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Hero Twins By Shonto Begay
On the edge of Creation
al,kiida’, Haaji’na’b’daa de’ A Haa’zhe’e’ baazh’ni aazh Jo’hona’ eii’ baazh’ni’aazh.” (Long ago on the edge of Creation To their father they journeyed To the Sun they journeyed.) — Hosteen Bi’ye’, “The Journey of the Hero Twins (Revisiting the 4th World)”
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s the season changes in the waning year, I hear once again the voice of my elder as the story of the great legends of Creation is retold. When our animal family begin their slumber for the winter, it is deemed safe to settle around the hearth of the hogan to embark upon this journey, again. To the blazing wood fire of winter’s night, to the aroma of Navajo Tea and cedar smudging, we await on the first lines of our origin. “Aal,kiida’, Haaji’na’b’daa de’.” After all the dramas of the first three worlds where beings were driven out due to their own desecrations; after the insects of the First World evolved into the smaller mammals of the Second and subsequently into larger animal beings like bears, elk and coyotes, the Fourth World opened into a greater drama: migration into the fourth level of consciousness and a test of our worthiness to occupy the new Glittering World. Thus sets the stage for the Hero Twins’ saga, the messiah legend of my people. The human form was created from blessed ears of white and red corn and smudged in black cloud beneath the cover of buckskin; holy wind of the four directions breathed life into them. For a while, people lived in peace as they went about their business of living in the new world. One day, far to the east, the earth rumbled and thunder clouds obscured the dawning. From the south, streaks of blue lightning coursed the horizon. And from the west, the sky turned crimson as from the northern direction, giant footsteps accompanied roars of distant and fearsome beast giants (Yeii’ tsoh’) as they disrupted peace for all. These were the days when people retreated underground and ventured out only when necessary. Often they were caught and devoured by the beast giants. These Yeii’ tsoh’ had specialized sets of skills that decimated the population. Fear pierced the hearts of men and names of monsters were whispered low. There were beast giants that killed just by their intense gaze. There was one that awaited you on precarious canyon trails to kick you into the yawning chasm. Various others took to flight, and from high above, delivered death and destruction. There were monsters
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that occupied the great bodies of water and thus controlled this life-giving element. There was even one that played games with you—always to its advantage—and many lives were given to this gambler. Out of this great chaos and these trials, the gods were petitioned earnestly, and when the great council met, salvation of the Fourth World was agreed upon. From the womb of White Shell Woman, gave birth to twins born of the sun and the water; miraculous conception. And within days, they grew into fine, strong young men. Shortly afterward, they were again blessed with knowledge of their birth. They were empowered by all the sacred elements of the Fourth World: turquoise, obsidian, white shell, abalone, salt and wind. Emboldened and enriched by the power of knowledge, and armored with the elements which included dloo’ (groundhog,) they ventured forth to seek the Father, Jo’hona’eii’ (Sun). There were obstacles they had to overcome. There were dangers unseen, whispered into their ears by the Wind Spirit. They passed all of these as they finally knelt at the door of Father Sun, Jo’hona’eii’. He, too, presented tests of worthiness, and again they passed four gauntlets with the help of the spirits accompanying them.
Armed with arrows made of lightning, rainbows and sunrays, they descended back into the Fourth World on the powerful ribbon transport of Naa’tssi lid (Rainbow). Before they touched the earth, the first lightning bolt lit the thunderous sky as the first Yeii tsoh’, fell. Jo’hona’eii’ was saddened for these Yeiis were also his children. Massive roaring heads arose from the ground as each hideous monster exhibited its cruel power. Bathed in the glow of rainbow spectrum, the twins stepped into their roles and names: Na’ye’nez ghaani’ and Toh’ baa’jish chiin. Monster Slayer and Born-for-Water. The people retreated further into the earth as the great battle began. Mountain ranges fell and rose as great bodies of water drained and the ground shook as fire spewed form the belly of the earth. Great Beast giants fell and left their bodies petrified for all time. The malpais at the foot of Tsoo’Dzil is the blood of a great horned Yeii’ Tsoh’. The Sandia Mountains above Albuquerque, N.M., is the stilled blood of the great beast. When they were told the beasts will regain life if the blood crossed a certain point, the twins drew a line before the advancing blood—the Rio Grande valley below the Sandia Crest. Shiprock is the body of the great winged monster that crumbled to the ground, shuttered and forever petrified in our story. Coyote is said to have been active in this as well. He played both sides, but only to aid the Twins. Horned Toad earned his armor. It is said that from some of these beasts, helpful beings to the Dineh were given a place and spared that way. Some pathetic beasts were spared because it is said they will always be with us to advance us, to teach and strengthen us. Old age was spared; poverty and hunger were given a place. They pled their case effectively. When calm finally returned in full, ceremonies and observations were set to always remind us how and why it was that we were placed here in the Hozho’ of the Fourth World. There are many colorful casts of characters and lessons in words to this great legend. We were to be kind stewards of Dineh’tah’ (our Holy Land.) Today, we are once again confronted by new “monsters” in the form of addictions, family breakups, violence and especially desecrations from the outside we allowed in. Struggle for peace and reclaim the holiness from the Fourth World, for we are all blessed and armored in the knowledge. A professional artist since 1983, Shonto Begay spends his time painting, writing and speaking to audiences of all ages. With an Associates of Fine Art degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts, his artwork has been featured in more than 50 shows in galleries and museums across the country.
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y son, Clyde, recently distinguished himself in his science class in school, and not in a good way. That’s right: Clyde is officially only the second person ever in the history of the building to pull the cord that activates the emergency eyewash station, thereby making a mess of absolutely epic proportions. Perhaps “distinguished himself” isn’t the phrase I’m looking for here; perhaps “made himself notorious” is more to the point. When I asked Clyde later why he did it (after having found out about it on Facebook, of all places, because his teacher is a much kinder and more forgiving soul than I am), Clyde’s answer was unexpected. “I didn’t think it would actually work,” he said. “Why would you think your school would have a non-functioning piece of safety equipment?” I asked. He shrugged. “I dunno. I just didn’t think they’d have something that made that big of a mess out where students could get to it.” Ah, I thought to myself. Now I get it. The “Grand Canyon theory.” That explains everything. The Grand Canyon theory is named in honor of those intrepid souls who, despite multiple warnings, and despite all visual clues telling them not to do it, wander up close enough to the edge of the Grand Canyon that they fall into it. Some of them die. The ones who don’t die usually express
Discovering life’s lack of a safety net amazement at having fallen in, stating something along the lines of: “Why would they let me get that close to it if it wasn’t safe?” (We can only assume the ones who do die would also express a similar sentiment if they still could.) In adults, I think this theory is born out of the fact that almost everything comes with warning labels nowadays (I saw a pillow the other day with a label that warned: “May contain gluten.” Why would someone eat their pillow? More importantly, why was I reading a pillow label? Friend, these are questions that
will take you far, far down the rabbit hole. It’s better not to ask.) In children, however, I think this theory is born out of experience: they are conditioned to believe that there will always be somebody around to save them from themselves. When Clyde was just a toddler he terrified everyone at the pool with his habit of jumping in the deep end and sinking to the bottom of the pool. This was before he knew how to swim, you understand. He was drowning, but he didn’t know it, because in his experience sinking to the bottom of the pool was always
The Grand Canyon theory is named in honor of those intrepid souls who, despite multiple warnings, and despite all visual clues telling them not to do it, wander up close enough to the edge of the Grand Canyon that they fall into it.
followed by some adult jumping in to pull him out—sometimes while they were still wearing their street clothes and carrying lunch. Such excitement! We solved the pool problem by teaching him how to swim; I’m not sure how to go about fixing his Grand Canyon theory for everything else. It is, no pun intended, a much deeper problem. On the one hand, I like that he feels secure enough in his world to believe that bad things will never happen. On the other hand, I hate it. The most likely answer, of course, is to let him fail, and that seems reasonable—for some things. Unfortunately, there are still some mistakes out there that you never really learn from. Death would be one of those. I guess the only solution is to let him discover life’s lack of a safety net on some things, but to continue to pull him back from the edge (or up from the bottom) on other, deadlier ones, which is what I have been doing, obviously, since he is currently still alive. Now the only problem is learning how to tell the difference between the two—and then teaching it to him. 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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Suck in those guts, Flagstaff, ‘cause they just might be in danger of busting open. The Big Pine Comedy Festival packs 24 national comedians, 24 from Arizona and 10 sketch and improv groups—some of which you’ve heard of and others you wouldn’t know if you tripped over them, but by Saturday night, boy, will you be glad you did. These funny folks are oddballs, weirdos, raunchy expletive hurlers ranging in such diversity that at least one is guaranteed to make you laugh. A swath of comedians descending upon this little mountain town is only one facet of Big Pine. Two improv workshops focusing on listening and developing the best off-thecuff choice are also on the bill for the whopping price of free. That’s right, f-r-e-e. The festival’s creator, Ryan Stalder (who will also regale audiences with his own jokes), has certainly thought of everything. In fact, most shows are $5—except Little Pine Comedy Showcase and All-New Material show—which are also free. The festival spans downtown to the southside, encompassing Hotel Weatherford, Firecreek Coffee Co., Southside Tavern, Green Room, State Bar and Whyld Ass. And instead of compiling a series of fivers, one can fetch an all-access festival pass for just $25 online or at the Hotel Weatherford. For more info, pop off an e-mail to bigpinecomedyfestival@gmail.com or visit www.bigpinecomedyfestival.com.
