug. 24.

Doors for the all-ages show open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door and kids are free. For more info, call 774-2266. To learn more about the band, visit www.towrsmusic.com.

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Invisible heroes Peaks Audio Productions paints a picture on silence

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he audience packs the house. The band takes the stage. As the lights go up and the cheers of appreciation fade, a sense of anticipation develops, waiting to crash like a wave on a granite shore with the first musical note. ‌At its core, music is the assembly of sound in a rhythmic pattern to call out meaning and emotion in a listener. It’s as simple—and as difficult—as that. But the sound, those vibrations through the air felt against the eardrum, on the skin, must be right for the performer and the audience to connect.

It is that connection through sound that is at the heart of the passion for the men and women who work at Peaks Audio Productions in Flagstaff.

“At the end of the day, we’re going to make an event happen,” says owner Jason Moeller. “And we’re going to make it happen the very best way we can.”

Moeller and general manager, Joe Spitzer, are comfortable with the terms “sound nerd” or “techie” because what started out as a one-person outfit run out of a bedroom has now turned into a name that is nearly synonymous with sound in Flagstaff and northern Arizona. If there is an event in town that needs production services—from small bars to amphitheaters—Peaks Audio tends to be the first name on the list.

Last year, Peaks Audio provided for the sound, video and lighting needs for more than 500 events. There’s a company warehouse, and there are 22 people on the payroll. It might not be a multi-million dollar operation yet, The Peaks Audio crew in their warehouse in Flagstaff. Photos by Larry Hendricks but Moeller and Spitzer are thinking about future growth.

“I knew I really wanted to do production,” Lusby-Breault says, “If we do our job well, Good sound requires people with a passion Spitzer says. everybody at the show doesn’t notice, like an for it. Mix in mountains of power amps, speakSo, he started working in town. He was in invisible hero. You have to take some kind of ers, digital sound boards, microphones, add a charge of the weekly event Ladies ’80s at the Green sick enjoyment out of that.” dash of video and lighting, and tie it all in with Room and provided sound for the DJs. Moeller miles of cable. would be there doing sound on other shows. They The start “There’re not a whole lot of sexy parts,” got to know each other, became friends and would Moeller and Spitzer met at Northern says Mike Seitz, lead audio engineer at cover each other’s shifts when needed.

Arizona University. Spitzer was a piano Peaks Audio.

“I kinda just said, ‘Hey, can I follow you performance major who worked at Ardrey Seitz and friend Jeff Lusby-Breault, who around?’” Spitzer says, chuckling.

Auditorium. Moeller worked for Sun Entermake up the Flagstaff-based band EnormoMoeller said they had gone a year of crosstainment and they would cross paths when dome, know how crucial it is to put the parts ing each other’s paths at gigs and decided to there would be a Sun Entertainment event together for the audience and the performers join forces. About four years ago, they were at at Adrey. to have an awesome experience.

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a point where they decided to make it a fulltime gig for themselves. Their big break came when they were asked to do the technical production for the Hullabaloo festival.

“And then it snowballed from there,” Moeller says.

About 90 percent of their business comes from word of mouth; the other 10 percent they go after with a marketing budget. As the business grew, the focus grew to include visual and lighting elements of event productions. The strategy appears to have worked because last week alone, Peaks Audio booked 22 different gigs.

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Not a job Working at Peaks Audio doesn’t feel like a job, says Liz Monasky, the in-house lighting designer. It feels more like friends hanging out doing what they love.

Monasky is a junior at Northern Arizona University studying Theatre Technology. While she was working on a performance at NAU, she met Moeller.

“They had just rented out a lighting rig and they needed someone to run it,” she says. “And now, I’m here.”

Monasky works part time, and she works mainly at shows that are featured at the Pepsi Amphitheater. She decides the light placement, creates colors in the positions and cues the effects with a combination of computer programming and real-time decisions.

“It’s just so much fun,” Monasky says. “This is basically what I want to do with my life. It doesn’t feel like a job.”

Peaks Audio Productions can be reached at 864-5889. For more info, visit www.peaksaudio. com.

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Future growth Moeller’s role has transformed into preserving the health of the business. Not only does the business provide sound indoors and outdoors to bands and venues, but it also reaches into theatrical performances and even into corporate presentations.

“I rarely touch a soundboard anymore,” Moeller says.

Among the clients of the business are the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Downtown Business Alliance, Flagstaff Arts Council, Flagstaff Unified School District, NAU, Twin Arrows, Greenhouse Productions and Pepsi Amphitheater.

In addition, because they’ve got the northern Arizona region covered, the business is working to expand into supporting national tours. As an example, Peaks Audio supported Roger Clyne

and the Peacemakers on tour with equipment and staff—namely Seitz and Lusby-Breault—who were also the opening band on the tour.

Peaks Audio might not be the cheapest deal in town, Moeller says, but they strive for excellence in what they do. Prices vary as widely as the venues—the more equipment and staff needed to pull off an event, the higher the price point. For a production in a bar, there might be $15,000 worth of equipment devoted to the venue. For a production at Pepsi Amphitheater, there might be upwards of $500,000 worth of equipment on stage.

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“It’s crazy busy in the summers,” Spitzer says.

Winter slows down, but even though only about a quarter of the employees are full time, all of them work every single week. The parttime employees are on payroll, too, but they work on an event-by-event basis.

Seitz says that he worked with sound as a hobby and started off with Peaks Audio part time. Now, he works for them full time.

