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Riding America’s rails

On the Southwest Chief, it’s time that stretches out

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oot—toooot goes the whistle every night, a clean repeat that after you’ve heard it a few times ever after has to be a pair, just like Romeo and Juliet, or peanut butter and jelly. The twin tones echo a few times off Cherry Hill and Mars Hill, fading into the background hum of the city just before the sound of the train itself comes into earshot.

A minute later there it comes, the two laboring diesels—assuming they’re both working, even in this era of chronic budget cuts—and the streak of cars behind, a blur of lights that always reminds me of an ocean liner at night, some Peter vanished era of dressing Friederici for dinner and onboard romance.

It’s the Southwest Chief, just leaving from its evening stop in Flagstaff, on its way from Chicago and Kansas City and Albuquerque to Williams and Kingman and points west.

Flagstaff is a smoke stop, if you’re keeping track, meaning that for its 15 minutes here a small community of the addicted congregates on the platform, sharing where-youfrom tales of destinations, family gatherings, jobs held and lost.

As a nonsmoker who likes to take the train I’ve always envied the easy camaraderie of the smokers, but the truth is it doesn’t matter, for riding on America’s faded long-distance trains is a great way to not only see the country but to meet its residents. Off the train I have talked to a lot of people who think that the train is a nutty choice—33 hours to Chicago? Don’t you have anything better to do with that time? Why don’t you fly?—but on the train the trip has its own logic, and it’s self-evident that it’s a good way to go.

There are, for starters, passengers you never see on an airplane. Almost always, there are Amish or Mennonites, beautiful people unburdened by electronica who sit in family groups over at the next table in the lounge car, speaking a language that remains just tantalizingly out of reach. There are well-coiffed retirees who can tell you about their train trips across Canada or Sweden, and often a smattering of foreign tourists.

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Twelve hours late due to mechanical issues, the Southwest Chief winds through Kingman Canyon. Photo by David Carballido-Jeans. a long-distance coach seat runs about twothirds what the cheapest airfare does.

Even in our screen-dominated era we all sit together, looking out at the scenery: northern New Mexico is a beautiful rugged land as it slowly unspools outside the big lounge car windows. The next day, it’s Kansas and Missouri and Illinois, flat farm country for the most part, but even here the view has the virtue of lacking the bland fast-food and Walmart dross of the interstates. The train goes through the backyards of towns, so it’s a more casual and intimate look than you get while driving—like having a neighbor whose kitchen you can freely walk into.

Perhaps most important, we’re all linked by a flexible attitude about time. Try telling a planeload of passengers that they’ll all be an hour late, and feel the stress level rise.

On the train, it’s not unexpected. You roll with it. One Christmas a few years ago the Chief headed into a worsening blizzard as it wound north over Raton Pass into Colo-

rado. In La Junta, which is a smoke stop, I wanted some fresh air and so found myself acting as a windbreak for an older woman who needed someone to shield her from the horizontally blowing snow. If we were late, she’d miss her connection to Michigan, but in between drags she was philosophical: “It’s warm on the train—and at least we can get out for breaks!”

By morning we were supposed to be in Missouri but had barely crawled into western Kansas—the locomotives had labored through drifts all night, and one had broken down. By the time we got to Kansas City a Santa Fe freight locomotive was pulling us, it was dusk, and we were a half-day behind schedule. The lounge car ran out of food.

Improvising, the chief steward called ahead to Fort Madison, Iowa, and ordered 25 pizzas.

By the time we got there, at 10 p.m., passengers were getting testy; we were all in need of some sleep and a shower, and everyone with a train connection in Chicago had long since missed it. But we lined up, obediently, in the

lounge car and filed along to get our slices.

Late that night, 12 hours later than planned, we pulled into the Chicago suburbs.

I was traveling with my wife and 6-year-old son, and we were lucky; someone was picking us up. Those last few miles we stood near the door downstairs with our luggage. The doors of Amtrak cars have a window that can be opened, and the conductor had done so, letting the chilly night air flow in.

It is one of the visceral images of travel that I hope my son long remembers from his childhood: standing awake on the gently rocking train in the middle of the night, a bit bedraggled like the other strangers around us, but all of us looking out the dark window, smelling a new place and looking toward a new dawn.

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.

LETTERS TO DUCEY

Role reversal

More than the tail wagging the dog Dear Governor Ducey, I found out a couple of days ago that Barbara Hickman, Superintendent of Flagstaff School District, is leaving her position to take another job in Colorado. She’s been here since 2007.

She weathered the global recession in 2008, the uptick of charter schools, the downturn in enrollment, the passage of bills to raise taxes to compensate locally for funds from which the state had divested. I don’t know much about her but she seems pretty dynamic, being able to manage such vicissitudes.

I suppose that is one thing we, who serve at the pleasure of Nicole the state, should understand: Walker sometimes, you’re the tail.

Sometimes, you are also the tail. Most of the time, it is you who is getting wagged. You don’t do much wagging. It would be nice to be the one who wags but teaching for the state has perks: it’s a relatively secure job, you have time during the summer to devote to research and reworking your curriculum, and you have some kind of autonomy in the classroom. Sometimes, you’re not the dog of the budget but you’re the dog of your days.

Or, at least some part of your days, when the kids and the paperwork and the testing and the evals don’t get you down.

Still, teaching in this state is its own beast. Bills are on the table to provide vouchers to kids who go to private school, further decimating the block of funding districts receive. The pot funding public schools continues to get smaller and smaller.

Through voucher systems, class size actually increases because if you take 10 kids out of a school, you can afford to pay for one less teacher. The remaining teacher’s class size is that much bigger.

I wonder how long Superintendent Hickman has been trying to go. Maybe not long but possibly since the beginning. It’s possible to want to get the hell out of your job and still do a good one. Who could blame her for hightailing it to a state that, though not perfect, doesn’t pretend the recession of 2008 is ongoing and doesn’t claim businesses will flock here because we keep the taxes so low?

Businesses really don’t want to move their families or hire from a population whose state per-pupil spending is 49th in the nation. I understand that it might be politically smart to keep people under-educated so they keep voting for you, but business leaders tend to

want people who can think critically and who, you know, know stuff.

Sometimes I worry that my favorite teachers will leave because they haven’t had raises in more than nine years, because the threat of budget reductions looms every year even though the state has a surplus and a rainy day fund, because their class size gets bigger,but,more fundamentally,because they work for a dog who hates this very tail.

One of my favorite teachers takes workshops in the summer, attends conferences, and learns new math-teaching techniques on her own time. She runs an in-class newspaper, elections to teach the kids how government works and how fractions work and how

Businesses really don’t want to move their families or hire from a population whose state per-pupil spending is 49th in the nation. I understand that it might be politically smart to keep people undereducated so they keep voting for you, but business leaders tend to want people who can think critically and who, you know, know stuff.

to think critically about books the kids read.

She makes the kids dig deep into understanding how a book is composed by asking kids to write their own books. She makes the kids think math is a choose-your-own-adventure story. You can do it this way. You can do it that way. There are four ways to figure out how to add fractions. I will show you each of them.

What if she left? What will the dog wag now?

I have colleagues at NAU who are, according to my students, some of the best teachers they’ve ever had. They serve on committees.

They organize internships. They publish articles and books. They contribute some of the most cutting edge scholarship in the country.

What if they left? Who would be the best teachers then? What’s the point of a dog without a tail?

I love it here and I love my job. I would have a hard time leaving. I love my colleagues, the friends I’ve made here, the Flagstaff. I love the work, too, but I understand why Superintendent Hickman will leave. It’s hard to stay in a place where you have to fight for everything and where, no matter how hard you fight, no one listens because you’re just a tail. Unless, of course, the people who believe in the good work of the tail rise up and get together and find a way to wag that dog.

Nicole Walker is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University, and is the author of Quench Your Thirst with Salt and a collection of poems, This Noisy Egg. She edited, with Margot Singer, Bending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction, and is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment from the Arts. The thoughts expressed here are hers alone and not necessarily those of her employer. This letter is from Feb. 28, 2016.

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» THURSDAY | 3.10 CAFFEINE OVERDRIVE Ask any avid music fan what the best part of spring is, and anyone with an ear to the pollen-covered ground will tell you it’s the time for major tour kickoffs.

