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By Tony Norris

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os Indios who live high in the Sierras of Mexico tell a story about a contest between deer and frog. When deer insisted his eyesight was the sharpest, frog suggested a test. The first to see the sun’s rays in the morning would be the winner. “And the wager?” asked the deer. “Twenty heel flies,” said the frog. The proud deer snorted agreement. In the pre-dawn the deer faced the Eastern horizon, but the frog turned toward the distant Western peaks. Long before the deer saw a glimmer of light the frog cried out that he had spied the first rays of the sun on the mountain’s top. To this day the heel flies persecute the deer.

The red clay was baked hard and my brother-in-law swung the pick in a great overhead arc. When he had an area loosened, I stepped in with the shovel to clear it away.

Someone had driven a stake to show us where to dig between the low mounds in the overgrown country cemetery. The shovel blade gritted as though I had struck glass. I examined the soil and found countless glittering crystals embedded in the clay—each a perfectly formed prism terminating with a six-sided pyramid at each end, jewels of clear quartz ranging in size from microscopic to an inch long. I imagined these as tiny glinting stars smeared in a milky way of light across the roof of a silent dark hollow earth.

“I don’t think we have to go the full six feet deep, she is such a tiny thing,” he said Moon over Sea of Cortez. Photo by the author from inside the grave. “The hospital said they would dispose of the body if we wanted, but My uncle was well loved and respected, but I thought we should bury her.” The air around when he took his life no one from my immedius was filled with the sounds of cardinals and ate family attended. I didn’t question this blue jays and the buzzing of insects. I wonchoice; I never knew my parents to go to a dered why he showed so little emotion, makfuneral. I didn’t hear any discussion about his ing little jokes while we dug the grave for his passing or regrets expressed. It would be years still-born child. We sat in the scant shade of an before I learned about his suicide, how he elm tree and drank ice tea while we waited for never got over surviving the auto accident that the hearse to arrive. I realized I was 16 and this took the life of his wife. Death was not a part was the first funeral I would have attended. of the life we led.

Several years before, I had stood in my I was an adult with a family of my own parent’s yard—which adjoined the community cemetery—and watched as a group gath- before death touched me in a personal way. I was atop a ladder deep in a phone connection ered by an open grave and buried my uncle.

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box when my beeper told me to call home ASAP. I balanced there while water dripped down my collar and called home. My wife told me that my father had died back in Texas. My boss told me I could go home. I said I would work out the day. I didn’t know what to do.

No one encouraged me to make the trip back home. I weighed the expense and decided not to go back for the service. I discussed his death a little with my wife but left dealing with it for another day. My inheritance from my father included an ungoverned anger and an abiding shame, but no instruction in mourning.

It’s that magic time when the sun is low across the sea of Cortez and it catches the top of the waves illuminating the whitecaps against the blue serge water. I drag my chair to the edge of the bluff and settle myself with an unopened book just as a graceful turkey vulture floats up right in front of me on the rising air. It drifts up the beach lightly on delicate charcoal feathers. In just a week I have received the news of the passing of two of my closest friends. My old music buddy, Nowell, passed away at his home 2,500 miles away.

Two years ago he sat right here with his banjo and we played crusty old mountain tunes while the tides rolled in and the gulls provided counterpoint. Dr. Henry Poore has been failing for a year, so his death is not a surprise, but it hits me oh so hard. The light fades behind the desert rocky range behind me to a golden glow, and the distant sky over the darkening water is the color of a bruised plum that bleeds into Neapolitan layers of embarrassed pink and robin’s egg blue. How do I say goodbye to my friends?

I find my racing spirit syncing with the pulse of the waves against the shore and the lift of the breeze beneath the osprey’s wing. I breathe deeper as the flock of pelicanos comes high over El Moro in formation, and flashes their zinc-white bellies in the last oblique rays of el sol, and dip and pump their way North.

One moment I’m sobbing in concert with the tide, the salt gulf zephyr on my face, and in an instant the wind has switched to the desert and it swells through the cactus thorns and rabbit bush. I hear in it a tune my friend used to play, his lazy boy fiddle bow shuffling along, and the sighing surf becomes Dr. Poore’s soft drawling tones singing sweet and low. I watch the inky black sea merge with the sky and the lights of the shrimp boats mix with the handle of the Big Dipper, and realize there is no longer separation between heaven and earth.

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

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ith a mom who was either a waitress or a restaurant manager my whole life, I grew up in restaurants. And so, along with learning that you never clean up a spilled drink with a handful of napkins (just admit what you did and ask for a bar towel already), I also learned never to be the kind of jerk who makes special requests. I’m not just talking about bringing in your own homegrown radishes and asking the kitchen to scrub them free of dirt for your salad (true story), or asking the barista to steam your milk to “exactly 120 degrees” (also a true story), but also making relatively benign requests like getting your dressing on the side (although I think every place does that now anyway.)

So you can imagine my chagrin when it came to pass that I have now become the kind of jerk who makes special requests all of the time—on behalf of my children, or, more specifically, on behalf of my one child, Clyde.

Here’s the problem: Clyde has reached the stage of his adolescence when, even though caffeine is clearly required to facilitate his early morning classes, his taste buds are still on toddler time. OK, that might be a little harsh. He probably has the taste buds of a 10 year old at least. What this means is that Clyde has begun his journey into the world of caffeination the way so many of us started— with the gateway drink of the espresso world. I’m talking, of course, about mochas.

When mochas make a monster Mochas with whipped cream. Lots of whipped cream. Which brings us to problem number two.

When you put a lot of whipped cream on top of a mocha, you need to be able to take a sip off of the mocha before you can put the lid on. This is actually one of the best parts of ordering a drink with whipped cream—unless it’s not your drink, or the drink in question belongs to someone who is currently curled up

in a fetal position in the front seat of the car.

The same someone who cannot—ever—drink out of a cup that someone else has placed their lips on. This despite the fact that I have witnessed this same child eating a piece of pizza he found behind the toilet. OK, I didn’t actually witness the “behind the toilet” part. My housekeeping skills are pretty atrocious, but even I will pick up a piece of pizza when I see it lying behind the toilet—unless, of course, the person

What this means is that Clyde has begun his journey into the world of ca�feination the way so many of us started—with the gateway drink of the espresso world. I’m talking, of course, about mochas.

eating it is laying there with it, in which case I would probably offer them some ibuprofen, a glass of water and a pillow, because that’s the kind of classy hostess I am. But anyway, this particular piece of pizza must have come from behind the toilet, because I was just in there and didn’t see any pizza. And he certainly wasn’t carrying any when he went in—unless he had it in his bathrobe pocket, which is, also, ewww.

But, yeah, despite his undiscriminating nature when eating pizza, Clyde refuses to drink out of a cup or bottle that someone else drank out of before him. You’re probably wondering how he would even know that I had taken a sip out of his drink if he was curled up in the car, but trust me: he knows. Probably the same way he knows where the pizza is kept in the bathroom.

And so it has come to pass that when I order Clyde’s mocha monstrosity for him on those early morning “zero hour” days, I have to ask for the whipped cream to be put in first— at the bottom of the cup, which, if you ask me, is even worse than the radish request.

Oh well. In the end, I guess children make jerks of us all.

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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THURSDAY | 12.3‌ WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MY ETCHIN’S?‌

For those of you who are unfamiliar, there is this neat-o workspace on the East Side called Local Works. This community-driven space offers memberships where craftspeople of all sorts, small business-minded folks and entrepreneurs can gain access to a ton of tools—plus all the space—of this work area and make whatever their hearts desire! Local Works also works with the community, particularly the Flagstaff Sustainability Program, to host the DIY Reskilling Workshop Series. This month, Chirls Norlin of Raven’s Eye Creative Werks will show the group a thing or two about glass and ceramic etching. Do you have the perfect vessel, glass bottle or medallion that is just missing a little something? Maybe you want to design something for family gifts. This is the place to make that all happen. Participants are required to bring their own vessels, bottles or other etchable glassware and Chris will show up with the stencils to teach ya’ll how to creatively and safely etch away a masterpiece of utilitarian artistry. Well, you’ll get there eventually. The first steps start at Local Works, 1926 N. 4th Street, Ste. 9. The class is from 6:30–8 p.m. and there is a $50 suggested donation. To learn more, call 213-2152 or visit the Glass Etching Workshop’s Facebook page.

