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Into the Great Unknown The pursuit of mystery in a shared future

By Peter Friederici

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hen I first moved to Arizona I vowed I would practice restraint. ‌I won’t go there, I thought. Everyone does; it’s too easy, too obvious. Besides, there were any number of other canyons and peaks and desert vistas and high-mountain vales to explore, many of them spectacular, full of adventure, grand-ish.

But like so many other vows of celibacy mine was too easily broken.

In my case the lure was a base one: simple finances. As a struggling freelance journalist new to the state I was in no position to refuse when an old friend offered me a gig guiding a group of foreign parks managers around the Southwest.

And so there I stood at Mather Point one cool winter sunset, pointing out my recently acquired knowledge about the Cambrian and the Precambrian, the Colorado River and differential rates of erosion, to a dozen visitors who scarcely seemed to care what I had to say so busy were they oohing and ahhing like rank tourists rather than the professionals they were.

Like people who had traveled half a world to get there and would probably never be able to return.

Busy with the effort of acting like an old pro, I envied them their enthusiasm, their ability to be so easily moved by the mystery the canyon represented.

But after that I was free to fall in love quickly and thoroughly. I butt-slipped down the North Bass Trail from the old cabin, tilted down the East Rim from Saddle Mountain, suffered my hardest hike ever dragging myself up the Tanner one scorching summer day. And always I marked time and progress with glances up at the rim or down at the river, running blue-green or muddy brown depending on the season and the weather.

Before too long I got to know more about it than I wanted, learned that its fish were on the verge of blinking out, that the plants on its crowded banks were invasive tamarisk and camelweed.

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I read John Wesley Powell and envied the embrace of mystery that he recounted: August 13—We are now ready to start on our way down the Great Unknown … We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not; what walls rise over the river, we know not. Ah, well! We may conjecture many things … With some eagerness and some anxiety and some misgiving we enter the canyon below …

I wanted to find that same mystery in place that he did. Even as I loved hiking and exploring the place, I never quite could—the canyon could be dangerous, sure, but it was too thoroughly mapped and measured and explained, too altered by dams and overflights and human incursions of all sorts to feel truly wild. Its unknowns remained lower case, somewhere short of great.

Then came the new millennium and a wave of drought and a raft of studies that all predicted that the Colorado River, and the

Southwest, are facing a new realm of aridity.

Lake Powell? Not so much—welcome back, Glen Canyon. The cotton and alfalfa fields of the Sonoran Desert, the sprawling exurbs of Phoenix? An uncertain future at best. Lettuce in Yuma? Perhaps not a growth industry anymore. The computer models and the sheer observations are striking a common chord, suggesting that the Southwest is entering a new sort of normal, or perhaps a time when nothing is normal. And it is of course not the only such place. Higher temperatures, less water available in the dry places and often too much in the wet, bigger storms, higher sea levels—all the evidence points to a time when we all will be facing a whole new level of uncertainty.

It’s terrible news. It’s what a lack of restraint brings—at least when you multiply lack of restraint by all the billions of people using the Earth’s fossil fuels. As you know if you’ve followed the public debate in this country, or the run-up to the Paris climate talks in

general, societies have not done a stellar job of organizing themselves to avert these particular uncertainties in our future.

So now, when I go take a look at the Colorado, I am increasingly moved by a curious new thought, namely that the future we face in the Southwest is becoming just as mysterious, as awe-ful and shuddering as what Powell faced.

Yes, some of Powell’s crew didn’t make it out alive, and we will no doubt lose many things dear to us as we move into our shared future. It is a Great Unknown after all. What do we do about it? We do everything: work on the problem, batten down the hatches, tighten the straps on the life preservers, and yes, feel an eagerness to be moving down the surging current we can’t ever fully understand.

Peter Friederici is a writer and a former itinerant field biologist and tour guide. He teaches journalism at Northern Arizona University in between bouts of camping, gardening, and fixing up an old house.

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ome people like to complain about the fact that Christmas decorations go up before the first of December. Others complain that they make an appearance before Thanksgiving. And yet others still complain that the telltale red and green starts making an appearance before Halloween. To these people I just have one thing to say: amateurs.

You don’t know the meaning of the words “too early for Christmas” until you have experienced having a child participate in a performance of The Nutcracker.

Nutcracker rehearsals start approximately two decades before the actual Christmastime performances. In fact, one of the most difficult things about The Nutcracker is that rehearsals for next year’s show are frequently scheduled to coincide with performances of this year’s show.

OK, that might be a slight exaggeration. But it’s what it feels like. In the same way that each hockey season seems to be 13 months out of every year, Nutcracker rehearsals seem to be a permanent fixture of the family calendar. And if, like Sarah Palin said, the only way to tell the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is the lipstick, then the only way to tell the difference between a Nutcracker mom and a pit bull is … come to think of it, I don’t know what the difference is. They’ll both sit in the car and chew on a pair of dance shoes

The earlier arrival of Nutcracker times if given half the chance. One does it out of boredom, the other out of despair. I’m just not sure which is which.

And that’s another thing: at least the hockey moms already own lipstick. Nutcracker moms (at least this one) don’t, which means that each Nutcracker season (again, every season of the year) brings me back to the same place—the makeup aisle of the 99 Cents Store.

You’d think if The Nutcracker really was permanent like I keep saying, then we would still own the makeup we bought the year before.

But, apparently, even being stuck inside some sort of Tchaikovsky-themed temporal loop is no real impediment to a child’s ability to lose

things, so back to the store each year I go—a fact that makes my husband unreasonably happy. “What? He lost the eyeliner you bought him? Good boy.”

I know, I know: it could be worse. I could have a girl dancing in The Nutcracker, and then not only would I have to buy new eyeliner for every performance, I wouldn’t be able to get away with buying it at the 99 Cents Store. And on top of the makeup issue, there’d be the whole issue of hair. I think I could solve aw Rubik’s Cube quicker than I could do a French braid. Luckily, for a boy, hair instructions are usually something along the lines of don’t have too much of it.

In the same way that each hockey season seems to be 13 months out of every year, Nutcracker rehearsals seem to be a permanent �ixture of the family calendar.

I also know that there could be way worse places to be than sitting in the audience during my umpteenth performance of The Nutcracker. Like Juvenile Court. (My mantra that I repeat every time I write out a check for music or dance lessons, or any of the accoutrements that accompany those endeavors, has been the same for years: Cheaper than rehab. At this point I should probably just embroider it on the outside of my checkbook.)

And more importantly, I know that for most people, attending a performance of The Nutcracker is a memorable, once-a-year tradition, and that as they walk out of the show humming “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” under their breath, they have no idea of the amount of time and work that went into pulling off that perfect performance.

As it should be.

The12th annual Nutcracker Suite in Modern Bare Feet will be performed Fri, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. on Sat, Dec. 12 at Coconino High School’s Main Auditorium, 2801 Izabel. General admission tickets are $16 and $12 for students. For more info, call 774-3937 or visit www.canyonmovementcompany.org.

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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The Sonoran Desert. With too-dense sunlight and an endless supply of heat, well, it’s been known to do things to a person. It cooks from the inside out like a microwave does a gas station burrito.

The results can vary, and one either completely loses it to never return, or as is the case with the Meat Puppets, can channel their Arizona energy into breaking artistic ground. The original incarnation as a three-piece out of Tempe that formed back in 1980 is responsible for changing the sound of local music for the better part of eternity, with the brothers Kirkwood, Curt and Cris, along with friend and drummer Derrick Bostrom, assembling their eclectic fusion of acid rock and country western rooted firmly in warbled punk rock melodies. Their second cut, Meat Puppets II (1984), brought the world to know their multi-genre, psychedelic style and influence on the greater body of music at that time. After two hiatuses in the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Puppets regrouped with Cris and

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Pinning down the drama, heartbreaking and momentous trials of a lifetime can be difficult to capture in a single act. Following a story’s vein to its heart, with minimal cast, set and costume is an art separate from typical playwriting, and an art the students with Northern Arizona University’s Theatre department hope to explore in their upcoming presentation of the annual One Act Festival. Outside of the regular season and choosing from an eclectic mix of drama and comedy, the students in the Advanced Directing class preview their final projects of the semester with student actors plucked from a performance practicum class in a light event that gives everyone a win-win: students do their thing while audiences get a few fun nights of theatre. See the talent and dedication of these future theatrical wave makers at NAU’s Studio Theatre, 1115 S. Knoles Drive, from 7–9 p.m. each night. The event is free. To learn more call 523-8632 or visit www.nau.edu/cal/events/nau-theatre.

