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LETTER FROM HOME

Hoghaan Insomniac Wrestling with imagined fear

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am nine years old. I am lying in our Hoghaan awake in the middle of the night. To my left and right my brothers and cousins are sleeping soundly beneath the blankets, dreaming dreams sheepskin bedding brings. I am awake to the full rhythmic snoring and occasional cough and sleep mumbles. I am trying to fall back asleep. ‌My mind is full of terror and other compositions of my young life. The moonlight pouring through the smoke hole washes the interior of our hoghaan in darker shadows, forcing all things metallic to shine on the periphery of the lighted square.

At the age of nine, I still Shonto have the mysteries of my Begay world intact. I see questions in all I still know in life. Many of these relate to stories of heroes and monsters I sit in awe hearing late into the winter night. My world is still a frightening place where spirits haunt the living and I always seem to stand out to the harshness.

The dark recesses of the hoghaan holds my attention as I imagine ancient ghosts and frightful creatures staring back. I try averting my gaze but it seems the more I try, the harder it is to ignore those vulnerable places. If I stare hard enough, the faint glow of eyes and teeth bare themselves in my late-night runaway imagination; staring into the inkiness where I know an innocent jacket and towels are hanging, where bridles and ropes hang, and where wash tubs and an axe lean against cedar posts of the wall. Some posts are lighter in shade and they take on figures I only feel and hear stalking the night outside, and those that are lying beneath sagebrushes out in the valley.

I hold the quilt closer as I feel my eyes growing drier from staring wide into the dark and frightful drama awaiting my dreams—a suspended drama for and by my own imagination and sensitivity. Cursed this night by insomnia. The hoghaan (do’awoosh’da’) is a safe and sacred home to my people, Dineh’, and from

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it flow all things healing and maintaining balance. Why would I now be in that holy womb in fright? The hoghaan has a valued sense of feng-shui and wabi-sabi; the clockwise motions of all who enter it and the placement of life’s responsibility in each of the four directions.

The doorway always faces the east to greet the rising sun. The place marked with White Shell and life’s entryway. The south being the direction of youth and innocence marked with turquoise. The west, the holy chores of loom works and medicine healing and marked with abalone shell. The north is the direction of wisdom, of strength as well as mystery and is marked with jet. In an unfortunate case of a death, corpses are carried out through the northern wall, dismantled, and the hoghaan is forever desecrated and abandoned as such.

The hearth sits below the smoke hole in the center of the cribbed log ceiling.

I sleep in the southern side with my

change? What happens after eighth grade when I have to leave for another school somewhere? Who will tend to the sheep and be friends to the sheepdogs? Will my pony return to its wild ways? Deep night thoughts and revelations are often times mellowed in the light of day, but deep in the night they scratch at my brain like ants on sweets.

I think of my cat (Maasi’), the guardian of the hearth. No respectful traditional Dineh’ would deprive a hoghaan of a Maasi’, the seer. The one who moseys, ganders, prances and even invades the lairs of the malevolent conspirators.

The guardian of the hearth (gish), the fire poker of juniper limb. Maasi’ purrs somewhere. Maasi’ senses spirits, I am taught. I am happy Maasi’ is present somewhere on the fringes of blankets.

Maasi’ is calm, why can’t I be calm?

Little cousin cries out in his sleep like a newborn lamb. Liken to pain inflicted, I wince painfully behind the curtain of clinched eyelids. He cries. I feel like I have no means to reach out. The hoghaan is quiet late except for movements of Hoghaan Insomnia by Shonto Begay. mysteries I feel. I lay there trying to conjure up a blessing chant for the protection of homes. I replay my father and a brothers and my parents sleep in the company of male chanters, strong voices northern direction. This is the comrising and falling as ancient songs petiposition of a traditional people’s home tioning the benevolent spirit. At some (Dineh’ bi’ghaan). My cousin moans and mumbles something low in his sleep. The point in the chant, I fall asleep, a deep sleep. voice does not seem to fit him and that only feeds into my insecurity. I try to P.S. These days, when I wake up on close my eyes as well, but there is not a way to do it. The dark smudge in the cor- those haunting hours, I do not try to fall ner where the loom stands seems to shift back asleep. I start my day. I make a pot slightly while I’m distracted by the night of coffee and read or write. A great cup of coffee seems to put me back to sleep voice. A cough comes from my brother within 20 minutes—deep with lucid as he shifts on his sheepskin bedding.

Someone farts. A giggle in sleep is always dreams. creepy. Each one of these boys is lost in their own nightmares of dreams and I A professional artist since 1983, Shonto Begay wonder which is worse: the sleep dream spends his time painting, writing and speaking drama or my current predicament? to audiences of all ages. With an Associates of I am a worrier and everything seems Fine Art degree from the Institute of American to be my concern, not the least of which Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. and a Bachelor of is the awful boarding school situation Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts where in two short weeks, we will return. and Crafts, his artwork has been featured in Will my friends be back this year to remore than 50 shows in galleries and museums main my friends? Will the bullies ever across the country.

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Micrograms Tipping the accumulation scale Dear Governor Ducey, My book Micrograms, a short book of microessays about micro things, was just published by New Michigan Press.

The micro essays include stories about microsoccer and microchips and microbursts and microclimates. This little book is part of a larger book about climate change and other environmental catastrophes and how little things can make big changes. For instance, at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, researchers there study how Nicole microorganisms can repair Walker polluted water. Example: Run-off from fertilizer used in agriculture sometimes results in nitrates in waterways, leading to overstimulation of algae, depriving fish of oxygen.

At the Biodesign Institute, they have found a microorganism that chemically reduces nitrates back into simple nitrogen. I write about Eric Glomski of Page Springs who, in building his vineyard, had to study the microclimates of Oak Creek and the air masses moving down from the mountains and swirling around the river to figure out where to grow his Chardonnay grapes best. By studying tiny organisms and making small manipulations, researchers and vintners can discover ways to rise to these big challenges.

I take heart in the tiny things. The way my son tucks my hair behind my ear.

The way my daughter scares me with her

zombie walk. The way my husband builds a fire in the wood stove. The small owl pellet I find at the bottom of the tree. The quick look to see, ah ha, there is an owl, or maybe just the wind, but either way, my eyes have been lifted up: the sky an embracing blue. Even goofy things, like a ball rolling down the sidewalk and stopping in a crack, or the sound of a rock kerplunking in a lake, these little things, these tiny delights, accumulate to make the difficult or the bad manageable—even, potentially, hopefully, fixable.

But then, there are days when the small things get me down. We did another road-side clean up on Huntington by Walmart. Cigarette butts, plastic Walmart bag, Styrofoam coffee cups, plastic bottle, plastic bag, hamburger wrappers, mini-bottles, plastic bags, plastic bottle,

CDs, plastic lids, plastic bag, plastic bag.

So many little things that are discarded, never thought about by the person letting them go out their car window. How can we make big changes when we’re still at a ’70s level of environmental awareness, Give a Hoot, Don’t pollute? Or not even there yet, with people tossing their cigarette butts on the ground, dropping their coffee cups, letting fly their plastic bags, plastic bags. I swear if you spent two hours cleaning up the roadside you would, instead of prohibiting Flagstaff from banning them, ban the plastic bags from all the land, or at least all of Arizona.

I said to Zoe, “If there were no plastic bottles, plastic bags, or cigarette butts, there would be almost nothing for us to clean up. No more orphaned highways in need of adoption.�

The plastification not only of the streets and fields and sidewalks but the whole planet, wrapped in plastic. Preserved, maybe, but, like a 2-liter 7-Up bottle lying in the sun, getting ever-hotter.

I think of the accumulation of plastic— that plastic patch in the ocean the size of Texas, the way the plastic turns particulate but never disappears. The way the tiny plankton eat it, the tuna eat it, the whales eat it. The plastification not only of the streets and fields and sidewalks but the whole planet, wrapped in plastic.

Preserved, maybe, but, like a 2-liter 7-Up bottle lying in the sun, getting ever-hotter.

Accumulation is a neutral term. Things accumulate for the better and for the worse. I guess the whole system is one of balance. Someone pollutes the water; someone finds a microorganism to eat the pollutant. Someone tosses a water bottle out the window; someone else picks it up.

Balance, in itself, doesn’t necessarily register as good or bad, either, and yet, as the legislation has been so against the many in favor of the few of late, I am hoping the individual actor, though small, will begin to act, to accumulate, to add up, and tip the scale.

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 March 26, 2016.

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» Thursday | 3.31 HERE’S PKN AT YOU‌ Twenty images in as many seconds—this is the parameter of PechaKucha Night.

Why? Because the original forum was made for architects who apparently don’t know when to shut it (the creators’ sentiment, not ours!) The first night of its kind was held in Tokyo, Japan, February 2013, and now the world-wide phenomenon that offers young designers, artists and literary buffs to gather, network and display their work to the masses is burgeoning in Flagstaff.

The local iteration is just one of 800 cities worldwide that host PechaKucha throughout the year. With each of the 20 slides showing for 20 seconds, presenters can discuss whatever moves them from art and design to stories and innovative ideas. Flag’s Volume 1 night will have presenters discussing tiny houses, boat building, 3D printed sculptures, zero-energy and loads more in less than seven minutes apiece. Hop on the boat at the Gopher Hole, 23 N. Leroux, beginning at 5:30 p.m. www.pechakucha.org.

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THE TAYLOR SWIFT 21DAY GRAND CANYON OPENS AT 11:00 SING-ALONG ROW TRIP‌

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s many of us know, Taylor Swift is filled with boundless energy and is always up for a challenge. We just don’t know how she does it all. What a firecracker, that one. And you can join her for her next major project. Just head up to Lees Ferry faster than Katy Perry to join the famed pop singer on her big float down the Grand for a 21-day row and sing-along. It launches on April First.

