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September 2022 | Vol 28 Issue 9 | www flaglive com | FREE STUDENTGUIDE THE2022 Discoveringandr yourcolleg 6 HOT PICKS: Things to do in Flagstaff this month 20 BREW: Masters of Brewtality 101: Getting Lumberjacked up 24 MUSIC: The BIG ONE brings together friends both new and old at the Orpheum

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September 2022 | ﬂaglive com | 3 SEP. 1 OCT. 5, 2022 » VOL 28, ISSUE 9 Editorial Managing Editor Matthew Hayden mhayden@azdai ysun com Photo Jake Bacon Rachel G bbons Advertising Ad Manager Zak Me er zmeier@azdai ysun com Account Executive Jayne Hayden hayden@azda lysun com STAFF 16 FEATURE STORY The 2022 Flagstaff Student Guide: Discovering and rediscovering your college town By The Flag Live Staff and Camille Sipple 10 BEAT East Side Story: Fall for the under appreciated side of Flagstaff By Ash Lohmann 12 HIKES, BIKES AND TRIKES Weed woes?: Common wild plants in Flagstaff also serve as nutritional powerhouses By MacKenzie Chase 4 FULL FRONTAL Fireside Chat Hot Picks Letter from Home College Chronicles 21 REAR VIEW Nicole’s Impossibly Possible Ideas 26 PULSE 31 PAPER POEM 31 MONEY SHOT ON THE COVER: Flag Live welcomes students back to another school year by providing them their annual guide to life in Flag Photo by Rachel Gibbons Students are back at school with fall just around the corner. Jake Bacon, Ar zona Da ly Sun CONTENTS Contributors Cam l e S pp e Ash Lohmann Brendan Trachse M ke Wi l ams MacKenz e Chase N cole Wa ker Laura Ke y K rsten Math sen Max Cannon Jen Sorensen Jimmy Cra g Drew Fairweather 20 BREW Masters of Brewtality’s Guide to Getting Lumberjacked Up By Mike Williams 22 STAGE Amenuofvenues:Checkoutsomeofour favoriteplacestoexperiencelivemusicandart By The Flag Live Staff 24 MUSIC A night to remember: The BIG ONE unites old friends and new for a one night, rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza By Matthew Hayden SEPT22 6 E. Route 66 • 928.774.6100 • karmaﬂagstaff.com Thurs Sat 11 am 11 pm • Sun Wed 11 am 10 pm Happy Hours: Daily 3 6 pm • 9 pm Close MUCHO MIDORI TRY OUR GREEN CHILE RAMEN! $3 OFF DURING LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR MON–SAT • 9 PM–CLOSE 1500 E Cedar Ave Ste 40 F agstaff, Ar zona (928) 779 2187 www brandysrestaurant com 18 S Beaver Street Flagstaff, Arizona (928) 774.8301 www.brandyscafe.com

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Our advocacy and funding provide events and resources including but not limited to: free legal counsel, free menstrual product dispensers, extended library hours, free materials for clubs, concerts, the home coming carnival, funding for clubs and students and “Kiss My Axe” t shirts Student government is in its 104th year at NAU and has continually worked hard to improve the lives of students. It is my privilege to continue this legacy of change, and I encourage all students to reach out with ideas, questions, or concerns. We are tasked with representing over 19,000 stu dents we can only do so with your input We are available at asnau@nau.edu and on Instagram @official ASNAU. Feel free to stop by our office in the University Union, room 206 and talk to our incredible staff

A LETTER FROM NAU’s Student Body President

Hello Lumberjacks, my name is Brendan Trachsel, and it is my priv ilege to serve as your student body president this year through the Associated Students of Northern Arizona University (ASNAU)! I have been involved all over campus throughout my time at NAU, and I am ec static to get things going in this new role Things are changing at this univer sity with new leadership, vision and goals. It is my belief that this new page is a catalyst for change that will benefit students and create a vibrant campus community. As president I oversee a department of over 40 student workers all working hard to improve the lives of the student body. It is my responsibility to do what I can do to help them achieve their goals, and I have been working on my own as well. I ran for this position wanting to increase university transparency and met with the administration within my first month on this topic. By the end of this semester, students can expect the first ever report detailing how mandatory student fee money was used last year in an easy to understand format. Getting this essential information to students will create an in formed student body which will allow us to effectively advocate for ourselves This is a huge election year for Arizona, and I will ensure the Associated Students does all it can to get voter information to students Students and young people are some of the most underrepresented groups in government and have some of the lowest rates of election participation. We will do everything we can to increase engagement and understanding at the polls this November. The student body presidents of NAU, UA and ASU have worked together all summer to bring a governor candidate forum to students in September. This will be a great opportu nity for students to hear candidates’ pri orities surrounding education in Arizona. As we begin the fall semester my team, and I will relentlessly advocate for stu dents. ASNAU members serve as the only recognized representatives for the student body at NAU This is exercised primarily through seats on dozens of university, lo cal and state wide committees. Addition ally, ASNAU has control over the “23 Fee” and is NAU’s only student controlled fee

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It is my belief that this new page is a catalyst for change that will beneﬁt students and create a vibrant campus community.

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There are few country artists as iconic as the great Tracy Byrd. His music has graced the halls of honkey tonks and stadiums alike, but Flagstaff is lucky enough to have the op portunity to witness this legend perform live at the Orpheum Theater. Byrd is a true household name and his honest sto rytelling and powerful vocals make him a must see for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of his discography But, we’d wager that you’ve heard at least one of his award winning songs. “Watermelon Crawl,” “I’m From The Country’’ and “Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo’’ are only some of his hit tracks from his gold and platinum albums, but if you head down to the Orpheum on the 14th, you’ll be sure to catch some more of the classics. You can buy your tickets at the Orpheum’s website at orpheumﬂagstaff.com. But, if you’re already going, doors open at 6:30 p m , and the show starts at 7:30 p m Now, how many rounds of Jose Cuervo is it going to take to get you to check out the Tracy Byrd concert? Probably none, but it might add to the fun!

JOSH BIGGS of Sambatuque play in Heritage Square during the Flagstaff Music Festival. Country singer Tracy Byrd is performing at the Orpheum on September 14.

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6 | flaglive com | September 2022 September is filled with oodles of music themed events, but one of the first and most exciting is the Flag staff Music Festival. Each year, this festival puts on a show in Heritage Square that showcases a lineup of local musicians to celebrate the Flagstaff music scene and raise money for the Haven Walker Music Scholarship Fund. The Flagstaff Music Festival’s website states that this scholarship “assists Flagstaff area high school students with the opportunity to further their musical journeys” So, if you want to support young mu sicians and Flagstaff bands including Sister Jackson and S.E. Willis and the Willing, head down to Herit age Square at noon and hang out till 9 p.m. It’s a free event for all, but if you want to donate to the cause head to the Flagstaff Music Festival website at flagstaffmusicfestival.com and click on the donate tab. » SATURDAY | 9.10 » WEDNESDAY | 9.14

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Pickin’in the Pines will be at the Pepsi Amphitheater from September 16-18. Dr Zahi Hawass will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Flagstaff Festival of Science.

High-class Bluegrass Grab your banjos and ﬁd dles, folks because Pickin’ in the Pines is back at the Pepsi Amphitheater for another year of classic bluegrass fun. Each year, this award-winning, three-day festival celebrates and honors all things acoustic from folk music to gypsy jazz, and this year, they’ve got a stellar lineup of artists from a diverse set of musical back grounds that will be sure to get your toes tapping. They include the Dan Tyminski Band whose voice has accompanied the likes of George Clooney and Avicii, the Jerry Douglas Band whose skill on the resonator gui tar resembles that of Hendrix and many more whose talent is undeniable. On Friday and Saturday, the gates open at 9 a.m with the festivities starting at 10 and ending after the ﬁnal show concludes. Sunday’s shows begin at 9 a.m. and end after the Dan Tyminski Band performs at 3:30 p.m. While this schedule is subject to change, you can still buy your single-day tickets or festival passes on the Pickin’ in the Pines website at pickininthepines.org or on the Pepsi Amphitheater website at pepsiamp.com.

While the arts and entertainment are fundamental to Flagstaff’s rich culture, so too is science. With Low ell Observatory perched on Mars Hill and a university with a vast array of STEM majors, it’s hard not to see the impact that science has on our community, but if there is one event that exempliﬁes this aspect of Flagstaff best, it’s the Festival of Science This 10-day celebration showcases the outstanding science and research that is conducted year round in our backyard with a large collection of events from lectures on climate change to art workshops for kids, and this year, the Flagstaff Festival of Science is kicking off their festivities with a keynote presentation by world-renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass. Dr. Hawass will be sharing his passion for archeology and fascination with the world of the pharaohs in Ardrey Au ditorium on September 23 at 7 p.m., so if you want to go to the keynote speech or any other event going on in town, visit the Festival of Science’s website at scifest.org to browse and reserve tickets for the many activities going on during this 10-day period.

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And so, when I wake up, I do my little word puzzles and stare into a world where there is order, and where, just for a moment, I can find the words to make everything right.”

LETTER

My affection for Wordle is not really about the addiction or the dopamine or the brag ging rights contained in the green and yel low grids. It is more about the small benevolent universe of my letters, my choices, my satisfactions. I read a piece recently by jour nalist Lyz Lenz who talks about the salve of starting her day with puzzles. Her words are my thoughts as well. “Some days, I feel as if I am living and working so desperately.