Flagtown’s own Coffee Pot is not one to let that opportunity pass, and they have planned their own West Coast trip launching from right here at home before winding through the Los Angeles area and back again in time for the Lolipop Caravan to roll through on March 23 (stay tuned for more.) The multi-instrumental energy emanating from these guys will go over well on the road as they mix psychedelic brass and dark, heavy and equally beautiful synth weirdness with the grungy reverb of fast-paced drums and guitars. The five-piece is bringing on locals Trash Pit, Heebie Jeebies and Sparkle Motion for this hometown show at Headspace Salon, 217 S. San Francisco. The all-ages show begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and a promise to respect each other and the space. Visit Coffee Pot on Facebook for more.

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aron Pointer, better known as Abstract Rude, also known as Abbey Rude, and simply Ab, cemented himself as instrumental in the West Coast hip-hop scene since the primordial day that funky, soulful soup congealed in the early ’90s. He came up in the scene at open mics, and dug in deep as the MC of Abstract Tribe Unique alongside Zulu Butterfly, Irie Lion King and master manipulator, DJ Drez. He’s collaborated with other greats like Freestyle Fellowship members Aceyalone and Myka 9. Ab released his first solo album, Making Tracks, in 2002, and has since added his free-flowing baritone to countless cameo appearances, a number of his side projects and seven solo cuts, most recently with 2015’s Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip-Hop Soul. Released on Rhymesayers Entertainment, where he’s been signed since ’09, Ab brought in a slew of his buds to help on the record, including Blueprint, Slug, Brother Ali, Busdriver and Zion I—to name a simple few. Riding a wave from drum and bass to old-school funk jams and heavy scratching, Ab’s latest cut has everything in the right amount. MC Woes and locals Boom Box Bros are rounding out the evening at the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. 226-8669. www.abstractrude.com.

» SATURDAY | 3.12 IT’S THE WITCHY HOUR‌ As it has been and more than likely always will be until time ceases and the earth hurls itself into the sun, Los Angeles has been a hotbed of synergistic, clashing and anachronistic styles living together as one. Electro exists in the vein next to pop; and pop lay next to grunge on drunken nights. Turning it up out of the blitzed metropolis is L.A. Witch.

The all-female trio lays the effects on heavy with bombastic drums, muddled power chords and sticky bass in a way that is both rowdy and accessible. With Burger Records ties, L.A. Witch claw at you with their signature sound and penchant for unhappy ballad-making.

Local dreampop-surf quartet, Dragons, will be on hand to offer a balanced perspective at this dichotomous life made of musical arrangements. Dance and dream at Firecreek Coffee Co., 22 E. Rte. 66, with a $5 cover. This all-ages show begins at 8 p.m. 774-2266. Visit L.A. Witch on Facebook and Dragons on Bandcamp.com.

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For a little more than a year, Chad Breen, Johnny Escalante and Robbie Watson of the groovy indie rock trio VeloValo have been a staple source of music ‘round these parts. Whether fronting late night stages around town or hopping on Hullabaloo or the ultra-recent Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, the three-piece outfit moves bodies and minds with thoughtful lyricisms and perfectly-paced vibes that evoke a local flavor sprinkled with early aughts indie and ambient post-rock hitting the back palate. Now, VV is tracking it all up on a brand new cut, The Lander. Breen lends his talents on the mic and six-string with Watson behind the kit and Escalante taking bass line for a walk around town to round out their smooth, honest sound. It’s all about a brand new record, and a couple even newer tracks, at the Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge, 100 N. San Francisco. The show begins at 10 p.m. It’s always free at the V. 779-6971. To learn more, visit VeloValo on Facebook and Reverbnation.com.

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BREAKING THE LAW‌

To say over the last 26 years they’ve been an on-and-off band that pop-rock quartet Unwritten Law has seen some ups and downs, well, that would be an understatement. The band came into the mainstream spotlight with early 2000s hits like “Seein’ Red” and “Save Me,” but for one reason or another, Scott Russo—frontman and vocalist—and many of his 19 former bandmates could never quite see eye to eye. Live sets would devolve into fistfights with each other or otherwise, but at least fans could count on spontaneity.

Lineup shifts, heavy and light, have brought founding member and drummer Wade Youman back up, as well as guitarist Chris Lewis and bassist Jonny Grill from both a recording and touring hiatus. The end of March will tick off the fifth anniversary of UL’s last album, 2011’s Swan, but the San Diego rockers have a new full-length record on the way, and a double-disc collection of all-acoustic jams. Until then, they’re back out on the road after

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digging back into Arizona with last year’s Viva PHX festival in the Valley. Now they’re ready to give Flag a listen at what’s been missin’ at the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz, with Catch Fire, Undefined and No Other Option. Music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 the day of the show. 226-8669. www.flagstaffgreenroom.com.

way of waking and fictitious life. Lineup changes rocked the group that calls the road its home, but nothing that couldn’t be solved as frontman and upright bassist, Victor, brought friends in to replace what was missing over the years, especially current drummer Eric Wall banging the skins since ’07. But six years after leaving the band for personal reasons, Koffin is back on guitar and the guys have a brand new track in “Cold Dead Eyes,” the first release of anything since 2013’s Born of the Motor, and will have a whole new record out later this year. We wonder what to expect from the group that’s brought us through every mix of psychobilly there is from that jangling f-hole sound to reggae and surf swings, and the fastest pace it’s nearly metal. See for yourself at the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets to this are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Ages 21 and over.

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EDITOR’S HEAD

Deserving a slice of the pie I n the weekly grind of putting together issues of Flag Live, there’s this strange thing that happens: a small theme within the stories and columns starts to develop unexpectedly. Sometimes it’s planned, but over the course of three-and-a-half years of reading every word within the nearly 200 issues to hit stands during that time, more often than not, said themes simply just appear and align.

My original plan was to run this column last week, but the sudden passing of revered local filmmaker Ed George put it on the backAndrew burner, and for good reason.

Wisniewski In the wake of his death, author, adventurer, ecologist and friend of the publication, Craig Childs, was kind enough to offer up some great words in remembrance of Ed, and to help see him along on his journey beyond this life.

Like Ed, Flagstaff hosts a wealth of creative folks who have helped shape this beautiful town into the thriving, culturally relevant destination we call home today. And among the long list are restaurateurs, many of which are also chefs, who offer up their own artistry in the form of food—the kind that keeps patrons walking back through the doors for more. One of those people is Bob Verderame, owner of the now defunct Il Rosso Italiane which, sadly, closed its doors nearly two weeks ago to make way for a new Marriott hotel.

Il Rosso opened up in July of 2014, and in the short period of time it existed, it quickly became the top pizza and Italian food joint in town for numerous locals. Beyond making killer pies and the like—with Bob’s family red sauce recipe at the forefront—Il Rosso cultivated a welcome atmosphere. Before even tasting the food for the first time, walking through the front door felt like stepping into your best friend’s house—a staple of any small, proper local establishment. And then when you finally did taste the food, it was easy to get hooked.

Between the food, staff and vibe, this is what made seeing Il Rosso not only flip the “Closed” sign, but take it down for good, instill such a sinking feeling. Details aside, or at least best saved for another day, Bob is now on the losing end of the investment

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that he sunk into the place, all the way down to the pizza wheel.

I stopped in to grab a bite the last two afternoons before Il Rosso’s final day. And as I sat there on the patio under a warm winter sun with friends eating and watching loyal patrons come in and out to get the scoop, it was once again hard not to envision the road Flagstaff is going down, opening the corporate door for companies and developers to infringe on the charm that Flagstaff still retains as a small mountain town in a country where the big fish have a reputation for swallowing the small fish. Just look at the Escalade project or the proposed Tusayan development, the latter of which recently saw progress made with the Forest Service’s denial of easement to the land needed to access the area. And then there’s the daunting Hub proposal threatening Southside’s character, which is still in the permitting process.

In the case of the Marriott, it’s hard to argue that downtown doesn’t need more lodging for visitors. When the proposal for the new hotel was first put forth, Bob told me it was something you just have to adapt to, which is true. Naturally there’s a need for development and progression. But at what cost? What kind? And to what end?

It’s hard to say if Il Rosso will fall back into our collective hearts with a new location, but I truly hope the support is there.