Not in your “Wildest Dreams” could you imagine such a magical time as you follow the Swift current downstream, almost Taylor made for you. Sure, you might fall in the river, but you can always “Shake It Off.” And it’s not unusual for long river trips to have some “Bad Blood” among passengers. But the Swiftster will make sure everyone is “Safe & Sound.” There is a “Blank Space” on the boat waiting for you to fill it. This trip will live on forever. Or it’s gonna go down in flames.

You can tell her when it’s over, if the high was worth the pain. Guest rowers will be required to sing the whole time until each Taylor Swift song is firmly planted in the head, never to be released. And even as she handles the big oars and crashes through the thunderous rapids, you know she’ll never miss a beat, because she’s lightning on her feet.

» Thu-Sat | 3.31-4.2 COMMOTION IN THE OCEAN‌ In 1980, suburban Rhode Island jolted when Cumberland High School student Aaron Fricke invited his boyfriend Paul Guilbert to prom. But when the school’s principal repeatedly denied their requests, the resulting case saw favor fall on Fricke in U.S. District court. Challenging ignorance, bullying and the struggles of the LGBTQ community, Fricke penned his experiences coming out in Reflections of a Rock Lobster, which Burgess Clark of Boston Children’s Theatre adapted into an acclaimed stage drama. Under the direction of Canyon Moon Theatre founder and BCT director, Mary Guaraldi, 39 hand-picked professionals and Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy students will tell Fricke’s story that remains poignantly relevant today. Performances at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road, take place Thu and Fri at 7 p.m. with talkbacks to follow. Sat, April 2 performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before show. Tickets are $8–$15, with discounts available. Purchase tickets at Bookman’s or order through (800)-8383006 or brownpapertickets.com.

Hot Picks » Thu-Sun | 3.31-4.3 WE ARE SO OUT OF LITERARY PUNS RIGHT NOW‌

With all the crazy literary and poetic happenings in town (like our cover story on the Telepoem Booth), we are completely out of literary puns, quips and witty alliterations.

We can’t even come up with a good Hemmingway joke. So, we’ll just get on with it. A group of local poetry enthusiasts hope to help grow the lit scene even further (after tons and tons of literary blooming) through the SO LIT Poetry Festival, which kicks off its first year with several poetic happenings this week. The lineup includes an opening reading Thursday at 6 p.m., the “Night of Mirth” gala Friday at 8 p.m. at Firecreek Coffee Co. and the “One Night Stanza Poem Decathlon” Saturday at 8 p.m., also at Firecreek. The Barley Rhymes event that’s tied to the fest is at 8 p.m. Sunday at Southside Tavern. “The SO LIT Poetry Festival was conceived of by a few of us as a kind of yearly celebration to complement the Northern Arizona Book Fest in September, to keep momentum around the literary form in Flagstaff strong in the first half of the year,” noted one of the festival organizers, Lydia Paar in a recent interview. “Events are meant to be eclectic, gregarious, all-welcoming, often lightly competitive and specifically designed to engage and humor our participants.” Each event is a $5 suggested donation that benefits the Flagstaff Literary Center. A $15 “poetic license” provides access to all events. Get the full lineup by checking out the SO LIT Flagstaff Poetry Festival page on Facebook.

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Third Eye Blind amid the desert. Courtesy photo Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” and “I’ll Never Let You Go.” And just this weekend an Atlanta man was arrested after “barging onto 3EB’s tour bus,” as the Athens Banner-Herald reports. The 28-year-old man allegedly boarded the bus to tell the guys he enjoyed their set, but wound up in a tussle with the band’s manager. See? Never a dull moment for this five-piece. Aside from the antics of fervent fans, 3EB has undergone internal shifts in their decades-long career, and now sports the poptuned timbre of Stephan Jenkins and drummer Brad Hargreaves as the OG core, but have brought in other members to tackle their tunes, recently compiling a new album, Dopamine, in 2015. So slap on the black lipstick and party like it’s 1999 at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, with Bad Bad Hats opening up the night. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $39 the day of the show. 556-1580. www.thirdeyeblind.com.

Early last week, the greater Arizona creative community felt the shockwaves of loss ripple from ground zero here in Flagstaff when one of its most beloved creatures passed.

Rafe Sweet has long been regarded as a reckoning force in the music scene for his shredding guitar work with a number of bands, recording countless local and touring groups over the years—so many of whom called him a dear friend—or educating young bloods coming up in the ways of guitar and drums. In a stunning reminder of Sweet and the music he was instrumental in fostering, the Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge, 100 S. San Francisco, is hosting a fundraiser and celebration for the young musician featuring raffles that will raise funds for Sweet’s family while local bands and DJs like Black Lemon, the Blenders, Kip Killagain, Kelly Smash and Boom Box Bros. provide the jams.

Celebrate the Life of Rafe Sweet beginning at 6 p.m.

Visit the event’s Facebook page to learn more or donate to the Gofundme set up in his honor.

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or the past 30 minutes I’ve just sat here, staring at a blank computer screen, watching as the cursor flashes, flashes, flashes. I thought I had an inkling of what to write, but the truth is I honestly have no idea where to begin. Instead, I find myself drifting away as I listen to and reflect on all of the good vibes I’ve felt in front of a Pumpkin stage. ‌On Sat, March 25, I learned that myself, along with the many good friends he had right here in town Andrew and fans across the globe, Wisniewski would be saying goodbye to Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Nicholas “Pumpkin” Alvarado. As the heavy blow spread across social media like wildfire, his longtime friend Sammy Bliss confirmed the unexpected news on the artist’s Facebook page, saying, “I have the unfortunate responsibility of conveying the saddest news possible. It’s with a completely broken heart that I need to let you all know that Nick died in a car accident last night in Texas, on his way to a festival.”

He was 33 years old.

A huge fixture in the transformational festival scene, Nick shared a deep connection with his fans, both personally for those who knew him, and best of all, through his music. Beloved for his bouncy, upbeat DJ sets that thread together a seemingly endless collection of remixes from just about every genre and era imaginable, along with original cuts, he always played to a dancefloor filled with smiling faces and moving bodies.

The first time I partied with Pumpkin was at the Woogie Stage at Lightning in a Bottle in 2012. It was there with good friends and a worry-free mind that Pumpkin’s reputation of spinning “music to fall in love with” worked its magic and took firm hold of me. Under a warm Southern California sun, the colorful crowd grooved every which way as umbrellas twirled, beach balls took flight, and bubbles, too, caught a ride on the breeze without so much as a care in the world.

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val-goers, Nick found his way to Flagstaff with regularity. One of his most memorable sets was in the summer of 2013 at the Green Room’s Electric Kingdom, where he mixed it up beautifully to a jam-packed house. By the time the lights switched on, not a soul in the building wore an article of dry clothing or an expression that wasn’t an incandescent grin stretching from ear to ear. In the summer of 2014, Nick returned with a slot on the Firefly Gathering lineup, and later that fall to the Orpheum, for which I interviewed him and penned a story. To this day, among the many great artists I’ve had the good fortune to speak with, he remains one of the most gracious and kind, fully in tune with the reality that he was living a dream. And when we met face-to-face at the show, that same light continued to shine bright.

These are just a few of many sets he’d played in Flagstaff, though without anyone knowing it, his last was a little more than a month ago at the Green Room on February 20 of this year—yet another to remember marked by nostalgic, feel-good jams sprinkled by a one-of-a-kind musical touch.

For so many, Pumpkin radiated nothing but positive vibes. And like so many, wonderful memories are forever attached to his music: Dancing feet. Hugs upon hugs upon hugs. Flashing lights. Rising and setting suns. A kiss for the ages. Smiling so much it hurt so good. A head high up in the clouds.

More kisses. More dancing. And beautiful, beautiful chaos.

As Pumpkin, Nick created a cozy little niche for himself in the electronic music scene, and when you saw his name on a festival lineup or bill, it was something you didn’t want to miss. Sadly, his journey ended far too soon. Why is it always the good ones?

Once a shining beacon on stage to which so many would magnetically drift, Nick leaves behind a rich tapestry of electric tunes that can be called upon whenever we need lifting up—greatness that can always be heard.

Throw up your hands in the shape of a heart. Somewhere above, Pumpkin is looking down doing the same as the record spins.

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looked up at me, in silence. I smiled and asked, “How about that shoot-out on Heliotrope, huh? Did you catch those guys?”

They remained silent until one officer turned to another and said, “That’s where that great fro-yo place is.” They resumed their conversation and I nodded politely and walked “ma’am.” Stumped by politeness, albeit tem- backward to my seat.

Once I moved to Flagstaff, my relationship porary, I vamped a little—“Yeah, well, your with the police developed. From California, beer cans and cigarette butts suck, too—and I had only heard of this thing called a “warnwent back to bed.

Not wanting to repeat that embarrassment ing,” but assumed it was mere myth. But after I moved here and received said warning, I and hoping they’d be more effective, I called stared at the officer as if I were Charlie Bucket the cops this time.

I can’t think of another relationship analo- with the last golden ticket. Having no idea gous to that of civilian and cop. I ask them for what he’d said to produce this slack-jawed help, yet they intimidate me because they have effect, the officer wished me a good day and walked backwards to his car. job security and guns. And I tend to gravitate I also get to run into the same officers here, toward, and annoy, people I’m afraid of.