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t’s not every day the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and Mountain Sports Flagstaff bring a cadre of heavy-hitters in the arts and film circles to town. But A Night of Visionary Live Art is more than a fun night out. It’s about exploration—both of the self, and the natural world around us. And thanks to this hard work, visitors will experience the journeys of filmmaker Justin Clifton with his short films, Water, Half Life and A Story of Place—all which explore areas of the Southwest from California’s drought to the Greater Canyonlands, Utah, alongside author Craig Childs. Oh, speaking of Childs, the adventurer, activist and author himself will be on hand to give us a sneak peek of his upcoming book through an interactive presentation. And the grand finale of National Geographic artist and rock climber Jeremy Collins and James Q Martin will present their film, Drawn, which combines Collins’ signature animation to retell the story of his quest to spread the ashes of his late mentor, Jonny Copp, on peaks spanning the four corners of the globe. Collins will complement the film with a live art performance in his own style. It’s all at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen. Doors for the all-ages show open at 6:30 and the show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6–$9. Childs will also hold a book signing at Barefoot Cowgirl Books, 18 N. San Francisco, Thu from 6–9 p.m.

Collins will sign at Mountain Sports, 24 N. San Francisco, Fri from 6–9 p.m. 556-1580. For more info and to view the trailer for Drawn, visit www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org.

Hey! Shh, listen, listen. Do you hear that?

It’s Christmas. And do you know how we can tell? Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite has been pummeling our eardrums for at least a week solid. While the likes of Home Alone (1993) and every mall in America—even the Mall of America—have scooped up the staple jams of the holiday season, the tinny speakers at Macy’s have nothing on the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra’s The Nutcracker. While the myriad of local professional musicians tackle the super-difficult score, the NAU Community Dance Academy will handle the dances dual-choreographers Marcus Petipa and Lev Ivanov imbued in this classic ballet that tells the story of one little girl’s imagination and the drama, suspense and all things pretty—especially that Sugar Plum Fairy—that take her from the ethereal dream world to waking adolescent life. The music blends personification of changing seasons full of spritely creatures and symbolic dances of flowers, mice and flowers. Tchaikovsky also thought to include tributes to cultures around the world in Russian, Chinese and Arabian dances. So, take a couple nights off, wretched department store speakers, and let the professionals do what

HotPicks They come to hand-build porcelain artifacts that explore the farthest reaches of the artist’s mind—surprising onlookers and even themselves with what they can achieve. And with the holiday season upon us, NAU’s Clay Club is stocking the shelves for their annual holiday sale. The students and faculty invite you to peruse the range of ceramic work they’ve created. Vessels of all sorts are available for purchase, from vases to pitchers, tea bowls and mugs with perfectly-formed lips and every form of servingware imaginable. Find the perfect pottery at the NAU Ceramics Complex, building #80, one block south of Kinsey Elementary School, 1919 S. Lonetree Road. Fri from 4–8 p.m., Sat from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sun from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 699-8984. Jason.Hess@nau.edu.

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they do best. It’s the real deal at Ardrey Auditorium, 1115 S. Knoles Drive, beginning at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $20–$74 and increase $2 at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, military and children. To learn more, call 7745107 or visit www.flagstaffsymphony.org.

FRI–SUN | 12.4–12.6‌ YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND‌

Living in one of America’s treasured college towns opens residents to boundless creativity on behalf of students. Here in Flag, we are privileged to watch up-and-comers flourish in their respective fields under the guidance of a number of incredible instructors both at Coconino Community College and Northern Arizona University. However, anyone who’s lived in these parts for any amount of time likely knows NAU’s ceramics department is considered one of the very best in the entire country. Kids come from far and wide to strengthen their skills on the wheels of the Lonetree studio that are constantly spinning with sculpted clay.

The Maine. What an interesting band name for a group of guys who banded together in Tempe of all places. Do people actually live there? Kidding, kidding. Tempe, and thus the Maine, have a wellspring of noteworthy predecessors, including the Meat Puppets who graced the Orpheum’s stage last week. But the four-piece has basked in their own grip of noteworthy accomplishments since John O’Callaghan, Jared Monaco, Kenny Brock, Garrett Nickelsen and Patrick Kirk started to really make waves in 2007. After Fearless Records got hooked on their fresh-faced pop, the Maine’s debut cut, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop (2008), caught mega-audience attention with the single “Everything I Ask For.” Fast forward to 2015, the band just released their 5th fulllength, American Candy, on March 30 of this year, and debuted at number 37 on the Billboard 200. Not bad, desert dudes, not bad.

Mainline it to the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz. The Technicolors will open up the night after the doors to this 16+ show open at 7 p.m. $20. 226-8669. www.wearethemaine.net.

blues and country scenes blowing up in all the right places, those the blues has always flourished, one artist is bridging the contemporary with his time-tested tribute to American roots.

In all his years winding the back roads, front roads, highways and byways of these great states, D.L. Duncan has stockpiled a ton of stories. Over his studio records featuring his signature blues-style guitar and lyrical double-whammy, Duncan has also shared the stage and his albums with a slew of incredible musicians from Clarence Gatemouth Brown to Charlie Daniels, Delbert McClinton and so, so many more. But before his success (he’s snagged two Gold Record awards and two Blues Music Association award nominations), Duncan, then known as Dave, called Flag home before absconding to Nashville to make his mark. Now based in Santa Fe, N.M., and with a fresh, self-titled record out earlier this year, the bluesman is swinging back around this mountain town to share his stories and say hello.

Catch him, Ron James and Roger Smith at the Gopher Hole, 23 N. Leroux, beginning at 8:30 p.m. This is a free show. 779-1919. www.dlduncan.com.

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Spreading knowledge through music

By Andrew Wisniewski

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usic has long been considered “the universal language of mankind.”

Even before 19th century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow noted it as such, music—the origins of which are widely unknown but date back much further than any of the five Fireside Poets—has forever connected people, place and time.

Maybe it was during that unforgettable trip with friends, a night with a new lover, or that one festival set where everyone in the crowd was traveling on the same cosmic plane, coasting. Music is magic. It binds us. And as music has continually developed and grown over the centuries, so has its use as a platform to connect people with a cause.

HIV, on the other hand, has a much shorter lifespan. The earliest known case of human infection was detected only 56 short years ago in 1959 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is believed to have originated in a subspecies of chimpanzees native to west equatorial Africa. Twenty-four years later, scientists discovered the predominant strain of the virus that causes AIDS. Since that time, HIV/AIDS has become one of the world’s most serious health and development challenges, infecting approximately 78 million people and killing 39 million since the epidemic’s beginning. Today, just north of 36 million people are currently living with the disease.

On December 1, people from around the globe came together to celebrate World AIDS Day, an annual event developed by the World Health Organization in 1988 to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. Less than two weeks prior, a good friend of mine, Shane, visited during a short holiday stateside from his home in Uganda, Africa, where he has been living and working since May. I first met Shane last fall during a weekend mountain biking trip to Telluride. At the time, he was living in Denver. A few months later I got word that he quit his job, packed up and left his sports marketing job to move to Africa to work with the Global Livingston Institute, a nonprofit that works not to “fix” Africa, but cultivate innovative, communitybased solutions and a global understanding of poverty in partnership with the people of East Africa. Just before Shane returned home, he was part of a larger effort to organize and host a free, one-day music festival in Kabale, Uganda, designed to raise awareness for HIV through music and HIV testing.

