Mama's Broke
2023-09-09 19:30 (America/Phoenix) | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Mama’s Broke have spent the past eight years in a near-constant state of transience, pounding the transatlantic tour trail. They’ve brought their dark, fiery folk-without-borders sound to major festivals and DIY punk houses alike, absorbing traditions from their maritime home in Eastern Canada all the way to Ireland and Indonesia. Nowhere is the duo’s art-in-motion approach more apparent than on their long-awaited sophomore record Narrow Line (May 13, 2022 on Free Dirt Records); it’s the sound of nowhere in particular, yet woven with a rich synthesis of influences that knows no borders. It earned them a JUNO nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year 2022. The eleven songs on Narrow Line burrow deeply, with close harmony duets, commanding vocals, and poignant contemplations on cycles of life, including birth and death. Tinges of Americana stand side-by-side with the ghosts of Eastern European fiddle tunes and ancient a cappella ballad singing, melding into an unusually accessible dark-folk sound. A careful listen of Narrow Line invokes an ephemeral sense of place—whether real or imagined—inviting us to take comfort in the infinite possibilities of life, whether or not we ever choose to settle down.
For a group defined by constant touring, it’s not surprising that the two artists that make up Mama’s Broke, Lisa Maria and Amy Lou Keeler, met on the road. As Lisa remembers it, “Amy was driving her old Mercedes from Montreal to Nova Scotia and I was looking for a ride. We spent the 17 hours in the car talking almost exclusively about music. By the time we reached Halifax we started playing together, and within a week or two became a band.” Both coming out of traveling communities that are focused on music and protest, the two owe the way in which they move through the world to the integrated and self-sustaining nature of DIY culture and activism. It was a busy life that took them on a roundabout annual touring schedule running between Canada, the United States, Ireland, the UK, and Europe. In each country, they built grassroots DIY communities to support their music or moved along the pathways of communal organizing that sustained other touring artists.
The driving force behind this band is – and has always been – the commitment to challenge borders between people, places, and traditions; while encouraging freedom of expression and community through music.
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Stargazer Collaborative Theatre: Women of Broadway Fundraiser Cabaret
2023-09-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Join newly founded Stargazer Collaborative Theatre for our inaugural show, The Women of Broadway Fundraiser Cabaret.

The performance features local actors singing hits from Chicago, Wicked, Rent, Waitress, Spring Awakening, Les Miserables, Hadestown and more! All proceeds will benefit Stargazer Collaborative Theatre’s upcoming season and educational program.
Cast:
Jessie Luckey
Sarah Kelley
Caitlin Burd
Alison Johnston
Emily Jacoby
Woman-founded Stargazer Collaborative Theatre is Flagstaff’s newest theatre and collaborative arts company, hitting the ground running with a full inaugural season comprised of a fundraising cabaret, several full length musicals, one play, and an educational production that will travel to surrounding communities with minimal access to art, performing at schools throughout northern Arizona.
Stargazer believes in creating elevated, thought provoking, and diverse theatre performances. With a passionate team launching this new project, there’s nowhere to go but up, into the stars. The creative possibilities are endless and we look forward to navigating the heights with our fellow community.
For more information on Stargazer Collaborative Theatre, our community commitment, workshops, and more visit www.stargazercollaborativetheatre.com!
For Streaming Ticket Purchases: A recording of the performance will be sent out to the email address used to purchase the ticket the week of September 18, 2023. Please note that the streaming ticket is not a live stream and Stargazer Collaborative Theatre LLC will be providing the patron with a downloadable link to the performance after the Women of Broadway Fundraiser Cabaret has completed its run.
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Interference Series: The Nakatani Gong Orchestra (NGO)
2023-09-17 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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The Nakatani Gong Orchestra (NGO) is acclaimed master percussionist, Tatsuya Nakatani’s, large ensemble and nomadic sound art project. Consisting of 16 of Nakatani’s adapted Gongs played with his handmade bows, it is the only bowed Gong Orchestra in the world. Local players from Flagstaff are brought together for a technique workshop and rehearsal with Nakatani before he conducts them in a public performance of his improvised harmonic composition. Through hundreds of performances, thousands of participants and audience members have been involved in creating these transformative art works.