“We do so much,” Seitz says. “There’s such a wide variety.”

One day, he might be setting up for a big show at Pepsi Amphitheater; the next, he might be shuttling a projector out to Snowflake for a much smaller event.

“It keeps you on your toes,” Seitz says. “It’s a genuinely interesting job. It’s just fun.”

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It’s time to free students from higher-ed debt

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n the 1960s, I attended the University of North Texas, a public school blessed with good teachers and an educational culture focused on enabling us students to become socially useful citizens. And it was affordable—with close-to-free tuition and a parttime job, I could get a good education, gain experience in everything from work to civic activism, graduate in four years, and obtain a debt-free start in life. We just assumed that’s what college was supposed to be. It still ought to be, but for most students today, it’s not even close.

Indeed, a $1.3 trillion mountain of debt is weighing down students at all types of U.S. colleges, endangering our entire economy.

That’s more than people owe on credit cards or auto loans—and it’ll soon surpass the subprime mortgage debt that crashed the economy in 2008.

Private, for-profit, corporate colleges are the biggest creators of this looming danger.

To say there are lots of horror stories about them is like saying there are lots of ouchies in a bramble patch. With brand names like University of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Corinthian, Kaplan, and Strayer, they suck up some $32 billion a year in federal student loan money.

By Jim Hightower

They overcharge students so drastically that even those who graduate are stuck with nearly $40,000 in debt, and they deliver such poor education that graduates can’t get jobs with high-enough wages to repay the loans. David Halprin, author of Stealing America’s Future, calls this predatory educational industry “an immoral enterprise.”

America’s whole approach to ever-higher-priced, higher-education is wrong-headed. We know that college and advanced-skill degrees today are as essential to both individual and national well-being as high school diplomas used to be, so it’s time to redirect and reinvest in America’s future by making higher education free.

Jim Hightower is a best-selling author, radio commentator, nationally syndicated columnist and editor of The Hightower Lowdown, a populist political newsletter.

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REARVIEW

Bartender wisdom A season’s last fire

T

he last fire I was ever on during my all-tooshort but much-valued career as a wildland firefighter was down Lake Mary Road on the Forest Service road after the Mormon Lake Lodge. It’d been an action-packed season, lots of fire. When there was no fire, there was constant work with hardworking men and women stationed at Mormon Lake. I was on engine 5.1, but we had a lot of Hotshot Crews, Navajo and Hopi type II crews, and a host of other engines in and out of the station all summer long. This was the year of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, at that time the largest wildfire in Arizona history. Slinging weather in the mornings showed relative humidity results of 4 percent or less. A crackling walk through the forest felt like a saunter through a tinderbox. The fires were intense.

This last fire was different. We’d already been on two small lightning-ignited fires that day, and it was right at 5 p.m. when we were called in for this one, estimated at five acres. While this was no Rodeo-Chediski, we were down to just four of us. It was the time of year (as it is right now while I write this) that the season was winding down. Student firefighters had returned to school.

Teacher firefighters had returned to school. Things were wrapping up, but a late summer heat snap combined with storms (again, much like now) had sprinkled the forest with fires. A five-acre fire for four could be tough going.

We refilled the water tank on our engine, resupplied the cab, and rolled out of the station. The sun still hadn’t set by the time we arrived, and Frank, our crew boss, began scouting the flames while we unloaded gear.

With Pulaski in hand, I began working at our anchor point, and we all began flanking a line.

The flames on this early evening were different than they’d been all summer. Light fuel loads, and the fire just seemed to lap along like a content dog on a hike. I’d never seen anything like that. The fire sounded like it was panting at us.

Frank returned. “Look at the canopy level.”

He pointed up. The lowest limbs of any given ponderosa were more than 10 feet high. The trees were big, well-spaced, thick bark. The fire washed along the grass at their bases and poofed out fairly quickly all on its own. The sun set. Gorgeous purples and violets covered everything. I switched from Pulaski to Crow’s Foot (a long-handle tool that looked like a compact, heavy-duty garden rake). We kept digging line, containing, but letting it burn.

By James Jay

We dug until about midnight, Frank giving us some back-story on the area during that time. This location turned out to be one of the first areas on the Coconino National Forest where they’d experimented with thinning in the early 1980s. Before then, the Forest Service Policy was to put all fires completely out; all of them— big, small, near homes or not, the whole lot.

Along with the bold concept of thinning and controlled burns, the Forest Service decided to let some fires go. Contain them, but let the underbrush burn off, let the ponderosas—which are tough as hell and can fight off most natural fires all by themselves—do their thing. A few decades later you could see how well the plan worked: light fuel loads and a raised canopy. During that night only one tree torched: a snag, long dead and dry. By midnight we’d wrapped a line and were heading back to the station. We’d check on it in the morning.

Now years later, I greatly appreciate having that fire as the last one that I “fought.” Not because it was easy going.

Rather, I enjoyed seeing the foresight.

Twenty years before someone made the calculated risk that there might be another way, a better way to do things. They wouldn’t see the results of their work for years and years, but they decided it was worthwhile. Somehow it’d help things out down the road. I’d never meet that person, but I benefited from his or her idea.

During this time of year at the pub, I start to see some old friends from those fire crews roll back into town, the season almost done. They’ve earned a breather and a pint. Hopefully they’ve picked up some benefits, caught some breaks, from those who worked before them. I know they’re planning for those who follow them as well. May all our work, our effort, be shaped with that concept. Slainte.

