Flagstaff, AZ: Renowned local Photographer, Debbie Leavitt is showing her “Bodies of Work” through November at La Bellavia, 18 S. Beaver. There will be a free art party on Friday, 11/7 between 5:30 & 9pm. Get out to La Bellavia and check it out!

Flagstaff, AZ: Hosted by the Coconino Center for the Arts (2300 N. Fort Valley Road). The Fine Craft Exhibition opens November 21st and features the work of over 50 regional artists. Crafts in the exhibit include glass, clay, wood, fiber and metal among other mediums.

Eduardo Fernandez , classical guitarist is also coming on the 21st at 8pm. In fact, there are so many interesting things going on this month at the Center - you should really go to their website and look at their events. And to stay on top of things in the future - subscribe to their newsletter while you’re visiting their website.

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

Evening Slide Presentation Series, 7pm RSVP Free!
(Program is Free. Reservations are recommended due to limited availability.)
Nov 8 Edward F. Beale, The Forgotten Giant
Richard and Sherry Mangum, Flagstaff Historians Many northern Arizona residents know about Edward Beale because he built the Beale Wagon Road, the path of which is followed by I-40 and the railroad, or they may think of him as “The Man with the Camels.” Beale was much bigger than that, one of the leading Americans of his time. He was a war hero, pathfinder, humanitarian and more. Beale was the man that US officials called on to carry dispatches between California and Washington, in the 1840s-50s, when the trip was a dangerous test of a man’s courage and resourcefulness, and he always delivered the goods. If a man is known by his friends, then consider Beale’s list: John Fremont, Thomas Hart Benton, Kit Carson, Commodore Robert Stockton, Ulysses S. Grant and others. When he died in 1893 the nation mourned.

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On-Going Series of Brown Bag Lunch Lectures, 2nd Tuesday of Each Month 12:15pm, Free!

Nov 11 Naval Observatory and NOFS in America’s Dark Sky City: The History and Role of Your Navy in Arizona’s Ponderosa Highland
Paul Shankland, Director, U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station Established after 20 years of deliberations in Washington, D.C. over the best night skies in the country, the Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (or “NOFS”) began operating in 1955 with a 40″ aperture telescope, still in use today. Far from any classic Navy port, NOFS is known as “the Navy’s Dark Sky site”. The NOFS staff consists of two dozen astronomers, engineers, and support staff, and together they perform key astronomy which supports a broad number of defense programs as well as pure science research. Prominent among the instruments in use are the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) on Anderson Mesa next to Lake Mary, and the 1999 addition of a 1.3-meter aperture wide-field telescope.

Flagstaff, AZ: Friday, October 31st - 4-8pm

Join Mountain Sports & Life is Good on Halloween for Trick or Treats. Downtown Flagstaff at the corner of Aspen & San Francisco - they will be handing out treats for Ghosts & Ghouls of all ages. Over 20 Downtown merchants will be participating and handing out treats, so get your empty pumpkin ready and come downtown for some hometown trick or treating.

Saturday, October 11 at 8PM. This will be his last solo concert in Sedona before he leaves for New York. BILLBOARD magazine describes him as “the new generation of guitar hero” and GUITAR ONE magazine voted him “one of the top ten guitarists in the country”. Make this a special evening by having dinner at Marketplace Café (reservations are recommended at 928-284-5478) and then taking a leisurely stroll to the theatre. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 the day of the concert, and can be purchased by calling 1-800-838-3006; or visiting Basha’s in West Sedona; Marketplace Café or Rycus’ Corners in the Village of Oak Creek or online at www.canyonmoontheatre.org. The theatre box office opens at 6:30PM the night of the concert.

Flagstaff Festival of Science Events, RSVP For more info: www.scifest.org (Program is Free. Reservations are recommended due to limited availability.)

Saturday, Sept 27 4:00pm
“Peachy” Breckenridge from Beale Wagon Road survey and building teams (Living History Presentation) in the front courtyard of historic Riordan Mansion On the Beale Road with Peachy G. Breckinridge, 1857-1859

P. Gilmer Breckinridge, as he engraved his name at El Moro, N.M., was a member of Lt. Beale’s Wagon Road Survey and road construction crew from Fort Smith Arkansas to California. In a living history presentation, Peachy will tell us about experiences on the road including how they kept track of their positions using the sextant and chronometer for latitude and longitude. Nineteenth century sextant and chronometer will be present for viewing.

Saturday, Sept 27 7:00p.m.
Apollo Missions in Flagstaff
Dr. Gerald G. Schaber, Astrogeologist
In the decade from 1963 to 1973, a group of young geoscientists working for the USGS Branch of Astrogeology in Flagstaff –and led by the visionary geologist Eugene Shoemaker–played a major role in one of mankind’s greatest achievements– the six Apollo expeditions to the Moon. Shoemaker had strongly weighed the fact that Flagstaff was centrally located near a number of natural landmarks which would be well-suited for training NASA’s astronauts in general field procedures. The region provided an unsurpassed first-hand study of landforms resulting from volcanism as well as impact cratering. Man’s greatest adventure was an amazing feat, not only to engineer the massive and technologically complex space vehicles, but to prepare men both scientifically and emotionally to explore the surface of the Moon. Twelve men explored six areas of the lunar surface during the Apollo Era, and Flagstaff’s role in their training is now part of history.