Aside from being a man who likes to point, Collin Harper, aka Collie Buddz, is a man who makes no bones about lighting up. The New Orleans-born dancehall reggae singer has been nurturing his audiences with his smooth island grooves since 2006, collaborating with dudes like Shaggy, Snoop Dogg and Kid Cudi along the way as he’s forged a path from his homeland of Bermuda to destinations around the globe and still unknown. With a string of singles that capture his truest hobby like “Mary Jane,” “Herb Tree” and “Ganja Pipe,” it’s no wonder Buddz is always shouting from the rooftops, “I Feel So Good.” And of course, it’s not just the green that fires him up, but he clearly arrives at cloud nine through sharing his love of music—whether he’s preaching about the party life, ladies or the stickiest of the icky—with you fine listeners. And Buddz has come out hot again with a new single, “It Nice,” produced by Jr. Blender, aka Magic Bullet, off his fresh EP, Blue Dreamz, which embodies the spirit of his tropical home. Take a sonic vacation at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, along with Hirie. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show kicks off at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 Cloe Premeau body painting at InnerSpace. Photo by Joshua Ramsay at the door. 556-1580. www.colliebuddz.com.

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The gift of an apology

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ast year I wrote a column about how people apologize way too much, often for things they have no reason to be sorry about. It’s almost like a hair-trigger reaction for many. But, sometimes it’s very much warranted, and felt.

Last week one of our contributors, Adrienne Bischoff, sent me the following piece of writing with the hopes of getting it published. It offered a fresh perspective on why and how we should apologize, and with the holiday and gift-giving seasons upon us, I thought it was something that could also be felt by our readers. Enjoy!

This past Veteran’s Day, I went to a memorial for someone who had died tragically earlier this year. That Wednesday would have been his birthday. His family was honoring him with a birthday celebration at their house and they invited anyone who wanted to be a part of that celebration.

Not knowing the family that well but wanting to support them, I went to the celebration. I walked through the front door of the house I’d never been to before, not knowing what to expect. It was like many parties, as it turned out: groups of people milling around the living room and kitchen. Per my usual, I awkwardly chatted with a few people I’d seen around town before. I also watched several kids play Just Dance, the apparent progeny of Dance, Dance Revolution. The kids could cut a rug but I was more intrigued by the graphics for Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need A Hero.” The avatar looked like a cross between San Diego State’s controversial mascot, Monty Montezuma, and He-Man. Even more perplexing was the setting: an intergalactic spaceship sailing through a universe of unicorns and cats wearing spacesuits. Monty Man was dancing on the back of the spaceship and whenever he’d kick his legs up, watermelons would miraculously appear for him to karate kick. If you ever wondered what Gallagher would like with a six-pack, this game is for you.

Since I needed to return the truck I borrowed to get to the party, I let my hosts know I was leaving and thanked them for letting me share in the celebration. As it often happens, that’s when I got a chance to really speak with the person’s mother. She was in midconversation with a woman I’d befriended at the party, talking about the driver who still has yet to offer either an explanation or an apology for the crash. She even refused a plea bargain

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which, among things, would have required a formal apology.

The apology is such a thorny piece of communication. Even rational, empathetic people get tripped up by this very necessary piece of societal adhesive. My own list of apologies is long and overdue: there’s the time I just stopped writing my stepsister with no given explanation, and the time I got angry with my dad for not responding to an important text only to realize months later that I had sent it to the wrong number. Or when I was 15 and told my mom, “I swear that pot is for a friend” instead of just apologizing for it and moving on. She kept that little baggie for years and may still have it, my little tell-tale weed reminding me that restitution is due. Unless I smoke it.

But looking at the mother as she spoke about all of the “whys” related to this tragedy, I clearly saw how much the lack of an apology was tearing her up. It’s something we often hear: survivors wanting an apology or loved ones wanting to know where their missing relative is. We seem to understand death better than we understand senselessness or callousness.

I know I have trouble apologizing because I often confuse the words, “I’m sorry,” with, “I’m s**t.” I admire those people who can sincerely apologize without having to immediately hang their head, run to the bathroom, and cry in the large stall. It’s a skill I have yet to perfect.

I’m also hesitant to apologize because I’m afraid of what the response will be.

Maybe I’ll get a, “That’s right you should be!” followed with some run-of-the-mill expletive.

Or some other backlash that apologies often receive. It’s as if they become invitations to shame instead of to make amends. It’s as if when I say, “I’m sorry,” people hear, “I’m s**t.”

But sometimes an apology receives a, “Thank you,” and that feels alright.

People say “thank you” when they’re given something and perhaps that’s a good reminder that apologies shouldn’t be thought of as diminishments to one’s worth, but acknowledgements of it. We could come from a perspective of surplus—“I am a capable person and could have done better,” instead of one of deficit: “I failed because I’m a failure.” If we could give an apology as a gift rather than as a payment, we might more readily hand it over.

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When fire and smoke behave Dear Governor Ducey, I was thinking last night that really, to write a novel, you have to write it all at once or you forget what you were doing and, if you take a break of three days or three weeks or three months, you have only the vestiges of your idea—like smoke trailing after a fire. You try to pin it back down but, especially in novels where the fire itself isn’t a straightforward plot and the characters are but wet wood, promising love but requiring special stoking, the smoke drifts this way and that. You chase it but you cannot quite grasp the original trajectory and you look mostly like an idiot, running across the forest, trying to make the smoke stay in one dang place for five seconds. Then you get mad at your idea and yourself for being so stupid as to create such an ephemeral and disobedient substance as fire/smoke.

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was first pretend-killed (shot with a pellet gun) and dreamt about his father. This dreamspeaking-father predicts Ray’s actual death. The image of him running through the forest. The statement, you are not fast enough. The final fact: “They will shoot you to pieces.”

This is what you want in a story: a story tucked within a story, each sentence telling a miniature version of that story within the larger story. In True Detective, the story within the story, the foreshadowing metaphor, was blatant in hindsight. Probably too obvious. One would like to be a little subtler. But the ingredients for success are there—sadly, the fact that it was impossible to like or care about any of the characters crushed that chance for success. When you’re revising, you see glimmers of what you thought you might have been up to—the story within the story—but if you walk away from the fire too long, and the end of the book doesn’t follow the original trajectory because of the ways of wafting smoke, those stories stick out like sore thumbs. Or the only good thumb in a generally bad hand, as True Detective

went. Still, you can see it, in retrospect, this nugget of a story tucked within the larger story, which at least gives the show some sense of artfulness.

One of the hardest things about teaching the art of writing is the lack of time we have in a semester. It has taken me years to figure this out—that you have to be fast fast fast to lay down the fire and catch the smoke. Then, you have to put it away and forget the book entirely so you can see if indeed the smoke and fire are smoke and fire and not, instead, peanut butter and jelly or, worse, things that don’t go together, like pickles and coconut. In a semester, you might be able to write a whole book but you certainly can’t revise it.

Not everyone in your class would have the time to read 18 books—18 being the number of students our workshops generally have. And, no matter how much response you get from your professor or your colleagues, you, writer, won’t have time to forget the book—which you have to do if you want to be sure the thing you’re tracing is actual smoke and not just the hot air of what you imagined you thought you had written but, in fact, had not. It would be cool if we had a program where in the first semester you wrote a book and then, four or five semesters later, you returned to it. What difference a distance of three years would make.

