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Letterfromhome
Ben Bradlee
and me
By Laura Kelly
What was that is not any moreover
I
journalism. Verena lives in Berlin, raising
a family and managing a newswire service, which she describes as something
like being an air traffic controller. I am in
Kyrgyzstan, teaching journalism in what
is most likely my last hurrah in this field.
We recounted tales of our Good
Old Days and segued into Things Aren’t
What They Used To Be. We were wistful
and nostalgic, and when we talked about
grad school, we lamented the passing
of a kind of journalism that had lit a fire
inside us. We spoke about it with the
bewilderment and mild outrage most
often used when discussing recently
Ben Bradlee. Photo courtesy of Magnum Photos
extinct forms of wildlife.
About a week later I was back
I was in high school and read their book All The
home, puttering about at the start of
President’s Men, which chronicled the unravelthe day and streaming NPR’s Morning Edition.
ing and eventual impeachment of President
Someone announced that Ben Bradlee, the forRichard Nixon after dogged newspaper reportmer executive editor of the Washington Post,
ing about his abuses of power when he held
had died at the age of 93. I crumpled. Immedioffice. Bradlee ran the Post’s newsroom at the
ate, hot tears streamed down my face.
time. Actor Jason Robards personified Bradlee
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two
two years later when the film of the same
Post reporters, introduced me to Bradlee when
name was released. Under Bradlee, the Post
became one of this country’s most respected
newspapers. He was dashing, brilliant, irreverent. He was also one of my heroes, someone
who embodied much of what made journalism—and leadership—appealing, respectable
and noble pursuits to follow.
I continued to cry as I listened to the
newscast laud him. Someone said that Bradlee
had a gift for leadership and a zest for truthtelling. New Yorker editor David Remnick called
Bradlee “the most charismatic and consequential newspaperman of his time.” Bradlee’s time
was my time; he ran the Post for 26 years and
stepped down the year I left graduate school.
I’ve thought a lot about Ben Bradlee in
the past few weeks. I know that his death signifies deeper losses. Something that was alive
in me is now passed. And it’s not just about
the journalism I loved and made for years, the
newspapers where I forged my best self that
Reporters, editors and photographers from the now defunct Tampa Times, circa 1982. Photo courtesy of the
have folded or shrunken to skeletal versions of
author
what used to be robust and thriving things.
rendezvoused with a graduate school friend
a few weekends ago.
Verena and I were in a class of about
three dozen journalists who marauded Washington, D.C., in 1990. Most of us were print
reporters. All of us were swashbucklers, young
and hungry, enamored of journalism for its
appealing audacities and the principles that
undergirded the field. We were purposeful, we
were invincible, we were ablaze.
That same year we were in grad school,
CNN catapulted into history for broadcasting
live television from Baghdad, where bombs
were dropping. By the mid-’90s, most major
American newspapers had online presences,
infotainment was spreading like a venereal
disease, and the internet stuck out its tongue
at traditional media. The models that we had
followed and the heroes that we had modeled
were on their way to the dinosaur museum.
At our three-day rendezvous, Verena and
I spent hours telling stories about the arc of
our lives since we left grad school 23 years
ago. We traded gossip about most of our
compadres; all but a few have segued out of
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Maybe what is over is what is over for
everyone who makes their way through a life.
Maybe crying for Bradlee’s passing was a way
of crying for passages of my own. I think I cried
the way we all cry from time to time.
I cried for the people I used to be near
who are near me no more. The ones who
shared my passion and my youth. I cried for my
hopeful, unblemished self, the one who had
not yet accumulated loss. I cried for the young
journalist I once was, full of brio. I cried for
what was that is not any more.
Some days I mourn the losses. Other days
I am reminded that back when Bradlee was at
his zenith and when the world was a big bowl
of yes, I glowed in the dark. I know now that
has helped me light this longer journey that
continues to unfold.
Originally a flatlander, Laura Kelly found
Flagstaff eight years ago and knew it was home.
She was the executive director of the Flagstaff
Symphony Orchestra for four years and last year
created the ArtBox Institute for the Flagstaff
Arts Council. She was awarded a Fulbright
Scholar grant to teach journalism and storytelling in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She’ll be back in Flag
next year telling stories about where she’s been.
Until then, for more from Laura and her stay in
Kyrygzstan, see her blog at www.untidyexuberances.com.
THEMOTHERLOAD
Parent police
By Kelly Poe Wilson
W
hen it comes to my children, I have
always tried to pick my battles wisely.
The desire to cling to the last few
bits of my sanity has made it imperative that
I spend at least 45 minutes of every day not
fighting about something. What this means is
that while I have been adamant about things
like music lessons and getting clear verbal
answers to my questions (if it doesn’t work on
Let me choose what to enforce
the witness stand, it doesn’t work for me), I
have been somewhat laxer when it comes to
things like cleaning your plate (or even using a
plate) and going to bed at a reasonable hour.
I always thought that this was my choice
as a parent: just like some people choose to
spend their disposable income on pumpkin
spice lattes while others prefer to save up for
a trip to Burning Man, the decisions as to what
Although it is true that I have
never tried to force any of my
friends to eat their veggies;
however, this is not so much for
fear of losing their friendship but
rather for fear of them rejecting
all future dinner invitations.
to discipline my children for are mine and mine
alone (well, and maybe my husband’s). Or at
least, that’s what I always thought. However,
apparently I was wrong.
While most people would feel awkward
about telling another adult they need to stop
saving their money for vacation and instead
start drinking more $6 coffees, they apparently feel no such compunction about telling
other parents when they should discipline their
children. Or, rather, about telling other parents
that they should be disciplining their children
the exact same way that they themselves are.
When my children were younger I had
people chastise me that it made it “hard” for
them to enforce the “clean plate rule” with
their own children after their kids saw that I
didn’t enforce it with my own. A few of them
even asked me if I could just “fake it” a little bit
to make things easier on them. Because, obviously, making sure my own children weren’t
completely confused wasn’t nearly as important as whether or not their kids ate all of their
lima beans. I actually did consider it, but then I
thought about how I would feel if my husband
asked me to “keep quiet” because some of his
friends were coming over and they didn’t want
their wives to notice how “uppity” I was, and
I said no. And then I considered telling them I
would do it if they would enroll their children
in music lessons so my kids stopped asking me
why they had to practice every day when their
friends didn’t. In the end I just kept my mouth
shut … mostly.
Keeping my mouth (mostly) shut when
other parents criticize my parenting choices
hasn’t always been easy, especially when they
misunderstand the reasoning behind my decisions. “You’re supposed to be a parent, not a
friend,” they told me. As if making someone
eat their broccoli was a friendship issue.
Although it is true that I have never tried to
force any of my friends to eat their veggies;
however, this is not so much for fear of losing
their friendship but rather for fear of them
rejecting all future dinner invitations. No, the
reason I have never forced anyone, at any time
to eat their broccoli, or honey-glazed ham, or
watermelon is that, frankly, I really don’t care
what other people eat. And my children fall
into the category of “other people.”
Now that my kids are older, and demonstrably healthy, I feel even better about not
changing my parenting style to suit other parents, and even for (mostly) keeping my mouth
shut about other parents’ habits as well. After
all, my kids never developed scurvy or rickets
from their broccoli-free diets, and their friends
didn’t turn into axe murderers because they
didn’t have music lessons. Or at least they
haven’t yet—on both counts. I suppose only
time (and police records) will tell.
Kelly Poe Wilson has lived in Flagstaff since
1985. She lives with her wonderful husband,
Jim, and her dreadful children, Clementine and
Clyde. More of her work can be found at www.
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All you music lovers and deadheads suspended
out there in the ether, come back down ‘cause
a rip-roaring psychedelic show is on deck. John
Kadlecik’s Solo Electroacoustic Show is gearing up to bring the guitar folkster’s renditions
of beloved cover songs and self-penned tunes
‘round the mountain for your listening pleasure.
Kadlecik started his Grateful Dead cover band
Dark Star Orchestra as a sort of once-a-week
tribute back in 1997, but quickly realized audiences were way too into it to consider the
project a one-off. Original Dead members Bob
Weir and Phil Lesh listened up, too, and in 2009,
Kadlecik parted DSO and joined their group
Further. Over the years, the DC-based jammer
has traveled to far-off lands and occupied his
vocal charms and fingers picking through an
array of genres with an even greater assortment
of acclaimed musicians. For one night, the guitar
guru is playing not one, but two sets. Local Dead
tribute band Flagship of Fools will grease the
gears at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show kicks off at
8 p.m. Tickets are $9 in advance and $12 at the
door. 556-1580. www.orpheumflagstaff.com.
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hose keen on the OG Dumb and Dumber soundtrack surely recall a precious little gem
snuggled among the weird and wonderful tunage of ‘94 like Willi One Blood’s “Whiney
Whiney” and “If You Don’t Love Me (I’ll Kill Myself)” by Pete Droge. The wiliest of them
all, “The Bear Song,” blared from a troupe of punk rock puppets called Green Jellÿ. The band
had been playing since ’81, and shared stages with The Ramones while constructing an explosive sonic repertoire that thundered through headphones of those in the loop. Then known
as Green Jellö, pressure from Kraft put the kibosh on that one, but a quick letter swap and
identical pronunciation put the band back on track. They had already amassed a hefty underground following of their outrageous live sets packed with hurling trash bags full of sticky
green stuff. The members donned massive papier-mâché animal heads (GWAR changed all
that, though, and introduced GJ to foam rubber) and flooded the stage during each set—a
tradition that has stuck like Jell-O to a wall. Enormodome and the Jerry Robison Project
will crack the party open at the Green Room, 15 N. Agassiz, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10
at the door. 226-8669. www.greenjellosuxx.com.
