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Nomads Global Lounge Caters to International Travelers & Local Foodies | Story & Photos by Gail Collins
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ravel writer and a founder of Outside magazine Tim Cahill once noted, “Travel is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” On the cusp of summer, one’s mind turns to travel, to vacation. Vacation and travel are used interchangeably, but the first often entails getting away to relax, while the latter implies exploration. Exploration becomes an education, both in making plans and executing them, and as plans generally go awry, that is when the learning begins in earnest. We must problem-solve, reach out to strangers, and often, we make friends in the process. Beyond our familiar culture lay new ways to live, think and grow. Our circle of experience expands dynamically, and we are raw and real in the moment. Maybe, that authenticity allows us to find fast friends when wandering— we open up, engage in novel
adventures and find others, who understand the joy in it. We are fortunate to live in a place where people come for adventure. Flagstaff is a jumpingoff point for travelers from around the globe. A connecting point for such fellow travelers is Nomads Global Lounge with the motto: “Where the world comes to mingle.” Owners John and Lisa McCulloch wanted a social space for guests of their properties, so John spent more than two years employing his woodworking skills to transform the previous check-in area of Motel DuBeau. Nomads opened last October. “We created an elegant, but comfortable, communal environment, where travelers and pilgrims could gather and tell stories, and locals could meet them,” John said. Lisa handled the decorating, layering a sleek, international atmosphere over classic, historic bones. Handcrafted, burnished june17 namlm.com
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wood, leather seating arranged for chatting, bold colors on the walls and global destinations on frameless canvases give Nomads a timeless, yet yearning-forward, feel. The duo built a background in customer service before buying the Downtown Motel in 1997 and Motel DuBeau Travelers Inn & Hostel in 2000 to provide beds for 90 travelers. “It’s a quiet place to come after the theater, for parents dropping off college kids, a pregame meet-up or a nightcap after dinner,” John said. The bar aspects include a variety of international wines and beers, plus cold pints of Boddington’s and 90 Schilling, specifically. Can’t decide on a wine? John suggests sampling sips. The lounge’s two-star pricing and small plates mix quality with affordability. Besides, there is no use for leftovers when traveling. Around the globe, eating where the locals do is a great way to cut costs and relish culture. That is why Miles Martin, previously of Cottage Place and New Frontiers kitchens, collaborated with John on a street-food-focused menu. The yin yang beet hummus and walnut ghanoush—based on Julia Child’s recipe—balances compatible tastes on a colorful plate with chunky veggies for scooping. Also, from the Nibblers Nosh, $8-plates. One can dig in to the creamy blend of Gouda, spinach and gratin with buttery baguettes or blue corn chips. A hearty nosh is a dollar more, and the recipes up the ante, too. Yucatan chicken fires flavors
with an achiote citrus marinade— melding the meat for three days in lime, orange, allspice and Saigon cinnamon for depth—and adds a spicy chili pepper glaze, plus house made buttermilk chipotle ranch sauce. It’s hot and cool simultaneously and transports a traveler south. The lamb kafta is tender and mild with mint, feta, grilled tomatoes and Greek spices with a balsamic reduction and chilled tzatziki dipper. Mushrooms au poivre, sautéed in peppery brandy cream sauce, offer the perfect earthy side to a dish. Other tasters and sides include vanilla bean sweet potato mousse—velvety, luxurious—and elote con calabacitas—fresh corn with crumbled cojita cheese, “magic dust” and zucchini. “Miles has secrets,” said John with a wink. Blend the noshes and sides for a no-knives, manageable meal. African peanut stew falls under the Supa category. Dark meat chicken, tomatoes, yams, collard greens and cinnamon create a palate and nutrition bomb that’s as complex as it is filling. Other bargain soups, available in a cup or bowl, include pork green chile—a recipe gleaned outside Mexico City— and savory tomato, floating a grilled cheese sandwich atop. Finish with petite sweets. Blending 60-percent Ghirardelli cocoa for bonbons with a hint of heat brings the international picnic full circle. Like the globe fire pit and other spherical tributes, the McCulloch’s created a homey place where nomads from near and far can connect.
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Disconnection? The Role of Belly in Good Overall Health By Starla S. Collins
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e all know the feeling— being out of sync with our bodies, having low energy and having trouble sleeping. We don’t feel like eating or want to eat every bagel in sight. In medical terms, the body is constantly adjusting to create a state of homeostasis—constancy, balance and equilibrium. A simple example of homeostasis is the body’s ability to maintain an internal temperature around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, regardless of the temperature outside. Our body and mind demand equilibrium, and a state of nonbalance calls for the pursuit of balance. This quest for balance isn’t limited to the physical, rather it affects the physical and the emotional and spiritual parts of our lives. Regardless of the terms used, the concepts are the same and the need for wholeness and balance is as true as day and night. Like night and day, opposites need and complement each other. This is the basis of what Eastern societies call Yin Yang.
