Coffee with Digitals: Conversations on Creative Technology
2025-05-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
FREE event, but space is limited. Please register in advance to secure you spot.
Longer Description
Coffee with Digitals is a free, informal morning meetup for creatives working with digital tools—from animation and AI to 3D printing and motion graphics. Led by Professor Chris Johnson, each session invites open conversation about creative workflows, new technologies, and the evolving landscape of visual storytelling. Whether you’re an artist, educator, designer, or just curious, stop by, grab a cup of coffee, and connect with others exploring digital creativity in Flagstaff.
About the Host
Christopher S. Johnson is a Professor of Visual Communication at Northern Arizona University. As a motion designer, animator, and educator, his work bridges traditional storytelling with emerging technologies. Through projects spanning augmented reality, 3D animation, and AI-enhanced workflows, Johnson’s creative practice often highlights ecological and social themes. His work has been exhibited internationally and integrated into both classroom and community spaces.
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Artwork Photographic Documentation
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00
Professional Development Workshop Series: Artwork Photographic Documentation
Date/Time: Saturday, May 3, 9am-noon
FREE EVENT; Registration Required
Instructors: Julie Comnick, Interim Executive Director, Creative Flagstaff; Jay Gallegos, Venue Manager and Lead Graphic Designer, Creative Flagstaff
Nothing matches the visceral experience of viewing artwork in-person. But in reality, original artwork is most often viewed through reproduction—websites, social media, print catalogs—and professionally photographed artwork is critical to the success of artists who are applying for grants, exhibitions, residencies, fellowships, and other creative opportunities. Professional photography can be expensive for an artist to document their entire portfolio.
This workshop teaches the artist to professionally photograph their own work—paintings, drawings, and sculpture—along with post-processing, editing, and formating for digital platforms and professional applications. Camera equipment and editing software available for participant use at Coconino Center for the Arts.
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Community-Based Learning: Opportunities to Engage NAU Students in Non-Profit Organizations
2025-05-17 09:00 - 12:00
Community-Based Learning: Opportunities to Engage NAU Students in Non-Profit Organizations
Date/Time: Saturday, May 17, 9am-noon
FREE EVENT; Registration Required
Join Northern Arizona University for a discussion on how to engage with students through experiential learning opportunities such as volunteering, internships, project-based learning, and research experiences. NAU team members will provide an overview of current programs and services related to experiential learning and will lead a workshop on designing a mutually beneficial experience for students and your organization. Speakers will also discuss collaborative opportunities, such as campus recruiting, joint funding, and community engagement.
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Greenhouse Productions Presents: Never Come Down
2025-05-20 19:30 - 21:30
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Formed in 2017, Never Come Down was born from the vibrant if not occasionally overlooked music scene of Portland, Oregon. Much like the city that inspired them, they’re a smart, charming, off-beat amalgam of varied backgrounds and tastes. In today’s paradoxical world where honoring tradition is often pitted against exploration and innovation, the band confidently walks the line between the modern and the tried-and-true. They’ve gained a loyal following and continue to win over audiences everywhere from Reykjavik’s Iceland Airwaves to San Francisco’s acclaimed Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. They’ve gained the attention of industry veterans, and toured in support of notable acts such as Yonder Mountain String Band and The Travelin’ McCourys, among others. Never Come Down’s live performance never disappoints- with showmanship, originality, songwriting and musical prowess far beyond their years.
FREE VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP FOR TICKET HOLDERS! 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Whose Note is it Anyway?: Three-part Vocal Harmony
(Crystal Lariza, Kaden Hurst & Joe Suskind of Never Come Down)
The nuts and bolts of three part harmony! Learn how to find notes, blend with others, and not go crazy trying.
Appropriate for all levels.
Save 10% with membership! Use unique member number at checkout. Household members receive two tickets at a discount and individual members receive one. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: coconinoarts.org/member-discount

Contemporary Indigenous Artisan Market
2025-05-24 10:00 - 14:00
Contemporary Indigenous Artisan Market
Date/Time: Saturday, May 24 | 10am – 2pm
Join us at Coconino Center for the Arts for a vibrant celebration of Indigenous creativity and craftsmanship!
Shop handmade goods, jewelry, textiles, prints, and more from talented contemporary Indigenous artists and makers. This special event is presented in partnership with Mountain-Town Market—bringing community, culture, and creativity together.
Support local Indigenous artisans and find something truly one-of-a-kind!
Learn more about THE FUTURE IS INDIGENOUS: Messages to the Seventh Generation

