Coconino Center for the Arts

Pride Film Showcase: Women & Non-Binary Individuals In Film
2024-06-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix) | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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FREE EVENT! RSVP is encouraged.
Welcome to the first Flagstaff Pride Film Showcase at Coconino Center for the Arts.
Presented by Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Arizona Women’s Film Festival, and NAU Women & Non-Binary Individuals in Film. Join us to celebrate 28 years of Flagstaff Pride with a FREE film night celebrating the LGBTQIA2S+ community in film from around the world.
Doors open at 6pm, show 7-9pm.
Film lineup: This lineup includes youth film, and three local filmmakers including NAU graduates. Mama Has a Mustache, 10 min (2021) A short animated documentary about identity and family outside of the traditional gender binary, as seen through children’s eyes.
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Miles to Go, 8 min (2022)
Trans trail runner Perry Cohen forms a team with fellow trans men with the aim to compete in trail races in states proposing and passing hateful anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
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Revelucien, 5 min (2021) // LOCAL
Revelucien AKA Revel Lucien is a drag performance artist and painter who lives and works in Flagstaff, AZ. With stages and in-person events closed during the Covid-19 lockdowns Revel took their performances to the streets.
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SHRED, 12 min (2023)
A group of queer Latinx skaters struggle with crippling mental health and societal expectations in Southern California. In their local skate community, they find cathartic release, chosen family and mastery of empowerment.
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Femme Rage, 3 min (2023)
A rally cry to all QTBIPOC Femmes, across the gender spectrum, to unleash their rage about living, surviving, and thriving within a cishetero-capitalist-white supremacist-patriarchy.
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Fade to Blue, 10 min (2023) // LOCAL
Follow the story of Jason Libby, a Trans man who found his home through the world of Drag where he transforms into the remarkable “Jay Blue.”
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All Dressed Up, 14 min (2022)
Leo, a man in his early twenties, decides that he wants to try doing drag. When he confides in his friend Dani, the two make a deal to perform on the same night and help each other prepare for the show. However, Leo’s confidence is shaken when those around him begin to seem suspicious, so he turns to the local drag queens to find the strength within himself to explore uncharted territory.
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The Right to Joy, 20 min (2022)
Trans-masculine cyclist Izzy Sederbaum survived a cougar attack near Seattle in 2018, facing hateful rhetoric and trauma. Despite struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, he finds solace and support in the Seattle cycling community, reigniting his passion for the sport. The film documents Izzy’s journey as he advocates for diversity and trans inclusion in cycling nationwide.
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TransGenerations, 10 min (2023)
In the face of rising anti-trans hate, trans actress and singer Brady Peeti embarks on a journey of discovery to chart the future by learning lessons from the past. In this eight part series Brady spends time with trans New Zealanders, ranging in age from their 70’s to their 20’s, to uncover how each generation built something beautiful and valuable for the next.VIP Tix RaffleBring some dollars for the raffle! There will be two VIP tickets up for grabs! VIP tix includes: meet and greet with headliners, massage, dinner, 4 free drinks, free after party at the O & glorious schwag!Not to be missed, let’s celebrate 28 years of Flagstaff Pride supporting, uniting and strengthening our LGBTQIA2S+ community.

CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology
2024-06-29 - 2024-09-29
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology
June 29 – September 28, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 29, 6-8 pm
Keynote Presentation by Lee Born with Jurors Shonto Begay, Christine Cassano, and Jaewook Lee: 6 – 6:30 pm⁠
Performance: Monsoon by Jayne Lee, 7:45 pm⁠
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology is an international juried art exhibition at Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona. CUMULUS explores the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, through art. This exhibition coincides with the Southwest U.S. summer monsoon season to celebrate the iconographic regional weather patterns, while including national and global meteorological perspectives on weather in a rapidly changing climate.
We are honored to announce co-curator legendary Flagstaff meteorologist Lee Born; and three renowned artist jurors: Shonto Begay (Flagstaff, AZ), Christine Cassano (Santa Fe, NM), and Jaewook Lee (Flagstaff, AZ); who selected artwork from an international pool of submissions. $2500 in jurors’ awards will be announced at the opening reception.
Image credit: Vivian McAleavey | TURMOIL | digital photograph | 16” x 20”

Christine Cassano: QUADRIVIUM
2024-06-29 - 2024-09-29
CHRISTINE CASSANO: QUADRIVIUM
June 29 – September 28, 2024 in the Project Gallery
QUADRIVIUM is a sound instrument as well as a soundscape installation. A light push from the hand engages the forty-nine suspended bronze pieces to play sound and create a mediative environment—a space where matter, energy and vibration connect. The installation can be experienced by walking around it, sitting nearby or by laying back on the seated platform underneath it. Its title, “Quadrivium” is the Latin word meaning “where four roads meet—a crossroads” and references a curriculum established during the Renaissance era consisting of four subjects: Arithmetic, Geometry, Harmonics & Astronomy. View Christines website here.