The Interference Series is proud to once again bring this powerful and engaging project to the Flagstaff Community!
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Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival Presents: The Two Noble Kinsmen
2023-10-06 19:00, 2023-10-07 14:00, 2023-10-07 19:00, 2023-10-08 14:00, 2023-10-13 19:00, 2023-10-14 14:00, 2023-10-14 19:00, 2023-10-15 14:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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The Two Noble Kinsmen: By William Shakespeare. October 6-15, 2023
Nothing could come between them…or could it? Join the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival for our fall production of The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare! One of Shakespeare’s least produced plays, Kinsmen follows two cousins, Palamon and Arcite, who swear allegiance to each other, a bond of friendship that nothing could break. Until, of course, a pretty girl named Emilia walks by! Sometimes considered a comedy, sometimes a romance, and other times still a tragedy, The Two Noble Kinsmen will have you crossing off a play from your Shakespeare bucket list!
Directed by the incredible Christine Schimdle, one of the leading text and Shakespeare scholars of our generation, the show will be a favorite for both Shakespeare lovers and novices alike. The show will run Fridays through Sundays at the Coconino Center for the Arts. Evening shows at 7 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and matinees at 2 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. There will also be a Pay-What-You-Will Preview the night before opening night at 7 pm! There are only 8 chances to see this show, so catch it while you can!
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Greenhouse Productions Presents: Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2023-10-19 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy with special guest Laurel Premo

The man who sings and composes under the name Bonnie “Prince” Billy and acts under the name Will Oldham has, over the past three-plus decades, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema. With his highly individualistic approach to music making and the music industry, one that cherishes intimacy, community, mystery, and spontaneity; his brilliance has captivated fans and made Bonnie one of our most influential and beloved songsmiths.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s latest offerings include the 2019’s I Made a Place, 2020’s Superwolves (with Matt Sweeney) and Blind Date Party, a collaborative album consisting of covers made with Bill Callahan during the pandemic lockdown. 2023 will see the release of his first children’s book, based on the song “Shorty’s Ark” (from Superwolves), as well as a new proper BPB record of new songs.

Laurel Premo is known for her rhythmically deep and rapt delivery of roots music on fiddle, guitar, and vocals. Her solo performances dive deep into traditional and new fiddle music, musically revealing a bloom of underlying harmonic drones, minimalist repetition, and rich polyrhythms. Presenting these sounds on finger style electric guitar and fiddle, Premo fully leans in to the archaic melodies and in-between intonations that connect folk sounds to the mystic and unknown.

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Master Chorale of Flagstaff: Let Me Listen – A Musical Journey Across Borders
2023-10-20 19:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Master Chorale of Flagstaff
Let Me Listen – A Musical Journey Across Borders
Date/Time: Preview performance, Friday, October 20, 7 PM
FREE: Registration required
A collaboration with Coconino Center for the Arts: El Sueño Americano | The American Dream
Reflecting on human journeys, celebrating vibrant beauty, relishing in heartfelt and moving songs for the Arts from across borders.
Tim Westerhaus, Artistic Director
Eric Betz and Christina Nelson, Assistant Directors
Aimee Fincher, Accompanist
Josh Moore, Guitar and Dominic Campos, Violin
This preview / rehearsal performance is presented for free with support from AZ Humanities.
tom kiefer: el sueño americano / the american dream

Master Chorale of Flagstaff: Let Me Listen – A Musical Journey Across Borders
2023-10-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Master Chorale of Flagstaff
Let Me Listen – A Musical Journey Across Borders
Date/Time: Saturday, October 21, 3 PM
A collaboration with Coconino Center for the Arts: El Sueño Americano | The American Dream
Reflecting on human journeys, celebrating vibrant beauty, relishing in heartfelt and moving songs for the Arts from across borders.
Tim Westerhaus, Artistic Director
Eric Betz and Christina Nelson, Assistant Directors
Aimee Fincher, Accompanist
Josh Moore, Guitar and Dominic Campos, Violin
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tom kiefer: el sueño americano / the american dream

Chris Pureka
2023-11-08 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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It’s rare for an artist to bridge the divide between critical acclaim and dedicated fan engagement. Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus. Their music has straddled the folk, americana and indie rock genres over the course of their 20-year career, and over that time, their bold vulnerability in processing the intimacies of life in song has struck a chord with those listeners who crave authenticity and depth.
