Flagstaff Visitor Guide 2018 Vol. 2

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NORTHERN ARIZONA MARKS ITS ROLE IN MOON EXPLORATION

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Lunar Legacy

Every astronaut who walked on the moon prepared for their journey in northern Arizona.

From the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon to cosmic views from Flagstaff’s dark skies, the area proved to be an ideal place for lunar buggy testing, geology training, mission simulations and moon mapping.

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Food Tours

Flagstaff is a town with a rich tapestry of heritage, history and culture. Anew food tour gives visitors a taste of its culinary landscape.

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Music

Summer is practically synonymous with live music. Here are some venues around town where you can catch a performance by your favorite artists.

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Calendar Picks

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Lunar Legacy Northern Arizona marks its role in moon exploration

By Nancy Wiechec

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very astronaut who walked on the moon, from Neil Armstrong to Eugene Cernan, prepared for their journey in northern Arizona. From the rocky depths of the Grand

Canyon to cosmic views from Flagstaff’s dark skies, the area proved to be an ideal place for lunar buggy testing, geology training, mission simulations and moon mapping.

This year and next, Flagstaff will pay tribute to its part in America’s achievements in moon exploration by marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which put humans on the moon for the first time July 20, 1969.

The celebration starts Friday, July 20, with a free Lunar Legacy Launch at the historic Orpheum Theater downtown.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. The night kicks off

with presentations by Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans and space historians, and includes the showing of vintage footage of the 1967 explosion of a cinder field near Sunset Crater. Starting at 8 p.m., hear music by local groups Planet Sandwich and Lucky Lenny.

Headlines in the Arizona Daily Sun the summer of ’69 reveal the great extent to which Flagstaff was part of the nation’s space program.

“Lowell maps guide Apollo,” “Scientists here play key Apollo role,” and “Flag gets Apollo TV role,” were among the front-page headers. During its live coverage of Apollo 11 from liftoff to splashdown, CBS News did cutaways from the Astrogeology Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff. Walter Cronkite visited the city in early July as part of his preparations for the broadcasts.

It was the second time Flagstaff was cast into the spotlight with a role in making space history. The first being astronomer Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory in 1930.

Flagstaff’s participation in the Apollo Program lasted as long as the U.S. manned moon missions, from 1961 to 1972. Lowell Observatory, the Naval Observatory, Meteor Crater, Sunset Crater, Hopi Buttes, the Cinder Lake crater fields and the Grand Canyon all played a role in preparing Apollo astronauts. The new Flagstaff-based USGS

Astrogeology Branch, led by Eugene M. Shoemaker, made a significant contribution with lunar geologic mapping and training for work on the moon.

In an elaborate effort to model the moon surface, the branch worked with NASA to blast hundreds of different-sized craters in the earth to form the Cinder Lake crater fields. They served as a comparable moon surface to test astronaut skills and instruments. NASA and the USGS also put three potential lunar rover vehicles to the test near Sunset Crater, Miriam Crater and surrounding volcanic features. One rover built in Flagstaff remains on display at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center.

The story of astrogeology, the geologic study of solid bodies in the solar system, began with Shoemaker, the geologist who coined the term. It was a new area of science and he was its leading proponent.

Certain that geologic study would soon extend into space, he established the

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USGS, Flagstaff astrogeology study unit in 1961 at the U.S. Geological Survey campus in Menlo Park, California. Two years later, the group moved to Flagstaff, a place Shoemaker considered ideal for such work because of its terrain, established observatories and nearby Meteor Crater, the Earth’s bestpreserved meteorite impact site.

Along with the work of Shoemaker and his team, contributions to Flagstaff’s lunar legacy include: • Coconino County Superior Court reporters traveling to Mission Control in Houston to transcribe conversations in real time between Apollo 11 astronauts and

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• Astronauts studying the moon through telescopes at Lowell Observatory, Northern Arizona University and the U.S. Naval Observatory’s Flagstaff station.

• Artists working with scientists at Lowell Observatory to create detailed lunar topographic maps. They did this partly by observing the moon through Lowell telescopes, including the historic 24-inch Clark refractor, which remains in use today for public education.

Shoemaker’s fascination with the moon arose from an experience he had

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on his 20th birthday while working on a uranium study on the Colorado Plateau.

He looked up to see a beautiful nearly-full moon that night.

“That first evening of Gene’s focus on the moon, and its then uncertain geologic nature, led that spring to Gene’s admitted ‘epiphany’ about going the moon himself, and exploring its geology,” read a 2005 report outlining the activities of the USGS Astrogeology Branch in the Apollo Program.