Originally a ﬂatlander, Laura Kelly is a journalism professor who teaches writing and storytelling at the American University in Bulgaria She lives in Flagstaff during the summer months and calls the city one of her homes She uses Mary Oliver’s words as her manifesto: “Pay attention Be aston ished Tell about it” Laura Kelly I Give You My Wordle FROM HOME Game Theory

8 | flaglive com | September 2022 Each morning I ARISE, brush my TEETH, heat some WATER, make some TOAST and THINK about my day. But first I open Wordle, the tasty online word game less than a year old and more addictive than potato chips. In an interview with the BBC earlier this year, game inventor Josh Wardle said his aim was to make Wordle something akin to “a delightful snack.” And so, I bite. But briefly. Unlike chips or the mindless over indulgence snack food can induce, Wordle rations itself: One word a day, five letters, five chances. I traffic in language, make my living talk ing about words, revere Scrabble, parry with friends over vocabulary, thumb through the dictionary for fun I had a cat named Alphabet. These I offer as my wordplay dorkus maximus bona fides. When Wordle appeared in my social feeds, I was an imme diate acolyte Lots of us were According to British psychologist Lee Chambers, Wordle activates the language and logic parts of the brain. My brain and millions of others’ lights up over puzzles because they represent a low stakes chal lenge. With Wordle, I get to embark on a challenge wearing my pajamas. However frustrating a game might occasionally be, the dopamine reward for playing the puzzle is a small hit of morning bliss. Wordle’s start cute origin story sounds as if it were conjured by the Hallmark net work. Wardle, a Brooklyn based software engineer, created the game in October 2021 without an intent for worldwide distribu tion He made it as a present for his sweetie, whom he has called a word game fangirl. They played it and shared it with some friends who shared it with some friends. And on it went until it found me A month after it was created, about 90 people were playing Wordle. In early Janu ary of this year a function was added to the game that allowed an easy sharing of results on social media. Popularity mushroomed. At the start of this year the number of players began at 300,000 and ballooned to over 2 million players a week later Twitter added to the velocity. When players began tweeting their results, curiosity and inter est spiked Today millions of people play Wordle in 91 languages including Cornish, Kazakh and Klingon. What began as a gift became a hot com modity In January the New York Times bought Wordle for its game stable at a price the paper reports was in “the low seven fig ures.” Time magazine named Wardle one of the 100 most influential people of the year Wardle tweeted his astonishment at the viral popularity (“I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming”) and listed some of the effects of playing the game: “from uniting distant family members, to provoking friendly rivalries to supporting medical recoveries.” Wordle as wellness; that’s some game

The world seems so perilous and fraught, and I’m meat and ﬂesh and nerve endings trying to ﬁnd a way through it all. And life, if it is worth living, isn’t all tirades and rage against the machine It’s wine in Rome, it’s roses, it’s puzzles.

According to a March 2022 article on Medium that calls itself the authoritative list of the highest form of commercial ﬂat tery, Wordle spinoffs number around 100 and include Absurdle (a cranky version of Wordle), Dordle (two words), Trordle (three words), Hardle (billed as more difficult than Wordle), Xordle (two Wordles in one), Sedecordle (16 words), Gordle (for hockey fans) and my favorites: Dawdl (make as many guesses as you want to solve the puz zle) and Sweardle (a “sweary word guessing game”). Were I to venture a permutation, my addition to the list would be Girdle, available only to women of a certain age who agree to play the game wearing restrictive undergarments.

“And so, when I wake up, I do my little word puzzles and stare into a world where there is order, and where, just for a moment, I can ﬁnd the words to make everything right” I AGREE.

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Whether it be helping shelter animals, assisting in ﬁre or ﬂood relief in the Sun nyside community or simply picking up trash along Route 66, efforts like these are what help knit the community together.

At High Country Humane, volunteers not only would be helping the individual an imals they’re interacting with, but they’d also be assisting the community. Olsen explained that everything community volunteers put into the Humane Society, High Country Humane gives back. Olsen said Flagstaff residents can expect expert animal care and sheltering that makes people feel good about adopting or rescuing a pet in need. “[High Country Humane is] a place where you can volunteer, foster and do nate, and you know your support makes a difference in the lives of pets every single day,” Olsen said. Additionally, residents can volunteer with Sportsman’s, an east side recre ation retailer. Store Manager Jenni Rigo explained that the Sportsman’s location proudly hosts “Maintain the Terrain” community clean up events twice a year. “Our focus of these clean ups is to make an impact on our great outdoors by cleaning up popular shooting, ﬁshing and camping sites,” Rigo said. “We also sup port wildlife conservation efforts and such related outdoor events in and around our community”

ith its iconic attractions, down town shops and hilltop tele scopes, the west side of Flagstaff tends to get a lot of love from passersby and locals alike, but without scouting the activities on the East Side, one can’t truly have a complete picture of Flagstaff. We asked residents, students and visi tors to share their favorite east side gems, and for someone living on the West Side, know that these attractions are worth the short trek across town.

Liz Olsen, the Executive Director at High Country Humane Society said there are a variety of volunteer shifts residents and NAU students can pick up at the Humane Society seven days a week.

East Side Story

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SHOPPING Retail therapy is a preferred day off activity for many, and if avoiding crowds helps make the experience all the more enjoyable for someone, shopping on the east side of Flagstaff may be an excel lent option Dozens of shops speckle the east side of town, and residents have shared that it’s Flagstaff’s epicenter for secondhand shopping. Big name thrift stores like Goodwill and Savers can be found on the East Side, along with smaller, locally owned options like Sharon’s Attic on Fourth Street. So, whether on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume or for second hand apartment furnishings, East Side res ident Emily Dietz said starting at the thrift stores often gives her more suc cess for less money. “It is environmentally friendly and the thrift stores on the East Side are af fordable,” Dietz said “I feel like thrifting reﬂects the community I live in. I’ve had so many fun ﬁnds from Chacos, overalls, cute granny sweaters and even a dress that I upcycled into a two piece set ” The east side of town also offers several popular retail options in the Flagstaff Mall. Stores such as Barnes and Noble, Bath and Body Works, Hobby Lobby and Claire’s occupy the Flagstaff Mall. Other businesses to check out within the mall include Flagstaff Arts Connection, an artist operated gallery displaying local arts and crafts.

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Starlite Lanes is located on the east side of town at 3406 E.Route 66. To give back to the Flagstaff community, many head out to the East Side to aid in volunteer work.”

Rigo explained that volunteering to maintain the areas residents recreate helps keep the space usable, happy and healthy for those to come Fall for the under appreciated side of Flagstaff

VOLUNTEERING Many preach that one of the most re warding ways to spend your free time is giving back to others. To give back to the Flagstaff community, many head out to the East Side to aid in volunteer work.

DINING

Many may wonder, ‘How could the East Side possibly compare to downtown Flagstaff when it comes to dining?’ yet never venture down Route 66 to some of Flagstaff’s favorite restaurants located on the east side of town A little investigation will unveil numerous options that can indeed hold a candle to Flag’s delicious downtown favorites. Among local favorite east side restaurants are La Fonda, Sat chamo’s Barbecue, the Toasted Owl’s east side location, and Fat Olives.

FUN In need of a fun group activity? Have a free Saturday? Heading to the east side of Flagstaff may be an effective bore dom buster with the variety of businesses and parks available for residents to enjoy. Weather permitting, parks like Buffalo Park, Bushmaster and Foxglenn are excellent places to get some exercise and enjoy the beauty of Flagstaff’s flora. With their trails and grassy fields, outdoor ac tivities are nearly endless Additionally, skate parks can be found at Bushmaster Park, Foxglenn and the Basin, where those on two, four or even eight wheels can roll to their heart’s content Though, if the weather doesn’t neces sarily allow for outdoor fun, there are a handful of businesses on the east side of town that are all about fun no matter your mood. Starlite Lanes is the local bowling alley located on Route 66 next to the Museum Club. There, one will find bowling lanes, a mini arcade and a full service bar. Are movies more the vibe? Harkins Theaters is also located on the East Side and shows everything from the latest blockbusters to classics, all for you to enjoy from the comfort of a cushy chair. Levitate Adventure Park, which is projected to open at the end of 2022, will also bring another option for indoor fun to the east side of Flagstaff. The adventure park will house dozens of trampolines for residents to bounce the bad days away

Many residents like Rigo believe the atmosphere of recreation on the east side of Flagstaff is more laid back and less crowded than what can be found else where in town. However, Rigo said she thinks there is just as much to do and see on the East Side than there is surrounding downtown Flagstaff

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“Sportsman’s is your local outdoor retailer, specializing in camping, hiking, hunting and ﬁshing,” Rigo said. “We stand to provide gear and exceptional service to inspire outdoor memories”

Flagstaff is surrounded with gorgeous natural scenery, and the East Side is no exception to that. Attractions like Mount Elden and Walnut Canyon are some of residents’ favorite places to recreate on the east side of Flagstaff. These areas offer various hikes, sightseeing activities and opportunities to recreate in various ways Regardless of if you’re climbing, kayaking, hunting or camping, recreation outlets on the east side of town are prepared to assist nearby adventures Rigo at Sportsman’s Flagstaff explained that alongside selling top recreation brands, the store aims to do much more for residents.

Weed woes? wild plants in Flagstaff also serve as nutritional

bundant rains have brought lush growth to Flagstaff’s trail systems and people’s yards. Before ruthlessly evicting every weed from your garden beds though, perhaps consider that they can be so much more than just a nuisance. For aging for wild food is a fun way to connect with nature and add nutrients to your diet. This list just barely scratches the surface of what is available for the taking right outside your front door, but hopefully it encourages more people to learn about the many uses of common weeds It’s important to always harvest from abundance and leave enough plant mat ter for the critters to appreciate and avoid gathering plants where they may have been exposed to pesticides and other chemicals or car exhaust. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Everyone should be familiar with dande lions and be able to recognize them in their various growth stages, but always make 100% sure you know what a plant is before consuming. The humble dandelion is an tioxidant-rich and full of nutrients from root to flower In its pre-flowering stage, before it directs its energy toward creating those but tercup yellow flowers, the roots can be dug up and processed into a tea. Wash the dirt thoroughly from the roots before chopping them into smaller pieces and then spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet, roasting at 350° Fahrenheit for 10-20 min-

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London rocket (Sisymbrium irio) The invasive London rocket is a member of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family, in good company with supermarket classics like broccoli, kale and turnips. Plants in this fam ily can be characterized by their four petal flowers that grow in the shape of a cross. London rockets are a pale yellow, and the plant can grow up to three feet high in dis turbed soil along shaded areas near water. Its jagged alternating leaves have a spicy brown mustard flavor and can be used fresh in sandwiches, salads or anywhere you desire that sharpness such as a pesto when blended with garlic, olive oil, walnuts and sea salt. Many of the plants found this time of year will have begun to seed, but some healthy leaves may still be found for the next week or so if you look carefully, just keep in mind that they will be more bitter than the young leaves that are present before the plant flowers. London rocket greens contain vitamin C, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc.