S.E. Willis
2025-05-24 19:30
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S.E. Willis moved to Flagstaff, Az in 1967 and began his career as a musician shortly afterwards. He’s been a significant presence in Northern Arizona ever since, returning regularly during his 35 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Willis is a multi-instrumentralist, starting with organ and harmonica and later adding piano and accordion. He was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 1994, and has since received a Bay Area Music Award (Bammy) and a Blues Foundation Award for Band of the Year (Elvin Bishop Band). He has released 10 albums of his own music and appeared on a number of other recordings with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the great New Orleans drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, Bishop and many others. His latest release is the recording “S.E.Willis and the Willing Live in Oakland, CA” from a show on May 5, 2024. He has been a featured soloist on many of the Legendary Blues Cruises and toured in Europe, North America and Japan. He has also appeared on stage with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Jimmy Rogers, James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins, Albert King, George Thorogood, John Nemeth and many more.
S.E. (Steve) Willis has dedicated his working life to preserving and advancing traditional American music, perhaps most clearly with his 2007 release “Taproot: Songs of Robert Johnson and Hank Williams” and 2014’s “Turtle Dove Bounce,” a tribute to the piano players who defined 100 years of Blues piano style, in particular Pinetop Smith, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo Meriweather and Leroy Carr. His original compositions respect and advance that tradition.
Willis is known for tight, high energy shows and masterful vocals and instrumentalism.
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The Living Room
2025-05-25 16:00 - 18:00
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Presented by Kappé Rousseau and Armand Ramirez, The Living Room is a performance series designed to offer space for artists who may be underrepresented in the Flagstaff area. Expect a house concert–style event, centered around a warm, intimate setting—much like gathering in a spacious living room. One might even think of it as a modern-day salon.
More than just a performance, The Living Room invites the audience into a shared experience—a space where connection, curiosity, and deep listening come alive. It’s about breaking down the divide between performer and audience, creating moments of spontaneity, intimacy, and collective expression.
The evening will highlight original works, creative expression, and a diverse lineup of songwriters and musicians, featuring different musical modalities and instruments—some familiar, some unexpected—with an emphasis on storytelling, artistry, and connection. The goal is to create an experience that feels personal, alive, and truly reflective of the richness of our artistic community.

Stargazer Collaborative Theatre Presents: Rosencrantz & Gildenstern Are Dead
2025-05-30 19:00, 2025-05-31 19:00, 2025-06-01 19:00, 2025-06-06 19:00, 2025-06-07 19:00, 2025-06-08 14:00
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Please note, this performance is presented outdoors under the tent in the upper parking lot of Coconino Center for the Arts. Rain or Shine.
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play. In Tom Stoppard’s best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of Waiting for Godot resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.
Winner of the 1968 Tony Award® for Best Play.
Directed by Anne Cuevas
Cast:
Rosencrantz – AJ Maniglia
Guildenstern – Nathan Henderson
The Player – Matthew Windham
Tragedian – Eleni Ownes
Tragedian – Banyan Suess
Tragedian – Alex Cohen Gray
Hamlet – Parker McGraw
Ophelia – Savannah Jerumbo
Claudius – Deborah Swift
Gertrude – Alex Cohen Gray
Polonius – Alexander Casady
Fortinbras – Eleni Owens
Horatio – Banyan Suess
Ambassador – Savannah Jerumbo