A health issue prevented Shoemaker from becoming the first astronautgeologist, but he helped train many Apollo astronauts, and he sat with newsman Cronkite giving commentary during the

Apollo moonwalks. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush presented Shoemaker with the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor bestowed by the president of the United States.

Shoemaker died in an auto accident in 1997 while working in Australia. As a tribute to the planetary geologist who never was able to fulfill his desire to go to the moon, NASA sent Shoemaker’s ashes to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector probe in January 1998.

“I don’t think Gene ever dreamed his ashes would go to the moon,” said his wife Carolyn at the time of the probe’s launch.

“He would be thrilled.”

Here are a few Flagstaff-area sites to visit to mark northern Arizona’s lunar legacy.

Lowell Observatory

Lunar maps for NASA’s manned moon missions were created at Lowell. See the 24inch Clark Telescope, which was used to help make the maps. First put into use in 1896, the Clark is one of the most famous telescopes in the world and a national treasure. It is open for daytime tours and evening viewing.

USGS Astrogeology Science Center

Take the short but significant self-guided tour of the lobby of the Shoemaker building on the USGS campus. The displays, which include a lunar rover that was tested in Flagstaff, pay tribute to the work of the center’s founder, Eugene Shoemaker, and his team. The handprint of Neil Armstrong, taken when he visited Flagstaff in 1963, is behind glass along with patches from the Apollo missions and other space travel memorabilia.

Meteor Crater

Located about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, this meteorite impact site is the best preserved on Earth. Shoemaker took astronauts to the crater, teaching them about its formation and how they might recognize craters on the moon.

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Sunset Crater Volcano

Northern Arizona is a landscape shaped by volcanic activity, one of the most recent being the eruption at Sunset Crater less than 1,000 years ago. Like they did at Meteor Crater, geologists took astronaut recruits here to help them understand and identify topographical features.

Grand Canyon

Millions of visitors a year can attest to the wonder of the Grand Canyon’s geological strata. In March of 1964, USGS geologists took 28 astronaut recruits into the canyon. The goal was to interest them in geology so they would have the desire and skills to study geological features in space.

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Take a selfie with geologist Shoemaker.

A large photo of him in a test spacesuit fills a wall at this breakfast and lunch spot in Flagstaff’s southside. The café celebrates the 1960s, when the town was an astronaut training center.

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Food Tours

Flagstaff Food Tours provide a rich history and good food

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As Northern Arizona University, founded in 1899, continues to expand, so does Flagstaff. More people mean more mouths to feed, and because of this, Flagstaff has grown into a town of amazing restaurants with food options to accommodate just about every pallet and food and dietary restriction. If you’re making a daytrip to Flagstaff or even spending the weekend here, it can be hard—and expensive—to explore them all, let alone visit restaurants that move you out of the world occupied by tourists and into one with locals. For the foodie, the indecisive eater or the curious explorer, food tours offer samples of local restaurants you might otherwise skip and provide a different perspective of the town in which you’re visiting.

One such business has made its way up the mountain— Flagstaff Food Tours.

“We come up to Flagstaff a lot, and just in the last 10 years it’s really improved its restaurant scene,” said the owner and operator of Flagstaff Food Tours, Brad Lawrence. “I saw a need for people, especially tourists, who get stuck in a rut of going to same restaurant, and foodies to get out and explore these amazing local restaurants.”

Shortly before beginning his work as a firefighter in Tucson’s Northwest Fire District, Brad took a vacation in Chicago where he embarked on his first food tour. Having grown up with family in the restaurant industry and even working in a few himself, Brad said he always had a lingering

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desire to open his own restaurant. When he experienced his first food tour in Chicago, he felt he could add something.

“I enjoyed the different foods, but I felt like I could do it a little better and with more food,” said Brad. “This food tour is kind of like an extension of a restaurant idea that’s been circling around for years.”

Time in between shifts as a firefighter allowed him and his wife Maria, selfproclaimed foodies, to begin work on their own tour in Tucson.

“It’s important for me to run a food tour where you get a lot of food. I enjoyed the Chicago tour, but that was more regimented and not enough food, so on my tour there’s more food, there’s opportunity to buy a cocktail or beer and just relax and not feel rushed.”

After running the successful Tucson Food Tours for six years, Brad and Maria wanted to bring the food tour experience to Flagstaff.