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Flowers can also be gathered for an easy and beautiful addition to meals, but the edible seeds require some processing. An online search can help guide you in the process of collecting the dried pods and winnowing the seeds, which can then be ground into a meal and used in a variety of recipes. Your creativity and desire to learn are the limit when it comes to foraging and eating wild foods. Recommended reading for further explo ration and a more in-depth guide to identify edible wild plants: “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate” by John Kallas, PhD Disclaimer: Flag Live is not liable for the misidentiﬁcation of edible weeds. is one of the most nutrientdense foods known London rockets are in good company with supermarket classics like broccoli,kale

utes, stirring halfway or until fully dried and fragrant. Steeped in simmering water on the stovetop for about 10 minutes with roasted chicory root and a cinnamon stick, it is a delicious replacement for coffee. The bitter leaves can also be used spar ingly in a salad, on top of a pizza or wher ever one would use other bitter greens such as arugula. Dandelion greens are an excellent source of vitamins A, C and K as well as folate, calcium and potassium, but if the flavor isn’t your thing, you can also chop the leaves and add them to a vinegar to create an infusion. Allow the nutrients to be absorbed for about two weeks and then strain the plant matter out. The result is an anti-inflammatory vinegar that can be used in a simple homemade salad dressing by mixing equal parts olive oil, a clove or two of garlic, salt and pepper to taste and any other spices of your choice. Toss a few dandelion flowers in your salad for color and additional health benefits Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) While the name may be unfamiliar, you’ve likely seen this plant before. Purslane has a reddish stem that grows outward to create ground cover in disturbed soil along trails, in the cracks of sidewalks or even in your garden. It is one of the most nutrient-dense foods known, as it is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and also contains vitamins A and C, manganese, magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. The succulent-like leaves can be eaten plain, chopped into a fresh pesto, added to salads, sandwiches or tacos, and even pickled. They have an enjoyable bite to them and are slightly tart with an almost lemony flavor. They are considered a del icacy and can be purchased from growers at the farmers market, but foraging them yourself is just as easy if you have the time and knowledge. A very important fact to note is that common purslane does have a toxic lookalike. Spurge (of which there are several varieties) also has a reddish stem and grows as groundcover wherever it can. However, it lacks the distinct thickness of purslane leaves and its thin stems secrete a milky sap when broken, which can cause irritation to the skin. Close inspection will help new foragers tell these two plants apart but this can’t be said enough never eat a wild plant or mushroom that you cannot iden tify with 100% confidence.

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Camille Sipple Hello readers, my name is Camille Sipple, and I am about to begin my senior year of college at NAU. As the summer comes to a close, I know my life is about to turn back into the hurricane esque swirl of busy weeks that I have cultivated it into over the last couple of years. This year I am taking on the position of Editor in Chief at The Lumberjack news paper as well as working as a Co Station Manager for KJACK Radio. Though stress and overload is imminent, I still couldn’t be more excited for what my ﬁnal year at NAU has to offer When I graduated high school, I remem ber thinking back over my time there and realizing if I could go back and do it again not that I’d necessarily want to there are a million and one different paths I could have taken to completely alter my high school experience As I near the end of yet another milestone in my life, I’ve realized that col lege is no different because it contains a vast multitude of paths one can take.

It’s important to focus on the “here and now,” but I can’t help but think about the “what if’s” sometimes. What if I hadn’t done that or been there? What if I had said yes to that or no to that? What if I had spent my time differently? What if I had gotten over my fears and gained confidence in myself and my capabilities sooner? What if I hadn’t met those friends? What if I hadn’t lost those friends? What if I had gone to bed earlier and not experienced those late nights but had been more rested for the next day? What if I hadn’t gone to that animal shelter? What if I hadn’t walked into that open house? By changing any one of these decisions my college life would have been redirected; some in small ways and some in massive, path al tering ways. But, the reality is where we are now and how we choose to move forward. It’s OK to look back at the past and won der how things could have gone differently, but the important thing is to avoid getting stuck there because then you’ll miss what’s happening right in front of you I know that sounds like some variation of a cheesy inspi rational quote you’d see on Pinterest, but it’s a mindset that has kept me fairly grounded and present within myself in recent years And I’d definitely recommend it. Now that you know a bit about me, I’ll share just a couple of things I’ve learned during my last three years at NAU so that hopefully you’ll gain something helpful from this and not just a handful of fun facts about a person you probably don’t even know. One of the most important things I have learned in college is to ask questions. No, seriously, I mean it. As cliché as it sounds, I urge you no matter if you’re a newly minted freshman or a senior just waiting for May ASK QUESTIONS! Secondly, I would recommend taking a walk around to simply familiarize yourself with everything. You never know what you might stumble upon and regardless, getting some fresh air es pecially Flagstaff’s lovely mountain air is always a good thing. Lastly, I’d like to stress that it’s OK if you don’t have it all figured out yet. Over the years, I feel like the pressure to know exactly where your life is going has just continued to intensify and intensify until it’s suffocating Hopefully, this can serve as a sign that it’s OK to come up for air without knowing those answers right now. I was never one of those people who knew who they wanted to be or what they wanted to do from the minute they entered elementary school. By sophomore year of high school I still didn’t have any clue what major, much less career, I was even interested in Off the top of my head I can think of at least four different careers I had considered pursuing while I was in high school. In the end, I am glad I chose Journalism as my path in college because it’s become such a passion of mine and something I am extremely excited to pursue as a career after graduation. I am so grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Flag Live! for the next few months, and I can’t wait to see what new paths it will provide

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The Flag Live Staff & Camille Sipple, Editor in Chief at the Lumberjack College towns are a funny thing. For many, they sit a fair distance away from the places we’ve grown up, but for others, they are one in the same The relationship that each student has with the place they receive their college education is unique and sometimes complicated, but no matter where you come from and no matter how long you’ve been here, there’s always something new to discover in your college town If you’re reading this because you’ve just moved here to attend Northern Arizona University or Coconino Community College: welcome and congratu lations! You’ve landed yourself in a place that frequently ranks among the best college towns in the nation, and in your hands is the key to understanding it Flag Live is Flagstaff’s premier arts and entertainment publication, but more than that, we are a valuable resource for anybody looking for guidance on how to navigate this northern Arizona town. In this edition, we are part nering with The Lumberjack’s Editor in Chief, Camille Sipple, to provide readers the scoop on the best things to do in Flagstaff student style. That means thoughts on campus life, food, nature, music, art and a whole swath of other things that we think make Flagstaff sing. This is by no means a comprehensive list and it’s not meant to be but we hope it helps get you started on your journey to discover and rediscover this new town that we call home.

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Best way to get involved on campus Despite how cheesy it sounds, if you’re a freshman on campus, go to the Club Fair! Seriously, just check it out! There are so many different clubs on campus that I’m sure you’ll see at least one that you’ll grab a ﬂier for. Now, actually joining the club well that’s up to you Best campus ghost story Every university has its ghost stories that haunt the halls and NAU is no different. The most well known ghost on campus wanders the Morton Hall dormitory and is said to be named Kathy. The predominant theory re garding Kathy’s death is that she hung herself in the dorm’s stairwell years ago Some students say they’ve seen Kathy wandering the dorm’s halls; she is always in a blue nightgown, with a rope around her neck according to Morton Hall residents Other students have reported phan tom like footsteps throughout the halls and faucets turning on and off by themselves.

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If your roommates are of the noisy variety which, let’s be honest, most of them are here are some study spots to get you out of the dorm and into the books. For a truly quiet study en vironment, go to the top floor of Cline Library (1001 Knoles Dr). Another great option is renting out a study room (for free!) and bringing some study snacks or that Dutch Rebel that’s been sit ting in your fridge for four days The Cline study rooms are great if you have classmates or friends studying with you, but if you want one during finals week make sure to book it in advance! Most underrated spot on campus The North Quad may be one of the most pho togenic places on campus I’m sure you’ve seen photos of it all over NAU’s Instagram feed but there are other spots that are just as good, I promise. South Quad or the South “Bowl” is one of those places. It’s a great place to relax and take a breather between classes, especially on a sunny day. Or you can pull out a book and claim a spot on the steps that adorn the upper edge of the quad. However you like to spend your time, South Quad won’t disappoint Best freshman tradition The Running of the Freshmen is your true induction to life at 7,000 feet. Yes, afterward your lungs will likely feel like they’ve been torn to shreds but so will most of the people around you. Make friends! Commiserate in your new, shared hatred of all things running. Or, if you’re a bit less cynical, find a hiking or workout buddy. It’ll be much more fun kicking the eleva tion’s butt together!