Once, in Los Angeles, I was having lunch at providing more opportunity to really get to a vegan café because I was feeling holy. Across know another. One night, walking down Milthe street, a gang shooting erupted in front of ton, I saw a young man running toward me with a cop close at his heels. Straight Outta Scoops, a fro-yo joint highly rated on Yelp. It Compton hadn’t been released yet so I wasn’t took me a while to notice because I was busy bold enough to body-check him, although I thinking, “It is true: backfiring cars do sound like gun shots.” About a week later, in the same imagined in exquisite detail the ticker tape parade I’d receive for doing so. But I did meekly neighborhood, I saw a group of officers at a yell out a “Hey!” before the perp and officer café. I walked up to them, interrupted their passed me. The next day, I arrived at the poconversation and exclaimed, “Hey!” They

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ast week, I called Flagstaff PD to make yet another noise complaint about my upstairs neighbors. I’m pretty sure I get a free gyro with my next call.

It’s not like I haven’t confronted my neighbors many, many times myself. Usually it’s around the Devil’s hour when I wake up to either 4 Non Blondes or the classic dance hit, “Mm cha, mm cha, mm cha.” I’ll then throw on my pink jammies, go outside and shout to them under their Adrienne balcony. Last time though, Bischoff I went straight to their door and hurled expletives, letting fatigue win over good judgment. I think what emboldened me was having seen Straight Outta Compton. I conjured up Ice Cube when he confronts Paul Giamatti, but was met with, “I’m sorry ma’am.

Please calm down.” Ice Cube was never called

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lice station for a ride-along because, again, that’s unheard of back home. Also, why not?

When I met up with my police officer, it was the same officer from the previous night. I told him about my “Hey!” and asked did he hear me. He didn’t. I explained that I’d considered physically stopping the perpetrator; he was impressed, I’m sure.

There’s another officer I keep running into who helped me out after a car accident.

When he searches my backpack at city council meetings, I shout, “Hey! Remember me?”

And then I ask him a law question. (Showing an interest in someone’s line of work is a key conversational skill.) Or when I see him walking the beat, I’ll ask him, “Are you walking the beat?” Then, by coincidence, he usually walks through the nearest unlocked door. To search for perps, I bet.

There’s no law against being awkward—I know, I’ve asked—so I’m hoping the police will still respond to my calls. If not, I’ll have to accept nonstop 4 Non Blondes. Or treat my neighbors to a Spotify account.

Adrienne Bischoff is part of NAU’s MFA Creative Writing program, and is a regular film reviewer for Flag Live. She hopes her neighbors don’t recognize her picture or name.

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films, and I am sure that was exactly the intent. ‌Honestly, Batman v Superman started out really strong and had me fully engaged right out of Batman v the gate. Forty-five Superman: minutes in and I was on track to be Dawn of Justice totally wound up to see a bunch more Directed by Zack Justice League Snyder films. Right away Ben Affleck laid to Rated PG-13 rest any concerns I had about him taking on the role HARKINS of Batman, and the THEATRES opening scenes that show Bruce Wayne’s perspective on the climatic events of Man of Steel made for some pretty great filmmaking.

Unfortunately, it just wasn’t meant to last. As the film rolls on it descends a bit more into clichés and stereotypes. Batman’s obsession to bring down Superman

becomes less believable, and Lex Luthor starts to become more of a mad man and less of an evil genius. Too much time was spent setting up future installments of the franchise and some of the great tension that is built through the first half of the film is allowed to bleed off without effect.

So, Batman v Superman didn’t exactly hit it out of the park, but it was still an

enjoyable film. I was especially pleased that the movie had its own look and feel that set it apart from its competition.

Had it felt like some kind of Avengers or X-Men clone I could have easily found nothing to like about this film, but as it is I am cautiously optimistic at what the future holds for DC Comics on the big screen.

for, partly because he’s the only one that isn’t a self-centered millennial. They become friends, but Doris crosses boundaries that she’s too socially clueless to recognize.

The scene where she confesses her love is so cringe-worthy—in a Adrienne Bischoff good way—I pulled my Hello, My hair over my eyes. irector and writer Michael ShowalName is Aside from Field’s ter, known for his roles as Coop in Doris scene-stealing perforWet Hot American Summer (2001) mance, the film delivers and cast member of The State, teamed up a few timely jokes. At with his NYU screenwriting student, Laura Directed by a party Doris learns Terruso, to write Hello, My Name is Doris.

Michael what kids these days are The story, based on Terruso’s short script Showalter up to: knitting circles, about an older woman falling in love with hand-cut chocolate her younger co-worker, was a hard sell to Rated R bars wrapped in haikus, financiers, but with Showalter at the helm and gay pre-schools. and Sally Field in the titular role, Doris acOf course, they love her tually picked up a distributor. Good for the HARKINS THEATRES because her style and little film that could. sense just happen to be ‌But is it any good? all the rage again.

Yes and sort of. Sally Field brings depth That is my major and dignity to a role that is unfortunately point of contention: the written as a stereotype. Field plays Doris, story wants to have it both ways. Doris is a single woman in her 60s who, instead at once out-of-touch and of the moment. of starting her own life, cared for her sick She’s shy yet fearless. She’s traditionally mother so her brother could go to school unattractive yet untraditionally attractive. and have a career. And, yeah, she’s a cat lady. One day at work, she meets John (Max It’s a writer’s cop-out, as is the cliffhanger Greenfield), a younger man whom she falls ending.

The heart of the problem is that Doris is not the character to change people’s minds about older woman/younger man romances. It’s not her age that makes Doris unappealing—Sally Field is still more adorable and attractive than many younger women—but her naiveté. And John, her love interest, not only has youth on his side but

confidence and power. Doris had a lot of potential to be powerful, alluring and still eccentric, but those traits weren’t developed, presumably to make her more sympathetic.

I’m all for a film that aims to break stereotypes; it just can’t do it while operating within them. That said, Doris is a reminder why we really like Sally Field.

Sam Mossman icking up where 2013’s Man of Steel left off, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice depicts the repercussions of the appearance of Superman (Henry Cavill) and his epic battle with Zod in the city of Metropolis. The crux of the film revolves around Batman’s (Ben Affleck) belief that anyone with Superman’s vast power is ultimately a threat to mankind as a whole. He takes it upon himself to put Superman’s power in check. Add in some meddling by the maniacal genius Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) and an extra hand from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and we’re finally starting to see all of DC Comics’ big names sharing time on the big screen. Despite Batman’s prominence in this film, Batman v Superman plays out much less like a Batman film and much more like the first of the Justice League

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May–September romances Dan Stoffel n Hello, My Name is Doris (check our review left on page 10), a 70-year-old Sally Field plays the title character, a woman who has a crush on a much younger man (played by 36-year-old Max Greenfield). This seems like a perfect opportunity to discuss some of my personal favorite big-screen May-September relationships.

Lost in Translation | 2003 Writer/director Sophia Coppola’s sophomore effort stars Bill Murray as an American actor relegated to filming Japanese whiskey commercials in Tokyo. A stranger in a strange land, he spends most of his time at his hotel, where he meets young Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), another bored American who wiles away her time in the bar while her husband (Giovanni Ribisi) works in the city. The two become friends as they explore ‌Harold and Maude | 1971 the city, with much of their frustration and This, to me, is the grandma of them all.

Harold (Bud Cort) is a privileged young man bemusement unspoken. Coppola and her actors show that relationships needn’t be obsessed with mortality; he loves to torture his mother by staging elaborate death scenes. hampered by age differences or even by physical attraction; Lost in Translation is When he notices a quirky old woman (Ruth that rare comedy filled with sadness that Gordon) attending strangers’ funerals just really works. like he does, the two strike up a strange and beautiful relationship. With a classic Cat Paris, Texas | 1984 Stevens soundtrack and memorable perThe great character actor Harry Dean formances by Cort and Gordon, Harold and Stanton is featured in a rare starring role in Maude is just as watchable 45 years after its German director Wim Wenders’ haunting release.

Palm d’Or winner. Stanton plays a man who has disappeared for four years and has lost Lolita | 1962 his memory. After reconnecting with his What do you get when you pair the brother (Dean Stockwell) and young son groundbreaking filmmaker Stanley Kubrick with the innovative Russian-American writer (Hunter Carson), he sets out with the boy on a road trip through the southwest to find Vladimir Nabokov, collaborating on the adhis estranged, much younger wife (Nastassja aptation of Nabokov’s controversial story of a college professor infatuated with a 12-year- Kinski). Written by L.M. Kit Carson and old girl? You get Lolita, starring James Mason Sam Shepard, it’s a beautiful, affecting film about obsession, possessiveness and reas Humbert Humbert and Sue Lyon as the titular nymphet. The screenplay, also written demption, and the slide guitar soundtrack

by Nabokov, tones down the sexuality of the by Ry Cooder is worth the price of admission by itself. Slow and quiet, I could watch book, focusing instead on the humor, but it Paris, Texas over and over again. works.

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Masters of Brewtality

The sour side of serendipity Mike Williams ome of the best things in life are accidents, like chocolate chip cookies, a drunken extra nailing John Malkovich with a beer can, and a solid chunk of our readership. Continuing that proud tradition, Historic Brewery recently unveiled their “How Now Brown Sour,” a delicious barrel-aged sour brown ale that came about completely thanks to the perfect mix of luck, mountains of beer knowledge, and good, old-fashioned screwing up. Masters of Brewtality sat down with brewer Kristen Ewer to discuss her happy mistake.

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Brewery: Historic Brewing Co. Name of brewer: Kristen Ewer Beer name: How Now Brown Sour Type of hops used: Magnum, Mt. Hood Type of yeast used: California Ale Yeast, house strain Type of malt: Deer Lord, Pilsner, Munic 20 Lovibond, Wheat, Carapils, Crystal 60 and Chocolate ABV: 5.8% IBU: 12

customer standpoint, people tend to assume that anything barrel aged is automatically going to be sour, which isn’t the case. But this was just a happy accident and it’s one of the reasons I love barrel aging. You put something in a barrel and just hope it comes out one way. That’s just the mystery and magic!