“Flagstaff has so many local farm-totable restaurants and we feel many visitors just don’t know about them,” said Maria. “Our goal is to shed light on the amazing local eateries and show off this super cute historic town.”

With a town like Flagstaff, there’s much history to cover, but Brad said the tour is not focused on history saying, “It’s not a history tour. It’s a food tour with a little bit of history.”

But that historical aspect adds value to the tour, said Brad. The tour covers the San Francisco Peaks’ volcanic eruption more than 900 years ago, how Flagstaff got its name and more.

Partnering with such local restaurants as The Toasted Owl Cafe, Single Speed Coffee Cafe, Root Public House, SoSoBa, Cuvee 928 and Sweet Shoppe Candy Store, the Flagstaff Food Tour not only takes you through the history of Flagstaff, it also give you history of the shops and lends insight into the owners.

Brad Lawrence “One of the things I try to do with the tours, both in Tucson and Flagstaff, is delve into the restaurant a little bit,” said Brad. “I think it adds a depth of knowledge to these cool little places and shows the personality of these restaurants. People have a stronger tie to the restaurant if they know a little more about the owner or the building.”

The Flagstaff tour begins with The Toasted Owl and leads the group on a stroll through Southside, where you can wake yourself up with Single Speed’s houseroasted coffee and a pastry. Catch a view of Lowell Observatory from the rooftop patio of Root as you sample its board of delicate meats and cheeses. Learn about early settlers before trying out SoSoBa’s General Tso chicken wings. Delve further into Flagstaff’s history and saunter through its alleys, through Heritage Square and indulge in a glass of wine at Cuvee 928. Finally, close out the tour with something sweet, because you deserve it for all that walking, at Sweet Shoppe Candy Store. History never tasted so good.

Flagstaff Food Tours run through July and August. The tours begin at 11 a.m. at Phoenix Avenue and Beaver Street and last an average of four hours. Tickets are $60.

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Music Places to see live music

By MacKenzie Chase

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lagstaff offers visitors many of life’s small joys. Fresh mountain air, local art shows, numerous well-maintained hiking trails and live music are all in abundance here. Just walk downtown during the First Friday Artwalk each month and you’ll see hordes of people taking time to appreciate the small things in life as local and touring bands provide the soundtrack for your night. Even outside of First Fridays there is plenty of live entertainment to be had, as summer is practically synonymous with live music. Here are some venues around town where you can catch a performance by your next favorite artist.

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Arboretum at Flagstaff

4001 S. Woody Mountain Road Think of the Arboretum at Flagstaff as a sort of jack-of-all-trades venue. Yes, it is home to 750 species of plants native to the high-desert Colorado Plateau and can be rented out for weddings set against the backdrop of the San Francisco Peaks to the north, but it also hosts concerts each first Saturday from June to September. Enjoy a wide variety of performances under the ponderosa pines. Beer, wine and cocktails are available for purchase as well as food options from local food trucks. Tickets are $18, $14 for members and free for children under 12. www.thearb.org

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Firecreek Coffee Company 22 Historic Rte. 66 Back in the early ‘90s, this building held The Monsoons, a concert venue that drew national acts to Flagstaff and was one of few places for people to see live music.

Nowadays, Firecreek Coffee Company continues the tradition by hosting concerts and other events in its backroom, where a stage takes up the north wall. Purchase a glass of beer or wine during a show night for a different experience than offered during the day. www.firecreekcoffee.com

Flagstaff Brewing Company 16 Historic Rte. 66 Flagstaff Brewing Company has one of the best patios in Flagstaff and they know it.

Patio parties are often held during summer

nights, weather permitting. Bands perform on the outside stage and passersby can enjoy the show from the alley if they’re not here for the alcohol. It creates a carefree environment where you’re sure to see a familiar face. There are also performances each Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Pull up a chair, order some food and enjoy the relaxing Sunday you know you deserve. www. flagbrew.com

The Green Room

15 N. Agassiz St. Located slightly off the beaten path of downtown Flagstaff, The Green Room hosts a wide variety of concerts sure to please even the pickiest of music connoisseurs every once in a while. Regular events like Electric Kingdom each first Friday of the month feature live art and electronic dance music DJs, while other shows may bring touring punk, indie and metal acts.