Target is great I’m sure most of us are fans of Target. But... we all usually end up with the same stuff don’t we? For some dorm décor that is a bit different than your run of the mill corpo rate designs, we recommend checking out the Old Town Shops (120 N Leroux St) in Down town Flagstaff. Inside you’ll find Mix Flagstaff that sells an assortment of knickknacks and decorations that are sure to make your dorm feel a bit more like home. Walk a few steps further and Blackhound Gallerie appears be fore you. They have something for everyone at Blackhound From stickers to shirts, to wall art, Blackhound offers countless options to liven up that tiny dorm room you somehow fit all of your stuff into. After the Old Town Shops, if you walk out and around the corner, you’ll find Brightside Bookshop at 18 N San Francisco St. Though it is a bookstore first, the shop has also begun selling wall art of several different designs with very budget friendly prices Please see Guide, Page 18

Yes, yes it’s great that the NAU campus has two Star bucks locations where you can caffeinate using your meal plan or dining dollars. BUT… how about taking a break from the union Starbucks for once and trying the coffee shops around town? Flagstaff has a plentiful array of cafes to choose from when you need a caffeine fix. Late for the Train, located at 19A E Aspen Ave, in the heart of Downtown Flagstaff, offers not only a full coffee menu but also a perfect lounge to study in. If the weather cooperates they have a lovely patio seating area as well. Just around the corner is Flagstaff Coffee Company (16 E Rte 66) where you can enjoy a latte or one of their specialty coffee cocktails out on the patio If coffee isn’t really your thing, no worries! Steep Leaf Lounge (1 E Aspen Ave) provides a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere that’s perfect for reading or studying with a pot of your favorite tea. Best late-night on-campus food Late nights might as well be a rite of passage for col lege students at this point. For those living on-campus without a car, or an easily bribed friend with a car, there are still some options for those after hours cravings. The Coupe, located on South Campus next to The Suites at 305 E McConnell Dr, offers up chicken wings and curly fries, among other fried favorites to students However, if your late night cravings smell more like a freshly baked pizza then you’re better off heading to The Wedge (1050 Knoles Dr) on North Campus where personal-size pizzas are their specialty Best places for a hangover brunch We get it. We’ve had those mornings too. If you’re looking for a place to stave off both the hunger and the hangover, we recommend the Toasted Owl Café (12 S Mikes Pike St), Over Easy (2500 S Woodlands Village Blvd) or MartAnnes Burrito Palace (112 E Rte 66). Whether you’re the kind of person that needs a hearty brunch to ward off the hangover or a massive Bloody Mary (or both!), you’ll find it all at Toasted Owl. Over Easy is another option, especially for those looking for a twist on the traditional mimosa as they offer sev eral different flavors including raspberry, guava and mango. MartAnnes is another town favorite and offers everything from chilaquiles to French toast so you’re sure to find something to soak up last night’s fun! Best place to get healthy food If the veggie options at the HotSpot aren’t really “hitting the spot” anymore, take a walk over the Green Scene Café in the Health and Learning Center (824 S San Francisco St). The Green Scene offers hot and cold sandwiches, salads and parfaits. And guess what? You can use your meal swipes and dining dollars here too! So why not try it out? If not for the delicious lunch op tions then instead, so you can tell your mom that you’ve been eating your veggies while you’ve been away. Best lunch spot after a day out on the town A day strolling around town can leave you feeling parched and hungry. We’ve got you covered. Aspen Deli, located at 20 N Beaver St, has a sandwich option for everybody. From their classic menu favorites like the Babbitt (a standard, delicious Italian sandwich) and the Southwest Turkey Panini to their weekly specials, you won’t walk away disappointed Oh, and don’t forget to try their house brewed tropical iced tea!

Best bar for Tequila Sunrise Though it is perhaps not a favorite of locals, Tequila Sunrise has become a tradition for many NAU students. Seeing college students awake and walking about town before 10:00 a.m. isn’t a typical occurrence, unless of course tequila and other early morning cocktail specials are involved. The Mayor, located downtown on 101 S San Francisco St, is one of the local bars that has become known for its Tequila Sunrise celebrations over the years. With DJs and drink specials starting at 6:00 a.m., it’s no surprise that it attracts many of those college students keeping the boozy tradition alive.

The perfect addition to an already perfectly crafted sandwich or wrap. Best places for a dinner date Feeling a little fancy? We recommend Josephine’s Modern American Bistro (503 N Humphreys St) to add that extra “oomph” to your date night, anniver sary or special occasion. With a cozy but classy setting inside and a delightful menu of dinner options as well as drinks, we’re sure you’ll be impressed. However, if you’re looking for a more budget-friendly date night option, never fear! Flagstaff has plenty of those as well! Dara Thai, located at 14 S San Francisco St, provides a comprehensive menu of all of the fan favorites when it comes to Thai cuisine as well as a perfect date night atmosphere, without the budget constraints

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Let’s be honest, the broke college student cliché isn’t so much a cliché as it is a reality. That doesn’t mean you can’t go out with your friends and grab a couple drinks without breaking the bank! For cheap drinks we recommend visiting the Museum Club on a Wednesday night for dancing and dime beers. A Coors draft beer will only cost you a dime (yes we literally mean 10 cents!). If beer isn’t your thing, the Museum Club also offers two dollar well drinks on Wednesdays. But if you’re looking for a more relaxed night out with friends, you can never go wrong with six dollar margaritas at Chili’s! Best place to blow your dining dollars Every NAU student knows, there comes a day when you realize you’ve got a lot more Dining Dollars left on your account than you’ll be able to reasonably use up. The key word there is REASONABLY. Celebrate all your (hopefully) hard work and splurge on dinner at the 1899 Bar and Grill (307 W Dupont Ave) on North Campus Go ahead and order that steak or salmon you’ve been craving all semester along with a crème brulee to top it all off!

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Best dinner spots for when your parents come to visit Parents in town? Well look no further than Beaver Street Brewery (11 S Beaver St) and The Lumber yard Brewing Co. (5 S San Francisco St). Beaver Street Brewery provides a homey atmosphere as well as house-brewed beer and wood-ﬁred pizza. No family arguments here because the brewery’s menu houses an extensive selection of both familiar comfort food and what is sure to be new favorites. The Lumberyard also provides a wide variety of dinner options alongside its notorious Yard Jars (signature cocktails in massive mason jars). Best cheap drinks

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Best place to just get outside Need some fresh air without the commitment of a five mile hike? Then we recommend taking a stroll around Buffalo Park (2400 N Gemini Rd). Though the scenery is beautiful any time of the year, it is especially scenic in the late summer months as the fields come alive with blooming sunflowers. Best hike for bragging rights

We’ve all heard about the typical first semester col lege student who comes home for winter break with at least one new piercing or tattoo if not both. All we recommend is to do at least a little bit of research first. Avail Tattoo (2500 S Woodlands Village Blvd) and Mirror Gallery (608 N Humphreys St) are just a couple of the many tattoo shops that dot the city of Flagstaff, so there’s no question that you’ll find your perfect artist. However, if you’re looking for a piercing to signify your first few months of independence, we recommend Woody’s Old School Tattoos & Piercings at 123 S San Francisco St. Woody’s offers a clean, relaxed environment and their piercer, Dan Duke, provides quality piercings for a price that won’t leave your bank account bone-dry. If you’re with friends looking to get a tattoo instead of a piercing, you’re in luck!

Best budget-friendly weekend activities So it’s your first weekend in Flagstaff and you’re not swamped with homework yet, so you’re looking for something to do Downtown Flagstaff offers so many budget friendly weekend activities that you are sure to find something you’re interested in! On the first Friday of each month, the town holds the First Friday Art Walk Take some friends and head downtown to peruse some of the beautiful pieces crafted by local artists and enjoy the lively atmos phere of Downtown at the start of every month! The Sunday Farmer’s Market, located in the parking lot adjacent to city hall, is another town favorite and a great way to spend your morning. The Orpheum Theater (15 W Aspen Ave) also puts on some great events and performances throughout the year that are typically affordable and only a short walk or drive from campus. The Downtown Flagstaff Calendar is always full of other free or low-cost activities to take part in!

Humphrey’s Peak: The highest natural peak in Ar izona and an immediate bragging point for any hiker who’s conquered it. Humphrey’s involves a 10 mile round trip trail, which typically lasts between five and eight hours. Beginning at the Snowbowl parking lot (9300 N Snowbowl Rd), hikers will ascend 3,343 feet while on the trail. At the peak, hikers will find them selves at a total elevation of 12,635 feet. This hike is not for the inexperienced, and those attempting it should expect steep inclines, the possibility of harsh weather and obstacles such as fallen trees along the way. In the colder months, snow and ice along the steep trail create extremely hazardous hiking conditions as well. Those able to make the trek to the summit are rewarded with 360 degree views of Flagstaff and the surrounding areas. However, there are a multitude of hiking trails in Northern Arizona so if you’re interested in hiking with out obliterating your legs and lungs just yet, we recom mend you check out some of the surrounding trails first! Best place for stargazing As a dark sky city, Flagstaff has countless places to appreciate the beauty of the night sky Buffalo Park and Lake Mary are just a couple of the best places in town to stargaze. When the moon is full it casts a beautiful glow on Lake Mary that makes up for the fact that it outshines the stars on those nights The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition also hosts its annual Flagstaff Star Party at Buffalo Park to showcase the night sky in all its glory. Best place to catch the sunset If you’re someone who loves chasing sunsets no matter where you are, Flagstaff definitely has something for you as well. Lake Mary and Mormon Lake both provide picturesque views of Flagstaff’s beautiful sunsets Snowbowl and Buffalo Park are also fan favorites for some scenic sunsets that never get old. Hoping for some golden-hour photo opportunities but you’re stuck on campus? Well, there’s a reason so many seniors take their graduation photos in North Quad each year. It gets a stunning glow during sunset on most evenings. Best place to see fall colors Drive the winding road up to the Snowbowl parking lot and hike the Aspen Nature Loop. This trail begins by weaving its way through a beautiful grove of aspen trees that won’t disappoint when it comes to fall foliage. However, if you don’t mind a dirt road, Schultz Tank is also a great place to see the leaves change this fall. Best place to see dogs when you miss your own Missing your pup already? Downtown Flagstaff is very dog-friendly! You’ll likely see several dogs just by taking a stroll around town especially on the week end. If you’re hungry, the Toasted Owl Café has a dog-friendly patio that always has an abundance of pups in attendance. However, if you’re looking for a more hands-on and rewarding experience, our local shelters Coconino Humane (3501 E Butler Ave) and High Country Humane (11665 N, 11665 US-89) are always looking for volunteers

20 | flaglive com | September 2022 W elcome back to another devilishly delightful edition of America’s number one occult themed craft beer column: Masters of Brewtality! We’re America’s only occult themed craft beer column so rising to the top of that specific cesspool was as difficult as sitting up.This month,boils and ghouls, we’re running a special wel come back to our beloved collegiate population,whose youthful livers keep the bar lights on during the frigid Flagstaff winters.And,make no mistake,dear reader,their livers are among the best on the market So much so,the freaks and geeks that populate the MOB crypt have a special arrangement with multiple booze dispensing institutions for first dibs any time someone acts out of line,so remember to conduct yourself with respect and decency when patronizing the local establishments. But,without further ado and in no particular order,here’s the Masters of Brewtality’s Guide to Getting Lumberjacked Up!