Ahh, Mr. Morgan, you honky tonkin’ so-and-so,
you’re too kind to Flagtown. Whitey Morgan
and the 78’s are gracing the Zoo’s stuffed
stag-flanked stage once again for all the ball
droppers who missed the band’s raucous
August set. Born from the rusty blight of Flint,
Michigan, Morgan sets his smoky timbre to the
toe-tapping melodies of his fellow musicians
fluent in the languages of slide, pedal steel and
fiddle strings. From the log cabin comforts of a
juke joint straddling America’s Mother Road, it’s
a treat for the senses to just turn up the bottle,
step into the old dusty dancing boots and let
loose for a couple hours as cares and responsibilities melt away. For Morgan and the 78’s,
their aim is true and the tunes emanating from
the stage are steeped in outlaw legends’ graces
like Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, yet
spit-shined to a Motor City luster made perfect
for a fast-paced solo two-step or slowed-down
couples sway. Phoenix-based purveyors of
punkgrass, the Haymarket Squares, will open
things up at the Museum Club, 3404 E. Rte.
66. Tickets are just $10 and the show starts at
8 p.m. 526-9434. www.whiteymorgan.com.
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IS THAT A PLANT OR SOMETHING?‌
As the tale is told, Prescott indie-pop husband and wife duo
Dutch Holly had the stars align in their chance meeting. Jen
Juniper and Trés Ikner were playing in separate bands at a
Phoenix-area club that opened its doors just for that night.
Between lending her vocal talents to her band Persephone’s
Picnic, Jen asked from the stage, “Who’s gonna buy me a beer?”
and Trés took that chance and never looked back. Today, the
happy couple nurtures their musical baby in tandem with their
human son, tracking songs before bedtime and inventing new
hooks at the dinner table. Dutch Holly’s psychedelic sound has
only increased in depth and creativity, having taken a decidedly trippy turn for the dance floor with their latest release
Persephone’s Picnic, named after her former band. The short
collection is packed with thoughtful lyrics that add meaningful
perspective to every day life and highlights the duo’s coming
together in perfect vocal harmonies that drift atop thoughtfully
crafted looping sounds that blend Jen’s guitar and Trés’ keyboard licks with carefully placed chimes and more other-worldly
auditory phenomena. Take a trip on the psych side at Firecreek
Coffee Co., 22 E. Rte. 66. The show is free and gets going off at
8 p.m. 774-2266. www.dutchholly.com.
Pavel Steidl. Don’t know him? Well, now is the
time to fix that. He’s regarded as a crown jewel
in the Czech Republic as one of the premier
classical guitar virtuosos of this or any era. Move
over Beethoven (and your piano) and break
out the camera for Steidl’s appearance thanks
to the kind folks of the Grand Canyon Guitar
Society. Tip the cap on that side for the chance
at hearing some exquisitely played original
compositions and ultra-classic covers from the
greatest guitar gods in the history of linear time.
His definitive style sets him apart because of his
interesting facial gestures, and he’s lauded as
an encouraging teacher. He won’t tell a student
exactly what to do but acts as a guide for self
exploration into the fantastic world of a guitar
player. Not only will Steidl boggle minds in a
finger-picked fury of sonic prowess, but he will also
conduct a master class Sat, Nov. 8 from 1–3 p.m. at
Arizona Music Pro, 122 Rte. 66, and it’s completely
free and open to the public. Steidl’s solo extravaganza takes place at the Shepherd of the Hills
Church, 1601 N. San Francisco. The show kicks off at
7 p.m. and tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the
door. 213-0752. www.canyonguitar.org.
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TUESDAY | 11.11‌
OP-ER-AAH‌
It’s universally known as the luckiest day in the world, and how
exquisitely fitting yet bittersweet to begin NAU Opera’s longtime director Nando Schellen’s farewell season. The tears will
not flow just yet. First, “Three Short Operas“ stands at the vanguard of Schellen’s retirement after 15 years as director. To retire
with the biggest bang in the history of NAU opera, he’s prepared
a “very special” program filled with gut-busting satire, and the
three one-act shorts begin on a mysterious note with The Long
Christmas Dinner (1961). The piece chronicles 90 years worth of
yuletide dinners with changing faces over time. Next, Lennox
Berkeley’s A Dinner Engagement (1954) shows what could’ve
been a lovely evening meal go hilariously right out the window.
Finally, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury (1875) sends the audience off in stitches as the work follows a woman who sues her
lover for breach of contract after he leaves her at the altar. So
on the luckiest day on the calendar, we wish Schellen and his
talented operatic players to “break a leg.” A pre-performance
lecture begins at 7 p.m. and the musical evening gets underway
at 7:30 p.m. at Ardrey Auditorium, 1115 S. Knoles Drive, on the
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News Quirks
BY ROLAND SWEET
How about a Creepytings
prison tattoo?
By Seth Muller
Curses, Foiled Again
After police seeking Monica Hargrove, 34, for aggravated robbery in Columbus, Ohio, posted
her photo on the department’s Facebook page, the suspect called and demanded the photo be
removed because she considered it unflattering. “Come on in and we’ll talk about it,” the detective
she spoke with told her. She did, public information officer Denise Alex-Bouzounis said, and was
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are are the times I root for someone to
go to prison. I am usually of the mind that
the court system and judges therein have
the training and experience to decide, after
someone is convicted, to determine if a person
should be locked up for a period of months
or years. That’s not my call. I leave it up to the
people with the legal experience and expertise.
I let the lawyers make their arguments and I
spend little time thinking of such punishments
and levying my opinion of what is fair and just.
Then along came Creepytings.
No, it’s not a B-horror movie or some
scary costume to go with recent Halloween’s
festivities. Instead, Creepytings is the tag
name for a young woman who has traveled throughout the West and has defaced
National Parks with her so-called art. She has
been using acrylic paint to render faces on
rocks, signing off as Creepytings and posting them to her Instagram account—until
recently, when the account came down.
Among the parks that she vandalized
were Zion, Bryce Canyon and Canyonlands,
three parks that I hold in high holy reverence.
They are joined by Joshua Tree and Death
Valley, also beloved parks of our Western
landscapes that should be left untouched and
unmarred as much as possible by the mark of
humans. Oh, and there’s the lovely portrait she
left on a rock by Vernal Falls in Yosemite. So,
when visitors are basking in the wonder of the
falls and feeling the mist on their face, they
also can appreciate the painting she left of a
man’s head puking a snake out of his mouth.
The week before last, some sleuthing
led to the authorities naming 21-year-old
Casey Nocket of New York as the Creepytings
person of interest. After she was named, her
Tumblr account had the following post: “It’s
art, not vandalism. I am an artist.” The post
continues, “I think I am going to start painting
gravestones next for a little less controversy.”
It makes my skin itch and my eyes burn
to contemplate how crossed and fried the
wiring of this person must be. I understand
the desire to leave one’s mark on the world.
I understand the strong, passionate drive to
seek outlets for free expression. But for the
love of all things glorious and whole, please
do not do it in a way that is a mark on the
natural world—in this case on public lands we
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have collectively declared to be national
treasures. Yes, this is vandalism.
I also usually find myself disinclined
to call out other media organizations in
print, but I have to file one complaint here
with the Denver Post, which, in an Oct. 23
article on Creepytings referenced her as a
“sort of Banksy in the wild.” Did someone
hear a loud scream of anguish carry across
Flagstaff on that day? That was me.
So a word to the Post and a number
of other bloggers and sites that picked up
on this comparison. It is sad and painful to
read for anyone who A) appreciates true
art, B) has a love and respect for the natural world or C) is both of these. To explain
why, in simple terms, consider that Banksy
is a street artist. Street! That is, he creates
his art in an urban environment.
Consider, too, that Banksy’s work is
deeply resonant and sharply political. As
one of numerous examples of this, Banksy
painted nine images on the Israeli West Bank
wall. This included an image of a ladder leading over the wall and one of children trying
to dig a hole through the wall. Before the
London 2012 Olympics, he created an image
of an athlete throwing a missile instead of
Javelin as another political statement.
Banksy’s work is viewed by authorities as criminal, too. But the criminality of
Banksy also carries an air of railing against
a system and notion of ideas about what
art is and what art could or should be.
So, everyone, repeat after me: Creepytings is absolutely nowhere anywhere close
to Banksy. The two should never appear
together in the same story again. This is the
last time this should ever happen. Done.
Now back to the prison thing. The
woman in question has not been formally
charged and the investigation is ongoing. So—presuming here she or whoever
did this is formally charged, tried and
convicted—come sentencing day, please,
please, please judge make it prison time.