Check the calendar online to see what’s coming up. www.flagstaffgreenroom.com

Heritage Square

Aspen St. between Leroux and San Francisco Streets What isn’t a concert venue during the summer? Flagstaff knows how to take advantage of its mellow summer evenings with plenty of options for outdoor concerts so, going along with that, the Heritage Square Trust hosts a summer concert series from 6-8 p.m. each Friday with local and regional acts. The free, family-friendly performances provide an opportunity for everyone to experience professional entertainment, no matter their income level, and are the perfect way to end a busy workweek. Some of the upcoming scheduled acts include Piñon Pickers, Magnificent Day Drinkers and Lucky Lenny. www.heritagesquaretrust.org

Hotel Monte Vista

100 N. San Francisco St. The historic Hotel Monte Vista has much more to offer than ghost stories. The downstairs lounge is home to free live music nearly every weekend and also on the occasional weekday, as well as karaoke nights each Tuesday and Thursday. Also, if you happen to swing by on the first Friday of the month, you’ll be treated to a ‘90s throwback set by local rock band Enormodome.

Singing along is a must. www.hotelmontevista.com

Museum of Northern Arizona

3101 N. Fort Valley Road Each Thursday throughout the summer, the Museum of Northern Arizona hosts a different live performance in their Thirsty Thursday concert series. For a reduced museum admission price of $6, visitors can watch a set by local musicians inside the beautiful Jaime Major Golightly Courtyard and enjoy extended museum hours while browsing the galleries and current exhibitions.

Visit their event calendar online for a list of upcoming performances. www.musnaz.org

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The Orpheum Theater

15 W. Aspen Ave. The Orpheum Theater is the oldest concert venue in Flagstaff.

It was first built in 1911 as the Majestic Opera House before being rebuilt and expanded six years later in 1917 when it took on its current name. As northern Arizona’s premier entertainment venue, the 1,000-capacity theater wears many hats. From film screenings and drag shows to internationallytouring bands and comedy shows, there’s always something to attend here. www.orpheumflagstaff.com

Pepsi Amphitheater

When most people imagine an outdoor concert in Flagstaff, they likely conjure an image in their minds similar to what Pepsi Amphitheater offers. The venue, which can hold nearly 3,000 people, is a fairly new addition to the Flagstaff scene. It opened in 2006 and features a natural forest bowl within Fort Tuthill County Park with a shaded seating area and open green lawn where attendees can spread out with a blanket underneath the pine trees. The concert season runs from May to September. www.pepsiamphitheater.com

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The State Bar

10 Historic Rte. 66 Located on the main downtown thoroughfare of East Historic Route 66, The State Bar is a cozy venue where local and touring acts alike take to the stage providing entertainment for patrons and passersby who may peer into the windows to find the source of the music emanating onto the street. Most of these shows tend to be free, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip your bartender well. The State Bar offers a selection of local Arizona beers and wines that pair well with live music of all genres. www.facebook.com/TheStateBar

NOTABLE shows

7.19 | The Knockabouts @ Museum of Northern Arizona 6-8 p.m.

7.21 | Ballyhoo @ The Green Room 8 p.m.

7.29 | Heartwood @ Flagstaff Brewing Company 2 p.m.

8.3 | ‘90s night with Enormodome @ Hotel Monte Vista 9:30 p.m.

8.4 | Sugar and the Mint @ the Arboretum at Flagstaff 5:30 p.m.

8.9 | Stephen Marley @ the Orpheum Theater 8 p.m.

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C A L E N D A REvents Sunday, July 15

July 15 through August 11

FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-12 p.m., outside City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave. Outdoor community market featuring local and regional fresh fruits and veggies, breakfast, flowers, honey, cheese, breads and more. Repeats each Sunday.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 2 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road. Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents “The Taming of the Shrew.” Tickets: $12.50-$22.50. Visit flagshakes.org.

Tuesday, July 17

‘FROZEN’ PARTY: 2-4:30 p.m., East Flagstaff Community Library, 3000 N. 4th Street, Suite 5. Make a craft then watch the movie “Frozen.”

CANYON LECTURE: 6-7:30 p.m., Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, 300 W. Aspen Ave., Geologist and author Wayne Ranney presents “Smitten by Stone: How We Came to Love the Grand Canyon.”

GAME NIGHT: 6-10 p.m., Charly’s Pub at the Weatherford Hotel, 23 N. Leroux St. Repeats every Tuesday.

Wednesday, July 18

KIDS SQUARED: 10-11 a.m., Heritage Square, 22 East Aspen Ave. Fun and educational activities for children. Every Wednesday through July 25.

POETRY OUT LOUD: 2-3:30 p.m., Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, 300 W. Aspen Ave. Participants read and discuss poetry. All are welcome.