Had I run this column last week, another one of those unexpected themes would have sprung up. In chatting with Bob as he grinded away in the kitchen preparing the last handful of dishes to be served, I learned that the organizers of Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, Jason First and Mike Rainey, who I interviewed for last week’s cover story, were good trail mates of his. It is these types of themes of which I speak—the small town connections.

Living in a tight-knit community such as Flagstaff, our degrees of separation with one another are often much smaller than six.

Whether it’s our worldly views, the way we express ourselves or the people with whom we associate, in some small way, we all intertwine. And with all of the change on our doorstep, I hope it stays that way. And that I get another Il Rosso pizza in my belly sooner than later.

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ne of the many cities I lived in in my home state of California has a population roughly that of Flagstaff ’s. It’s also a college town that’s a ways away from the nearest big city. And it also has an artistic, educated community. What it doesn’t have is the Viola Awards. After pondering that discrepancy at last Saturday’s eighth annual celebration, I thought of a couple reasons why anyone, really, Adrienne should attend the event.

Bischoff The first is to get your pretty on. The presenter of the Violas, the Flagstaff Arts Council, calls the ceremony “Flagstaff ’s Oscars for the arts and sciences community.” Finally! A reason to wear that bolo tie. Or that ball gown. Or your regular clothes because there really isn’t a dress code for the event, but it gives you an excuse to glam-and-vamp it up so you can

make up for those horrible prom photos. In fact, there’s a photo booth to do precisely that. And if you just park yourself in front of the backdrop long enough—pretending you didn’t know that was a photo booth and thought it was just a nice place to stand—you can end up in a lot of photos with a lot of people you don’t know. And if you were such a person, the next day you could obsessively scroll through the Arts Council’s website to see which photo best captures your joie de vivre. But be careful, if you stick around too long, your chances of having some really bad photos of you increases exponentially.

And there are many reasons why Flagstaff ’s Oscars are even better than Hollywood’s. For one, you get dinner. (OK, maybe you get dinner at the Oscars, but no one in Hollywood eats.) And there are many opportunities to sample other people’s plates while they’re busy paying attention to the presentation.

(Variety is the spice of life!) Also, there are

no commercials, no obnoxious strings cutting off people’s acceptance speeches, and no wondering if Leonardo DiCaprio had chew in his mouth when he got up onstage.

There are some ways, however, that the Violas could be even better. The first would be to have bookies. But, isn’t it wrong, you ask, to bet against Flagstaff ’s artists, educators, leaders and businesses? You “bet” it is!

But what if a portion of the money went back to Flagstaff Arts Council? You say “morally dubious;” I say, “I don’t know what those words mean.”

Another way to make the event even better would be if local salons donated 10 percent of their services rendered specifically for the Violas to Flagstaff Arts Council. Admittedly, this would serve an additional function for me: alleviating my guilt at spending so much money on my bad self. But while I was at the salon with their belt sanders sanding and trowels plastering, I ran into three other people headed to the gala. Ten percent of the sales from just us three from just that one salon would have been a decent donation to the Flagstaff Arts Council.

OK, OK, going to the Violas provides an opportunity to recognize seemingly discrete groups within Flagstaff ’s community.

As someone more involved with performing arts, I might not otherwise learn about the efforts of Jeff Hall, director of Lowell Observatory, and Kaci Heins, sixth-grade science teacher at Northland Prep, recipients of this year’s awards in leadership and science education, respectively. But the presentations allow the audience to learn about each nominee—not just the award recipients—and their work.

Also, as a cross-section of artists, scientists, educators and businesses, Violas attendees span a broad socio-economic range. For those who largely volunteer their contributions to the community—or even spend a significant portion of their personal income—the Violas provide a platform to recognize those efforts that might not be compensated otherwise. And while the 620 people in attendance at this year’s gala—not just the nominees or award recipients—do their work for the love of it and not the recognition, the Violas give the rest of us the chance to say, “Yeah, but you deserve it.”

Adrienne Bischoff is part of NAU’s MFA Creative Writing program, and is a regular film reviewer for Flag Live. You can often find her pretending she didn’t know the camera was there.

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Pants and animals Erin Shelley ‌ isney surprised us with Zootopia. An animated tale about a world full of animals living together in the big city of Zootopia, the premise sounds trite. How many times have we seen anthropomorphic animals in clothes, driving cars and paying mortgages? It’s so old hat, but then again, this is how Walt Disney started out. After all, Mickey Mouse doesn’t behave like an actual mouse. So Zootopia succeeds in spite of its lame premise.

In this well-thought-out world (one with no humans), one little bunny by the name of Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) wants to grow up to become a cop in Zootopia—something bunnies do not do. Yet our determined heroine works hard and achieves her dream. Little Judy meets the big city and discovers dismissive cops and one wily con man.

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Mad dogs, less Englishmen this time Dan Stoffel

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t’s interesting how friendships change over the years. “Best friends!” we exclaim in seventh grade, only to be hanging with a new circle just a few years later.

“I’ll call you once I get settled,” we assure each other at our college graduation. And we do keep in touch with some of those folks, much more easily now that we have social networking tools. But other than the sharing of memes, pictures of restaurant food, and political rants, how much of that person who lives on the other side of the country do we really still know? And what if one of those college buddies offered to fly you down for a week on a beach in Belize, all expenses paid?

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The writers and animators create a fun and inventive plot that takes the idea of all these animals living together and builds a cohesive world that almost makes sense. Well, except for animals talking like humans, walking like humans, and wearing clothes like humans— though one of the funZootopia nier scenes takes place in a nudist camp. Just Directed by as you question why no Byron Howard, one eats each other, the Rich Moore & script sneaks in the idea Jared Bush that maybe the predator/ Rated PG prey dynamic may still exist.

HARKINS Goodwin is perfect as THEATRES Judy. She conveys Judy’s enthusiasm and determination. On the others side is Jason Bateman, who is perfect as Nick, a fox and con man.

The two end up working together to solve a case of a missing otter. Like many a film with mismatched pairs solving a crime, it doesn’t start out well for them, but they discover they can work together.

The animation is lovely. Zootopia is colorful and filled with visual surprises. The city

is made up of various zones. From a frozen arctic to a dense rain forest, the city is a visual feast. The story is entertaining and the mystery about disappearing mammals is actually intriguing enough to make you wonder what’s lurking in the shadows. Besides Goodwin and Bateman, the voice talents of Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Tommy Chong and Olivia Spen-

cer are well used for their roles. I especially enjoyed Don Lake and Bonnie Hunt as Judy’s concerned parents.

Zootopia can be enjoyed by all ages. Animated anthropomorphized animals may be old hat, but it’s hard to argue that they’re not fun to watch when the story is uniquely clever and you find yourself invested in the characters.

for a week of sun and relaxation courtesy of Milo (Billy Zane), whose gated beachfront mansion illustrates his success. Joel (Ben Chaplin, who played the corollary of Milo in the British series) is quiet and introspective; Lex (Michael Imperioli of Sopranos fame) is a repentant recovering addict with financial struggles; Gus (Romany Malco, Weeds) is a smooth-talking attorney; and Cobi (Steve Zahn, Treme) is sarcastic and Mad Dogs self-centered. When Directed by the reunion is shattered Cris Cole by sudden violence, the friends are left wonRated M dering about the true AMAZON source of Milo’s wealth, PRIME and just how strong their friendship really is.

What transpires in the show’s 10-episode arc is often surprising, usually entertaining, and sometimes maddening. We get a glimpse of it before paradise shatters: even while the party is still in full swing, we can see that there are old grievances that these pals never worked out, and secrets (old and new) challenge their conceptions of one another.

Once things turn to hell, the bizarre cir-

cumstances into which they stumble are only made more difficult by their bickering and petty jabs. That can get tiresome; part of the fun of a series like Mad Dogs is that, since we can relate to these guys at least a little, we imagine what we would do in their shoes, and it’s hard to believe we’d let immature behavior jeopardize our very survival.

While events sometimes seem contrived solely to keep the boys running for their lives, the acting in Mad Dogs is solid, the thrills are decent, and the comedy plays pretty well against the violence. Like it or not though, that’s all you get; it was recently announced that, good ratings aside, the show was only meant for one season. I wouldn’t have minded seeing more.