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hey’re slim, fresh and fruity—wait that’s a stick of Juicy Fruit. Still, Oakland, California’s fastest rising golden children are top-notch at fashioning tunes so catchy they’ll stick around like gum to your shoe. The T Sisters have only been wrangling the music biz since 2014, but the three sibs, Erika, Chloe and Rachel Tietjen, have broke out of the gate and are already coming around the final bend toward a lasting imprint on their folk-loving fans, turning new converts in the wake of every gig, whether that be the preeminent tiny space videocast, Jam in the Van, or a clever audition for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Relentlessly fluid in their vocal abilities—and punching up the sass factor with spunky moves and fashion—the sisters combine elements of acoustic instrumentation with guitar, washboard and often a cappella harmonies supported by upright bassist Steve Height. And with a full-length and an extended play on the books, plus a dizzying lineup already scheduled on the tour, we have barely scratched the surface of the T Sisters’ imprint. Hop on the T train at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. Doors for the all-ages show open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 the day of the show, and can be purchased at CCA or Arizona Music Pro. To learn more, call 779-2300 or visit www.tsisters.com.
In keeping with their commitment to culture and community, the Center for Indigenous Music and Culture is setting up for a full-scale weekend gathering of African drum and dance with Merveilles, named for Les Merveilles de Guinea (the Wonders of Guinea). The first incarnation, heralding hopefully many more to come, features master instrumentalists hailing from Guinea, Ghana and Zimbabwe who will lead the community in drum, dance and song. African artists now based across the U.S. and even the world will join together, including Fara Tolno and Maputo Mensah, now based in Boulder. Jayne Lee of Flagstaff will demonstrate her interpretive dance alongside other visiting artists like Karamoko Camara, Marietou Camara, Rujeko DumbutshenaSoriba Fofana and Ismael Bangoura. Each performer is known the world over for their prolific tendencies in each field as they communicate in unique and honored musical languages. Friday’s classes take place at CIMC, 213 S. San Francisco. Saturday and Sunday, classes take place in the Ponderosa Building at the corner of Riordan Road and Riordan Ranch Road
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on the NAU campus. Free parking is available at both venues. Conference rates are $250 for all events, and $85 per day. Drop-in rates are $20 per class. The weekend will conclude with a special show at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road, featuring all of the players. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more info on all events, call 523-3849 or visit www.indigenouscenter.org.
SATURDAY | 10.10 LET’S MAKE SOME MAGIC
If Jay Owenhouse can work his way around anything it’s a tiger. “Say what?” you’re probably mumbling. S’right, homeboy owns two Bengal tigers, Shekinah and Sheena. And why? Well, he’s a magician—of course he has two tigers. The Montana-based magician noted in his bio as a youngster, he was mesmerized by a painted portrait of a tiger, and he knew his future would somehow involve these exotic big cats. So, Owenhouse combined his affinity for that pet nearly every human wished they had at one point or another (damn you, Princess Jasmine) and a second interest in artful, slightof-hand magic tricks and, poof! Magic became his calling while he was still a young’un in high school. Over the years, Owenhouse pursued college, a family and has developed his skills as an illusionist, subsequently traveling the world
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over on his merits. After a stint globetrotting around Japan and China in 2008, his show was voted “Best Touring Family Show in Asia.” Win! And now this family-friendly worker of wonderment will blow minds at Ardrey Auditorium, 1115 S. Knoles Drive, on NAU’s north campus beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $34.75–$74.75, plus fees, and increase $2 at the door. There is a meet and greet with Owenhouse and his tiger 45 minutes before curtain—no late arrivals. 523-5661. www. jayowenhouse.com.
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For those who missed Turkuaz hit up Flag this last year, don’t fret ‘cause they have you covered. All nine pieces of the Brooklyn-based funksters have been up to quite a bit since their last stop in town, what with a fresh record, aptly titled Digitonium, hitting shelves at the beginning of the month. And maybe we just have a penchant for rattling speakers, but this cut just seems louder, while packing a synth-driven punch and harmonies sweetly provided by the two ladies in the group, Sammi Garett and Shira Elias. Turkuaz’s multi-instrumental tendencies, while zealous and plentiful, never veer into harsh
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Just days ago, Theatrikos released the line-up for their 2016 season, and directors and actors are already off to the races as they prepare to stage dramatic readings for the Season Preview Night. Each of the seven shows deal with the comforts, hardships, complexities and hilarious dinner-table moments we’ve come to understand as family and home. Next season opens with 2013 Tony Award winner Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, which places sibling rivalry at the forefront. The Moustrap by Agatha Christie follows—and no, this isn’t the darling Disney mouse version. Instead, the world’s longest-running play offers mystery and intrigue for which Christie was renowned. Ken Ludwig’s comedy, Leading Ladies, follows two Shakespearean actors down on their luck and precedes The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn, winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for its wit and complexity. Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County stands out as a riveting “tragicomedy” surrounding an embattled Oklahoma family. The Constant Wife by Somerset Maugham is a comedic tale of modern manners and spouses. Finally, Philip Grecian’s A Christmas Story tackles Ralphie Parker and his classic quest for the quintessential gift: a Red Ryder BB gun. See it all at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry, starting at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow. 774-1662. Reserve your free seat at www.theatrikos.com.
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contentious part of the song comes when y the time anyone reads this column— Lennon sings, “Imagine there’s no countries/ or likely before—you’ll come to learn In going back to the first event, the he last few days, I could not stop myself It isn’t hard to do/Nothing to kill or die for/ that this Friday marks John Lennon’s images brought the opposite effect. They from looking at photos and videos of And no religion too.” That last line also 75th birthday. He was born Oct. 9, 1940. filled me with that deep, unnerving melantwo very different events shared across couples with the opening words of the song, His widow, Yoko Ono, organized a human choly that comes on when beautiful rivers news sites and social media. One of the “Imagine there’s no heaven.” peace sign in Central Park earlier this week. are ruined. There is something so primal events was the toxic spill of contaminants Lennon is not the first person in rock And his legacy in the world of music is so about my—and our—connection to rivers. from the Gold King Mine into the Animas ‘n’ roll to challenge or defy the notions of towering, it’s difficult for many of the rest They mimic our own streams and tributarRiver. Reportedly Environmental Protection religion. But it really messes with people of us to let the milestone pass without ies—our bloodstreams. We recognize rivers Agency contractors accidentally pulled the to hear these sentiments in a ballad giving some love to Lennon. As for me, as transporters and nourishing forces, just as plug on the mine, dumping three million galthat is crafted to advocate for peace after many years of capitulating about our own inner flows move and feed us. So, to lons of mine waste into the Cement Creek and oneness—the human brotherhood. my favorite Beatle, Lennon is mine. All see a river so obviously poisoned also ruins tributary. It turned the Animas River orange. This might be the first song to suggest accounts show he gave the songwriting that a part of us—because we understand its A particular photo of three kayakers floating that a path to peace will likely be rocky if beautiful, sardonic bite. nature in a deep-down way. We want rivers in the turmeric-colored waters was posted organized religions are involved. However, So, I cannot let this big birthday go to flow clean and free. It only feels right. across the country and on at least two dozen this idea has been expressed by multiple by without a salute to his contribution to I speak of this having spent many years friends’ Facebook pages. It was, as everyone authors and philosophers going back for music and the world. I could write a whole in threatened-river-and-stream country. noted, devastating. decades. heap of information here about Lennon, the While I attended West Virginia University in The second event happened this past This brings up one interesting moment Beatles, Ono, the breakup, and Lennon’s the 1990s, I was pulled into an organization Sunday. A storm cell burst wide open along when Cee Lo Green sang the song during a short but brilliant solo career that was called Friends of Deckers Creek by my friend the Vermilion Cliffs and dropped two inches 2012 New Year’s Eve in Times Square for a cut short, along with his life, when he was at the time, Adam Polinski. Deckers was of rain in less than an hour. This full-force televised NBC broadcast. Green augmented shot by Mark David Chapman in December spoiled by the runoff from something called deluge sent house-size boulders rolling across the lyrics so that he sung, “Nothing to kill 1980. Sadly, the media tend to focus on acid mine drainage. I only had a brief involveU.S. 89A and torrents of mud gushing. Some or die for/And all religion’s true.” As Rolling the anniversary of his death more often, ment in the organization, but I check in from of the 15-foot-in-diameter boulders were Stone noted, several fans took to Twitter as it stands as one of those touchstone time to time and see that FDC is still rolling. possibly carried as far as two miles by the and berated Green and NBC for the altering moments, the “where were you when” kind Major funds have come in to help with the raging flood. Video footage shows that beauof the meaning of Lennon’s song. of news stories that help frame people’s cleanup and the group has a pledge to make tiful warm chocolate-infused flooding that The song has seen other tweaks over remembrances of that loss. the 25-mile-long creek swimmable by 2020. I’ve seen a dozen times before around the the years as well. Neil Young changed So, here on his 75th birthday, I want This would be a stunning turn of events. Arizona-Utah border. And I dreamed of seeing “Imagine no possessions/I wonder if you to take a bow to the songwriter, along And, around this time I was getting that silt rolling out into the usually chilly and can” to “I wonder if I can” in a September with his singular greatest song, “Imagine.” all into watershed issues, a West Virginia emerald green waters of the Colorado. 