CUMULUS OPENING RECEPTION
2024-06-29 18:00 - 18:30
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CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology
June 29 – September 28, 2024

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 29, 6-8 pm
Keynote Presentation with Jurors Remarks: 6 – 6:30 pm⁠
Performance: Monsoon by Jayne Lee, 7:45 pm⁠

CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology is an international juried art exhibition at Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona. CUMULUS explores the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, through art. This exhibition coincides with the Southwest U.S. summer monsoon season to celebrate the iconographic regional weather patterns, while including national and global meteorological perspectives on weather in a rapidly changing climate.
We are honored to announce co-curator legendary Flagstaff meteorologist Lee Born; and three renowned artist jurors: Shonto Begay (Flagstaff, AZ), Christine Cassano (Santa Fe, NM), and Jaewook Lee (Flagstaff, AZ); who selected artwork from an international pool of submissions. $2500 in jurors’ awards will be announced at the opening reception.

Jayne Lee Performance Monsoon
2024-06-29 19:45 - 20:15
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Jayne Lee Performance Monsoon
June 29, 2024

Born in Wales, Jayne trained in London at The Place, and at The Juilliard School in NYC, and has danced and choreographed for London Contemporary Dance Theatre for 10 years. Jayne moved to Flagstaff to become a Grand Canyon River Guide and still guides river trips in the summers. Monsoon is a solo performance piece created after a particularly impressive monsoon season in Grand Canyon. The piece is directly inspired by an event in which there were waterfalls pouring off the steep Muav walls and the river and side streams swelled massively in volume and turned a thick, dark red brown. Thunder cracked and echoed through the canyon, we humans felt small and insignificant.

Jodie Hollander: Ekphrastic Poetry
2024-07-27 13:00 - 15:00
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Instructor: Jodie Hollander
Date/Time: Saturday, July 27 from 1-3 pm
Experience art at a new level and use it to inspire your writing with Poet Jodie Hollander. In this workshop, participants will respond poetically to Coconino Center for the Arts’ new exhibition Cumulus: The Art of Meteorology. Students will study examples of celebrated poems that respond to or were inspired by art and will be led through a variety of writing activities, ultimately leading to a draft of an original poem. Students will discuss poetic techniques such as the use of vivid imagery, the importance of sonics, how to shape a poetic line as well as techniques for drafting and revision.
Bio: Jodie Hollander’s work has appeared in journals such as The Poetry Review, Poetry Magazine, The Yale Review, The Harvard Review, Poetry, PN Review, The Kenyon Review, Poetry London, The Hudson Review, The Dark Horse, The New Criterion, The Rialto, Verse Daily, The Best Australian Poems of 2011, and The Best Australian Poems of 2015. Her debut full-length collection, My Dark Horses, was published with Liverpool University Press & Oxford University Press. Her second collection, Nocturne, was published with Liverpool & Oxford University Press in 2023 and was longlisted for the Laurel Prize in nature writing. Hollander is the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship and a Fulbright fellowship in South Africa. She is also the originator of ‘Poetry in the Parks,’ in conjunction with several National Parks and Monuments in the US. She currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Save $10 on registratiion with membership! Members use EP24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). Household members receive two registrations 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

Youth Art Workshop - Creative Clouds!
2024-08-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-08-03 11:30 - 12:30
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Instructor: Erika Tsouras
Date/Time: Saturday, August 3, 10 – 11 pm or 11:30 – 12:30 pm; Ages 7-14
FREE: Registration required
View the amazing CUMULUS art exhibit at Coconino Center for the Arts and create your own cloud art! Artist and educator Erika Tsouras will guide students to create two fun projects: an imaginative painted cloud creature and a beautiful chalk pastel cloudscape. This is a FREE one-hour workshop and no experience is necessary!
All supplies are provided.
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