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Movies that changed the world (sort of) Adrienne Bischoff ‌ uring last month’s Oscars, amidst the spectacle and sequins, a few award winners used their airtime to highlight social and environmental perils. Jenny Beavan, who won Best Costume Design for Mad Max: Fury Road, warned that the film could be prophetic if “we don’t stop polluting our atmosphere.” And some clown named DiCaprio warned that climate change “is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.” Who knows if Mad Max or The Revenant will effect significant change, but below are some films that have.

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unhealthier as a result.Three months after the film screened at Sundance, McDonald’s removed the supersize option from its regular menu.

An Inconvenient Truth | 2006 Does worry count as change? For this article it does! Sure, 10 years later, senators are bringing snowballs to Congress to discount irrefutable data and the National Science Teachers Association declined 50,000 free copies of the film because, according to David Beacom, Associate Executive Director of the NSTA, the DVDs were “little, if any, benefit to NSTA or its membership.” But that doesn’t mean An Inconvenient Truth didn’t have an impact. It did raise awareness. But because of the strong effort to deny climate change, it will likely take many iterations to convince us that climate change is real. Having Al Gore as the narrator of this documentary both helped popularize the film and earn detractors, whose political opinions of Gore distracted them from the findings he presented.

Thin Blue Line | 1988 In 1976, two strangers, Randall Adams and David Harris, spent the day together in Dallas after Adams’ car broke down and Harris offered him a ride. An otherwise innocuous day ended in the shooting of a police officer by one of the men after they were pulled over in Harris’ car. This award-winning documentary not only helped release the wrongfully convicted Adams,but it raised Birth of a Nation | 1915 the bar for future documentaries. (It was also one Not at all change is good. New Yorker writer of the first documentaries to use re-enactments.) Richard Brody said of D.W. Griffith’s blockbuster, “The worst thing about Birth of a Nation is how good it is.” An NPR interview with author Dick Supersize Me | 2004 Eric Schlosser covered the fast food industry Lehr says Birth of a Nation was the Star Wars of more thoroughly with his book, Fast Food Nation, its time; it was the first blockbuster and a techthan Morgan Spurlock did with Supersize Me, his nological and artistic marvel. And, at its heart, its documentary about the perils of eating fast food. racist propaganda packaged as a historically accuBut, arguably, he better spread the message. An- rate retelling of the Civil War. Memberships to the gered by McDonald’s cavalier response to a lawsuit Ku Klux Klan increased after its release and it reagainst the restaurant chain for causing obesity, mained a recruitment tool for decades. One hunSpurlock ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days dred one years later our latest Academy Awards and became considerably fatter, unhappier, and were lambasted for being too white.

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Verdic Gardens of Effie Leroux by Joe Sorren. Courtesy photo

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he summer before last, a long-lost cousin of mine and a friend of his paid a visit in Flagstaff so we could take on some trails and enjoy some canyoneering. After a long day of exploring, I wanted to take them downtown and show them the scene—which involved a stop at Diablo Burger for my carnivore-oriented visitors.

As it goes at Diablo, we shared our outdoor bench table with other people, namely a couple in their 50s and appearing well-groomed and of means, as indicated by his Rolex and her Louis Vuitton handbag. They said they came up from the Valley to get out of the heat, and seemed nice enough. The man was particularly chatty and charismatic.

We broke up our small talk when the food arrived, but the man decided to turn his attention to the mural, which is Joe Sorren’s Verdic Gardens of Effie Leroux.

He joked about it with his wife, wondering aloud what kind of drugs the artist must have been on, and that it was probably a couple of college dudes who worked at the restaurant or something. He then wondered why it couldn’t be a more fitting mural, such as something with cowboys or Arizona or some theme more in line with a burger joint that gets its meat from local ranches.

For me, I listened quietly and said nothing of my impression of the work—my singular favorite public example of art in a town filled with incredible public art.

I also said nothing of the artist, Sorren, who is a well-respected and accomplished modern artist and one of Flagstaff’s bright stars moved on to bigger things. I could have interjected but didn’t. For me, this part of the beauty of public art, in that we can all have different reactions to it.

And with great art, I always have this

idea: any reaction is a good reaction. I also have always held another idea: because art speaks to us in different ways, the more public art, the better.

Art train rolling The good news is that Flagstaff is on the brink of some other potentially engaging and incredible public art projects. Though public art can happen through many forms and means, the city helps drive a number of these efforts with its Bed, Board and Beverage, or BBB, tax. This fund is growing with the planned addition of more than 500 hotel rooms, new revenues collected as the result of Airbnb—or private-home overnight accommodations—and a general uptick of these revenues with tourism and visitation on the rise. The current year projection for the public art fund is $376,000, and indicators suggest it could go higher.

Anne Doyle is the current chair of the city of Flagstaff’s Beautification and Public Art Commission, an all-volunteer board known more commonly by its shorthand, BPAC. She explained that artists can and do approach them for funding of projects they want to do.

In the case of one major and visible project, the Sound of Flight on the eastern wall of the Orpheum Theater, Sky Black was the artist with the vision. He partnered with R.E. Wall and Margaret Dewar, known collectively as the Mural Mice, and they requested what is known as a Beautification in Action, or BIA, grant for his idea. This $2,500 in seed money can help an artist get started. He added to that amount $5,000 from the Art & Science Fund, a separate grant-based pool also financed by BBB taxes. Then, he fundraised and completed the $75,000 project.

“What’s neat about the BIA grant is that it was the brainchild of two members of BPAC eight years ago,” Doyle says. “They wanted to have an opportunity for people to beautify their neighborhoods with plants and the like. This $2,500 isn’t and it is a significant amount of money. It’s enough to help get projects started. And with all of those projects, one of the stipulations is to have community involvement.”

The other major funding stream that comes from BPAC for public art is under a five-year plan. Mark Di Lucido, who is with the city’s Economic Vitality Division and works closely with the commission, explains that this usually involves BPAC identifying a project within the community, securing funds year over year for that project, and then eventually FLAG PUBLIC ART continued on page 21

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Zero hour McDowell Mountain Music Festival books big while striving to reach a zero-waste goal Andrew Wisniewski ‌ owadays, for many a die-hard music fan, spring and summer now belongs to the music festival.

In the past 20 years music festivals have found a resurgence in popularity, springing up left and right in city, state and country to become a driving force in the music industry, all with an appeal to musical tastes far and wide. One such festival, founded in 2004, sits just a couple hours south in the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

In its 13th year, the three-day, non-profit charity-driven festival, commonly referred to as M3F, and one of the state’s most popular annual music events, will feature yet another mixed bag of big-name national acts and local talents that will no doubt rock so hard attendees will be able to taste the sweat, and not because of the heat. Among the list of recognizable bands and artists slated to perform are Beck, Animal Collective, Porter Robinson, Kid Cudi, Bloc Party, MS MR, GRiZ, Gary Clark Jr. and the Avett Brothers.

In total, the festival, which takes place this Friday through Sunday, will feature 31 individual acts, all at the Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix.

But aside from the obvious musical draw, as festivals continue to evolve and grow, so does the number of festival-goers, and the impact they have on the environment. And just as the festival scene started to re-take center stage in the mid-2000s, so has the number of festivals that are becoming increasingly consciousness when it comes to “going green.” For M3F, the key milestone in 2016 is to achieve zero waste, but the mindset of sustainability and lessening the event’s carbon footprint is nothing new.

“This is the first year we’re shooting for a 100 percent zero-waste goal,” says Nate Largay, regional talent buyer and marketing coordinator for M3F. “We’ve always been big proponents of creating a sustainable event ever since we introduced compost and recycling on the festival grounds in our second year, 2005. Big events like these oftentimes end up being very wasteful in regards to environmental impact, and that was very apparent to us from the beginning.”

The initiatives in place for this year that festival-goers will experience onsite are also apparent in reaching M3F’s goal. No plastic

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McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 2015. Courtesy photo. water bottles will be sold on festival grounds; all beer and alcohol containers will be either 100 percent recyclable, biodegradable or compostable; the festival will not provide any paper-based materials; programs and guides will be available electronically through the festival’s mobile app; three recycle and compost stations (with sustainability attendees) will be available on the festival grounds; and filtered water will be available for all attendees free of charge—with a refillable water container.