For more than 20 years, James Jay has worked in the bar business from dishwasher, bouncer, bartender, bar manager to pub owner. He is the author of two critically acclaimed books of poetry and his poems have been selected for the New Poets of the American West anthology.

Northern Arizona’s Daily Event Listings

VARIOUS EVENTS | THU 8.20

Downtown Flagstaff: Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours in downtown Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and sampling food from seven different restaurants. Tours offered every weekend Thursday through Sunday. $40 per person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats.com.

213-9233 Flagstaff CSA and Market: Weekly harvest from local, pesticide-free farms.

Spaces open for the summer share. Prorated rate: $450 for full (weekly) shares and $240 for half (bi-weekly) shares. Runs through October. Come in Thu 1-7 p.m. for CSA pick-up. Open Mon-Fri 10 a.m.6 p.m. and Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with fresh, local produce. 116 Cottage Ave. 213-6948 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Continuing Taoist tai chi and beginner class. Every Thursday. 5:30-7:30p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 400 W Aspen. 288-2207 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation every Thursday.

Room 24 upstairs. 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7-8:30 p.m. sitting and walking meditation. 8:30 p.m. discussion. Come and go anytime. Free and open to all.

400 W. Aspen. 814-9851 Freeman Huber Law Offcies: Nature Exposed Photography presents the finalists of this year’s Youth Lens: High School Photography Contest. Featuring 26 entries. Runs through Sept.

4. Free. 19 W. Birch. (480) 398-3108 The Green Room: Science on Tap. Dr. Will Grundy Presents: Exploration of the Pluto System by New Horizons.

6:30 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hozhoni Art Gallery: Larry Linhardt @ Large. Featuring the work of premiere Sedona found-object artist. Runs through Sept. 11. Opening reception from 5-7 p.m. on Aug 28. Gallery hours are Mon-Wed and Friday 11 a.m.4 p.m. Closed Sat and Sun. 2133 N. Walgreen Blvd.

526-7944 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Individualized kung fu instruction in xingyi, bagua and taji. Every Thursday. 6-8 p.m. www. flagstaffkungfu.org. 4 W. Phoenix. 779-5858 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Hour-long small group guitar classes. Ages 13 and up. Two sessions every Thursday from 3-5 p.m.

Flexible format, multiple styles. Registration required. $30 for five classes, and $4 materials. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Guitar for absolute beginners. Short-term class teaches tuning, terminology, basic chords, melody and simple notation. Meets first three Thursdays of each month. $25 for three classes, and $4 materials. Ages 13 and up. Registration required. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Alive Mind Cinema Series: Steak (R)evolution. One night only. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona.

(928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 The Museum Club: Flagstaff Swing Dance Club presents dance lessons every Thursday night from 7-8 p.m. Different dance style taught each month. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Museum of Northern Arizona: Reconstructing the View: The Grand Canyon Photographs of Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe.

Juxtaposing old and new by identifying historic sites and making new contemporary photographs via re-photography. Runs through Nov. 1. Museum hours are Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Regular museum admission rates apply. $12 adults (18 and up); $8 youth, students with ID and American Indians; children 10 and under are free. 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213

AUG. 20-26, 2015 Museum of Northern Arizona: Roundball Religion. Ongoing series and new exhibition by Flag photographer Joe Cornett. Featuring homemade and improvised basketball hoops and their backstories. Runs through Sept. 30. Museum hours are Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Regular museum admission rates apply. $12 adults (18 and up); $8 youth, students with ID and American Indians; children 10 and under are free. 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213 Museum of Northern Arizona: Thirsty Thursdays. New after-hours series celebrating the Museum’s recent National Medal win.

Featuring music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on activities. Cash bar and food vendor on-site. 5 p.m. $5. 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213 Red Rock State Park: Guided nature walk at 10 a.m. Guest speaker or a ranger/naturalist gives a 45-minute talk at 2 p.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Partnered dance night. Featuring salsa, zouk, West Coast swing, East Coast swing, kizomba, bachata and more. Hosted by Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective and Grand Canyon Salsa Festival. Every Thursday. 7 p.m.-midnight. Free. Every Thursday.

101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 Simply Spiritual Healing: Thursday night meditation. Every Thursday.

6-7 p.m. $20. All are invited. 105 E. Birch. 779-6322

MUSIC EVENTS | THU 8.20

Cruiser’s Café: World musician Vincent Z. Noon-2:30 p.m. Every Thursday. 233 Historic Rte. 66. Williams. 635-2445 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Carbayo. 10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: “The Detox” music video release party. Featuring DuB and Down with the Blues. Hip-hop and blues from Flag. Special guest performance by Theo Sentir. 9 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Heritage Square: 2015 Summer Concert Series. Featuring Lucky Lenny. Americana, folk and country rock from Flag. 5-7 p.m. Free. Downtown Flagstaff on Aspen between Leroux and San Francisco.

Hops on Birch: Kevin Rueb. Americana and folk from Flag. 9 p.m.

Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Acoustic Happy Hour with Wayne Hayden. 4-7 p.m.

Third Thursdays Blues Jam with Joe Neri’s Blues Dawg.

7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Night Hawks. Monthly variety show with lounge music and sketch comedy. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Moonshine Bandits. Country rap duo from California. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Orpheum Theater: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $10 in advance, $45 the day of the show. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 The Spirit Room: Tommy Rocks. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.