Chris’s elegant emotionality as a vocalist and their flair as a lyricist have garnered them favorable comparisons to Chan Marshall, Bruce Springsteen, and Patty Griffin. Over many years of touring on both sides of the Atlantic, they have shared the stage with such diverse and esteemed artists as The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Cowboy Junkies, Haley Heynderickx, and Ani DiFranco. They have had their songs featured on such television shows as Brothers and Sisters, Covert Affairs and Shameless and well as a song featured in the Sundance featured indie film, The Royal Road. Along the way, Chris has remained truly independent, selling nearly 50,000 albums through their own label, Sad Rabbit Records.
Special guest Avery Marshall is a music maker from Tulsa, Oklahoma. With conversational song-writing, he sings about love and what it means to be human.
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House of Waters
2023-11-10 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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“One of the most unique groups you will ever come across . . . I can only describe their sound as being a sound which one has longed to hear without truly realising it.” (The Bubble)
“In today’s world, there are no musical boundaries,” says Max ZT of ‘House of Waters,’ a trio that makes those words come alive as they incorporate elements of West-African, jazz, psychedelic, indie rock, classical and world music into their astonishingly unique sound.
The “Jimi Hendrix of the Hammered Dulcimer” (NPR), Max ZT is an innovator of an instrument rarely heard in contemporary music. With roots in Irish folk music, Max has studied in Senegal, where he trained with the Cissoko Griot family, and India, where he studied under the santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. His unorthodox playing style has been a pioneering force in revolutionizing dulcimer techniques.
Moto Fukushima is a recognized master of the six-string bass. With a background in jazz improvisation, Western classical music and the music of South America, Moto’s playing is a combination of finesse, subtlety, and power that leaves audiences “slack-jawed in awe.” (Jazz Wise) Together they work with a variety of different drummers and percussionists from Antonio Sanchez (Pat Matheny), to Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy), to Richie Barshay (Esperanza Spalding), to Juan Chiavassa. (Mike Stern)
House of Waters’ highly anticipated upcoming album will be released in this upcoming fall 2023, on Snarky Puppy’s GroundUP Music label and features Antonio Sanchez on drums with special guests Mike Stern (guitar) and Priya Darshini (vocals). Produced by Guy Eckstine (Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti), House of Waters will tour the album throughout the country. These prolific composers have worked together for sixteen years, and have been making gorgeous music since the beginning. Their eponymous 2016 album, House of Waters (GroundUP Music), debuted at #2 on the iTunes World Music Charts. All About Jazz calls it, “A rare and beautiful gem,” while TimeOut NY calls their performances, “A sight to behold.” House of Waters has scored an Emmy-winning documentary (ESPN), and recently re-scored three 100+ year-old French Dadaist-Era silent films in partnership with GroundUP Music and Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas.
They have received the South Arts Jazz Road Grant and have an extensive touring history around the world. Having shared the stage with influential musicians including Pandit Ravi Shankar, Victor Wooten, Tinariwen, Snarky Puppy, Karsh Kale, and more: “House of Waters is a band that is bending the very fabric of the musical universe as we know it.” (Onstage Review)
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Canyon Movement Company Presents: In Between
2023-11-17 19:30 - 2023-11-18 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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In our thirtieth year, Canyon Movement Company proudly presents The In-Between, a modern dance exploration of change. The company has gone through a lot of changes in the last two years. And we are celebrating all that has come from it: new relationships, new partnerships, new dancers, choreographers, and stories told through movement. A special film of a live dance performance in the Grand Canyon with a live string quartet will be featured. So in-between all of the holidays, festivals, and hum-drum of life, the company along with guest artists will present an exploration of change through movement.
Suggested donations at the door: $15/general, $10/child-student
Canyon Movement Company includes Breanna Lengyl, Natalie Jones, Danika Rudd, Laura Covey, and Zhuoting Wu with director Gina Darlington. Guest artists include Ahlers’ Dance, Human Nature Dance Theatre, Sedona Dance Academy, Rebecca Whitehurst, Daniel Cunningham, and community youth dancers.
