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A mother’s bullet

By Tony Norris

Leaving home echoed my experience. I found my brother Eldon at his office at our local newspaper where he was editor and owner. We talked about how Kathy had made an exit plan by securing a job at the meatpacking plant in Abilene and arranged to move in with our sister Shirley to be close to her job. When I commented that it was a miracle our siblings had made it on their own in the big world with the little practical instruction we received at home, he smiled. He reached into a file drawer and pulled out a back issue of the newspaper. He handed it to me and I read the story he had written as an editorial:

Texas 1960 y sister Kathy was trying her wings a little. She was dating a wild boy. Mama was concerned about her so she asked our elder brother Eldon to have a word. I was with Kathy in the park, an oak-shaded area near the well house where we spent summer hours.

Eldon pulled up in his two-tone Desoto and took a moment to light a cigarette before he exited the car. My brother was a handsome man, short with dark curly hair and a world-weary cynicism I admired. He looked at Kathy. “You’re a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter,” he concluded through a cloud of smoke. I listened as he gave her savvy advice about life’s realities and joked about dealing with our angry father.

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Wyoming 1976 I could smell the plum thickets in the early morning drizzle. Their apricot-colored leaves smelled sweetly of frost and the coming storm.

A flock of wild turkeys flat footed through the puddles on the dirt road in front of me and took wing. As I moved from forest to prairie, a group of antelope raced alongside my Firebird in the narrow ditch until they found an exit through a gap in the fence. An enormous metal barn lay at the end of the endless ranch road. It dwarfed the much older ranch house and unpainted outbuildings that sheltered in a grove of ash and elm trees. As I pulled into the yard the drizzle changed to sleet and the sun’s light weakened. I backed my car up to the barn. There were several cowboys gathered in the light of the open door, working on foul weather projects by a hissing propane heater. One was replacing the latigo strings on a saddle, another tinkered with a chainsaw. I unloaded my shoeing box from the trunk and then the 13- pound Peter Wright anvil.

The rancher brought out the first horse. He held it while I tied on my leather apron and went to work, scraping the hooves clean of packed manure and making the first cuts with my curved knife. The sleet turned into a heavy fall of fluffy white that blotted out the nearby ranch house.

The group of men talked and joked as I worked through the string of horses. They discussed the weather, the individual horses and hunting. I was trimming a nervous appaloosa mare when the conversation drifted to leaving home. An older cowboy stepped to the door

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and spat a string of tobacco juice into the wall of white. The appaloosa tensed.

“I was 15 when my daddy beat me for not filling the woodbox,” the cowboy said. “I figured I was too old for that so I saddled up my pony and headed out for Belle Fourche 150 miles away, where my brother lived. I left the roads and struck out cross-country through the open prairie. There weren’t many fences then and I would ride all day and see no one. I can still see every foot of that ride in my mind’s eye. I never went home again.”

I worked on the horn-like hooves with nippers and then rasped them level. While the storm gusted I made the horseshoes ring on the anvil with my big hammer. Each man told a story of a violent confrontation with their father that resulted in their leaving home.

Arkansas 1967 I had recently celebrated my 17th birthday. I sat on the porch of my family home. It was a spring morning and the air was filled with the fragrance of redbud and dogwood blossoms. I could hear Daddy’s voice from the kitchen as it grew louder and more angry, the cursing more intense. I went to the kitchen

door in time to see him throw his plate of breakfast at Mama’s face. He jumped to his feet and grabbed her arm. He showed no surprise when I pulled him away, though I had never defied him before. He unleashed the freight train of his fury on me; punching with work-hardened fists and slamming me into the walls and furniture. I didn’t fight back but I wasn’t able to disengage from him until he kicked me down the front steps and I rolled into the yard. He had spent himself and he leaned against the door jamb gasping for air.

As I stood to my feet he told me, “Get out and stay out.” My sheltered upbringing included no training for making my way alone in the world.

I was hurting but the terror of the unknown overshadowed the bruising. In a numb cloud of disbelief, paying no mind to the farms, streams and cows grazing in meadows, I walked the four miles to the next town where my eldest sister lived. Jo Ann had a house full of kids, but she briefly took me in until I rented a tiny cabin behind the Methodist minister’s house.

It would be decades before I quizzed some of my older brothers about the circumstances of their leave taking. They told stories that

“When I was a small boy my mother gave me a bullet for Christmas. It was one of those big ones—like deer hunters use, and it was such a special gift that I always carried it with me in my shirt pocket.

Many years later I found myself in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Christmas morning. It was a cold, lonely morning and I found myself wandering aimlessly down Charleston Street in downtown Las Vegas. Familiar carols drifted down to me from a second story window in a drab brick building. When I glanced up I could see that a spiritual religious meeting was taking place in this cold, uncaring town.

The carols stopped abruptly and the crowd became even more spirited and the shouts became louder. Suddenly—without warning—I heard the crash of flying glass and saw a Bible come out of the upstairs window and directly at me. I was unable to dodge the missile and all went dark.

Stunned, I slowly stood up and felt a devastating pain in my chest. I reached into my shirt pocket and retrieved the crumpled bullet.

Saved! By my mother’s bullet!”

Although he delighted in teasing Mama about her deep reliance on religion he appreciated her steadfast devotion. Eldon inspired me to use humor to defuse violent situations and deal with things that seemed insurmountable. In a real sense I was “Saved! By my brother’s bullet!”

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

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The magic Happy birthday, Max Dear Governor Ducey, Tomorrow, my son Max turns 6. Six is so old. I can still pick him up because he’s kind of small for 6, but soon I will not be able to.

I don’t want to be one of those moms who constantly feels nostalgic for the times the kids were little. I don’t believe in nostalgia.

I don’t believe times were better then or that the past was more idyllic than these present, modern, smoggy, warm-climating, huge income-gap, gun-ridden times. I believe things will get better.

I believe that Max and Zoe will go forward into a future that figures out how to power our luxurious refrigerators and furnaces and cars with the power of the sun. I have felt the sun on my back when I’m wearing a black jacket and even with snow on the ground and the temperature hovering around 14 degrees, I can still feel the sun’s heat. I believe in the sun the way I believe sowing a seed in black soil will, eventually, produce a sprout. I believe in the magic of clouds pulling oceans into them and carrying those oceans like aircraft carriers inland, letting go of their cargo, bringing the ocean onto my roof, into my gutters, into my rain barrels where I will open the spigot, fill the bucket and carry that one-time-ocean to my now-sprout.

To have kids, you have to believe in that kind of magic. The kind of magic that allows a president to issue an executive order that might protect one small kid from getting shot—maybe my kid. The kind of magic that suggests the studies that show students with liberal arts degrees are the students most wanted by industries as diverse as medicine and marketing, hedge fund management and non-profits because

these people know how to analyze, to distill, to construct, to communicate. Maybe Max will be a doctor. Maybe a solar power engineer. Maybe he will be a teacher in a place where teachers are valued for the social work and emotional work and the makingsure-the-kid-has-gloves work as well as the math work and the reading work. Maybe Max will be a professor in a university where he can show his students the slow, hard work of understanding how the grammatical structure of a story underpins the meaning of the story. Maybe he will be a professor with tenure who can speak without too much fear (some fear, but not enough to stop him) from speaking up for his students and his colleagues. Maybe he will be a governor who will pride himself on turning his state’s near-to-last-place in test scores and funding into first place. Maybe that will attract solar power engineers and hydrologists and farmers and social workers to this state to

It is a kind of magic—taking so many people from so many backgrounds, some with so much and some with so little, moving them into the desert, and saying to each of them, you deserve a great education so you can build a great environment in a state that requires a big kind of magic to support so many humans. I’m pretty sure education is that kind of magic.

work with the forward-thinking graduates from this state’s education system. And just maybe they will find a way, in Arizona, waterless, sun-filled, to make a place where everyone has access to a reasonable house kept at a reasonable temperature and enough water to drink and wash their hands and water their garden, even as the population grows. It is a kind of magic—taking so many people from so many backgrounds, some with so much and some with so little, moving them into the desert, and saying to each of them, you deserve a great education so you can build a great environment in a state that requires a big kind of magic to support so many humans. I’m pretty sure education is that magic.

Max is at school right now. He wanted to impress his teachers by finishing his homework due on January 31, by his birthday.

He woke up early to write three words that begin with snow. Snowplow. Snowshoes.