(928) 634-8809

VARIOUS EVENTS | FRI 8.21

Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Sounds Like Sinatra. A musical revue of more than 30 songs by Frank Sinatra. Featuring vocals by Lynn Timmons Edwards, Jeanie Carroll, Doug Riddle and Jamey Hasapis. Performances 7:30 p.m. Fri and Sat; 2 p.m. Sun. $20 and $18 for seniors. Limited cabaret tables $50. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos. com. 774-1662

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VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | FRI 8.21

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff. az@taoist.org. 423 N. Beaver. 774-2911 Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge: Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. Fish fry begins at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m. $10. Must be 18 or older to participate in bingo. All proceeds benefit Elks Children Charities. Every Friday. 2101 N. San Francisco. 774-6271 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: After Words. (4 p.m. Fri, Tue and Wed; 7 p.m. Sun and Mon.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Sunnyside Market of Dreams: Featuring the artwork of Sonora, Mexico artist Gerardo Alvarado Vidal. 5-8 p.m. Free. 2532 E. 7th Ave. 213-5900

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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Flat Fives. 5-8 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: L*Roneous and 2bers with Boom Box Bros and Mic Deli. 10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: One Deeper. Trap, bass, techno and house music.

Featuring Ancient Mermaids, Kuje and Soulece.

9 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Black Lemon. Folk-pop from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Acoustic Happy Hour with DL Harrison. 4-7 p.m. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Peter Pavone’s Vintage Vegas. Featuring the renowned entertainer and impressionist live. 7 p.m.

Fri and Sat; 1 p.m. Sun. $10, free for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mia’s Lounge: Strangeways. Monthly dance party with DJ Marty.

9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Miles to Nowhere. Punk rock from Phoenix.

9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Shari Rowe. Pop country from Arizona. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Naughty Bits. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive.

Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Skoolboy. Laid back house music all night long.

7 p.m. Free. Every Friday. 101 S. San Francisco.

774-3523 State Bar: Tap takeover and growler giveaway with Mudshark Brewing (Lake Havasu City) and Sleepy Dog Brewing (Tempe). Meet the brewers from 7-10 p.m.

Music by Arizona blues legend Tommy Dukes.

Opener: Kelley Swindall. Blues from Savannah, Ga. 7-11 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SAT 8.22

Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Sounds Like Sinatra. A musical revue of more than 30 songs by Frank Sinatra. Featuring vocals by Lynn Timmons Edwards, Jeanie Carroll, Doug Riddle and Jamey Hasapis. Performances 7:30 p.m. Sat; 2 p.m.

Sun. $20 and $18 for seniors. Limited cabaret tables $50. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com.

774-1662 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468

AUG. 20-26, 2015 Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774-2466 Heritage Square: Movies on the Square: Double feature: Earth to Echo (2014). Pre-show entertainment at 5 p.m.

by Melissa Cripps. Movie at dusk (7:30-8 p.m.).

Free. Aspen between Leroux and San Francisco downtown. 779-2300 James Cullen Park: Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. Bonito/Hopi and Apache. 288-2207 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Cop Car. (4 p.m. Sat and Mon; 7 p.m.

Tue and Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Orpheum Theater: Anger Management Stand-Up Comedy Show.

Featuring some of the hottest comics from Arizona, California and Las Vegas. Two shows. Evening show: 8 p.m. All ages. Late show: 10 p.m. Ages 18 and over. $10. Tickets available at the door. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SAT 8.22

Altitudes Bar and Grill: Kieran Smiley. 5-8 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Cruiser’s Café: John Carpino. Singer-songwriter from northern Arizona. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Every Saturday. 233 Historic Rte. 66. Williams. 635-2445 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Patio Party with Brothers Gow. 10 p.m. $5 cover at the door. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Sorxe, NonPariel and Gale. 9 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: DuB and Down with the Blues. Hip-hop and blues from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: DL Harrison. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Peter Pavone’s Vintage Vegas. Featuring the renowned entertainer and impressionist live.

7 p.m. Sat; 1 p.m. Sun. $10, free for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mia’s Lounge: The HA with special guest Boy’s Club. Americana, beach funk and indie folk showcase. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Kingz of the Jungle present: STARGAZER. Starring Clovina and featuring Mr. Cayson, Ceta Singley and Captain Jack. With special guests Lord Nectar, But Time Flesh; Cool Hands Luke and Jewel Lia. 9 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Bill Barns. 3 p.m. Free. Open mic with James Turner.

8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Live @ 5. Featuring Jane Brooks with weekly special guests. 5 p.m. Free. Every Saturday. 101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 The Spirit Room: Cadillac Angels. 2 p.m. Free. PK Gregory. 9 p.m.

Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

AUG. 20-26, 2015 State Bar: Tap takeover, growler giveaway and brewer meetand-greet with The Perch Brewery (Chandler) from 6-8 p.m. and Huss Brewing (Tempe) from 8-10 p.m.

Music by Ray Rossi and the Delta Blues Band from 8-11 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 White Dove Coffee Shop: Music for a Peaceful Afternoon. Featuring folk singer-songwriter Jacqui Foreman. 1-3 p.m. Free.

2211 E. 7th Ave. 774-3059

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SUN 8.23

Canyon Dance Academy: Flag Freemotion. Ballroom dance lessons and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed. $8, $5 for students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel. 814-0157 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Sounds Like Sinatra. A musical revue of more than 30 songs by Frank Sinatra. Featuring vocals by Lynn Timmons Edwards, Jeanie Carroll, Doug Riddle and Jamey Hasapis. 2 p.m. Final performance. $20 and $18 for seniors. Limited cabaret tables $50. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com. 774-1662 Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy: Flag Freemotion. Conscious movement/freestyle dance. Moving meditation to dance-able music.