2001 performance. Young seemed to be of Lennon penned the lyrics to this song on river called the Cheat had—guess what?—a That latter thought has the feeling the mind of recognizing his culpability in the back of a hotel bill on an airplane. I can’t massive release of mine water in the spring of setting things in order. It is this second the grand scheme of Lennon’s vision. That tell you how much that makes me smile to of 1994. As news reports shared, it “turned event that I watched and felt my heart swell change takes a tiny step back from the all-in know that one of the greatest ballads ever the river orange for miles.” It reportedly with a perfect kind of awe. Yes, sometimes utopian idealism that the song pushes. written was scribbled down in this way. He came from an illegally-sealed major undernature rages, sometimes it shuts down roads. Also around that Sept. 11 time, recorded and released the song not soon ground coal mine that blew out the hillside Sometimes it forces us to remember that it is Clear Channel also was known to have after that in 1971, around the time the and poured into the Muddy Creek tributary. in charge. And flash floods in the desert are put “Imagine” on the post-9/11 “Do Not Beatles disbanded. A second blowout happened in 1995 and just one of those things I can’t help but watch Play” list for a number of weeks. The list The song has had its critics, calling the Cheat became one of the 10 most again and again. was supposedly a suggestion for stations Lennon’s notions some mix of anarchy and endangered rivers in the country. I’ve been lucky to see major flash floods operated by the company to watch for these communism. Or simply considering the River runners and enthusiasts, though, in person, the massive gushing and churning songs as possibly contentious (though, to sentiment of the tune filled with horribly are a hardy and passionate breed. That same so stunning that I have to stop and bask in be fair, that list contained 164 other songs naïve, utopian gibberish. But I admired the year, the Friends of the Cheat launched the the chocolate waters. One Paria River flood and was quite bizarre, targeting a number song in the way Neil Strauss of the New Cheat River Festival. The fest just rocked its I caught at the confluence kicked off a wonof New York songs such as the Ad Libs’ “Boy York Times described it in an article. “The 20th anniversary and the Friends are going drous brown mist that coated me and everyFrom New York City.”) reason critics dislike ‘Imagine’ also happens strong. I know in a similar way people will thing else. I thought of that famous bumper I have always found it curious that to be exactly why the song, and all such art, rally for the amazing, 126-mile wonder that sticker, “Silt Happens!” The line comes from “Imagine” has taken criticisms, dislikes and is necessary. It envisions, and in doing so is the Animas—the River of Souls. a quote by Gary Esslinger, manager of the alterations when, in the end, the song is creates, a world that we can’t have in real They will let it know it has friends. Elephant Butte Irrigation District in southern really about honoring human unity and life.” And they will fight for the river to heal and New Mexico. And river runners know the stripping away any notions of what divides The song is beautiful and innocent in for the beauty to return. phrase well. or separates us. To me, that’s a sentiment so many ways, but it has dealt with its share worth celebrating, however naïve. of controversies and contrivances. The most
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Blair River, the 575-pound spokesperson for the Heart Attack Grill, a restaurant in Chandler, that specializes in huge burgers, milkshakes and fries cooked in lard, dropped dead at age 29. “Cynical people might think this is funny,” restaurant founder Jon Basso said, “but people who knew him are crying their eyes out.” Having a big man promoting it was part of the restaurant’s tongue in cheek “glorification of obesity,” but Basso said the 6-foot-8 River was more than a caricature, pointing out, “Even if he was skinny, we would have given him the job. We would have just put a fat suit on him.” (The Arizona Republic)
Guilty by Proximity Authorities in Glendale charged Gabriel Aguilera, 19, with murder after he drove a stolen car through the gates at Luke Air Force Base, apparently by mistake while fleeing from law enforcement. A security guard opened fire on the vehicle as it drove through the base, wounding Aguilera and killing his 16-year-old male passenger. “They were probably just trying to get away,” said police Officer Karen Gerardo, who explained Aguilera was charged with murder because his passenger died during commission of a felony. (The Arizona Republic)
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consumers looking at the ads. “We believe it is unlikely that many brands will gain market share by using heavy models in their ads,” said Naomi Mendel of ArizonaStateUniversity, who worked with researchers from Germany’s University of Cologne and ErasmusUniversity in the Netherlands. Not only does the lower self-esteem of overweight consumers lessen
Like an epic adventure fail, our best laid plans for a their enthusiasm to buy products touted by people who look like them, she explained, but also “normal-weightsection consumers experienced lower self-esteemmisadventures after exposure to moderately Bio-Adversity that highlighted heavy models.” (Arizona State University News) and misdirections hasn’t taken off like it should. It wasChange furtherof marred Plansby the discontinuance of the National Park Service Morning Report, which typiAfter convicted killer TracyProvince, 42, escaped from an Arizona prison, he decided to end what he called the fear and panic he experienced while on the lam by overdosing cally gives news about what’s going on in Park Serviceon heroin at YellowstoneNational Park and letting bears eat him. He told Mohave County Detecland. Some of itafter is his scary of it istheweird. So, tive Larry Matthews captureand that assome he was preparing drug, a voice told him to abandon his suicide plan. “He called it divine intervention,” Province also we’re mourning the Morning Report,Matthews whichreported. was lookhe’d been in prison so long he’d forgotten how to drive. “Everyone drives too ingtold toMatthews be one of our sources on the side. So, meanfast now,” Matthews quoted Province as saying. “When he went to prison, the speed limit was 55.” (Associatedthe Press)dust this week and possibly the while, pardon next one or two while we figure out which path we’d like to head down next. Kindly, the Flag Live Staff.
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rabbit hole, she discovers the nasty truth he opening of Sicario shows two definiabout her involvement in this mission. tions of the title. Once a description of Interestingly, the story shifts away from a Jewish zealot protecting his land from Macer’s need for justice toward Alejandro’s, the Romans, the word now means “hitman” in although his motives remain a mystery. As Mexico. Director Denis Villeneuve’s latest film Alejandro, Benicio del Toro is the real star explores the moral line between protecting of the film. From the first moment we see one’s home and killing for hire. Alejandro giving frustratingly cryptic After a hostage release gone foul answers to Macer, to one of the last in Chandler (local pride!), FBI agent scenes in which he displays a jawKate Macer (Emily Blunt) joins a SICARIO dropping, ironic form of mercy, special team to take down the Directed by he is riveting. drug cartel boss whose shenaniDenis Villeneuve Sicario takes a thoughtful, gans killed two agents. The head Rated R artful approach to the horrors of of this team, Matt Graver (Josh HARKINS THEATRES drug cartels and our government’s Brolin), purposely hides details failures to stop them. Cinematically, of the mission from Macer, playing Villeneuve echoes the script’s shifting on her need for justice to string her perspectives with vertiginous birds-eye along. Even more perplexing to Macer is views of the Mexican and Arizona landscapes, Graver’s companion, a mysterious Mexican man aerial shots of Juarez, and surveillance footnamed Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) who, when age. In one tense night scene, Villeneuve even Macer asks about the operation, responds, switches between night- and thermal-vision cam“You’re asking how a watch works. Right now, eras to place the audience among the agents. just keep the time.” Each lens provides a new perspective of the After several attempts on her life, Macer characters. wants to leave the mission, but her need for Oscar-nominated composer Jóhann justice (and plain ol’ curiosity) gets the better Jóhannsson provides a stark, creeping of her. As she stumbles through a near-literal
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magine you have been left behind by your colleagues at a deserted location and presumed dead. You are injured, there’s not much food to last you until you can be rescued and you don’t even know if anyone will know that you need rescuing. How do you survive? Oh, and how do you survive when the location is not even Earth? The Martian gives you this tale of survival, and a fun and thrilling tale it is.
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As I wrote last year, Villeneuve deserves the same recognition as David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, or Christopher Nolan. If he’s directing it, you know the film will be complex, original, and always respectful of the real-life ambiguity that muddies the distinction between the good guys and the bad guys.