Creative Camp: Drawing + Painting
2025-06-02 09:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00
Creative Camp: Drawing + Painting
Date/Time: June 2-6
Get ready to create and explore with Flagstaff’s premier arts educators at Coconino Center for the Arts!
CCA is thrilled to launch Creative Camps, a new way for your child to immerse themselves in the arts, with professional arts educators guiding their experience.
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Creative Camp: Theater + Dance
2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-13 17:00
Creative Camp: Theater + Dance
Date/Time:June 9-13
Get ready to create and explore with Flagstaff’s premier arts educators at Coconino Center for the Arts!
CCA is thrilled to launch Creative Camps, a new way for your child to immerse themselves in the arts, with professional arts educators guiding their experience.
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The Exposure Triangle: Debunking the Myth with Bill Ferris
2025-06-11 19:30 - 21:30
The Exposure Triangle: Debunking the Myth with Bill Ferris
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11
It’s the most widely used teaching tool in photography, but it gets exposure wrong and muddies the art of mastering your camera. Join Bill Ferris for an evening of photographic adventure as we deconstruct the exposure triangle, unveil the myths, and build a solid foundation for digital photography. This two-hour workshop is for photographers of any level. Bring your camera.
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2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival - SATURDAY ONLY
2025-06-14 09:30 - 18:00
SATURDAY ONLY TICKETS
The 2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival will be returning to the Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum on June 14th and 15th.The Festival includes 5 stages and 2 workshop areas. There will be a wide diversity of folk and acoustic music with something for everyone! This year we are bringing back our Jam Area where you are welcome to play, sing along, or just hang out and listen. The Festival is volunteer-run and a long-standing Flagstaff community event that is not to be missed. Mark your calendars now for 2 days of great live music. We look forward to seeing you this year! See our website for more information https://flagfolkfest.org/ The festival is produced by The Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music in partnership with The Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum.

Save 10% with membership! Household members receive two tickets at a discount and individual members receive one. Discount codes will be emailed to members by June 1st, 2025. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: https://www.coconinoarts.org/member-discount

2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival - FULL WEEKEND PASS
2025-06-14 09:30 - 2025-06-15 16:00
FULL WEEKEND PASS
The 2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival will be returning to the Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum on June 14th and 15th.The Festival includes 5 stages and 2 workshop areas. There will be a wide diversity of folk and acoustic music with something for everyone! This year we are bringing back our Jam Area where you are welcome to play, sing along, or just hang out and listen. The Festival is volunteer-run and a long-standing Flagstaff community event that is not to be missed. Mark your calendars now for 2 days of great live music. We look forward to seeing you this year! See our website for more information https://flagfolkfest.org/ The festival is produced by The Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music in partnership with The Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum.

Save 10% with membership! Household members receive two tickets at a discount and individual members receive one. Discount codes will be emailed to members by June 1st, 2025. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: https://www.coconinoarts.org/member-discount

2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival - SUNDAY ONLY
2025-06-15 09:30 - 16:00
SUNDAY ONLY TICKETS
The 2025 Flagstaff Folk Festival will be returning to the Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum on June 14th and 15th.The Festival includes 5 stages and 2 workshop areas. There will be a wide diversity of folk and acoustic music with something for everyone! This year we are bringing back our Jam Area where you are welcome to play, sing along, or just hang out and listen. The Festival is volunteer-run and a long-standing Flagstaff community event that is not to be missed. Mark your calendars now for 2 days of great live music. We look forward to seeing you this year! See our website for more information https://flagfolkfest.org/ The festival is produced by The Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music in partnership with The Coconino Center for the Arts and the Pioneer Museum.

Save 10% with membership! Household members receive two tickets at a discount and individual members receive one. Discount codes will be emailed to members by June 1st, 2025. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: https://www.coconinoarts.org/member-discount

Creative Camp: Ceramic + Sculpture
2025-06-16 09:00 - 2025-06-20 17:00
Creative Camp: Ceramic + Sculpture
Date/Time: June 16-20
Get ready to create and explore with Flagstaff’s premier arts educators at Coconino Center for the Arts!
CCA is thrilled to launch Creative Camps, a new way for your child to immerse themselves in the arts, with professional arts educators guiding their experience.
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Creative Camp: Fiber + Textiles
2025-06-23 09:00 - 2025-06-27 17:00
Creative Camp: Fiber + Textiles
Date/Time: June 23-27
Get ready to create and explore with Flagstaff’s premier arts educators at Coconino Center for the Arts!
CCA is thrilled to launch Creative Camps, a new way for your child to immerse themselves in the arts, with professional arts educators guiding their experience.
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Artist Talks & Film Screening: Wes Pope and Caitlin Keating
2025-06-28 18:00
Wes Pope presents an artist talk about POP 66, followed by the late Edward Keating’s daughter Caitlin Keating speaking on behalf of MAIN STREET as an introduction to the documentary film Edward Keating – his life on Main Street, Route 66.