To help aid in the effort, M3F has teamed up with Gro-Well Products, Oskar Blues Brewery, who will be onsite promoting their Crush it Crusade and CAN’d Aid Foundation which helps communities get a recycling

program off the ground, as well as Waste Management, the latter of which Largay explains offered inspiration right at home for creating an event that is entirely waste-free.

“One event who some may think isn’t so sustainable is the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Obviously, with Waste Management as your main sponsor you have a jumpstart towards creating a sustainable event,” Largay says. “They bring in 100–200 thousand patrons a day, and the event is entirely waste-free. That event along with a handful of other festivals opened our eyes to see, ‘Yeah, we can do this. And it’s not as hard as it may seem.’”

Another big supporter is the City of Phoenix. Hosting such a big music festival in a

metropolitan area, compared to a more rural setting, brings its challenges. But Largay notes that having the City backing them also plays a key role in the amount of resources available, which includes making connections with sustainable partners, grants, helping supply water onsite, and guiding the festival through the process to be standardized for other events.

“For us, Phoenix and city officials really stood behind the idea to push us towards this goal,” Largay says. “Phoenix is making strides to become a more sustainable and green city, so we somewhat fit into their mold of an ideal showcase or event ... and it’s great to see them get behind an effort that’s beneficial to all.”

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Beck will perform Friday night at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

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As for the biggest challenge facing M3F: getting festival-goers to actually help them reach their goal.

“One of the major walls we’ve always faced in regards to compost and recycling is educating the masses of how to dispose properly,” Largay says. “Disposing compost properly and avoiding contamination is a tricky and tedious process that requires attention and preciseness at every step of the course. If everyone is not on the same page, large amounts of compost has the potential to become waste.”

According to M3F’s statistics, last year the event collected 8.59 tons of recyclable materials and .37 tons of compostable materials. In 2014, 4.36 tons of materials were recycled. This year M3F looks to improve on that number through their listed partnerships, volunteers, signage, and attendees who want to make a difference.

And at the end of the day, informing people is the biggest goal this year, to which

Largay says their fingers are crossed for a positive outcome.

“We are looking at this year as not only an example for future and separate events, but also for people to take home with them,” Largay says. “The concepts apply all across the board from your home to workplace and everywhere else, so we hope people leave the event thinking they themselves can be more waste-free. And it’s much easier than you think.”

For the folks behind M3F, there is a sense of duty that goes into organizing a festival that points to a greater issue beyond being just a singular event.

“Your festival can promote culture, community, charity and beneficial components (all of which fall into M3F’s 2016 mantra), but what does that really mean if you don’t even recycle onsite?” Largay says. “For us, it’s really more of lets walk the walk and talk the talk, and it’s really fantastic to know we aren’t the only ones moving towards creating sustainable events.”

The 13th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival kicks off Fri, March 11 at 3:30 p.m. and wraps up Sun, March 13 at 8 p.m. at Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. 3rd St., in downtown Phoenix. Ticket prices vary from $70 for a single day pass to $170 for a three-day pass. VIP single passes are also available for $200 for a single day pass and $600 for a weekend package. For a full lineup, tickets, a full festival guide and more, visit www.mmmf. com.

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David Christiana’s Portraits of Petrichor investigates the Loop

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The Idea of Snow, detail. Artwork by David Christiana

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he first time David Christiana experienced the American West he was a child visiting from the

Northeast. At the mercy of his parents’ navigation, waves of ochre, burnt sienna and coral washed outside the car window, and he remembers chiming in from the backseat to tell them he’d seen the rolling earth tones before.

David Christiana holds Westering at the Museum of Northern Arizona before install. Courtesy photo

In 1986, 21 years later, he returned to teach in Flagstaff. With his father, Christiana drove the Wupatki-Sunset Crater National Monument Loop for the first time. As an artist in Pennsylvania, he’d developed a sense of old haunts that move a place, but he wasn’t spiritually impressed by the Ancestral Puebloan ruins he says, at the time, felt more like props. A connection developed later in the year with his parents back east, and his mother in ill health.

“I felt really alone … So I drove the Loop,” Christiana recalls. “It didn’t have anything to do with art to me, I just did it because I felt I wanted to see some beauty.”

That beauty reverberated like a canyon echo. In 2000 he came to draw—and barely took a break for 16 years. Splitting time between the high desert and his home in

Tucson, where he also teaches illustration at the University of Arizona, Christiana devoted countless trips and two sabbaticals to the Loop. Hunkered down in Bonito Lava Flow, or studying the gnarled knuckles of decaying snags above, Christiana scrawled hundreds of notes on charcoal drawings, hashes on the timeline of this project that tracks each artistic rally’s beginning and end, fluctuating temperature or a storm arriving to please parched earth.

And now, more than 30 works—massive oil paintings, ink drawings, charcoal sketches, watercolors and etchings— comprise Portraits of Petrichor. Each purposeful mark reflects history unfolding with sunrises and sunsets over time, adding to the language the ancients painted on rock walls.

Accuracy

Christiana traces the landscape’s curvature that dodges cinder hills skating the Painted Desert. As an artist, his portraits of the land communicate the vivid power of place-based mnemonics science cannot quantify, though he is quick to assert he does not and cannot capture anything in his dark, decisive marks.

Instead, accuracy is his constant.

“It’s like lichen on a piece of lava is a miracle, so it deserves accuracy. However, capturing it can’t happen because the lichen, that’s chewing that rock and it’s going to turn to dirt, and a tree’s going to grow. The light is changing over me; I’m changing … Everything is so fluid,” he says. “It’s been important to me to realize I can’t make anything be still, but out of respect to what I’m looking at I want to be accurate.”    March 10-16, 2016 | flaglive.com | 17

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In drawings dating back to June 18, 2000, accompanying notes chart his process that originally intended to encompass the entire Loop. Yet, having spent so much time studying the west face of Sunset Crater, the artist specializing in illustration and figure drawing still felt challenged at the idea of painting for Petrichor.

He describes one note, “I don’t know if what I’m doing is good or bad—it doesn’t matter. All I know is it’s right to be here. The thing about the painting is when you’re painting there’s all of a sudden an intention.

You’ve stretched the canvas; it’s not just a piece of paper and a pencil anymore.”

In the moment, Christiana remembers a difficult art teacher in college. While some students produced their best work in his class, Christiana says he made his worst.

Even back then he knew he was hard enough on himself that any added pressure would tip the scale.

“When I go out to the loop to draw I have no agenda—I have nothing. Even when I’ll be driving up here from Tucson going, I wonder if I’m done. I should really get back into my figure drawing, I turn off of 89, and I turn off the radio, slow down, and I don’t know—I just don’t know—but everything changes.”

Station stop

The architecture of the exhibit is compartmentalized into the “Seven Stations of Petrichor,” which leads viewers on a meditative walk through time, color, style and skill. Petrichor’s cornerstone, a six-panel piece stretching 22 feet across, extends left from a tiny subset of powder blue sky through a dark and turbulent cavern representing Bonito. The artist himself had never seen the panels engulf an entire a wall until hanging it at the Waddell Gallery at the Museum of Northern Arizona this

week. Spaced between, several smaller oil paintings collect the multi-faceted interpretation of this landscape, infusing soul and symbolism.

Christiana evokes abstract expressionists, some of his favorites like Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, in the way the paint splatters across the canvas.

Using gravity’s force on nature as a brush, Christiana manipulates the streaks, akin to the lava’s dance through the valley toward the desert plain in the destruction and creation of something new. Paint streaks may slice through, or entirely cover, a perfectly symmetrical splatter. But that’s the nature of this work, he says—risking ruin to move forward.

“When I look at a Franz Kline it’s not just look at the shapes those splatters made.