We’re guessing there was bacteria in the barrel that brought out the notes of acidity and vinegar in the beer, but it turned out to be a great representation of the style either way.

Where were the hops sourced from?

We get our hops from Lamet Valley Hops who sources from Oregon, Europe and Australia.

Can you take us through the brewing system used on this?

Of course! We’ve got a two-vessel, 15 barrel pub system. In most brew pubs, you don’t have a lot of space, so we combined our mash and lauter into one vessel and our kettle and whirlpool into another. The mash/lauter ton sits on the hot liquor tank, so it’s all very compact.

Where do you look for inspiration when you’re coming up with a new kind From the brewer Mike Williams: How did this beer come of beer?

I look to the culinary world for inspiraabout? tion. It’s two worlds that mesh well together.

Kristen Ewer: Originally, it was Deer Lord aged in two wine barrels for over a year. You’re always pairing food with beer, so it’s easiest to think of how the flavors would I transferred it into our carbonating vessel and it was intensely sour. I was having a hard taste in a dish. For this one, I was thinking time even doing tasting notes because it was about eating a steak, some mashed potatoes, and a bunch of gravy with it. Heavy on the so sour. But, that’s one of the things that happen when you age in barrels. It went in an fat side, then the sour would cut the flavors nicely. Also, I was really hungry (laughs). easy drinking rye beer and just sitting there, who knows what happened. I think we’d put Food inspires a lot of things in life, why not beer? some bret in there before with something else, but it came out super sour. So, I blended How’d you get into brewing? it with 50 percent fresh Deer Lord and it Homebrewing; like many of my other wound up with a really nice sweet flavor up brewing brethren. And sister-thren … front, followed by a sour that hits you in the That’s a thing, right? And, again, like so back of the mouth, and it finishes up sweet many others, I was unhappy with what I was again. Kind of like a Sour Patch Kid! doing professionally. I was uninspired and bummed out that adult life seemed to suck so Most difficult aspect of representing much. It dawned on me that someone has to this style? be making all this beer for a living and they’re This was our first strong sour. We’ve probably getting paid for it. That could be done a couple before, but they’re on the me! It took me a couple years to finally get off easy-drinking side of it, like the Ryan Goseling. It was a lot less intense. But, from a my a**, but I eventually headed to Scotland 12 | flaglive.com | March 31-April 6, 2016

Historic Brewing Co. brewer Kristen Ewer. Photo by Mike Williams and got into one of their brew schools. From there, I got a job right after graduating.

Final bonus question … If the Devil brought a bomber to Heaven, what would he bring?

Alaskan Brewery’s Hop Turn IPA. I used to love IPAs, but tastes turned and if I drink them now it’s something special. It blew me away. Sneakily 8 percent, so drinkable, and it might put angels on their a** so he could hustle in!

Masters of Brewtality is a monthly feature that brings a Flagstaff-based craft brewery and one of their top beers to the table. Each month we’ll pick a new beer, sit down with one of the brewers, and pick their brain with a set of questions—both serious and funny—so we can learn more about some of our favorite local beers and the folks who brew it all up. We just started our second cycle of breweries, which means the process has begun again, this time with new beers and a fresh batch of more-focused questions. On tap next month: Dark Sky Brewing Co.

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I Pinestories creator and organizer Ashley ‘Wil’ Williams. Photo by Gretchen Hornberger

f I had to describe Flagstaff’s vibe in three ways, I’d say: huggable ponderosa pines, stargazing for days, and live creative writing.

No, this isn’t a word association test in which I ask you, dear reader, to select the choice that doesn’t belong in a set of three. It’s just a fact.

Flagstaff’s literary scene is on point, and it continues to raise the bar each and every year. Last year alone brought performance poets Buddy Wakefield and Andrea Gibson to local venues Firecreek Coffee Co. and the Green Room. Let’s not forget we also hosted the Northern Arizona Book Festival and the NonFictionNOW Conference last fall. Flagstaff continues to support local creative writing at weekly and bi-weekly events like Northern Arizona University’s Narrow Chimney Reading Series and the Poet’s Den, both at Uptown Pubhouse, as well as Barley Rhymes at Southside Tavern and Flagstaff Poetry Slam at Firecreek.

This Sunday, Flagstaff will add to its literary resume the inaugural So Lit Poetry Fest, a weekend of literary trivia and readings; and with it will come Pinestories Grand Slam, which exists as the final no-notes-allowed creative nonfiction story slam of the winter-spring season. The event, also taking place at Firecreek, will feature past winners of this season’s story slams as they battle it out for the title of Pinestories Official Storyteller.

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The crowd looks on during the “Whoops” themed story slam in January. Photo by Gretchen Hornberger

Spicy Jack tells his tale.

Photo by Gretchen Hornberger.

For Ashley “Wil” Williams, creator of Pinestories Story Slam, Flagstaff’s literary scene is more than just a niche group that comes together in support of local literature. It’s an expression of a community with a unique gravitational pull.

“Flagstaff is known for being ‘hippy-dippy,’ but those who make roots here know that while that’s true, it’s because it’s filled with people who care,” Williams, who works at NAU’s Center for International Education, says. “The literary events here aren’t just about the art, they’re about the people.”

In addition to being home to hikers who share Williams’ enthusiastic “escape for the mountains,” she says Flagstaff also has a reputation of transience, which isn’t always as thrilling.

“To be honest, I looked to our literary scene because I was just really lonely,” she says. “Living in a town where the population has such a high turnover rate, I just felt a little isolated after all my friends had graduated and left. I turned to the poetry slam knowing that there would be like-minded people there, started performing, and just felt so welcomed by this incredible community of artists.”

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Williams has been writing “silly short stories and the like” for as long as she can remember, but she started seriously pursuing writing again after participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month and regularly attending local literary events. But she never saw herself as an event coordinator.

“The idea [for a story slam] was already planted in my head from a few friends having a show on KJACK where they told stories each week,” she says. “I think mostly, though, I was just shocked nobody had done it yet.”

Williams then approached Slam Master John Quinonez of Firecreek who offered support and a venue. Three weeks later, Pinestories held its inaugural event on December 6 of last year.

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Although Williams has always been fond of creative nonfiction, her passion for the “underrated genre” really blossomed after taking a college-level creative nonfiction workshop with NAU’s creative writing professor and Pinestories semi-finalist Jane Armstrong.

From left: Pinestories winners Jane Armstrong, Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom, Gina Byars and Jessica Clark with Ashley ‘Wil’ Williams. (Winners not pictured: Ian Keirsey, Mare Tempe, Luis Fernandez and Morgan. Photo by Catherine Ryan

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“[In the workshop], I realized just how interesting, insightful, and oftentimes therapeutic it can be to both read and write,” she says. “My family is huge and very Italian, which means I grew up surrounded by storytellers.”

After “really getting into podcasts” in college, Williams stumbled on the acclaimed podcast The Moth, which acquainted her with story slams.

“Story slams have been popping up across the country, and Flagstaff’s literary community is so spectacular, it just seemed like it would fit right in,” she says. “For me, it was less about adding storytelling to a poetry slam and more [about] adding a poetry slam to telling stories.”

She said she decided to make the storytelling event laid back, but also competitive because of the distinct challenge it brings.

“I started with the idea of the stories, but the competitive aspect is there because I think it can be very easy for someone to go on stage, tell a story very plainly, get applause, and sit back down,” Williams says. “The competitive element elevates the performance aspect of a story. You can’t just bank on your words and

applause; you have to actively engage your audience emotionally.”

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Up until this weekend’s Grand Slam, Pinestories storytellers have been confined to a few rules: stories must be no longer than 15 minutes in length, they must be true and from performers’ own lives, they must be told completely from memory, and they must be focused on a particular week’s theme. Past themes include “Stranded,” “Fish Out of Water,” “Whoops,” “Home for the Holidays,” “Beginnings,” “I Used to Think …,” “Home” and “Let it Burn.” Williams says the themes are particularly significant because they “both focus and inspire creative works,” which she believes also promote diversity. “[The theme] varies the storytellers because not everyone will have a story to fit each theme,” she says. “While I obviously love our returning storytellers, I don’t want to alienate new ones. I want Pinestories to feel very welcoming and open to new people

Photo by Gretchen Hornberger.

“Story slams have been popping up across the country, and Flagstaff’s literary community is so spectacular, it just seemed like it would fit right in. For me, it was less about adding storytelling to a poetry slam and more [about] adding a poetry slam to telling stories.”

o Ashley ‘Wil’ Williams p instead of enabling the idea of a literary clique, which I feel could happen very easily with only six performance slots per event.”

And practicing diversity is essential to Pinestories’ mission.

“So far, we’ve mostly had a mix of people from the Flagstaff literary community and Flagstaff locals,” she said. “My dad has performed twice, and we’ve even had people on stage who just happen to be visiting Flagstaff. It’s been an interesting mix, and I’d love to see it become more and more diverse.”

While selecting themes for each bi-weekly story slam was a no-brainer, Williams says opting out of a theme for the Pinestories Grand Slam was a decision that required a lot of deliberation.

“For a long time, I just couldn’t find a theme that was good enough for the Grand Slam,” she says. “My next worry was that not every winner would have a story they could put to a theme, and I wanted to make sure that every winner who wanted to compete absolutely could.

Because the Grand Slam can’t bring new storytellers in, dropping the theme seemed like the best possible choice.”

She thinks the absence of theme will affect performers in the best possible way.

“Figuring out your best story is a huge challenge for most people, especially when you’re up against people who have proven how great they are on stage,” she says.

“This event is for the cream of the crop, and I think turning the burner up a little will make for a really fierce competition for everyone.”

Even though she still gets nervous before performing poetry, Williams does have some tips for aspiring writers and performance artists.