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that Watney is still alive. Chiwetel Ejiofor leads the sciMatt Damon plays Mark Watney, a botanist on a manned ence crew at NASA, Jeff Daniels is head of NASA, Kristen Mars mission that faces disaster. A storm causes the crew of Wiig is NASA’s press person, and Sean Bean is in charge of astronauts to abandon their mission and return to Earth, but the operations for the mission. Throw in Mackenzie Davis Watney is left for dead. How does an intelligent and tenacious and Donald Glover, and you have two-dimensional scientist find a way to keep going, determined on surcharacters given plenty of oomph by the actors. viving his plight? One word: science. THE The astronauts who left Watney on Mars are Based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, The Jessica Chastain, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Martian keeps us entertained as Watney keeps MARTIAN Sebastian Stan and Aksel Hennie—another set finding ways to extend his life as the only livDirected by Ridley Scott of good actors. ing being on Mars. Damon is perfectly cast as Rated PG-13 Director Ridley Scott takes an enthralling Watney. He has an everyman quality, and we HARKINS THEATRES story and an excellent cast, and makes one of his believe in his ingenious methods of surviving best films in years. He also makes Mars another (potatoes and poop play a big part), and also character in the film, allowing us to see the beauty how he shares his knowledge with us. Using a video and isolation of the red planet. journal, Watney talks to us during his exploits. It’s not The Martian works as a movie. The script by Drew Goddard an easy task to use monologue after monologue to develop a keeps some of the humor from the book, removes some of the character, but Damon delivers with this role. complex science and finds a way to give us a rousing story of Meanwhile, we have an excellent supporting cast survival and smarts. playing the folks back on Earth who eventually realize
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t’s time to write this week’s Extra Butter article, and I’m trying to come up with an idea for the piece. I’m sitting here in a Best Western in Schertz, Texas, a suburb on the northeast side of San Antonio that is home to Randolph Air Force Base. My family has all gathered to celebrate my brother’s retirement from the Air Force; a Lt. Col., he trains pilots as part of the Air Education and Training Command. Early this morning, as the sun was rising and we were asleep in our hotel beds, he took off on his traditional “final flight.” We’ll all head out to the tarmac this afternoon to watch him land; then enjoy good food and drink (we’re bringing it in) at the base. “So why not just write about the best Air Force movies?” asks my wife. “Good idea. But there aren’t that many.” “Top Gun!” she says. Duh. Nope … those are Navy pilots. “An Officer and a Gentleman!” Huh-uh. Navy. Yep, it seems like all the most popular jetpilot movies are about naval aviators. But with enough thought I was able to come up with a few, though they don’t all shed the best light on our armed forces. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is one of director Stanley Kubrick’s best. The great Peter Sellers plays three roles in the story of an Air
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Force general (Sterling Hayden) who goes off the rails, fearing for the sanctity of his precious bodily fluids, and orders a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union. While the military brass and politicians fight in the War Room, it’s up to Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake (Sellers), on loan from the RAF, to secure the recall codes. One of the best satires ever filmed, Dr. Strangelove remains relevant 50 years later. In an epic battle of comedy vs. melodrama, Sidney Lumet’s Fail Safe (1964) was released just months after Dr. Strangelove. Featuring stars such as Walter Matthau, Henry Fonda and Larry Hagman, this tense drama also chronicles a nuclear strike on the Soviets—this one caused by an electrical problem instead of a crazy colonel. A shocking ending imagines the extremes to which our politicians might go to avoid complete mutual destruction. It’s a wonderful companion piece to the zany comedy. There are good Air Force movies that don’t involve Cold War nuclear strikes, like 1988’s BAT*21, about an Air Force colonel (Gene Hackman) shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam, who has to survive with the help of a tenacious spotter pilot (Danny Glover). And of course, those of you who like ’80s cheese can check out Iron Eagle (1986) … but I can’t recommend it unless you’re 12, watching it on cable in your Mom’s basement, and it’s 1987.
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dominatrix. He tries repeatedly to free Hominy. Hominy refuses his manumission with the same vigor he uses to refuse to do any work. This bizarre situation raises all kinds of questions for Bonbon about race, Dickens, Los Angeles, legacies of slavery and segregation, and police violence against African Americans. Bonbon starts experimenting. He paints a border around Dickens, which had recently been stripped of its name because the name brought down property values. Between the painted border and the signs he posts along the sides of the 101 freeway, he brings Dickens back. He then convinces a bus driver to put up a sign that designates priority seating for handicapped, elderly, and
couldn’t help feeling a little silly after I got a Ph.D. in literature, in part because it literally made me a doctor of books. I used to daydream about writing an advice column as a book doctor. Readers would write in with their problems, and I would prescribe books. It would be something like, “Dear Dr. Carswell, I’m suffering from a long, dark November of the soul. What should I do?” I’d say, “Read Moby-Dick before you end up signing on to a sea voyage led by a madman.” I never seriously considered writing the advice column, and I eventually forgot about it. When I stumbled across Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, the idea crept into my head again. The Sellout is exactly the book I’d prescribe to most of white America—myself included—if I really were the Book Doctor. It would look like this: Dear Dr. Carswell, I’ve been confused ever since Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson, Mo. I thought we were living in a post-racial world. Why are we dredging up the past again? What are all these protests about? Sincerely, White Guy Who’s Kinda Friendly with the Black Guy at Work Dear White Guy, Try Paul Beatty. He’s the most clever satirist in American letters since Kurt Vonnegut. So far, he has four novels to choose from. His first, White Boy Shuffle, tells the story of a former basketball star who reaches worldwide fame with his book of poems titled Watermelanin. Beatty’s second, Tuff, is about a Biggie Smalls-type guy who campaigns for a seat on the New York City Council. His third, Slumberland, is about an American DJ in Berlin who is hunting down the perfect sound. As brilliant and funny as those first three books are, they don’t quite reach the heights of his most recent novel, The Sellout. The Sellout follows Bonbon Me, a black farmer in the forgotten South Central city of Dickens, as he works to re-segregate his home region of Los Angeles. The novel begins with Bonbon smoking weed in the pristine halls of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is there to defend
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his re-segregation efforts and his slaveholding. If he’s successful, his case (The People of the United States vs. Me) could roll back a century or so of Civil Rights legislation. To help us understand how he got there, Bonbon tells his life story. He was born in Dickens. His father was a psychologist who treated Bonbon as a lab rat. Together, they recreated several of psychology’s most famous experiments. After his father’s murder by police officers, Bonbon stayed in his childhood home and used the land—and the knowledge gained from his agriculture degree—to grow fruits, vegetables, and just enough marijuana for his own personal use. The greatest legacy his father left Bonbon was the ability to use the world as his own personal laboratory to understand human behavior. The events of the novel are triggered by Hominy Jenkins, one of the last living Little Rascals. Hominy was Buckwheat’s on-screen heir. Now well into his golden years and more than a little insane, Hominy insists Bonbon take him in as a slave. Bonbon is a reluctant master. He outsources his whipping duties to a Westside
white passengers. Next, he advertises for an all-white private school across the street from an underfunded, almost-entirely Latino and black middle school. And so on. Then he watches how people react. The reactions are the meat of the novel. With Bonbon, we get to watch the residents of Los Angeles effortlessly and unconsciously settle into the old, racist ways. We see all those racist ideas that subtly saturate American culture become less subtle. In a sense, Beatty shows us the specifics of how so many of these ideas never went away. They just went deeper. We stopped talking about them directly, but they’re still there. Because Beatty is so funny, because the characters are so vibrant, because the situations are so absurd, The Sellout can explore so many issues that we’re afraid to talk about in polite society. Therein lies the greatest power of Beatty’s satire: you can laugh your way through the pain of our collective racial wound. Sean Carswell is the author of the 2013 novel Madhouse Fog and a few other books. He is an assistant professor of writing and literature at California State University Channel Islands. To learn more, visit his website at www.seancarswell.org.
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Left: Damascus Steel Spur by Larry Fuegen. Courtesy photo Right Top: Damascus Spur by Larry Fuegen. Courtesy photo Right Middle: Leather saddle with tooled and stamped designs by Logan Willemsma. Photo by Heidi Stevens Right Bottom: Two Riders by Howard Post. Courtesy photo
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he leather-faced man wakes at dawn and slips on boots spiked with jangling steel. With a final tug at his wide-brimmed
Stetson, he is ready to saddle up and gallop across the open range freeing ensnarled, stray cattle with his trusty utility knife. Come twilight, he builds a fire and hums sweetly in concert with chirping desert creatures and the twangs of his banjo.
The classic image of the cowboy is a sturdy paradigm in American lore—one that sums a legend and a true frontiersman embodying artful craft. For 24 years, the annual Trappings of the American West exhibition and sale has worked to preserve and celebrate cultural heritage and fine craftsmanship.