The Mayor: Located just north of cam pus in the booze soaked heart of Flagstaff’s ever ready to party south side neighbor hood, the Mayor is as classic of a college bar as you can get. Rooftop dance parties, tons of games and drink specials so depraved, it’d put Andre the Giant down for a booze nap. Let’s start with the morning drink specials because it’s a well known fact you can’t drink all day if you don’t start off right away. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday with a full breakfast menu and, while we’re a beer column, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention their food

Collin’s: Collin’s has been the most popular college bar in Flagstaff since we can remember, and our collective memory here in the MOB crypt goes all the way back to 2002. It’s packed shoulder to shoulder every weekend with thirsty club goers, the music is easily heard, the game room is well stocked, and the drink specials are reasona ble enough for even the most impoverished English Lit major to catch a buzz. Saturdays and Sundays feature an insane, bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa deal for $29 95 a la carte and $19.95 with food, and they’ve got killer happy hour and reverse happy hour deals all week long There’s a two for one on domestics and wells on Friday, too! We’re going to recommend their burger if you’re looking to sop up the booze and, be ing one of the most television laden sports bars in town, they’ve always got a game on. SouthsideTavern: Always a prime first stop for any downtown pub crawl,Southside is just the right blend of hip and dive Here in the Masters of Brewtality crypt,we’re always on board with a raging bonfire and,while Southside may not have exactly that,they do run fire pits on the nightly which is close enough.Plus,there’s a swing seat,which we think might be the only one in Flagstaff.There is nothing better than drinking in a moving seat as it adds just enough momentum to make you feel like you’ve doubled your night’s intake with a whisper of danger.Southside is also doing an awesome Service Industry Ap preciation Night on Mondays for any member of Flagstaff’s workforce.We’re not sure ex actly what being part of the city’s workforce entails,but we’re hoping“craft beer column staff member and amateur organ harvester” counts enough to get in on the $3 beers,$4 wells and $5 calls.Southside also recently opened a sister tavern on the corner of Route 66 and San Fran,appropriately named The Corner Tavern,right where Marjerle’s used to be.They’ve found a formula that works with the first,so go knock them back!

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The Cha Cha Changa is probably one of the most hedonistic dishes in town right now and will fortify your stomach as you prepare yourself for a drinking marathon. Take a little pro advice and pair that insane chimichanga with one of their 96oz mimosa towers It’s $36 for two bottles of cham pagne and orange juice, making it one of the best deals in town. Perhaps wisely, they only serve it to parties of three or more, but that’s still not bad! They’ve also managed to take the dorm room staple of pizza rolls and shoot it into the next dimension. People are obsessed with these. Great Happy Hour and Power Hour specials, too!

Gopher Hole: Once a Prohibition era speakeasy, like pretty much every building in downtown Flagstaff, this cozy basement bar is home to not only killer drink specials, but also one of the most prolific populations of ghosts in the city. The Weatherford Hotel boasts at least three regularly sighted appa ritions AND frequent paranormal manifes tations! Great food, extensive list of cocktails and craft beer are all on hand every night. The game room is one of the best, as well, with darts, ping pong and pool tables, but, as we said before, we’re into fire and their fireplace runs hot during the winter months.

The Gopher Hole features nightly drink spe cials during happy hour and reverse happy hour, too! This place is worth checking out for the history and décor alone, but head upstairs and check out the other bars as well.

Chili’s: We’ve got a weird thing for Chili’s Go there and you might develop one, too. Of course, this is just the start of your jour ney through Flag’s incredible nightlife. One of the the best bits of advice we’ve ever got ten came from what looked like a grizzled Rio De Flag bridge troll that told us to never drink at the same spot twice until we’ve tried all of them once So, treat it like Pokémon and catch ‘em all! That’s all for this month, boils and ghouls, be safe and party hard!

Mike Williams (your titular Master of Brewtality) is a humble tattoo artist, egotistical writer, re lentless beer drinker, unrepentant Hellraiser and connoisseur of all things Doom Metal. You can ﬁnd him slinging ink at Flagstaff Tattoo Company or at some bar downtown Mike Williams of Brewtality’s Guide to Getting Lumberjacked Up

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SVEA CONRAD The Gopher Hole is tucked away in the basement of the iconic Weatherford Hotel.

September 2022 | flaglive com | 21 It was precisely 97 minutes ago that we wrapped up Spring Semester 2022. By the time you’re reading this, it will be September 1 and Fall Semester 2022 will be well underway They say there’s this thing called summer, but like a wormhole, it’s really just a fold in the space time continuum. You blink and then you’re al ready there I used to hold this idea of summer like Ray Bradbury does in “Dandelion Wine”. It’s a fantasy of a time that may have never really existed, like some con servatives imagine the 50s, for example a time when things were simpler if you were a white male with a house, car and a pension. But still, like that idea of the white American Dream, the dream of summer persists. Porches. Lemonade. The smell of a freshly mown lawn Swimming pools or even more ro mantic, swimming holes in rivers not so cold they take your breath away. Or even rivers that do. In May, I set out scheming Flagstaff’s summer joys are usually abundant. Music in the park. Hullabaloo. Movies on the Square. Even fireworks if the fire danger isn’t too high at the golf course Before Covid, Erik, the kids and I could knock one event a week, sometimes two. We would have friends over for barbecues and sit in the backyard around a propane fire if the fire danger was high and a real fire if the monsoon storms had come. I suppose some people think that sum mer is a great time to travel, but I am here to tell you it is not. If you leave Flagstaff, especially early in the summer, the worm hole will engulf you, and you will inevita bly miss Hullabaloo. You won’t get in the rhythm of music in the park or movies on the square You’ll miss shows at the Or pheum or the Amphitheater. I recommend that you save any travel until the week before FUSD schools start when Flagstaff summer already has wound itself up And, to avoid more wormhole malefi cence, I also recommend not letting your children age. Music in the park is not the same if your kids are not begging you for money to get their face painted or to buy a glow in the sun colored SpongeBob SquarePants ice cream concoction. By letting your children age, you risk them going to movies in the square with their friends, which means your main job is to drive them. Sure, watch the movie on your own, dear parent See how sitting on the stairs without your special chair because the kids ‘need’ them, and their friend for got their own. This summer had its special circum stance. There’s still trepidation about gathering even though most people seem to have surmounted that trepidation and taken themselves to concerts where they danced so hard that the mosh pit followed them and knocked them over and they broke their wrist, impeding their dreams of paddleboarding and of taken surf les sons during the vacation to San Diego they shouldn’t have booked because then they would miss Hullaballoo. But perhaps, you didn’t break your wrist. Perhaps, instead, you suffered deeper, more troubling damage by the Tunnel Fire or the Pipeline Fire. Perhaps, you refused to go outside because the wind blew so strong that you could im agine the fire sweeping over that moun tain, up that hill, around that bend. You might be able to trust fire, but you know you cannot trust wind. Maybe it was too windy for Hullaballoo for you Maybe too windy at the park. Even too windy at the square. Maybe you didn’t want to leave your neighborhood. Everything seemed dangerous Two pine needles blown to gether might conspire to ignite each other. Wind plus a super dry spring plus the diminishing amount of snow plus warmer temperatures due to climate change may make you prefer to stand in your front yard, garden hose in hand, than watch Aladdin for the 25th time or leave town when a spark might blossom into a full fledged wild fire. Maybe you kept watching the skies. What did 80 mph winds in June portend? Is this the time to leave town? Possibly, it was your only chance because July hit and so did the rain, and thus, the floods. Now, instead of garden hose in hand, you stood in your front yard layering sandbags against the foundation of your house. Perhaps this is not a good time to travel either You may not be able to swim because the lifeguards will close the pool for light ning, and it’s hard to watch a movie in the square while sitting underneath an um brella. It has rained over seven inches at my house, and although I’m not in path of flooding, I’ve seen the reinforcements around town. It’s like we’re trying to hold the mountain up with our smaller, plas tic sand mountains I hate the damage the rain has done, but I so appreciate the storms we needed rain so badly. Which leads me to my this-isn’t-really a-traceable-river-bed point that the summer has been strange but also strangely abundant. I started my tomatoes earlier than it was recommended, covered them at night, and got a tomato about a month earlier than I ever have before. My peas kept growing because the sun has been well-mitigated by monsoon clouds Erik and I went mushroom hunting and found gigantic puffballs the size of our heads, a flying agaric/amanita muscaria that I know not to eat and some boletes that are special to Arizona and New Mexico. My wildflow ers are fighting each other for air space. I typed thousands of words and proofed hundreds of pages I saw my friends at least once a week, even if we couldn’t barbecue because the grill does not light so well in the rain forest in which I now live. Summer is always too little because it’s always too much. Not everything can squeeze into the space of nostalgia, travel plans, parties and city fun. You can pickle your cukes and put up your cherries, but you might miss peach season because it’s not that summer is over. But, that summer—that dream of abundance—should last all year long, and the point of a wormhole is that you pack a lot of stuff inside it, even if it’s over in an instant.