“A good slam story is one that will connect with the audience,” she says. “Past [Pinestories] winners have all been genuine, engaging, and well-staged. There’s no connection quite like seeing someone’s art and seeing yourself in it, so tell the stories you need to tell, whether it’s funny, heartbreaking—anything.”

Pinestories Grand Slam goes down at Firecreek Coffee Co., 22 E. Rte. 66, on Sun, April 3 at 4 p.m. There is $2 cover at the door. For more info, visit Pinestories Grand Slam’s Facebook page. To learn more about the festival, which runs from Thu, March 31–Sun, April 3, also see So Lit Flagstaff Poetry Festival on Facebook.

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On the Wall

Going with the flow of artistic abstraction

Diandra Markgraf ilver bells and cockle shells are not the stuff of all art. On the contrary, two creatives on the ArtWalk path are capturing all facets of abstract expressionism between the movement, emotive and meditative balance this First Friday.

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‌Limitless Many have met Jill Sans at the end of a needle as she augments aesthetics with body modifications like piercings and permanent cosmetics at Burly Fish Tattoo. But Sans pursues artistic meditation in many forms that connect ancient traditions to contemporary evolution.

“I have always had art in my life,” says the artist with a background in visual communications. But computer-based design remained unfulfilling, and she made the transition to Burly Fish where she could work with her hands. “Adorning people’s bodies with jewelry was something totally different—a living canvas has a whole other set of rules and limitations.”

This artform allowed Sans to dive into symmetry and balance on and off human canvases while tattooers exposed her to global traditions and symbolism. Her creative endeavors, she says, have been a lesson in experimentation from layering acrylic paint on wood panels or her more recent block prints.

“It is important for me to feel everything I am doing,” Sans says.

Abstract symbolism and motifs in Sans’ work root in balance and meditative practices. The artist says meditation is key to accessing her creativity, maintaining focus and clarity, while tapping into something beyond herself and letting go to move forward.

“There can also be this space for transformation, to transform suffering into the present moment, which has the ability to become anything; with no attachments the present is limitless,” she explains.

“That is what I like about meditation and why I find it so important in my work. I tend to get hung up on what is going on in the bigger picture of the world, and it isn’t always lovely what we see.”

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Ziggy Stardust Forever by Jill Sans.

Again, just letting the present moment dictate the momentum, so the future can be hard to predict in that sense,” she says. “I like not knowing where things are heading, just going with the flow.”

Sans will be the featured artist at the Indigo Art Market, which takes place at the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz, beginning at 5:30 p.m. To learn more, visit Sans and the Market on Facebook.

Asymmetry in Peony by Jill Sans.

Transforming pain into beauty is especially evident in Sans’ recent piece, Ziggy Stardust Forever, which called upon David Bowie.

“One day I just had to sit down and listen to him and his words and let my hands do the rest,” she says. “I had to work through the loss of someone who had touched me on a deeper level. It could only take me to this place of space, something so big and vast, and I felt him as a lasting star out there forever beaming light out into the universe so we may never forget to be our own truth.”

Sans’ mandala-inspired work express her connection to the natural world and evokes patterns and color of indigenous cultures from Tibet to the Southwest. The artist

explains mandalas represent the universe, especially in Tibetan representations of life and death—the same complexities visible in aspects of her work evolving from a heavily traditional practice.

“I find so much inspiration from other cultures, but I also find it very important not to steal from others but be inspired by them and create something that is my own,” Sans adds.

And in the way her work has always followed an unplanned trajectory, Sans says her experimentations vacillate between structure and free-form pieces that are moving toward large scale representation.

“You learn lessons like I will never do that again or wow that was a happy accident.

Space and form Debi Grupe is an artist free from any box. The Vancouver, British Columbia, native has spent decades exploring artforms from painting to printmaking and even sculpture. Based in Lake Havasu City for the last five years, Grupe’s friend and fellow creator, Suzanne Stebila, invited this multi-media artist to exhibit an abstract series at her downtown Flagstaff fine arts space.

The artist’s abstractions evoke her movement in form and physicality. Grupe explains her work is rooted in intuition while she eschews predetermined goals for an organic response to the materials that comprise each piece—like a conversation instead of a dictation.

She adds, “I put something down, then the marks speak back to me and reply with more marks. It is very much a building and taking away process.”

The dialogue emerges in Grupe’s pieces that assume lives of their own—including those that have found homes across the world, and in unconventional spaces like the set of X2: X-Men United (2003) and Fantastic Four (2005).

But it was Grupe’s formal training under multi-media mentors at Capilano University in North Vancouver that pushed her into decades-long exploration of materials that pique her interest.

“I am not sure that I have absolute fluidity in my work from medium to medium,” Grupe posits. “Sometimes it’s there, and I see it, and sometimes I don’t see a thread.

It seems that my state of mind plays a big part in what I work on and how.”

Playing with the media offers inspiration and even guidance. She finds life’s routine like her fashion choices mimic the neon and earth tones in her abstractions— and the other way around.

“I have had two loves in my life: the love for art/design and the love of sport,” she recalls, noting life almost took her in the direction of a career in industrial design in tandem with her 10-year competitive ventures in local squash tournaments. “I was really close to becoming an industrial designer, but changed my mind when I realized that it would take too many years to design freely, if at all.”

This playful spirit arises in her show’s

Distant Conversation by Debi Grupe commentary that speaks to the artist’s joyful emotions and the viewer’s as well.

“There is enough negative stuff that we are bombarded with daily, especially if one listens to the news, which I choose to steer away from,” she says, “which makes me want to bring delight and excitement by putting a smile or ease on a face instead of anger or sadness.”

Live a little lighter with the artist at 12.12 Studio, 7 E. Aspen, beginning at 6 p.m. To learn more, visit www.debigrupe.com.

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REAR VIEW

In with the old Let’s adopt the GOP’s national platform

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ell, I didn’t expect this!

The National Republican Party has published an official policy document showing that the GOP really might be more than a gaggle of serve-the-rich plutocrats and wacky, Trumped-up right-wingers. Just when you thought the party was consuming itself in the know-nothingism of its presidential pretenders and Jim Hightower the recalcitrant do-nothingism of its congress critters, out comes a sign of sanity.

In this 18-page manifesto, the party proclaims that, “Our government was created by the people for all the people, and it must serve no less a purpose.” ALL the people!

Forget pontifications by Wall Street billionaires dividing America into virtuous “creators” (like themselves) and worthless “moochers” (like you and me)—this document abounds with commitments to the common good. “America does not prosper,” it proudly proclaims on page three, “unless all Americans prosper.” Wow— that’s downright democratic!

And how’s this for a complete turnaround: “Labor is the United States. The men and women, who with their minds,

their hearts and hands, create the wealth that is shared in this country—they are America.” Holy Koch brothers, share the wealth?

Yes, and how about this: “The protection of the right of workers to organize into unions and to bargain collectively is the firm and permanent policy of the [Republican Party].” Eat your heart out, Scott Walker, and you other labor-bashing GOP governors!

The document also supports our public postal service, the United Nations, equal rights for women, expanding our national parks, “vigorous enforcement of anti-trust laws,” and raising the minimum wage. New enlightenment in the Grand Old Party.

Hallelujah!

Can all this be true? Yes—except it’s not new. This document is the Republican Party Platform … of 1956.

Jim Hightower is a best-selling author, radio commentator, nationally syndicated columnist and editor of The Hightower Lowdown, a populist political newsletter. He has spent the past four decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers that ought-to-be: consumers, working families, small businesses, environmentalists and just-plain-folks. For more of his work, visit www.jimhightower.com.

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t’s been a tough year in the world of the letters and arts. I just received word American literary icon, Jim Harrison died on Saturday, the day before Easter, at the age of 78 years old at his home in Patagonia, Ariz. Recently celebrated Flagstaff photographer Ed George passed away. Another Flagstaff native Rafe Sweet, much beloved musician and teacher, passed away suddenly as well.

Big Tom Beggerow, a dear friend of mine and gifted Renaissance man died the James other week. It’s getting Jay tougher and tougher to keep a stiff upper lip with so many artists and teachers leaving this world. Now, the one-eyed literary icon Jim Harrison has taken flight. What to do now?

Mr. Harrison’s passing reminds me of an old Norse myth that my Aunt Diane used to tell me and my little brother when we went to bed at night. The story explained how poetry came into the world and it involves a lot of mead and regurgitation. I hope it gives all of us left something (kind of goofy) to think about as we consider our grief and loss. It goes like this: When the gods finished warring with each other one day, they sealed their peace pact by gathering around and chewing berries. They spit them into a huge vat and told stories. After so much chewing and spitting the god of wisdom, Kvasir, rose from the drool. Apparently, from the spit of war, he’d learned so much that he could answer any question and everyone was happy. But, of course, gods aren’t inclined to be content for long, so a couple of gnomes nabbed Kvasir, drowned him in the liquid of his knowledge, poured in honey and herbs and made a potent mead out of the mess. I have no idea what ratio of dead god to water to honey one uses in mead, but it worked for them. They came up with a concoction so potent that anyone who drank their mead would have their spirits soar high and beautiful verse would flow from their lips.

Now these were some bad gnomes, and the mead made them eloquent for a while.

Then, it made them mean. (I would think any artist can relate to this.) So the gnomes get loud and louder, piss in the streets, take part in Tequila Sunrise. And their poems get worse. Their drunken exploits expand.

Eventually, they kill an old jotun couple

(giants). This gets the attention of Suttung, a jotun himself, who is fed up with the knuckleheads and smashes them.