The point of sabbatical is a bit of this. To take a break from teaching so you can re-see how to do it. And, while you’re breaking, you’re back to all those books you needed to revise. You re-see them, too. They’re a mess maybe. My first novel, I just revised. It’s better now. Maybe still not good enough, but better. My second novel, I can see it

is natively better than the first. Still needs a lot of help. My third novel. Well, maybe it’s a revision of the first. Maybe it was stronger right off the bat, now that I had practiced noveling three times. Or, maybe, it needs another five years to smolder.

Not everyone gets a chance to take a fullon break to revisit the fires they’ve made but I do think summer functions as a kind of break for most everyone to some degree. The heat or the rain linger and your vacation or the fact that everyone else is on vacation means that work slows down.

The earth shifts toward the sun. The light looks different. The sunset, even if you wanted to avoid its unworldly light, is unavoidable. Your kids are home. TV is boring. You have to go outside. You step out without shoes. The ground is hot. You think, what kind of fire is this? You check for smoke.

Depending on the wildfire season, it’s either real or it’s not. You try to pin it down. You wait for fall.

You tell your students: write fast, revise often. You wonder, governor, can you see it differently now?

Editor’s note: Well, we finally replaced “News Quirks.” At the end of a tireless search, we’ve decided to keep it local with author, poet and NAU associate professor Nicole Walker. Earlier this year, in response to the out-of-left-field Arizona higher education budget cuts, she decided to write every senator and legislator in the state. Of course, the governor would have to read them. Sixty-some odd letters later, and at the advice of her daughter, Zoe, who told her to write so many he changes his mind, we introduce “Letters to Ducey.” This one is from Aug. 11, 2015.

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booby-trapped Capitol to frightening life. The action sequences he Hunger Games franchise comes to a close with The Hunare exciting and may cause nail biting. ger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, and what an awkward title Sutherland is the scheming President Snow and Julianne that is for a movie. Based on the third book in Suzanne Moore is the leader of District 13, Alma Coin. Both Collins’ trilogy, this entry is based on the second and Snow and Coin do not have Katniss’ best interests most exciting half of the novel. Though audiences at heart, but there are a group of people who may have tired of the series, splitting the stoTHE support her: Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), Effie ryline of book three into two parts actually HUNGER (Elizabeth Banks), Katniss’ sister Prim (Willow makes sense, as it allows more time for the GAMES: Shields), and the sarcastic Johanna (Jena exciting action sequences. It also gives room MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 Malone). It is a grand cast who do what they for some surprisingly grim moments. The Directed by Francis Lawrence can with some of their limited scenes. future world that includes Panem is not a Rated PG-13 The film begins with no background happy place.

HARKINS THEATRES on what has happened so far; you will want Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss to have seen The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Everdeen. Part 1 set up Katniss’ role as a pro– Part 1. The war story is the exciting part of paganda figurehead in the rebel army, but Part the film, but the interesting part is what hap2 has her going to war. Katniss is not alone on her pens after. After the trauma Katniss has lived, how mission to head to the Capitol and kill President Snow does she find a normal life? This will not feel like the usual (Donald Sutherland). She is joined by Gale (Liam Hemsworth), happy ending found in most action series. Jennifer Lawrence Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), and Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin). Also made a wonderful Katniss Everdeen; here she is able to show throw in a group of soldiers and a film crew. us Katniss’ questions about her role in the war and in the The movie starts slow, but once they head out on their war’s aftermath. mission, things get tense. Director Francis Lawrence brings the

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favorite of “Commandant” (Idris easts of No Nation opens with boys singElba), the menacing but charising, their voices playful and joyful. We matic leader of the troop. The film see children playing, while in voiceover chronicles Agu’s transition—all young Agu (Abraham Attah) explains how too vicious and abrupt—from he and his friends struggle to stay playful boy to violent man busy; his country is at war, so as he fights to survive the schools are closed. But he BEASTS in the remnants of seems happy nonetheless; OF NO his country, perhaps he has a family that loves NATION with a bit of his him, and even the soldiers humanity intact. patrolling the streets treat Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Rated Unrated It is rare that him well.

NETFLIX STREAMING I see a very good Then it all goes bad movie that I have when their village is attacked trouble recommendby a battalion from one of the ing to others; Beasts of other factions battling to take No Nation left me feeling control of this anonymous African that way. While it’s beautifully country. When the smoke settles, Agu has shot and wonderfully acted, and an imporbeen separated from his family. After escaptant film in terms of exposing the almost ing into the forest, he is captured by a group unbelievable but all-too-real subject of child of rebels. The choices are grim: join up with soldiers, it is at times so brutal and heartthis rag-tag group of soldiers (many of whom breaking that I actually had to fast-forward are just boys) or die. After a harrowing trainthrough a couple of scenes. Director Cary Joji ing and initiation regime, Agu emerges as a

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by Uzodinma Iweala, does a masterful job of immersing us into Agu’s life; the conflict, suffering, anger, resentment and resignation

feel all too real. In his first acting role, 14-year-old Attah is extremely affecting.

And Elba (Luther, 2010-15; Prometheus, 2012) is captivating as the Commandant; like some sort of combination of father, commander and priest, he uses fear, intimidation, and an almost hypnotic personality to build his following.

In a move that is angering some theater chains, Beasts was released on Netflix streaming while simultaneously being shown in enough movie houses to make it eligible for the Academy Awards.

Elba is one of my early favorites for a Supporting Actor nomination, but I’m not sure enough people will see the film to give it the push it needs. Maybe it’s a good thing that such sadness is hard to watch.

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s much as I hate to admit it, winter is here. It snuck up on me a bit this time, and I find myself looking out the window at the snow with no small amount of malaise. I have a love/hate relationship with the snow. On one hand the snow is a complete pain. There is shoveling, the ice dams, the driving hazards, and the slushy mess it makes everywhere.

On the other hand, snow is really beautiful. It makes my yard look good, and my dog loves to roll around and root through the snow. There’s no doubt that the snow definitely gives me that awesome winter feeling that is missing from the rest of our state.

Of course one of the perks of winter is the ability to sit inside where it’s warm and catch up on some screen time. With that in mind here are a few of my favorite films featuring the snow to remind you what the weather is like outside while you are sitting all cozy on the couch this winter.

The Thing | 1982 This film features a shape-shifting alien thawed out from the ice that can take the place of its victims. Add in the isolation and bitter cold of the Antarctic with some top notch gore and creep-out effects, and The Thing will have you on the edge of your seat no matter what time of year it is.

Fargo | 1996 I suspect pretty much everyone has seen Fargo already, but if not you should make time for this classic tale of small-town crime gone wrong. This is one of the Cohen Brothers’ finest film outings and is definitely worth checking out.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles | 1987 This is John Candy and Steve Martin at their best. A mismatched couple of travelers forced by circumstance to make their way across country in time for Thanksgiving—and the results are nothing short of hilarious. This movie is one of my holiday favorites.

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Snowpiercer | 2013 The earth is a frozen wasteland. Humanity’s remnants ride around the globe on a high-tech super train. I know it sounds silly, but in the end Snowpiercer winds up being a fairly intense movie that will keep you watching to the very end.

30 Days of Night | 2007 I’ll admit that this movie is dangerously close to the B range to make this list. Still, an Alaskan town facing 30 days where the sun won’t come up and is besieged by vampires is a pretty cool premise. We all know that when facing vampires all you have to do is make it to the safety of sunrise, but what if dawn is a month away?

Honorable Mentions: The Shining (1980), Frozen (2013), and the first third of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (because a Star Wars film should be on every list).

