Interference Series Presents: Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence
2024-08-30 - 2024-09-02 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
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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!
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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 (America/Phoenix)
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.
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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

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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″
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

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″
CUMULUS: The Art of Meteorology

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

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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.
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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, 2024-11-15 19:30, 2024-11-16 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.
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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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Free Youth Workshop: Surrealist Collage
2024-11-16 14:00 - 15:00
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Date/Time: Saturday, November 16, 2 – 3 pm or 3:30 – 4:30 pm
FREE: Registration Required
In this fun art workshop, kids can dive into the wild creativity of surrealist collage! Dovetailing with the WONDER art exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts which features social surrealist art, students will cut images from magazines to assemble an unexpected image that defies reality. The project is highly accessible because no drawing skills are needed, and it usually leads to lots of giggles and some seriously cool art!
Free workshop. Suitable for ages 7 – 14.
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art

Free Youth Workshop: Surrealist Collage
2024-11-16 15:30 - 16:30
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Date/Time: Saturday, November 16, 2 – 3 pm or 3:30 – 4:30 pm
FREE: Registration Required
In this fun art workshop, kids can dive into the wild creativity of surrealist collage! Dovetailing with the WONDER art exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts which features social surrealist art, students will cut images from magazines to assemble an unexpected image that defies reality. The project is highly accessible because no drawing skills are needed, and it usually leads to lots of giggles and some seriously cool art!
Free workshop. Registration link coming soon.
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art

Rodrigo de Toledo: Kin Artist Talk
2024-11-21 18:30 - 19:30
Rodrigo de Toledo: Kin Artist Talk
Date/Time: November 21, 2024, 6:30 pm
FREE EVENT
Kin celebrates fantastical ancestors on large acrylic paintings, transported from the walls of an otherworldly and ageless temple. Portraits of entities staring from a mythological realm. On a visually distressed canvas surface, de Toledo disrupts his own pre-established iconographic vocabulary and the visual language of comics and cartoons, using playfully fluid energetic graphisms.
Rodrigo de Toledo | Goddess | Acrylic on canvas | detail
Rodrigo de Toledo: Kin

Digital Surrealism: Exploring AI and Technology in Contemporary Art Workshop
2024-11-23 10:00 - 14:00
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Digital Surrealism: Exploring AI and Technology in Contemporary Art Workshop
Date/Time: Saturday, November 23, 10 am – 2 pm
Registration Required
This comprehensive workshop instructed by Chris S. Johnson will delve into the innovative use of digital and AI tools to create surrealist art that comments on contemporary social and environmental themes. Key segments include Introduction to Digital Surrealism and AI in Art; Hands-on Digital Illustration and Animation Techniques; and Discussion on the Societal Implications of AI and Technology in Art.
Free workshop. Space is limited, registration required.
Jeff Leake | Phantasm | oil on wood panel | 28″ x 30″
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art

Greenhouse Productions Presents: The Brothers Reed with special guests: Sean Golightly & The Bandits
2024-11-23 19:30
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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 bros will soothe 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.

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Greenhouse Productions Presents: The Songs & Stories Of John Prine featuring Billy Prine
2024-12-04 19:30
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Billy Prine is a natural-born storyteller just like his late, great brother John Prine was a natural-born songwriter. John was a great communicator of the human experience whittled down to the best words. His big, little brother, owner of a rich, booming voice yet full of subtleness, is one of the finest orators you’ll ever hear – also choosing just the right turn of phrase.
During these concerts celebrating John’s life in song, Billy will tell stories about or surrounding some of John’s most beloved songs before leading his band through his version of John’s timeless masterpieces. As an example, fans will get to hear the first time John played his classic song “Paradise” for their father as the family sat around the kitchen table.
Songs are stories, novellas, if you will, and stories often become songs. It is only fitting that in the course of each show during this tour, that Billy relates – as only he can – the stories that surround the songs of his dear brother John.

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Thank you to Americana Motor Hotel, our lodging partner for visiting artists and performers.

Winter Artisan Market
2024-12-07 - 2024-12-09
Winter Artisan Market
Date: December 7 & 8
Join us for the annual Winter Artisan Market! We invite you to shop the cultural corridor on Fort Valley Road, and visit CCA, MNA and FALA the weekend of December 7 and 8. This year’s market at Coconino Center for the Arts is in the European style, outdoors and under the pine trees in our upper parking lot. You’ll find vendors with local handcrafted goods, and places to warm up by the fire or under a heater. Indoors, visit our current exhibition, WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art. There will be hot cocoa and apple cider, straight or spiked!, as well as other treats available as you warm up in the gallery.
This year includes our partners at the Museum of Northern Arizona and Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy. Visit three markets over two days in one place, North Fort Valley Road.
Locations and Hours: *Member’s preview at MNA and CCA on Saturday from 9-10am
Coconino Center for the Arts (2300 N. Fort Valley Rd.)

Saturday 10am-4pm

Museum of Northern Arizona (3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.)

Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy (3401 N. Fort Valley Rd.)

Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 10am-3pm

We’re excited to announce this year’s vendors:

Knot Driven Crocheted Items
Running Waters Homestead
The Natural Integrator
Chaos Closet
Roy Kady Dine Hand Woven
Goretty Crystal Bracelets and Skulls
Precious Indian Arts
Pixie Dust and Proverbs Hand Sewn Items
Enlightened Delights Clean Baked Goods
Valerie Windmill Farms
KSW
Angels Organics
Wrapped Pendants
Shut My Mouth Bakery
Flagstaff Sustainability Office
Oshala Botanicals
Kelly Diffie Art
Astral Aaliyah
Marlene Depierre Organic Soaps/Hot Coffee
Organic Intention

Flagstaff Mountain Town Market hosts:

Haley Jacobey Pottery
Christine Synder Water Colors
Wild Heart Farm Wreaths
Doney Park Coffee
Barrio Bread
Lillie Mae’s Blue Ribbon Pickles
Whipstone Farm
Sweet Sting Honey
Pie Guys Pies

Interference Series Presents: Chuck Johnson with special guests The Caverns
2024-12-09 19:30
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On his new album Sun Glories, Oakland-based musician, composer, and producer Chuck Johnson explores themes of time, memory, and illusion through his unique blend of pedal steel, synths, organs, strings, and drums. Opening track “Teleos” explores the linear and cyclical qualities of time itself through episodic sections and motifs, which evoke the bittersweet relief and nostalgia that flood the senses with the arrival of the first warm and sunny day after a long, dark, and rainy stretch of winter. According to Johnson, the piece “took a surprising turn when I started adding guitar textures that recall the music I played and listened to when I was much younger.” Evocative fields of guitars and pedal steel conspire to spark an intoxicating palimpsest of memories, before being ushered forward by an improvisatory and propulsive drum performance from Ryan Jewell.
The Caverns are a pedal steel, bass, and drums trio. Travis Bruner, on pedal steel, weaves sparse vocals in with the steel over an intricate and melodic rhythm section built by Brian Gregory on bass and Matt Tress on drums. Improvisation is the guiding force, and the feel moves from meditative to deep grooves, constantly transforming like clouds moving across the Arizona sky. The lyrics, inspired by everything from the band members’ shared mission of fatherhood to the political upheaval of our times, are concise and pointed. As a recent music critic said on instagram, The Caverns make some “campfire under the moon coyote howlin’ old western psychedelic ambient stuff.”
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A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends
2024-12-10 19:30
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Multi-GRAMMY Award® Nominee David Arkenstone returns to Flagstaff with his enchanting holiday concert A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends.
Join David Arkenstone and his band of virtuoso musicians for this lively winter celebration of beloved holiday classics reimagined, blending world music, Celtic, cinematic, new age, and neo-classical crossover. David will debut songs from his epic new release Quest for the Runestone, and captivate audiences with joyous seasonal tunes from his treasured holiday albums Celtic Christmas, Christmas Lounge, and Winterlude. These fan favorites of this magical season are sure to delight and dazzle your holiday senses.
Since the release of his first album Valley in the Clouds, David Arkenstone has become one of the most engaging and prolific multi-instrumentalists of our time.
With 5 GRAMMY® nominations to date, over 1.1 billion streams worldwide, 70+ albums, film and TV scores, game score compositions for World of Warcraft, and unforgettable NBC Sports themes such as The Kentucky Derby, The British Open, and Premier League soccer, David’s music has become the soundtrack to millions of listeners’ lives across the globe.
Quotes from recent tours:
“David Arkenstone and his fantastic band absolutely wowed the TLCA audience last year with their amazing Christmas concert event” ~Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, Colorado.
“The most enchanting and magical music ever to be on our stage” ~Yuma Historic Theatre, Yuma, Arizona.
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Creative Technology and Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion
2024-12-12 18:30 - 19:30
Creative Technology and Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion
Date/Time: Thursday, December 12, 6:30 pm
FREE EVENT
Panel discussion of Humanities scholars on the topic of Creative Technology and Artificial Intelligence with panelists Jaewook Lee, Becky Pratt-Sturges, and student representatives, and moderated by Chris S. Johnson. Panelists will share their knowledge on the role of technology in humanistic expression and how we might express anxieties, enthusiasm, concern, and wonder about the rapid innovation we live with in society today through art and in the digital realm.
Kristy Deetz | Textile Rabbit and Kitty Boy Escape | Industrial jacquard weaving | detail
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art

Closing Reception featuring: (un)certainty, Figure to the Ground, and Stars/Dark
2024-12-21 18:30 - 19:30
Closing Reception featuring: (un)certainty, Figure to the Ground, and Stars/Dark
Performances by Abby Fisher, with Owen Davis and Rob Wallace

(un)certainty (2024) by Lawton Hall, Figure to Ground by Andrea Mazzariello, and Stars/Dark are three pieces that will be performed in this concert, each offering a unique exploration of rhythm and complexity. (un)certainty, scored for solo marimba and electronics, delves into the tension between surety and doubt, inspired by advances in particle physics. Its five movements range from bold, frantic chords to quiet reflection, culminating in a rhythmic battle between marimba and electronics. Figure to Ground, written for Abby Fisher, simplifies rhythmic complexity into a single syncopated figure, gradually dissolving the pulse until a late melody reasserts it. Both pieces demand courageous performances, inviting listeners into deep contemplation of time and structure. Stars/Dark was conceived first as a text and then as a co-composed musical piece. Rob Wallace’s original poem draws from a number of sources as inspiration, including the lyrics of Robert Hunter, and the cosmos-related culture of Flagstaff and the Colorado Plateau. The music sets the text in a dark sky of non-metered metallic sounds and drones, punctuated by a section of drum-based metered explorations.
WONDER: Social Surrealism in Contemporary Art