This performance is supported in part by funds from the City of Flagstaff and Creative Flagstaff, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents… Simply Silly Shakespeare: a theater for young audiences show
2023-12-09 10:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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For the first time ever, Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival presents a show made for kids and young adults! Simply Silly Shakespeare is a delightful, forty-five minute comedy for all ages full of Shakespeare related songs, scenes, and hilarious interactive opportunities. Starring and created by beloved Flagstaff theater locals Matthew Windham and AJ Maniglia, the show is sure to please young and old alike. The show is directed by Essie Windham and features music by a local musician. No previous Shakespeare experience needed!
Simply Silly Shakespeare runs only two days at the Coconino Center for the Arts! Saturday December 9th at 10:30 am and 7 pm, and December 10th at 2:00 pm. The performance on Saturday night at 7 pm will be our “Simply Silly After Dark” performance, meaning the show will be more aimed at teens and adults. The other two performances will be kiddo friendly, for literally all ages: toddlers, crawlers, and lap babies are welcome!
Worried your child is a bit young for their first play? Have no fear! This show is fidget friendly. Come out to the show: chatter from youngins and hip-bopping mothers and parents are welcome! We want to see YOU at the show!
Group and class rates available! Contact ticketing@flagshakes.org for details

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A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends
2023-12-12 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Five-Time Grammy® Nominee David Arkenstone returns with his enchanting holiday concert A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends.
From his first Grammy® nomination in 1992 through his latest Grammy® nomination in 2022, David Arkenstone’s music has become the soundtrack to our lives with unforgettable NBC Sports themes such as The Kentucky Derby to epic gaming music for World of Warcraft, from Music Inspired by Middle Earth to area music as you stroll through Epcot at DisneyWorld. A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends brings a lively candlelit concert of holiday music, blending neo-classical crossover, new age, Celtic, progressive rock, orchestral, and world music. David will debut music from his new release Winterlüde and perform songs from his beloved albums Christmas Spirit, Celtic Christmas, and Christmas Lounge. These holiday fan favorites will warm the heart, spark the holiday spirit, and take concertgoers on a wondrous musical sleigh ride from first note to last.
VIP Ticket includes lanyard with tour laminate, preferred seating, custom compilation CD, photo for signing, post-show meet and greet.
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A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood
2023-12-15 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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An evening of songs and storytelling, heartstrings and laughter, A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood is a live holiday touring show based on the duo’s record, On Christmas, that showcases the high-energy, big-harmony, dueling acoustic guitar approach that Ryanhood fans across the country have come to expect.
Featuring a blend of original holiday compositions, wintry covers, and reworked classics woven together with holiday stories and memories, Ryan David Green and Cameron Hood invite audiences to experience the joy, depth, intimacy, and excitement of the holiday season by sharing A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood.
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Nolan McKelvey and Brian Chartrand
2024-01-20 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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An intimate evening of songs and stories with two of Arizona’s top songwriters.

Over the course of his twenty-five-year career, Nolan McKelvey has covered nearly every corner of the country and traversed all roads of Americana. From the pavement of alt-country, to the dusty trails of bluegrass, to the gravel roads of classic-country, to the interstate highway of rock-n-roll. Nolan has received critical acclaim along the way from magazines like No Depression, Country Standard Time, The Boston Phoenix, The Boston Globe, and Performer Magazine among many others.