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THE ARTS
Riding along with the characters of Mary Farfisa's Outer Space Radio Theater.
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COSMIC Waves ‘Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater’ Educates and Inspires By Diandra Markgraf
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n 2012, illustrator Jim Cheff noticed a little girl in a space helmet and cowboy boots was beginning to take up more and more real estate in his sketch books. But she never had a name, until one night when Cheff dreamed the moniker “Mary Farfisa.” Now the girl in the space helmet is host to more than 30 harrowing stories that have resurrected the compelling radio theater medium and is broadcast on Radio Sunnyside, teaching listeners of any age the merits of music. Since those first doodles, Cheff has designed an expansive galaxy for “Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater.” She travels the universe with her space horse, Briscoe, twirling her audio lasso to capture sounds, music and noises that populate the library of an ancient race of people, The Listeners. Farfisa and the multi-faceted characters she encounters in her weekly escapades have grown beyond the conventional confines of a kids’ show, and even earned a Viola Award nomination from the Flagstaff Arts Council in December. Though the show didn’t capture the award for Excellence in Storytelling, Cheff noted the nomination and complementary Nominee Showcase in February brought more attention to the show that airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. on Radio Sunnyside, 101.5 FM. Developing the world of Mary Farfisa has brought in an intricate cast of local characters, too, including Cara Alboucq, who voices Farfisa and writes and performs original tunes to accompany Cheff’s script as he also voices Briscoe. Jamey Hasapis, Leslie Ptak Baker and many more, not to mention a coterie of local youth, have all added their voices to the growing picture. Most story arcs are derived from their creator’s personal experiences and acknowledgement of musicians and early digital composers like Patrick Feaster and Delia Derbyshire, a BBC Radiophonic Workshop New FSO conductor Charles Latshaw. Courtesy photo.
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Cara Alboucq is Mary Farfisa.
From left (colon) Nancy Andrews, Jim Cheff, Leslie Ptak Baker and Katie King representing Mary Farfisa at the 2017 Viola Awards. Photo by Matt Beatty.
member listeners would recognize from her famous work, the “Dr. Who” theme.“The planet Mary Farfisa is from is called Derbyshire, sort of as an homage to her,” Cheff added, noting these composers relished their newfound ability to pull sounds from the world and into a studio—just like Farfisa. Cheff explained that not only are these little Easter Eggs dropped in as homages to his heroes, but offer a flashpoint to educate listeners in the process. Cheff has adapted small vignettes that correspond to each pre-recorded episode, where he discusses musical personas or particular instruments. “I try to push the envelope with that. Always in the show I try to present kids with things they won’t hear other places,” he added of his proclivity for offbeat records. Some fill-in music is provided by local youth. In one recent episode, Cheff drew inspiration from his mother’s final year in a memory care facility. Farfisa, too, finds herself at a nursing home—one for fading stars. In an endearing, sing-a-long moment, listeners hear the Flagstaff
Junior Academy reprise the classic tune, “You Are My Sunshine.” Cheff explained Farfisa’s exploits are meticulously planned and cohesive, teaching children how to channel creativity and strategize without ever resorting to epic space battles or problem-solving with weapons. Instead, he added, the people Farfisa meets in space are poets and artists, beatniks and musicians. He said, “That enables me to talk about a lot of aspects of music that kids might wonder about: What is it like to take a music lesson? If I wanted to play an instrument, what instrument should I play? Why should I cap up my paints when I’m done painting?” In another episode, Farfisa and Briscoe land at the Asterodeo, where instead of riding bucking broncos, the kids at the rodeo must tame musical instruments—demonstrating the importance of practice. “They have to hold on to the piano, and it goes from just keys smashing to a beautiful sonata—if they can stay on long enough,” Cheff explained. “That shows it’s good to practice, even if it’s hard.” That same episode focused on a student who was obsessed with perfection, and she had difficulty relenting to the equally important improvisational side of music, said Cheff, noting these situations aren’t solely occupied with listening and paying attention to music, but giving kids the tools to examine their relationships to music, which includes hearing local youth sing and act on the show. There is no age requirement, either. After all, as Cheff pointed out, the youngest cast member to voice a character on Mary Farfisa’s show was 2 years old. On one side of Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater is a colorful, imaginative world. And at its core is innovation. Cheff explained the future will see a soon-to-air