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At any rate, the Orpheum is undeniable in its stature as a performance venue but re mains charmingly local in all other respects.

To ﬁnd upcoming events at Ardrey, visit NAU’s event calendar or check them out on Facebook at NAU Ardrey Memorial Audito rium.

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“Watershed”Exhibition at Coconino Center for the Arts.

For more than 100 years, the Orpheum Theater has made a name for itself as a bas tion for the performing and cinematic arts, hosting some of the biggest names in the entertainment business, and coming off their recent Best of Flag win, they don’t have any plans on changing course. Instead, they hope to expand their horizons for community members both young and old.“We’re an all ages venue,” Charles Smith, the owner of the Orpheum, said.“We host student groups including fraternities and sororities, and we even offer student discounts.”Smith said that the venue is always striving to offer shows that appeal to everyone. Some upcoming events that he highlighted as examples of this were the Tracy Byrd concert, the Rocky Hor ror Picture Show and a few other big name performances that are at the time of writing this secret

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On top of being a go to venue for NAU’s School of Music, Ardrey also showcases many of the performances from the Theater Department and from local, national and international artists. In the past, they have hosted acts as big as Billy Joel, Jerry Seinfeld and Willie Nelson, but the most important events that Ardrey hosts are organized and performed by local artists. In the end, the Ardrey Auditorium plays a key role in sus taining and building upon Flagstaff’s rich artistic and cultural experience.

As such, Smith offered a quick word of advice to incoming students. He said, “Get off campus and explore all that downtown Flagstaff has to offer, and while you’re at it, keep the Orpheum in mind” To find upcoming events, check out their website at orpheumflagstaff.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @ orpheumflag

STEVEN TOYA NAU Symphony rehearsing on the Ardrey Auditorium stage.

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The acts and exhibitions themselves tend to overpower and distract from the venues that host them, and in a way, that’s a good thing. Venues are supposed to be a vessel for performers and artists, quietly echoing the voice of their work to those experiencing it, and despite what you may think, this job can be very tough.

Coconino Center for the Arts Classifying a venue as a center for the arts can be a tough thing because every venue can stretch and mold their stage to the likes of the performer, but in the case of the Co conino Center for the Arts, that title is well earned. Located off Fort Valley Road behind the Pioneer Museum and Arizona Historical Society, this venue hosts a wide variety of events from live music to art exhibitions to workshops. Their ﬂexibility is founded on their mission to create an environment that fosters an “engaged, equitable and imagina tive community” Since students are fundamental to the artistic and cultural growth of this commu nity, Coconino Center for the Arts offers an individual membership that costs $25/year With this, you would receive free admission to galleries, invitation to members only events and discounted pricing to all Creative Flagstaff events, including the Viola Awards.

Ardrey Auditorium Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, the larg est indoor performance venue in northern Arizona, has frequently proven itself to be one of the most adept at blending NAU’s ﬁne arts with performances from renowned artists from all around the world. Stephanne LHommedieu, the manager of public events for the NAU Auditoria, said, “Ardrey Audi torium is the primary performance venue for Kitt School of Music’s large ensembles choirs, bands, orchestras Flagstaff Sym phony Orchestra, as well as Music & Science Festivals and an Opera production in the Spring semester.”

So, we’ve decided to list a couple of our favorite venues both on and off campus that, we think, do a great job at this. Flag staff has one of the most dynamic art scenes in the United States, so please know that this is not a comprehensive list. But, it can help you get started before broadening your horizons to even more of Flagstaff’s classic and lesser known venues This list is in alphabetical order.

The Coconino Center for the Arts is central to the vibrant creative culture of Flagstaff and the greater northern Arizona community, and if you want to be a part of it, check out their website at ccaﬂagstaff. org and keep an eye on the exhibitions and events calendar You can also follow them on Facebook or Instagram @ccaﬂagstaff.

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Pepsi Amphitheater Tucked away in the tall ponderosa pines surrounding Fort Tuthill Park is the Pepsi Amphitheater. The largest of Flagstaff’s performing arts venues with 600 reserved seats and room for 2,000 more in general admission, the Pepsi Amphitheater is a must for anyone who loves music. Over the years, they have played host to a diverse lineup of performers from all over the world including 311, the Eagles’ Don Felder, Ste phen Marley, Michael Franti and the Spear head and many more. Though they are only open during the warmer months of the year, the Pepsi Amphitheater boasts a reputation as being one of the best places to check out a show in northern Arizona.

To ﬁnd upcoming events, check out their website at pepsiamp.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @pepsiampﬂg. Prochnow Auditorium When it comes to on campus venues, there are few as important to the student experience as the Prochnow Auditorium Ideally located next to the 1899 Bar and Grill on North Campus, this venue hosts a wide variety of student oriented events that often sell out in minutes “We partner with Northern Arizona University’s student union activities group, SUN Entertainment, to set up fun and exciting events for the students,” Sam Manning, the student man ager at Prochnow, said. “We have had big name artists such as Wallows, Surfaces and Grammy nominated Japanese Breakfast last school year” But, the stage doesn’t just host award winning musicians.

Every Thursday and Friday night, Proch now hosts movie nights with drinks and free popcorn available to all students, and if you’re a part of a club or involved in Greek life, you can use the space for a variety of events.“Locals are also able to purchase tickets to events like our concerts, aerial silks performances and comedy shows,” Manning said.“While the majority of our services are catered to students, we do have opportuni ties for the local community to attend some of our events or rent out our space” To ﬁnd upcoming events and learn more about Prochnow and Sun Entertainment, check out the NAU Central ticketing office website or their Instagram and Facebook @ sunentertainment. 2022 SHANAHAN, Attendees of the Loud Luxury concert held at The Orpheum Theater were showered in confetti following the Canadian-based duo’s hit song“Body.” Portugal.The Man performing at Prochnow Auditorium

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24 | flaglive com | September 2022 MATTHEW HAYDEN Niche Editor The BIG ONE is big Shocking, right? With four bands, a large stage and lots of anticipation, the event promises an evening full of ex citement and surprises That alone justifies the provocative, all-caps title, but for Cul len Coker, one of the event’s organizers and drummer for LEEF, The BIG ONE promises much more than just a good time. “The whole idea for the show,” he said, “is a big reunion of old bands that we used to gig with in Flagstaff and folding in new groups and little subgroups that have kind of grown out of this core group of friends that attended NAU from about 2012 to 2017” Coker explained that this original group of friends was, in the beginning, just a collection of eager students keen on mak ing music, but before too long, they were Four-Cornered Room. Locals familiar with the Flagstaff music scene know FCR as an active group of musicians whose music has already filled the hall of the Orpheum a couple of times since their conception. During this era at NAU, Flagstaff’s music culture flourished and as a result, fostered the growth of a community with roots wrapped around college and the town they called home. But, as these friends’ college careers came to a close, their work careers took hold and pulled them all in different di rections New friends were made and new bands were formed, but no matter distance, their memories from the Flagstaff music scene remained palpable. For Coker, these memories were accen tuated by the time he spent in the record FEATURE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER The BIG ONE unites old friends and new for a one night, rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza Four Cornered Room

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The BIG ONE will be hosted at the Or pheum Theater on 15 W Aspen Ave. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m You can buy your tickets online at the Orpheum’s website, orpheumﬂagstaff. com. Beard MARKETING LEEF

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ing studio with his current band, LEEF. “I was getting all these flashbacks of recording FCR’s first album and that second EP, ‘Wonderful Sounds of Life,’ and it was just so exciting experiencing that recording process with my old-time buddies here… It just made me think, ‘Wow! Here we are again doing something that I had forgotten I loved so much.’” This thought spurred a desire to recon nect with his friends from NAU and light up the Flagstaff night just like they did during their time in college. So, Coker set off to make The BIG ONE a reality, and af ter a few phone calls, he had his lineup Opening up the night is Lady Beard: a local Flagstaff duo that, in Coker’s day, used to be called A Band Called Sport. Their stripped down melodies and vocal harmonies are tender and beautiful and will certainly kick off the night in a pow erful way. Four-Cornered Room will follow Lady Beard, but since the current iteration of the band is away, Coker and many of the former members of FCR will be throwing it back and performing some songs from their first album and even some from before. This will be a treat for anybody who remembers the early days of this important Flagstaff band. After FCR, KEVLAR, a power trio based out of Huntington Beach and Westminster, will take the stage. Coker, who is familiar with their work out in California, said, “They’re really excited to lay out their new material and see how that sounds on a great stage like the Orpheum… and I’m stoked to see what the Flagstaff friends think of them.” Finishing out the night is Coker’s current band, LEEF. The five-piece band formed during Coker’s search for a new music scene after he left NAU, and now, he sees an opportunity to unite the friend groups in a big way. The story of these bands’ relationships with one another is intricate and very per sonal. If attending The BIG ONE, the aver age concert goer might feel as though they were intruding on something private and sacred, but Coker thinks that’s where the power in this event really lies. He said, “I hope anybody local that chooses to roll up that night will see that the power of music pulled a bunch of peo ple together at a certain time, and now that time has passed, that same music is bring ing everyone back together That sense of community over music and celebrating the projects that we’re working on… the power of friendship and love can kind of go beyond time.”

The BIG ONE is big–as big as its name suggests–but anything can be big. It’s powerful, too because it proves that no matter where you are in the world, no matter what you end up doing after college, there’s always a chance to reunite and kick it with friends both old and new.