Director Carrie M. Heinonen. This vested interest in cultural heritage has entranced participants—financially, artistically and communally—for a quarter century. “I’m driven to perpetuate this as long as I can sustain it,” Stedman explains of her passion for this project. And while the timeline is smaller, Trappings itself is still larger than life. Stedman and her crew have moved In 1996 Trappings’ original home, thousands of pounds of materials for the the Coconino Center for the Arts, was on show that includes 150 pieces of art from the brink of shuttering. “That’s where I 70 artists spread across 15 Western U.S. met the Trappings exhibit,” remembers states, Hawaii and Canada. The pieces fall director Linda Stedman in a recent sit-down into 13 categories separated into fine and interview. She adds that one major donor functional art. Paintings, bronze sculptures, at the time worried without a venue, the photography and other sculpture like rich concentration spread through the musical instruments occupy the fine arts show would be lost to the annals of history. spectrum. Functional arts encompass handShe proposed redefining it as a non-profit tooled boots, hats, saddles, spurs, knives organization. and more. The Dry Creek Arts Fellowship, Tracing a finger over last year’s founded by Stedman and Henry C. Lockett catalogue, Gloria Hammond-Keys’ intricately III, arose from necessity and passion. Now braided horsehair Mecate catches Stedman’s the executive director, Stedman operates eye. Another image of Bob Park’s tooled Trappings under its umbrella, continuing the leather purse came under her index. She show come hell or high water. marvels at the leather’s start as a rangeFrom 2010 to 2013, Trappings had reared animal. “You have to treat the hide moved away from Flagstaff, but returned to and maneuver it. They cut these tiny what the Museum of Northern Arizona last year. they call strings of leather, prepare those As museum staff prepares the space for and then start the process.” With a laugh she renovations to the ethnology gallery, this adds, “I pick up some of these pieces going, incarnation will see the exhibition’s usual ‘Do you do dishes, too?’” six-week stretch pack all the excitement into Both categories elevate the exceptional three days. crafts these artists have toiled with for Still, Stedman couldn’t imagine the decades—the cowboy culture that has show skipping a year, and blazed forth with adapted and molded to remain continually encouragement from supporters like MNA relevant in the modern west.
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Adapting craft Local historian and musician, and Flag Live “Letter from Home” columnist, Tony Norris, explains the American cowboy has always been a kind of Renaissance man keen on worldly ways. He offers a preview of his upcoming presentation alongside musician and luthier Bill Burke, Daisy Dillard, Tom Weathers and more at Trappings’ "Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering". “I’ll tell you one little story,” he starts, “Arbuckle Coffee was the most popular brand of coffee on trail drives. In each sack of coffee would be coupons that could be redeemed for different things. And one of the most popular things were these pocket-sized books, and 16 flaglive.com 16 flaglive.com | Oct. Oct.8–14, 8–14,2015 2015
they were a whole series of classic literature: Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley.” The seasoned storyteller explains the cowboys would collect these hard-bound classics and trade them back and forth, memorizing long passages of the great poets. “At night around the campfire, you would hear these grizzled old cowboys reciting passages from Shakespeare,” he continues with a laugh. “Here they’re under a Montana sky filled of stars and they’re influenced by Othello as they begin to write about their lives and experiences.” From there, Norris explains, these heartsung stories recount individuals’ lives and their battles against outlaws and the elements.
“It’s just a wonderful story of the exploration and settling of America,” he adds. “It’s very much a living history book as you examine these songs. And then the poetry itself has this wonderful aspect to it that has been opened up to everyman.”
Stories of life In addition to the "Cowboy Poetry Gathering", Trappings offers extensive public programs that distill lessons of Western life and other tales of the range. One treat of
this year’s program is a special presentation from Arizona Representative Ann Kirkpatrick. Overjoyed, Stedman shares the Arizona native will tells stories of her upbringing. Afterward, she and museum staff will commingle with visitors as they exchange thank-yous regarding MNA’s recent win of the National Medal of Museum and Library Services, for which Kirkpatrick submitted the local institution’s name. Alan Day, brother of Sandra Day O’Connor, also will speak of his life as a rancher.
At the heart of the bifurcated tale of the cowboy, that mythical legend operates in tandem the seldom-seen cattleman. Day’s work rescuing 1,500 wild horses branded him a cowboy, and established on his property the first government-sponsored mustang sanctuary. “The cowboy is still out there. Occasionally as you drive along I-40 or Highway 89 … you see someone on horseback out there following cattle, and you don’t glimpse it very much, but it’s still taking place,” Norris says, adding Coconino County is home to ranches that supply free-range beef to local markets. “Functioning cowboys are still a part of our culture and will continue to do so … There’s something very appealing and solid in it. It’s still a valid lifestyle and valid vocation.” Norris explains bound deep in this lifestyle is a vastly rich language and vocabulary that exists within the traditions, songs and
ceremonies. “It’s exceedingly rich. Trappings brings in the accoutrement of that culture and lifestyle. It’s truly fascinating when you start looking deeply into that world. There’s a universe to be discovered in cowboy culture.” Explore the heart of the land during Trappings of the American West Exhibition and Sale at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. Fri, Oct. 9 will present a DCAF and MNA member’s preview from 6–8 p.m. The public is invited to attend the festival Sat and Sun, Oct. 9 and 10 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days in the Museum’s Branigar-Chase Auditorium. Barbecue from Wil’s Grill will be available for purchase, as will the artwork of 70 artists. Regular museum admission rates apply. $12 adults (18 and up); $8 youth, students with ID and American Indians; children 10 and under are free. To learn more, call 523-5211 or visit www. drycreekarts.org and www.musnaz.org.
Left: Too Close for Comfort by Mia Larocque. Courtesy photo Right: Horsehair Mecate by Gloria Hammond-Keys. Photo by Heidi Stevens
“The cowboy is still out there. Occasionally as you drive along I-40 or Highway 89 … you see someone on horseback out there following cattle, and you don’t glimpse it very much, but it’s still taking place … It’s – Tony Norris still a valid lifestyle and valid vocation.” Oct. 8–14, 2015 | flaglive.com flaglive.com
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hould fans of Authority Zero, a 20-yearold punk band, be worried that their lead singer and songwriter, Jason DeVore, is pursuing his softer side with solo productions? Devore says “no,” his mostly acoustic compositions, which he will be performing this week in Flagstaff, are just a diversion when his main gig isn’t performing and touring. He’s produced two solo records, a series of what he calls Conviction I and Conviction II, with a third one in the works, which he began working on 10 years ago after hearing the late Jeff Buckley for the first time. “I heard him and was thinking, Who is this dude? This is beautiful,” he says. “I decided I would like to do something like that. Something more melodic, more heartfelt. Since then it’s all been a very organic process. I started doing it more when I found more people were starting to enjoy it. It’s extremely different as far as the energy goes, a chance to sing without all of the instrumentation and distortion going on.” Appearing with DeVore at his show Friday at Hops on Birch will be Authority Zero bassist Mike Spero and percussionist Blake Jamison.
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But with the main band recently coming off a successful tour of six months in the states (despite one serious challenge), and six months in Europe, there’s no reason to think Authority Zero is even on hiatus. The incredibly energetic lead singer for the Mesa-based band says the root of his band was skateboard culture, and when the punk, reggae and ska group formed 20 years ago, it was a kind of default position they were taking in one of the most conservative and uninteresting towns anywhere. Like their Southern California counterparts hatched out of the same kind of sheer frustration with suburban life, Authority Zero started out as angry young men without a cause. “We didn’t know what we were trying to play,” he recalls. “There was not a whole lot going on around us, nothing to do.” But as the alternative music scene was just beyond its peak by 1994, they found solace in skateboard culture, which had produced a tougher, higher energy than the wave that had come before, and it was powered by the outcast image of skate punk.
Fast-forward 20 years and they have become internationally known, with the band finding increased popularity in Europe and Japan. “We were playing in Japan and we were just kind of blown away at how these people who didn’t know the language were responding to what we were doing,” DeVore says. “It’s a cool feeling after starting out as a garage band and not knowing what we were going to do with our lives. I’m still here. This is something I do.” DeVore says the big break came after Authority Zero had been together for seven years. They had gone through a number of lineup changes during the early phases, with a couple of players joining the Air Force. But then major record labels began to notice that the band was getting a lot of radio airplay in Arizona, and Atlantic Records signed the group to their Lava Records subsidiary. “That was like holy crap, we were way beyond what we expected,” he says. “We were wondering what the hell is going on. It was a very special moment and we have been touring
regularly ever since. I liked it in the sense that somebody was actually willing to take us on. It was a giant monster that offered us a deal without us chasing them.” So the band recorded A Passage in Time (2002) and sold 250,000 units worldwide, with such hits as “One More Minute” and “Over Seasons.” DeVore says one of the signature elements of the band’s melodic style, which has been described as a Spanish and Portuguese flare, was created by the band’s original guitarist, Bill Marcks, who left the group in 2008. DeVore credits that element as one of the reasons they were able to break out of Arizona and play in such countries as Mexico, then branching out to Europe. They produced another record, the politically-charged Andiamo (2004), for Lava, but then the record company dropped them. Apparently, selling a quarter-million records wasn’t enough to feed a big dog like Atlantic. “We got a call one day and we were like ‘What?’” he says. “We went back on the roller coaster again.”