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t’s a running joke about how winter brings out the “basic” in all of us. The memes about yoga pants, Ugg boots and pumpkin-spiced everything have been done a million times. But, like accidentally sledding into a pot of gold, sometimes a seasonal standard will still shock you. Even better, it’ll run at you like a raptor shooting two bazookas. Dark Sky Brewing Co.’s Oh My Gourd is just such a raptor. While most go with a pumpkin porter or whatever, Dark Sky has opted for a one-two punch below the belt with an unexpected style combination and a near irresponsible amount of alcohol. Honestly, this beer scared me. After three delicious and frighteningly drinkable 10-ounce glasses, I awoke nude in the woods by Mt. Elden, covered in what we can only pray was tree sap. If the same should happen to anyone in our dear readership, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

‌The breakdown Brewery: Dark Sky Brewing Co. Name of brewer: Nick Irvine Type of hop used: Mount Hood, Galena, Early, 60 minute additions solely for bittering Type of yeast used: Belgian Strong yeast form White Labs Type of malt: 2 Row, Pilsen, Maris Otter ABV: 10.2 IBU: 22

From the brewer Mike Williams: What should we pair with this?

Nick Irvine: Since it’s so strong and sweet, I would say a beef dish with some sort of savory sauce. I always like tenderloin or a T-bone, but that pairs with anything because it’s unbelievably delicious.

Brewing soundtrack?

We try to mix up our music while we’re brewing. This one was made listening to either our Wu-Tang or Less Than Jake Pandora station. We love the Wu in the fermenter because it’s for the children … Wait … Not the beer, though! Wu-Tang!

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Nick Irvine, head brewer at Dark Sky Brewing Co., with two gourds. Courtesy photo

to a spot where you can sit down and enjoy it, like looking at a sunset on Kendrick Peak after hiking the Humphreys Trail.

Indoor?

Sitting by the fireplace on a cold night. At 10.2 percent, it’d be great for just hanging out with a loved one and a big furry puppy in front of a fire.

Worst place to drink it?

Hiking up from the Grand Canyon. It would probably not stay in my stomach for that long. (Laughs) Best place to drink it?

Definitely a chilly sunset on the Peaks! That’d be spot-on.

Ideal container?

Sitting at the bar, definitely a glass with an inner lip to keep that pumpkin aroma in. To go, our 32-ounce cans, our “Crowlers.” They hold a good amount and they’re adventure friendly. We seal them up right here and we’ve had them go on planes and all sorts of trips.

Your personal favorite thing about this beer?

I like that it’s not your normal pumpkin beer.

A lot of people put out pumpkin porters or pale ales, but this is a Belgian Strong. We researched and only found one other brewery in Kansas doing a pumpkin Belgian. I’m really proud of how this turned out. You get both the Belgian Strong flavor, then the pumpkin hits you and they just work really well with each other.

Serving temp?

A little warmer. Fifty-five to 60 degrees.

How’d you start brewing?

I bought that packaged-in-one-box setup as a Father’s Day gift to my dad thinking it’d be a great father/son project. And it sat in his garage for quite a while. We just never got around to it, so I finally went over and took it back. I took it back to my house, brewed, and it turned out absolutely horrendous—probably a combination of me and sitting in a garage forever. You don’t want grains and malt to set for even a day if you can … I’ve got a biology degree and was a science teacher for

nine years, so there was the science behind it and then the challenge. I homebrewed for about four years until Ryan, the co-owner here, caught wind I was brewing and we got to know each other. It just stepped up from there. We started brewing once a week, every style we could, until we were sitting around a fire and had that conversation probably every brewer has, saying that we should start our own brewery.

Finally, our Masters of Brewtality bonus question: Is there beer in Hell?

Probably just 90 proof chili beers. I think the spiciness would be appropriate … Actually, it’s Hell, so only Coors Light! Ha! Masters of Brewtality is a monthly feature that brings a Flagstaff-based craft brewery and one of their top beers to the table. Each month we’ll pick a new beer, sit down with one of the brewers, and pick their brain with a set of questions—both serious and funny—so we can learn more about some of our favorite local beers and the folks who brew it all up. On tap next month: Flagstaff Brewing Co. ‌

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he journey of pursuing one’s dreams takes many shapes and sizes.

Whether it’s becoming an astronaut or simply providing for a family, many of us seek to make a self-evident mark on the world.

For local business owner Vanessa Villaverde, her entire life is a matter of refining the aesthetics and beauty of the world around

her. Villaverde owns Headspace Southside Salon, a full-service salon that opened in Flagstaff earlier this year. She recently sat with Flag Live to discuss her business’s success and her ambitions for the future.

Owner Vanessa Villaverde (center) and members of her staff at Headspace Southside Salon.

“It is an aesthetics thing. It’s about comfortable, pretty things,” Villaverde says regarding her motivation behind opening the salon. “It’s about feeling good and welcome,” she adds.

It is hard not to feel good in Villaverde’s presence. Her personality pours out from everything she does, from her boundless fashion sense to her irreverent, tactful sense of humor. Headspace is a fully realized vision of Villaverde’s personality. “That’s what this business is, it’s an extension of me. It’s something that I want to share,” she says.

That same feeling of welcome that Villaverde emanates is paralleled by Headspace itself. The large front windows rush natural light onto virtually every surface inside, including the array of antique furniture, styling stations, and a vintage salon chair that Villaverde received from her grandmother.

The walls are painted a gentle hue of green that beckons those entering to take a deep breath and simply relax. Villaverde intentionally approached the salon’s trappings with a sense of modesty. “Nothing in here is super bourgeois,” she says. “It’s all really frugal, fromthe-ground possessions.”

The salon occupies the entire bottom floor of the property on the southwest corner of San Francisco Street and Butler Avenue. Many businesses have occupied this space in the past, but Headspace fits snugly into the location.

Villaverde transfigured it into a business that is equal parts her own vision and something that is genuinely suited for Flagstaff.

Long before the brick and mortar dream of Headspace was realized, Villaverde was a teenager in Sedona that didn’t see anything for herself in the Establishment. “Everything started with me wanting to be a stylist, and I didn’t want any rules,” she says. The greater value of being a hairstylist soon became clear to Villaverde. “I’m always moving,” she says.

“Styling is the first job that allows me to move constantly, but have one project at a time.”

It also became a practice in slowing down and taking on a task step by step for Villaverde.

To ensure that her clients were getting the most personal and tailored experience, she had to slow down and let the rest of the world slip away. For Villaverde, styling is “just an hour at at time digging in and getting something done, and how the person I’m working with wants something done.”

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So she set out to complete fashion school and build a clientele. She quickly attracted locals in Flagstaff of all walks of life that have since then stayed loyal to Villaverde and her superb talent. “What really happened was that I always showed up to work, and my clients have never been let down by me,” she says.

As with opening any small business, taking things from square one at Headspace has not been a simple process. After acquiring the location and the residence above it, Villaverde

extensive experience managing fashion and beauty boutiques, and immediately brought his expertise to Headspace. Beyond being the manager of Headspace, he is the resident makeup specialist.

As a member of the Headspace family, Monassa considers the salon to be a creative space that allows everyone within it to express themselves and experience a wholly Flagstaff version of personal care. “Doing makeup and helping someone with a day-to-day issue, or even getting more creative and trying something new to help someone express themselves,” he says.

products, but the personal care products made at Winter Sun in downtown Flagstaff as well. “We’re trying to do things like that to get interactive with the community, showing them how to accomplish a lot of different looks naturally,” Monassa adds.

As the puzzle pieces continued to come together in the first few months of Headspace being open, Villaverde saw the opportunity to add another stylist to the salon. Fate brought the burgeoning talent of hairstylist Sam Bee to Villaverde. Bee explains the transition from working in a chain salon to the

A fisheye view of Headspace Southside Salon located on the corner of Butler Avenue and South San Francisco Street.