Vandalism in the national parks can carry
a one-year sentence. Maybe she can spend
that year painting the wall of her cell. Or
she can get a Creepytings prison tattoo. I
mean, it’s already a good prison yard nickname she has. She’ll fit right in.
arrested. (The Columbus Dispatch)
Authorities in Northern Ireland charged Kevin Clarence, 20, with attempted robbery after he
waited in line at a supermarket with a black trash bag over his head and then demanded money. An
employee who heard the demand approached the suspect, who said, “I’ll be back,” and fled. Two
witnesses identified Clarence as the would-be robber, and a police officer at his subsequent trial
in County Londonderry pointed out that Clarence had just been released from prison for a similar
offense. (BBC News)
Ebolamania
After finding a Nigerian traveler shivering on the floor of Spain’s Madrid-Barajas airport, officials activated an emergency Ebola alert and declined to help him. An hour later, they summoned a
team of infectious disease specialists, who examined the now-unconscious man and concluded he
was a drug mule suffering from a cocaine overdose after several bags of the drug in his stomach
burst. He was finally taken to a hospital but died. The man’s wife said he hadn’t visited Nigeria in at
least four years. (Spain’s The Local)
The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission reported actively
monitoring fraudulent claims that products, especially ones from unconventional sources, prevent
or treat Ebola. “The concern is that if the pubic anxiety over Ebola continues to grow, we’re going
to see more and more,” The FTC’s Richard Cleland said. “Consumers have to assess for themselves
what the need for those types of products are.” Thomas Bollyky of the Council on Foreign Relations explained, “The necessary ingredients to this type of profiteering are twofold: panic and
novelty.” (National Journal)
Only Human
New York City’s Civil Service Commission upheld the 20-day suspension of a Health Department worker for answering an information-technology helpline “in a robotic voice.” Callers complained about the over-enunciated monotone, including one who demanded “to speak to a human.”
The worker said he was articulating carefully because his Brooklyn accent can be difficult to understand, but the administrative law judge who heard his appeal called him a “disgruntled employee”
acting out. (Associated Press)
Vehicular Follies
While Megan Campbell was driving a city supply van in St. Paul, Minn., she hit a parked Nissan
Pathfinder, seriously damaging its bumper. It happened to be her personal vehicle, and Campbell
filed a claim against the city seeking $1,600 to $1,900. “Because I was working for the city and
driving the city vehicle, I feel they are responsible for paying for the damage done to my car,” she
explained in her claim form. (St. Paul’s Pioneer Press)
A man backing out of his driveway in Aurora, Colo., jumped out of his van to avoid being
burned by a cigarette he dropped on himself. The vehicle kept moving, knocked him down and ran
over his head. He was hospitalized in critical condition. (Denver’s KUSA-TV)
Quirks News
Drinking-Class Heroes
After grateful members of Canada’s House of Commons applauded Alain Gervais, the guard
who shielded them from gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, New Democrat Party caucus chair Glenn
Thibault declared, “We just need to constantly make sure that that person never has to pay for a
beer at any pub in the country for the rest of his life.” After learning that Gervais’s favorite beer is
Molson, Gavin Thompson of Molson Coors Canada announced, “We will take good care of Alain.”
Molson promptly delivered several hundred bottles of beer to his Ottawa home. (CBC News)
After complying with a municipal liquor ban dating back to the 19th century, residents of
Hanover, Manitoba, learned that no such ban exists. “I didn’t know any better,” Stan Toews, 63,
the rural community’s reeve, said. “We went back to 1880, and we could not find a bylaw that said
Hanover is dry.” Toews invited local establishments interested in selling alcohol to apply for a provincial liquor license. (Canadian Press)
Minneapolis ad agency Colle & McVoy reported that since it began offering workers a free
glass of beer for filling out their timecards properly, time-sheet completion has improved by 90
percent. (United Press International)
Things That Go Boom
Television maker Philips received complaints that the base of some sets had spontaneously
blown up. “It was a big explosion,” Denise Young said after the tempered-glass base shattered into
hundreds of pieces all over her Boston living room. Philips replaced Young’s TV and said it’s now
making TV bases of acrylic and plastic. (Boston’s WBZ-TV)
Reasonable Explanation
Sheriff’s deputies who arrested Lisa Carol Roche, 41, after they caught her taking items from
cars parked at a high school in Jackson County, Miss., said she claimed she was looking for members of the terrorist group ISIS. (Gulfport’s Sun Herald)
Slightest Provocation
Tammy Hiser, 34, attacked her boyfriend with an ax in Daytona Beach, Fla., because he
wouldn’t talk to her. Andrew Whitaker, 28, told police he ignored her because he was mad that she
was drunk. He said she punched him repeatedly and then got the ax and swung it at him, but he
was able to take it away from her because “her coordination was terrible.” After her arrest, Whitaker said he’d try to get the felony charge dropped, explaining, “I see spending the rest of my life
with her.” (The Huffington Post)
William Rogers, the mayor of Hawkins, Texas, was charged with official oppression for threatening a homeowner because her grass was too tall. The woman told police Rogers blocked her in
with his car and threatened her with a ticket and a $500-a-day fine because her grass was higher
than 18 inches. Hawkins code enforcement officer Eileen Frazier measured the woman’s grass and
found it wasn’t over 18 inches and said Rogers illegally mistreated the woman. (Tyler’s KLTV-TV)
Flames of Love
Dim Xiong Chien, 22, planned to propose to his girlfriend at China’s Liaoning Advertisement
Vocational College in Shenyang by setting off fireworks as he kneeled, but she forgot their meeting. He set off the fireworks anyway, hoping to attract her attention, and went to look for her.
While he was gone, the fireworks sparked a grass fire that burned down the college’s sports hall.
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Where we are
all the villains
Screen
Reviewed by Adrienne Bischoff
‘M
detestable villain is that we have
aybe it’s not that I don’t undera use for him, however base
stand people, but that I don’t
that is. In one of her best roles,
like them,” confesses Lou Bloom,
Rene Russo plays Nina, a local
played by Jake Gyllenhaal in director Dan GilTV news producer who knows
roy’s satirical thriller Nightcrawler.
viewers will watch Bloom’s
That’s a rare moment of insight from
footage and pays
Bloom, an unemployed sociopath
him accordingly. A
who has resorted to a life of
frightfully quick
petty crime to get by. He wants
learner, Bloom
steady employment, but no
NIGHTCRAWLER
develops his
one wants to hire the creepy
Directed by Dan Gilroy
skills and
guy who constantly quotes
Rated R
becomes indisself-help business maxims.
HARKINS THEATERS
pensable to Nina, who needs
(e.g. “If you want to win the
the ratings his footage brings in
lottery, you have to make the
to keep her job. And thus, we’re
money to buy a ticket.”)
all complicit in giving money and
That all changes when he dispower to a man with no self-regulation.
covers he can earn a living shooting
If he’s a villain, then we are, too.
crime scene footage. His lack of empathy
An established screenwriter, Gilroy has
and decency allows him to do things that other
likely produced an Oscar contender with his
freelance videographers wouldn’t dare. Bloom
directorial debut. Nightcrawler is a thoughthas no problem trespassing into victims’
provoking, engaging satire as well as a hearthomes, interfering with rescue workers, or
pounding thriller. Cinematographer Robert
even repositioning bodies to get a better shot.
Elswit captures the unmistakable beauty of Los
What stops Bloom from being an utterly
A
Angeles at night: the glow from the sodium
vapor lights against the dark, empty streets,
the wide desert vista. There’s just something
about driving in L.A. at night. In fact, the car
chase scenes alone in Nightcrawler make it an
entertaining film, but it’s the brilliant script
and Gyllenhaal’s execution that make it stellar.
Seeing similarities between Bloom and
the coyotes that prowl L.A. at night, Gyllenhaal lost 30 pounds to capture the ravenous,
predatory nature of Bloom. A social misfit just
trying to survive, Bloom almost reminds one
Includes scenes of graphic foodity
W
hat kind of movie do you watch with
your 86-year-old mother? I have this
dilemma when Mom comes for an
extended visit and we want something to
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entertain us for an evening. There are
certain things I know about my Mom’s
movie-watching habits: 1) She does
not like dark and depressing films. 2)
She really likes the romantic-comedies
that Hallmark channel produces. 3)
She is willing to try a film as long as
a happy ending is guaranteed. I also
wanted something on the light side,
but not as weak as Hallmark. So, what
movie did we select for streaming
that both of us would be willing to
watch? Jon Favreau’s charming and
hunger-inducing Chef.
Jon Favreau, who has directed
Iron Man (2008), Elf (2003), and my favorite,
Swingers (1996), writes, directs, and also stars
in this comedy about a chef who begins a foodtruck business. The movie has exactly what you
of Andy Kaufman, if Andy Kaufman weren’t
funny. In thinking about what makes Bloom
so creepy, one has to think about what makes
someone human.
Much like the self-help books he’s always
quoting from, Bloom certainly understands
people enough to manipulate them. His almost
enviable lack of morals allows him to rush
in where the rest of us fear to tread. But he
also hits it right on the nose when he says,
“You’re having the worst day of your life if you
see me.”
Percy (Emjay Anthony).
The cast is good, and also includes
Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Oliver
Platt and Robert Downey Jr. Along with funny
want when all you want is something light,
scenes about social media (Casper is a novice
funny and appropriate for a an elderly mother.
at Twitter and learns some hard lessons about
Carl Casper (Favreau) has been the chef
tweeting when in a rage), there are
at a high-end restaurant. He hears a
food-preparation scenes that make
prominent food critic will pay his
your mouth water. Favreau took
restaurant a visit; however, the
CHEF
lessons from a real chef and
owner of the restaurant, played
Directed by
makes his cooking scenes look
by Dustin Hoffman, wants
Jon Favreau
authentic. Even his preparation
Casper to stick with the tried
Rated R
of a grilled cheese sandwich
and true menu. In no time all, a
NETFLIX
looks like high cuisine.
bad review, a major meltdown
Chef follows a well-worn path
on video that goes viral and a loss
about rediscovering your passion for
of a job occur, leading Casper to
life and reconnecting with family, but
reevaluate what he wants to do with his
it offers a fresh take on the old plot. Favreau
life. His ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara) talks him
doesn’t try to make the movie any deeper or
into starting a food-truck business. And guess
darker than necessary, but uses a light touch
what he can do while driving across country
throughout. It’s the kind of movie that you can
with his food truck and friend Martin (John
enjoy and your mother will love.