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Returning to independent labels, they produced a solo acoustic compilation album, then another record, 12:34 (2007), and they were back in business, touring with the band Rehab for the Lack of Luxury Tour. But now after two albums, including the most recent, Tipping Point (2013), which DeVore says is the “most focused” record the band has done, they are back in the mosh pit of the international punk and ska scene. “In Europe there is definitely much more growth going on,” he says. “In Belgium, in Germany, there are big festivals out in the woods, where you go down this path and find festivals of up to 20,000 people. This year we saw the kids rushing the stage for us, wearing our T-shirts, not just the main band playing.” However, the last tour started out disastrously. While in Texas, the band’s touring van and its equipment, an estimated $50,000 worth, was stolen. “We were on day three of the tour in San Antonio and we got robbed,” he says. “We parked the van to sing and have some beers at a bowling alley, just because we wanted to do some things differently on this tour. Our tour manager went back to get something out of the van and it was literally gone. We felt helpless. We were pissed off because the police were trying to write a report and we wanted them to immediately go looking for our van. When the van was found, it was completely gutted and there was nothing left.” Everything that made for the tour was gone, the band’s backdrop, their merchandise,
their computers, amps, guitars, drums, mics. Authority Zero was in need of a rescue. In response, a friend and fan of the band started a GoFundMe crowdfunding page seeking $30,000 in donations. As of last month, 430 donors had given $19,668 to Authority Zero to help defray the costs of replacing its equipment. Donations came from as far away as Poland. “It was cool he did it and great to see the outpouring of support for the band,” DeVore says. It allowed them to recoup much of the equipment with the help of, of course, credit cards. But he says they still haven’t recovered fully, due to problems with the insurance company and so on. “We took our friends (from the band Counterpunch) on tour and we were able to have close to what we had,” he says. “At one point I started to write this really angry stuff about it, but that was out of pure emotion.” The band performed its 20-year anniversary show in Mesa last month, so Authority Zero isn’t going to miss a beat. Although, DeVore adds, jokingly, “It’s probably good we are not touring right now.” Jason DeVore will perform a solo show with Authority Zero bassist Mike Spero and percussionist Blake Jamison at Hops on Birch, 22 E. Birch, on Fri, Oct. 9. Black Lemon will open things up at 8 p.m. and DeVore will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more info, call 774-4011 or visit www. jasondevore.com.
Flagstaff photographer John Sherman has vowed to photograph each and every one of the 71 California condors in the southwestern population spanning northern Arizona and southern Utah. His audacious mission highlights the precarious nature of a program aimed to recover one of the world's most endangered species. The condor, a species once on the brink of extinction at just 22 individuals, has been saved from extinction, but recovery looms a distant goal. Come and enjoy John's images and hear details of the recovery effort from Chris Parish, The Peregrine Fund's Condor Recovery Program Director.
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oward the end of his life, the civil rights champion and Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall, was asked how he wanted to be remembered. “He did the best he could with what he had,” Marshall replied. That’s really the most any of us can do, and those who achieve it tend to make a lasting contribution to bettering our world, no matter who they are. Luckily, there are many such people across our land, working in our neighborhoods, cities, states, and occasionally at the national level—including Rev. Everett Parker, who recently died at 102 years old. In the early 1960s, he noticed that many television and radio stations were blatantly racist. They refused to cover the AfricanAmerican community, ignored civil rights news, openly used on-air slurs and racist portrayals of black people, had no integrated programming, and failed to hire minorities. Others noticed this same institutional racism, of course, but Rev. Parker decided to do something. As the communications director of the United Church of Christ, he began to monitor stations and file actions with the FCC, the federal overseer of our public airwaves.
By Jim Hightower
In 1964, the commission conceded that Parker was correct that discrimination was rampant, but decreed that viewers had no standing to challenge a station’s license. But Parker kept pushing, and five years later he—and we—won a court ruling that “a broadcast license is a public trust subject to termination for breach of duty.” Since then, he and such allies as Public Citizen organized volunteers to monitor stations, demand reforms, and train minority broadcasters. Over time, by simply doing the best he could, Rev. Parker’s initiative and tenacity helped alter the whole industry’s guiding ethic, recognizing—in his words—that to serve the public interest they must “serve all the public.” Jim Hightower is a best-selling author, radio commentator, nationally syndicated columnist and editor of The Hightower Lowdown, a populist political newsletter. He has spent the past four decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers that ought-to-be: consumers, working families, small businesses, environmentalists and just-plain-folks. For more of his work, visit www.jimhightower.com.
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Coconino Center for the Arts: New exhibition, Fires of Change. Featuring artwork and installations by 11 artists as they explore the wildfire epidemic in the Southwest. Runs through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 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 MonFri 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 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 Lanning Gallery: “Landscape and Wood.” Showcasing paintings and hand-turned wood vessels by Marshall Noice and Robert Cherry. Runs through Oct. 11. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: This Is Happening. 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
OCT. 8–14, 2015 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 onsite. 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 Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “Master and Son: Larry Yazzie and Cody Yazzie.” Showcasing both artists’ stone and bronze sculptures. Runs through Oct. 11. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Sedona. (928) 282-2262
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Cruiser’s Café: World musician Vincent Z. Noon-2:30 p.m. Every Thursday. 233 Historic Rte. 66. Williams. 635-2445 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Old Town Center for the Arts: Live at Studio B. Featuring Shondra Jepperson. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. $10 at the door. Every second and fourth Thursday with a new artist. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 634-0940 State Bar: Nathan Fox. Blues from New York City. 7 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 The Spirit Room: Pat Beary. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
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Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Good People. Directed by Adrienne Bischoff and Paul Kulpinski. Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees. 11 W. Cherry. www. theatrikos.com. 774-1662 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: The New Girlfriend. 4 p.m. Fri, Sat and Mon; 7 p.m. Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Live Theatre! Closer Than Ever: A Musical Revue. 7 p.m. (and 7 p.m. Fri, Oct. 16 and Sat, Oct. 17). $15, $13 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Pulse continued on page 22
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Museum of Northern Arizona: 24th annual Trappings of the American West. Featuring the artwork of 70 artists. DCAF and MNA members preview on Fri from 6-8 p.m. Open to the public Sat and Sun from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. Regular museum admission rates apply. $12 adults (18 and up); $8 youth, students with ID and American Indians; children 10 and under are free. BBQ from Wil’s Grill will be available for purchase. 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213 Orpheum Theater: KJACK Live Arts Festival and Pre-Homecoming Party. Featuring art vendors, raffles and a photo booth. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Free. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580
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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Jimmy Deblois. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Coconino Center for the Arts: T Sisters. Americana, alt-country and folk from Oakland, Calif. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 the day of the show. All ages. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-7223 The Green Room: BUKU. Trap and bass music from Pittsburgh, Pa. Openers: Son of Kick and DJ ill.Ego. 8 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Al Foul. Rockabilly from Arizona. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 The Museum Club: Jason Michael Carroll. Country from Texas. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $20. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Monte Vista Lounge: The Rocketz and the Centuries. Rockabilly and punk rock from L.A. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Jay Fout. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Orpheum Theater: Turkuaz. Power funk from Brooklyn, N.Y. Opener: Erik Anderson Band. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Rainbow Rooftop Lounge: Skoolboy. Laid back house music all night long. 7 p.m. Free. Every Friday. 101 S. San Francisco. 774-3523 Shepherd of the Hills Church: Grand Canyon Guitar Society presents: Tales of India. Featuring guitar and tabla music with Johannes Moller and Debasish Chaudhuri. 7 p.m. $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show. Tickets available at Arizona Music Pro and Bookman’s. 1601 N San Francisco. 213-0752 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. Sugar Thieves. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 State Bar: Vinyl night with Vince Richie. Spinning funk, soul and blues. 7 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282
VARIOUS EVENTS | SAT 10.10
Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Good People. Directed by Adrienne Bischoff and Paul Kulpinski. Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees. 11 W. Cherry. www. theatrikos.com. 774-1662