Nolan has opened for luminaries of Americana like Greg Brown, Peter Rowan, Odetta, Fred Eaglesmith, Los Lobos, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Tim O’Brien, Jerry Douglas, and Leon Russell. He has also opened for contemporary artists like Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, Cowboy Junkies, Gregory Alan Isakov, Jack Johnson, Infamous Stringdusters, Jeffrey Foucault, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Son Volt, Josh Ritter, David Grisman and the list goes on and on…
Nolan performed in several bands in Boston, including The Benders, The Resophonics, with Kris Delmhorst, Ry Cavanaugh, The Vinyl Avenue String Band, Jabe, Bow Thayer, and his own 33. He was dubbed “Central to the (Boston) roots-rock revival” by WBUR radio. His bands won two Boston Music Awards (BMA) and were nominated for BMA’s 7 times in his 5 years in the city. Since returning to Arizona, Nolan was named “Best Musician” by the readers of the Arizona Daily Sun and has been dubbed “One of the best songwriters in the southwest,” and “Flagstaff’s Poet Laureate.” (FlagLive)
Nolan’s studio credits include recording with grammy-winner Levon Helm (The Band), Dana Colley and Billy Conway (Morphine), Paul Q. Koldrie (Pixies, PJ Harvey, Radiohead and more), Jennifer Kimball (The Story, Wayfaring Strangers) among many others. Nolan’s songs have appeared on 21 cds to date, he released five solo albums, five albums with The Benders, six with Muskellunge, four with former band Onus B. Johnson and a duo disc with Dave Desmelik. Nolan’s work as a bass player and harmony singer pushes the release list over 75 recordings.
Nolan has performed at the Newport Folk Festival (RI), Cambridge Folk Festival (MA), Boston Folk Festival (MA), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO), Sedona Bluegrass Festival (AZ), Tweed River Music Festival (VT), Roots on the River (VT), Tilted Earth Music Festival (AZ), Musical Instrument Museum Music Festival (AZ) and Pickin’ in the Pines Acoustic Music Festival (AZ) among many more. His music has aired on nationally syndicated radio shows like World Café, Nashville Bluegrass Breakdown, and Car Talk.
Nolan currently performs his own songs solo, with Nolan McKelvey Trio, with Muskellunge, and he is the bass player in Tramps and Thieves. He performs regularly in the Southwest, and occasionally on the east coast.
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Alash
2024-01-21 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Alash are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time.

What distinguishes this trio from earlier generations of Tuvan throat singers is the subtle infusion of modern influences into their traditional music. One can find complex harmonies, western instruments, and contemporary song forms in Alash’s music, but its overall sound and spirit remain decidedly Tuvan.
Trained in traditional Tuvan music since childhood, the Alash musicians studied at Kyzyl Arts College just as Tuva was beginning to open up to the West. They formed a traditional ensemble and won multiple awards for traditional throat singing
in international xöömei competitions, both as an ensemble and as individuals. At the same time, they paid close attention to new trends coming out of the West. They have borrowed newideas that mesh well with the sound and feel of traditional
Tuvan music, but they have never sacrificed the integrity of their own heritage in an effort to make their music more hip.
Alash first toured the U.S. under the sponsorship of the OpenWorld Leadership program of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Arts. Since then they have returned many times, to the delight of American audiences. The Washington Post described their music as “utterly stunning,” quipping that after the performance“audience members picked their jaws up off the floor.”
Alash enjoys collaborating with musicians of all stripes. Since their early partnership with the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, they have joined forces with musicians across the spectrum—from country to classical to jazz to beatboxing. Alash appeared as guest artists on Béla Fleck & the Flecktones’ Grammy-winning holiday CD Jingle All the Way (2008). They joined Chicago’s innovative Fifth House Ensemble in a groundbreaking concert series called Sonic Meditations, and later were part of a “global jam band” which recorded the soundtrack for the video game The Pathless. Most recently, Bady-Dorzhu Ondar teamed up with beatboxer Shodekeh in a live recording of original Tuvan songs filtered through the creative artistry of hip hop musicians.
Beyond performing, Alash has a passion for teaching and promoting understanding between cultures. Their tours often include workshops in which they introduce Tuvan music to students in primary, middle and high schools, colleges, universities, and music conservatories. Children as young as 8 and 9 have learned to throat-sing. One inspired student exclaimed, “Alash opened my eyes to a whole new world!”
Alash albums: Alash Live at the Enchanted Garden (2006), Alash (2007), Buura (2011), Achai (2015, re-released on Smithsonian Folkways in 2017), Meni Mana (2020), Embodiments by Bady-Dorzhu Ondar with Shodekeh and hip hop artists (2022).
Members of Alash:
Bady-Dorzhu Ondar: vocals, igil, guitar, bayan (accordion). Kyzyl Arts College, East Siberia State Academy of Culture and Art. Best soloist, 2005 All-Russian Festival of traditional ensembles and orchestras. Best in Maxim Dakpai xöömei competition, 2006. Named People’s Xöömeizhi of Tuva, 2007. Grand prize, International Xöömei Symposium, 2008.