Suttung takes the huge vat of mead and gives it to his daughter, the bartender Gunnlod to guard. This is a tough spot for Gunnlod and it makes her like a bartender 10 minutes after Last Call: Ain’t no one getting nothing. Go home, is what she tells anyone who comes by. Finally, the one-eyed king of the Norse Gods, Odin, decides he’d like to sip some of that mead and finish some sonnets whose closing couplets have been leaving him flat and paused as a spondee.

Odin stops by Gunnlod’s tavern. He helps clean up, sweeps, mops. They talk about the weather, politics, fashion. Gunnlod has been lonely for conversation, since all the guarding and guarding of the vats has made her quite unpopular around town. After a week she decides Odin should take a sip or two or three of the mead. He’s such a swell fellow. Just as Odin begins his first draw, Suttung bursts into the pub house to run him off. In one mighty chug Odin inhales all the mead, turns into an eagle and flies off.

Now here’s the peculiar part of the story, Suttung too turns into an eagle and chases after him. Odin as an eagle with a belly full of mead can’t keep up the race for long and he’s starting to get drunk. He begins spitting up the poetry making mead across the earth—a good bit of it lands around Iowa where an MFA in Creative Writing program will one day sprout. With his load lighter, Odin flies back home to safety where he pukes the mead into pots. Over the years he brings this mead to those he believes will be poets and writers. It’s from here that great literature enters human culture. The drops that were puked up in the chase linger in the world as well. They pool about for any fool to gather up, but this residue only produces doggerel and workshop poetry.

Our recent losses in our community have been of the truly gifted who drank deeply of that grand, oddly earned, sometimes gross, always enjoyable, and hard-won nectar. A toast from a large glass to them all. Slainte.

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

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Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Regular museum admission rates apply. $12 adults (18 and up); $8 Coconino Center for the Arts: Reflections of a Rock youth, students with ID and American Indians; children 10 Lobster. Collaboration between FALA and local theatre and under are free. 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213 powerhouses. Directed by Mary Guaraldi. Performances Orpheum Theater: Film screening: How We Met (2016).

Thu, Fri and Sat at 7 p.m.; matinee show at Sat at 2 p.m. Featuring locals Brian Flaccus and Chadwick Hopson. $12 in advance, $8 students, $15 at the door. 2300 N. Ft. Doors open at 6 p.m., film starts at 7 p.m. $9. Ages 18 and Valley Road. 779-2300 over. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Coconino Center for the Arts: Youth Art Exhibition. Red Rock State Park: Guided nature walk at 10 a.m.

Featuring 300 artworks, including paintings, drawings, Guest speaker or a ranger/naturalist gives a 45-minute photography, ceramics and more from Flagstaff students talk at 2 p.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. and schools. Free. Runs through March. Gallery hours are 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907 Tue-Sat, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 Uptown Pubhouse: Inaugural SO LIT Poetry Festival. Thu, Downtown Flagstaff: Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours March 31-Sun, April 3 at various locations in downtown in downtown Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and Flag. Kickoff organizers reading at 6:30 p.m. $5 suggested sampling food from seven different restaurants. Tours donation for single events, $15 literary license gets you into offered every weekend Thursday through Sunday. $55 everything. For a full list of events, visit the festival’s Faceper person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats.com. 213-9233 book page. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551 Firecreek Coffee Co: Exodus Art Show. Featuring artwork and poetry from inmates in the Exodus In-Custody Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program at the Coconino County Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Jeremiah & the Red Eyes. AmeriDetention Facility. Runs through mid-April. Free. All ages. cana and blues from L.A. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 The Green Room: Hemlock. Metal from Las Vegas. OpenFlagstaff Federated Community Church: Continuing ers: Ektomorf and Augmenting the Human Condition.

Taoist tai chi and beginner class. Every Thursday. 5:308 p.m. $10. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 7:30p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 400 W Aspen. 288-2207 Hops on Birch: Jay Meyer. Americana from Flag. 9 p.m.

Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Weekly Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Mindfulness Meditation every Thursday. Room 24 upstairs.

6:30 p.m. instruction, 7-8:30 p.m. sitting and walking med- Main Stage Theater: Weekly “Bottom Line Jam” with the itation. 8:30 p.m. discussion. Come and go anytime. Free Bottom Line Band. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 and open to all. 400 W. Aspen. 814-9851

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The Gopher Hole: PechaKucha Night: Volume 1. Featuring presenters discussing tiny houses, boat building, 3D printed sculptures, zero-energy and more in less than seven minutes apiece. 5:30 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731

Mia’s Lounge: Clovina. Soul. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke. Hosted by Ricky Bill. Every Thursday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971

Hozhoni Art Gallery: Autistic Expressions with Sharin Jo- The Museum Club: Stateline. Country rock from White nas. Annual Autism Awareness exhibit. Runs through April Cone. 9 p.m. $5. Ages 21 and over. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 29. Gallery hours are Mon-Wed and Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Old Town Center for the Arts: Suzy Bogguss in Concert.

Closed Sat and Sun. 2133 N. Walgreen Blvd. 526-7944 Grammy and CMA Award-winning country artist from IlHuman Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Individu- linois. 7 p.m. (Complimentary wine tasting from Page alized kung fu instruction in xingyi, bagua and taji. Every Springs Cellars at 6:15 p.m.) $30 in advance, $40 priority.

Thursday. 6-8 p.m. www.flagstaffkungfu.org. 4 W. Phoenix. (Tickets online only). 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 779-5858 634-0940 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Raven Café: Drew and Anton. 8-9 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.

Hour-long small group guitar classes. Ages 13 and up. Two Prescott. (928) 717-0009 sessions every Thursday from 3-5 p.m. Flexible format, multiple styles. Registration required. $30 for five classes, The Spirit Room: Randall Downs of Losers Way Home.

8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 and $5 materials. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: American Epic: Out of the Many the One. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $12, $9 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 2821177

Various Events | Fri 4.1

Ardrey Auditorium: NAU Lyric Theatre Presents: Kiss Me Kate. Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun matinee at 2 p.m. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $10 NAU employees and The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and $6 NAU Students and children. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 NAU campus. 523-5661 The Museum Club: Flagstaff Swing Dance Club presents Coconino Center for the Arts: Reflections of a Rock dance lessons every Thursday night from 7-8 p.m. Different Lobster. Collaboration between FALA and local theatre dance style taught each month. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 powerhouses. Directed by Mary Guaraldi. Performances Museum of Northern Arizona: David Christiana’s Por- Fri and Sat at 7 p.m.; matinee show at Sat at 2 p.m. $12 in traits of Petrichor. Examining the Wupatki-Sunset National advance, $8 students, $15 at the door. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Monument Loop. Runs through May 30. Museum hours are Road. 779-2300

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The Museum Club: Daryle Singletary. Country music from Georgia. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $25.

Ages 21 and over. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Presents: The Mousetrap. Directed by Mickey Mercer. Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Keith Okie and Friends. 8 p.m.

Performances 7:30 p.m. Fri and Sat; 2 p.m. Sun. $12-$19. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Runs through April 17. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com.

Raven Café: Cadillac Angels. 8-9 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.

774-1662 Prescott. (928) 717-0009 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N. Beaver. The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. PK Gregory. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 774-2911 Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge: Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. State Bar: Mother Road Trio. Americana and blues from Fish fry begins at 6 p.m. $12. All proceeds benefit Elks Chil- Flag. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 dren Charities. Every Friday. 2101 N. San Francisco. 774-6271 Wanderlust Brewing Co.: Franklin Hoover. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Downtown Flagstaff: First Friday ArtWalk. Monthly Free. Taproom open from 4-9 p.m. 1519 N. Main Street, event celebrating local artists and galleries. 6-9 p.m. #102. 351-7952 Various locations downtown and on the southside. www. flagstaffartwalk.com

Various Events | Sat 4.2

The Green Room: Indigo Art Market. Featuring Jill Sans in the gallery. Local artists selling jewelry, prints, ceramics and more. 5:30-8:30 p.m. during First Friday ArtWalk. Free.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669

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Coconino Center for the Arts: Reflections of a Rock Lobster. Collaboration between FALA and local theatre powerhouses. Directed by Mary Guaraldi. Performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. $12 in advance, $8 students, $15 at Lanning Gallery: “Introducing Tamar Kander Paintings.” the door. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 Opens to spotlight the works of the award-winning, in- Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theternationally known mixed media artist. 5-8 p.m. during atrikos Presents: The Mousetrap. Directed by Mickey Sedona’s First Friday ArtWalk. Runs through April 10. 431 Mercer. Performances 7:30 p.m. Fri and Sat; 2 p.m. Sun. State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865 $12-$19. Runs through April 17. 11 W. Cherry. www.theMary D. Fisher Theatre: Memphis: The Musical. Big atrikos.com. 774-1662 screen, four-year anniversary encore. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every $4. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Orpheum Theater: Anger Management Stand-Up Com- Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lesedy Night. Featuring the hottest comics from Arizona, Cal- sons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774ifornia and Las Vegas. Two shows. Evening show: 7 p.m. 2466 All ages. Late show: 9 p.m. Ages 18 and over. Both shows $10. Tickets available at the door. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Jerome: First Saturday ArtWalk. Featuring various local and regional artists at various Jerome locations.

Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “Tradition Re-Created.” Wel- 5-8 p.m. (928) 649-2277 comes both Russ Kruse and John MacLeod and showcases their meticulously re-created traditional Native American Lowell Observatory: Book signing with author Kevin headdresses and ceremonial war shirts. 5-8 p.m. during Schindler for his new coffee table book The Far End of Sedona’s First Friday ArtWalk. Runs through April 10. 431 the Journey: Lowell Observatory’s 24-inch Clark Telescope. 7 p.m. Free. 1400 Mars Hill Road. 774-3358 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865

Music Events | Fri 4.1 Altitudes Bar and Grill: Kieran Smiley. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218

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: Met Live Opera’s Madama Butterfly. Two shows: 10 a.m. (live simulcast) and 3 p.m.

Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Count Bass D, Fang Over Fist, (encore). $20 general admission, $18 Sedona Film Fest Dillon and DJ 001. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 Members, $15 students. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona.

The Green Room: Electric Kingdom. Monthly First Fri- (928) 282-1177 day dance party. Featuring Jose Marquez, Roy Evans and Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Johnny Swoope, Visuals by Jahmontee. Photography by Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Andrew Lantern and Taylor Mahoney. Face painting with Olivia Spencer and Celeste Vachek. 9 p.m. $7. 15 N. Agassiz. Museum of Northern Arizona: Coconino County Sustainable Building Awards Ceremony. Celebrate 226-8669 sustainable building with food, refreshments and the Hops on Birch: The Brothers Reed. Indie folk and pop from company of local building professionals. 1-4 p.m. Free.

Ashland, Ore. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road. 774-5213 Main Stage Theater: First Fridays with DJ ill.Ego. 9 p.m. Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 bird walks. 7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per Mia’s Lounge: Flagship of Fools. Grateful Dead Tribute. vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 282-6907

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The Write Now Power of place

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t the beginning of the month, we launched the 25th call for entries for our monthly Flag Live writing contest, The Write Now, and after getting blanked last month, things returned to form with a slew of entries. ‌As always, the contest was blind-judged

by Flagstaff author Mary Sojourner, who also gave us this prompt for writers to follow: “There are no characters in this prompt. Write a place—urban, wild, night, day, real, imagined. Use details: color, scent, sounds, texture, the sense of the place. Let yourself imagine what might happen if humans discovered this place, but don’t bring them in.”

This month’s selection comes in from first-time winner Candy Kasprzyk. Of the winning entry Sojourner writes: “This writing fulfilled the prompt with a full range of sensory experiences of a place.

I was able to be there with the writer in a city—but more than a city, in more than one time and season. And, by being there, I was in the beginning or heart of a compelling story.”

For newcomers to The Write Now, we’ll have our next prompt next week (the first issue of every month). Submissions should be received no later 5 p.m. on April 15 for our next round. Keep the good words coming. And good luck!

The thick air hung and swayed in the night. Bright neon signs affixed to old buildings of brick, stone and the toil of ghosts long past stood tall like old soldiers. Street lamps were like beacons in the night, one after another, beckoning the long night forth. Glowing orbs of yellow light, shrouded in that familiar damp haze, led the path. Humidity dripped, like acid, onto the tongues of babes. The night yawed and stretched into the early morning hours. Everything was alive.

Everything breathed. The cobbled streets, reminiscent of a far-off history, oozed an electric vibrancy which settled and buried itself. It would always be there. It would never leave.

Ghostly music escaped and draped each building’s awning.

Angry, raw, euphoric sounds echoed down the street. Stars,

big and small were being made that night. Not yet known.

Some, eventually, forgotten. In the next awning, a lost star was left to sleep.

The salty air was a familiar burden. Sweat poured into every crevice of the city. Down deep, dripping. Not a place in that city did it not pool and release its rising vapor. Steam rose upward, toward the night sky, obliterating the view of any celestial events. The ghosts did not mind; they were used to it.

They knew a time would come when they would return. People would have flocked here, both for its beauty and tragedy.

This southern town, beautifully veiled in a salty, heavy, dirty haze—which both created, and destroyed, stars.

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Firecreek Coffee Co: Pinestories Grand Slam. Story slam event in which participants share true stories (without Altitudes Bar and Grill: Chuck Hall. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. notes) related to an ever-changing theme. Featuring the winners of the first eight story slams. Part of the SO LIT Beaver. 214-8218 Poetry Fest. 4 p.m. $2 at the door. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66.

Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Jazz Night. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 774-2266 66. 773-1442 Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy: Flag The Green Room: Chris Pureka. Indie folk singer-songwriter Freemotion. Conscious movement/freestyle dance. Movfrom Portland, Ore. Opener: Miller James. Doors open at ing meditation to dance-able music. Minimum instruction 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $13 in advance, $15 the day of and no experience required. Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m. www. the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 flagstafffreemotion.com. 3401 N. Ft Valley Road. 225-1845 Hops on Birch: Charles Ellsworth. Americana from Salt Lake Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Marguerite.

City. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 7 p.m. Sun and Mon; 4 p.m. Tue and Wed. $12, $9 Sedona Main Stage Theater: First Saturdays Blues Jam with Joe Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) Neri’s Blues Dawg. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 282-1177 202-3460 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Berlin Philharmonic: BeeMia’s Lounge: Bloody Knives. Rock. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San thoven’s Symphonies No. 4 and No. 7. 4 p.m. $15, $12.50 Francisco. 774-3315 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona.

The Museum Club: The Supersuckers. Rock, punk and (928) 282-1177 country from Seattle. Opener: Jesse Dayton. Doors open at Monte Vista Lounge: Trivia with Lindsay and Savanna.

7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $20. Ages 21 and over. 3404 E. Every Sunday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Rte. 66. 526-9434 Southside Tavern: Barley Rhymes. Brought to you by Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Kenzo. 3-6 p.m. Free. Open mic Ian Keirsey and Davey Latour. Part of the SO LIT Poetry with James Turner. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. Fest. Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $5 suggested do(928) 204-1300 nation. See the festival’s Facebook page for more. 117 S. Orpheum Theater: Hot Buttered Rum. Americana, San Francisco. 440-5093 bluegrass and indie folk from San Francisco. Opener: The Tranzend Studio: Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. LesSenators. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $9 sons: beginner and all level fundamentals, technique and in advance, $13 the day of the show. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. musicality. 7 p.m. Open dancing in main room with salsa, 556-1580 bachata, merengue and cha cha; side room with zouk and Raven Café: Fallen Arrows. 8-9 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. kizomba until 10 p.m. Every Sunday. $10 drop-in, $8 for students. 417 W. Santa Fe. 814-2650 Prescott. (928) 717-0009

Music Events | Sun 4.3

Shepherd of the Hills Church: Grand Canyon Guitar Society presents: Roberto Aussel. World-renowned classical guitarist from Argentina. 7 p.m. $25 in advance and $30 the 1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every day of the show. Tickets available at Arizona Music Pro and Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont. 523-1899 Bookman’s. 1601 N San Francisco. 213-0752 Coconino Center for the Arts: Stories to Life: Hula is The Spirit Room: Saith Band. 2 p.m. Free. Johnny Lingo Trio Life. Authentic Hawaiian culture and hula featuring Halau plays ArtWalk Saturday. 9 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. Hula Napuaokalei’ilima under the direction of Kumu Hula (928) 634-8809 (Hula Master) Kehau Chrisman. 3 p.m. Free. All ages. 2300 State Bar: The Deltaz and the Zmed Brothers. Blues, folk N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 and rock from L.A. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: The Brothers Reed. Indie folk and pop from Ashland, Ore. 2-5 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442

Various Events | Sun 4.3

Arts Connection: 14th annual Recycled Art Exhibition: One Man’s Trash is Another’s Treasure. Free opening reception from 6-8 p.m. featuring an evening of art, a Recycled Fashion Show, entertainment, food and more. Runs through May 1. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat, noon-7 p.m. and Sun, noon-6 p.m. Free. Located in the Flagstaff Mall. 4650 Hwy 89. 522-6969

The Green Room: Unearth. Metal from Boston, Mass.

Openers: Ringworm, Reflections, Hollow Earth, Disservice and Graves of the Monuments. 6 p.m. $15 in advance, $18 the day of the show. Ages 16 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 2268669 Main Stage Theater: Speakeasy Sundays: Electro Swing Night. Classic cocktails. Classic movies. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460

Canyon Dance Academy: Flag Freemotion. Ballroom Mia’s Lounge: Ripe Mangos, David Strakeny and Angel dance lessons and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and Baby. Indie rock. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed. $8, $5 for The Spirit Room: Bottom Line Band. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel. 814-0157 St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Presents: The Mousetrap. Directed by Mickey Mercer. Per- State Bar: Cajun Cookin’ & Travelin’ Blues. An awesome formances 7:30 p.m. Fri and Sat; 2 p.m. Sun. $12-$19. Runs Sunday of food and music. Food by Bayou By You and tunes through April 17. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com. 774-1662 by the Deltaz. Noon-4 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

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So crazy how much she had to go through before she found a publisher for one of the bestselling series of all time.

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THE PULSE Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Marguerite. (4 p.m.

Tue and Wed.) Embrace of the Serpent. (7 p.m. Tue and Wed.) Firecreek Coffee Co.: Speak Up! Bridging the gap be- $12, $9 Sedona Film Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Setween local people and local politics. Forum for Flag res- dona. (928) 282-1177 idents to connect with local politics. 4:45-6:30 p.m. Free. Ponderosa High School: Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Every first Monday of the month. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Tuesday 5:30-7 p.m. Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi.

Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Mon- Every Tuesday. 7-8:30 p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 2384 N. Steves. 288-2207 day. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Gopher Hole: Game night. 9 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774- State Bar: High Bar Stand-Up Comedy Night. Hosted by Barley Rhymes’ Davey Latour. Flagstaff’s finest and funniest 2731 take the stage for an evening of stand-up comedy. Every first The Green Room: Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. and third (and occasional fifth) Tuesday. All are welcome Every Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 to participate. 7 p.m. signup, 8 p.m. start. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66.

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Embrace of the 226-1282 Serpent. (4 p.m. Mon; 7 p.m. Tue and Wed.) Marguerite. Uptown Pubhouse: Poet’s Den. Bi-weekly poetry and lit(7 p.m. Mon; 4 p.m. Tue and Wed.) $12, $9 Sedona Film erary night. Hosted by Brittney Kay. Featuring the collective Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 works of a new poet with each go ‘round. Signup at 7:30 p.m.