When you see that, you see his muscles, you see his body,” he says, interjecting sound of arms in motion. “You see the velocity of the paint. That’s so different than [tiny brush marks]. I’ve always felt like: imagine both because life is both. Life is loving someone and then either losing them or they dump you, or whatever. It’s

David Christiana makes aesthetic adjustments to one ink collage.

the whole package. And I’m a greedy son of instead. Flicking paint a gun; I want it all in the work. I understand in a frenzy, Christiana it’s not going to happen—but you gotta try.” realized the color and composition moves violently, A turning point complementing the Walking the Loop of Petrichor, the red glow behind the viewer follows a different thread each massive stump 13 time, like an unintentional petroglyph feet in diameter. or a raven’s wing created with rust as the And at the paintings are not solely splattered with oils. Christiana piled sawdust and twigs to foreground, curled up in the dead’s texturize The Idea of Snow. After Life …, quiet protection, with its resemblance to knobby knees and there is Mazzy, dangling feet, was buried until the artist A recent w could return, finding the image had picked the three-legged atercolor showing th e Painted canine he and his up twigs and pinecones, duff texturizing Desert. wife rescued from her previous, the stump’s bones. titled The Beast Beast, One idea behind the project is to honor abusive home.

“She saved us, actually. Once I realized then The Screamer, what is now F. the moment of the paintings’ organic Scott Fitzgerald envelops the portrait of a it was about her and I was going to call chemistry. But Petrichor’s turning point decaying stump against miniscule paint it Mazzy Landed instead of something arrived with Mazzy Landed.

The painting, he says, should’ve been completely objective, it opened up for me,” flecks stippling a nighttime sky emanating a moss green hue. The title is derived from Christiana explains. “I went back to being done a year ago, but the need for purity a portrait artist; back to allowing myself to what Christiana calls the greatest ending proved a hang up, until he let go of the to a novel in history: The Great Gatsby. illustrate things.” notion and returned to his illustrative And in the way the green light on Gatsby’s The layers of Petrichor peel away tendencies. A faun passing his home dock—as the man himself—yields both with another storied stump. Originally sparked an idea to include his dog Mazzy optimism and suffering, so does Portraits of Petrichor, which elicits a deep yearning for discovery.

In that vein, as much as the artist wants to put Petrichor to bed, he knows he’s not finished yet. One recent watercolor could hold the key to the future in the sliver of Painted Desert rising in the middle-ground.

“Like when you have a child, I think there are times when you’re like, I can’t wait for them to move out, but then you have empty nest syndrome,” Christiana adds, smiling. “I am so ready to be done with this—but I’m not. And I don’t think I ever will be, and I’m OK with that, too.”

Portraits of Petrichor opens with a member’s preview on Fri, March 11 from 6–8 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. A public opening follows on Sat, March 12 during regular gallery hours from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The artist, and curator Alan Petersen, will deliver a gallery talk at 2 p.m., included with the price of admission. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors ages 67 and over, students with ID , American Indians and youths ages 10-17.

Children under 10 are free. To learn more, call 774-5213 or visit www.muznaz.org. See more of David Christiana’s work at www. davidchristiana.com.

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From the days of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, American politics has never been an endeavor for the delicate— it’s closer to a demolition derby than to a game of badminton. But, still, the SlurFest and hate-mongering of the campaigns being run by Trump, Rubio, Cruz, Daffy, Sleepy, Dopey, Curly and Moe are extraordinarily excremental.

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issuing a call for artists.

An example of the five-year plan in motion is the Route 66 mural. The commission identified the south-facing wall of the Lumberyard Brewing Co. on Phoenix Avenue as ripe for public art. They assembled $25,000 for the project and put out a call to artists. The Mural Mice answered the call and received the full funding to paint the mural. Di Lucido is a big supporter of the artists, the quality of project and its overall success.

“What I tell people is that if you’re doing a drive-by of the Route 66 mural, you’re missing it,” he says. “You gotta get out of your car and look. (Wall and Dewar) are so creative. They do just a great job artistically and culturally of telling the story.”

Another new mural to town funded by BPAC is known commonly as the King’s Inn Mural. Located west of the intersection of Route 66 and Enterprise, the mural is painted on two walls that are part of the King’s Inn (now Travelodge) and face out to Route 66. An estimated 20,000 motorists a day pass by the mural. As public art on a private space, Di Lucido notes that the city does create a licensing agreement with the owner to protect the investment.

The artist, David Mullins of Washington State, ultimately brought the winning idea to the board. It’s somewhat abstract but, according to the artists’ statement its design was “inspired by the flying fins and gleaming grills of the ‘style over substance’ cars” from the 1940s and 1950s.

This approach plays with the location on Route 66 and the notion that most people will view it from their car adds to that relevance.

He notes that he’s not sure if it will end up being a more representational or historic sculpture, such as The Gandydancer rail worker statue near the corner of Route 66 and San Francisco Street. Or, as the commission considers and entertains proposals, if it could become something more avant garde or interactive.

Another of the big four for BPAC is to consider some kind of sculptural or other artistic installation at Buffalo Park. Doyle notes how the project could also include complimentary beautification funds that could go to improving the park’s parking area and other features.

A third and somewhat perennial idea for BPAC has been to bring an artist’s eye to what is known as the “Fort Valley Wall.” This is a retaining wall on the west side of the Bashas’ and faces out to Fort Valley Road as it heads north out of Flagstaff. Part of the property and space includes the Flagstaff Medical Center’s campus.

“That’s one that is on our five-year plan and the idea is to have something on the wall and maybe in the foreground as part of it,” Di Lucido says. “We have to work with Bashas’ and the hospital to make sure it makes sense for them.

But it’s a great location for art because it’s a gateway when you’re coming from or going to the canyon from Flagstaff.

We think it’s a location where we can do something very cool.”

A final project of the several on the long-term plan involve a concept called “Art in the Alley,” where some of downtown Flagstaff’s alley spaces are transformed into artistic spaces that people can walk through and experience—possibly in some kind of interactive way.

A section of David Mullins’ King’s Inn Mural. Photo by Seth Muller

Still even more The big four The beauty of the growing fund and the dedication of BPAC is that Flagstaff could see, among other additions to the community, four major art projects in the coming years. One of the big ones on tap is to install a major sculptural work at the corner of Thorpe Road and Santa Fe Avenue at Thorpe Park. The idea is to dedicate a large space on that corner for a sculpture that would be a gateway to the park and all of the offerings in the area—as well as a work that is passed by for visitors going to and from Lowell Observatory.

“It’s a big project,” Di Lucido says.

“Probably $100,000 for the commission.

And we think it’s a good site but we’re trying to work out some of the details.”

These bigger projects are accompanied by some smaller though intriguing and innovative public art concepts.

BPAC recently approved a $2,500 grant for the “Telepoem Booth.” Writer and artist Elizabeth Hellstern is one of its co-creators and explains that the “Telepoem Booth invites the public to visit a vintage ’70s phone booth, look up verse listings in the Telepoem Book and rotary dial-a-poem to call the poem that was meant for you.” It’s slated for installation on March 25 next to Macy’s European Coffeehouse and the White Flag Coin-Op Laundry.

The Downtown Business Alliance also has other ideas, as it is integrated into the public art scene. It collects a district tax to further enhance improvements in the downtown area. Terry Madeksza, exec-

Part of the Mural Mice’s Route 66 mural. Photo by Seth Muller

utive director of the Alliance, says they are funding strong pieces of functional work in innovative and artistic bike racks, which will be on the streets this summer.

And Madeksza notes the DBA could be playing a role in bringing more public art projects to the streets.

“I would like to see more public art that causes something to stop and interact with it,” she says. “For example, we’re looking at doing free little libraries. I’d love to see them placed downtown and

work with local artists to give each of them a unique look … The libraries would encourage people to engage and linger.”

Madeksza echoes the sentiments of others involved in civic planning and improvements, as well as artists interviewed who have worked on public art projects.

“Public art is a priority,” she says. “It contributes to what makes a community unique. The more public art we have, the more attention we’ll get from visitors and residents.”

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Various Events | Thu 3.10 Coconino Center for the Arts: Youth Art Exhibition. Featuring 300 artworks, including paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics and more from Flagstaff students and schools. Free.

Runs through March. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat, N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 2300 Downtown Flagstaff: Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours in downtown Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and sampling food from seven different restaurants. Tours offered every weekend Thursday through Sunday. $40 per person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats.com. 213-9233

10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865

Music Events | Thu 3.10 The Green Room: Spiritual Rez. Reggae horn dance party from Boston, Mass. Opener: Tha ‘Yoties. 9 p.m. $7. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669

Main Stage Theater: 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

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 Spirit Room: Hank Erwin. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

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 $5 materials.

245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706

Raven Café: The Prescott Playboys. 8-9 p.m. Free.