Ayan-ool Sam: vocals, doshpuluur, igil, xomus. Republic School of the Arts, Kyzyl Arts College, Moscow State Pedagogical University. First prize, International Xöömei Symposium, 2008. Named People’s Xöömeizhi of Tuva, 2015.
Ayan Shirizhik: vocals, kengirge, shyngyrash, shoor, xomus. Kyzyl Arts College, East Siberia State Academy of Culture and Art. Second prize, International Xöömei Symposium, 2008. Distinguished Artist of Tuva, 2009. Named People’s Xöömeizhi of Tuva, 2021.
Sean Quirk: manager, interpreter. Studied music in Tuva on Fulbright fellowship. Named Distinguished Artist of Tuva, 2008
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Interference Series Presents: Wayfaring
2024-01-28 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Taking its name from a beloved American folk song, Wayfaring is a duo project between bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst and clarinetist James Falzone. What began as a casual meeting between like-minded players has formed into a collective of unusual nuance and depth, drawing on source material from the jazz tradition, hymns, folk songs, and original compositions from Ernst and Falzone. Wayfaring has toured extensively in the US and Canada and was featured at the 2016 Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago and the 2017 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. Their debut recording, I Move, You Move, was released in Fall 2017 on the Allos Documents label to much critical acclaim and their follow up, Intermezzo, arrives in January 2024.
“Modern jazz history is rife with strong duos, but Wayfaring stands out by channeling ideas from American folk tradition or the church into music that extends well beyond the language of jazz. A stunning record. ”
— Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader
“One of the most austerely beautiful recordings of the year sounds very much like a balm for troubled times. Elements of jazz, folk, pop, blues and other genres course through this work, but it’s the long-lined lyricism and pervasive warmth of the music-making that leave the deepest and most lasting impression. ”
— Howard Reich, The Chicago Tribune
This performance is supported in part by the NAU Honors College and John and Lynn Schiek
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Interference Series Presents: Reclaimed Timber by Beyond This Point
2024-02-07 19:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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What if you could hear the relationship between the built and natural worlds?
From Chicago-based ensemble Beyond This Point, Reclaimed Timber is a sonic portrait of US cities’ unique histories and relationships with their natural environments.
Reclaimed Timber, an original production from Chicago ensemble Beyond This Point, asks just this question. Six percussionists play on six pieces of wood for an entire hour, allowing hypnotic rhythms and undulating waves of sound to crest and fall into each other. The planks of wood came directly from trees in the surrounding area, and each piece reveals more and more complexity – more tones, more timbres, and more history – over the course of Reclaimed Timber.
Beyond This Point is collaborating with local artists to source the wood for this performance of Reclaimed Timber– whether they be charred from fire, felled to make way for development, or desiccated from drought. As these pieces of the natural world are imbued with a “voice” through Reclaimed Timber, they seem to pose more questions than statements:
Who decides the value of the natural world?
What pieces of our history are worth keeping?
How can we use our past to build our future?
Accompanying the sounds of the wood is a reactive lighting installation made from over 5000 LEDs and over 200 paper lantern “houses”. The lights respond in real-time to the strikes on the wood, reflecting the rhythms and waves of sound as flashes and waves of ambient light.
Presented by the Interference Series in collaboration with NAU Percussion Studies, NAU Honors College, and the McAllister CEED (Climate, Education, Engagement, and Design) Program at NAU. Made possible with generous support from John & Lynn Sheik.
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Greenhouse Productions Presents: BeauSoleil
2024-02-14 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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For 50 years, Two-time Grammy winner BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet have been hailed as “the best Cajun band in the world.” Doucet and the band can be credited with taking Cajun music from its regional roots in Louisiana to popularity worldwide.
Born from their rich Acadian ancestry BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass. Driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil brings even the most staid audience to its feet.
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Up Next Flagstaff & Happy Accidents! Presents: Sierra Bryan, Gone Before Us, Naming Our Monsters
2024-02-16 19:00 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Up Next Flagstaff at Coconino Center for the Arts showcases local emerging artists. This show in collaboration with Happy Accidents!