TheOrpheum: Community Market After Dark Join the Orpheum for an evening of dancing, drinking games and more nightlife fun Starts: 7 p m | Ends: 10 p m

DrinkingHornMeadHall: Trivia Night Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners 6 p m 8 p m

FortTuthillFairgrounds: Coconino County Fair Live entertainment including musical performances, magic shows, juggling, balloon artistry, dancing groups, and much more each and every day 10 a m to 10 p m WheelerPark: Flagstaff Art in the Park Enjoy art, music and commu nity in the cool pines at Flagstaff’s longest standing, locally owned and operated ﬁne arts festival 9 a m to 6 p m HeritageSquare: “Star Wars” at Movies on the Square Activities will start around 4 p m , followed by the movie at dusk Shift: Bake Sale Stop by to pur chase some baked goods from one of the best restaurants in town Sun/9.4

WheelerPark: Flagstaff Art in the Park Enjoy art, music and commu nity in the cool pines at Flagstaff’s longest standing, locally owned and operated ﬁne arts festival 9 a m to 6 p m

TheMuseumClub: Dime Beer Night Every Wednesday from 5 p m 2 a m Thu/9.8

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HumanNatureDanceStudio: Flagstaff FatChanceBellyDance Level One Classes. Certiﬁed instructor Jen Jones is offering lessons for students at all levels of experience 6 p m to 7:30 p m VisibleDifference: Through September All levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong 10 a m 3 p m $50 S Beaver St

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PictureCanyonNatural&Cul turalPreserve: Picture Canyon Invasive Weed Pull Learn about invasive weeds and Picture Canyon by working hard and participating in the Open Space community 7 a m to 10 a m

MountainSports: Dirty Boot Farm Bringing Flagstaff grown blooms, mason jar bouquets, mixed wraps, sunﬂowers and more 4 p m to 6:30 p m

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Oeno Wine Lounge: Wine Educa tion Night Join Flagstaff local Som melier and Beverage expert Tyler Mcbride every Sunday at 4:30 p.m for a 30 minute lesson on wine topics varying from grapes and style to the regions of the world. $20 per person. MeadHall: GREENLAW Live Celtic music at the Mead Hall every THORs day at 7pm Local musicians and locally crafted mead? Yes please! 7 p m

Thu/9 1 MUSICEVENTS PepsiAmphitheater: Modest Mouse This American indie rock band brings their generationally deﬁning music to Flagstaff With hits like “Float On” and “Ocean Breathes Salty” this is sure to be a can’t miss event Doors: 6 p m | Show: 7:30 p m

HumanNatureDanceStudio: Flagstaff FatChanceBellyDance Level One Classes Certiﬁed instructor Jen Jones is offering lessons for students at all levels of experience 6 p m to 7:30 p m

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EastFlagstaffCommunityLi brary: Game Night at the Library Bring friends and family or meet new people over the table at our gaming events 5 p m to 7:30 p m

VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Karaoke Night Come sing your heart out every Tues day from 8 p m 2 a m with some of Flagstaff’s best (and worst) singers! Wed/9.7

DarkSkyBrewing: Locals Monday Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel aged pours over 10oz MuseumClub: Open Mic Night ev ery Monday night from 6 9 p m Tue/9.6

DowntownFlagstaff: Geology Rocks Tour Monthly 45 minute walking tour showcasing Flagstaff’s geological history 1 p m to 2 p m

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HeritageSquare: Spin in the Square Do a stationary cycling class with the experts from 9 9:45 a m

DowntownFlagstaff: Downtown Community Market Outdoor evening market featuring food trucks, local produce, unique vendors, music and more 4 p m 8 p m

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VARIOUSEVENTS CityofFlagstaff: 2022 Sustainable Building Tour This tour showcases homes that model sustainable building methods and technologies, including rainwater harvesting, solar design and solar PV 10 a m to 2 p m

ONGOING TheArboretum: Yoga at The Arb Come enjoy a relaxing morning of yoga in the pines You are sure to be inspired by the beautiful views and outdoor taste of morning zen Mem bers $15. Non members $20. 9 a.m. to 10 a m outside Flagstaff City Hall: Flagstaff Community Farmers Market Cel ebrate your community and the hard work of its regional small growers and small businesses at the farmer’s market every Sunday 8 a m 12 p m

MuseumClub: Latino Night Cel ebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p m 2 a m Mon/9.5

DowntownFlagstaff: First Friday Art Walk Join us between 5 9 p m for a series of special art exhibitions from local vendors, live music and more FortTuthillFairgrounds: Coconino County Fair Live entertainment including musical performances, magic shows, juggling, balloon artistry, dancing groups, and much more each and every day 10 a m to 10 p m MuseumClub: Fifty cent Friday DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p m Sat/9.3 MUSICEVENTS TheOrpheum: El Ten Eleven This music duo has continued to redeﬁne the potential of bass guitar and drums with their arsenal of pedals, labyrinthine arrangements and deft use of looping Doors: 7 p m | Show: 8 p m MuseumClub: Come on out to the Museum Club for live country music and dancing every Saturday Bands start around 8:30 and go till Midnight

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VisibleDifference: Through September All levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong 10 a m 3 p m $50 116 S Beaver St 928 774 3349

WeatherfordHotel: Blues Night at Charly’s, every Wednesday night from 7 9 p m

UptownPubhouse: Team Trivia Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!” 7:30 p m 9:30 p m

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DrinkingHornMeadHall: Trivia Night Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners 6 p m 8 p m UptownPubhouse: Team Trivia Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!” 7:30 p m 9:30 p m Museum Club: Dime Beer Night Every Wednesday from 5 p m 2 a m Thu/9 15

MuseumofNorthernArizona: Beginner’s Watercolor with Lisa Lee Pearce Join Lisa as she teaches a class on the basic fundamentals of watercolor painting in the Gurnsey Building on the beautiful Museum of Northern Arizona Campus 9 a m to 12 p m or 1 p m to 4 p m

MUSICEVENTS PepsiAmphitheater: Dustin Lynch This country superstar has made a name for himself with massive hits from his debut,“Cowboys and An gels,” to his most recent chart topper, “Small Town Boy” Don’t miss the big time country event Doors: 6 p m | Show: 7:30 p m

HeritageSquare: Friday Night Concerts Enjoy live performances in Heritage Square every Friday evening. This Friday: Tha ‘Yoties at 5 p m

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VARIOUS EVENTS Mountain Sports: Dirty Boot Farm Bringing Flagstaff grown blooms, mason jar bouquets, mixed wraps, sunﬂowers and more 4 6:30 p m WeatherfordHotel: Blues Night at Charly’s, every Wednesday night from 7 9 p m

HumanNatureDanceStudio: Flagstaff FatChanceBellyDance Level One Classes Certiﬁed instructor Jen Jones is offering lessons for students at all levels of experience 6 p m to 7:30 p m VisibleDifference: Through September All levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong 10 a m 3 p m $50 116 S Beaver St 928 774 3349

VARIOUSEVENTS DarkSkyBrewing: Locals Monday Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel aged pours over 10oz MuseumClub: Open Mic Night ev ery Monday night from 6 9 p m Tue/9.13 MUSICEVENTS YuccaNorth: The Melvins Inﬂuen tial rock band that was key to the development of grunge and sludge metal 8 p m VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Karaoke Night Come sing your heart out every Tues day from 8pm 2am with some of Flagstaff’s best (and worst) singers! Wed/9.14

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MuseumClub: Fifty cent Friday DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p m Sat/9 10

TheOrpheum: Tracy Byrd With hit songs like “Watermelon Crawl” and “Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo,” Byrd is a household name and will perform all the favorites live at the Orpheum Doors: 6:30 p m | Show: 7:30 p m

MUSICEVENTS HeritageSquare: Flagstaff Music Festival A showcase of Flagstaff bands that raises money for the Ha ven Walker Music Scholarship Fund 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Orpheum: THE BIG ONE Join old friends and new for this rock ‘n’ roll dancing extravaganza Bring your dancing shoes and get ready for a night full of excitement and surprise Doors: 7:30 p m | Show: 8 p m MuseumClub: Come on out to the Museum Club for live country music and dancing every Saturday Bands start around 8:30 and go till Midnight TheGopherHole: The Payback Come out every second Saturday of the month as the Payback celebrates the “golden age” of music

OenoWineLounge: Wine Tastings Stop by between 5 and 7 PM to enjoy $20 wine tastings and $5 tastings for club members MuseumClub: Free swing dancing lessons Learn the Lindy Hop in inclu sive and beginner friendly classes at 7 pm every Thursday Fri/9.16 MUSICEVENTS PepsiAmphitheater: Pickin’ in the Pines This iconic, Flagstaff fes tival is back for another year with a star studded lineup of performers Pulse continued on page 28 »

VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumofNorthernArizona: Beginner’s Watercolor with Lisa Lee Pearce Join Lisa as she teaches a class on the basic fundamentals of watercolor painting in the Gurnsey Building on the beautiful Museum of Northern Arizona Campus 1 p m to 4 p m CountyCourthouseLawn: Yoga on the Lawn From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Holly White is guiding yoga aﬁcionados and amateurs alike on a meditative journey every Satur day from 9 10 a m Sun/9.11 VARIOUSEVENTS CoconinoCenterfortheArts: Does It Podcast? Reporter Laurel Morales guides attendees through the elements of podcasting Reg istration $50, CCA members $35 5:30 p m to 8 p m FlagstaffCityHall: Flagstaff Urban Flea Market Outdoor gathering of unique artisans, eclectic peddlers and (one of a kind) creators 9 a m 2 p m MuseumClub: Latino Night Cel ebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p m 2 a m Mon/9.12

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The Grateful Ball with the Travelin’ McCourys and Brothers Comatose headline Saturday’s events MuseumClub: Come on out to the Museum Club for live country music and dancing every Saturday Bands start around 8:30 and go till Midnight VARIOUSEVENTS