Leguizamo)? He can bond with his young son,
Reviewed by Erin Shelley
B+
Extra Butter
Getting all spacey
Great outer space films that blast off
W
ith Interstellar opening in theaters this
weekend, director Christopher Nolan
takes his first small step (or giant leap)
into space. With generally positive reviews,
it’s some time before we’ll know whether it’s
a classic, but there are plenty of other space
movies that are good for repeated viewings.
Here are a few of my personal favorites, in no
particular order:
Alien | (1979) and
Aliens | (1986)
Ridley Scott’s
study in suspense and
design broke new
ground for both science fiction and horror.
What I like most about
Alien is that both the
ship, the Nostromo,
and her crew are working class; the ship is
dark, with dripping ceilings and clanking pipes,
while the blue-collar workers smoked and
bitched about overtime. Then James Cameron’s follow-up took Sigourney Weaver’s character further into the future, switching gears
to a military action flick in one of cinema’s
best sequels.
2001: A Space Odyssey | (1968)
Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece may be a
little out-there near the end, but it set the bar
for both special effects and technical accuracy,
heavily influencing the entire film industry—
and popular culture—for years to come.
Gravity | (2013)
Last year’s drama about an astronaut
(Sandra Bullock) stranded in space is, upon
reflection, not a fantastic movie, but I can’t
help but include it in my list solely because of
the technical wizardry that director Alfonso
Cuarón brought to the huge screen. With the
camera whirling around astronauts, space
vehicles and debris against the backdrop of
By Dan Stoffel
Earth, it’s difficult not to be immersed in Gravity, even if one isn’t captivated by the story.
Star Wars Episode V:
The Empire Strikes Back | (1980)
I almost left Star Wars off my list, but I
have to admit that the first couple of films are
an important part of cinema history. Though
the original blew me and my friends away in
1977, The Empire
Strikes Back is a better movie with plenty
of suspense, surprises and humor.
Moon | (2009)
The feature
directorial debut of
David Bowie’s son
Duncan Jones, Moon
is a psychological thriller that owes much of
its success to the stunning performance(s) of
Sam Rockwell, one of my favorite underrated
actors. Check it out if you haven’t seen it.
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Ron Howard took a story to which all of
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suspenseful nonetheless, thanks in part to Tom
Hanks’ wonderful portrayal of astronaut Jim
Lovell. With a great supporting cast that can
really help in a game of Six Degrees of Kevin
Bacon, it holds up great almost 20 years later.
The Fifth Element | (1997)
It’s loud, it’s silly, and the acting isn’t
great, but Luc Besson’s 1997 mess is a happy
mess—definitely style over substance, but
thumping with such gleeful popcorn abandon
that the disarray hardly matters.
Honorable Mention: The Right Stuff | (1983)
Though not really set in space, Philip
Kaufman’s telling of the birth of the Mercury
space program is nearly flawless.
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MUSIC
BY WILLIE CROSS
Vibewaves
Young Statues Flatlands Are Your
Friend
Grade: A
One of the most intriguing things
to be in music is to be hard to define. If
you pay any remote attention at all to
my reviews, you’ll know that I rely heavily on the ever-changing crutch of genre.
While genre is relatively useless when it
comes to personal taste, it can be a useful tool for subjectively describing one
band or another.
But when it comes to Young
Statues, genre reference is virtually
useless. The group’s new album, Flatlands Are Your Friend, explores such a
broad array of influences and new ideas
that the resulting concoction winds up
sounding remarkably vibrant and fresh.
The record feels alive and breathing
throughout its 42-minute running time.
Even when the slow burner “Further
Away” edges in toward the latter half of the
album, Young Statues have whetted the listener’s appetite enough to keep them hooked. It
winds up being one of the most impactful songs
on the record, boasting gently strummed guitars
and sorrowful vocals.
The record shines at the most unexpected
moments as well. On the fourth track, “Got
the Knife,” the opening progression and subsequent verses would be interesting enough,
but the band adds subtle flutters of electronics
on the occasional downbeat. It would not be
worth noting if most other bands did something
similar, but part of Young Statues’ charm is
their attention to the unexpected. The flutters
become sweeping guitar strums later on in the
song, giving the sound a “full circle” effect.
Flatlands Are Your Friend is such a challenge to pin down from the very beginning of
the record that attempting to utilize genre to
describe it quickly becomes pointless. For me,
that meant feeling even more free to sit back
and simply enjoy what was happening. From
hard-edged solos on “No Shadow” to the soaring conclusion “Strangers in a Dream,” Flatlands
Are Your Friend is Young Statues way of defying
genre and churning out something genuine.
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Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2
Grade: A
Hip-hop is in the throes of an identity crisis.
As the genre pushes further and further into
the mainstream, hip-hop is subject to every toxic
trend and flash in the pan. While electronic dance
music edges its way into the genre and gangsta
rap is in the midst of a resurrection, genuine
hip-hop must remain the thumping heart of
the genre.
Luckily, hip-hop has a few veterans to
continue carrying the torch into the future. El-P
and Killer Mike are behind one of the hottest
Tracking the art
of identity
projects in hip-hop right now, Run
the Jewels. Both artists have been
in the game since the ‘90s and both
were very recently ready to retire. But
when a series of serendipitous events
including everything from cartoons to
politics brought them together, the
future was quickly written.
Last year’s mixtape Run the
Jewels established the near-perfect
collaboration between El and Mike.
El, a longtime producer and label
owner, has consistently churned out
thumping hip-hop beats that match
Mike’s chunky, word-heavy rapping. El
adds his own verses to the mix as well,
and the two’s similar styles play off
each other perfectly throughout all
their tracks.
Run the Jewels 2 is an intentionally similar riff on the first
mixtape, but with a higher intent on
high-octane beats and darker lyrical
themes. The playfulness and comedy
of the mixtape still carries the album, but the
heavier tracks “Crown” and “All Due Respect” give
a new depth to the pair’s message.
The album’s opening four tracks set the
pace for the album, including the track “Close
Your Eyes (And Count To F***).” It features classic Rage Against the Machine aggressor Zack
De La Rocha and is one of Run the Jewels’ most
in-your-face tracks. And on an album that is laden
with heavy beats and fierce lyrical delivery, that
is saying a lot.
More than anything, Run the Jewels differentiate themselves by bringing their veteran
experience to an ever-evolving scene. Not only
that, they seem to do everything better than the
hypeboys of the moment. From their social media
presence to the music itself, El-P and Killer Mike
are crucial players in the hip-hop scene today, and
Run the Jewels 2 more than proves that point.
Horse Feathers, So It Is With Us
Grade: B+
A common theme with modern folk music
is the prevalent trap of self-seriousness. It is
evident in the stories of such artists as Father
John Misty and Iron and Wine, and now fits into
the canon of Portland-based Horse Feathers.
Now in the 10th year of their run, the band is
chiefly comprised of leading man Justin Ringle.
So It Is With Us is Ringle and company’s fifth
studio album, and finds the band making a conscious decision to be more “joyful,” to use their
own words.
After completing a run of touring on Horse
Feathers’ 2012 effort Cynic’s New Year, Ringle
recalls feeling “disillusioned and defeated.” Not
to knock Horse Feathers’ commendable back
catalog of music, but this should not necessarily
come as a surprise. Through the years the band’s
music has been characterized by an immense
amount of melancholy. Cynic’s New Year laid this
theme on thick, leaving there hardly a smile to
be had.
While there will always be a time and place
for this type of music, there always seems to be
an eventual point where the music maker must
shift their focus, if not for their own sake but for
the audiences’ as well. Such is the story on So It
Is With Us. Ringle was aware of his own need for
more joy in his life, and that translates perfectly
on the new album. The music itself carries the
optimism of the first cup of coffee in the morning, but the familiar awareness that not everything will be perfect in the coming day.
While not nauseatingly uplifting, the
album also manages to very delicately toe the
line between genuine folk music and the radiofriendly hybrid that is most popular these days.
The track “Why Do I Try” starts off as a classic
bare-bones Horse Feathers track but evolves
into a shimmering ballad. Twinkling pianos and
Ringle’s hushed plea of, “Tell me why, do I try?”
carries the song all the way through to its prodigal conclusion.
While Ringle still slips back into his signature melancholy every once in a while, So It Is
With Us thoroughly benefits from his newfound
lightheartedness. The album doesn’t carry nearly
the same weight of sorrow as the previous Horse
Feather albums, and will serve well as listening
on both good and bad days. Here is to hoping
that this is not just better for Ringle’s audience,
but for Ringle himself.
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Celebrating flue season with
the Narrow Chimney Reading Series
By Kama Shockey
n a Monday night in Flagstaff, not much is going on in town. Unless
you count the Viola-nominated Narrow Chimney Reading Series at
Uptown Pubhouse, that is. One of its creators, Jesse Sensibar, introduced it this fall as, “the most fun you can have in Flagstaff on a
Monday night. With your clothes on, anyway.” Jokes aside, there is a reason this
series draws upwards of 50 people and writers like Shonto Begay, Robin Hemley and David Carlin to the downtown location every Monday evening.
I recently spoke with the two literature (and whiskey) aficionados who
started Narrow Chimney, to get a behind-the-scenes look at Flag’s most successful literary reading series. James Jay, the owner of Uptown Pubhouse and
regular Flag Live contributor, and Jesse Sensibar, a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, have
known each other for about 20 years. In fact, it was Jay who published Sensibar’s first story two decades ago. Both men laugh when they talk about the
past and where literature has taken them both since.