Sierra Bryan, based out of Flagstaff, AZ, blends spunky-indie rock with warm, folksy introspection – employing grungy electric guitars and beautiful cello arrangements alike. Her sound draws inspiration from other femme musicians such as Sharon Van Etten, Beabadoobee, and Liza Anne with musical influences from the likes of Gregory Alan Isakov and Joni Mitchell.
Her 2020 debut album “Breathing In, Breathing Out” which earned her a Flagstaff Viola Award nomination showcases her melancholy-yet-goofy approach to songwriting that holds storytelling at the center of her lyrics. In 2024, she seeks to match the darker, moodier tones with more mature lyrics dealing with mental health and religious deconstruction. Currently, Bryan is gearing up to hit the studio to record her second full-length album and planning more tours for this upcoming year.

Gone Before Us gives a musical experience that blends the boundaries of several different genres into a new heavy groove.

Naming Our Monsters is a local Flagstaff band that plays Southwest Emo/Punk. What used to be a solo project has turned into a full band experience you do not want to miss! Urian, the songwriter for the band, Takes Inspiration from Multitudes of genres and artists such as Modest Mouse, Against Me!, and Tegan and Sara.
Show is general admission standing room only in the main gallery at Coconino Center for the Arts.
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Stargazer Collaborative Theatre presents: Gypsy, a Fable Musical
2024-02-19 18:04 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Arthur Laurents’ landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart and sophistication.The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another, including “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Some People,” “You’ll Never Get Away from Me,” “If Momma Was Married,” “All I Need Is the Girl,” “You Gotta Get A Gimmick,” “Small World” and “Together Wherever We Go.”
Directors: DeLano Hays & Dani Commanda
Music Director: Sarah Casey
Choreographer: Caitlin Burd
Stage Manager: Shari Snodgrass
Accompaniment: Chase Coleman
Costuming & Props: Kylee Skelton & Landon Gilcrease
Cast:
Alex Benavidez
Astrid Purcell
Ava Rios
Bekah Tindall
Caitlin Burd
Chase Coleman
Kathleen Leatherwood
Leslie Baker
Lexi Barber
Lilliana Roccaforte
Liv Scott
Lucy Morales
Mark Hanson
Patrick Penland
Scarlett Morales
Sofya Hanah
Addison Rosario
Stargazer’s 2024 season is kindly sponsored by the Art Flores Memorial. For more information about Gypsy or the remainder of the 2024 season, please visit http://www.stargazercollaborativetheatre.com.
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Greenhouse Productions Presents: Brothers Reed
2024-02-24 19:30 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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With their comedic brotherly banter, impeccable harmonic expression, and widely varying influences, a Brothers Reed performance will have you reflecting on lost lives and lovers, laughing hysterically and leaving completely entertained.
The duo incorporates harmonica, percussion, into their live performances, soothing your soul with songs that are familiar yet original. Whether they are finger picking their way through a lamentable ballad or bringing you around full-speed with a barn-burning bluegrass number, The Brothers Reed are masters of their craft.
Despite their brotherhood, Aaron and Phil Reed didn’t start playing music together until five years ago after Phil left their hometown of St. Charles, Missouri to join Aaron in the unsullied mountains of the American Northwest. The brothers family blend of folk encapsulates the grit and humor of Midwest life with the swagger and serenity of the west coast. Their style evokes finger picking folk singers of the 60’s and 70’s with a contemporary and boundless edge. Cultivated from years of performing in bands ranging from heavy metal to reggae and rock, to punk, country, and funk, their musical dichotomy is at the root of their diverse yet seamless folk-brand.
Through an exhaustive tour schedule that includes nearly 300 shows per year, the Brothers Reed have quickly risen to regional renown and tour extensively throughout the U.S. With three studio albums released (Sick As Folk, 2015; Monster In My Head, 2016; Three, 2018) a full band live release (Live at the Buckhunters Ball: Callahan, CA, 2017), and the latest “Caught in a Dream” 2019, The Bros show no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
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Flagstaff Music Theatre Presents: Urinetown
2024-02-29 16:41 | AZ
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A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.
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