142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009

Various Events | Fri 3.11 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

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Danish Girl. (4 p.m. Fri, Sat and Wed; 1 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17.) Carol. (7 p.m. Fri and Sun; 1 p.m. Sat; 4 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17.) $12, $9 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

Music Events | Fri 3.11

Orpheum Theater: Film screening: Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary (2014). Two shows. Early show: Doors open at 6 p.m., film starts at 6:30 p.m. Second show: Doors open at 8:30 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10. 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 Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “Weaving in the Clouds.” Showcasing the latest collection of fine, hand-woven Zapotec Rugs from Escalante, Utah.

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Lanning Gallery: “Nesting Together.”

Spotlighting Phil Lichtenhan found-wire nests and Bob Smith Raku vessels. Runs through March 13. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho.

Sedona. (928) 282-6865

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Hops on Birch: Tim Leavy. Folk and blues from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011

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

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

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7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Ardrey Auditorium: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Presents: Mozart & Mahler. Featuring Christina and Michelle Naughton on piano.

Conducted by Elizabeth Schulze. 7:30 p.m. (Preconcert conversation begins at 6:30 p.m.) $15.75$69.75. Tickets at www.flagstaffsymphony.org. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus. 774-5107

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Music Events | Fri 3.11

The Green Room: Abstract Rude. Hip-hop from L.A. Openers: MC Woes and Boom Box Bros. 9 p.m. $5 in advance, $10 the day of the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669

Hops on Birch: Black Lemon. Folk and pop from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011

Hops on Birch: Dave Logan and Brad Bays.

Americana from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011

Main Stage Theater: DJ Johnny K. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460

Main Stage Theater: decker. with the Invincible Grins. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460

Mia’s Lounge: Introverts. Indie-garage from Tucson.

9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Museum Club: Matt Farris. Country music from Lake Havasu City. 9 p.m. $5. Ages 21 and over. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Lounge Against the Machine. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona.

(928) 204-1300 Raven Café: Fish Out of Water. 8-9 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m.

Free. Al Foul. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 State Bar: Andy See and His Swingin’ Jamboree.

Rockabilly and swing from Flag. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

Various Events | Sat 3.12 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468

Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Kenzo. 3-6 p.m. Free. Open mic with James Turner. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Old Town Center for the Arts: Bresnan Unplugged.

Featuring guitarist Dan Bresnan, bassist Chuck Murcko, and Leslie Carroll. 7 p.m. (Complimentary wine tasting at 6:15 p.m.) $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $25 priority. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 634-0940 Raven Café: Laura and the Killed Men. 7-10 p.m. Free.

142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Solace. 2 p.m. Free. Black Forest Society. 9 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 6348809 State Bar: The Sir Harrison Band. Blues, funk and soul from Arizona. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday.

Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66.

774-2466

Wanderlust Brewing Co.: The Shepard’s Tone.

Americana and blues from Flag. 3-5 p.m. Free.

Taproom open from 2-8 p.m. 1519 N. Main Street, #102.

351-7952

Marshall Elementary School: Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@ taoist.org. 850 N. Bonito. 288-2207

Various Events | Sun 3.13

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Danish Girl. (4 p.m. Sat and Wed; 1 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m.

Tue and Thu, March 17.) Carol. (1 p.m. Sat; 7 p.m.

Sun; 4 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17.) $12, $9 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

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The Museum Club: Jackson Taylor. Country rock and honky tonk from Denver, Colo. 8 p.m. $10. Ages 21 and over. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Sedona Poetry Slam.

Headlined by Mona Faith Mousa. 7:30 p.m. $12. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907

Music Events | Sat 3.12 Altitudes Bar and Grill: Jacque Foreman. 7-10 p.m.

Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: R.I.P., Ice Sword and Home Invasion. Metal from Portland and Flag. 10 p.m. Free.

16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 Gopher Hole: Payback. Monthly soul, funk and oldies dance party. Featuring DJs Emmett White and Marty with special guest DJs. 9 p.m. Free if you’re snazzy, $5 if you’re lazy. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731

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 Firecreek Coffee Co: Pinestories. Story slam event in which participants share true stories (without notes) related to an ever-changing theme. Winners of each slam are chosen by audience vote and are advanced to a yearly grand slam making them eligible for special prizes. First and third Sunday of the month.

4-6 p.m. $2. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 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 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Danish Girl. (1 p.m. Sun; 7 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17; 4 p.m.

Wed.) Carol. (7 p.m. Sun; 4 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17.) $12, $9 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Sedona Faith and Family Film Festival Presents: Sheep Among Wolves. (2015).

4 p.m. Free (tickets required). Reserve a spot by calling or texting (928) 300-1477. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

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» Monte Vista Lounge: Trivia with Lindsay and Savanna. Every Sunday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 State Bar: Crafts on Draft: Sip, create and shop with Flagstaff General Store. Choose a craft, grab a glass of wine, learn new techniques, and make something fabulous. Noon-4 p.m. $5-$10 materials cost. 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 3.13 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.: Brad Bays & Friends.

Americana from Flag. 2-5 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66.

773-1442 The Green Room: Unwritten Law. Alt-rock from San Diego. Openers: Catch the Fire, Undefined and No Other Option. 8 p.m. $15 in advance, $18 the day of the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Speakeasy Sundays: Electro Swing Night. Classic cocktails. Classic movies.

7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 2023460

The Green Room: Escape the Fate. Rock from Las Vegas. Opener: New Years Day. 8 p.m. $16 in advance, $18 the day of the show. Ages 16 and over.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday.

8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Mondays. Hosted

by Red Bear. Every Monday. 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 3.15 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. 5:30-6:30 p.m. First class free. Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. 606-1435 Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Yoga for Absolute Beginners with Sabrina Carlson. Six-week class.

Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m. $97. Yoga mat and props provided. Signup at www.sabrinacarlsonyoga. com/store/beginners. 2150 N. 4th St. 863-5002 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Carol.

(4 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17.) The Danish Girl.

(7 p.m. Tue and Thu, March 17; 4 p.m. Wed.) $12, $9 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

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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.

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Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.-noon. flagstaff.az@ taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207

Taala Hooghan Infoshop: Dharma Punx meditation group every Tuesday. 8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www.taalahooghan.org

Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468

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 first and third (and occasional fifth) Tuesday. All are welcome to participate. 7 p.m. signup, 8 p.m. start. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

The Spirit Room: The Mods. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809

Gopher Hole: Game night. 9 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 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 Monte Vista Lounge: Mario Kart Monday with Sanchez. Play your favorite old-school video games on the big screen. Every Monday. 9 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971

Music Events | Mon 3.14 Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com.

1800 S. Milton Road. 556-0660

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Music Events | Tue 3.15 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Tuesdays. Hosted

by Red Bear. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460

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Mia’s Lounge: Foster Body, Heebie Jeebies and Trash Pit. Rock. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.

774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill.

9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Karaoke. Every Tuesday.

8 p.m. Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

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stars following the screening. 7 p.m. $12. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

Music Events | Tue 3.15

Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566

Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free.

6:30 p.m. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300

Various Events | Wed 3.16 Firecreek Coffee Co: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday.

Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $2. 22 E. Rte. 66. 7742266 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

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

Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468

Uptown Pubhouse: Team trivia with Carly Strauss.

7:30 p.m. Free. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551

Gopher Hole: Team Trivia. 9 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux.

774-2731

Music Events | Wed 3.16

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 Danish Girl. (4 p.m. Wed; 7 p.m. Thu, March 17.) Carol. (4 p.m.

Thu, March 17.) $12, $9 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: New York Film Critics Series: The Confirmation. Hosted live, via satellite, by Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers. Q&A with the director and film’s

The Green Room: The Koffin Kats. Punk, rock and psychobilly from Detroit. 8 p.m. $7 in advance, $10 the day of the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Bingo night. Hosted by Penny Smith. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Orpheum Theater: Crown the Empire. Rock and metalcore from Dallas, Texas. Openers: Message to the Masses and As Thick As Thieves. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 the day of the show. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 The Spirit Room: William Schwab hosts open mic night. 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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CLASSIFIEDS LOST AND FOUND FOUND Pet pigeon in Baderville. If lost, please call to ID. Call (928) 202-1971.

