Thursday Feb. 19th, at 7pm - join Pesto Brothers Piazza for the Beer Social!

$12.00 gets you the following five craft beers:

Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale
Rogue Juniper Pale Ale
Duchy English Ale
Fullers ESB
Mendocino Black Hawk Stout
…as well as some fine finger foods, Bruschetta, Artisan Gourmet Pizza, Stupendous Cheeses, Meatballs and more!

Pesto Brothers is in the Old Town Shops, at the corner of Birch & Leroux.

Flagstaff, AZ: February 14, 2009 - Looking for something to do on Valentine’s Day for your sweetie? There are lots of great choices out there!

Brix (413 N. San Francisco, 928-213-1021) - is serving a Gratineed Lobster tart, lobster salad with chive oil, almond & saffron soup with a fresh apple garnish, baby greens with poached pear, a choice of Cedar river filet mignon, Seared ahi tuna or whole wheat crepes for dinner. And a choice of warm chocolate cake with orange caramel & vanilla ice cream & almond brittle or Hot apple sabayon, pain d’epices for dessert.

Josephine’s (503 N Humphreys, 928-779-3400) - starts with grilled prawns or smoked duck flautas as the appetizer, Southwestern roasted tomato soup, and a choice of Oscar filet mignon, Seared sea bass & fresh jumbo day boat scallops, Salmon Creek Pork loin chop, Walnut encrusted Australian rack of lamb for dinner. Guava tres leches or layered espresso chocolate mousse cake for dessert.

Pasto Cucina Italiana (19 E Aspen, 928-779-1937) - First course is Romano & black peppercorn with forbidden rice & heirloom red peas. Grilled vegetable salad or Duck consomme with sweet potato gnocchi pearls. Dinner choices: Lamb loin, Juniper rubbed port tenderloin, Charbroiled swordfish, Proscuitto wrapped chicken breast, Mushroom marsala ragu. Dessert: Comice pear & almond tart with wilson creek almond sparkling wine.

You can also spice up your night with some Thai food at Pato Thai Cuisine or Swaddee Thai Cuisine - both downtown. Pho Dai Loc is a new Vietnamese restaurant in town located at the Western Hills Motel.

Most of our Flagstaff Restaurants are running some sort of special on Saturday night - Pesto Brothers Piazza, Alvin’s (on the eastside), Charly’s, Strombolli’s…(sorry if I miss someone!). Treat your sweetie right - and dine at a local restaurant!

Flagstaff, AZ: Each month, the Flagstaff Cultural Partners & Coconino Center for the Arts features a local gallery, and this month, one of my favorite galleries is honored - West of the Moon gallery in downtown Flagstaff (111 Aspen Ave. #2).

“Only one gallery in all the world greets its visitors with the friendly Queensland Heeler named Guy, The Puppy Dog Extraordinaire. That’s the kind of unique Flagstaff feel you get at West of the Moon Gallery in downtown Flagstaff. When you visit the gallery you will meet Carolyn Young who is not only a local appliqué beadwork artist but also the owner of the gallery.

Carolyn started West of the Moon in the year 2000. At that time the gallery was small and consisted of only one room to display the work of 15 artists. Since then, West of the Moon has expanded and now displays stunning work from 55 local artists.

The first thing you will notice when you walk in the gallery is the quality of the artwork. The colorful paintings and vivid photography will catch your eye. You will also be drawn to the jewelry, beadwork and pottery because of creativity and fine craftsmanship. For Carolyn Young, it is most important and essential that she displays quality art that is done by local artists. One aspect that the people of Flagstaff appreciate is our community and that community definitely shines through within the arts. Carolyn stated that the people of Flagstaff help support her gallery so in turn, she would like to support and display the local artists. Carolyn stated, “It comes around full circle.”

This month West of The Moon will have a themed show titled Random Hearts. A large number of local artists will display work that was created for the theme. The artists are all unaware of what each other will be creating so it will be interesting to see the what kind of work will come out of such an eclectic group. Come by for the February’s ArtWalk to see the Random Hearts show. There is also a chocolate tasting theme for this months ArtWalk so come get your chocolate on!

Stop by West of the Moon. It’s located at 111 Aspen Ave. #2. View some art, say hello to Carolyn Young and give Guy, The Puppy Dog Extraordinaire a pat on the back, he’s working hard.”

Flagstaff, AZ: Sunday, Feb. 8th - The “Harlem Renaissance Program” will be held at the Coconino Center for the Arts. The Flagstaff Public Library and The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra small ensemble musicians present a Harlem Renaissance program in honor of Black History Month. 4:00-5:30 p.m.; free. 928-779-7670 ext. 3

Classic tales, poems and literature come to life through the talents of actors from Theatrikos amidst the backdrop of live music from the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.

Flagstaff, AZ: February 3, 2009 - Theatrikos Theatre Company starts of the year with Brighton Beach Memoirs which is playing to rave reviews through Feb. 15th. This is a classic Neil Simon comedy that chronicles a semi-autobiographical coming of age story set in Brooklyn in 1937.

The list for the year includes: The Comedy of Errors, Expecting Isabel, Enlightenment, Frame 312 and Miracle on 34th Street. For full descriptions, dates and other pertinent information, go to their website, or you can call them at 928-774-1662.

Flagstaff, AZ: February 3, 2009 - The future of Riordan Mansion State Historic Park is at risk to the latest budget cuts issued by the Legislature. The Parks Board voted unanimously today to proceed with planning moves that could include closures or layoffs.

Riordan Mansion is one of the jewels of Flagstaff, and with our tourism based economy - this would be a huge blow to our market offerings - not to mention our sense of culture and pride in our history. We’ll keep you posted on how you can voice your concerns over this important decision.

Yes, we’ve finally given in and joined Facebook - which is honestly a lot of fun, and somewhat addictive. So, if you’d like to have more interactive conversations about the Flagstaff map, the community, your stories and experiences - go to Facebook here and get involved! Created today, so you have a chance to become the first member! See you there!