Minimum instruction and no experience required.

Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m. www.flagstafffreemotion. com. 3401 N. Ft Valley Road. 225-1845 Flagstaff City Hall: Flagstaff Community Market. 8 a.m.-noon. Free.

Runs through Oct. 18. www.flagstaffmarket.com.

Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Weekly Flagstaff Zen Sangha Meditation. 8:30 a.m.

Free. Every Sunday. Sutra service, walking meditations (kinhin), and two 25 minute sitting meditations (zazen). First time come at 8 a.m. for orientation. 4 W. Phoenix. 773-0750 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: After Words. (7 p.m. Sun and Mon; 4 p.m. Tue and Wed) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Globe on Screen: The Comedy of Errors. On the big screen from the famous Globe Theatre of London.

4 p.m. $15, $12.50 for Sedona Film Fest members.

2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Sunday Night Trivia with Lindsay and Savanna.

Theme: Idiots. Free dinner for participants. Every Sunday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Game Night in the Whyld Ass Restaurant and Zumba with Jimmy on the rooftop. 7 p.m. Free.

Every Sunday. 101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 Sunnyside Market of Dreams: High School Poetry Slam. Hosted by DirtyBirdSpices.

Open to all high school students. Family friendly.

4 p.m. Free. 2532 E. 7th Ave. 213-5900 Tranzend Studio: Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons: beginner and all level fundamentals, technique and musicality. 7 p.m. Open dancing in main room with salsa, bachata, merengue and cha cha; side room with zouk and kizomba until 10 p.m. Every Sunday. $10 drop-in, $8 for students. 417 W. Santa Fe. 814-2650

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SUN 8.23

1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every Sunday.

6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont. 523-1899 Altitudes Bar and Grill: Delta Blues Band. 3-6 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver.

214-8218 Cruiser’s Café: John Carpino. Singer-songwriter from northern Arizona. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Every Sunday. 233 Historic Rte. 66. Williams. 635-2445 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Heartwood. 2-5 p.m. Ragana, Ice Sword and Ritual Abuse. 10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442

The Green Room: Fear Factory. Metal from L.A. Openers: Once Human, Before the Morning and the Bloodline.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Josephine’s: Vincent Z for brunch every Sunday. Acoustic world music. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 503 N. Humphreys. 779-3400 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Peter Pavone’s Vintage Vegas. Featuring the renowned entertainer and impressionist live. 1 p.m. $10, free for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Spirit Room: Cadillac Angels. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.

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VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | MON 8.24

Charly’s Pub & Grill: Game night. 5-8 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.-noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 The Green Room: Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. Every Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Tango classes. Fundamentals: 6-6:30 p.m. $5.

Figures and Techniques: 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. (Both classes for dancers having completed a beginner dance series). Practica: 7:30-9 p.m. Practica included in price of class. 4 W. Phoenix. 773-0750 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Cop Car. (4 p.m. Mon; 7 p.m. Tue and Wed.) After Words. (7 p.m. Mon; 4 p.m. Tue and Wed) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Clothing Swap. Bring clothes to giveaway or swap out for some new digs. Participants must bring clothing donations. May bring clothes prior to event for sorting. Leftover clothes will be donated to Full Circle Trade & Thrift. 6 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | MON 8.24

Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com. 1800 S. Milton Road. 556-0660 Cruiser’s Café: World musician Vincent Z. Noon-2:30 p.m. John Carpino. Singer-songwriter from northern Arizona.

5:30-9:30 p.m. Every Monday. 233 Historic Rte. 66.

Williams. 635-2445 The Green Room: Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Monday. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up.

9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Service Industry Night. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Record Club. Weekly vinyl appreciation night with host Cory Sheward. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.

774-3315 The Museum Club: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Olde Sedona Bar and Grill: Jam session/open mic every Monday. 9 p.m. 1405 W. Hwy. 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-5670

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VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | TUE 8.25

Firecreek Coffee Co.: Speak Up: Bridging the gap between local people and local politics. Forum for Flag residents to connect with local politics. 5 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday.

22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Hops on Birch: Trivia night with Eric Hays. Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: After Words. (4 p.m. Tue and Wed).

Cop Car. (7 p.m. Tue and Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona.

(928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday. 6-7 p.m. $3.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Orpheum Theater: Film screening: Nightcrawler (2014). Two shows.

7 p.m. and 10 p.m. $3. Tickets available at the door.

15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Ponderosa High School: Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday 5:30-7 p.m.

Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday. 7-8:30 p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 2384 N. Steves. 288-2207 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Cult Circus. ’80s movies. 6 p.m. Black Box talks with guest speakers. 8 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday. 101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 Taala Hooghan Infoshop: Dharma Punx meditation group every Tuesday.

8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www.taalahooghan.org Temple of the Divine Mother: Unplug and Recharge Meditation: Come join us to unplug from stress and recharge your being by learning moving, sound, & guided meditation. Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Ongoing from 7-8:30 p.m. by donation.

Uptown Pubhouse: Poet’s Den. Bi-weekly poetry and literary night.

Hosted by Molly Wood. Featuring the collective works of a new poet with each go ‘round. This time: Allen Ginsberg. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m. followed by readings of the featured poet and an open mic.

Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

Free. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | TUE 8.25

The Green Room: Honky Tonk Tuesdays. Featuring DJ MJ. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Open mic with D.L. Harrison. 8-11 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Jazz Jam. Weekly house band jam session hosted

by Ron James, Brad Bays and Chris Finet 9 p.m.

Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Cody Canada and the Departed. Americana, rock and alt-country from Oklahoma. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $15. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | WED 8.26 Charly’s Pub & Grill: Team trivia. 7 p.m. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731

AUG. 20-26, 2015 Firecreek Coffee Co: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at 7 p.m., 8 p.m. start. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Flagstaff CSA and Market: Weekly Wednesday Meditation. Guided meditation and open discussion. Anyone is welcome to join.

Every Wednesday. 9-10 a.m. 116 Cottage Ave. 213-6948 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Heritage Square: Dancing on the Square. Free lesson from 7-8 p.m., followed by open dancing until 10. Lessons taught by volunteers, alternating between Latin and swing each week. All ages welcome. No partner needed.

7-10 p.m. Free. Runs through Aug. 26. Downtown Flagstaff on Aspen between Leroux and San Francisco.

Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Six week salsa dance fundamentals. 6-7p.m. $15 drop in, $20 for couples. Every Wednesday. www.latindancecollective.com. 2150 N. 4th St. 814-2650 Lumberyard Brewing Co.: Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme sports videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San Francisco. 779-2739 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: After Words. 4 p.m. Cop Car. 7 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Main Stage Theater: In House Dart and Pool Leagues. 6 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Majerle’s Sports Grill: Trivia night. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 102 W. Rte. 66. 774-6463 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907 The Rendezvous: Classic Horror Movie Wednesdays. This week: The Most Dangerous Game (1932). 8 p.m. Free movie and popcorn. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 State Bar: Wings and Wine. Pairing Pillsbury Winery from Cottonwood with Wil’s Grill from Flag. 6 p.m. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | WED 8.26

The Green Room: Soulective. DJs spinning funk, dance, hip-hop and EDM. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. Free 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Mia’s Lounge: Open mic night. Weekly talent showcase with host Jeff Nickel. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.

774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: DuB and Down with the Blues. Hip-hop and blues from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco.

779-6971 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Encore Karaoke. 7 p.m. Free. Every Wednesday. 101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 The Spirit Room: Llory McDonald hosts open mic. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

To have an event included in the Pulse calendar e-mail calendar@flaglive.com or mail info to Flagstaff Live, Attn: Pulse Calendar Submissions, 1751 S. Thompson St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001. The deadline is every Friday by 5 p.m. for the following week’s issue. All events are subject to change, subject to editing, and may have to be cut entirely due to limited space in Flag Live. For more info, call 779-1877.

COmICS

I read that Starbucks and other coffee places are rolling out their pumpkin spice lattes earlier and are working to include real pumpkin. I don’t know if I’m ready to jump into fall with all the pumpkin coffee offerings!

Proudly presented by the staff at

May sweet, sweet Carol never know that I have a whole file of adult-film screenplays that all use the coffee house as a centralized theme. We have The French Press, I Have Dirty Chais for You, She’s Got K-Cups and Twin Barista Sistas with Although it’s only late August, Keysters.

Larry &Carol

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Classifieds

Classifieds LOST AND FOUND

LOST: Long-haired , orange, male cat.

Equestrian Estates area. Call 928-6062111

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Appliance Repair in your home. Best in Flagstaff w/23 yrs Exp & Insured. Call Russ @928-863-1416

CONCRETE

Accel Construction Group offers The Best Concrete Work for the Best Price. Free Estimates. ROC# 219882. 928-527-1257 QUALITY CONCRETE Free Est. Chris 928255-3548. Not a Licensed Contractor

EQUIPMENT

Annual Equipment Service Special Service most makes of Farm, Construction, & Lawn Equipment Pick up/Delivery Available 774-1969 www.flagequip.com

FIREWOOD

Clean, barkless aspen $150, hard pinon $160, ponderosa $125, mixed $145, juniper avbl. All wood buy 2 cords save 15% Full cords 16” split & delivered (928) 587-8356 FIREWOOD FOR SALE Juniper $170 & Oak $240 cord. Jose (928) 863-0147 Andy (928) 600-4618 Ramirez FIREWOOD FOR SALE Call 928-310-0012 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale. Ready to burn. Call for info: 779-0581

HANDY PERSON

A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint. Mike, 928600-6254 Free Estimates Not a Licensed Contractor All Home Repair & Remodeling. (928)-3109800. Carpentry, decks, drywall, stone & tilework, painting, roofing, flooring, landscaping & maintenance. Not a licensed contractor Licensed Contractor/Craftsman Can tend to all your Home Remodel or Repair needs.

No job too small. ROC# 265086. (928)525-4072 AZ NATIVE HANDYMAN Major/Minor home repairs, decks, roofing, drywall, fencing, welding, storage sheds & auto repairs.

Quality Assured. Free local estimates.

928-814-0497 Not a licensed contractor

HAULING

Flag Hauling, Yard Clean Up, Haul Off Misc Debris, Metal, Wood, Batteries, etc. Fast, Reliable & Reasonable Rates, Lic/Ins 928-606-9000

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Huff Construction LLC All home improvement, repairs, remodeling & additions.