On The Road: Youth Art Workshop Using Perspective to Draw a Realistic Road Scene
2025-08-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-02 12:30 - 13:30
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Join us for a free youth art workshop led by artist and instructor Erika Tsouras: On The Road: Using Perspective to Draw a Realistic Road Scene! In this hands-on session, young artists will learn the basics of one-point perspective to create dynamic and realistic road scenes inspired by Route 66. Erika will guide students step-by-step through drawing techniques that bring depth and dimension to their artwork.
This is a free one-hour workshop and no experience is necessary! All supplies are provided. Registration required.
Ages 7-14

Digital Marketing and AI for Nonprofits
2025-08-09 09:00 - 12:00
Digital Marketing and AI for Nonprofits
Date/Time: Saturday, August 9, 9am-noon
FREE EVENT; Registration Required
Instructors: Kayley Quick & Caitlin Burd
Explore how nonprofits can leverage marketing strategies and AI tools to enhance outreach, engagement, and efficiency. Led by artist and designer Kayley Quick and marketing professional and theater leader Caitlin Burd, this session will provide practical insights into branding, content creation, and the evolving role of AI in nonprofit marketing. Whether you’re looking to streamline operations or strengthen your organization’s presence, this workshop will offer valuable takeaways for nonprofit leaders and creatives alike.
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Shades of Route 66 Panel Discussion
2025-08-12 18:00
Join us for a powerful conversation with humanities scholars Ricardo Guthrie, Margaret Hangan, Ivan Pacheco, and David Purcell as they reflect on Shades of Route 66—an exhibition exploring race, representation, and the untold histories along the Mother Road.⁠ ⁠ Shades of Route 66 was produced and sponsored by Cline Library at Northern Arizona University and funded by the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona. Coconino Center for the Arts is honored to serve as a satellite venue.⁠

Interference Series Presents: Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence
2025-08-17 22:42
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Spanning three days and nights of concerts and presentations, this is a one-of-a-kind experience for musicians and audiences alike. Along with co-director Thollem McDonas, Interference Series has invited a wide variety of collaborative musicians from around the region to create unique sonic experiences that express the dynamics of the Southwest ecologically, socially, politically, as well as in response to CCA’s two exhibits, Shades of Route 66 and Route 66: Alternative Perspectives. We are grateful for the opportunity to bring together all of these exceptional artists who have spent their lives honing their craft through collaboration with others. Most of all, we are excited to share it with the community!
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Abby Fisher, Betsy Hamill, Chad Kim, Chelsey Trejo, Chris Woodward, Edie Tsong, Eric Matchett, Gabby Isaac, Jeremy Schroeder, Kai Natseway, Lauren Sarah Hayes, Lillie Gordon, Michael Begay, Owen Davis, Sage Bond, Robert Clark (Igloo Martian), Rob Wallace, Somei Kundu, Spencer Huttenmeyer, Teo Morris, Thollem McDonas, and Vicki Brown.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, Sept 18th

Large Ensemble Concert (Theater)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
(Doors at 6:00PM)

Friday, Sept 19th
Large Ensemble Concert (Theater)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
(Doors at 6:00PM)Saturday, Sept 20th
Artist Discussions (Theater)
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sonic events (Gallery and Outdoors)

2:00 – 4:00PM
Large Ensemble Concert (Theater)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
(Doors at 6:00PM)

SWCMC HISTORY
The Convergence is an extension of a concert held Feb., 2023 in Tucson that Thollem curated as part of the Peaceful Sky Benefit (www.peacefulsky.us). PSB was organized in order to raise awareness of the increasingly dangerous exercises the U.S. military is conducting in the southern desert. Based on the enthusiasm of the participants and the audiences, it became clear that the Convergence needed to happen again. The artists for this year’s Convergence include musicians who participated in both 2023 and 2024 plus local musicians from Flagstaff and the Navajo Nation. Next year we are planning to open it up to more musicians from the region. See/hear you out there!
TICKETS
3-Day Passes will be available on-line sold in advance.
Individual $20 tickets for each performance will be available at the door the day-of.
(3-Day Passes are transferable if you cannot attend all three shows. In order to transfer passes an email must be sent to boxoffice@coconinoarts.org indicating both the name of the original ticket purchaser and the name of person to whom the pass is being transferred.)
*No one turned away for lack of funds
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Art Seen Heard
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a special gallery performance inspired by Route 66: Alternative Perspectives, the current exhibition at Coconino Center for the Arts!⁠ 🎶 ⁠
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Presented by AH Creative and Flagstaff Songwriters Circle, this unique event features original songs written in response to the stories and imagery of the Mother Road.⁠
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August 21 | 6–7PM⁠
Free | Suggested $10 donation⁠