Introduction to Grant Writing for Artists, Creatives & Non-Profits
2024-08-10 09:00 - 12:00
Professional Development Workshop Series: Introduction to Grant Writing for Artists, Creatives & Non-Profits
Date/Time: Saturday, August 10, 9am-noon
FREE EVENT; Registration Required
Instructors: Kris Kosola, Finance & Grants Director, Creative Flagstaff; Dave McIntire, Community Investment Director, City of Flagstaff; Brad Debiase, Organizational Programs Manager, Arizona Commission on the Arts
Creative Flagstaff, the City of Flagstaff, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts present a comprehensive workshop on grant writing tailored for artists, creatives, and non-profit organizations. This session will provide valuable insight into sources for grant funding and guide you through the application process. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your grant writing skills and connect with the local arts and non-profit community.
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Painting Clouds Plein Air Around Flagstaff Workshop with Gwen Waring
2024-08-10 15:00 - 18:00
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Instructor: Gwen Waring
Date/Time: Saturday, August 10, 3-6 pm
Location: Buffalo Park
The first class in this plein air workshop series. The course will examine and study our local landscapes through painting, to work on learning to see. With luck, there will be clouds, though the lovely setting with be wonderful to consider, too. Though this class is offered as part of a series, you can choose to sign up for one or both of the workshops.
This late afternoon session will include painting in the prairie at Buffalo Park, with a beautiful view of the Peaks. We will meet at the Buffalo Park parking lot. Plan on carrying a simple rig: paints, brushes, sketch pad, paper towels, a small stool or chair, and snacks. Be prepared for a little walking, as we will walk a few hundred feet once we arrive at the park.
This will be a general session, with a few warmup exercises to gain perspective, then a consideration of these landscapes, through painting, using the medium you provide, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, oils, etc. I will provide pastels. All mediums can be used with a recommended sketch pad, while a few heavier pieces of paper, including cardstock, can be used, too.
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

Wildlife Photography Workshop with Bill Ferris
2024-08-17 14:00 - 15:00
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Instructor: Bill Ferris
Date/Time: Saturday, August 17 at 2 pm | Optional nature walk: Sunday, August 18 at 5 am
During the August 17 presentation at CCA, Ferris will share the knowledge he’s acquired about when and where to go to observe and photograph elk, pronghorn, deer, coyotes and other mammals. Bird photography enthusiasts will gain insight into good locations for hawks, falcons, eagles, hummingbirds and other winged creatures. This presentation also covers cameras, lenses and settings for bird and wildlife photography.
Please bring your own camera where feasible. The Digital Resource Center at Coconino Center for the Arts has a limited number of 4 cameras and lenses available to borrow, first come first serve.
Registrants are invited (but not required) to join Ferris for a wildlife photo walk early on the morning of August 18 Participants will meet at the parking area of the Upper Lake Mary dam at 5:00 AM. We’ll walk from there across the Lower Lake Mary lakebed into the Coconino National Forest. This will be an off-trail out & back hike on uneven terrain covering a distance of about two miles.
Bill Ferris is a longtime nature photographer who has been exploring the forests and wetlands along the Lake Mary Road corridor since 2015. He’s been featured on “Arizona Wildlife Views” and honored as a finalist in “Arizona Highways” magazine’s annual wildlife photographer of the year competition.
Suitable for nature photography enthusiasts of all skill levels and ages.

Painting Clouds Plein Air Around Flagstaff Workshop with Gwen Waring
2024-08-17 15:00 - 18:00
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Instructor: Gwen Waring
Date/Time: Saturday, August 17, 3-6 pm
Location: Aspen Corner
The second class in this plein air workshop series. The course will examine and study our local landscapes through painting, to work on learning to see. With luck, there will be clouds, though the lovely setting with be wonderful to consider, too. Though this class is offered as part of a series, you can choose to sign up for one or both of the workshops.
This late afternoon session will include painting in an aspen grove on the edge of Hart Prairie. We will meet at Aspen Corner off the Snowbowl Road. Plan on carrying a simple rig: paints, brushes, sketch pad, paper towels, a small stool or chair, and snacks. Be prepared for a little walking, as we will walk a few hundred feet once we arrive at Aspen Corner.
This will be a general session, with a few warmup exercises to gain perspective, then a consideration of these landscapes, through painting, using the medium you provide, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, oils, etc. I will provide pastels. All mediums can be used with a recommended sketch pad, while a few heavier pieces of paper, including cardstock, can be used, too.
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