Snowman. Then he drew a snowman. He’s lucky that he has teachers who will find him some more homework if he finishes this. He’s lucky that he has a sister who will help him with his Spanish. He’s lucky that he loves to play piano. He’s lucky that he will get evermore Legos for his birthday tomorrow. But his future won’t rely on luck. It will rely on magic. And that magic will only be possible if there is magic enough for everyone.

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 Jan. 6, 2016.

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While some people around the world and right here at home—hopefully the minorities with the loudest bullhorns—spew hate through actions and words, local groups are charging their own loudspeakers to celebrate this town’s diversity and loving future with the Flagstaff Love-In Diversity Festival. Inspired by the rhetoric of some presidential hopefuls, community organizers decided to turn the tide on negativity. The events will kick off with info booths hosted by local groups that promote peace and diversity and will feature keynote speakers proficient in the ways of the ’60s peace movement. Groups like Friends of Flagstaff’s Future and Nuestras Raices will provide materials and crafts corresponding to the heritage of their respective neighborhoods. Local restaurants will provide traditional foods, including Dara Thai and Pato Thai, Mountain Oasis, Bigfoot Barbeque, Taverna, Tacos los Altos, Delhi Palace and Pita Jungle. And entertainment will flow from Random Impulse Taiko drumming group, John Lloyd who specializes in ’60s style and western, Rotate salsa group, Carnival eclectic jazz, Ballet Folklorico de Colores, Sweetgrass, and more from Tony Norris and Bill Burke. Radio Sunnyside and KAFF Country will provide announcements, and it all starts at the Joe C. Montoya Community Center, 245 N. Thorpe Road. A peace rally will trail the festival outside the center. This free event starts at 11 a.m. with the rally taking shape at 2 p.m. To learn more, visit the event page on Facebook.

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The Northern Arizona Book Festival is one to handpick globs of acclaimed local and national novelists, poets and essayists who’ve written for all ages and pack them on stage at the big fall book event. But what are the kids supposed to do till then? The book fest folks, along with Salina Bookshelf, Barefoot Cowgirl Books and Mountain View Pediatrics, are proud to present a special presentation of local children’s book authors who will read and share stories from their beloved titles, and satisfy bookworms of any age with the Children’s Book Event. Authors and illustrators Shonto Begay, Matthew Henry Hall, Seth Muller and Seraphine Yazzie will read from their various titles and will also share the stories behind the stories. A meet-and-greet and book signing will follow. Begay has been involved in several book projects as a renowned Navajo artist, Hall has been involved with two children’s books, Phoebe & Chub and The Lucky Hat, and Muller penned a series called Keeper of the Windclaw Chronicles while Yazzie’s signatures include books with Navajo themes, such as Three Little Sheep. Barefoot Cowgirl Books, 18 N. San Francisco, has all this and more. The free event goes from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. For more info, call 440-5041 or visit www.barefootcowgirlbooks.com.

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SUNDAY | 2.14 HOWL AT THE GIPSY MOON If your Valentine’s Day plans haven’t quite shaped up yet, fear not, there is still time. In fact, call off the search because the Flagstaff Arts Council has you covered with their 9th annual Valentine’s Concert with Gipsy Moon. The Colorado-based quartet packs a folky punch with Silas Herman wailing on the mandolin, guitars and providing vocal arrangements with MacKenzie Page on guitar, tenor banjo and vocal accompaniment, bassist Matt Cantor and cellist Andrew Connley. In tunes and life, they are self-described journeymen and one journeywoman on a mission to share in song and hope. Loving undertones make their appearance not only relevant, but serendipitous. Their latest full-length is well on its way, but in the meantime, inspired listeners can get down with Autumn’s Retreat. Released in 2014, and featuring the artwork of one local

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staple Sky Black, the EP combines Gipsy Moon’s naturalistic folk elements reminiscent of porch pickin’ to pass the time and jazzy undertones worth more than a good toe tap. Their set at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road, will also satisfy pangs for the more indulgent side of life with wine and chocolate tastings. Tickets are $20 and include a good time and all of the above. The tastings begins at 6:30 p.m. and the tunes kick off at 7:30 p.m. 779-2300. www.flagartscouncil.org.

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When the storm cometh By Andrew Wisniewski

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ike most locals, I have my favorite spots around town. ‌Places I like to take walks. Places I like to drink beer, and those I prefer to sip coffee. Places I like to read. Places I like to simply sit and watch as time passes by.

Places I like to try and write. Places I like to sit in wonder.

Right now I’m seated at a spot I truly cherish: perched comfortably in the westfacing window at Rendezvous—where outside, Flagstaff churns. This place is like a window framed by four corners and double-striped crosswalks filled with locals and regulars, movers and shakers, students, hippies, dirtbags, transients and tourists constantly bustling about with the slew of one-way bicyclists and vehicles charging forever north. Surely I’m not the only one; these seats welcome many like-minded companions. I’ve looked in from the outside and seen them myself and myself in them, glancing up with regularity as energy ricochets off the mountain above and back into town.

But I’m not just a local, I’m a native.

Every time I say that out loud to another person I meet for the first time, they always reply, “Oh wow, there’s not a lot of you here anymore”—but we’re here in numbers.

Those who remember when the Sawmill was a flowery meadow—or an actual sawmill.

Who remember when Heritage Square was a dirt lot and downtown wasn’t a place you went to just “hang.” When McMillan Mesa wasn’t prime real estate for a proposed new major housing development and student housing didn’t threaten the seedy integrity of the Southside. Back when we respected the Peaks and the tribes who find them sacred enough to not rip up the earth for pipes and fake snow and more money.

Back when nobody had ever heard of Dew Downtown.

Those who truly know this town and have seen it come up for better or worse, stay. Folks who have either remained here for the long haul or returned after leaving not because they got pulled back by some unknown vortex, but because deep down they love this place. In no way is any of this

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said to undermine anyone who’s a transplant; we’re all here for the some combination of the same reasons, commonly referred to as “poverty with a view.”

Lately, though, I’m left considering those non-vortex higher powers who don’t know what it means to allow choice, autonomy, or to be part of a well-oiled machine, and think they know what’s best for a place and a people.

Outside forces who—let’s call them Energy Corporation—know absolutely nothing about the place you or I call home and think they can dictate what our community wants or needs. I bet that if you or I were to impose unwanted change to their existence, it’d be welcomed with open arms, right? Like SkeeLo famously said: “I wish.”

I bring this up because you, the loyal reader, should know that change is afoot here at the Flag Live factory. Starting next week, our weekly rag will have an all-new layout and design. In February of 2014, our talented graphic designers spent hours upon hours giving Flag Live a much-needed facelift because, well, we thought you deserved a good kind of change. But as the world turns, and in the name of efficiency, we’ll be going back to a simpler newspaper look. We’re not sure how it will all play out, but please bear with us as we work through these changes. And as always, comments and criticisms are welcomed and duly noted.

Like I said, we all have those spots that we hold close. And maybe they’re not just places, but relationships, jobs, our art, or the many facets that makeup our happy livelihood in this wonderful corner of the map we call home. No matter where or what they are, do your best to take notice and cherish them while they exist with beauty, because you never know when the next storm is headed your way to rip those things you love to pieces, heart and soul.

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uring a recent visit outside a nearby coffee house, the following conversation was recorded, just an impromptu man-on-thestreet-interview with a local resident about life in Flagstaff. However, due to technical difficulties caused by background train rushes along Route 66, ambient ambulance and helicopter sounds, and the gunning of motorcycle engines, most of the questions asked by the interviewer were lost, or, at best, only partially recovered. What remains is as follows: ‌ uestion: How ... did you ... Flagstaff?

Q Answer: By accident.

Question: What do you do?

Answer: You are looking at it.

Question: What inspired (you?) to ... Flagstaff?

Answer: A song on the radio during a Diamondbacks game. It was about how Flagstaff is the kind of town they don’t make anymore. It’s a folky

The answers are here but the questions are lost tune that goes, “Flagstaff, they don’t make towns like this anymore,” with so many places to explore.

What better place to be than at one of the great crossroads of America. I landed in town just as I ran out of gas. It was like total kismet.

Question: Inaudible Answer: Yes, it kind of implies a conscious attempt in some distant past to organize the town.

It must have stopped at some point. Have you been on Milton lately? It’s like Scottsdale in the sky.