The presentation by Dr. Gerald G. Schaber will chronicle the Apollo-related research and geologic training of the Apollo astronauts training in Flagstaff which contributed significantly to the historic and remarkable Manned Apollo Moon missions. July 20, 2009, will mark the 40th anniversary of that remarkable day when astronauts Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin landed their spacecraft “Eagle” on the surface of the Moon in the Sea of Tranquillity.

Sunday, Sept 28 7:00 p.m.
Fort Valley Experimental Forest at 100 Years Susan Olberding, Historian Presentation regarding evolution of photography used to document forest ecology at Ft. Valley Experimental Forest. Accompanied by exhibit of hand tinted glass slides in West House which will be open 6-7pm.

Friday, Oct 3 7:00p.m. Protecting, Preserving and Interpreting the 1892-1900 Grand Canyon-Flagstaff Stage Coach Line Historic Landscape Richard and Sherry Mangum, Flagstaff Historians and Neil Weintraub, South Kaibab Zone Archaeologist, Kaibab National Forest Come learn about the efforts of multiple partners who are currently working on preservation and interpretation plans for the stage coach that once brought tourists from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon between 1892 and 1900. The Mangums will present the Stage Coach’s history, and Neil Weintraub, as a result of his relocation of historic photographic points, will compare and contrast how the landscape has changed along the route, and how today you can go visit these places that appear much as they did more than 100 years ago!

Saturday, Oct 4 7:00p.m.
The 1917-1918 Flu Epidemic in Flagstaff
Bee Valvo, Special Collections and Archives, Cline Library, NAU
An ominous note was made on September 30, 1918 in the Milton Hospital patient register, “Epidemic at Normal School started today- numerous boys and girls seen today.” The worldwide influenza outbreak would eventually kill at least 200 people in Flagstaff and as many as 100 million people around the world. No culture, gender, or economic class was spared. Through Michael Riordan’s letters, Coconino County Public Health Department records, and the oral histories of those who lived through the epidemic, we will explore how the citizens of Flagstaff faced the epidemic and rose above its wrath.

Sunday, Oct 5 7:00p.m.
Little Colorado River Valley NHA: How the Landscape of the Little Colorado River Valley Shaped Human Activities Linda Marie Golier, Center for Desert Archaeology Have you ever really thought about how our lives are shaped by our land? Come think and learn about Hopi farming and specialized varieties of crops developed for dry farming, how Navajo-Churro sheep became adapted to this environment and then contributed to a major part of Navajo culture, how the terrain and climate made the 35th parallel ideal for a railroad route and, in turn, how that affected future development and settlement, including the logging and livestock industries. The proposed Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage Area seeks to promote these and other aspects of our region’s heritage. Forty other National Heritage Areas across the country are already doing so in their respective communities and the possibility to do the same exists here.

Flagstaff, AZ: Saturday, Oct 4 through November
19th Annual Trappings of the American West Exhibition, Museum of Northern Arizona’s McMillan Homestead. Fine and functional art of the American cowboy. The only exhibition in the U.S. of contemporary paintings, photography, and bronzes, with the finest of cowboy gear. Seventy-five artists from 14 Western states, Hawaii, and Canada. 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. (7-17). 928-774-5213 · musnaz.org

The Arboretum celebrates the Flagstaff Festival of Science with an Open House focusing on the dynamics of fall color. Families can participate in a scavenger hunt, craft activities, garden tours and live birds of prey demonstrations. 1:00-5:00 p.m.; free. 928-774-1442 · thearb.org

The Artwalk is a Flagstaff Institution - not to be missed! Everyone comes out to roam the streets of downtown Flagstaff, and take in the artwork posted in shops, galleries and restaurants. Brought to you by the Flagstaff Cultural Partners. This month’s after party is at Pesto Brothers Piazza, delicious Italian dining right off of Heritage Square.

Be sure to visit Flag Cultural Partners website for information on a ton of great events going on - you don’t want to miss anything!

For a downloadable map of the artwalk participants - go here.

In our American culture It’s a Wonderful Life has become almost as familiar as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Adapted from the film by Frank Capra, the play tells the story of George Bailey, from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been squashed by family obligation and civic duty. His guardian angel descends on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him - by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born -
that his has been, after all, a wonderful life.

Directed by Virginia Brown and Linda Sutera

Male and female roles are available for a wide age range, including two boys and two girls (approximately 7-12 years old) No prior stage experience necessary

Auditions will be held at The Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 West Cherry Avenue

Monday October 6th 5-8 PM

Tuesday October 7th 5-8 PM

Wednesday October 8th 5-8 PM

This show will run November 28th through December 20th. For more information, please call the Box Office at 928-774-1662