ROC #230591 928-242-4994

HOUSE CLEANING

Hassle Free House Cleaning Detailed Reliable Service. Lic & Ins Laura @ 928226-0349 Housecleaning, Services Not Limited. I have Tools & 25 Years Experience. Please call 853-2874

LANDSCAPING

AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPE. ALL PHASES OF LANDSCAPE, PAVERS, & MORE. OVER 25 YRS EXP. CALL 928606-9000 Peak Prop. Maint & Landscape LLC ROC#297647 ALL-N-LANDSCAPING, Paver Patios, Walkways, Edgers, Planting, Clean-up, Irrigation Main’t Free Est. Not a licensed contractor Call Juan & Betty@ 928-5262928.

HANDY SAL Complete Yard Clean-up, Hedges & weed wacking. 928-221-7931 Not a Licensed Contractor Kikos Landscaping Pine Needles, Yard Clean-up Francisco Valdez 928-221-9877 or 814-4787 message Not a licensed contractor

MASONRY Brick, Block, Stucco, Stemwalls, & Repairs.

44 yrs Exp! 853-3310. Not a Licensed Contractor.

MASSAGE Natural Touch Massage: LCMT Sports, Swedish, Relaxation, Deep Tissue. Call Sue 928-606-5374 Receive a Massage or Reflexology session in the comfort of your home. Call Gudi Cheff at 221-7474.

MISCELLANEOUS ¥ CANCER ¥ Compensation www.cancerbenefits.com Or call 800-414-4328

MOVING Professional Moving Service call Quick Move Local/long distance or labor only.

928-779-1774

PAINTING “Nick the Painter”, 25 yrs exp. Top Quality, Low Prices Small Jobs OK. Ref Avail.

Interior/Exterior 928-310-1862. Not a licensed contractor.

ROMANO’S PAINTING Interior & Exterior, residential painting. Free over the phone estimates. 928-600-6261 Instagram: @ romanopaintingaz Licensed & Bonded ROC#224346

PERSONAL SERVICE CERTIFIED CAREGIVERS Available For In Home Care Call Us 928-225-9780

PEST CONTROL High Country Pest Control LLC Spraying For Ants, Spiders, Bees, Wasps & other Pests.

Humane Animal Removal - Skunks, Squirrels etc. Lic. & Ins. #9184. App#110560.

Don: 928-221-3324

PLUMBING Plumbing Needs, Repairs, Add-ons & Remodels. (928)-890-8462 Not a licensed contractor.

HELP WANTED READY MIX DRIVERS Class B CDL Lic. Req. EOE CEMEX 5200 E. Railhead Ave. Mike 928-526-5250 Flagstaff Golf Maintenance Company seeks individuals for F/T & P/T general golf course maintenance duties. Competitive wages & golf privileges. Apply in person @ 2461 N. Oakmont, Flagstaff, AZ Housekeepers Needed-Merry Maids hiring Residential Cleaners. Must be avail M-F 8:30-5pm. Must have own reliable car.

Call 928-522-0197

ADMINISTRATIVE Hotel Industry Expert Needed: The Navajo Nation Hospitality Enterprise is looking for a Hospitality Industry Expert to fill a Board Member position. The Industry Expert must have recognized expertise and substantial management experience in the hotel/ restaurant industry, which includes 10+ years of hotel/ restaurant experience. The time commitment consists of quarterly meetings; stipends and mileage are paid.

Please send letter of interest and resume to Info@ExploreNavajo.com.

ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING

Office Assistant - Must have computer, data entry skills, bookkeeping exp., and strong customer service skills. Must be able to multi-task. Pay DOE. Apply in person 2817 N. 4th Street Flagstaff

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

Experienced Housekeepers Hilton Garden Inn, Flagstaff MUST APPLY IN PERSON 350 W. Forest Meadows

INSTRUCTION AND SCHOOLS

Faculty in Philosophy Northland Pioneer College is looking for a responsible individual to teach courses in Philosophy, Humanities, and other courses as assigned; Professional learning, serving on college committees and engaging in professional activities is expected. For detailed job announcement go to www.npc.edu EEO/AA

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

Maintenance Technician. Exp. prfrd.

Hilton Garden Inn Apply@350 W. Forest Meadows.

MISC FOR SALE

2015 John Deere Riding Mowers Are Now In Stock! As Low as $1499 + tax OAC. Call for Details & Fincg. Specials Flag Equipment 928-774-1969 www.flagequip.com

GARAGE SALES WEST

SAT 8/22, SAT 8/29, SUN 8/30. 4’x7.5’ trlr, 2.9’x4’ Coleman caboose, lawn edger, ab/ back exerciser, Chain link dog run 12’ x 5.9’. 2685 N Nelson Dr (Cheshire)

SMALL MACHINERY

Honda Generator Sale Save 20% off select Honda Generators in stock Flagstaff Equip 928-774-1969 www.flagequip.com

HOMES FOR SALE

3272 S. Little Drive $449,000 Spacious home in University Heights, listed @ $139/ sq.ft. 4bd, 3.5 ba including in-law quarters w/ potential for 5th bdrm. Large lot w/ plenty of parking. Potential for student housing?

Gardners delight-greenhouse included.

Linton R.E. 928-606-5096.

10 acre horse property by owner adjoins Coconino National Forest; roping arena, cutting pen, 8 large horse pens w/ loafing sheds, 4 stall horse barn, tack barn, 30’x60’ hay & equipment barn. 2400 sq ft cedar & malapais rock home - $745,000. 602-5248162 or 928-526-3323

MFG HOMES SALES

MFG Townhome on W Rte 66-2Br, 1B, small/ smart living, private, quiet adult park. Landscape, yard, patios, terrace, big carport; Architecture and details, lighting, glasswork, cabinetry, tile-work, flooring-one of a kind!