Question: Hissing Answer: Stayed in a motel along Route 66 for longer than I can actually remember. More people died there than anywhere I’ve ever been—and that’s a lot of places.

Question: Imperceptible Answer: Why do you want to know that?

Question: Muted Answer: With a fork.

Question: Unintelligible Answer: Other restaurants? Most of the people I meet around here make regular visits to the Food Bank.

Question: Blurp Answer: The biggest mystery about Flagstaff is what’s on those trains, where’s the caboose(s)?— definitely the elephant in the room in these parts.

What we can learn from them generally? It’s all about the Walmart stuff right, big boxes of Walmart stuff, going back and forth across the nation. In Chinese containers, a large part of it. All going to every Walmart in the world. If you sat there and studied those trains going by long enough, you might gain pretty good insight into the futures trade. A mighty noisy random stock ticker indicator.

Question: Screeeeeeech!

Answer: For a pedestrian- and cycling-friendly town, which they apparently don’t make anymore, sure are a lot of drive-through coffee huts. And catch that new Starbucks on Route 66, out in the open with a big runway along the main route like a New Hampshire state liquor store. People should be encouraged to explore downtown, too, and drink even more coffee.

Question: (Blank) plans?

Answer: Considering Flagstaff has so much space junk on its mountaintops, one has to wonder what is going on with basic digital antennae reception. I’d love to be able to launch an investigation

into why the bare minimum for free television signals can’t be maintained for a city this size. I had to dowse myself up some Super Bowl this weekend by standing stiffly in one part of the living room like some kind of human divining rod.

Question: Expletive deleted Answer: Downtown? I’d like to be able to buy a light bulb.

Question: Redacted Answer: In the future there should be more TV shows about taxi drivers. But instead of noting strange and intimate conversations with passengers, the taxi cab drivers would confess. Then you could get a bunch of passengers along and it could be like an intervention.

Question: ... are you going?

Answer: Look at that line of Chinese rail cars going east, another train carrying American military vehicles west. That can’t be good.

Question: Too whispered to be audible Answer: Maybe that’s a million light bulbs going by? Soon, they’ll be delivered by drones.

Question: Gargling sounds Answer: Belgian waffle ale. Lots of it.

Douglas McDaniel has found a happy home in Flagstaff after being a journalist for 30 years. He has published creative non-fiction novels and numerous volumes of poetry, some of which was first published at his 15-year-old blog, www.mythville.blogspot.com.

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Whitlock is the main star, he must also juggle he Coen Brothers are no strangers to conflicts arising from the ego and loose kidnapping, ransom, and missing money behavior of synchronized swimming sensation plots; in Raising Arizona (1987), Fargo DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson); auteur (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), and even No director Laurence Laurentz’s (Ralph Country for Old Men (2007), snatched Fiennes) difficulty shoehorning singpeople and/or bundles of cash (real HAIL, ing cowboy Hobie Doyle (Alden or invented) act as MacGuffins to CAESAR! Ehrenreich, in a career-boosting make way for the quirky characDirected by performance) into a high-society ters, inventive camera work, and Joel & Ethan Coen romantic comedy; and twin gosmemorable dialogue for which Rated PG-13 sip columnist Thora and Thessaly the writers/producers/directors HARKINS THEATRES Thacker’s (Tilda Swinton) pursuit are known. In their new feature, of the juiciest news that they can Hail, Caesar!, the kidnapping and squeeze out of Mannix and his stars. ransom of major movie star Baird There is a lot going on in Hail, Whitlock (George Clooney) frames a Caesar! even while there isn’t much at all. manic day in the life of producer and studio Some will complain that the film’s plot suffers “fixer” Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a man strugat the expense of style. I disagree—the Coens gling with his faith. Not his faith in God, mind have written a love letter to Hollywood and you; rather, his faith in the industry that he those pictures of the ’50s. Capitol Studios, loves so much. the same studio that hired Barton Fink (1991) While Mannix deals with delays in shootin the ’40s, is brimming with the energy of ing on the titular big-budget picture of which

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hundreds of people doing their best to provide the stuff of dreams to audiences eager to hang on to their post-World War II optimism and get through the Cold War. It’s Mannix’s job to make sure he keeps the real world from creeping into the magic these people are putting up on the silver screen, and he takes that mission seriously.

Hail Caesar! is full of jabs at that same studio system, and that is the Coens’ real success: showing how even with the backstabbing, infighting and manipulation that happen behind the camera, we can settle into our theater seats and be mesmerized by the hilariously homoerotic “No Dames” songand-dance number performed by Burt Gurney

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(Donnie Wahlberg), and a group of other fter discussing the pleasures of the Emmy-nominated minisoldiers. The first episode flashes back to series Wolf Hall with a friend (the pleasures were many), their training in Georgia. The men form a the discussion turned to the actor who played King Henry bond, as they must deal with a demeanVIII: Damian Lewis. My friend and I both love him. She loves him ing commander, played by Friends‘ for his mercurial King Henry; I love him for his stoic Lt. David Schwimmer.

Winters in Band of Brothers.

The series does a Lewis has been in multiple television series.

BAND OF great job with its action He was a brilliant police officer who had been BROTHERS sequences—the first bit of wrongly imprisoned in the2007-09 series Life.

Created by HBO fighting in the second epiHe is best known as Nick Brody in Showtime’s Rated Unrated sode is intense. The various Homeland. Yet it was that first mini-series on HBO Amazon Prime episodes focus on different that brought Lewis to American attention. Lewis characters in the company, is British, but he is the perfect American soldier in but the second episode lets this 10-part series.

Lewis shine as an actor. From Available for streaming on Amazon Prime, Band Normandy to the Battle of Bastogne of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company and their role and on to Germany, the series advances in World War II. The series premiered in 2001 and won multiple by showing us the terror of battle and the Emmys, including Best Mini-Series. With episodes introduced boredom in between. by some of the actual soldiers who were in Easy Company, the Band of Brothers has a great cast. series starts with the soldiers waiting for the Normandy InvaNeal McDonough, Michael Cudlitz, Colin Hanks and Eion Bailey sion. These paratroopers are part of the 2nd Battalion in the are some of the other actors highlighted in the series, but 101st Airborne Division. The first episode introduces us to the it’s also fun to see actors in roles who have found fame since company, including Richard Winters (Lewis), Lewis Nixon (Ron 2001. Look for Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jimmy Livingston), Donald Malarkey (Scott Grimes), Carwood Lipton

(Channing Tatum), the beautiful precision of DeeAnna Moran’s water ballet, or the magnificent splendor as Baird Whitlock’s Roman soldier is transformed by meeting The Christ.

I love the movies, and so, obviously, do Ethan and Joel Coen.

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Damian Lewis now stars in a new TV series, Billions—a show that is far different from Band of Brothers. Still, it’s always nice to revisit the role that brought him to American attention.

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he X-Files is back on Fox, and the ratings are through the roof … sort of. There’s a long conversation that should occur here about how ratings will never hit the kind of numbers that they used to hit in TV’s heyday, and how the ratings systems have had to change to account for DVRs streaming and the myriad ways we can now deliver content to our assorted devices. Still, the revival of The X-Files is hitting it out of the park, and that seems like pretty good news to me.

It’s by no means the first time a show has been brought back to life. TV shows have been bouncing back for ages. Family Guy was returned to the air after an extended hiatus. Futurama made a comeback years later on Comedy Central and 24 got a similar mini-series revival on Fox years after its series finale. Stay tuned for others that are on the way as well. Missing Full House?

No problem. Fuller House is on the way via Netflix in the not too distant future. Even Prison Break is due to get a fifth season some six years after it went off the air, though perhaps the most exciting comeback is the scheduled return of cult favorite Twin Peaks in 2017.

I’m not talking about crummy reboots, or re-imaginings, or spin-offs here either.

I’m talking about getting original casts and crews together and bringing back shows that

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have gone the way of the dodo. Reboots and remakes tend to feel lazy and half-baked, like they are relying on modern production values and effects to make them special. That’s why remakes rarely work out well (though there are exceptions), but getting the band back together for a trip down memory lane, that’s a different story.