Spanish language segment. Eventually, he would like to include a Navajo-language edition as well. Until then, he’s working on a series of picture books with one coloring book already available, plus is scouring avenues for syndication. As he describes what motivates this musical endeavor, Cheff pointed to one of his heroes, Mr. Fred Rogers, who spent a storied lifetime not solely entertaining children, but reminding adults they, too, had been children once. “All the people who have been on Mary Farfisa are really doing something they love,” Cheff added. “They love playing an instrument, they love singing songs, and I think kids pick up on that. If they see adults being silly and having fun while doing something that they love, then they’ll be more inclined to grow up and do the same ... They can remain kids forever if they want.” june17 namlm.com
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oft wind winding through pinion and juniper throws a conversation to the universe. Boots crunch on volcanic cinders. Breath, the cadence of life and existence, falls in time with beating heart, and the breeze cools sweat on the shirt. The trail cuts a groove upward through tough brush whose roots cling precariously to the cinders. Calves and thighs strain with the soft give of ground in each step toward the cloudless sky above the summit. The scents of high desert— juniper fronds and pine tar warming in the sunlight, pollen of middle spring, dust, and dry wood—loosen tight shoulders and a furrowed brow. Eerily, the hushed prayer of the place seeps through the skull, into the bones. A stillness sneaks upon the soul and ambushes the tensions of modern life, lays bare a connection to Nature too long neglected. And it is found just a short drive from Flagstaff in the Strawberry Crater Wilderness. Strawberry Crater is a cinder cone, with remnants of a lava flow still preserved, that marks the 10,141-acre wilderness area nestled between Sunset Crater and Wupatki national monuments north of Flagstaff. The wilderness was established in 1984, according to information from the U.S. Forest Service, and Strawberry Crater is one of several hundred cinder cones that mark the expansive San Francisco volcanic field. The wilderness boasts a wide variety of wildlife, including a host of
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birds, mountain lions, deer, elk, coyote, snakes and more. To the north are views of the Hopi Mesas, to the east stretch views of the Painted Desert and to the south the Peaks stand covered in signature Ponderosa pines. The juniper, gambel oak and pinion trees that dominate the landscape near Strawberry crater work hard to survive in the loose cinders, and it is a common site to see the skeletons of trees that have succumbed to the battle. The quiet of the place catches the breath and is impossible to ignore. I drove to the wilderness on a Sunday afternoon. The wilderness is about 20 miles from Flagstaff, with the last three-and-a-half miles on a rolling and bumpy cinder two track that requires a high-clearance vehicle. Nobody was at the trailhead, and nobody else showed up at the trailhead during my stay. As I began, my head was filled with the demands on my life. The trail approaches Strawberry Crater from the west side, and the crater contrasted heavily with the clear sky. At the base of the crater, the trail cuts to the left and to the right. I close the right, and the trail started on a soft incline around the circumference. The inclination is to try a scramble straight up the cinder cone face, but the Forest Service warns that the cinder cones are easily damaged and recommends staying on the loosely indicated trail. The shifting cinders made for a more difficult climb than on solid ground, and as the trail wound around the crater, it became steeper, until, heading up to a saddle on the east side, it turned into a lung burner for a few hundred yards. At the saddle, a hiker gets lovely views of the Hopi Mesas to the north and the pine forests to the south. Up on the saddle, a hiker can choose to scramble on volcanic rock to the summit, or to head down. I decided to sit and listen to the mesmerizing hum of the Earth, to breathe in the stillness, to feel the sweat cool on my forehead. I found myself smiling at my good fortune, and all the thoughts, the worries, in my head fluttered off like birds. I then continued, and the cinders offered a sliding downhill experience that nearly reminded me of snow skiing. To the east, the Painted Desert came into view. Near the bottom, the trail resumed a circumnavigation of the cone, and I meditated for a while on the haze partially obscuring the Hopi Mesas to the north. After experiencing the views and the solitude of this tucked-away wilderness area, a different man returned to the car.
Directions: Take Highway 89 north to Forest Road 545
(turnoff to Sunset Crater National Monument), head through the park on the way to Wupatki National Monument and turn left onto Forest Road 6005. Take the dirt road adjacent to power lines for about 3.6 miles to the trailhead. Forest Road 546 to Forest Road 779 is another way to get there, but the road is blocked with a fallen tree that is difficult for a low-clearance vehicle to skirt around. The 1.1-mile loop trail is labeled easy to moderate.