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a refreshing thing to hear. The festival, the HIV Awareness Music Project, took place on October 17 in partnership with GLI, Reacha-Hand Uganda, WHIV New Orleans, with funding from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and organization from the U.S. Mission to Uganda.

Among the performers were 60 local Catholic school children performing traditional Ugandan music and dance; various Ugandan reggaeton, hip-hop and folk musicians; artists from New Orleans, Nashville and Denver, including Johnny 5—lead singer of the Flobots; and Ugandan pop star Sheebah Karungi. Three days beforehand, the artists gathered on a nearby remote island to collaborate, write and perform—recording six new tracks that speak to the positive message and importance of HIV testing and awareness.

In one day the event drew 8,000 attendees and more than 1,200 people tested for HIV. Now the nonprofit is putting together a proposal for a three-day, multi-city tour throughout Uganda to extend the reach of the project. But as Shane, who is so close to the project, stressed: the constant focus is “knowing your status.” Music is simply the vehicle.

Today Uganda is 10th in the world by country ranking, with 1.6 million people living with HIV/AIDS and 140,000 new infections each year. He noted that reducing new infections is all about testing, and wherever there is testing, access to care for those who test positive is hugely important. During the festival, health partners offered immediate counseling and initial medications to those who tested positive, and a full treatment plan and close monitoring was and continues to be an available resource.

Of course, this is only one festival, on one day, taking place in one city. There are millions of people in countless locales around the globe trying to tackle this deadly virus with limited or no resources. But being a publication with a staff that loves to follow and cover music and tell a good story, I thought this story of music bringing people together for the overall health and betterment of a country was one worth sharing—especially with World AIDS Day recently taking beautiful shape once again.

As Shane later followed up, he said: “A positive test for HIV is not a death sentence, treatment is available, and those that test positive can live a healthy and happy life.” The key is knowing.

To learn more and view photos from the festival, visit www.globallivingston.org and www.hampentusi.com.

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Fear versus anguish

By Nicole Walker

Dear Governor Ducey, When we were fly fishing on the Fremont River, the road up to the reservoir had just been opened after winter. We saw one truck on the way to Johnson’s Reservoir—a guy fishing in Mill’s Reservoir. Otherwise, we were 15 miles from the nearest town where the population was maybe 100 people and they were all in church anyway.

Snow peeled back from the hills. The ice on Mill’s Reservoir floated on top of the water, waving goodbye from the banks, at least for the warm day, if not for the rest of the year. As my son, Max, and I stood by ourselves along the river, I kept my ears out for rustling in the trees. For bears and mountain lions. I consoled myself by realizing, this is Utah. This is southern Utah were the ranchers see cougars as enemy and kill any they find. I’m not sure if “console” is the right word. If you’re going to be fishing, to predate, perhaps you, too, should find yourself on the other end, sometimes. At least know the feeling of being on your toes. Skin prickling. Ears sharp. To have the confidence you are never prey is a kind of numbification—colder

than the river into which we waded to try to find the fish that are smarter than us or our fishing poles. The fish know fear. They know to hide out under the trees where our fishing lines will get caught until we go home.

I’m reading Barbara Kingsolver’s latest book, Flight Behavior. It’s OK. Not as good as her other books. But I’m envious. You can feel she didn’t feel the anguish of wandering, is this how I should write this? Is this the way the plot should go? Should I linger longer on the clothes Dellarobia wears?

Should I consider the food she eats? Have I said what I wanted to about how much she believes in God? I’m not saying Kingsolver didn’t have these questions—just that she didn’t feel anguish about them. Mistake or not, she charged right through.

It’s something success awards—the sense that you can answer your own questions and then move on.

I’m thinking about the difference between fear and anguish. Fear comes from the known. You know there are cougars in your midst. Keep your eye out. You know there are humans looking to lure you with their plastic flies. Keep your eye out.

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Sentences begin with how and end with how.

Doubt leads to weak writing. It is bad citizenship, too. Doubt makes you stop writing.

It makes you stop voting. Sometimes it makes you quit. If I just had one sign from you, that you hear that I’m worried about not just me and my job, but my friends and my colleagues’ jobs and my students and future students and the future’s future. But you can’t give me that, because that might staunch my anguish.

And, if my anguish were staunched, it would turn to fear. And fear is manageable. We can fight what we know. We would know that sometimes you are predator, but sometimes prey. No wonder you hate education. With that kind of knowledge, maybe we could endanger something truly dangerous.

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.”

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Fear is useful. Sometimes, fears are overstated— the likelihood of a cougar attack is almost zero, even almost zero that a cougar will attack your livestock, but still, fear is resolvable. You can kill all the cougars or you can educate yourself to realize the cougars won’t really destroy you or your livelihood. Obviously, one is more ecologically sound. One will probably lead to the end of the world. But still. You can make the fear stop.

Anguish is different. Anguish is circular.

Anguish is loss and an unstaunchable wound. When I have a little writing success, I am able to stop worrying detrimentally. I can worry productively.

Yes, this has a little too much description of my main character’s nose hairs. No, it is OK this sentence is purely unsubstantiated. You can substantiate later! Yes, linger on the pattern of butterfly wings! Yes, let the squirrel be a metaphor for the fast food restaurant. You’ve done it before.

It’s going to be OK. When I see what has happened with the budget cuts—the way they were passed in the middle of the night, with no public input, with “bipartisanship” bought for 1.2 million dollars in road aid, it is not government I fear. If I feared it, I would still be living in a democracy where I could fight it or wait it out or build against it.

But instead, it is anguish. The anguish of not knowing how much worse it could get, or how, with the infusion of money from corporations and foundations run by the Koch brothers, anyone with any integrity can run for office.

The anguish of thinking, I live here and I vow to keep working to change things to make

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Village of the damned Reviewed by Adrienne Bischoff

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the topic. That outsider was Marty Baron, who t takes a village to raise a child. It takes a became the Globe’s editor in 2001. village to abuse one.”

Lacking any affiliations to Boston or CathProsecutor Mitchell Garabedian olic culture, Baron didn’t hesitate in taking on (Stanley Tucci) explains to reporter Mike the Church. In his best role yet, Liev Schreiber Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo) how the Catholic imbues Baron with a mild-mannered Church got away with sexual abuse for determination. Absent from his peryears. Then he salts his soup. formance are the clichéd histrionThat placing of hard-hitting SPOTLIGHT ics of the “You can’t handle the truths within ordinary moments Directed by truth!” type. He chooses a more is what makes Spotlight so Tom McCarthy realistic portrayal of bravery extraordinary: It honors the Rated R nestled within professional courdogged yet routine efforts that HARKINS THEATRES tesy, a choice as riveting as it is exposed an indomitable instituunderstated. The same is true for tion. the rest of the ensemble, especially Referring to The Boston Tucci and Billy Crudup who, as a more Globe’s investigative team, Spotlight opportunistic lawyer than Garabedian, chronicles the paper’s year-long investigasteals every scene with a mixed expression tion into the Catholic Church’s sexual abuses of discomfort and assuredness, sincerity and and systematic cover-up. It also reveals how pragmatism. Spotlight shows that real life crusaders like Garabedian and the survivors he courage is beautifully unglamorous. The Spotrepresented needed the media’s help to fight light team—Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel for justice. But while the Globe had reported McAdams, and Brian d’Arcy James—took on on previous allegations of sexual abuse, it the Church in wrinkled khakis, nourished by took an outsider to push the team to pursue

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fluorescent lighting and vending machine snacks. The moment the issue hits the streets feels as victorious as a war battle.