“IT IS AN AESTHETICS THING. IT’S ABOUT COMFORTABLE, PRETTY THINGS. IT’S ABOUT FEELING GOOD AND WELCOME.” — Vanessa Villaverde

took on the task of remodeling the entire space. She found an appreciation for taking things at her own pace throughout the process of opening Headspace. “After putting deadlines on everything and feeling constantly defeated, I realized that I have to go at my own pace and do it for pleasure,” she says.

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“It’s just a good feeling overall.” Monassa also organizes makeup tutorial evenings at Headspace with special guests, such as local artist Christian Kolesar. Headspace will also host “The Real Black Friday” makeup tutorial extravaganza on December 4.

Monassa and Villaverde also insist on bringing a unique line of personal care products to the shop. “We never get chemical-y here,” Villaverde says. “Everybody is fragile to some degree, so I don’t mess with that stuff.” This gave them the opportunity to feature not only the natural line of Bare Minerals

personalized approach at Headspace, and adds, “Working here and just being here constantly inspires me creatively,” Bee says.

Now that Headspace is edging toward its first year of being open, the location is being utilized as even more than a salon.

Villaverde has opened Headspace for use as a venue for local and touring bands to perform. Bee is a member of the local indie group Coffee Pot, who just held their album release show at Headspace. “Vanessa and all those people are laying the groundwork for a really nice music scene in Flagstaff,” Bee says.

“It’s important to me to have shows here because they’re not focused on a bar or other substances, it’s focused on the act at hand, ” Villaverde says. “And it’s a reflection of everything else that happens here. It’s just super do-it-yourself.”

For everyone that works at Headspace and every one of their clients, her business is a place for people to come and be comfortable with themselves and how they choose to express

their personality. “Headspace is really about the individual and the community, and we really want to build on the community that Flagstaff has,” Monassa adds.

But Villaverde is constantly growing and reinventing Headspace. As the clientele grows, so do her ideas for expanding the potential of her business. And being a part of the Flagstaff community is equally as rewarding as growing her business.

“The community has made me feel really confident with sharing my art, and I want other people to feel confident with their art,” she says. “And it just means a lot that other people are more confident in their own skin than ever after coming and sharing time at Headspace.”

Headspace Southside Salon is located at 217 S. San Francisco.

To learn more, call 440-5004 or check out their Facebook page.

The salon is also being utilized as a space for live music. In this photo, Flagstaff psych rockers, Coffee Pot, perform to a crowd of local music enthusiasts.

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he concept of applying the artistic process to other facets of life—such as business and personal fulfillment—is nothing new. But often this notion is applied in lofty, general terms and boiled down to some buzzy phrases.

However, anyone who has put deep time and commitment to an artistic work will know that its benefits defy idioms and slogans. ‌Patricia Hoy, who was a 17-year professor and administrator at Northern Arizona University in the then-called School of Performing Arts, has taken on the big task of looking at the multitude of ways understanding the artistic approach can inform and enrich people beyond the studio. Her book, Arts Awareness: A Fieldbook for Awakening Creative Consciousness in Everyday Life, is 250-plus pages of diving into seven core concepts of creative consciousness and unearthing valuable connections.

Hoy took time out to talk with me by phone from her Scottsdale home about the new title, published by GIA Publications. The book also goes beyond the pages into a modality of philosophy and thinking that is explored on her website. Learn more at www.artsawareness.com.

Seth Muller: For anyone who has not crossed paths with your book, Arts Awareness, can you describe in your own words what this book is about?

Patricia Hoy: I’ve been keeping notes on my observations for all of these years. I kept sticking them in a drawer.

About seven years ago, I started seeing these connections and patterns with all these experiences … I never wrote a book before, but I began looking at these notes and I noticed how some of them were related. I started to sort hundreds of pieces of notes and drawings into piles. Then, I started writing about the stuff in each of those piles. I found I could just write down my thoughts, and that’s how it started … At the end of 18

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six months, I had written 50,000 words.

I continued that process and I started refining and working on what these concepts were. And momentum built from there.

As you put together this book, did you have a thought as to who your primary audience might be? Who was it and why?

I think initially my thought was that the book would be written for openly creative souls and seekers. If you look at some of the comments from people who wrote the blurbs, they come from a variety of arts disciplines, and the book helped them. My goal was to be accessible to anyone who was open to growth and wisdom, to any individual who might not know anything at all. I do hope it could be used as a supplemental book in an arts course, as well.

Over the last few years, it seems like there has been more understanding and study of what is known as creative intelligence. Can you talk about how you view creative intelligence and in what ways it influences our thinking?

The whole world is changing so much. We don’t know what we’re going to be doing tomorrow. It’s going to look so different from what we even know.

So, I think that we need to have an entrepreneurial spirit in our lives because of this change that is happening so rapidly.

I love the idea that you can take your particular package of experiences in life and combine it and that everyone has a unique story to tell … Beyond arts, culture and creativity, I really do a lot of reading about leadership, management, psychology and strategies. And I think that has influenced my thinking to a certain degree. And the reflective process that is built into arts—boy—is that important in this world today. That’s the creative element that can come to play in all disciplines.

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I also know there has been talk of an erosion of artistic literacy, with the reduction in funding for arts and music education and the push for teaching to the standardized test. What do you see as dangers of this kind of erosion?

I think it’s very dangerous. One of the things we have to do is connect our inner experiences with our outer experiences, which something that arts allow us to do. In the arts, there’s a depth of meaning that you can’t find in a simple process of getting from Point A to Point B. So, of course the arts are helping other disciplines. I’d like to help educators be able to speak effectively to this to defend it. Because the problem is that many of these things can’t be tested.

I wonder if we can talk about your time in Flagstaff. How long did you live here? What

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were your roles and how connected are you still to Flagstaff and folks who live here?

I have fond, fond memories of Flagstaff.

I was Director of Bands at NAU for 17 years.

We had a lot of growth during that time. Gene Hughes, the president, was very supportive of what we did. I was the interim director of the School of Performing Arts and a few years later I was the Associate Dean of the School of Performing arts. I was principle flute from 1986 to 1989 in FSO and principle bassoon from 1989 to 1997. I played in the Festival of Arts Orchestra and conducted one concert a summer. All told, I was there from 1985 to 2002. I really think that my experiences at NAU and in Flagstaff are when I started to formulate my ideas that would lead to this book. I had not done higher education teaching full time prior to that … I grew tremendously in that time.

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REARVIEW The Good of the Hive What honeybees, humans and art have in common

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uestion of the day: How many honeybees are in a bee hive? Answer: 50,000—but who’s counting?

Matt Willey, for one. A highly-regarded mural artist, he’s been commissioned during the past two decades to grace the walls of homes and businesses. And now he’s asking you and me to commission 20 new murals by him in various cities, with each wall-sized painting being different versions of a common theme: “The Good of the Hive.” In particular, these murals will include a total of 50,000 hand-painted honeybees!

Willey was motivated by a brief encounter with a single honeybee a few years ago.

The tiny creature was crawling slowly across his rug. “She was dying,” he says, “and for some reason, I hung out with her until she died.” This wholly unexpected spiritual connection with a bee prompted him to do a bit of research, finding that when a honeybee realizes it’s sick and could infect the hive, it immediately departs, flying away to die to protect the health of the interconnected bee family.

Bees don’t just live in a hive; they are an integral, functioning part of it. The pulsing hive itself is alive, an organic body nurtured by—and, in turn nurturing—every bee in the community.

By Jim Hightower

It dawned on Matt that this natural truth applies to our human communities, as well. “When we connect, we thrive,” he realized, leading him to launch “The Good of the Hive” mural project. Using art, social media, film, music and discussions, he and a happy band of travelers will swarm into communities for several weeks each to (1) raise awareness about the unique importance (as well as some special problems) of bees; and (2) connect people to our human hive and the essential need to work for the good of all.

To connect with Matt, the project, honeybees, and the idea of our shared community, go to www.thegoodofthehive. com.