Of course we all know that with an Internet connection it’s possible to watch just about any show at any time. The problem with this is that going back and watching the shows that I loved in my younger days makes me realize how badly dated most of this stuff appears when compared to modern fare. Seriously, try watching a vintage episode of The A-Team or Knight Rider, they don’t age well. Even stuff that is a mere 10 years old doesn’t always hold up well enough to warrant watching it again. Something like The X-Files or Star Trek has weathered the passage of time more gracefully. Still, there is something magical that happens when you mix some sweet, sweet nostalgia with brand spanking new content, and that is the kind of thing I hope the networks start doing more of. Here’s hoping even one or two of my favorite shows (and yours, too) from yesteryear manage to wheedle their way back into the mainstream in the next decade or so.

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BY LARRY HENDRICKS

With a big L Stephane Wrembel: music as act of philosophy

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is contribution to an Oscar-winning film exposed his name to millions, but it’s not the fame that drives him. ‌It’s the music.

At the end of a show by French-born guitarist Stephane Wrembel, you leave filled with a new experience. It’s like trying to draw the shadow of your right hand with your right hand, or trying to describe the taste of an orange. It’s as if you’ve awakened from a colorful dream, full of images and sounds that resonate with meaning. You know it was the romance of a story told, played with notes and dazzling technique of musical proficiency, but the feeling goes deeper to a place inside you.

It’s the place where philosophy lives.

“The purpose of the show is to create that experience,” Wrembel says in recent Flag Live interview. “When you listen to music, you don’t know why it touches you—you know it’s there.”

For the first time, Wrembel will be playing Friday and Saturday night in Flagstaff at Firecreek Coffee Co. Stephane Wrembel (left) plays Firecreek Coffee Co. on Friday and Saturday night. Courtesy photo

Beyond genre Fans of Woody Allen movies have heard Wrembel’s work. His song, “Big Brother,” was featured in the 2008 film Vicki Christina Barcelona. In 2011, Allen commissioned Wrembel to score the theme for his 2011 film Midnight in Paris. Wrembel’s romantic and playful tune “Bistro Fada,” was the result. He also played live at the Oscars in 2012 to millions of viewers.

“It was great to have that kind of exposure,” he says. “I played all the guitar for the Oscars. That was great.”

In “Bistro Fada,” a listener can get a glimpse of classical influences like the waltz as well as gypsy swing made famous by the great guitarist Django Reinhardt. “Big Brother,” on the other hand, has a Spanish feel, while other songs in his extensive repertoire invoke jazz, rock, African, Indian and Greek styles. He mixes the varying styles into a blend that can only be described as “Wrembel.”

“My music doesn’t belong to genre,” he explains. “It’s really hard to describe.”

His sound, rich in musical moods and textures, is the result of a lifetime studying music, which began on the piano in France when he was 4 years old.

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He studied classical under the great composer Gilberte Lecompte, and she taught him at a young age that the interpretation of music was crucial.

“How you play is more important than what you play,” the musician says.

Wrembel picked up the guitar at 15, taken with the music from the rock band Pink Floyd. After high school, dedicated to becoming a professional musician, practicing hours and hours daily, Wrembel says he went on a quest to expand his musical horizons. He discovered gypsy music, brought to the world with impressionistic style by Django Reinhardt, and immersed himself.

“There is a soul there,” Wrembel says.

“That’s really what I focused on.”

He adds that he saw the notes, the phrases, and the technical proficiency were the receptacle to deliver a musical experience to an audience. He went to university and focused on as many musical styles as possible, and by the time he moved to New York, he was putting all of those styles together.

Digging deep Wrembel says he will be coming to Flagstaff as a trio featuring two guitars and a bass, and that there will be plenty of Parisian waltz and Gypsy influence.

“This tour is going to be focused around the Django sound,” Wrembel says.

Philosophers are on a quest for wisdom, and the philosopher Plato insisted there was no higher quest, Wrembel notes.

A philosopher focuses on philosophy. Wrembel says his outlet is music, which he considers an act of philosophy, an attempt to connect with the very essence of life itself.

“And that is love,” he says. “With a big ‘L’.”

And what happens when he plays music to an audience?

“That is a mystery,” hey says. “I don’t even know myself.”

There is a lightness, a distortion of time.

“It’s really a form of alignment and contact with the universe inside,” Wrembel says, adding that at its best moments, when he plays, he and the audience align. There is no technique, no notes. The sound unfolds. “The trick is to reach a place of unconsciousness and you reach a completely different zone to gain contact with something greater.”

He doesn’t touch his guitar as much as he did when he was first starting out. The fundamentals are there, so when he does play, the experience is more powerful. He reads voraciously, expands the richness of his life, and tries to break through a glass ceiling of thought to a higher place. It is a place of learning to accept himself—his strengths and his weaknesses—and not to compare himself to others.

When that happens, the quality of musical performance expands. To people who attend the show, he suggests they open up, listen and fall into the dream.

“Our goal is to bring people on a journey into their imagination as well as offer a worldclass virtuoso musical performance,” Wrembel says. “I hired the best musicians in New York City.

We perform five shows a week worldwide and just came back from India. I guarantee it will be a very exciting and unique concert. I would like to add that both shows will be different.”

Wrembel says that while he’s in Flagstaff, he plans to take a trip to the Grand Canyon.

“It’s the only place I haven’t been in the desert,” he says. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

Stephane Wrembel will perform both Fri, Feb. 12 and Sat, Feb. 13 at Firecreek Coffee Co., 22 E. Rte. 66, in downtown Flagstaff. Friday’s show starts at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday’s show begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for each. For more info about the show, call 774-2266. To learn more about Wrembel, visit www.stephanewrembel.com.

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Pressin’ palms Naughty by Nature keeps lighting in a bottle with a 25th anniversary tour

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n every genre of music there is a Golden Age. For hip-hop, that time was the late ’80s and early ’90s. Nowadays, as hip-hop wears many new faces, the artists and tracks that helped propel the genre into mainstream consciousness can now be considered oldies of the rarest kind. And among them is Naughty by Nature. ‌Widely known in pop culture for their anthem party tracks “O.P.P.,” “Hip Hop Hooray” and “Feel Me Flow” which dropped during the early ’90s and swept music television, radio stations and just about anyone with an ear for hip-hop across the nation, Naughty by Nature, in present day, remains true to the game that brought them up.

The trio, consisting of MCs Vin Rock and Treach with DJ Kay Gee, and formed in East Orange, N.J., first appeared on the music scene in 1989 with their debut album Independent Leaders under the name the New Style.

After garnering a minor hit with the track “Scuffin’ Those Knees,” the group found mentorship under fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah and Flavor Unit.

Following a name change to Naughty by Nature, the group released their follow-up selftitled album two years later in 1991, featuring their first hit single, “O.P.P.,”—a sample of the Jackson 5 hit “ABC.” The song has gone down as one of the From left: MCs Treach and Vin Rock with DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature play the Green Room Friday night. Courtesy photo most successful crossover songs in rap history, and along with album, Nineteen Naughty Nine Nature’s Fury Me Flow.” Both albums reached the No. 1 tracks like “Everyday All Day,” “1, 2, 3” and (1999), and later saw Kay Gee part ways spot on R&B/Hip-Hop charts, and in 1996, Pov“Everything’s Gonna Be All Right,” the latter with the group. In 2002, following a duo erty’s Paradise earned Naughty by Nature the a reworking of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No effort, IIcons, by Treach and Vin Rock under Grammy for Best Rap Album, the first album to Cry,” the album went platinum. the Naughty by Nature moniker, the group win the award.

Naughty by Nature later released two officially disbanded. Eight years later the Throughout the remainder of the ’90s more albums, 1993’s 19 Naughty III and Povgroup reunited to record 2011’s Anthem Inc., Naughty by Nature started their own music erty’s Paradise in 1995, each of which produced their s seventh album and first with all three imprint, Illtown Records, released a fifth two more top hits: “Hip Hop Hooray” and “Feel 14

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members since 1999. Between then and now Vin Rock and Treach experienced a two-year disconnect, but found mutual ground last year—just in time to celebrate 25 years since Naughty

by Nature started their musical journey which, for those paying attention, is far more than just three hit records.

Now, the intact trio, has embarked on a 2016 anniversary tour with Flagstaff finding itself as stop number 14. Last week Vin Rock took time out of his busy schedule to chat over the phone.

Below is a piece of our conversation. I neglected to ask him if he’s down with O.P.P.—a question I’m sure, like the song itself, has been worn thin.