But Spotlight stops short of fully glorifying the journalists. When the team realizes that they ignored previous warnings and cries for help, Walter Robinson (Keaton) admits he has no excuse, although it’s implied he was too intimidated (or disinterested) to take on the institution and community he was raised in.

And therein lies the importance of Garabedian’s line about it taking a village.

Jonesin’ for some heroine

Reviewed by Erin Shelley

If he tells someone to kill, they will. Jones has her own ugly Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is the memories of the acts she committed when under his sway. kind of private investigator designed Ritter makes a great Jessica Jones. She brings us the pain, for film noir—a sardonic, bitter person bravado and dark humor of the character, and is able to make who has a dark past that requires plenty Jones vulnerable and intimidating at the same time. Any of hard drinking. But Jones has hero needs a good villain to up the feeling of danger, something most PIs don’t: super and with David Tennant’s Kilgrave, the series gives strength. She’s not the best JESSICA us a doozy. Tennant, who once played Doctor Who, candidate to be a superhero, JONES makes Kilgrave one of the most frightening bad but she is willing to stand Created by guys in television. up to evil when it returns Melissa Rosenberg The rest of the cast is good. Rachael Taylor to her life. Jones is working Rated TV-MA plays Trish Walker, Jones’ friend. An enjoyable hard to forget what one NETFLIX STREAMING part of the show is seeing the friendship between man with the power to menthese two women. Mike Colter is Luke Cage, tally control people did to another Marvel hero. Watching Jones and Cage in her. When Kilgrave (David Tenthis series makes audiences enthusiastic for the upcomnant) reappears in her life, Jones ing Luke Cage series that Marvel is producing. The chemistry has to find a way to stop him. between the two characters is thrilling.

This first season of Jessica Jones is a taut, nerve-wrackJessica Jones has several excellent episodes and only one ing story. We do not meet the villain Kilgrave right away, but or two that slow things down. Overall, the 13 episodes are we can see what damage he does to people. He is terrifying. stunning. Be prepared to watch one episode, but find yourself The scripts for the episodes build a sense of paranoia; any wanting to see them all. person on the street could be following Kilgrave’s orders.

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Catholic priests abusing children was such a poorly kept secret that it became a crude joke.

Spotlight sheds light on a community’s complicity in this tragedy and how it takes the courage to be an outsider to do the right thing.

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ithin just the last few weeks, I’ve watched Blade Runner (1982) for the umpteenth time; caught a snippet on cable of A Scanner Darkly (2006); read that the Fox television series Minority Report has been chopped down from 13 to 10 episodes; and watched the first episode of Amazon Video’s beautiful and thought-provoking new series The Man in the High Castle. Is November some kind of National Dick Month, or what? Yes, all these films and series were inspired by the works of novelist and short-story writer Phillip K. Dick, who published more than 40 novels and 100 short stories throughout the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

I was a sci-fi geek as a child, devouring anthologies that I got from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club, taping artwork from Omni Magazine to my wall … you get the idea.

So, I was a little familiar with the author’s writing by the time Blade Runner was released in 1982, but the movie blew me away, and before long I was snatching up more Dick to see what this guy was all about. Blade Runner, you see, was the very first movie or television adaptation of a Phillip K. Dick work (his 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ), and though the film strayed quite a bit from Dick’s story, I had heard that he was quite happy with the footage that director Ridley Scott showed him shortly before the author died, just a few months prior to its release.

In 1990, action director Paul Verhoeven and a series of writers adapted the 1966 short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale into the hugely successful Schwarzenegger vehicle Total Recall. Again straying a bit from the story, it’s nonetheless entertaining, and like Blade Runner, raises tricky issues of identity, memory, free will, and what it means to be human. A dozen years later, Steven Spielberg teamed up with Tom Cruise for The Minority Report (2002), based on Dick’s short story of the same name. Slick and entertaining,

its gadgetry and production value make it hard to believe that the short story was published way back in 1956.

On the underappreciated end of the spectrum, Richard Linklater’s 2006 film, A Scanner Darkly, hailed more for its rotoscope animation than its content, is actually a deeply humorous and humorously deep look at addiction and self-determination, and more faithful to the source material than many works derived from Dick’s work.

And finally among the most notable, the 10-episode first (I hope) season of Amazon Prime’s new series The Man in the High Castle was just released on November 20, and yikes, is it gorgeous. Set in 1962 in an alternate history in which the Axis powers won World War II, the former United States is divided between the Germans to the east, the Japanese to the west, with a neutral zone in the Rocky Mountain States. And yes, even in the very first episode we get hints that what we think is real may not be so accurate. I can’t wait to binge on the rest of this intriguing sci-fi-spy story.

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Kinetic art The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff makes a new move

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Flagstaff is adding a “The exposure here splash of color as the has been phenomenal,” says newest tenant of the FlagAraceli Gonzalez, an artist staff Mall. ACF Director Mike who displays her sparkling Frankel says they had keys in necklaces, bracelets and earhand to their new storefront rings at the gallery. She’s sold gallery, located between Charmore jewelry here than at any lotte Russe and LaserTag, in of the previous locations the early November.

Coalition has had. ‌He said the Coalition Each artist who rents found its new home after holdspace at the gallery is ing its annual Prelude to Flagrequired to spend a few hours staff Open Studios show at the each week to sit and manage mall this summer. The show the gallery, says Coalition was hit and a number of visiPresident Mack Davis. Davis tors to the show asked if the works with glass and prints Coalition had moved or was photographs onto glass. planning to move to the mall.

The Coalition is also The Coalition members hoping to use the large loved the space provided by storage area behind the the mall for the show and all storefront to host a number the positive remarks got the of events, Davis says. There Coalition members thinking, he are plans for art classes, of says. Why not ask if they could course, for adults, children make the situation permaand teens. But a writing nent. A few e-mails were sent group has shown interest in back and forth and the deal renting out the back room was sealed. The organization for its meetings and another moved into its bright and spagroup wants to show films— cious new home on Nov. 10, vintage and indie—in the and they held a grand opening back room. The Coalition on Nov. 21.

Mike Frankel, director of the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff, stands in the organizations new space inside the Flagstaff Mall. Photo by Jake Bacon also plans to use the room “This is our biggest space to host its own gallery parties, and has also “We embrace everyone and every type of willing to spend. Each artist also gets a chance ever,” Frankel says. invited the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra to art,” Frankel says. to showcase their work in the front windows of The organization tried to make a go at havplay in the gallery for the holidays and for Rhonda Davis, who works with ceramic the gallery for a couple weeks. ing a gallery in the heart of downtown Flagstaff new showings. sculptures and is in charge of the Coalitions’ The gallery also has a space for artists in three different locations, says Frankel, who The Coalition was founded in 1996 and art classes, says having space in a gallery not from the Hozhoni Foundation, a nonprofit specializes in photography and multimedia. has approximately 100 artists as members. The only helps promote the artist’s work but art in organization that works with artists with develBut customers had trouble finding the gallery members range in age from teenagers to their general to the community. opmental disabilities to create, exhibit and sell and when they did find it, parking nearby was mid-80s. The Coalition’s members also share Ellie Foster, the newest member of the their work. The purpose of the organization limited. The cost of rent downtown has also with each other new techniques, critics of each Coalition, shares that having a space to show is to move its artists into the mainstream art increased over the past few years, so the mall other’s art and suggestions on how to market her watercolor paintings has been great. Foster community and learn how to collaborate with seemed a suitable option. items. New artists interested in joining the picked up a brush as a hobby and taught herself each other.

“The folks at the mall have been great to Coalition can do so online at www.flagstaff-arts. how to paint. The vibrant colors and scenes of Most of the foundation’s artists specialus,” Frankel adds. There are currently more than org. her work stands in contrast against the gallery’s ize in Native American art. The profits from 200 pieces of art at the new gallery including a The new gallery space is open Mon blonde wood walls, and add pops of color. the sale of their artwork goes directly to the variety of photography, paintings, sculptures, through Sat from noon–7 p.m., and noon–6 p.m.

