Flagstaff, AZ: Riordan Mansion State Historic Park is pleased to announce the following upcoming special events for the month of December 2009. These events are free and open to the public.

Gift Shop Sale!! 20% Off! Dec 12 to 24 Only! Come support your State Park and get unique gifts for your family and friends for the holiday season. Books on the Arts and Crafts Movement, Flagstaff history and northern Arizona. T-shirts, kids’ books, and more!

Please note that we are now on our Winter hours, open Thursday - Monday, 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with tours beginning at 11:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the day at the top of the hour, the last tour of the day is always 4:00 p.m. Reservations are always recommended.

If you are looking for information on the budget crisis, try the Arizona State Parks Foundation website. This non-profit was created to advocate for Arizona State Parks. www.arizonastateparksfoundation.org . The best thing to do still is to contact your Arizona State Legislators, the Foundation website has a link to help you do this. The other best thing you can do is VISIT and bring your friends! We need to generate revenue and attendance — and the holiday season decorations are a great reason to come visit!

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park will closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays through March 2010 due to the ongoing State Budget crisis.

On-Going Series of Brown Bag Lunch Lectures 12:15pm, Free!
Mon, Dec 7 Lindbergh’s Trains & Planes: The First Transcontinental Flight Route
Jerry Snow, Historian
New York to Los Angeles in an unheard-of 48 hours in 1929! And what a way to go–luxuriously appointed Ford Trimotor Airplanes, meals served aloft, and a window seat for every passenger. We will show original footage from those flights and learn how close they few to Flagstaff.
**Note this is a Monday**

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Dec 12 Christmas Party and Crafts 9:00-11:00am
The community is invited to attend our annual Christmas Party which will be held in the Visitor Center. From 9:00 - 11:00 am Santa will be on hand to give out candy and Mrs. Claus will read Christmas stories to the children. In addition, there will be crafts for the children to make and take home, as well as Christmas music and general good cheer. To help fend off the cold, hot cider and cake will be served. This year we will also host the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy’s Choir at 10:00am.

Holiday Tours at Riordan Mansion–The Month of December The Mansion is festively decorated in turn-of-the-century style with wreaths, garlands, greenery and a towering fir tree trimmed with old-fashioned ornaments. Guided tours include glimpses of folklore and traditions of Christmas, both past and present. Reservations are recommended. Adults $6.00 (14 years and up); youth $2.50 (7-13 years); 6 and under are free. Closed Christmas Day.