Monte Vista Lounge: Mario Kart Monday with Nick. Play followed by readings of the featured poet and an open mic. your favorite old-school video games on the big screen. Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Free. 114 N. Every Monday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Leroux. 773-0551

Music Events | Tue 4.5

Uptown Pubhouse: Narrow Chimney Reading Series.

Eugene Munger and Laura Kelly. For a complete list of series authors, see Facebook. 7 p.m. Free. 21 and over. 114 N. Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Tuesdays. Hosted by Red Leroux. 773-0551 Bear. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460

Music Events | Mon 4.4

Mia’s Lounge: Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday. 26 S. Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. San Francisco. 774-3315 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com. 1800 S. Milton Road. Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. Every Tues556-0660 day. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Green Room: Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Monday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669

The Museum Club: Karaoke. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8:30 p.m. Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 6:30 p.m. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Mondays. Hosted by Red Bear. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Firecreek Coffee Co: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday.

The Museum Club: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $2. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Flagstaff CSA and Market: Weekly Wednesday MediOrpheum Theater: Third Eye Blind. Alt-rock from San tation. Guided meditation and open discussion. Anyone is Francisco. Opener: Bad Bad Hats. Doors open at 7 p.m., show welcome to join. Every Wednesday. 9-10 a.m. 116 Cottage starts at 8 p.m. $35 in advance, $39 the day of the show. All Ave. 213-6948 ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Gopher Hole: Team Trivia. 9 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 7742731

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Cline Library Assembly Hall: NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Classic Film Series. “Cinematographers: British Academy of Film and Television Award Winners and Nominees.” The Piano (1993). Cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh. Directed by Jane Campion. 7 p.m. Free. NAU campus. 523-8632

Liberal Arts Building: The NAU International Film Series presents: “Great Authors: Playing with Form.” Film screening: El espíritu de la colmena / The Spirit of the Beehive (Spain, 1973). Directed by Victor Erice. 7 p.m. Free. Room 120. North NAU campus. 523-8656

Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Marguerite.

4 p.m. Embrace of the Serpent. 7 p.m. $12, $9 Sedona Film Hops on Birch: Trivia night with Eric Hays. Every Tuesday. Fest Members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011

Music Events | Wed 4.6

Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Line dancing. All levels. 5:306:30 p.m. First class free. Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. The Green Room: Mad Tight ’90s Night. Every Wednes606-1435 day. 8 p.m. Free 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 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. 8635002

Monte Vista Lounge: Rafe Sweet Fundraiser and Celebration of Life. Featuring raffles to help support Sweet’s family and music by local artists and DJs Black Lemon, the Blenders, Kip Killagain, Kelly Smash, Boom Box Bros. and more. 6 p.m. Free entry. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971

CLASSIFIEDS LOST AND FOUND LOST - Gray men’s sweater, lost last Sunday in area of East Library on 4th. Please email lostandfound78@ yahoo.com FOUND: Earring, found on 3/27 at intersection of Jamison/Elder. Please email: lostandfound78@yahoo.com.

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

CONCRETE Accel Construction Group offers The Best Concrete Work For The Best Price. Free Estimates. ROC# 219882.

928-527-1257.

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: 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 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 The Handyman Plumbing Repairs Electric. Call 928-221-4499 Insured Not a Licensed Contractor

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.

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 Huff Construction LLC All home improvement, repairs, remodeling & additions. ROC #230591 928-2424994

HOUSE CLEANING Daulton’s Premier Cleaning Services for residential, rentals, offices, constr.

Lic. 928-699-2368 Hassle Free House Cleaning Detailed Reliable Service. Lic & Ins Laura @ 928-226-0349

LANDSCAPING ALL-N-LANDSCAPING For free estimates onSpring Clean Up, & Stone Paver Patios, Walkways, Walls, etc., Irrigation Main’t. Call Juan & Betty @ 928-526-2928 Not a licensed contractor.

Kiko’s Landscaping Pine Needles & Yard Clean-up Francisco Valdez @ 928-221-9877 or 928-637-3723 leave message. Not a licensed contractor

LAWN CARE Garden Keeper. Detailed, Reliable Plant Watering Service Laura 928-2260349

MISCELLANEOUS Now buying elk and deer antlers. 928853-1419 or 928-214-0242. CALL JEFF AND GET PAID! Illumina Life Coaching. Transform your

life! Sliding scale fees from $30-$60 and downtown office. Go to www. illuminalife.com or call 928-380-1016

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.

Dave Carter Painting Res. & Comm. Int. & Ext. Painting & Staining Licensed in Flag since 1999 Call anytime 928707-2698 ROC # 143913

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: 928-221-3324

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

HELP WANTED Now is your opportunity to join our growing team and be a part of changing someone’s life while using your healthcare experience. Currently we are accepting applications for multiple positions. Apply at www. goodeyes.com or call 602-508-4877.

FT Cust Svc/Admin Asst Qualifications include: Excellent communications skills, accurate data entry, and team player, ability to handle high call volume. Pay $10-14/hr DOE. FT Pest Control Tech No experience req’d, but helpful. Must pass background check, drug screening, and have clean MVD report. Pay $35-45k, DOE. Apply at 2817 N. 4th St. Morning Dew Landscaping is hiring!

We have multiple positions in every

department. Email Resume to: Info @MorningDewLandscaping.com THE GRAND HOTEL RESTAURANT MANAGER SERVER HOUSEKEEPER SKILLED MAINTENANCE TECH Beautiful hotel offering guests contemporary lodge-style atmosphere. Employees enjoy interacting w/ people from around the world.

Fast-paced work environment. Career growth opportunities. FT benefit eligible including; med, dntl, vision, 401K, vac & sick time & more! Emp. housing may be available. APPLY at WWW. GRANDCANYON GRANDHOTEL. COM. Xanterra Tusayan ®. “We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Female/ Minority/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.”

Oak Creek Dairy Queen is looking for PT/FT/Seasonal help! Offering competitive wages and flexible scheduling. Call (928) 282-2789.

Career Opportunity! Front Office Insurance Receptionist. Property, Casualty, Licensed Preferred But will train and license. Fax resume: 928-526-0407 DRIVER/LABORER ACTION BARRICADE Delivery & Set-up Traffic Control Equip. Flagstaff/N. Ariz Area Good MVR, Drug Test required. Benefits & Competitive Pay. EOE Apply @3111 N Caden Ct Ste 105

AUCTIONS Auction SAT 4/2 9AM, Clarkdale. GMC pickup, VW Bug sedan, Hi-Lo camper trailer, 100s of VW parts, shop tools/ equipment, guns, antiques. 928-6348650 www.scott-auctions.com

PETS Cute, Adorable, Purebred Pomeranians.

Male and Female, 7 weeks, AKC registered. 928-606-4016 AKC Landseer NEwfoundlands, ready to go now. Show Low area. $700. Call 928-536-4977.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 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

BARGAIN CORNER

1 Acre Comm/Ind lot in Mt. View Ranches, has septic tank & DP water.

Call 928-699-6326.

Ladies beginner Callaway golf clubs, 3 drivers, 3 irons, putter and bag. Used once, $260. Shiatsu full size chair cushion massager, in box, $40. Call 928-607-5257.

Wedding/Quinceañera Oleg Cassini gown, sz 5-6, pearl beaded bodice, tulle skirt, can text photos, $150. Call (928) 779-3575.

Cat Genie electronic cat box w/ automatic cleaning system, sanitized waste bin. Sell for $100. Call (928) 214-8281.

Android phone vehicle power charger, Samsung Galaxy Note 4/ S6 protective covers, $15 each; iPhone 5 protective covers (2), $10 ea. Call (928) 266-0707.

Antiques - milk can, $100; Franklin stove, $100; Wagon wheel, $100. Call 928-774-3478 Wayfaher couch, red, exc. condition, $250; brown, wrought iron chandelier with 5 lights, $50. Call 928-635-1178 Jenny Lind twin bed frame, 1950’s, $75; Rock tumbler w/ grit & findings, $25; Call 928-814-2615.

Rainbow Vacuum - excellent condition, cost $2100 will sell for $300. Call 928-310-4127 Hardwood futon with mattress, exc. condition, $175. “Route 66” decorative red neon sign, $50; Black & Decker student/dorm refrigerator/ freezer, $75. Call 928-779-2338 (3) 400-900 watt power inverters, 12 volt to 120 volt, $25 - 75 each; (4) Heavy duty camper pocket tie downs, in bag, $25. OBO Call 928-600-4520

LOTS FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL 3 1/2 acres near Winona. Doney Park water, power, phone available. Septic in! 2 car detached garage. $125,000.

928-607-0928

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.

WANTED TO RENT Established Flagstaff Family of 3 seeks 3BR SFH for 1year (+) Rental.

Availability 7.1 - 9.1.2016. References upon request. Serious inquiries only. $1400-$1900 Jay 928.707.4916 ext. 1

SUVS 2007 Ford Explorer - Has been a great family vehicle, very reliable. Fits 7 comfortably. 5 new tires in 2015. Have taken it in for all routine maintenance.

Exc. Condition, $8500. Call 928-6999314

TRUCKS 2001 silver Dodge Ram SLT LE w/tow pkg, snow tires, 176k mi, 6cyl diesel.

Clean title. Sell for $9000 OBO. Call (928) 214-8281.

BOATS 2001 Lowe 17.9” (Deep V) 130hp Honda Low Hours 24V trolling motor. Full canvas. Extras! Like New, Lake Ready, $9475. 928-607-1701

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

RV TRAVEL TRAILERS 1992 Prowler 5th Wheel: New roof, many xtras, all appl. work, truck also avail. $4000. 928-679-0201

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