“It’s a little scary to watch people come Hozhoni artists. The Foundation has a gallery quilts, baskets, woodworking and jewelry. The on Sundays. For more info, visit the website or in and look at your art,” she says. “You want to for its artists at 2133. N. Walgreen St., which is size of each display area and how long the art call 522-6969. know what they’re thinking. Do they like it? Are refreshed every 10 weeks. is displayed depends on how much the artist is 12

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From left: Ray Walker, Pete Miers and Doug Miyatake of Flagstaff-based garage rock band, the Shindaggers.

All photos courtesy of the band.

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Under the Influence The Shindaggers wrap up a decade of beer-fueled jams By Willie Cross

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here’s a saying that goes, “If you don’t have talent, you have to have tenacity.”

For local Flagstaff band the Shindaggers, 10 years of kicking out foot-stomping, beer-belly-jiggling jams is virtually all they

have to show for their tenacity. And for them, that’s more than enough.

“We’re a do-it-yourself band but we’ve never really done anything,” drummer and vocalist Pete Miers says during an interview with Flag Live. But when the most important things to a band are their friendships and the music they create, everything else is just a perk.

An entire decade of playing music in town and beyond has Miers, members Doug Miyatake (lead guitar) and Ray Walker (bass guitar) ready to call it quits. Not because there’s any drama between members or anything, but the band just feels ready to put a cap on it. “And we’re all going to rehab,” Miers says.

They’ll be throwing a big, final bash this Saturday at Mia’s Lounge. If you’ve ever been to a Shindaggers show you know that there will be lots of beer, debauchery and rock ‘n’ roll. If you’ve never been to a Shindaggers show, you better be there. They’ll be joined by the likes of Tucsonbased rockers Hermanitos and Los Tortas (more commonly known as Pork Torta).

Miyatake reveals a potential deciding factor in having one last show and calling it quits: “For the last show we just hope that nobody dies. We’re all old, we could have abdominal aortic aneurysms.”

While no one hopes that happens, the band would surely consider it at least somewhat humorous.

Nearly everything about the Shindaggers is tongue-in-cheek, even down to the story of their origins. Miers moved to Flagstaff from Bellingham,

Wash., around 2003. One of the first things on his to-do list was to post a three-by-five-inch card expressing his interest in starting a band.

“I put a list on there of all the bands that I hated, and some that I like,” Miers says. Among Miers’ dislikes were the Grateful Dead, and among his favored bands were the Mummies and the Mono Men. For Miyatake that was enough, and the two soon met up for practice.

Miyatake recalls the first practice as both exciting and terrifying. “Pete had his drums set up in his attic,” he says. “And I had just met Pete and he’s taking me to this attic and I’m thinking, OK he’s probably gonna kill me.” Instead, Miers offered Miyatake a beer. Thus, the Shindaggers were born.

Since then there have been a handful of members that have come and gone from the Shindaggers, but all of them remain crucial to the band’s history. Some names that came up were former members John Benson and Chris Huntsaker, among others. But from the very beginning, one of the crucial factors in the Shindaggers’ music has been the sudsy elixir of the lesser gods—beer.

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It started with Miers offering Miyatake a Miller High Life at that first practice. Then it was Pabst Blue Ribbon, and now the band has been comfortably settled with Tecate for quite some time. The band’s logo is even a modified version of the Tecate logo.

If beer is about anything more for the band than simply getting loaded, which it likely is, it’s also about the good times that inevitably follow throwing back a few cold ones. “For me, it’s been all about the Tuesday night practice with a 30-pack and finding a new song whether we write it or somebody brings it as a cover song,” Miers says.

The decision to play shows only began because a friend asked the Shindaggers to play at a benefit concert for a friend who had been in a car crash. The show was held at the Orpheum 10 years ago to the day on December 5, and Miers was terrified for the performance. “I was holding onto my drumsticks like I was on a mountain bike or something,” he says.

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“I was fine,” Miyatake adds.

The band soon fell into their beer-fueled comfort zone after a few shows. What followed is the characterization of a signature element of Shindagger shows.

While their shows can vary from packed houses to three people in attendance, one element is the same: a consistent barrage of empty beer cans being thrown at all members throughout their set.

“People started throwing beers on stage 'cause I started throwing beer cans at Alex Hardy when he was in the Route 66 Killers,” Miers recalls. “Then he started throwin’ ‘em at me.” After a period of apprehensiveness from the crowd, the Shindaggers soon became that band that you throw beer cans at when they’re on stage.

“Then people just started hucking them at us,” Miyatake says. But he adds, “we had to tell them to finish the damn beer first.”

ermath.

It is pretty normal for a stage the band has played on to be covered in beer cans after everything wraps up (see above).

They even recall being reprimanded by a venue’s janitorial staff for leaving such a huge mess, “’cause there was just hundreds of beer cans on stage,” Miyatake says.

About five years ago, Walker joined the band after he and Miers had discussed it over more than a few beers and subsequently totally forgot about it. The years since have been characterized by finding new audiences in new places, recording and releasing songs for a split 7-inch vinyl (3.5 inches of hard-copy music altogether), and drinking a few million beers.

Walker recalls the month leading up to his first show with the band, which would be held in Moab, Utah. “They were like, we’re gonna play three sets, and you have to learn 34 songs,” he says. “I was about five beers deep at that point and was just like, ‘Hell yeah!’”

The Shindaggers perform at Mia’s Lounge with former member John Ben son (left), where they will play their final show and kick listeners’ ears in the nuts one last time on Satu rday night.

The band has traveled as far north as Copper Harbor, Mich., for a show, and as far south as Mexico City to play. The Mexico City show is a particular favorite of the band’s, as they got to play alongside one of their main influences, the Mono Men. “We basically averted a riot in Mexico City,” Walker says. The Mono Men are so popular in Mexico that they put a reunion tour together with dates in Mexico alone. The Shindaggers had trekked to Mexico City only to see the Mono Men, but when the opportunity arose to play an encore with the band, the guys seized the opportunity. “The crowd shouted for an encore for 20 minutes, and eventually we played the encore with the Mono Men,” Walker adds.

The Shindaggers have many memories to share from their 10 years of music making. But when it comes down to it, the most important factors have always been friendship and beer. “It’s been about friendship between all of us,” Miers says. “Playing out has always been fun, but really we’re doing it because we love this s**t.”

That’s what the band is about. They’re not trying to rewrite the book on rock ‘n’ roll. They wanted to have fun writing music with friends, and that’s what the Shindaggers have done for more than a decade. “We’re not edgy or anything, we’re just drunk,” Walker says.

“One last thing,” Miers remarks. “If you think you can do any better than us, then start your own damn band.”

Take it all in with the Shindaggers at Mia’s Lounge, 26 S. San Francisco, on Sat, Dec. 5. The show is free and starts at 9 p.m. Tucson’s Hermanitos and Los Tortas will crack open the night. There will be Il Rosso pizza and more Tecate than you should probably drink. And with any luck, the stage will be a veritable trash heap of beer cans after the boys wrap up their final set. For more info, call 774-3315 or vist the Shindaggers on Facebook.

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BY DIANDRA MARKGRAF

On the Wall They only come out at night

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ith the solstice barely three weeks away, daylight winnows making room for the winter’s robust nights. In this edition of On the Wall, we talk with two artists who use their respective medium to paint with the night— whether it be the creatures that prowl the forests under starry skies, or the absence of natural light itself. While the First Friday ArtWalk blazes forth downtown, stretching its tentacles farther with each incarnation, even in the winter months, these creative folks are proving there is still much to be seen—and found—in the dark. ‌Simple twist of fate Dodging shadows in inky alleys has become natural for humans: this fear of the dark, even in Flagstaff, the first Dark Skies community in the world. But it doesn’t take much to see the opposite.