Summit Dub Squad - Celebrating 20 Years
2025-08-29 19:30
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Summit Dub Squad is celebrating 20 years of high elevation sound flavor!! The Squad has just released their brand new, self-produced, 6th album titled “HIGHER GROUND” – a musically diverse homage to their hometown at 7000-feet elevation – and will perform several tunes from this new 13-song body of work. This event will be a seated, more-intimate theater listening session, focused on the positive, uplifting lyrics of lead singers B Dub the Artist and Hunter E RedDay, both of Dine’ (Navajo) heritage. Special guests will join the band and choice selections from every album will be performed. All ages irie fun for the entire family.
Summit Dub Squad is a roots reggae / positive hiphop band from Flagstaff, IrieZona. The musically and cultrally diverse group pulls fans and new listeners in with undeniable grooves and thoughtful lyrics. With 6 self-produced albums of original music and a myriad of classic cover songs, the band takes pride in never playing the same set twice, ensuring a fun, upful, and exciting experience every time they perform.Their energy is infectious and the message inviting, with peace, love, unity and respect at the core of their DIY mantra. The Summit crew is livicated to fostering a world were social and environmental justice are at the forefront of the conversation on the road to One Love Humanity.
For more information about Summit Dub Squad and to listen to the new album visit their website at: www.summitdubsquad.com
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Interference Series Presents: Thollem McDonas - Solo Piano
2025-09-14 19:00
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“Listening to Thollem play the piano is an astonishing experience. He has an innate ability to compose transcendent music using the piano as his expressive voice and to explore the depth and range of the instrument like no one else.” (Joan Jeanrenaud, Kronos Quartet)
Thollem’s music is genre-bending, code-switching, omni-idiomatic, and intersectional. Quality Revolutionary Entertainment! His music expresses the culmination of his life’s experiences in dialogue with the universe and fellow human beings. As a result of growing up in the culturally diverse SF Bay Area, his classical piano training, and his itinerant lifestyle since, Thollem’s interests, influences and inspirations range widely. He has spent most of his life performing and collaborating with hundreds of artists and communities throughout N. America and Europe and has released well over 100 albums on 27 different vanguard labels. Multitudes have inspired and influenced him as a pianist from Scriabin to Monk, Scarlatti to Nina Simone, Glenn Gould, John Cage, Art Tatum, as well as his contemporaries. Thollem’s parents were both pianists, and his earliest memories were of climbing up to play the inside of the piano.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Thollem began playing the piano, composing and improvising as a child, absorbing the sounds of his culturally diverse upbringing. As an adult he has continued to incorporate the breadth of musics he has experienced on his extensive travels. Since 2005, he has played over 1,500 concerts throughout N. America and Europe as a soloist and in collaboration with other musicians, dancers and filmmakers. In that time span, as lead facilitator or co-leader, Thollem has released close to 100 albums on 23 different vanguard labels. A very brief cross section of his many collaborators include William Parker, Pauline Oliveros, Stefano Scodanibbio, Nels Cline, Rob Mazurek, Ravish Momin, Michael Wimberly, Mike Watt and Carmina Escobar. He is the founding director of Estamos Ensemble, a Mexican-American cross border ensemble for musical exchange, the long-term temporary Guida of the Sicilian Improvisers Orchestra and is a published author about art, politics and his travels in NewMusic Box, The Anthology of Essays On Deep Listening, Full Moon Magazine (Prague) and First American Art Magazine.
“Thollem is a modern griot who has absorbed sounds from every place he has visited.”– William Parker, from Conversations II (Rogue Art)“Thollem displays a chameleonic ability to adapt to suit whatever musical context presents itself…there is more than one way to access the infinite.”- Daniel Spicer, The Wire“Blue collar virtuoso.”- Detroit Metro Times
Save 10% with membership! Use unique member number at checkout. Household members receive two tickets at a discount and individual members receive one. To learn more about membership and how to find your discount code, visit: https://www.coconinoarts.org/member-discount