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Good drinks and good literature highlight the Narrow Chimney Reading Series. Photo by Cameron Clark
In the late ’90s, James moved out of the
area to attend the University of Montana’s MFA
program in Missoula. There he participated
in a reading series with a structure that, 20
years later, Narrow Chimney would be modeled
after. Once a week, an MFA student and a local
published author would each read their original
works in a local bar, usually to a packed house.
“There’d be some clack of pool balls and a
little bit of bar background noise, but it mostly
worked as a solid venue, a place to put literature into the ears of the people around town,”
Jay says about the series. “As a student I also
found it tremendously motivating to read with
Rick Bass, Kevin Canty, Chris Offutt, and to see
my colleagues do the same.”
When he came back to Flagstaff and
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purchased Uptown Pubhouse, his path one
again crossed with Sensibar’s, and the two
decided to see how a similar reading series
might work in a small mountain town, like
Missoula in its appreciation and support for
the arts.
So last year, Sensibar approached the new
batch of MFA students (of which I was one)
with the layout of the series. He was met with
immediate support, each of us as interested in
reading our work in a laid-back atmosphere like
Uptown in front of friends and colleagues—the
best first audience any of us could ask for. The
system would be the same: one MFA student
and one established author, with the idea that a
mentoring environment would be built.
Each of the professors, editors and
other successful authors that would pair with
a student had once been in their shoes and
therefore could help the students along in their
early writing careers. We all signed up for dates
to read and then the panic set in as we saw the
writers we were paired with. Seth Muller, the
editor of Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living
Magazine, staged one of his plays with local
actors. Begay read to us on Indigenous Peoples
Day of his Diné heritage and pride for his
people. Carlin and Hemley each flew half way
around the world to read their essays to a bar
with standing room only. Our esteemed writing
professors were sometimes our partners on
stage. We, the students, were in awe. This was
our future laid out before us, if we only wanted
it bad enough.
Local support‌
I asked Sensibar what had changed from
that first year as the middle of the second
season of Narrow Chimney nears, with an even
larger audience and bigger names gracing the
modest Uptown stage. He told me the main difference was the local support. Being nominated
for a Viola Award for Story Telling in its first
year brought the series out of the bar and into
the public eye. Now, he points out from his bar
stool, Narrow Chimney draws more than 50
people a night. Not bad for a reading series still
in its infancy.
The other changes to the series are those
natural to the growth of any program. Wanting
to reach a larger audience and showcase the
authors, Jay approached Robert Heinrich, a
Justin Bigos. Photo by Robert Heinrich
Erin Stalcup. Photo by Robert Heinrich
Melissa Austin. Photo by Robert Heinrich
local videographer whose wife is one of Narrow
Humble stage
Chimney’s MFA readers, and asked him to begin
Now that this series is on an upswing,
recording the series. This helped Jay and Sensiwith no foreseeable change (except further
bar apply for grant money to grow the program
success) in the future, I asked Jay and Sensibar
further and now all of the videos can be found
each what they wanted to see happen to the
each week on the Narrow Chimney YouTube
program as it continues.
channel. Heinrich told me that, “The Narrow
Sensibar says he hopes “it picks up enough
Chimney Reading Series YouTube page was
steam, longevity and reach that any writer
started the second week of September. In this
passing through or visiting would want to make
short amount of time, it has counted over 400
a stop at the Narrow Chimney night as part of
hits on the 40-plus videos, from writers that live
their itinerary.”
all over the world.”
When I asked who he’d like to see if he
Another friend to the program, Bob Larkin
could get any writer here, he told me he hoped
of Radio Sunnyside, was brought in to build the
that somehow, Jim Harrison (a painting of
audio component and radio content for Sun
whom hangs above the Uptown stage, just
Sounds, also making
behind the mic) would
sure the sound at the
get wind of this and
reading each night is of
“drag his tired ole a**
professional standard.
up from Patagonia.”
With Larkin and HeinWe laughed and both
rich’s support, the proturned to the back
gram is able to reach its
of the bar, imagining
potential in both outwhat such greatness
reach and quality—far
might look like on our
more impressive than
humble stage.
the first year in 2013.
Jay told me, “The
Funded by Uptown
results have been specwhile they waited for
tacular. For four years
the grant approval,
I worked as the ExecuJay and Sensibar also
tive Director of the
began work on an
Northern Arizona Book
anthology that would
Festival. We’d have
publish the works of
good numbers for our
the writers who parannual event; however,
ticipated that first year
the first year our overof Narrow Chimney.
James Jay (left) and Jesse Sensibar (right). Photo by all attendance numbers
Jay explained that the
Eric Chandler.
were higher than those
reasons for creating this
at the book fest. In our
collection of essays, poems and short stories
second year, we’re looking forward to sticking
were twofold. One, it would allow the readers
to the same reading structure and increasing
to share this moment in time. Whether they
our overall attendance. The support has really
were in their 20th year of writing and publishbeen encouraging and wonderful.”
ing, or this would be their first printed piece, it
Jay, Sensibar and myself all sit, backs
would stand as a mark in each career the author
against
the bar, facing the stage. We toast
would remember with pride. Second, as Sensitheir hard work, the creation of something that
bar added to the conversation, “James [and I]
will outlive us all, and talk about the reading
wanted to try and preserve the reading series
next Monday.
on an annual basis and promote the people
“It’s going to be a good one,” Jay says.
who read.”
“But they’re all great,” I add, and mean it.
“Altruistic,” I told him, “with a whole lot of
It’s this very reason you’ll find me in the
work on your end.”
corner of the bar, with a smile on my face, lisHe smiled and replied, “Also, it wouldn’t
tening intently every Monday night.
hurt to sell a few copies of the book once it
As the scheduling gods would have it,
was printed.”
the Narrow Chimney Reading Series is taking
I smiled in return. “I hope you run out of
a break Mon, Nov. 10 for Veteran’s Day, but
books and have to print another run,” I told him.
will continue the following week, Nov. 17, with
We both agreed that would be the best
Grace Liew and local author Mary Sojourner,
possible outcome for the writers whose work
while a Thin Air Magazine fundraiser and party
graces the pages of the anthology, which is in
will wrap up the fall season on Dec. 1. The
the final stages of editing as this goes to print.
spring series will kick off after the New Year.
Who knows, we all wondered, some of these
The weekly Monday event starts at 7 p.m. at
authors might go on to pretty big things. ImagUptown Pubhouse, 114 N. Leroux, in downtown
ine how great it would be to come back to the
Flagstaff. For more info, visit their Facebook
stage at Uptown and recall that this is where it
page or call 773-0551.
all began for them.
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arts
By the staff
On the Wall
The bold and the beautiful outsiders
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ust as quickly as the hustle and bustle of
summer and prime fall First Friday ArtWalks
fade into distant memory, flip-flops and
tank-tops are traded in for wool socks and down
jackets. But the goodness still remains. Artists
keep honing their craft for all to see and gallery
doors stay open, welcoming visitors with hot
drinks and smiling faces. November only means
one thing—the festivities are truly upon us.
Life is better in color
Mention the Green Room on an ArtWalk
evening and the first thing that likely comes
to mind is Electric Kingdom, the after-hours
dance party that ensues once most gallery
doors are shut and the “closed” sign is flipped.
But before all that goes down, and what most
folks might not be aware of, is they, too, boast
a healthy dose of tasteful artwork for the eyes
to feast upon.
This month, their featured artist is Siera
At Peace by Nathan Begay.
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Smyth. A recent NAU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Art Education, Smyth’s artwork
touches on an array of mediums from basic pencil work to pastels, paints, printmaking and craft
work, but her preferred artistic direction points
toward laying down paints; oil, acrylic and watercolor on canvas. In a word, her work is vibrant.
“I have been obsessed with bright, saturated hues my whole life,” Smyth says, “This
translates into my artwork; every piece I try to
give a distinctive feel to it. I use color to grab
the viewer’s attention at an instant.”
Two excellent examples of this are the
pieces Medusa and Ceremony. Manifesting out
of the beauty found in both life and death, and
using depth of color and bold focus points, she
adds that the end result is to leave the “viewer
with a genuine aesthetic experience.”
On top of tapping into the entire color
spectrum, she spends much of her time on
portraiture. Just like when two strangers catch
Ceremony by Siera Smyth.
eyes for the first time and make a connection, the same is true when she lets her heart
become the proverbial paintbrush.
“The idea is to capture the eyes, to capture
the very soul of the
subject and give it
life behind its glass
home,” she says.
And with a
town bustling with
talented artists, her
message could not
be more clear: she
hopes that her artwork inspires people
take a glimpse, if
even only a small
one, into the world
of all artists from all
walks of life, not just
the art dealers and
private collectors.
“Life is better in
color,” she says.
Smyth’s work
can be seen at the
Green Room, 15 N.
Agassiz, and Animas
Trading Co., 8 E. Rte.
66, during ArtWalk
from 6–9 p.m. For
more, call 226-8669
or visit www.facebook.com/siera.smyth.
artworks.
Best of both worlds
Nathan Begay makes no bones about reveling in “the best of both worlds.” The 30-yearold Flagstaff painter, designer and tattoo artist
draws from his family plus an incredible appreciation for his culture to fuel his purpose as an
up-and-coming Navajo artist.
Begay has been painting most of his
life, but especially in the last five years, he’s
amassed a hefty body of work through his company Single Feather Images and excels in the
realm of DIY. He painstakingly throws up commissioned pieces that coat the walls of homes
and local establishments like Higher Grounds
Coffee House on Phoenix Avenue and Cedar
House Coffee Shop on Cedar Avenue in swaths
of illuminated colors and striking portraits of
historical figures.