OCT. 8–14, 2015 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774-2466 Historic Brewing Co.: Flight of the Pumpkin. Featuring beer by Upslope Brewing Co. and a pumpkin carving contest from 3-6 p.m. (bring your own pumpkin or purchase one at the event). Winner announced at 7 p.m. and gets a four-pack of Upslope Pumpkin Ale and swag. Event runs from 3-7 p.m. $15 pumpkin beer flights. At the Barrel + Bottle House downtown. 110 S. San Francisco. 774-0454 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: The New Girlfriend. 4 p.m. Sat and Mon; 7 p.m. Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Sedona Poetry Slam. 7:30 p.m. $12. 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 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 10.10
Altitudes Bar and Grill: Delta Blues Band. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Charly’s Pub & Grill: Payback. Monthly soul, funk and oldies dance party. Featuring DJs Emmett White and Marty King. Special wedding party edition for the marriage of Chelsea Taylor and Brad Gruters. 9:30 p.m. Free if you’re snazzy, $5 if you’re lazy. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 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 Main Stage Theater: ‘80s Night with DJ Lounge Lizard D. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Al Foul. Rockabilly from Arizona. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Kenzo. 3-6 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: Jerome Hootenany 2. Featuring 10 bands over two days (Sat and Sun). 1 p.m.-midnight. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
VARIOUS EVENTS | SUN 10.11
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
OCT. 8–14, 2015 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Good People. Directed by Adrienne Bischoff and Paul Kulpinski. 2 p.m. matinee. Final performance. Tickets are $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees. 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: 90 Minutes in Heaven. One night only. 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Breathe. 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 Monte Vista Lounge: Sunday Night Trivia with Lindsay and Savanna. 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 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
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1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont. 523-1899 Coconino Center for the Arts: Merveilles. African drum and dance gathering with performers from Guinea, Ghana and Zimbabwe. 7 p.m. $15. Master drummers and dancers will also teach classes at different locations around town from Oct. 9-11, culminating with this teacher performance. For more info and prices on classes, visit www.indigenouscenter.org. All ages. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-7223 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 The Green Room: Super Sunday Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Sunday. 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 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Bill Barns. 3-6 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 The Spirit Room: Jerome Hootenany 2. Featuring 10 bands over two days (Sat and Sun). 1-7 p.m. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
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Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.-noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207 Firecreek Coffee Co.: Speak Up: Bridging the gap between local people and local politics. Forum for Flag residents to connect with local politics. 4:45-6:30 p.m. Free. Every first Monday of the month. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 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: The New Girlfriend. (4 p.m. Mon; 7 p.m. Wed.) Breathe. (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
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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: Today is the Day and Abigail Williams. Noise rock and experimental metal from Nashville, Tenn. Openers: Stormbringer, Swamp Wolf and Human B.C. 7 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. Ages 16 and over. 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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Cline Library Assembly Hall: NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Classic Film Series. “Cinematographers: Masters of Light.” 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 7 p.m. Free. NAU campus. 523-8632 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: Breathe. 4 p.m. Tue and Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Pulse continued on page 26
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Flag Live’s Listlessness is a compiled list by a staff person, contributor or other affiliates and such. Guest submissions will be duly noted. It can be just about anything, but mostly something cultural around music, movies, books or somesuch. See the headline to know what it is this time. 1. Pumpkin Spice Cheetos. This is the time of year we are all going to get pumpkin spice all up in our business. We have pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin scones and even pumpkin Oreos. But here is our Listlessnees for all bad pumpkin-flavored ideas and products. First up is pumpkin spice Cheetos. OK, so they’re orange. And maybe that’s a start. But they’re a different kind of orange entirely. An otherworldly orange that doesn’t go well with the wonderful pumpkin orange we’ve come to know and love. And they would taste horrible.
by a dump truck and dragged for a quartermile. Hard to decide which is better, we know. It would include the songs “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing for Pumpkin” and “You and Your Heart and Your Pumpkin Spice Latte.”
2. Pumpkin Spice Contact Lens Solution. What if you could taste the pumpkin spice through your eyes? Just a few drops of pumpkin spice contact lens solution, and maybe you might find out. This would be a limited edition product. Blink and you’ll miss it.
5. Pumpkin Spice-Flavored Gentleman’s High-Cut Cotton Briefs. So, the last thing we would want is pumpkin spice undergarments. Though, with the way the world is going, we are getting ready for that moment when we open up our new packets of underwear to fragrant wafts of allspice and cinnamon, with just a hint of nutmeg.
3. Pumpkin Spice Tribute Album Featuring the Music of Jack Johnson. Imagine what it might be like to walk into Starbucks and hear Jack Johnson crooning about the wonders of pumpkin spice-flavored products. Now imagine what it might be like to be hit
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4. Pumpkin Spice American Spirit Organic Tobacco. Perhaps puffing your pumpkin will put you in a ponderous mood for the joys of the season. You’ll dream of that first Thanksgiving all over again as you bask in carcinogens and cultural appropriation.
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movie about Peter Pan, this time called Pan and focused on the time before Peter Pan’s rise. The story is nice enough, but I think they’ve made enough movies about that lying boy.
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May sweet, sweet Carol never learn that I was once part of a late 1960s stage revival of Peter Pan produced by the Free Love Enchanted Stage Players. In this all-nude production, I played Peter. I was hoisted on a guide-wire and lew out over the I am so audience wearing nothing but a feather surprised to see cap, belt and my dagger. they’re doing another
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Vote For the Be st! Best! The Original Best of Flagstaff Voters Event Vote for your favorite business in over 130 categories!
THERE WILL BE 4 VOTING SECTIONS ➧ YOUR FAVORITES ➧ SERVICES ➧ DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT ➧ SHOPPING Each section will have a series of “Best Of” questions and selection of nominees. Listed businesses were compiled from last year’s submitted nominees. If you don’t see your favorite just type it in! WHO: Anyone can vote. Only one ballot per person. WHAT: Best of Flagstaff is a yearly tradition to distinguish the best of the best! WHERE: Vote online only! Go to azdailysun.com/bestof, register using your email address, and vote for the Best! WHEN: Vote online September 30th - October 21st, 2015. All ballots must be completed before 11:59 pm on October 21st , 2015. Winners will be announced in the Best of Flagstaff Magazine published on December 13th , 2015
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VARIOUS EVENTS | TUE 10.13
Mary D. Fisher Theatre: New York Film Critics Series: Meadowland. Monthly series debuting new films prior to their theatrical release. Hosted by Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers via satellite, and features a Q&A with the filmmaker and stars of the film. 7 p.m. $12. 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 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: A special hip-hop Poet’s Den. Signup 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 10.13
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 DL 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. Every Tuesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300
VARIOUS EVENTS | WED 10.14
Charly’s Pub & Grill: Team trivia. 7 p.m. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 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
OCT. 8–14, 2015 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: Breathe. 4 p.m. The New Girlfriend. 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 The Peaks: Beginning ballroom dance lessons. 7-8:15 p.m. Every Wednesday. Free. No partner needed. Different dance starts each month and builds through the month. Next to the Museum of Northern Arizona. Held in the activity room. Dance calendar at www.flagstaffdance.com. 3150 N. Winding Brook Road. 853-6284 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: Sweeney Todd (1928). 8 p.m. Directed by Walter West. Hosted by Mother Road Brewing Co. Free movie and popcorn. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971
MUSIC EVENTS | WED 10.14
Ardrey Auditorium: NAU Wind Symphony Concert. Featuring performances of Immovable Do and Mock Morris by Percy Grainger, Elegy on an American Folksong by David Holsinger, Firefly by Ryan George, and Wine-Dark Sea by John Mackey. 7:30 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 seniors and NAU employees, free for students and youth. All ages. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus. Tickets at www.ticketing.nau.edu.com. 523-5661 Ashurst Hall: NAU School of Music presents: Violinist Ernie Salem. Performing with pianist Alison Edwards. 7:30 p.m. Free. On the NAU campus. Tickets at www.nau.edu/cto. 523-5661 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. Every Wednesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: ‘80s Dance Party. Hosted by Lounge Lizard D from Jerome. 9:30 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: John Ziegler hosts open mic. 8 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.
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ADOPTION:Happily Married Couple, Successful NYC Fashion Exec & Stay-Home Dad, Beaches, Travel, Unconditional LOVE awaits baby. Expenses paid 1-800-989-6766
Fall yard cleanup. Pine needle, and leaf removal, mowing both acreage and residential. East Flagstaff and Doney park. Call Robert at the Garden of Bob, (928) 600-2850.