The good news is you can catch it live when Naughty by Nature plays the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz, on Fri, Feb. 12.

Locals Boom Box Bros. featuring Cool Handz Luke will open the night up at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show, and can be purchased in person at the Green Room or online at www.flagstaffgreenroom.com. For more, call 226-8669 or visit www. naughtybynature.com.

Andrew Wisniewski: In music as in life, you never really know how long a good thing is going to last. How does it feel to still be in the game 25 years later?

Vin Rock: I know! First of all, it doesn’t feel like 25 years because time has gone by so fast. But now that the earmark is here, it kind of makes you look back on the years when we first got started, and it’s definitely a blessing. You never know what’s gonna happen. Tomorrow isn’t even a promise, let alone the next 25 years, so we are definitely blessed to be celebrating it.

Music What would you say you’ve learned over that time as far as making music is concerned?

That what we’ve been doing has been authentic. We grew up in the day and age where hip-hop was relatively new. We got involved in the early to mid-’80s, so it was a pure hobby for us. Back when we grew up the forefathers we looked up to were Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie and Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. Back then it was all about skill, and no one cared about the money aspect of it. So when we got involved it was purely for talent, for competition and to just be the best. The accolades and money came with it, so when I look back, our initial approach which was genuine, authentic, was the best way to approach this game, and still participate moving forward. We’ve got to keep that same mentality.

Looking at hip-hop now compared to the expression it originally carried back in the early ’90s, do you feel like the genre, at least to some degree, has been turned upside down?

It seems like a lot of people’s approach to hip-hop today—they look at it as a cash-grab, you know? And [to them] it’s not necessarily about the culture, it’s not necessarily about the history of hip-hop, and it’s not necessarily about protecting it moving forward. It’s like it’s a bastardized culture. But with vets in the game such as ourselves and various other peers of ours, that’s what we’re here for. This is something we care about. This is something that needs to be protected, and that’s what we’re attempting to do at this point.

I understand you guys are working on a documentary chronicling the history of the group?

We are. We’re just getting started. We’re partnering with Flavor Unit Entertainment.

We’re just fleshing out our directors and producers right now, so we’re talking to QD3, Quincy Jones’s son, who we’ve worked with in the past musically, but this will be our first film project with him. We definitely wanted to do that because we feel people primarily know Naughty by Nature as the party anthem guys, but there’s a very compelling story about how we got together, the three of us individually, and collectively that people don’t know. So we just want to expose that, kind of open up Naughty’s Pandora’s Box, and let a lot of people in and get more familiar with the band.

Word is the group is also working on a new album?

Yes, we are. It’s a new album, but we’re breaking it up into two EPs. With that we launched a Kickstarter campaign in synch

with the tour ... We’ll visit 27 cities and we get to promote the Kickstarter along the way. So the campaign will end in synch with the tour, and we’re looking forward to reaching our goal and puttin’ out some hot new music and getting’ this EP out there as soon as possible.

What direction do you see the new music taking?

Like 2Pac said, “Peep the weakness in the rap game and sew it.” There’s a lot of gaps in hip-hop that we observe, we see what’s going on, and when we go in the studio we’ll take those approaches and do something different. It’s just like this video we [recently] copped with Queen Latifah, “God is Us.” It’s so much trap music and turn-up music and everybody is hustlin’ and twerkin’; we wanna come up the middle with a strong positive message and just spread love. We gettin’ crazy response to that video and what’s going on right now, so a lot of people like, Ah man, that sounds so refreshin’, we need more of this. So we definitely take queues from the audience and from the fans, and we’re veterans so we definitely know how to navigate the studio and deliver content that’ll stand out.

What’s one thing that you miss from the Golden Age of hip-hop in the early ’90s?

The individuality. When we grew up, you couldn’t look like nobody, you couldn’t sound like nobody, you couldn’t quote anyone, you couldn’t use a beat that someone else used, I mean it was pure authentic and you had to stand out and you had to be an individual.

Today, it’s like corporations who are involved, they kind of force producers and artists to sound like what’s current out there, so that’s what I miss in the game.

Over the years it doesn’t seem like the group has been that active musically. What’s it like being back?

The reality is we never left; we just haven’t been on the broader commercial platform. ... We’ll be celebrating this 25th anniversary all year, and to set it off we wanted to go around the country and do more intimate shows and turnaround to a lot of markets we haven’t been to in a while, and really press palms with these people that haven’t seen us up close and personal in a while … This is kind of like a thank you to the people who been supporting us for the 25 years. So it’s just good to get our here, man, and press palms and kiss the babies again.

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of a living, breathing puzzle. Each twist and backbend, though practiced and complete, exudes organic composition emphasizing a dancer’s ability to convey artistry in movement of what we, as humans, can struggle to express.

Glenn Farley and Inga Kern muscle through their acrobatic choreography.

The power of dance to convey deep-seated feelings surrounding love and sex strikes an emotive chord as the performers breathe life into all facets of the human condition. Just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend, these artists will invoke their passions to stir the romantic conversation with the Second annual Hungry Hearts Cabaret & Love Advice Show. The three-part endeavor will lend the tools to understand not solely love, but the deepest trenches of intimacy.

Joan Garcia, founder of Flagstaff Aerial Arts, does not shy from sparking this conversation within the community. When the first Hungry Hearts Cabaret took flight at the Green Room last year, she was pleasantly shocked to hear how many questions audience members posed to the expert panel of love connoisseurs. So many raised their hands, in fact, the cabaret has grown to stretch across two days this year.

Garcia says, “The goal, for me, is to spark conversations within the participants, the audience and the community about important social issues; help us test our own personal biases and grow as individuals through witnessing something unexpected.”

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Heather Lyn Elliott warms up on the trapeze.

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wild athleticism, hearing the love panel address burning questions or witnessing dozens of dancers bust an impromptu move under the high noon sun—Hungry Hearts has it all.

“I like my work to be accessible to all different bodies and ability levels and that’s why I think the flash mob component with 1 Billion Rising is so important,” Garcia says. “It’s a place where everyone who wants to dance and wants to speak and be involved with Hungry Hearts Cabaret and the 1 Billion Rising production can be involved.”

Set for noon Saturday, the local iteration of the global organization will dance to raise awareness of its root fundamental: ending violence against women and girls. Hilary Giovale, founder of Maeve Rising Dance Collective, has been producing the community flash mob for years, but when she and Garcia met, sparks flew with an imperative need to combine their events. The tribal bellydance specialist will not only participate in the cabaret, but will lead the flash mob in the Square.

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Rising a few years ago it totally lit me up because it’s a movement based in artistic expression and dance, which to me is very powerful—even more powerful than a political or angry approach,” Giovale says.

The group has grown since, and this year, Flagstaff will unite with a sister city in the Democratic Republic of Congo—one of the worst places to be a woman, Giovale notes—with the theme of “Revolution.”

In a place where sex is used as a weapon against women, the DRC’s leader, Neema Namadamu, will coordinate 50 dancers to celebrate in tandem with this mountain town across the world.

Recognizing the unyielding need for change, Garcia says she feels a stronger calling than ever to present Hungry Hearts, adding, “Until there is equality and justice for women and girls, this is a very important show to continue to bring to light the fact that there is so much work to be done.”

Introducing the sexperts Hungry Hearts, fundamentally, is not only an expression of love through dance, but also illuminates darkness.

Garcia explains her role as an artist rooted into social empowerment. “It’s switching away from a really long-held paradigm that conditions us to believe that sex should be a certain way that isn’t equal for women and for people in the LGBTQ community; really, there’s men who don’t feel empowered by sex either. We all need to learn how to raise our consciousness, enjoy consensual sex and be better at our relationships … with one another as a whole.”

A panel of experts from local practices, Victim Witness Services and more will lend insight from clinical, academic and playful perspectives, too, as they field questions across the spectrum. Dr. Janet Morrison, a registered nurse and clinical sex therapist, is one of the “sexperts” returning to the panel. Previous questions from the audience, she explains, had spread across the board from how to pursue an open relationship to how to engage a partner more often. Specializing in sexless relationships, Morrison uses her extensive training with Sex Coach U to offer advice.

Detailing the components of healthful intimacy, she explains, “There are three main components: connection, communication and the ability to have fun.

It’s about pleasure. As a society there’s a lot of stigma around pleasure.”