VARIOUSEVENTS HumanNatureDanceStudio: Flagstaff FatChanceBellyDance Level One Classes Certiﬁed instructor Jen Jones is offering lessons for students at all levels of experience 6 p m to 7:30 p m VisibleDifference: Through September All levels Watercolor Painting with Karel Armstrong 10 a m 3 p m $50 116 S Beaver St 928 774 3349 OenoWineLounge: Wine Tastings Stop by between 5 and 7 PM to enjoy $20 wine tastings and $5 tastings for club members MuseumClub: Free swing dancing lessons Learn the Lindy Hop in inclu sive and beginner friendly classes at 7 pm every Thursday Fri/9.23

MountainSports: Dirty Boot Farm Bringing Flagstaff grown blooms, mason jar bouquets, mixed wraps, sunﬂowers and more 4 p m to 6:30 p m

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VARIOUSEVENTS BuffaloPark: “Step Into Health” Walking Club Every third Wednesday of the month, join North Country HealthCare for a walk between 3:30 p m and 4:30 p m

HeritageSquare: Friday Night Concerts Enjoy live performances in Heritage Square every Friday evening This Friday: Andy See & His Swinging Jubilee at 6 p m

The Dan Tyminski Band and the Jerry Douglas Band headline Sunday’s events

HeritageSquare: International Day of Peace Celebrated each year with the intention of promoting a PEACE consciousness Mayor Paul Deasy will be presenting the Proclamation of Peace from the City of Flagstaff 10:30 a m to 12:30 p m

MuseumClub: Fifty cent Friday DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p m Sat/9.17

MuseumClub: Latino Night Cel ebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p m 2 a m Mon/9 19 VARIOUSEVENTS DarkSkyBrewing: Locals Monday Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel aged pours over 10oz MuseumClub: Open Mic Night ev ery Monday night from 6 9 p m Tue/9.20

ThorpePark: Cornucopia Fall Festi val Cornucopia offers a great oppor tunity for the community to come together and give thanks by cele brating Flagstaff with fall themed attractions, carnival rides and much more 10 a m 8 p m

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TheOrpheum: Jocelyn & Chris Two analog souls hell bent on inciting a new rock revival Doors: 6:30 p m | Show: 7:30 p m

CountyCourthouseLawn: Yoga on the Lawn From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Holly White is guiding yoga aﬁcionados and amateurs alike on a meditative journey every Satur day from 9 10 a m Sun/9.18

TheOrpheum: Riot Ten This hard core, dubstep artist brings his Hype or Die tour to Flagstaff Doors: 8 p m | Show: 9 p m MuseumClub: Come on out to the Museum Club for live country music and dancing every Saturday Bands start around 8:30 and go till Midnight VARIOUSEVENTS

PepsiAmphitheater: Rodrigo y Gabriela A Mexican classical guitar duo whose music is inﬂuenced by a number of genres including nuevo ﬂamenco, rock and heavy metal Doors: 6:30 p m | Show: 8 p m

PictureCanyonNatural &CulturalPreserve: Picture Can yon Invasive Weed Pull Learn about invasive weeds and Picture Canyon by working hard and participating in the Open Space community 7 a m to 10 a m

TheOrpheum: Jest Another Com edy Festival Featuring: Craig Gass Stand up, impressionist and “renais sance freak,” Craig Gass, brings his eclectic routine to Flagstaff Doors: 7 p m | Show: 8 p m Jest Another Comedy Festival Pres ents: Greg Wilson’s “Crowd Work & Riffing” Workshop Doors: 12:30 p m | Show: 1 p m | Ends: 4 p m

VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Karaoke Night Come sing your heart out every Tues day from 8pm 2am with some of Flagstaff’s best (and worst) singers! Wed/9.21

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WeatherfordHotel: Blues Night at Charly’s, every Wednesday night from 7 9 p m DrinkingHornMeadHall: Trivia Night Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners 6 p m 8 p m UptownPubhouse: Team Trivia Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!” 7:30 p m 9:30 p m MuseumClub: Dime Beer Night Ev ery Wednesday from 5 p m 2 a m Thu/9.22

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The Infamous Stringdusters and The Lil Smokies headline Friday’s events

Jim Cullen Memorial Park: Yard Games in the Park Play yard games like giant tumbling tower, Kubb, Bocce, Ladder Toss, and more

TheOrpheum: Jest Another Com edy Festival Featuring: Greg Wilson A Showtime stand up and guest star on many TV shows, Wilson is sure to make you laugh Early show Doors: 7:30 p m | Show: 8 p m Late show Doors: 10 p m | Show: 10:30 p m

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VARIOUS EVENTS Downtown Flagstaff: Geology Rocks Tour as a part of the Festival of Science Monthly 45 minute walking tour showcasing Flag staff’s geological history 1 p m to 2 p m MountainSports: Dirty Boot Farm Bringing Flagstaff grown blooms, mason jar bouquets, mixed wraps, sunﬂowers and more 4 p m to 6:30 p m WeatherfordHotel: Blues Night at Charly’s, every Wednesday night from 7 9 p m DrinkingHornMeadHall: Trivia Night Themed categories, including visual and sound, and prizes for the winners 6 p m 8 p m UptownPubhouse: Team Trivia Join them every Wednesday for what Flagstaffians are calling “the best trivia night in town!” 7:30 p m 9:30 p m MuseumClub: Dime Beer Night Ev ery Wednesday from 5 p m 2 a m Thu/9.29

MuseumClub: Come on out to the Museum Club for live country music and dancing every Saturday Bands start around 8:30 and go till Midnight VARIOUSEVENTS WheelerPark: Flagstaff Oktober fest Munich returns to downtown Flagstaff, AZ with the annual Flag staff Oktoberfest Kick off the au tumn season with bratwurst, pretzels and Plenty of Beer! 11 a m 8 p m Shift: Bake Sale Stop by to pur chase some baked goods from one of the best restaurants in town Sun/10.2 VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Latino Night Cel ebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p m 2 a m Mon/10.3

VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Karaoke Night Come sing your heart out every Tues day from 8pm 2am with some of Flagstaff’s best (and worst) singers! Wed/10.5 VARIOUSEVENTS EastFlagstaffCommunityLi brary: Game Night at the Library Bring friends and family or meet new people over the table at our gaming events 5 p m to 7:30 p m WeatherfordHotel: Blues Night at Charly’s, every Wednesday night from 7 9 p m

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CountyCourthouseLawn: Yoga on the Lawn From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Holly White is guiding yoga aﬁcionados and amateurs alike on a meditative journey every Satur day from 9 10 a m MuseumClub: Latino Night Cel ebrating Latino and Spanish music every Sunday from 9 p m 2 a m Mon/9.26

Sun/9 25 VARIOUS EVENTS Thorpe Park: Cornucopia Fall Festival Cornucopia offers a great opportunity for the com munity to come together and give thanks by celebrating Flagstaff with fall themed attractions, carnival rides and much more 10 a m 6 p.m

VARIOUS EVENTS The Orpheum: Henry Rollins. On his Good to See You tour, Rollins brings humor, heart and hell in a handbasket as he faithfully recounts the events of his life from before COVID to after Doors: 6:30 p m. | 7:30 p.m. Museum Club: Karaoke Night Come sing your heart out every Tuesday from 8pm-2am with some of Flagstaff’s best (and worst) singers! Wed/9.28

VARIOUS EVENTS Shift: Advanced Cocktail Class. In this class we will talk about building cocktails from tem plates, infusions/syrups, and build a personalized cocktail recipe for each student 5 p m to 7:30 p m

VARIOUSEVENTS OenoWineLounge: Wine Tastings Stop by between 5 and 7 PM to enjoy $20 wine tastings and $5 tastings for club members MuseumClub: Free swing dancing lessons Learn the Lindy Hop in inclu sive and beginner friendly classes at 7 pm every Thursday Fri/9.30 VARIOUSEVENTS MuseumClub: Fifty cent Friday DJ playing country and top 40 hits from 8 p m Sat/10 1 MUSICEVENTS HeritageSquare: Flagstaff Song writers Festival An annual, single day festival that features local, regional and national songwriters 11 a m to 6 p m

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DarkSkyBrewing: Locals Monday Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel aged pours over 10oz MuseumClub: Open Mic Night ev ery Monday night from 6 9 p.m. Tue/9.27

MuseumClub: Dime Beer Night Ev ery Wednesday from 5 p m 2 a m

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VARIOUSEVENTS DarkSkyBrewing: Locals Monday Enjoy live music and $2 off all non barrel aged pours over 10oz MuseumClub: Open Mic Night ev ery Monday night from 6 9 p.m. Tue/10.4

MUSICEVENTS PepsiAmphitheater: Killer Queen, A Tribute to Queen The spectacle of singer Patrick Myers reprising Freddie Mercury is something that is not to be missed Doors: 5 p m | Show: 7 p m

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September 2022 | ﬂaglive com | 31 PAPER POETRY Twice a month,Kirsten Mathisen creates an original piece of word art using a past FlagLive!article.This one was made from words found in contributor Margarita Cruz’s article Anintimatelookatwhatnourishesus:AsneakpeakintotheBodyGardenwithMOCAF Find more on Instagram at @kingdom.of.words. THE MONEY $HOT SUBMITTED BY DENISE HUDSON Got a Money Shot? Tag @ FlagLive on Instagram or email to themoneyshot@ ﬂaglive com WITHTHEHIGHCOSTOFGASPRICES, AMOUNTAINLINESTUDENTPASS CANSAVEYOUMONEY! COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN TRAVEL ALL SEMESTER FOR ONE PRICE! Any student attending a university, college, technical school, or any other post-high school educational program is able to purchase the Mountain Line college/ university pass. MOUNTAINLINE TESTED STUDENTAPPROVED! mountainline.az.gov/college | 928.779.6624

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