A city kid, Begay began seriously exploring
his heritage about six years ago after getting
to know renowned Navajo artists like Bahe
Whitehorn Sr. and Johnson Yazzie. These artists
helped him navigate traditions and symbols he
in turn researched and adapted to his work.
“When you’re hanging around those
people, not only is it your perspective on what
you paint that changes, but how you paint as
well,” Begay says, adding the traditional Navajo
artists typically depict subtle images while he is
part of an evolving movement. “I’m more being
involved with the newer age, with graffiti and
street art, with bright, bold colors. That’s where
I get the influence of contemporary as well as
tradition. I guess you could say I gained the best
of both worlds.”
The young artist’s repertoire is not just
arts
Medusa by Siera Smyth.
the writing on a wall, but steeped in history.
One particular piece, smaller than his typical
larger-than-life murals, is an 11-inch x 19-inch
drawing in ballpoint pen Begay created as a
tribute to Native American soldiers of every
generation.
“A lot of my images are images based on
historical events,” Begay says citing his love of
books. “I don’t consider myself a teacher, but a
lot of people have said that’s a lot of my style,
as well, is teaching with my paintings.”
What is the message? He doesn’t skip a
beat in accepting that he’s constantly learning,
and leaves it clear and concise for now as “just,
the beauty of art.” Begay will reveal two new
paintings at Touch of Tradition, 17 N. Leroux,
during ArtWalk from 6–9 p.m. For more, call
774-0541 or visit www.facebook.com/singlefeatherimages.
Life on the outside
Flagstaff as an art town has come to
embrace the wonders of outsider art. This is
mostly fueled by the wonderful artists of the
Hozhoni Foundation who continue to generate
strong and compelling work and show their art
in the community.
Among one of the more celebrated outsider artists is Brian Walker, who is based in
Sedona. Walker continues to inspire and amaze
with his exemplary works, which create impact
with bright colors and simple poignancy. He is
collected nationally by enthusiasts who seek
the artwork by special needs adults who have a
honed gift toward acuity and often favor inspiration over technique.
Walker’s paintings carry a sense of the
folk-art tradition. His portraiture is elemental
and stunning. One of his stronger pieces is
one of Edgar Allan Poe and the famous raven
that inspired his poem. He also has created a
series of paintings around the Chinese Zodiac
and its animals. His Year of the Horse—hello
2014—is a notable piece in this collection. It
features a wonderfully rendered
horse surrounded by different
incantations of the years that
the Year of the Horse has happened, from 1846 and into the
future to 2050.
He also did a series of jazz
players that show the kinetic
beauty of the musicians and
bright colors and forms to suggest the music they make. Walker
also has his Heads series, which
shows the outline of a head and
forms painted within the head,
such as a cacophony of birds or
dozens of eyes staring back at the
viewer. Some of his paintings also
have quirky, ironic titles, such as
Perceived Control. It shows a lion
tamer with his head in the lion’s mouth.
Check out the wonder at Criollo Latin
Kitchen, 16 N. San Francisco, during ArtWalk
from 6–9 p.m. For more, call 774-0541 or visit
www.brianwalkerartist.com.
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The Baha’i evening Program PresenTs
Northern Arizona’s Daily Event Listings
Various Events Thu 11.6
Beaver Street Gallery:
Opening reception for the gallery’s fourth
Winter Showcase. Featuring art you may
have missed. Runs through Feb. 27 in the
Alpha and Delta spaces. Gallery hours are
Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appt. 28 S.
Beaver. 214-0408
Circus Arts Studio:
Pole, silks, trapeze, lyra (hoops) and
hula hoop six week sessions from Nov.
3 through Dec. 21. Session classes are
once per week. Most sessions are drop-in
friendly. $110 for a six week session or $20
drop in. For a full schedule or to sign up,
visit www.flagstaffaerial.org. 401 W. Santa
Fe, Ste. #2 W. 560-9485
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. Every Thursday.
5:30-7:30p.m. [email protected]. 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. 774-7383
Grand Canyon Dinner Theatre and
Steakhouse:
Nightly performances. www.grandcanyondinnertheatre.com. 7 p.m. Tusayan. (928)
638-0333
Lanning Gallery:
Artist Reception: Annual Michael Grant
Exhibition welcomes the master jeweler
who unveils his newest pieces. 5-8 p.m.
during Sedona’s First Friday Art Walk.
Through Nov. 30. 431 State Rte. 179.
Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865
Lumberyard Brewing Co.:
Trivia night. Sign up begins at 7 p.m.
Seating at 9 p.m. and the game starts at
9:30 p.m. Grand Prize is $30 off tab. Free.
10 p.m. 5 S. San Francisco. 779-2739
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Docs That Make a Difference Series.
Screening: The Case Against 8. One night
only. Two shows. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $12, $9
for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W.
Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
The Museum Club:
Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and
Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E.
Rte. 66. 526-9434
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
Red Rock State Park:
Daily events at Red Rock State Park:
Nov. 6–12, 2014
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
Simply Spiritual Healing:
Thursday night meditation. Every
Thursday. 6-7 p.m. $20. All are invited. 105
E. Birch. 779-6322
Turquoise Tortoise Gallery:
Artists’ Reception: A Lineage Carved in
Stone: The Art of Larry Yazzie and Lance
Yazzie. Showcase featuring award-winning
father and son sculptors. 5-8 p.m. during
Sedona’s First Friday Art Walk. Through
Nov. 16. 431 State Rte. 179. Sedona. (928)
282-2262
West of the Moon Gallery:
Featuring the work of George Averbeck,
Shonto Begay, Carol Benally, Dave
Edwards, Robin Cadigan, Holly Gramm,
Joni Pevarnik and many more. 14 N. San
Francisco. 774-0465
Music Events Thu 11.6
Cruiser’s Café:
World musician Vincent Z. Noon-2:30 p.m.
Every Thursday. 233 Historic Rte. 66.
Williams. 635-2445
Flagstaff Brewing Co.:
Doshy with special guests Roan, Chimero,
Oneironaut. 10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442
The Green Room:
Green Jelly. Renowned comedy rock band
from New York. 8-11 p.m. $10. N. Agassiz.
226-8669
Main Stage Theater:
Acoustic Happy Hour with Christopher
Robin. 4-7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St.
Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Mia’s Lounge:
Living Deads. Punkabilly. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S.
San Francisco. 774-3315
Orpheum Theater:
John Kadlecik (of Further, Phil and Friends
and DSO) Solo Electrocoustic Show. Doors
open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $9 in advance, $12 the day of
the show. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580
Raven Café:
Kelly McRae. 8 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.
Prescott. (928) 717-0009
Tinderbox Annex:
Brian White. 7-9 p.m. 34 S. San Francisco.
226-8400
Northern Arizona
Youth Movement
Facilitator: Nanabah Bulman and
others from the Navajo Nation and
Flagstaff.
Date: Nov. 14, 2014
A personal recollection and stories
of the Northern Arizona Youth
Movement that recently occurred
at Native American Baha’i Institute
(NABI). Here will be a good
glimpse of the future.
Location: Macy’s
European Coffee
House, 14 S. Beaver
928-774-2243
time: 7 pm
“The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and his religion
is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity if the human Race”
—Baha’u’lla’h
Various Events Fri 11.7
Downtown Flagstaff:
First Friday Art Walk. Monthly event celebrating local artists and galleries. 6-9 p.m.
Various locations downtown and on the
southside. www.flagstaffartwalk.com
Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge:
Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. Fish fry
begins at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m.
$10. Must be 18 or older to participate in
bingo. All proceeds benefit Elks Children
Charities. Every Friday. 2101 N. San
Francisco. 774-6271
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Joe C. Montoya Community and Senior
Center:
Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m.
[email protected]. 245 N. Thorpe.
288-2207
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Film screening: AWAKE: The Life of
Yogananda. Two shows. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
$12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members.
2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
Orpheum Theater:
Anger Management Stand Up Comedy.
Two shows. Evening show: Doors open at
7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Late night
show: Doors open at 9:30 p.m., show starts
at 10 p.m. $7. Tickets available at the door.
All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580‌
Music Events Fri 11.7
Flagstaff Brewing Co.:
Arizona hip-hop showcase with DuB, L.J.
Monteilh, Maven, Kobi and special guests.
10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442
The Green Room:
Monthly dance party following First Friday
Art Walk. Featuring A*Naut, Emtron and
Acisdisco. 9 p.m. $5. N. Agassiz. 226-8669
Main Stage Theater:
Green Jelly with guests the Chemical
Clownz, Pulsic and more. 6 p.m. $13. 1 S.
Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Mia’s Lounge:
Pop Life. DJs. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San
Francisco. 774-3315
The Museum Club:
The Haymarket Squares. Punkgrass
from Phoenix. 9 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66.
526-9434
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
Ray Rossi and the Delta Blues Band. 8 p.m.
Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928)
204-1300
Raven Café:
Word Thieves and the DJs. 8 p.m. Free. 142
N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009
Rene at Tlaquepaque:
Linda Sandoval. Jazz singer and pianist.
5:30-9 p.m. 336 State Rte. 179. #B118.
Sedona. (928) 282-9225
The Spirit Room:
Afternoons with Moon Dog. 1 p.m. Free.
Halloween with the Sugar Thieves and Dry
River Yacht Club. 8 p.m. $10. 166 Main St.
Jerome. (928) 634-8809
State Bar:
Mother Road Trio. 7-10 p.m. During
First Friday ArtWalk. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66.