She points to statistics illustrating almost 40-percent of relationships fall into the sexless category, where partners engage each other fewer than one time a month—or less. These statistics often relate to time management. “Old routines are like eating corn flakes every day,” she says, and encourages clients—or the curious—to switch it up. Whether having sex even in a different room or inviting communication about what turns the other on, she says, partners can experience a deeper level of intimacy even if they simply take the time to kiss.

Through public speaking and participating in events like Hungry Hearts, Morrison hopes to normalize sexuality. “It is not a shame-based state of being. It is something to embrace. It is health producing.

It gives us a flood of feel-good chemicals. As you get older, you use it or lose it.”

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While the Love Advice Show offers an opportunity to rip the Band-Aid off the sex-steered conversation, the cabaret performers offer a visual component and routine-shattering inspiration.

Garcia’s own piece has been a selfpursued challenge to define Hungry Heart’s meaning and what to communicate to audiences.

The piece, created with three other women, partly takes place on the floor with modern and improvisational movement before ascending on a tilted hoop she calls a “chandeLyra.”

“Some of the concepts we’ve been working with are along the spectrum of what people experience in relationships: inadequacy, lack of self-love, wholeness and the ability to love another person through your wholeness,” she explains. “Each person I’m working with is going through their own internal experience as we put together movements.

In my piece, each dancer represents thoughts and feelings and emotions, but we all represent one person. We’re like neurons in the brain; like kinetic sculpture pieces.”

Contorting effortlessly like cogs in a well-oiled, aesthetically gorgeous machine, the dancers in each piece communicate carefully-planned messages in movement.

This vision for her art has been a constant for Garcia. With a laugh she adds, “Aerial and dance is so sensual, and what a better time to celebrate our sensuality and the body in this art form than through the holiday when we celebrate love?”

Hungry Hearts ignites with a community flash mob in Heritage Square on behalf of 1 Billion Rising Sat, Feb. 13 at noon. For rehearsal times, or to catch a video of the dance, visit 1 Billion Rising Flash Mob on Facebook. The 21-and-over cabaret show heats up the Green Room that same night at 8 p.m. and Sun at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the show. For tickets or to submit a question to the love panel, call 226-8669 or visit www.flagstaffaerial.org

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Left: With Abby Chan on top, the acrobatic performers finish off their piece.

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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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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 — Featured Films

In the Orpheum’s Saturday Night session, ‘A Celebration of the Grand’, the audience will have the chance to weave between Walking the Canyon, Pete McBride’s breathtaking homage to Martin Litton and the continued battle to preserve the Canyon in Martin’s Boat.

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VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | THU 2.11

Beasley Gallery: Two exhibits: The Junior Show and New Series of Mustard Seed Garden Model Books—Watercolored Woodcut Works from Xing Jin. Opening receptions from 5-7 p.m. Free. Runs through Feb. 19.

Located on the second floor of the Performing and Fine Arts building. Gallery hours Tue, Thu and Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1115 S. Knoles Drive, on the NAU campus. 523-4612 Coconino Center for the Arts: New exhibition, Southwestern Invitational.

Featuring 50 of Arizona’s finest artists, including seven from Flagstaff. Runs through Feb. 13.

Gallery hours are Tue-Sat, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 Downtown Flagstaff: Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours in downtown Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and sampling food from seven different restaurants.

Tours offered every weekend Thursday through Sunday. $40 per person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats.com. 213-9233 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Continuing Taoist tai chi and beginner class.

Every Thursday. 5:30-7:30p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 400 W Aspen. 288-2207 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation every Thursday.

Room 24 upstairs. 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7-8:30 p.m. sitting and walking meditation.

8:30 p.m. discussion. Come and go anytime. Free and open to all. 400 W. Aspen. 814-9851 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Individualized kung fu instruction in xingyi, bagua and taji. Every Thursday. 6-8 p.m. www. flagstaffkungfu.org. 4 W. Phoenix. 779-5858 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Hour-long small group guitar classes. Ages 13 and up. Two sessions every Thursday from 3-5 p.m. Flexible format, multiple styles.

Registration required. $30 for five classes, and $5 materials. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Lanning Gallery: “Love is an Art.” Showcasing the influence of love in art. Runs through Feb. 14. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Perfect Day. 4 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: New York Film Critics Series: Tumbledown.

Hosted live, via satellite, by Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers. Q&A with the director and film’s stars following the screening. 7 p.m. $12. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 The Museum Club: Flagstaff Swing Dance Club presents dance lessons every Thursday night from 7-8 p.m. Different dance style taught each month. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Orpheum Theater: 2016 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival. Highlights 85 inspiring and thought-provoking social, environmental, and adventure-related outdoor films from around the world. Feb. 11 through Feb. 14 with screenings at the Orpheum, Flag Bike Revolution and Dark Sky Brewing Co. Single day tickets are $5-$11 and weekend VIP passes are $22-$53. For more detailed info, pricing and a schedule, visit www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org.

All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Red Rock State Park: Guided nature walk at 10 a.m. Guest speaker or a ranger/naturalist gives a 45-minute talk at 2 p.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907

FEB. 11–17, 2016 Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “Jewelry for Your True Love.” Spotlighting the gallery’s top collection of Native American and Southwest jewelry. Runs through Feb. 14.

Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona.

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Firecreek Coffee Co: John Bellows with Glenn Hendricks. Indie folk rock from Chicago. 8 p.m. $3. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 The Green Room: Drag the River. Country and Mid-western music from Fort Collins, Colo. Openers: Lost in the Sun and Mike Spero of Authority Zero. 8 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Ryan Biter and the Kitchen Sink. Americana from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Weekly “Bottom Line Jam” with the Bottom Line Band. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke. Hosted by Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Old Town Center for the Arts: Live at Studio B. Bresnan Unplugged. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. $10 at the door.

Every second and fourth Thursday with a new artist. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 634-0940 Raven Café: Muriel Anderson. 8 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.

Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Tons of Feathers. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 State Bar: Brian Keith Wallen. One-man blues band from Indiana. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282

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Ardrey Auditorium: NAU Jazz Madrigal Jazz Festival. Fri, Feb. 12 and Sat, Feb. 13. Featuring special guest clinicians and more than 140 high school ensembles from the Southwest. NAU Jazz Vocal Concert at noon both days. Performances by NAU Shrine of the Ages Choir and Grammy-winning a cappella group TAKE 6 on Fri at 7:30 p.m. Noon performances are free and the evening show is $20, $16 for students.

115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus. 523-5661 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike. Directed by Jan Rominger. Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Runs through Feb. 14. $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees.

11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com. 774-1662 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff. az@taoist.org. 423 N. Beaver. 774-2911 Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge: Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. Fish fry begins at 6 p.m. $12. All proceeds benefit Elks Children Charities. Every Friday. 2101 N. San Francisco.

774-6271 Macy’s Coffee House: Baha’i Evening Program: “World Unity … Never Has Been! Never Will Be?” Introductory film and discussion by Ernie Bruss. 7 p.m. Free. 14 Beaver.

774-2243 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Benefactor. (4 p.m. Fri, Sat, Mon and Wed.) 45 Days. (7 p.m. Fri; 1 p.m. Sat; 4 p.m. Sun, Tue and Thu, Feb. 18.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177

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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Jimmy Deblois. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver.

214-8218 Firecreek Coffee Co: Stephane Wrembel. Renowned gypsy jazz guitarist from Paris, France. 7:30 p.m. $20. (Also plays Saturday night.) All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 The Green Room: Naughty by Nature 25th Anniversary Tour.

Renowned hip-hip from East Orange, N.J. Openers: Boom Box Bros. and Cool Handz Luke.

9 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Dub and Down with the Blues. Hip-hop and blues from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Mia’s Lounge: Summit Luv Squad. Reggae. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Miss Tess and the Talkbacks. American roots music from Brooklyn, N.Y. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Museum Club: Cash’d Out. Country and rockabilly from San Diego. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $10. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: The Chosen. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive.

Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Raven Café: Woven Oak Trio. 8 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.

Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. I am Hologram. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.

(928) 634-8809 State Bar: Raillery. American and bluegrass from Flag.