By owner, $65K Cash. (928) 221-3234 1998 Cavco-Corner lot, fully furnished, additional room, large deck, AC/heat pump, Munds Park RV Resort #181. $51,900 602684-9726 or 602-738-6093

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

1BR/1BA custom prefab on 36 acres; solar & wind off grid. $$$ views. Fenced.

Horses OK. Metal bldg/garage. 17miles N of Williams. $149K cash. 602-999-3009.

PhoenixGreenHomes.com $149,000 cash

COMML & INDUST PROPERTIES

8000 sq ft old charter school building, 2301 N. 4th St. Selling for appraisal price of $750K. 928-526-0300

HOMES FURNISHED

Quiet cul de sac in Munds Park on the forest line. 1 br + loft, fully furnished w/pool table, washer & dryer. Available 9/1/15. For more info: (928) 221-3981. $1400/mo.

HOMES UNFURNISHED

Ponderosa Trails, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage, 2100sq.ft. This beautiful home backs private forest land in one of Flagstaff’s favorite neighborhoods! Available August.

(928) 607-4895 $2100/mo.

Parks Area 3+2 mfg. home on almost half acre, fenced, Next to RR crossing, Income producing water well, Owner carry preferred MLS#162865 Mark O/A 928-856-1144 $975/mo. markjcooper1@gmail.com 4Bed/3bath 2700sf Shadow Mtn House for rent, Avail. 9/16, Sechrist School District, Pets considered w/ additional deposit. $1700/month + deposit. (928) 699-6180 4 bd/2ba home, large garage w/RV parking, wood burning fp, fenced, shed in backyard $1600/mo + SD, NS, small pet negotiable, avail now. 3805 E. Foxtail Dr. (702)3552397

STORE AND OFFICE RENTALS

Various Retail Store Front Space & Office Space on 4th St & 7th Ave, some w// utils incl. 526-0300.

Old jewelry store 2300 N. 4th St 2600 sf, $1,700/mo Water & garbage provided Call 928-526-0300

Canoe - canvas over ash frame and cedar planking, $55; (75) 16”x16” ceramic floor tiles, 20 cut tiles and many other fractured pieces, inclds some grout, $35 928-7748572 $300-2011 Kona Africa Bike 3.0 25inch Kenda Puncture Resistant Tires, Shimano Nexus 3-Speed, Kona Plush Seat, Basket, Rear Tire Self Lock. 602-828-9907 Washer/Dryer $75 obo. Schwin Mens Mtn Bike $50 obo. 4 Matching Rugs $100 obo.

Wood Table/4 Chairs $75 obo. 928-6060738 Pella Window “New” 35” x 64” Fixed over awning w/ storm windows $250. Used Skylite-Smoked Glass 24” x 24” $25.

928-607-1701 2 Sturdy Antique Toilets, $25 each OBO. Nearly New Snow Thrower, needs transmission. $250. Call (928) 774-6852.

5th Wheel Hitch for Long or Short bed Pickup $50.00. 928-527-1909

Antique cherry wood, twin bed, mattress and box spring, excellent condition; $200. Call 928-266-2075 New Craftsman Drill Press, 12” 2/3hp, $139; Alesis Monitor One MK2 passive monitors/ stereo speakers, like new $100.

Call 928-310-3190 Queen Bed w/ Bedding $50. 2 Computer desks $40 & $50. Recliner $30. Betty Boop Collectibles $100. 928-774-2595 All in Good Condition 4-235/55R17 Studded COOPER Weathermaster ST2 Snow/Ice Tires w/ 85% treadlife remaining. $300 (928) 213-0084 They do not fit new car.

Oxygen Bottle Size 60 CGA, Accetlene Size B. Both approx. 1/2 Full. A $265.00 Value. $180.00 Firm. 928-774-7114 Mitsubishi 55” Projection TV. HDTV, loaded with features. Excellent Condition. Only $99. 928-637-8849

ELECTRIC AUTOS

Golf Cart ‘07, EZGO Freedom TXT, inclds golf related equipment, street legal, white, charger, ex. condition $1975.00 Call 928-284-4163

TRUCKS

1971 PUMPER FIRETRUCK American La France - Use for Fire Management, Parades, Advertising, or FUN! On Lake Mary Road $5500. 928-284-4226

AIRCRAFT

1946 Cessna 120, fresh annual, 2252 TT/443 SMOH, tie down Flagstaff, Must sell - lost eyesight, $14,000 (928)-525-1814

MOTORCYCLES

CASH FOR NON RUNNING MOTORCYCLES 928-202-8654

RV TRAVEL TRAILERS

2013 Monte Carlo 44’, 2 bdrm, patio doors, 2 slides, large appliances W/D, garden tub, lots of cabinets, power awning; Exc. Condition NP NS, Must See to Appreciate! (in FLG) 618-708-1583 $29,900 obo.

BARGAIN CORNER

Seat Covers, Front (Bucket) & Back, Gently Used, fits Jeep Liberty $10. Bike Rack, Fits over Spare Tire Mounted in Back, $30.

928-853-6051 Chair and Ottoman, Blue Plaid Fabric, Comfy, $50. 928-526-5156

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