Interference Series Presents: Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence
2024-08-30 - 2024-09-02
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Please join us at Coconino Center for the Arts to celebrate the 10th anniversary season of the interference Series with the opening event, the Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence, a one-of-a-kind experience including three days and nights of concerts and presentations in the theater, gallery and around the outside of the CCA. Along with co-director Thollem McDonas, we have invited 23 individual musicians from around the Southwest to create unique sonic experiences in response to the spaces, artwork in the Center, and the times we are living in, all through the perspective of the Southwest. We are grateful for the opportunity to create together over the Labor Day weekend with artists who have spent their lives honing their craft through collaboration with others, and excited to share it all with the community.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday—Large Ensemble Concerts in the theater, 7:30 pm
Saturday—Sonic Events in and around the CCA, 1-4 pm
Sunday—Artist Talks in the main theater, 10am-1pm
ARTIST ROSTER
Abby Fisher, Betsy Hamill, Carlos Santistevan, Chelsey Trejo, Chris Jonas, Chris Woodward, Dylan Tenorio, Edie Tsong, Eric Matchett, Gabby Isaac, Igloo Martian, Jeremy Schroeder, Kai Natseway, Lauren Sarah Hayes, Michael Begay, Owen Davis, Rob Wallace, Sage Bond, Thollem, Vicki Brown
$40 ›› 3-Day Pass
(No one turned away for lack of funds)
NOTE: Only 3-Day Passes Sold in advance. Individual tickets will be available the night of each show. Passes are transferable if you cannot attend all three shows
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 most everyone who participated in Tucson as well as a handful of local musicians. See/hear you out there!
Save 10% with membership! Members use SWMC24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Curated Culinary Experience - Celebrating the Gallery
2024-09-06 18:00 - 20:00
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 – 6:00-8:00pm
Curated Culinary Experience – Celebrating the Gallery
Integrated dining experience within Coconino Center for the Arts’ gallery exhibition CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology. Thematic fare paired with visual art, performance, and archival storytelling shares the rich history of CCA.

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Evening of Performance - Celebrating the Theater
2024-09-07 19:30 - 21:30
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 – 7:30pm
Evening of Performance – Celebrating the Theater
Coconino Center for the Arts’ theater captivates with music, dance, poetry, and more, highlighting an array of unique performers from around the region.
Participating Artists:
Chris Finet Trio
Friends of Interference Series
Diego de Toledo
Erick Gonzalez
Lydia Gates
Ryan Smalley

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Emerging + Local Music Festival - Celebrating the Local Arts Community
2024-09-08 13:00 - 21:00
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – 1pm-10pm
Emerging + Local Music Festival – Celebrating the Local Arts Community
Celebrate creative community with a full day of live music from local and emerging artists. Coconino Center for the Arts’ grounds are activated with multiple stages, an art market, kids’ corner, food trucks, a beer garden and more.
Participating Artists:
Sean Golightly & Second Hand Country
Summit Dub Squad
Nolan McKelvey & Muskellunge
IIWAA
Bon Fiction
Sleep Stampede
Sonaya
Merganzer
Naming Our Monsters
Alien Arcade
Danger Bot
Feline Rescue Acoustic
Piso Mojado
DJ Emmett White
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival
Stargazer Collaborative Theatre

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Greenhouse Production Presents: The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
2024-09-11 19:30
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Martin Sexton puts his signature style on his rendition of this iconic Beatles album combining what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice” with his inventive guitar prowess.
We are all invited to Come Together to experience these brilliant songs celebrated in such a compelling reimagined way.
Save 10% with membership! Members use AR24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Coyote Makes a World, featuring the Forest and čnaq'ymi (Lone Eagle)
2024-09-22 19:30
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As the central figure within Indigenous storytelling traditions of the Interior Northwest, Coyote navigates the tenuous and tumultuous present in Coyote Makes a World, a collaborative project between the Forest, a cooperative percussion ensemble featuring Gustavo Aguilar, Leah Bowden, Andrew Drury, and Michael Wimberly and storyteller/vocalist čnaq’ymi (lone eagle). Centered on stories that embody the qualities of long held Native storytelling traditions, here Coyote encounters the contemporary crises of our times, oblivious to the consequences of his actions in ways that are familiar, unsettling, and often humorous. Set within a wide-ranging rhythmic landscape layered with songs and mesmerizing vocalizations, Coyote Makes a World reflects the world we’ve made while taking the listener to places they’ve never been..
$15 General Admission
$7 Students