8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Wanderlust Brewing Co.: AZ Beer Week beer tapping party. Featuring music by Brian White. Americana and folk from Flag. 5:30–7:30 p.m. Free. Taproom open from 4-9 p.m. 1519 N. Main Street, #102. 351-7952

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Ardrey Auditorium: NAU Jazz Madrigal Jazz Festival. Fri, Feb. 12 and Sat, Feb. 13. Featuring special guest clinicians and more than 140 high school ensembles from the Southwest. NAU Jazz Vocal Concert at noon.

Free. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus.

523-5661 Barefoot Cowgirl Books: Northern Arizona Book Fest Presents: Children’s Book Event. Featuring readings and book signings by Shonto Begay, Matthew Henry Hall, Seth Muller and Seraphine Yazzie. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. 18 N. San Francisco. 440-5041 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike. Directed by Jan Rominger. Performances Fri and Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Runs through Feb. 14. $16-$19 for evening shows and $13-$16 for Sun matinees.

11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com. 774-1662 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5.

2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774-2466

FEB. 11–17, 2016 The Green Room: Flagstaff Aerial Arts Presents: Hungry Hearts Cabaret & Love Advice Show. Two shows: 8 p.m.

Fri and 5 p.m. Sun. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Flagstaff Love-In Diversity Center. Starts at 11 a.m., rally at 2 p.m. Free. 245 N Thorpe. For more, visit Facebook.

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: Zenprov Comedy: “Vortex of Love.” 7 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: 45 Days. (1 p.m. Sat; 4 p.m. Sun, Tue and Thu, Feb. 18.) The Benefactor. (4 p.m. Sat, Mon and Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907

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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Delta Blues Band. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver.

214-8218 Charly’s Pub & Grill: Payback. Monthly soul, funk and oldies dance party. Featuring DJ Emmett White with special guest DJs. 9:30 p.m. Free if you’re snazzy, $5 if you’re lazy. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Firecreek Coffee Co: Stephane Wrembel. Renowned gypsy jazz guitarist from Paris, France. 7 p.m. $20. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Hops on Birch: Anam Cara. Folk from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Mia’s Lounge: Buckman’s Romance Zone. Slow Jamz. 9 p.m.

Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Al Foul. Country and rockabilly from Arizona.

9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Museum Club: Cody Gibson Band. Country music from Ohio.

9 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Kenzo. 3-6 p.m. Free. Open mic with James Turner. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona.

(928) 204-1300 Old Town Center for the Arts: Valentine’s Eve Eve with Miller, Miller, Martina and Ki. 7 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $25 priority. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood.

(928) 634-0940 Raven Café: Faultline. 8 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. Prescott.

(928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Cadillac Angels. 2 p.m. Free. Tarantulas. 9 p.m.

Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 Shepherd of the Hills Church: Grand Canyon Guitar Society presents: Adam del Monte. World-renowned flamenco and classical guitarist. 7 p.m. $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show. Tickets available at Arizona Music Pro and Bookman’s. 1601 N San Francisco. 213-0752 State Bar: Brian Keith Wallen. One-man blues band from Indiana. 8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Pulse continued on page 26

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Canyon Dance Academy: Flag Freemotion. Ballroom dance lessons and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed. $8, $5 for students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel. 814-0157 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike. Directed by Jan Rominger. 2 p.m. Final show. $13-$16. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos.com. 774-1662 Firecreek Coffee Co: Pinestories. A story slam event in which participants share true stories (without notes) related to an ever-changing theme. Winners of each slam are chosen by audience vote and are advanced to a yearly grand slam making them eligible for special prizes. First and third Sunday of the month.

4-6 p.m. $2. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy: Flag Freemotion. Conscious movement/freestyle dance. Moving meditation to dance-able music.

Minimum instruction and no experience required.

Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m. www.flagstafffreemotion.com. 3401 N. Ft Valley Road. 225-1845 The Green Room: Flagstaff Aerial Arts Presents: Hungry Hearts Cabaret & Love Advice Show. 5 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: 45 Days. 4 p.m. Sun, Tue and Thu, Feb. 18. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members.

2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Trivia with TJ and Claira. Every Sunday. 9:30 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Southside Tavern: Mother Road Trio. Americana and blues from Flag. 4-7 p.m. Free. 117 S. San Francisco.

440-5093 Tranzend Studio: Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons: beginner and all level fundamentals, technique and musicality. 7 p.m. Open dancing in main room with salsa, bachata, merengue and cha cha; side room with zouk and kizomba until 10 p.m. Every Sunday. $10 drop-in, $8 for students. 417 W. Santa Fe. 814-2650

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1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every Sunday.

6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont. 523-1899 Ardrey Auditorium: NAU Symphony Orchestra Concert: Shakespeare in Love. 5 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 seniors and NAU employees, free for students and youth. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the NAU campus.

523-5661 Charly’s Pub & Grill: An evening of Valentine’s Day tunes from the Great American Songbook. A benefit for Flagstaff Light Opera Company. 7-10 p.m. $5 cover at the door. Donations accepted. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Coconino Center for the Arts: Ninth annual Valentine’s Concert. Featuring Gipsy Moon. Folk from Nederland, Colo. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a wine and chocolate tasting, show starts at 7:30 p.m. $20 (includes tasting). All ages. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 The Green Room: Sunday Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Sunday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669

FEB. 11–17, 2016 The Hive: I the Mighty. Progressive, indie and alternative from San Francisco. Opener: Not Nearly. 6 p.m. $12. Tickets at www.mantoothgroup.com. 2 S. Beaver, Ste. 190. 864-9675 Main Stage Theater: Valentine’s Day speakeasy electro swing with DJ ill.Ego. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Nathan. 2-5 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive.

Sedona. (928) 204-1300 The Spirit Room: Cadillac Angels. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome.

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

774-2731 Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse: Theatrikos Theatre Co. Presents: Funny Bones: The Comedy of Charlie Chaplin. One night only.

7 p.m. $12-$15. 11 W. Cherry. www.theatrikos. com. 774-1662 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.-noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 The Green Room: Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. Every Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz.

226-8669 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Tango classes. Fundamentals: 6-6:30 p.m. $5.

Figures and Techniques: 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10.

(Both classes for dancers having completed a beginner dance series). Practica: 7:30-9 p.m.

Practica included in price of class. 4 W. Phoenix.

773-0750 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Benefactor. 4 p.m. Mon and Wed. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members.

2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Mario Kart Monday. Play your favorite old-school video games on the big screen. Every Monday.

9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Uptown Pubhouse: Narrow Chimney Reading Series. Natalie Rose and Barbara Lane. For a complete list of series authors, see Facebook. 7 p.m. Free. 21 and over.

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Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com. 1800 S. Milton Road. 556-0660 Firecreek Coffee Co: Interference Series 5.3: Bassist and composer C.J. Boyd. Experimental/avante-garde/improvised performance series. 7:30 p.m. Free. All ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 The Green Room: Dizzy Wright. Hip-hop from Las Vegas. 8 p.m. $20.

15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up.

9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Mondays. Hosted by Red Bear. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460

FEB. 11–17, 2016 Mia’s Lounge: Record Club. Weekly vinyl appreciation night with host Cory Sheward. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Museum Club: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | TUE 2.16

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 Man Who Would Be King (197).

Cinematographer: Oswald Morris. Directed by John Huston. 7 p.m. Free. NAU campus. 523-8632 Hops on Birch: Trivia night with Eric Hays. Every Tuesday.

8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch.

774-4011 Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Line dancing. All levels. 5:30-6:30 p.m. First class free. Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. 606-1435 Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Yoga for Absolute Beginners with Sabrina Carlson. Six-week class. Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m. $97.

Yoga mat and props provided. Signup at www. sabrinacarlsonyoga.com/store/beginners. 2150 N. 4th St. 863-5002 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: 45 Days. (4 p.m. Tue and Thu, Feb. 11.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday. 6-7 p.m. $3.

3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Ponderosa High School: Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday 5:30-7 p.m.

Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday. 7-8:30 p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 2384 N. Steves. 288-2207 State Bar: High Bar Stand-Up Comedy Night. Hosted by Barley Rhymes’ Davey Latour. Flagstaff’s finest and funniest take the stage for an evening of stand-up comedy. Every first and third (and occasional fifth) Tuesday. All are welcome to participate. 7 p.m. signup, 8 p.m. start. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Taala Hooghan Infoshop: Dharma Punx meditation group every Tuesday.

8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www.taalahooghan.org

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | TUE 2.16

The Green Room: Honky Tonk Tuesdays. Featuring DJ MJ. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Tuesdays. Hosted by Red Bear. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood.