On a clear evening drive toward the tree line at the Mogollon Rim, the bright orange orb dancing over Phoenix makes its appearance.

Local photographer and instructor Growth by Joe Cornett.

Joe Cornett makes no bones with the you think about and fall into the repetinight or the absence of light. Rather, his realize the space tive patterns and technique honed over more than a decade itself, not the activtextures occupying utilizes bright urban lights and the trademark ity that’s happening the frame, and thus of the rural high desert in his newest solo exhiwithin it. I guess I the shapes that bition, The Night. As an undergrad at Arizona compare it to when shift with the dwinState University in 2003, between studying and you go into nature: dling sun in tandem working full time, Cornett made the best of an you don’t camp with his philosophy accident when his only free time came late as next to everyone that’s evolved over the Valley slept. He still remembers creating else, and you hike the years.

Spills, he says, and falling in love. to a secluded area “Photography “While photographing the space, I knew to experience it. aside, night is more it had potential but I was still relatively new to I think I take the dramatic, pieces photography so wasn’t exactly sure of what I same approach to of the world are had. The negative looked great, I printed it and my night work in masked off and that became a pivotal moment for me,” he says, urban spaces.” tucked away and explaining that roll of film paved the way for Whether the overall mood the future. “Spills still hangs in my house and running upon a is congruent with always will. That image is very symbolic for me. one-off photo that,” Cornett says.

I actually still drive past that space when I’m in spotlighting a He sees these downtown Phoenix just to appreciate it.”

“Panel 2” relief print of Predators and Trophies. person waiting for scenes and their Growth is one of the photographer’s newest a bus, a still garage door or a meat case stocked components as players on a stage that shine images set in Los Angeles and captures a drawith aging shanks, Cornett’s understanding through the spotlights. “I also think that absence matic tone that could denote future images. But and use of light turns a photo from a study to of people slows it down, makes it quieter, and any observer of Cornett’s work will immediately 18

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a serene, suspenseful, or even eerie work into a drama starring the night. The mood and composition tell the spaces’ stories, and captures people going about their weird late-night business.

“I do think that some of these images show interesting aspects of human behavior,” he says of humans’ odd ways. “We plow a natural lot to build a parking lot and then build a grass rectangle for aesthetic purposes and water it to keep it green. We destroyed the same environment that we later built in a different way. We put slabs of meat in a window so those passing by can get a glimpse of the meal they might choose to eat another time, like lobsters in a tank.”

Examining these ideas of reforming nature have brought Cornett to photograph this interaction more in urban settings—a direction he feels his work may move in the future—because he’s almost positive this work will never stop.

“I might not focus all of my creative energy on it, but if I’m in a new place and see something that has the look, I have to photograph it,” he adds. “I’m not sure if any body of my work will ever be completely finished.” Tour the night at Criollo Latin Kitchen, 16 N. San Francisco, from 6–9 p.m. 774-0541. www.joecornettphotography.com.

Breaking the binary While there’s the human element to consider in the world, the forests also harbor fierce creatures with horns, talons and claws.

Local oil painter and Flagstaff Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery Director Andrea Bagdon has launched a series of paintings that explore the relationship of the masculine and feminine with Predators and Trophies. As part of her process, the artist zeroes in on a concept, and from there is able to track down source images and models, but narrative, she says, is critical to her work.

The idea behind this series stemmed from her youth. Born to a hunting family in Minnesota, Bagdon recalls the family home was decorated and full with male trophy animals, many considered predators.

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REARVIEW

PhD in profiteering Another corrupt for-profit college exposed

T

he nation’s for-profit, private college industry is a study in horribles.

Start with the fact that it actually calls itself an “industry”—excuse me, but education is not an industrial product. Next, this so-called “private” industry depends almost wholly on receiving government money, generating practically none of its revenue from the free enterprise market. And “for-profit” colleges are just that, maintaining that their obligation is not to serve students or our society, but to deliver profits to their corporate shareholders.

These things are scandal machines, as proven by the latest for-profit college conglomerate to be exposed as a fraud. Education Management Corporation operates four college systems, offering courses online and in office buildings in 32 states. EDMC’s recruiters have been given extravagant financial incentives to pressure low-income people into taking out huge federal education loans in order to pay for courses at the corporation’s colleges.

EDMC has been getting more than a billion dollars a year from these students— some 90 percent of its revenue. But its courses are mediocre-to-worthless, leaving

By Jim Hightower

graduates in unbearable debt, since they’re unable to get jobs with salaries high enough to pay off their loans. Bear in mind that this sleazy fraud is not the work of some fly-by-night hucksters—EDMC is largely owned by Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs.

Thanks to some former students and a couple of corporate whistleblowers, EDMC has now been exposed and is paying a price for its horribles. Its stock price has fallen from $22 a share to—get this—8 cents! And it’s also been hit with a $90 million federal penalty for fraud. But it—and the whole system of corrupt for-profit colleges— ought to be put out of business. Learn more by going to: www.debtcollective.org.

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.

Sorry mom, what you’ve heard on the streets is true. I got fired from the M&M factory for throwing out all the W’s.

Reminding you to read in the right direction since 1994.

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Northern Arizona’s Daily Event Listings

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | THU 12.3

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 Barefoot Cowgirl Books: An evening with Craig Childs. Book signing with the renowned author and adventurer. 6-9 p.m. Free. 18 N. San Francisco. 440-5041 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 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 Local Works: DIY Reskilling Workshop Series. This month: Chirls Norlin of Raven’s Eye Creative Werks glass and ceramic etching. 6:30-8 p.m. $50 suggested donation.

1926 N. 4th Street, Ste. 9. 213-2152.

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. Standing on Sacred Ground. Four-part documentary series presented in its entirety. 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 Orpheum Theater: Full Draw Film Tour 5: Bowhunting Films. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $14 in advance. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 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

DEC. 3–9, 2015 Simply Spiritual Healing: Thursday night meditation. Every Thursday. 6-7 p.m. $20. All are invited. 105 E. Birch. 779-6322 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 | THU 12.3

Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Jeremiah and the Red Eyes. Americana and blues from L.A. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Santa Pachita. Latin fusion from Tucson. 8 p.m. $5. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Sean Golightly. Gypsy folk from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Acoustic Happy Hour with Llory McDonald. 4-7 p.m.

Free. Weekly “Bottom Line Jam” with the Bottom Line Band. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke. Hosted by Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Carter Winter. Country music from Ohio. 8 p.m. $5.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 The Spirit Room: Sarah Peacock. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.

(928) 634-8809 Wanderlust Brewing Co.: Brian White. Solo rock, folk and bluegrass from Flag.

6–8 p.m. Free. Taproom open from 4-9 p.m. 1519 N. Main Street, #102. 351-7952

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | FRI 12.4

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 Downtown Flagstaff: First Friday ArtWalk. Monthly event celebrating local artists and galleries. 6-9 p.m. Various locations downtown and on the Southside. www.flagstaffartwalk. com Criollo Latin Kitchen: New night photography exhibit, The Night, from local photographer Joe Cornett. 6-9 p.m. During First Friday ArtWalk. Free. Exhibit runs through December.

16 N. San Francisco. 774-0541 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. $12. All proceeds benefit Elks Children Charities.

Every Friday. 2101 N. San Francisco. 774-6271 The Green Room: Indigo Art Market during First Friday ArtWalk.

Featuring paintings, jewelry, art prints and more from other local and regional artists. 6-9 p.m. Free.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Lanning Gallery: “Master Jeweler Michael Grant.” Unveiling his newest pieces of hand-cut, all-natural domestic turquoise with sterling silver and other fine stones. 5-8 p.m. during Sedona’s First Friday ArtWalk. Artist talk at 6 p.m. Runs through Dec. 24. 431 State Rte. 179.

Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. Freeheld. 4 p.m. Fri and Sat; 5 p.m.

Sun; 7 p.m. Tue and Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Barbara Brighton’s “To Broadway with Love Holiday Show.” Dec. 4-6. (7 p.m. Fri and Sat; 2 p.m. Sun.) $15, $13 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mountain Sports: An evening with Jeremy Collins. Book signing of Drawn: The Art of Ascent with the Nat Geo artist and rock climber. 6-9 p.m. During First Friday ArtWalk.

Free. 24 N. San Francisco. 226-2885 NAU Ceramics Complex: NAU Clay Club Annual Holiday Sale. Featuring a wide range of functional and sculptural ceramic work made by students and faculty. Dec. 4-6. (4-8 p.m.

Fri; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.) Free and open to the public. Building 80. One block south of Kinsey Elementary School at 1919 S. Lonetree Road.

966-8984 Orpheum Theater: Anger Management Stand-Up Comedy. Featuring comics from Arizona, California and Las Vegas. Two shows. Early show: 8 p.m. All ages. Late show: 10 p.m.

Ages 18 and over. Both shows $10. Tickets available at the door. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Starrlight Books: Flagstaff author Matthew Henry Hall will be signing his latest children’s book, The Lucky Hat, which is about a boy who loses his hat and his lifelong search for the hat brings him back to the Grand Canyon time and again. 6-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Leroux St. 774-6813 Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “Holiday Gift Show: Al Glann.” Featuring the sculptor and his gestural, contemporary horse sculptures.

5-8 p.m. during Sedona’s First Friday ArtWalk. Artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Runs through Nov. 15. 431 State Rte. 179. Sedona. (928) 282-2262

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | FRI 12.4

Altitudes Bar and Grill: Kieran Smiley. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Ardrey Auditorium: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Nutcracker. Featuring the NAU Community Dance Academy. 7:30 p.m. Fri and Sat. $20-$74 ($2 increase at the door). Discounts available for students, seniors, military and children. All ages. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus. 523-5661 Gopher Hole: D.L. Duncan. Featuring Ron James and Roger Smith.

Blues from Nashville by way of Flag. 8:30 p.m. Free.

23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Twin Ponies, Dent, Heebie Jeebies, Coffee Pot, and Trash Pit. Visuals by Purdy Lites. Underground rock ‘n’ roll from Arizona. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66.

773-1442 The Green Room: Electric Kingdom. Monthly dance party following First Friday ArtWalk. Featuring Saqi, Blake Brady, Johnny Swoope, and Zquib Squad. Visuals by Jahmontee. Performances by Flagstaff Aerial Arts.

Art and photography by Andrew Lantern, Taylor Mahoney, Megan June and Olivia Spencer. 9 p.m. $5.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Carly and the Universe. Pop rock and soul from Flag.

9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: First Fridays with DJ ill.Ego and more. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Keystone. Rock. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.

774-3315 The Museum Club: Roger Creager. Country music from Texas. 8 p.m. $5 in advance, $10 the day of the show. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: The Chosen. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona.

(928) 204-1300 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. Zeppapotapuss.

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

State Bar: Mother Road Trio. Americana and blues from Flag.

Sonoran Brewing Cask Tapping and Tap Takeover.

8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SAT 12.5

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: Epiphany’s Sweet Things Holiday Bazaar. 9 a.m.1 p.m. Free. All proceeds benefit the Epiphany Organ Sacristy Restoration. 423 N. Beaver. 774-2911.

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 Jerome: First Saturday ArtWalk. Featuring various local and regional artists at various Jerome locations. 5-8 p.m.

(928) 649-2277 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. Freeheld. 4 p.m. Sat; 5 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m. Tue and Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Barbara Brighton’s “To Broadway with Love Holiday Show.” Dec. 4-6. (7 p.m. Sat; 2 p.m. Sun.) $15, $13 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 NAU Ceramics Complex: NAU Clay Club Annual Holiday Sale. Featuring a wide range of functional and sculptural ceramic work made by students and faculty. Dec. 4-6. (10 a.m.6 p.m. Sat; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.) Free and open to the public. Building 80. One block south of Kinsey Elementary School at 1919 S. Lonetree Road.

966-8984 Orpheum Theater: Holiday Film Series: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). 10 a.m. Free. All ages.15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Orpheum Theater: Flagstaff Mountain Film Fest Presents: A Night of Visionary Live Art. Featuring short films by Justin Clifton, a sneak preview of author Craig Child’s recent work, and a multi-media presentation of Jeremy Collins and James Q Martin’s new film, Drawn, including live artwork by Collins. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $6 in advance, $9 the day of the show. 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

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SAT 12.5

Altitudes Bar and Grill: Jimmy Deblois. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Ardrey Auditorium: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Nutcracker. Featuring the NAU Community Dance Academy. 7:30 p.m. $20-$74 ($2 increase at the door). Discounts available for students, seniors, military and children. All ages. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus. 523-5661

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The Write Now Round 22 ‌W

rite now and be read! Flag Live invites you to submit your free-write for consideration for publication. With the first issue of each month we post a writing prompt followed by a 3/4 page of blank lines. You write (legibly, please!) a story, poem or creative non-fiction piece on the form or in a one-page, double-spaced Word document typed in Time New Roman, size 14 font.

(Please note: submissions that exceed or do not meet the outlined criteria will not be accepted.) ‌You can use your smartphones, digital cameras or scanners to create an image document of your writing and send it—or your one-page, double-spaced Word doc to Andrew Wisniewski at andyw@flaglive.com by Fri, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. Author and writing mentor Mary Sojourner will read submissions and choose a writer to be featured in Flag Live the last week of the month. The cycle will continue with a new prompt and new winner each month. Watch for it … and Write on!

Round 22 Prompt: “They have escaped the so-called holidays—all of them—into the desert. There is a full moon the first night.”

Mary Sojourner is a nationally published author and teaches writing in a private circle in Flagstaff, one-on-one and on-line.

Go to www.breakthroughwriting.net for free weekly writing tips and exercises. Note: Published submissions remain the rights of the writer. No compensation is offered for publication.

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MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SAT 12.5

Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Na’an Stop. Reggae from Boulder, Colo. 10 p.m.

Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: The Maine. Alt-rock from Tempe. Opener: The Technicolors. 7 p.m. $20. Ages 16 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: The Regrettables with Black Lemon. Bluegrass and pop-folk from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch.

774-4011 Main Stage Theater: First Saturdays Blues Jam with Joe Neri’s Blues Dawg. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: The Shindaggers (final show!). Garage rock from Flag. Openers: Hermanitos and Los Torta. 9 p.m.

Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Museum Club: Curtis Grimes. Country music from Texas. 8 p.m. $10. 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 Old Town Center for the Arts: Arvel Bird. Celtic Indian flutist and violinist. Live in concert. 7 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $25 priority. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 634-0940 The Spirit Room: David Parker and the Big Time. 2 p.m. Free. Johnny Lingo Trio on ArtWalk Saturdays. 9 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 State Bar: Flagstaff Youth Blues. Featuring three young Flagstaff bands playing blues and rock ‘n’ roll.

8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | SUN 12.6

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. 3401 N. Ft Valley Road. 225-1845 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. Freeheld. 5 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m. Tue and Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Barbara Brighton’s “To Broadway with Love Holiday Show.” Dec. 4-6. 2 p.m. $15, $13 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

DEC. 3–9, 2015 NAU Ceramics Complex: NAU Clay Club Annual Holiday Sale. Featuring a wide range of functional and sculptural ceramic work made by students and faculty. Dec. 4-6.

(10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.) Free and open to the public.