Save 10% with membership! Members use CMW24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Festival of Science Youth Workshop
2024-09-25 15:30 - 17:00
Instructor: Dani Commanda
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25, 3:30-5 pm
FREE
Partnering with the Flagstaff Festival of Science, Coconino Center for the Arts will be hosting a children’s workshop on different cloud formations and making a cloud “rain” using crayons and heat! The current exhibition at Coconino Center for the Arts is Cumulus: The Art of Meteorology and this workshop seeks to explore how art and science can converge!
Caryn Bopp | August Monsoon | oil on canvas | 42″ x 48″ x 3″
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Capturing the Sky - the Science of Meteorological Masterpieces
2024-09-25 19:00 - 19:45
Capturing the Sky – the Science of Meteorological Masterpieces with Dr. Brian Klimowski, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service, Flagstaff
Date/Time: September 25, 2024, 7 pm
FREE EVENT
In partnership with the Flagstaff Festival of Science, Dr. Brian Klimowski will provide lively discussion, analyses, and a deep dive into the science behind the art we call meteorology. Using specific pieces from the CUMULUS exhibition at the Coconino Center for the Arts as examples, Dr. Klimowski will bring alive the science behind the art we see!
Brian Klimowski | Balance of the Natural World | photograph | 31″ x 31″ x 2″
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Look Up - There's a Lot to See!
2024-09-25 19:45 - 20:30
Look Up – There’s a Lot to See! with the Flagstaff Cloud Appreciators
Date/Time: September 25, 2024, 7:45 pm
FREE EVENT
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen all types of weather and clouds, comets, aurora, and other unusual celestial events that have captivated those with the time to ‘look up’. The Flagstaff Cloud Appreciators have captured it all, and will provide a glimpse into these amazing events, and a hint of what is to come.
Andrea Borsuk | The Dance Ends Too Soon oil on panel | 24″ x 36″ x 2″
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

Greenhouse Productions Presents: Masters of Hawaiian Music
2024-10-09 19:30
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Master slack-key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr., Hawaii’s renaissance man, is a multiple Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner. The vocalist, storyteller, songwriter, author, teacher, sculptor, farmer, and chef is also the producer and star of the long-running weekly Slack Key Show, which features the best Hawaiian slack-key guitarists and other leading musicians.
Led Kaapana has been thrilling audiences for more than 40 years with his playful stage personality and technical expertise. His mastery of stringed instruments, particularly the slack-key guitar, and his extraordinary baritone and leo ki‘eki‘e (falsetto) voices have made him a musical legend. He has earned four Grammy nominations and was featured on two Grammy-winning slack-key compilations.
Born and raised in upcountry Maui, Jeff Peterson mastered the paniolo (cowboy) guitar tradition and also became accomplished in multiple guitar styles, including classical and jazz, which has allowed him to develop a unique and transcendent voice on the guitar while remaining deeply rooted in the traditions of his Hawaiian heritage. His skill in multiple slack-key tunings is evident, and he explains the character of each tuning as he changes them during the show.
“Virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame. . . . Bringing folklore and cultural memory into a performance that unfolded as breezy entertainment.”
—New York Times