STEAK FRY: 5:15-8 p.m., Elks Lodge, 2101 N. San Francisco St. Tickets on sale at 5:15 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit the

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OPEN MIC: 6-9 p.m., Blendz Winery & Bar, 21 E. Aspen Ave. All acts welcome: musicians, comedians, poets, dancers.

DANCING ON THE SQUARE: 7-10 p.m., Heritage Square. Free swing and Latin dance lessons followed by community dancing. Repeats every Wednesday.

Thursday, July 19

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 5-8 p.m., Museum Of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road. Flagstaff. Browse galleries and shops, and enjoy live music in the courtyard.

This week: The Knockabouts. Beer and wine available for cash purchase. $6.

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Sunday, July 22

FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-12 p.m., outside City Hall.

(See July 15.)

Celtic Festival: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Foxglenn Park. (See July 21.)

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 2 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona. (See July 20.)

Tuesday, July 24

GAME NIGHT: 6-10 p.m., Charly’s Pub at the Weatherford Hotel. (See July 17.)

Friday, July 20

Wednesday, July 25

Visitor Center, 1 E. Route 66. Join historian Johnny Anaya on a historic walking tour of downtown Flagstaff. Repeats every Friday and Saturday.

LUNAR LEGACY LAUNCH: 5:30 p.m., Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen Ave. Lift off to a yearlong celebration marking Flagstaff’s role in moon exploration and the coming 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk. Moon and space presentations, music, food and beverages. All ages welcome. Free.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 7 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road. Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents “Titus Andronicus.” Tickets: $12.50$22.50. Visit flagshakes.org.

IRISH MUSIC: 7:30-9 p.m., Federated Community Church, 400 W. Aspen Ave. Listen to Gan Choinne (The Unexpected), this year’s Grand Canyon Celtic Arts Academy Instructors band. $17.

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HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff

Saturday, July 21

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff

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Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

CELTIC FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Foxglenn Park, 4200 E. Butler Ave. The 20th annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival highlights culture, music, food and drink. Music by the Knockabouts, the Wicked Tinkers and The Ploughboys, plus highland games, bagpipe competition and more. Tickets at the gate: $5-$30.

CULT OF ART: 12-4 p.m., Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz St. Community art space featuring a creative workspace, artist demonstrations and drink specials. Bring your own art supplies. (928) 226-8669. Free; 21 and older.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 2 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona. (See July 20.)

MOVIE ON THE SQUARE: 4-9 p.m., Heritage Square, 111 Birch Ave. Lunar movie starts at dusk. Free.

WILDLIFE TOUR: 6-7:30 p.m., Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve. Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center and AWWE wildlife experts on a wildlife tour. Meet at the trailhead. Free.

SALUTE TO SINATRA: 6-8:30 p.m. Charly's at the Weatherford Hotel, 23 N. Leroux St. Dinner and musical revue with pianist Charly Spining and vocalist Lynn Timmons Edwards. $50. Repeats as a luncheon July 22. For reservations, call (928) 779-1919.

CANYON STORIES: 7-8 p.m. Riordan Mansion, 409

KIDS SQUARED: 10-11 a.m., Heritage Square. (See July OPEN MIC: 6-9 p.m. Blendz Winery & Bar. (See July 18.)

DANCING ON THE SQUARE: 7-10 p.m. Heritage Square. (See July 18.)

Thursday, July 26

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 5-8 p.m., Museum Of Northern Arizona. This week: Lynn Timmings Edwards and Charles Spining. (See July 19.)

DAVE ANDERSON: 6:45-8:45 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 3430 N. 4th St. Enjoy an inspirational concert and speaker.

Friday, July 27

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

FULL MOON HIKE: 6:15-8:45 p.m. Red Rock State Park, 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona. Led by a naturalist, this rare opportunity allows hikers to enjoy the sunset and moonrise from an overlook and return by the light of the moon. For reservations, call (928) 282-6907.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 7 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona. (See July 20.)

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris HarperWhite Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave. Theatrikos Theatre brings the aggressively outrageous musical “Ruthless” to its stage July 27-Aug. 18. $26 plus fees.

The July 27 opening performance includes a post-show reception with the cast. Tickets online at theatrikos.com, or call (928) 774-1662.

Saturday, July 28

WILDFLOWER WALK: 9:30 a.m., Arboretum at Flagstaff, 4001 S. Woody Mountain Road. Explore the colorful varieties of native Northern Arizona wildflowers. Free with paid admission to the Arboretum.