(928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Karaoke. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300

VARIOUS ‌ EVENTS | WED 2.17

Firecreek Coffee Co: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $2. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266 Flagstaff CSA and Market: Weekly Wednesday Meditation. Guided meditation and open discussion. Anyone is welcome to join. Every Wednesday. 9-10 a.m. 116 Cottage Ave. 213-6948 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Lumberyard Brewing Co.: Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme sports videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San Francisco. 779-2739 Main Stage Theater: In-House Dart and Pool Leagues. 6 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Majerle’s Sports Grill: Trivia night. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 102 W. Rte. 66. 774-6463 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: The Benefactor. 4 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. $5.

203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 The Peaks: Beginning ballroom dance lessons. 7-8:15 p.m.

Every Wednesday. Free. No partner needed.

Different dance starts each month and builds through the month. Next to the Museum of Northern Arizona. Held in the activity room.

Dance calendar at www.flagstaffdance.com. 3150 N. Winding Brook Road. 853-6284 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m.

Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907 State Bar: Women of Craft Beer Panel Discussion. Featuring nine panelists as well auctions, snacks, raffles, prizes and more. Join us for a Girls Pint Out evening to benefit Northland Family Help Center.

6-8 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Uptown Pubhouse: Team trivia with Carly Strauss. 7:30 p.m. Free. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551

MUSIC ‌ EVENTS | WED 2.17

The Green Room: Soulective. DJs spinning funk, dance, hip-hop and EDM. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. Free 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Main Stage Theater: Bingo night. Hosted by Penny Smith. 7 p.m. Free.

1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: ‘80s Dance Party with Lounge Lizard D. 9 p.m.

Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Orpheum Theater: Dr. Dog. Rock music from Philly. Opener: Hop Along. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $25. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 The Spirit Room: William Schwab hosts open mic night. 8 p.m.

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

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

CONCRETE Accel Construction Group offers The Best Concrete Work for the Best Price. Free Estimates. ROC# 219882. 928-5271257 Aspen & Juniper Firewood For Sale.

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LAWN CARE Yard Clean-ups, mowing, tree and shrub pruning, hauling, odd jobs. Quality work/ Free Est. Michael@ 928.699.1906

MISCELLANEOUS Downwinders Cancer Cases www. cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office 928-774-1200

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

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PAINTING “Nick the Painter”, 25 yrs exp. Top Quality, Low Prices Small Jobs OK. Ref Avail. Interior/Exterior 928-255-2677 Not a licensed contractor.

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

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

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SNOW REMOVAL Driveways, Sidewalks, Roofs, Bobcat and Blower Can Pre-Schedule. 928-3100419 Snow Removal Driveways & Sidewalks Francisco Valdez @ 928-221-9877 or 814-4787 leave message Not a licensed contractor A&V Handyman Snow Removal, Bobcat, Plumbing, Framing, Painting, Electric, Roofing, Tile, Concrete Driveways, Decks, Maintenance. Adrian 928-607-

N.AZÕs largest law firm seeks F/T Legal Asst w/exp. College deg. reqÕd. Benefits pkg. avail. Salary based on exp. Submit resume to Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, PLLC, 123 N. San Francisco St. #300, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Shift Lead(LQA) and Quality Technician (QA) Full-time, 40 hours per week, Mon-Thurs 3:30 p.m. to 2:15 a.m.

Core responsibilities include: Direct daily activities Audit finished product Maintain records Coaching & training The successful candidate will possess a high school diploma or GED; demonstrated leadership skills and excellent judgement, organization and communication skills. Prent Corporation offers competitive wages and benefit pkg.

Prent Corporation is an ISO 9001- certified custom Thermoformer Mfg. Co. specializing in precision plastic packaging.

Prent Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. For more details or to apply, please visit our website at www.prent. com/employment Childtime in Flagstaff is HIRING an Assistant Director! Must be Director qualified and have childcare mgmt. exp. Apply online: learningcaregroup.com/careers or email resume to: resumesWE@ learningcaregroup.com EOE

MISC FOR SALE Forest Highlands Membership available, all you pay is a one time transfer fee of $1800 and the monthly membership dues and you and your family are full members. For details call 602-290-6989 8’ Bobcat, heavy-duty snow plow, like new, $1500 obo. In Flagstaff call 602-524-8162

HOME FURNISHINGS 20’ Sectional with 2 chairs, 2 recliner rockers, and 2 dividers with cup holders, free-standing rocker recliner & ottoman w/storage, brown leather looking fabric, $500 Call 928-606-5792

new subdivision in Camp Verde might be just what you want! Homes and Lots with irrigation, Verde River access and room for RV’s, workshops, pets and privacy.

Lot prices start at $68,400 (for 1.03 acre lot) and homes start at $318,000. More info at equestrianestatescampverde.com or call Janet Carstens, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE Self Serve Bagged Ice & Water Vending Machine. Only one in Flagstaff, Established location, Work 5 hours a week, 100K OBO 17% ROI (405) 820-5917

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

LOTS FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL Flag: gorgeous, level, lake lot w/ peak & golf course views in Continental CC Call Ron at 928-300-3182 for info & pics.

HOMES UNFURNISHED Ashfork area, 4br/2ba home on 8 nicely treed acres with city water. Rent to Own or Owner Carry Preferred. $975/mo. Mark O/A 928-856-1144 or email markjcooper1@gmail.com 3 bdrm/2bath, 2.5 acres, Horse Property.

1st and Last month’s rent plus deposit.

928-205-3752 3 bd, 2ba home 7 mi. North of Flag on Hgwy 89, 2.5 acres, 2000 sq ft. , lrg kitchen, dining room & den w/fp. $1150/ mo; w/horse privileges & barn, $1200/mo.

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APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 2bd/1ba apt. for rent in 6-plex, new carpet, freshly painted, 2 parking spaces, available 2/1. Rent: $765, Sec. deposit: $765.

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Small 10’x45’ mobile for rent. 2 small bdrms, 1 bath;$600/month 2706 N. 3rd Street 928-310-9784 928-890-8123 or 928-890-9941

FSBO Home on 5+ beautiful, serene acres, bordering Picture Canyon. 3bdrm, 2ba, built in 2013 with a 43’x43’ barn, Doney Park water, forced air heat, cistern tank, and wrap around deck. Owner will Carry, $675,000. Call 928-699-1746

Railroad Springs Townhome. 3bed/3bath, $1695/mo. Lots of upgrades. Lex928.699.1944 @ Jackson Associates R.E. for a showing or additional information.

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

OPEN HOUSE SOUTH For sale by owner, beautiful custom home, 3br/2ba in University Heights. Open House this Saturday, February 13th from 10am-4pm, 3511 S. Amanda, Flagstaff, AZ 86005. (928) 607-1373.

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

Jewelry Store, 2300 N. 4th St 2600 sq. ft, $1,700/month Water & Garbage Provided. Call 928-526-0300

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RV TRAVEL TRAILERS 2012 Chalet Takena 1865EX 18ft Excellent condition, 3Õx6Õ slide, Sleeps 5, fully loaded, added trekking package, slide motors replaced 2014, $19,500 obo Call 928-225-6200 for more info Ð serious inquires only please

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Gorgeous King white/green revers. quilt w/7 pillow covers, $40 obo; Like-new Queen browns/reds revers. quilt w/2 pillow covers, $30 obo. Call (928) 853-3561.

ENGINE ONLY. Fits 1996 Ford Explorer, 4.0 V6. $300, obo. 928-255-3189 Nearly New Yard Machines Snow Thrower, 2 stage 300 series, needs repair. $200.

928-774-6852 Collectible Beanie Babies, only bears, $3.00 each. Leave Message at 928526-1516 Industrial Craftsman Table Saw, Works Great, Quality Built, $300. Call 928-6072123 Black diamond spot head lamp, $10. Vivo barefoot waterproof hiking shoes, size 37, $40. T3 brand voluminous hot rollers, set of 8, $50. 928.774.0479

BARGAIN CORNER Wedding/Quincea–era Oleg Cassini gown, sz 5-6, pearl beaded bodice, tulle skirt, can text photos, $250. Call (928) 779-3575.

La-Z-Boy couch and loveseat. 86x38x29 and 69x38x29. Both are sage color and in excellent condition. $300. Call 928699-4128.

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