Save 10% with membership! Members use HM24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Alejandro Brittes
2024-10-12 19:30
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Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “premier exponent of Chamamé,” composer and researcher Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage, an ancestral rhythm connecting us with the Earth and the Universe through music and dance, which was born of the encounter between the ritual musicality of the indigenous Guaraní and Baroque music. Having toured extensively in South America and Europe, Brittes recently completed a Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Iber Exchange-supported 2023 U.S. East Coast Tour: Library of Congress, Georgetown University, Hamilton College, The Trust PAC (PA), Levitt Pavilion (CT), and other venues.
Alejandro’s concerts establish a connection with the earth, with the origins of the music of his home region and with the universe, in primordial verticality. His trademark is to employ his accordion as if it were a bandoneón, in conversation between the left and right hands, achieving that the instrument be utilized in its highest performance. The basses of the left hand are masterfully explored, because according to Alejandro, the low basses connect us with the earth, and the right hand button keyboard, beyond providing melody to the music, elevates us to the Universe.
Save 10% with membership! Members use AB24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Painting the Peaks Plein Air with Gwen Waring
2024-10-20 14:30 - 18:00
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Instructor: Gwen Waring
Date/Time: Sunday, October 20, 2:30-6 pm
Location: Hart Prairie Preserve
Join local artist and ecologist Gwen Waring for a fall painting workshop at Hart Prairie, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy! As participants explore the vibrant hues of the aspen leaves set against the San Francisco Peaks, they will refine their observational skills through art.
This late afternoon session will offer beautiful views of the Peaks while painting in the prairie. Attendees will meet at the Nature Conservancy entrance at 2:45 pm, followed by a brief walk to find the ideal spot.
Each participant should bring a simple setup, including paints, brushes, a sketch pad, a stool or chair, water, snacks, and a jacket if needed. The session will begin with a few warm-up exercises to sharpen perspective, then transition into painting the landscape using a preferred medium, such as watercolors, pastels, acrylics, or oils. Pastels will also be provided. This will be a wonderful opportunity to create art in an inspiring natural setting.
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Advanced Digital Technologies Reshaping Art & Education
2024-10-29 18:30 - 19:30
Advanced Digital Technologies Reshaping Art & Education
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 pm
FREE EVENT
Interactive presentation by Jaewook Lee that highlights the ethical considerations and potential risks of AI in Art. Advanced Digital Technologies Reshaping Art & Education discusses immersive and interactive experiences that push the boundaries of conventional expression, and the necessitation of a reevaluation of educational curricula to include these modern advancements.
Edie Dillon | Photosynthesis Boogie: Blessings of the Fields | mixed media | 30″ x 24″ x 37″
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art

Stargazer Collaborative Theatre Presents: Cabaret
2024-11-08 19:30, 2024-11-09 19:30, 2024-11-10 14:00
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In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.”
CABARET is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Originally Co-directed and Choreographed by Rob Marshall
Originally Directed by Sam Mendes
Cabaret, sponsored by local arts patron Shari Snodgrass and 2024 season sponsored by the Art Flores Memorial.
Viewer discretion advised due to adult content, language, and sexual references.
General Ground/Floor Seating (90/Performance): $20, general floor seating
Cabaret Table (8/Performance, Seats 2): $100, seats 2 patrons at a cabaret table for an immersive experience. The purchase of this ticket also comes with 2 drink tickets for either beer, wine, or seltzer during the performance, lite bites, and service to the table from the Kit Kat Club. One Cabaret Table ticket will be redeemed at the door for the admission of 2 patrons. IDs will be checked at the door. Must be 21 or older to drink alcohol.
Additional Notes for the Ticketing:
1. Handicapped seating is available for both General Seating and at two Cabaret Tables per performance. If you are in need of handicapped Cabaret Table seating, please reach out to both dcommanda@creativeflagstaff.org and jgallegos@creativeflagstaff.org to check availability.
2. Please note that handicapped floor seating requires using the exterior ramp to then come back inside for restroom use.
3. With an immersive theatre experience, we ask that you do not use the restroom during the performance; just before, during intermission, and after.
Save 10% with membership! Members use SG24 as their promo code prefix (followed by unique member number). 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
Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Writing for Artists & Creatives: Biography, Résumé & Artist Statement
2024-11-09 09:00 - 12:00
Professional Development Workshop Series: Writing for Artists & Creatives: Biography, Résumé & Artist Statement
Date/Time: Saturday, November 9, 9am-noon
FREE EVENT; Registration Required
Instructors: Julie Comnick, Interim Executive Director, Creative Flagstaff; Barbara Ryan-Gartin, Associate Teaching Professor, School of Art and Design, Northern Arizona University
Enhance your writing skills to effectively introduce yourself, your artwork, and your professional experience. The bio, résumé, and artist statement are typical portfolio requirements when applying for grants, exhibitions, residencies, fellowships, and other creative opportunities. This engaging workshop presents different writing strategies tailored to various types of endeavors, provides examples and writing prompts, and offers feedback on writing samples generated during the class. Participants leave prepared to complete their own written documents.
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