226-1282
Various Events Sat 11.8
Arizona Music Pro:
Masterclass with Czech guitar virtuoso
Pavel Steidl. 1-3 p.m. Free and open to
the public. For more info, send the Grand
Canyon Guitar Society a message at info@
canyonguitar.org. 122 Rte. 66. 556-9054
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
Dutch Holly. Psych rock from Prescott.
8 p.m. Free. All-ages. 22 E. Rte. 66.
774-2266
Nov. 6–12, 2014
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
James Cullen Park:
Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday
9-10:30 a.m. [email protected].
Bonito/Hopi and Apache. 288-2207
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Big Apple Circus: Metamorphosis. Live on
the big screen. 10:30 a.m. (live simulcast)
and 2 p.m. (recorded encore). $5. 2030 W.
Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
Mary D. Fisher Theatre:
Sedona Jewish Film Festival. Presenting
eight award-winning films representing
six foreign countries and the U.S. plus a
selection of award-winning short films. For
films, visit www.sedonafilmfest.org. Sat,
Nov. 8 through Wed, Nov. 12. All screenings are $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest
members and students 2030 W. Hwy 89A.
Sedona. (928) 282-1177
Murdoch Community Center:
Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5.
203 E. Brannen. 226-7566
Red Rock State Park:
Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks.
7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10
per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop.
Sedona. (928) 282-6907
Music Events Sat 11.8
Flagstaff Brewing Co.:
Crossed Out. 10 p.m. 16 E. Rte. 66.
773-1442
The Green Room:
KaleidoRoach. Featuring music by Blake
Brady, Intikon, A*Naut, Endoplasmic
and Adem Joel 9 p.m. $5. 15 N. Agassiz.
226-8669
The Hive:
Sleepwalker. Doors open at 7 p.m., show
starts at 7:30 p.m. $5 at the door. All ages.
2 S. Beaver, Ste 190.
Main Stage Theater:
decker with James Wallace. 9 p.m. Free. 1
S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Mia’s Lounge:
Al Foul. Rockabilly. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San
Francisco. 774-3315
The Museum Club:
Whitey Morgan and the ’78s. Honky tonk
country from Flint, Mich. Opener the
Haymarket Squares. 8 p.m. $10. 3404 E.
Rte. 66. 526-9434
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
Kenzo. 3-6 p.m. Open mic. 8 p.m. Free.
2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928)
204-1300
Old Town Center for the Arts:
The Bresnan Blues Band. Original and classic blues. $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
7 p.m. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood.
(928) 634-0940
Orpheum Theater:
NAU Zeta Beta Tau presents: Bahama
Beach Bash. Featuring DJ Strang and Y Luv.
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10 p.m. $5. Ages 18 and over. 15 W. Aspen.
556-1580‌
Raven Café:
Fallen Arrows. 8 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez.
Prescott. (928) 717-0009
Shepherd of the Hills Church:
Grand Canyon Guitar Society Presents
Pavel Steidl. Czech guitar virtuoso in
concert. 7 p.m. $25 in advance and $30
the day of the show. 1601 N San Francisco.
213-0752
The Spirit Room:
RD Olsen. 2 p.m. Green House. 9 p.m. Free.
166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
Tinderbox Annex:
Jay Meyer. 7-9 p.m. 34 S. San Francisco.
226-8400
Various Events Sun 11.9
Canyon Dance Academy:
Flag Freemotion. Conscious movement
/ freestyle dance. Moving meditation to
dance-able music. No experience required.
Everyone over 13 is welcome. First time
free. Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2812 N. Izabel. 225-1845
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
Historic Brewing Co.:
Banjos, bikes and beer. Open mic every
Sunday from 3-6 p.m. $3 pints for those
who participate or ride in on a bike.
Brewery is open from 2-7 p.m. 4366 E.
Huntington Drive. 707-0900
Hops on Birch:
Poetry Night hosted by Barley Rhymes.
Every other Sunday of the month. 8 p.m.
signup. Free. 22 E. Birch Ave. 774-4011
State Bar:
Texas Hold ’em and Zombies. Play
poker, battle the undead, win prizes.
Every Sunday. 6-9 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66.
226-1282
Tranzend Studio:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons:
beginner and all level fundamentals,
technique and musicality. 7 p.m. Open
dancing in main room with salsa, bachata,
merengue and cha cha; side room with
zouk and kizomba until 10 p.m. Every
Sunday. $8 drop-in, $5 for students. 417 W.
Santa Fe. 814-2650
Music Events Sun 11.9
1899 Bar and Grill:
Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every
Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont.
523-1899
Flagstaff Brewing Co.:
Sunny and the Sweet B’s. 2-5 p.m. 16 E.
Rte. 66. 773-1442
Josephine’s:
Vincent Z for brunch every Sunday.
Acoustic world music. 10 a.m. 503 N.
Humphreys. 779-3400
Main Stage Theater:
Karaoke Sundays. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St.
Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460
Rene at Tlaquepaque:
Linda Sandoval. Jazz singer and pianist.
3-8:30 p.m. on the patio. 336 State Rte.
179. #B118. Sedona. (928) 282-9225
The Spirit Room:
Next 2 the Tracks. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St.
Jerome. (928) 634-8809
Various Events Mon 11.10
Charly’s Pub & Grill:
Game night. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany:
Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.noon. [email protected]. 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
The Museum Club:
Poker and blackjack night. Every Monday.
7 p.m. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434
Sacred Mountain Fighting and Healing Arts:
Self defense class. Every Monday. 6-7 p.m.
$10. 202 S. San Francisco. 864-8707
The Wine Loft:
Bingo and Bubbles. Every Monday.
8-10:30 p.m. 17 N. San Francisco. 773-9463
Music Events Mon 11.10
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
The Mysterious Babies. Hybrid jazz collective. Every Monday. 6-7:30 p.m. Free.
All-ages. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266
Hops on Birch:
Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. signup. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011
Olde Sedona Bar and Grill:
Jam session/open mic every Monday.
9 p.m. 1405 W. Hwy. 89A. Sedona. (928)
282-5670
Various Events Tue 11.11
Ardrey Auditorium:
“Three Short Operas.” Featuring The
Long Christmas Dinner (1961), A Dinner
Engagement (1954) and Trial by Jury
(1875). NAU Opera’s long-time director
Nando Schellen’s farewell season. Preperformance lecture at 7 p.m., music at
7:30 p.m. $5. 115 S. Knoles Drive on the
NAU campus. 523-3731
Cline Library Assembly Hall:
NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Classic
Film Series. “The Screenwriter: Oscar
Winning and Nominated Screenplays–
Adapted from Another Medium.” My Left
Foot (1989). Directed by Jim Sheridan. 7 p.m.
Free. Knoles Drive. NAU campus. 523-8632
The Clean Palate
The prospect of a new age
‌T
he act of cleansing one’s palate is meant
to clear the tongue of any residual
food bits and neutralize the taste buds.
Cleansing the palate is a conscious choice in
the dining experience that prepares the diner
for whatever is next, and to fully appreciate
whatever that may be.
Such is the purpose of this column, The
Clean Palate. As the Flagstaff culinary scene
kicks into fifth gear, what better way to celebrate the ever-growing community of chefs,
restaurants and food in general than with a
journalistic mouthpiece in print?
But beyond the brick and mortar restaurant, The Clean Palate is simply about
food and cooking. There is no topic too big
or small. Anything and everything pertinent
to the rogue art of food is fair game. In that
spirit, this column will also be an open forum.
There will be numerous contributors, all with
something to say about the topic of food.
There is hardly such a thing as an authority
on gastronomy because everyone’s experience
with food is different. Beyond that, food and
cooking varies so much from place to place and
culture to culture that every variation of this art
has something to contribute, some page to add
to the world’s cookbook. Therefore, every voice
with something to say ought to be heard.
Recently at the MAD4 conference in Denmark, the world’s greatest chefs, food journalists and activists gathered to collectively
ponder the question, “What is cooking?” It is a
question that doesn’t require an answer, but
is worthwhile to poke and prod at.
The first question to ask, however, is, “What
is food?” Simple enough: nourishment. Food is
among the most essential requirements to continue on living. The intake of nutrients as needed
throughout the day will, in most cases, keep us
alive. So then why complicate things so much?
How the hell have bone marrow or foie gras
become things that we actually eat and enjoy?
That quickly brings us back to the question, “What is cooking?” Regardless of potentially exposing myself as a total fraud, I will
begin my own answer with a quote from the
legendary chef Thomas Keller:
“When you acknowledge, as you must,
that there is no such thing as perfect food—
only the idea of it—then the real purpose of
striving toward perfection becomes clear: to
make people happy.”
Keller’s answer is almost frustratingly
concise. He exposes all the technicality and
By Willie Cross
intensity of fine dining and gastronomy as
being subject to the simple act of making
another human being happy. By all rights
we could resign ourselves to simple nourishment without any frills, and we would
survive. But, as elsewhere in life, the real
trick is to aim to thrive, not just survive.
And that, I believe, is what we’re doing
when we cook a meal for friends and family
or when we go out to a new restaurant in
town. We’re chasing happiness.
I would also like to add to Keller’s
concise definition of cooking. The pursuit of
cooking itself is a journey of restlessness. It
is a constant quest that leads us each down
an ever-expanding vastness of the new
and unknown.
For my part, the journey of cooking
began roughly seven years ago. After
crawling out of the dredges of campus
food and homemade tuna melts, I started
trying new recipes with increasing curiosity
and fervor. What followed soon thereafter
was hosting dinners for friends and whoever else came along.