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

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he other weekend I was in Kingman, Arizona—my old hometown— visiting my folks. I stopped into a grocery store to grab some orange juice and pull-ups for my boys. It was early and the store still felt half asleep. The woman at the cash register, however, hopped along. She was really pushing donations to the Kingman Food Bank. The woman rang up my goods and asked if I’d like to donate. I asked her to add $10 to my bill and she rang it through. I mentioned something along the lines of “The Kingman Food Bank is a great program.” She nodded, “Oh yes. And it’s good to keep it local.” We talked a little more and then out the door I went.

Later that evening as I drove the truck back to Flagstaff, and my boys slept in the backseat, I had time to consider the morning’s conversation. That last part about “it’s good to keep it local” stuck with me. With the holiday season and charitable donations swirling in the air and with the recent media attention about what to do with the Syrian refugees, I reflected on that phrase to “keep it local.” The woman didn’t have any tone or demeanor of the folks who had recently been making arguments along the lines of take care of America’s homeless or its vets before we take care of other country’s refugees. It wasn’t like that, in that those folks seem to consistently not take care of either; for them, vets are simply rhetorical tools. This woman definitely believed in helping that local food bank. She was sincere.

It was the local part that had its own appeal.

Presumably, there’s lower administrative overhead in giving directly, which is almost always the case. Fair enough.

As the miles rolled and my boys began to snore, a memory I’d almost forgotten came to mind. I was 16 years old and working as a waiter in a café in Kingman. Actually, that day I was volunteering as a waiter. The Kingman Food Bank had provided the food and the café was providing the cooking and staffing to serve free meals on Thanksgiving Day. It was a bright day, sharply cold, and the café was packed.

Card tables and folding chairs from a church filled any space where there wasn’t already a booth. I hustled the same standard turkey dinner out on paper plates. It was noisy. A general cacophony of happiness mixed in the air with the cigarette smoke and tight quarters.

By James Jay

I must have served hundreds of meals that day, but one group of four stood out.

There was a man and woman, probably in their late 20s, and their kids, probably between ages 3 and 5 (very likely the same ages that my boys are now), huddled into a corner on one of the card tables. Layers of worn clothes covered them, and they had an old army rucksack packed with what was likely everything they owned in this world. They were quiet—so very quiet in contrast to everything else. They were also one of the few families of man, woman, two children. All the other “standard” family structures were long busted up by poverty. They were hungry, too. They must have been the hungriest people in the room. I passed out the plates along with coffee and juice.

The man then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out some change and handed it to me. “This is for you. It’s not much, but it’s yours.” I said something along the lines of no thanks or I’m just volunteering today or that’s not necessary. He then looked me straight in the eyes and sincerely insisted: “This is your tip. A man should be paid for his labor.” The woman joined in, “Sweetheart, we’ve been watching you run around all morning. Take it.” Her eyes were as radiant as his. I looked over at the kids huddled between them with gorgeous smiles on their faces as they ate. I took the tip.

Now, reader of this column, tell me, was this family white? Mexican? Syrian?

Vets? They were accordingly to what the Queen Victoria influenced notions of race that we have unfortunately inherited would be called white, but it doesn’t matter. They are what you see. It was an honor to serve them. This holiday season I’ll be writing about philanthropy. More to come. Slainte.

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

Northern Arizona’s Daily Event Listings

VARIOUS EVENTS | THU 11.26

Arboretum at Flagstaff: Inaugural Flagstaff Festival of Trees.

Featuring trees, lights, wreaths and other beautiful displays created by the local Flagstaff community. Christmas trees and other holiday items to be raffled when the festival ends on Dec. 5. Adults $5, ages 6-18 $3, children 5 and under are free. 20 raffle tickets: $5. Fri and Sat 4-7 p.m., Sun, 1-4 p.m.

4001 S. Woody Mountain Road. 774-1442 Beasley Gallery: NAU Art Department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Show. Runs through Dec. 24. Located on the second floor of the Performing and Fine Arts building. Gallery hours Tue, Thu and Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1115 S. Knoles Drive, on the NAU campus. 523-4612 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 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 The Green Room: Thankskilling: Escape the Family Pot Luck Part 1. All day. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 High Country Conference Center: Plight of the Condor. New exhibit by Flag photographer John Sherman chronicling the endangered California Condors. Runs through April 30. Gallery hours are Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and 4–9 p.m., and Fri–Sat 4–11 p.m. 201 W. Butler Ave. 523-9521 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 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

NOV. 26–DEC. 2, 2015 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 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 Simply Spiritual Healing: Thursday night meditation. Every Thursday.

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

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MUSIC EVENTS | THU 11.26

Double Tree Lounge: Ricky Ray. Rock music from Flag. 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Free. 1175 E. Rte. 66. 773-8888 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke. Hosted by Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free.

100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Spirit Room: Dave McClellan. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

VARIOUS EVENTS | FRI 11.27

Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: A Christmas Carol. Directed by Scott Ballou.

Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Run through Dec. 20. $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: Almost There. One night only. Q&A with co-director Aaron Wickenden following the film. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $6. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

MUSIC EVENTS | FRI 11.27

Charly’s Pub & Grill: Dark Skies. DJs spinning new wave, post punk, dark disco and goth groove. 9:30 p.m.

Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: War Pigs. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66.

773-1442 The Green Room: Yellowman. Reggae and dancehall from Jamaica. Openers: The Sagittarius Band.

8 p.m. $16 in advance, $20 the day of the show. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Jeff Nickell. Americana from Flag. 9 p.m.

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Main Stage Theater: DJ ill.Ego. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Black Friday Beat Break with Fact 135, Kip Killagan, and Cool Handz Luke. Hip-hop.

9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Dub and Down with the Blues. Blues and hip-hop from Flag. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Cadillac Angels. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SAT 11.28

Circus Arts Studio: Flagstaff Foundry. Monthly community comedy show presented by the Bacchus Arts Collective. Featuring live music, aerial dance, stand-up comedy and more. 8 p.m. $5. Every last Saturday of the month.

Submit your act at tinyurl.com/flagstafffoundry. 1311 E. Butler. 306-3200 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: A Christmas Carol. Directed by Scott Ballou.

Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Run through Dec. 20. $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos. com. 774-1662 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66.

774-2466 Marshall Elementary School: Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 850 N. Bonito. 288-2207 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. Difret. (4 p.m. Sat and Sun; 7 p.m. Mon and Tue.) Dough. (7 p.m. Sat and Sun; 4 p.m. Mon and Tue.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5.

203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Orpheum Theater: Holiday Film Series: Home Alone (1990).

10 a.m. Free. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks.

7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona.

(928) 282-6907 Shuvani Studio: Monthly Sound Meditation. Crystal and brass bowls with drums. Safe environment.

Doors open at 6 p.m., meditation runs from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Minimum $5 donation suggested. Bring yoga mat, pillow and blanket for comfort. Next to

NOV. 26–DEC. 2, 2015 Walnut Canyon National Monument: Walnut Canyon National Monument Centennial. Chasing the Dark: Moonlight journey through the dark side of Walnut Canyon.

Dress warmly for winter conditions, and be prepared with water, snacks and a headlamp.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 3 Walnut Canyon Road.

More info at www.nps.gov/waca. 526-3367

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SAT 11.28

Charly’s Pub & Grill: The Knockabouts. Celtic music from Flag.

9:30 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Firecreek Coffee Co: InnerSpace. Dance party connecting music, local artists, visual aesthetics and expressive performances. 9 p.m. $7 at the door.

Ages 21 and over. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Mom Said So … and Sheepshorn with special guests. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 Hops on Birch: Lucky Lenny Duo. Americana and folk from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: DJ Pablonious Funk. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: BLUME. Beats and cinema. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Al Foul. Rockabilly from Arizona. 9:30 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Cadillac Angels. 8 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Kenzo. 3-6 p.m. Open mic with James Turner. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive.

Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Orpheum Theater: Meat Puppets. Rock from Phoenix. Opener: Black Box. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $17 in advance, $20 the day of the show. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 The Spirit Room: Rhythm Dragons. 2 p.m. Free. Jaime Wyatt.

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

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SUN 11.29

Canyon Dance Academy: Flag Freemotion. Ballroom dance lessons and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed. $8, $5 for students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel. 814-0157 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: A Christmas Carol. Directed by Scott Ballou.

Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Run through Dec. 20. $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.

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t the beginning of the month we launched the 21st call for entries for our monthly Flag Live writing contest, The Write Now, and perhaps received our strongest group of entries thus far. ‌As always, the contest was blindjudged by Flagstaff author Mary Sojourner, who also gave us this prompt for writers to follow: “Listen,” s/he/I said, “like it or not, we’re heading into the rich dark part of the year.”

This month’s winner, titled “Like It or Knot,” comes in from Scott Walmer. Of the

winning entry Sojourner writes: “Often, there is one submission that stands out from the rest. This time was tough. We had five strong pieces of writing. I finally chose one, but if you submitted this time and didn’t win, please send more. Glad to know you are all out there.”

For newcomers to The Write Now, we’ll have our next prompt next week (the first issue of every month). Submissions should be received no later 5 p.m. on Dec. 18 for our next round. Keep the good words coming. And good luck!

Walter swayed left in reverse of the dilapidated and tired mule parked underneath him. Soon it would sway again and if he lost his balance he would hang. His hands had been loosely tied behind him by a poor knotsman. He wondered about the knot securing the noose around his neck.

“Am I not entitled to some kind of due process?” Walter gasped the words as his heels clung desperately to the sides of the mule.

“Funny you should play that card.” Kate was clearly managerial, and it was she who held Walter’s fate. “We covered that at our meeting last month and determined that, no, due process does not keep our docket clear, and we did adopt a clear docket as one of our stated goals. Like it or not, we’re heading into the rich dark part of the year, and someone killed Ol’Mr. Simmons’ hog. My current staff, though he means well, will never catch the real offender and controversy this time of year tends to linger. So, just for clarity, no, there ain’t going to be any due process … Questions? Good.”

Before Walter could retort Kate had spoken some words in Latin and smacked the mule on the rump. Sadly, the same knotsman who had secured Walter’s hands had also looped the end of the noose ineffectively around a large round boulder. As the old mule bolted slowly forward the loop around the boulder provided no resistance at all. The loop slipped off the boulder, caught on Kate’s earring and secured itself around her neck. At that precise moment the noose around Walter’s neck predictably unraveled. Walter grabbed the rope with his untethered hands. Kate was jerked to the ground. She and the knotsman hesitated just long enough for Walter and his new friend to disappear into the rich dark night.

That night would be a long one. More would come looking. After all, Walter had killed Ol’ Mr. Simmons’ hog.

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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. Difret. (4 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m.

Mon and Tue.) Dough. (7 p.m. Sun; 4 p.m.

Mon and Tue.) $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 State Bar: Barley Rhymes: Unplugged. An intimate night of open mic poetry. No lights. No mics. Just poetry by candlelight. Every 1st and 3rd (and occasional 5th) Sunday of the month. 7 p.m. signup. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66.

226-1282 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 Walnut Canyon National Monument: Walnut Canyon National Monument Centennial. Featuring fun programs including piñon harvesting, how scientists use tree rings to study our past, farming on the rim, the relationship between fire and ponderosas, and a historical journey through Walnut Canyon. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. 3 Walnut Canyon Road. More info at www. nps.gov/waca. 526-3367

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SUN 11.29

1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont.

523-1899 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Nolan Mckelvey and Friends. Bluegrass from Flag. 2-5 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Super Sunday Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Sunday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Orpheum Theater: Collie Buddz. Reggae from Bermuda.

Opener: Hirie. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 The Spirit Room: Jaime Wyatt. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | MON 11.30

Charly’s Pub & Grill: Game night. 6-10 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux.

774-2731

NOV. 26–DEC. 2, 2015 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver.

288-2207 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 The Green Room: Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. Every Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Tango classes. Fundamentals: 6-6:30 p.m. $5. Figures and Techniques: 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. (Both classes for dancers having completed a beginner dance series). Practica: 7:30-9 p.m. Practica included in price of class. 4 W. Phoenix. 773-0750 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. Dough. (4 p.m. Mon and Tue.) Difret. (7 p.m. Mon and Tue.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | MON 11.30

Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com. 1800 S. Milton Road. 556-0660 The Green Room: Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Monday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Service Industry Night. 8 p.m. Free.

1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Record Club. Weekly vinyl appreciation night with host Cory Sheward. 9 p.m. Free.

26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Museum Club: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | TUE 12.1

Cline Library Assembly Hall: NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Classic Film Series. “Cinematographers: Masters of Light.” American Beauty (1999). Directed

by Sam Mendes. 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 Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Line dancing. All levels. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. 606-1435 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. Dough. 4 p.m. Difret. 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. 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Ponderosa High School: Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday 5:307 p.m. Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi.

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Taala Hooghan Infoshop: Dharma Punx meditation group every Tuesday. 8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www. taalahooghan.org Shuvani Studio: Unplug and Recharge Meditation. Unplug from distractions and recharge through movement and meditation with qi-gong.

Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.

7-8 p.m. $5-$10 suggested donation. Next to Mama Burger, corner of Fort Valley Road and Humphreys Street. (951) 781-9369 State Bar: High Bar Stand-Up Comedy Night. Hosted

by Barley Rhymes’ Davey Latour. Flagstaff’s finest and funniest take the stage for an evening of stand-up comedy. Every 1st and 3rd (and occasional 5th) Tuesday of the month. All are welcome to participate.

7 p.m. signup, 8 p.m. start. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

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The Green Room: Honky Tonk Tuesdays. Featuring DJ MJ. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Open mic with D.L. Harrison. 8-11 p.m. Free.

1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Jazz Jam. Weekly house band jam session hosted by Ron James, Brad Bays and Chris Finet 9 p.m. Free. 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 The Museum Club: Reverend Horton Heat. Psychobilly from Dallas, Texas. Openers: The BellRays and Lords of Altamont. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $25 in advance, $30 the day of the show. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m.

2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | WED 12.2

Charly’s Pub & Grill: Team trivia. 7 p.m. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Firecreek Coffee Co: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $2. 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

NOV. 26–DEC. 2, 2015 Liberal Arts Building: The NAU International Film Series presents: “Watching: Surveillance and Security.” Film screening: The Secret In Their Eyes (Argentina, 2006). Juan José Campanella. Screening a new film every Wednesday. (Final film of the 2015 fall semester.) 7 p.m. Free. Room 120.

North NAU campus. 523-8656 Lumberyard Brewing Co.: Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme sports videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San Francisco. 779-2739 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 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. The Wannabe. One night only. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 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. Free movie and popcorn. 8 p.m. Sponsored

by Mother Road Brewing Co. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Studio Theater: One Act Festival. Featuring 13 One Act plays over the course of four days featuring student directors and actors. Performances will take place Dec. 2-5 from 7-9 p.m. each night. Free and open to the public. In the Performing Arts Building (bldg 37) on the NAU campus. www.nau.edu/cto. 523-5661

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | WED 12.2

The Green Room: Soulective. DJs spinning funk, dance, hiphop 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 Nickell. 9 p.m. Free. Every Wednesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Matt Miller. Acoustic rock from Flag. 9 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Spirit Room: Don Cheek 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.

Classifieds APPLIANCE REPAIR

SEWING

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

SEWING BY CATHY One Day Service - Dressmaking, Alterations & Repairs.

779-2385

FIREWOOD

SNOW REMOVAL

Seasoned Firewood, Oak $300, Aspen $200, a cord 928-890-8462 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale.