ACCOUNTING LMA Accounting Service, Tax prep for Businesses and Individuals. And Bookkeeping. Call 699-9183.

APPLIANCE REPAIR Appliance Repair in your home. Best in Flag w/27 yrs Experience! 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 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale.

Ready to burn. Call for info: 7790581

HANDY PERSON Licensed Contractor for all Your Home Remodel or Repair Needs. ROC# 265086. (928)-525-4072 All Home Repair & Remodeling. (928)310-9800. Carpentry, decks, drywall, stone & tilework, painting, roofing, flooring, landscaping & maintenance.

Not a licensed contractor.

Father & Son Handyman Window Cleaning, Paint, Plumbing, Floors, Shingles & Yard Cleaning. Whatever You Want! 928-380-7021 Not a Licensed Contractor A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint.

Mike, 928-600-6254 Free Estimates Not a Licensed Contractor A&V Handyman Bobcat, Plumbing, Framing, Painting, Electric, Roofing, Tile, Concrete Driveways, Decks, Maintenance. Adrian 928-607-0370 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

Handy man, framing, roofing, repair, decks, tile & more. Reasonable prices. Call 380-4486 Not a Licensed Contractor

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT Luky Handyman Flagstaff Licensed Remodeling Contractor Creative, Clean, Reliable www.lukyhandymanflagstaff. com ROC #235891 - 928.300.7275

HOUSE CLEANING G&C Cleaning. Excellence Makes a Difference! 928-600-4186 Daulton’s Premier Cleaning Services for residential, rentals, offices, constr.

Lic. 928-699-2368

LANDSCAPING Kiko’s Landscaping Pine Needles & Yard Clean-up Francisco Valdez @ 928-221-9877 or 814-4787 leave message. Not a licensed contractor

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

Call Gudi Cheff at 221-7474.

MISCELLANEOUS Licensed & Certified Personal Caregiver/CNA/Companion. Excellent references. Non-agency in home care since 1997. Serving Flagstaff/ Williams/Parks/Sedona. Long shifts.

(928) 853-4437 Downwinders Cancer Cases www. cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office 928-774-1200 Now buying elk and deer antlers. 928853-1419 or 928-214-0242. CALL JEFF AND GET PAID!

MOVING Professional Moving Service call Quick Move Local/long distance or labor only. 928-779-1774

PAINTING “Nick the Painter”, 25 yrs exp. Top Quality, Low Prices Small Jobs OK. Ref Avail. Interior/Exterior 928-2552677 Not a licensed contractor.

PEST CONTROL High Country Pest Control LLC Humane Animal Removal - Skunks, Squirrels etc.Spraying For Ants, Spiders, Bees, Wasps & other Pests. Lic. & Ins. #9184. App#110560. Don: 928-2213324

PET SERVICES Gofer Girl Friday. Pet Care & Personal Assistant. 928-607-1951 All Things Possible, LLC

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

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

779-2385

SNOW REMOVAL Driveways, Sidewalks, Roofs, Bobcat and Blower Can Pre-Schedule. 928310-0419

HELP WANTED F/T Financ. Admin. Asst. w/specif. billing, A/R, A/P edu. or exp. College deg. reqd. Benefit pkg. avail. Salary based on exp. Submit resume to Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, PLLC, 123 N. San Francisco St Ste 300, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Now is your opportunity to join our growing team and be a part of changing someoneÕs life while using your healthcare experience. Currently we are accepting applications for multiple positions. Apply at www. goodeyes.com or call 602-508-4877.

SKILLED TRADE Code Certified Welder Job ID #6085301 Farmington, NM PNM has an immediate opening for a Code Certified Welder to set up, operate, and maintain all types of electric arc,

electric resistance, and oxygen acetylene heating, cutting, fabrication, welding, and overlay equipment and tools. PREFERENCES: High school diploma or equivalent. Requires passing of three (3) PNM welder certification tests. (WPS-T4 Stainless Steel test; WPS-T2 Boiler Tube test; WPS-T1 Heavy Wall test.) Requires ability to operate both arc and oxygen acetylene welding equipment for fabrication purposes. To apply go to www.pnm.com/careers and read a full job description, register, upload a resume and answer all posting questions. Deadline is no later than March 20, 2016. PNM is an EEO/ AA employer. Women, minorities, disabled individuals and veterans are encouraged to apply.

HOME FURNISHINGS 20’ Sectional with 2 chairs, 2 recliner rockers, and 2 dividers with cup holders, free-standing rocker recliner & ottoman w/storage, brown leather looking fabric, $400 Call 928-6065792

GARAGE SALES WEST Thousands of barely used, name brand winter clothing. Non-profit fundraiser to support Nepal. Everything under $10. 113 E. Birch. Sat/Sun 7:00 to 4:00.

HOMES FOR SALE FSBO Home on 5+ beautiful, serene acres, bordering Picture Canyon.

3bdrm, 2ba, built in 2013 with a 43’x43’ barn, Doney Park water, forced air heat, cistern tank, and wrap around deck. Owner will Carry, $675,000. Call 928-699-1746

TOWNHOMES FOR SALE Highland Mesa townhome, 2 bdrm, 2.5 ba w/ loft, kitchen/dining area, fireplace in living room w/ vaulted ceilings. Nice, fenced backyard, int. paint coming soon. Close to shopping, trails, NAU, bus routes and more. $245,000. Call Coldwell Banker Dallas Real Estate at 928-526-5309 to see this home.

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED Studio apt., single occupancy, no pets.

Rent $725/mo. Deposit req’d. Call (928) 774-7727.

2bd/1ba in small complex on East

Side, great condit., new carpet, freshly painted, view of the peaks, 2 parking spaces, you pay utilities, available 3/2.

Rent: $765, Sec. deposit: $765. (312) 286-8646 or (773) 779-6661.

TOWNHOME UNFURNISHED 3 bdrm/1ba, 1100 sq. ft. Duplex, Avail now, appliances incl. pets Ok, small fenced yard. 2315 N Center #2, $1100/ mo. 1 yr lease. $3300 move-in. Call 928-527-3787

STORE AND OFFICE RENTALS 2223 A & B, 1 unit, a former literacy program space, 2700 sq. ft. $2600/ 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.

$30; Igloo Drinking Water Cooler, $10; Craftsman II Push Lawnmower 18”, $35. Call 928-774-4227.

Durango Cowgirl Boots, Ladies, Size 9M, Brand New, Never been worn, Pretty violet color, $50. Call 928853-6051 2 Microwaves - Magic Chef, Black 0.9 cu. ft., 900 watt, $35; Hamilton Beach, white 1.2 cu. ft., 1000 watt, $45. Both in excellent condition.

928-814-6378 Collections: Copper small misc. items, $30; China figurines, delicate white, rose, & pale green, $28; clowns $18; books paperbacks 0.25 hard copy 0.50 Call 928-526-1981

DOMESTIC AUTOS Little Gem - 2004 Ford Taurus LX, red, 42,000mi., new tires, all the bells and whistles, great shape. $4700 obo. Call 928-310-2989.

HYBRIDS 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid $2500 62600 miles, silver, automatic, leather, navigation, sunroof, excellent condition, dach@netscape.com, 623-869-9090

MOTORCYCLES 2011 Yamaha Star 250, 4085 mi., like new, $2950 obo. 928-526-4674

BARGAIN CORNER Nearly-new custom blue/wht. Cal. King duvet, skirt, Euro shams, throw pillows. Original $1000, sale $250 obo.

Call (928) 526-3860.

Guitar “Ovation” - Ultra series, approximately 20 years old. Made in USA. Beautiful condition, great sound.

Custom form-fitting case, $299. Call 774-7114 2000 Nissan Sentra engine, 4 cyl, runs good. $250. Call 928-255-3189 Qmadix vehicle powercharger w/ auziliary USB port, 2.1 amp (10w), new, $15. (2) Otterboxes SAM Gal. Note 4/ SAMS6, $30 ea; (2) Otterboxes I5, $10 ea. 928.266.0707 Mariner 4 Inflatable boat, 10&1/2’, rigid floor, oars, motor mount, and pump; $75. 928-286-0157 Makita 6095D Drill, Case, Bat Chg, Bat,

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NAPALM DEATH

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HEMLOCK

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Chris Pureka

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UNEARTH

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Father Figures

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