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NAU SURPLUS YARD SALE, SAT, Oct 10th, 9:00am to Noon, 501 E. Pine Knoll Dr, behind Facilities Services. Paver, Metal, Picnic Tables, Pipes, & much more. Multi-Family Sale SAT Oct 10th, 8am (No Early Birds). Tools kitchen storage auto pet books jewelry purses Jeep stuff & more! 1708 W University Heights Dr S. Flagstaff
Be a voice for an abused child. Be a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). For info. Call 928-226-5423
APPLIANCE REPAIR Appliance Repair in your home. Best in Flagstaff w/23 yrs Exp & Insured. Call Russ @928-863-1416
CONCRETE QUALITY CONCRETE Free Est. Chris 928-255-3548. Not a Licensed Contractor FIREWOOD FOR SALE Juniper $170 & Oak $240 cord. Jose (928) 863-0147 Andy (928) 600-4618 Dry hard clean burning barkless aspen $165/cord. Pine $135/cord. Mixed $145/ cord. 2 cords or more, save $10 per cord. Cut 16”, split & del. Allow 1wk del. 928-587-8356 Ramirez FIREWOOD FOR SALE Call 928-310-0012 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale. Ready to burn. Call for info: 779-0581 A&H Firewood, Oak Only. Split or non-split. Full cords $230 Truck load 1-1/2 cord. 928-310-9876
HANDY PERSON Hire A Vet. Hard Working Marine. Truck/ Trailer, Paint, Roof, Labor. CDL Class A. Call Bill (928) 856-0539 Not a licensed contractor. Affordable Repairs. Home, Yard, Office. All Kinds! Tony 525-4586 Not a Licensed Contractor A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint. Mike, 928-600-6254 Free Estimates Not a Licensed Contractor Father & Son Handyman Paint, Plumbing, Floors, Shingles & Yard work. Whatever You Want! 928-380-7021 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
HOUSE CLEANING Hassle Free House Cleaning Detailed Reliable Service. Lic & Ins Laura @ 928-226-0349 G&C Cleaning. Excellence Makes a Difference! 928-600-4186
LANDSCAPING Kikos Landscaping Pine Needles, Yard Clean-up Francisco Valdez 928-2219877 or 814-4787 message Not a licensed contractor All sprinkler winterizing & blow-outs, system shut-downs. 928-310-0419
MISCELLANEOUS • CANCER • Compensation www.cancerbenefits.com Or call 800-414-4328 SEAMLESS RAINGUTTER $3.95/FT, $65.00/Downspout Installed. Single Story, $275 min, Pro Install Lic-Bonded-Ins since 1980. Call: 928-890-8841 or Email: rainguardaluminum@yahoo.com
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 928-255-2677 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
PET SERVICES Certified Veterinarian Assistant Dog Walker. $200/month, 5 days/wk. Seeking clients. (308) 279-1823
PLUMBING Plumbing Needs, Repairs, Add-ons & Remodels. (928)-890-8462 Not a licensed contractor.
SEWING SEWING BY CATHY One Day Service - Dressmaking, Alterations & Repairs. 779-2385
SNOW REMOVAL Driveways, Sidewalks, Roofs, Bobcat and Blower Can Pre-Schedule. 928-3100419
TREE SERVICE TREEWORK: Trimming, hand pruning, removals, hedges. We love small jobs! I cut, you clean, haul option, you save $. Not a Licensed Contractor John 928-380-7820 Exp Arborist
MISC FOR SALE Meyer Snow Plow Sale - New & Used. 0% 2yr fincg avlble OAC Up to 5 yr warranty. Local Service & Support thru Flag Equipment 928-774-1969 Remington Mod 700 22-250 2x7 Weaver. Tikka T-3 Cal 300 Win Short Mag Nikon 2x7 Like New. 928-774-2287
AUTO PARTS Set of 4, 235/60R/8 Audi Snow tires and rims. Like New! Less than 5k miles. $800 obo Call Jeff 630-460-5848
PETS German Sheppard Puppies. Born 8/15/15. $600 each. In Flagstaff 928863-0302
SMALL MACHINERY SNOW BLOWER SALE HONDA & ARIENS FINANCING AVAIL, OAC, CALL FOR DETAILS, FLAG EQUIP 928-774-1969 Honda Generator Sale Save 20% off select Honda Generators in stock Flagstaff Equip 928-774-1969 www. flagequip.com
HOMES FOR SALE Best of Flagstaff 4 bdrm/3.5 ba, 3860 sq.ft., 1.5 acre lot, (largest in Amberwood); Front = mtns/Back = forest Heated driveway! 2nd home, barely lived in. 602-620-6969 Foxwood. 5 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath, finished basement. 2,743 sq feet 2 car garage. New paint/carpet. On Zillow: 458 E. Twelve Oaks Dr. 86005. 480-251-9508 By Owner $405,000.
MFG HOMES SALES Mfg. Home or Vacation Property, Premier Adult Park, W Rte 66-Small but efficient living space. 1BR,1B w/ extra bedroom or studio option. Designed/remodel thruout, fenced yard, landscape, laundry, carport, quiet privacy-a must see. Reduced $59,500. 928.221.3234
COMML & INDUST PROPERTIES Charter School Building 2301 N. 4th St., 8,000 sq.ft. Selling for Appraisal price of $750K. 928-526-0300
LOTS FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL PRESIDIO IN THE PINES! 2 LOTS! BUILDERS, GET INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD! HOMEOWNERS, HAVE A LOCAL BUILDER BUILD YOUR MOUNTAIN DREAM HOME! CALL 928-6074895 TO MAKE AN OFFER $76,000
ROOM FOR RENT 31 Mike’s Pike. $400/month. $200 unrefundable deposit. Utilities included. 928-779-7868
STORE AND OFFICE RENTALS Jewelry Store, 2300 N. 4th St 2600 sq. ft, $1,700/month Water & Garbage Provided. Call 928-526-0300
IMPORT AUTOS 2006 Subaru Forester. $7,000. AWD SUV in Very Good Condition. 79,759 miles. New Oil Change & Ready to Go! 928-525-9254
TRUCKS 1971 PUMPER FIRETRUCK American La France - Use for Fire Mgmt, Parades, Advertising, or FUN! On Lake Mary Road REDUCED $3900. 928-284-4226 1978 Dodge Power Wagon P/U 400 Big Block Engine, Clean Lift Kit and Winch, $7800. Steve 928-525-4183 or Dorothy 928-526-0300 Cell 928-266-2884 F250 XLT Red Pickup Truck, 148k miles in Excellent Condition. New Tires, New A/C, New Fuel Pump w/ warranty. Asking $10K obo. 928-707-3116 Anytime
4 WHEEL DRIVE 2013 Ford F250, 44K mi., 2 inch lift, automatic, supercab, loaded, 6.7 diesel, custom wheels, new Michelin tires. $37,500. 928-380-9040 03 F150 Lariat, 4X4 Off the road, Crew Cab, 5.4 L, Triton V8, Auto, Leer bed cover, 76,500 mi. $16,500 OBO (480) 694-1920 1986 Jeep Wrangler Soft Top High performance transmission 350 Big Block Engine, $6800 Steve 928-525-4183 or Dorothy 928-526-0300 or cell 928-2662884 1982 Chevy Scottsdale 20 3/4 Ton, 4x4, Great Truck! 1st $2,800 takes it. 928925-4501 2008 GMC SIERRA 2500 $16,000 Immaculate, 1 owner, 3/4ton 4WD truck w/8’ bed. PWR windows,seat, locks,ac,AM/ FM/CD,Z71pkg,towpkg airbags, Rhino-lined. 123K miles. Looks & runs perfect! 928-380-4391
COLLECTOR & ANTIQUE AUTOS 1970 Ford Stepside, 4 speed, fresh 302 V8, new tires, new wheels, disc brakes, power strg, dual exhaust, $15,000.00 obo. Call 928-699-3067
BOATS 60’ Houseboat Rental, 4days/3nights. Use between 10/01/15 to 05/15/16. $2,500. 928-380-6301
MOTORCYCLES 2007 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic $9,000. Great Bike, Has Stage One kit and Tuner installed, Klock Werks windshield, both tires replaced 3000 miles ago, 38,700mi. Call or text 928699-0680. CASH FOR NON RUNNING MOTORCYCLES 928-202-8654
APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 2bdrm, all appliances, well insulated with dual windows and yard. Across from Killip School and near bus stop. $915/mo. 1yr lease. $1000 deposit. 928-853-7453
FOR LEASE High Visibility Location 516 N. Humphreys 918 sq. ft office space with full bath & kitchen, 32 X 28 outbuilding and 5 parking spaces. $1700 Linton Real Estate (928)606-5096
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5TH WHEELS 2015 43’ Royal Travel w/4 slides, W/D, self contained, 2 bdrms, queen size bed and bunkbeds, big appliances, $39350. 618-708-1520
WANTED AUTO I buy junk and unwanted vehicles. Call for a quote. 928-202-9195.
BARGAIN CORNER Movies, Movies, Movies, Movies 100s of VHS tapes, Good Condition. All types. 10 for $10, 20 for $20 or $1 each. 623680-6577 In Flagstaff Rocky 15” LowCountry Snake Boot 7501 (Men’s), Size 8.5MW. Like New. Forgotten in closet, worn once. Camo color. $40. 928-679-0377 Two antique William and Mary dining chairs. Need Some Gluing. $35 each. 928-779-3273 Chevrolet Pickup Chrome Rims, 8 Bolt, Good Condition. $200 obo. 928-6994590 FREE. Waterbed mattress, Queen. Heater-24” x 24” Skylite. Electric Downrigger for Fishing boat 928-607-1701 6 cyl motor for Datsun 280Z, $200; VW transmission for Beetle, $100. Call 928-310-2269. Cmstorm gaming keyboard and mouse. Blue LEDS $20. Graphic card-Nividia GeForce 770 4GB, includes CD driver, box, etc $170. 928-814-6378
HOMES UNFURNISHED 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
2 Sturdy Antique Toilets, $25 each OBO. Nearly New Yard Machines Snow Thrower, 2 stage 300 series, needs transmission. $200. Call (928) 774-6852. Down Parka, worn 6x, $30; Mountainsmith Circuit II, never used, $150; Tecnica Icon XR, size 9, $30; K2 Axis Pro 180,
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