This has since become my passion. It is
my “thing.” Despite all protestations, I think
food is, to some degree, a “thing” for everyone else as well. Whether an individual has
a relative aptitude in the kitchen or not,
food is a part of everyone’s life. And even
if it’s just an intense passion for pizza, food
gets people riled up. As it should.
This column is about our community
as well. There are all these facets of cooking and food but when it comes down to it,
food simply has the power to bring people
together. I recently hosted a tasting that
14 close friends attended. Only a few of
them knew each other beforehand but
soon after the event started, the whole
table was alive with conversation.
That, along with the pursuit of happiness and new experiences, is what The Clean
Palate aims to characterize. The experience
of living in Flagstaff is a great one, and we
are lucky to have such a bright future ahead
of us. When we embrace the experience of
food among all the other amazing aspects of
our community, we set out on a truly exciting
journey toward happiness. And full bellies.
Willie Cross is a regular Flag Live contributor and he likes food. And restaurants.
And writing.
Pulse continued on page 24
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elementary school Pe programs & receive
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Your membership includes: 2 clubs, 3 Pools, 4 steamrooms,
6 Jacuzzis, 2 Kids clubs, 9 courts, Plus Much More!
Over 100 group Fitness classes a week including: Yoga, cycling,
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Pulse continued from page 23
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
Speak Up: Bridging the gap between local
people and local politics. Forum for Flag
residents to connect with local politics.
5 p.m. Free. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266
Hops on Birch:
Trivia night. 8 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch.
774-4011
Jim’s Total Body Fitness:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Salsa
dance fundamentals. 7-8 p.m. $10 drop in.
Every Thursday. 2150 N. 4th St. 814-2650
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.
[email protected]. 2384 N. Steves. 288-2207
Taala Hooghan Infoshop:
Dharma Punx meditation group every
Tuesday. 8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www.
taalahooghan.org
Temple of the Divine Mother:
Unplug and Recharge Meditation: Come
join us to unplug from stress and recharge
your being by learning moving, sound,
& guided meditation. Every 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month. Ongoing from
7-8:30 p.m. by donation.
Facilitated by Certified Life Coaches Isha
Braun and Kira Semanas. Above Sacred
Rites at 6 N. San Francisco
Music Events Tue 11.11
For over 25 years,
Flagstaff Athletic Club
has been visiting FusD
elementary schools as part
of an outreach program
called Kids in Motion.
We have donated more
than $110,000 for FusD
elementary Pe programs.
Cruiser’s Café:
World musician Vincent Z. Noon-2:30 p.m.
Every Tuesday. 233 Historic Rte. 66.
Williams. 635-2445
Firecreek Coffee Co.:
Open mic night. Every Tuesday. Signup at
6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. show. All ages. 22 E. Rte.
66. 774-2266
The Green Room:
Art slam and open mic night. Every
Tuesday. 7 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz.
226-8669
Mia’s Lounge:
Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco.
774-3315
Oak Creek Brewing Co.:
Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m.
2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928)
204-1300
The Spirit Room:
Melanie Devaney. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St.
Jerome. (928) 634-8809
The Wine Loft:
Voluntary String Band. Americana from
Flag. 8 p.m. 17 N. San Francisco. 773-9463
Various Events Wed 11.12
*expires November 15, 2014
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www.flagstaffathleticclub.com
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Center for Indigenous Music and Culture:
Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons:
Nov. 6–12, 2014
May dance: zouk. Every Wednesday.
6-7 p.m. $12 drop-in, $10 for students. 213
S. San Francisco. 523-3849
Charly’s Pub & Grill:
Team trivia. 7 p.m. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731
Firecreek Coffee:
Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at
7 p.m., 8 p.m. start. 22 E. Rte. 66. 774-2266
Flagstaff Recreation Center:
Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5.
2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468
The Green Room:
Soulective. DJs spin funk, dance, hip-hop
and EDM. Every Wednesday. 9 p.m. 15 N.
Agassiz. 226-8669.
Liberal Arts Building:
The NAU International Film Series presents: Nollywood Babylon (Canada, Nigeria,
2007). 7 p.m. Free. Room 120. North NAU
campus. 523-8656
Lumberyard Brewing Co.:
Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme
sports videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San
Francisco. 779-2739
Majerle’s Sports Grill:
Trivia night. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 102
W. Rte. 66. 774-6463
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:
Study Hall. Featuring a new Arizona wine
maker and brewer, tastings and Q&A every
Wednesday. This week: Granite Mountain
Brewing and Pillsbury Winery. Drink and
learn. 6-8 p.m. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282
The Yoga Experience
Chair Yoga Class with Abby Spotskey.
2-3 p.m. $5. 17 N. San Francisco, Ste 3C,
above the Wine Loft. www.theyogaexperience.com. 774-9010
Music Events Wed 11.12
Mia’s Lounge:
Open Mic night. 9 p.m. 26 S. San Francisco.
774-3315
The Spirit Room:
Open mic. Hosted by Ronno Piano. 8 p.m.
Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
The Wine Loft:
Mars Hillbillies. Bluegrass from Flag. 8 p.m.
17 N. San Francisco. 773-9463
To have an event included in the Pulse calendar e-mail [email protected] or mail info to Flagstaff Live, Attn:
Pulse Calendar Submissions, 1751 S. Thompson St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001. The deadline is every Friday by 5 p.m. for
the following week’s issue. All events are subject to change, subject to editing, and may have to be cut entirely due
to limited space in Flag Live. For more info, call 779-1877.
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The Write Now Round 9
‌Write now and be read! Flag Live invites you to submit your free-write for consideration for publication. With
the first issue of each month we post a writing prompt followed by a 3/4 page of blank lines. You write (legibly, please!) a
story, poem or creative non-fiction piece on the form or in a 3/4 page double-spaced Word document.
You can use your smartphones, digital cameras or scanners to create an image document of your writing and send it—or
your one page double-spaced Word doc to Andrew Wisniewski at [email protected] by Fri, Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. Author and
writing mentor Mary Sojourner will read submissions and choose a writer to be featured in Flag Live the last week of the
month. The cycle will continue with a new prompt and new winner each month. Watch for it … and Write on!
Round 9: Prompt: It was dusk, the mountain air veiled in smoke. S/he/I couldn’t tell if there was something moving on the bridge or under it …
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& 7th Ave, some w/ utils incl. 526-0300.
Healing Arts Professional: Office space avail in an
established downtown Wellness Bldg. Burt @ (928)7795118 Ext. 1
WAnteD AUto
Wanted used 4x4 quad, 550 and above. Possible trade for
a vehicle. Call 928-853-1715
toWnhomes for sAle
Seasonal Jobs
THIS IS THE PERFECT FLAGSTAFF LOCATION! Condo for sale in desirable Summit Park.
2Bdrm/1Bath+. Email: [email protected] for
pictures, details. $176,500
CC Boulder Run Villas 3bd/2.5ba 2CG 1531 sq ft.
$257,000 928-486-1438 or 928-853-2964
AVAILABLE NOW
Distribution
Center
toWnhoUse rentAls
$9.00-10.00/ hr
Cozy Continental Country Club Cabin, avail now, short/
long-term lease. 1bdrm, 1ba, w/fp, W/D, large deck &
extra room for office or storage. Great location across
from clubhouse, pool and tennis. Beautiful view of Mt
Elden. $950/mo $500 dep Call 928-380-4349.
Boulder Point 2 Bedroom with Loft. 2.5 Baths, Washer/
Dryer, Fridge, Gas Fireplace, 2 Car Garage. NonSmoking $1,450.00. Owner/Agent (602) 361-3252
Shipping/Receiving
Order picking/Janitorial
Inbound Call
Center
$10.75/ hr
trAnsportAtion AnD
WArehoUse
Customer Services Reps
Close to Campus
DRIVERS: Sign-On Bonus! Great Benefits. Paid Weekly.
Vacation/Holidays/401K. Doubles, 1 yr exp. CDL-A.
928-526-0509
Call Performance Staffing
928-526-6499
tree service
or email resume to
[email protected]
TREEWORK: Trimming, hand pruning, removals, hedges.
We love small jobs! I cut, you clean, haul option, you
save $. Not a License Contractor. John 928-380-7820
Exp Arborist
DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL LARGE TREE
SPECIALIST,24 HR INSURED, Call 928-369-8960 not
a licensed contractor
photo & viDeo
GOT COMEDY CENTRAL? We Do! Celestial Satellites
928-556-0112 Your local authorized DirecTV Retailer
plUmBing
Plumbing Needs, Repairs, Add-ons & Remodels. (928)890-8462 Not a licensed contractor.
rentAls to shAre
Quiet Nat’l. For., Room to Rent Util & Intrnt incld, N/S, N/P
$300/mo.+ dep. Call 928-600-6769
smAll mAchinery
SNOW BLOWER SALE AS LOW AS $399 FINANCING
AVAIL, OAC, CALL FOR DETAILS, FLAG EQUIP
928-774-1969
snoW removAl
COMMERCIAL SNOW PLOWING & ICE CONTROL,
LIC & INSURED NOW HIRING PLOW OPERATORS
CALL 928-606-9000
Affordable snow removal 24/7. Driveways, walks & decks.
Prescheduling avail. 928-853-9009
McDonalds is Now HiriNg
in Bellemont
Managers & Crew
McDonald’s invites you to join our professional
and friendly team. All shifts - days/nights.
Offering flexible hours, training and advancement
opportunities. Starting wage is $9.00/hr.
Apply online @ mcstate.com
or apply in person @ Pilot Travel Center
928-774-1867
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