Building 80. One block south of Kinsey Elementary School at 1919 S. Lonetree Road. 966-8984 State Bar: Barley Rhymes Three Year Anniversary Celebration: “Rhymes, Beats and Beer.” Featuring local and visiting poets, live music by Tom Carpenter, prizes and raffles, a food and book drive, open mic poetry and the Annual Flagstaff Poet Awards. Every 1st and 3rd (and occasional 5th) Sunday of the month.

7 p.m. 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

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | SUN 12.6

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.: Deadwood. Cosmic country music. 2-5 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Soulfly. Metal from Phoenix. Openers: F.U.M.E. Brothers, HEX3, and Sinister Plague. 6 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 The Museum Club: Casey Donahew Band. Country music from Texas.

Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $20 the day of the show. 3404 E. Rte. 66.

526-9434

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | MON 12.7

Charly’s Pub & Grill: Game night. 6-10 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.-noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207 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. A Ballerina’s Tale. 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 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: The Three Tenors Christmas Concert. Digitally restored, big screen encore. 4 p.m. $12.50. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Uptown Pubhouse: Narrow Chimney Reading Series. Levi Stallings and Eric Dovigi. For a complete list of series authors, see Facebook. 7 p.m. Free. 21 and over. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551

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MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | MON 12.7

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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 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 12.8

Cline Library Assembly Hall: NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Classic Film Series. “Cinematographers: Masters of Light.”

Fight Club (1999). Directed by David Fincher. (Final film of the 2015 fall semester.) 7 p.m. Free. NAU campus. 523-8632 The Green Room: Film screening: Kilisu: The Climate Diaries. A portrait from the frontlines of climate change. 7 p.m.

Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 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. First class free. Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. 606-1435 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening. A Ballerina’s Tale. (4 p.m. Tue and Wed.) Freeheld. (7 p.m. Tue and Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday. 6-7 p.m. $3.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 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 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

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | TUE 12.8

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

DEC. 3–9, 2015 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 State Bar: Rainbow Tuesday. LGBTQ night. 2nd Tuesday of every month. Live music. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66.

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VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | WED 12.9

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 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. A Ballerina’s Tale. 4 p.m. Freeheld.

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 Orpheum Theater: Film screening: Disruption (2014). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., film starts at 6:30 p.m. Free.15 W. Aspen.

556-1580 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

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | WED 12.9

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 Nickell. 9 p.m. Free. Every Wednesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Spirit Room: Christy Fisher 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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of the Christmas season. I’m already excited for all of the holiday concerts and events. I just can’t wait!

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May sweet, sweet Carol never learn that I once had a starring role in an all-male erotic revue of the Nutcracker. I have worked tirelessly to suppress all photos of me wearing nothing but a tutu while dancing in the role of Larry the Human Sugar Plum. I lit up the dance Yay! loor with my pirouettes, though. The ladies We’re getting could not get enough. into the irst days

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Fine Craft Sale Holiday Artist Marketplace December 5 – 6 Saturday: 10am – 5pm & Sunday: 12 – 4pm Coconino Center for the Arts

Flagstaff Arts Council Presents:

15th Annual Fine Craft Exhibition

November 17 – December 19 Coconino Center for the Arts 2300 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ • (928) 779-2300 • flagartscouncil.org

Classifieds ADOPTION

PAINTING

ADOPTION:Caring Attorney & Children’s Counselor (will be Stay-Home Mom) yearns for 1st baby to LOVE & Devote Our Lives. Expenses paid. 800-965-3577 Text 929-375-5975 Maria & Joe

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.

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

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

FIREWOOD A&H Firewood, Oak Only. Split or non-split.

Full cords $260 Truck load 1-1/2 cord.

928-310-9876 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale.

Ready to burn. Call for info: 779-0581

HANDY PERSON A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint. Mike, 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.

AZ NATIVE HANDYMAN Major/Minor home repairs, decks, roofing, drywall, fencing, welding, storage sheds & auto repairs. Quality Assured. Free local estimates. 928-814-0497 Not a licensed contractor

HAULING Flag Hauling, Yard Clean Up, Haul Off Misc Debris, Metal, Wood, Batteries, etc.

Fast, Reliable & Reasonable Rates, Lic/ Ins 928-606-9000

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

TREE SERVICE Tree Removal Free Estimates. References. Chris 928-255-3548 Not a Licensed Contractor

MISC FOR SALE Ready for Winter? Flagstaff Equipment Can Help! Honda & Ariens Snow Blower Sale financing available, OAC Meyer Snow Plow Sale New & Used 0% 2 yr fincg avail Honda Generator Sale 20% off select Honda Generators in stock Local Service & Support Call for more information on financing options.

Flagstaff Equipment 928-774-1969 www. flagequip.com

GARAGE SALES WEST Huge Sale! FRI 12/04 9am Sharp! Yarn, household items, toys, craft items, misc.

Most items 25 cents. 3191 Cooper in Cheshire.

GARAGE SALES SOUTH

Squeaky Clean House Cleaning Services.

Professional, reliable, detail-oriented cleaning. Call Katie and Pamela at 928-310-4613

Moving Sale! Fri 12/04 & Sat 12/05. 8am to 1pm. Bookshelves, armoire, kitchen, office supplies, household items, and misc. *Elevation Apts* 5000 N Mallway Apt 343 Bldg11

LANDSCAPING

SPORTING GOODS

HOUSE CLEANING

Kikos Landscaping Pine Needles, Yard Clean-up & Snow Removal Francisco Valdez @ 928-221-9877 or 814-4787 leave message Not a licensed contractor

Call 928-525-4566 or come see us at 7975 N US Highway 89. We have great deals on tactical & camping equipment & much more. Mention this ad for 10% off any purchase! Prices for every budget.

LAWN CARE

HOMES FOR SALE

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

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

3bdrm/1bath Ranch Style House in Doney Park on 1 acre. Windows, doors, paint and floors less than 7 years old. Mature trees, shade house, rear of lot open w/ lrg shed. 7885 E. Gemini Drive $240,000.

928-310-6898

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 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

BARGAIN CORNER Pellet Stove with Pipe. Needs Control Board? $300. 928-814-3966 “ATTN: PAINTBALLERS” 2 Used Scuba Tanks (Steel), Look New, Need Hydrostat. $25/each. 928-607-1701 Dining Room set - Oval table w leaves, 6 padded chairs, Hutch, 2 pieces, glass doors, w/ light in top, $300. Call 928526-2107 Oak Entertainment Center, holds TV (43”wide), Glass front cabinets w/lights &shelving. Closed cabinets w/ shelving.

DVD/Video game storage-300dvds.$200 928-853-6458

18.2 cu. ft. Kenmore refrigerator, good for narrow spaces, white, has slide out glass shelves, 8 yrs old, Energy Star listed, very good condition, $125. Call 928-525-1363 Female enlisted hat badge, 22 carat gold, new in case, $45. Call 928-679-0691 42” Samsung Plasma TV. $150 OBO. 928-526-6364 Portable Desa Outdoor Heater, Model C 150E $25. John Deere Snowblower TRS 32 hardly used, but needs tune up $175.

928-635-9897 Pool table, standard size, fully equipped, $300 obo; 3 fish tanks, 10, 30 & 55 gallons, $10-$50, obo; Call 928-607-1175

Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted Bike Rack $125. Call 928-286-1313” “Large Chest of Drawers $65. Medium size $45. Small $30.

Wood coal stove $199. In Flagstaff 928774-7114”

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 2012 N. 2nd Street, Apt A 2 bdrm in a 4-plex, 2 resvd prkng sp, W/D hookups, NP, NS, Rent $775, Dep $775. Call (928) 853-7573

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.

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 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 Various Sizes of Store and Office Space on 4th St & 7th Ave, Some with Utilities Included. 928-526-0300.

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 1995 Ford F150 4WD Manual Transmission. 110k miles. Dual exhaust, racing wheels. $7,200 OBO Call Ed 928-380-1666

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