Ready to burn. Call for info: 779-0581 Ramirez FIREWOOD FOR SALE Call 928-310-0012

Affordable snow removal 24/7. Driveways, walks & decks. Prescheduling avail. 928-853-9009

HANDY PERSON A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint. Mike, 928-600-6254 Free Estimates Not a Licensed Contractor Handy man, framing, roofing, repair, decks, tile & more. Reasonable prices.

Call 380-4486 Not a Licensed Contractor UNCLE AL’S WOODSHOP For all your wood projects, needs & repairs. 40 yrs exp. 928-814-6965 All Home Repair & Remodeling. (928)310-9800. Carpentry, decks, drywall, stone & tilework, painting, roofing, flooring, landscaping & maintenance.

Not a licensed contractor.

HOME IMPROVEMENT Mr. Man The Handyman Licensed Contractor/HandyMan w/ 30 yrs experience 928.300.7275 bradluky@gmail.com ROC #235891

LANDSCAPING Kikos Landscaping Pine Needles, Yard Clean-up Francisco Valdez 928-2219877 or 814-4787 message Not a licensed contractor

LAWN CARE If you need yard cleanup, pruning leaf and pine needle removal in Flagstaff or Doney Park, call the Garden of Bob at 928-600-2850.

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

928-779-1774

PAINTING ROMANO’S PAINTING Interior & Exterior, residential painting and staining. 928-2990110 Instagram: @romanopaintingaz Licensed & Bonded ROC#224346 “Nick the Painter”, 25 yrs exp. Top Quality, Low Prices Small Jobs OK. Ref Avail. Interior/Exterior 928-255-2677 Not a licensed contractor.

PERSONAL SERVICE The Might of Might Personal Training.

Seasonal Special! Buy One, Get One Free! The free session can be used by you or a loved one this holiday season!

Visit TheMightofMight.com

PLUMBING PT Plumbing Inc., has a new branch in the Flagstaff area. 928-606-5650 Autumn Special: $75/hr+parts. ROCs 247077 & 247948 Licensed, Bonded, Insured. service@ptplumbing.com Plumbing Needs, Repairs, Add-ons & Remodels. (928)-890-8462 Not a licensed contractor.

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSE Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona is seeking a FT CDL A Driver for local route transportation. If you are committed to the safe transportation of our donations while integrating the Mission of Goodwill -We Put People to Work- apply at: www. goodwillna.org/jobs/current-job-openings $18/hr, Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, PTO, 401 K Plan

MISC FOR SALE 96” Bobcat, heavy-duty snowplow w/ hydrolics. Like New, $1,950. In Flagstaff.

Call 602-524-8162

APPLIANCES 6 yr old Kenmore French Door Refrigerator 25.5 cubic ft. VERY GOOD Cond.1 drawer off track (bottom left, YET used all the time), ice maker, Bought@Sears, Westside Pckup$600Firm. 928-853-7933

AUCTIONS Auction SAT 12/05 1PM (Indoors) Tractors, Equipment, Farm wagon, Tools, Antiques, Furniture, Unique toys, Home Decor. 928634-8650 www.scott-auctions.com

HOMES FOR SALE New construction in Highland Meadows West subdivision in Williams. 3 bdrm, 2 ba, approx. 1875 sq. ft. $310,000.

MLS 163011. Call Mary @ ReMax Peak Properties 928-853-0572 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home with 3 car garage, and approx. 2746 sq. ft., in Mt. Elden Foothills. Home is located only a short distance from National Forest and hiking trails. MLS 163011. Call Mary at ReMax Peak Properties 928-853-0572 New 4 bedroom 2.5 bath approx. 2790 sq. ft. home with oversized garage, and a two year builder warranty. National forest trails for hiking are nearby. MLS 161276.

Call Mary at ReMax Peak Properties.

928-853-0572.

Looking for a single family home close to town? Look no further than this 3 bed 2 bath single level home on a 1/3 acre treed lot. Boasting a large covered deck perfect for entertaining, this home is ready for a new family. Priced at 229K. Call today @ 928-514-8587 Ian Martin Re/Max Peak Properties

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

47 Commercial/Industrial acres in Bellemont. 1-40 access. Borders the Railway. Bellemont is home to a regional truckstop, hotels and repair operations. $1,475,000.00 Realty ONE Group Frank Dickens @ 480-290-1870

CONDO FURNISHED Furnished 1Bdrm w/ Loft. Country Club privileges. Parking at door. Private deck, fireplace, washer/dryer. 602-432-1837 or 480-205-8431

CONDO UNFURNISHED Quiet 1 Bdrm w/ Vaulted Ceilings, Washer/Dryer, Private Deck w/ Mountain Views. Covered Parking at door. Country Club privileges. $935/mo 602-432-1837 or 480-205-8431

MOBILE HOME Kachina Village, 3bd/2bath double wide mobile, large fence yard, pets ok, $1400 month/$1400 dep. Water/sewer paid.

Owner Agent. 928-699-5114

TOWNHOUSE RENTALS Furnished 3 bd, 2.5 ba, 1 cg townhouse in CCC on 17th fairway of Aspen Valley.

Avail. Dec – May. $1900/mo inclds water & electric only. No Students, No Pets.

Call 480-669-3609 or 480-626-2944.

John Deere Series 46 Snowblade for lawn mower, brand new, w/ weights & chains; $300 Call 928-522-0607.

9ft Natural Looking Christmas Tree, Prelit w/ White Lights $75. (Orig. $270 New).

Used twice, storage bag. 928-380-9636 Old Heavy Duty Table Saw. Needs Rip Fence & Put together. $25. 928-525-1373 New, In Case, Female-Enlisted 22K Gold Hat Badge. $25. 928-679-0691 Large Chest of Drawers $65. Medium size $45. Small $30. Wood coal stove $199.

In Flagstaff 928-774-7114 Small, Light wood, IKEA Desk & Chair $30. Call 928-255-2171.

Filson Mackinaw Cruiser size 36, gray, new $340, but you can get it for $75 and it’s still in excellent condition and still like new! 928-526-0501

Maverik, Adventure’s First Stop is now accepting qualified applications for a Fuel Driver located in Flagstaff, AZ. Start your adventure today by applying online at www.maverik.com

BARGAIN CORNER Refrigerator, side by side, white, $150 obo, Call 774-1609.

FOR LEASE $1,000,000+ Verified Gross Annual Sales - 3,500 sq.ft. former eastside KFC. Fantastic parking. 2004 E. Route 66. $5,500/ mo, NNN 2004rt66@gmail.com

ROOM FOR RENT Furnished Room: bed, tv, wifi, washer/ dryer, frig, dishes. N/P. Move in on Dec 1st. $400. Utilities includ. Call Ted 928606-7578

STORE AND OFFICE RENTALS Jewelry Store, 2300 N. 4th St 2600 sq. ft, $1,700/month Water & Garbage Provided. Call 928-526-0300 Various Sizes of Store and Office Space on 4th St & 7th Ave, Some with Utilities Included. 928-526-0300.

High Visibility Store Front on busy street, 2919 N. 4th St. 1875 sq. ft., asking 0.80/ sq.ft. w/a 1-year lease. Please contact East Flag Upholstery at 928-774-6843 for more information.

Downtown Office for Rent. Under 400 sqft, 2-rm suite w/San Fran St. access. Park assigned with one indoor park space. All utilities included. 1-yr min Lease. Tom 928-380-6318 $600/month

4 WHEEL DRIVE 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

ATV’S & UTV’S

COMML & INDUST PROPERTIES

ATV 1998 Yamaha Grizzly 600 4X4 2800 miles. New battery, brakes, carburetor.

Super swamper tires, extra set of tires and wheels for rear. Warn winch & 5ft plow. $2500. 928-645-4034 Page, AZ

Charter School Building 2301 N. 4th St., 8,000 sq.ft. Selling for Appraisal price of $750K. 928-526-0300

Full size mattress box spring $50. 928526-4677

BARGAIN CORNER

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