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 2 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona. (See July 20.)

MOVIE ON THE SQUARE: 4-9 p.m., Heritage Square, 111 Birch Ave. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” starts at dusk. Free.

‘Ruthless’ Musical: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse. (See July 27.)

Sunday, July 29

FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-12 p.m., outside City Hall. (See July 15.)

UKULELE JAMBOREE: Noon, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch St. Bring a ukulele or guitar to learn two or three new songs with simple chords. Free.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 2 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona. (See July 20.)

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 2-4 p.m., Doris HarperWhite Community Playhouse. (See July 27.)

Monday, July 30

TINY TALES: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road.

Toddlers, preschoolers and caregivers. Join us the final Monday of every month for story time featuring one or more tales of the animals, people and places of the Colorado Plateau. Free with admission or museum membership.

Tuesday, July 31

GAME NIGHT: 6-10 p.m., Charly’s Pub at the Weatherford Hotel. (See July 17.)

Wednesday, Aug. 1

OPEN MIC NIGHT: 6-9 p.m. Blendz Winery & Bar. (See July 18.)

DRIVE-THRU WILDLIFE ADVENTURE

DANCING ON THE SQUARE: 7-10 p.m., Heritage Square. (See July 18.)

Thursday, Aug. 2

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 5-8 p.m. Museum Of Northern Arizona. This week: Matt Bingham. (See July 19.)

Friday, Aug. 3

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: 6-9 p.m. Art galleries and businesses in historic downtown Flagstaff stay open late to feature special art exhibitions, performances, live music, treats and more.

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse.

(See July 27.)

Saturday, Aug. 4

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

CULT OF ART: 12-4 p.m., Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz Street. Community art space featuring a creative workspace, artist demonstrations and drink specials. Bring your own art supplies.

MOVIE ON THE SQUARE: 4-9 p.m., Heritage Square, 111 Birch Ave. “Inside Out” starts at dusk. Free.

CONCERT & CAMPOUT: 5:30 p.m., the Arboretum at Flagstaff, 4001 S. Woody Mountain Road. Concert with Sugar and the Mint, winners of 2017 Telluride Bluegrass Music Festival, with campfires and ‘smores after. Lowell Observatory will have telescopes on hand for summer stargazing.

Tickets: $14-$18. Free for children under 12.

CONTRA DANCE: 7-10:30 p.m., Mountain Charter School, 311 W. Cattle Drive Trail. Live music and caller. $10.

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‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse.

(See July 27.)

Sunday, Aug. 5

FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-12 p.m., outside City Hall. (See July 15 listing.)

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 2-4 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse. (See July 27.)

Tuesday, Aug. 7

GAME NIGHT: 6-10 p.m., Charly’s Pub at the Weatherford Hotel. (See July 17.)

Wednesday, Aug. 8

SCRATCH COOKING..

BIG PORTIONS. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Kids’ Menu

OPEN MIC NIGHT: 6-9 p.m., Blendz Winery & Bar. (See July 18.)

DANCING ON THE SQUARE: 7-10 p.m., Heritage Square. (See July 18.)

Thursday, Aug. 9

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 5-8 p.m., Museum Of Northern Arizona. This week: Ryan Biter.

(See July 19.)

Friday, Aug. 10

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse.

(See July 27.)

Saturday, Aug. 11

URBAN FLEA MARKET: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Flagstaff City Hall parking lot, 211 W. Aspen Ave. Antiques, records, books, bicycles, food, gems and minerals, woodwork and leatherwork, ceramics, soaps, vintage clothing and more.

RAD RAPTORS: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, 703 E Sawmill Road. Learn about raptor biology and ecology as well as conservation issues in Northern Arizona. $5 per participant. Free to Willow Bend members.

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Flagstaff Visitor Center. (See July 20.)

ARIZONA ROUGH RIDERS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Riordan Mansion, 409 West Riordan Road. The Arizona Rough Riders is a living history group which brings the SpanishAmerican War era (1898) to life. (928)-7794395.

HOME TOUR: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Five distinctive properties are featured in the Flagstaff Symphony Guild’s 14th annual home tour. Each venue will have live classical music.

Maps and driving directions with $35 ticket.

Call (928)-522-0549.

MOVIE ON THE SQUARE: 4-9 p.m., Heritage Square, 111 Birch Ave. “Zootopia” starts at dusk. Free.

‘RUTHLESS’ MUSICAL: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse.

(See July 27.)

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