Community Calendar

Six Meditation Practices to Change Your Life

Everyone wants to live a life with purpose, direction and meaning. In Buddha’s teachings we can find meditations, insights and practices that have the power to make our life truly meaningful. Join us for any or all of these weekly classes where we will explore the six main practices of a modern day ‘Bodhisattva,’ someone striving to reach their spiritual potential amidst the busyness of daily life for the benefit of their family, friends and finally, for the benefit of all beings.

$10 | $5 students | Free for members

A free educational lecture series to connect our community with local scientists!

Come enjoy a pint with us on the third Wednesday of each month while learning about the latest research in the ecological sciences!

In 1912, the inaugural year of Arizona's statehood, the rural Verde Valley was inhabited by ambitious ranchers and farmers who raised cattle, cultivated crops, and nurtured children. This demand for education led the community to "mail-order" a teacher, just as they did for supplies from the Sears catalog.

Elsie Hayes, a college graduate, arrived from a cultured background filled with concerts and literary clubs. Her tiny teacher's cabin in Cornville starkly contrasted with her family’s beautiful home in Long Beach, California. This refined young woman found herself drinking from an irrigation ditch, bathing in Oak Creek, and teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Initially viewing her students as "common," she soon formed a deep affection for them, leading to a shift in her perspective from feeling superior to developing a genuine admiration for these "backwoods" residents. The wild landscape, once daunting to her, transformed into something “breathtaking and glorious.”

This true narrative is brought to life through Elsie’s century-old journals, photographs, and letters home, which vividly depict a bygone era and provide insight into the early history of Cornville and Williams, Arizona. More than just historical accounts, they reveal a colorful tapestry of adventure, heartache, and a poignant story of lost love.

Heart
Health Talk
Featuring Dr. Olufunso Odunukan

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Olufunso
Odunukan to Espire Sports for this special
Heart Health talk, presented in partnership with
Yavapai Regional Medical Group. Dr. Odunukan
is an Interventional Cardiologist specializing
in interventional cardiology, structural heart
disease, and peripheral arterial disease. He
performs some of the latest, most innovative
treatments for heart and vascular health.

Join us for a great Heart Health Lecture + Lunch!

Where: Espire Sports
3400 Gateway Blvd
Prescott, AZ 86303
When: September 22, 2025, 12-1 p.m.
Lunch will be provided

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn from
Dr. Odunukan’s expertise in Heart and Vascular Heart!

Please RSVP to Angela Dodson
angela.dodson900@commonspirit.org
or to admin@espiresports.com at Espire Sports

Join Willow Bend and geologist Danny Foley for a 45 minute-1 hour walking tour, based on local Flagstaff author Marie Jackson’s Stone Landmark’s book. An exclusive and unique opportunity for the community to explore downtown like never before.

The tour will cover ancient history of stones used to build downtown’s iconic buildings, including Moenkopi Sandstone, Pumiceous Dacite, Kaibab Limestone, and Malapais Basalt. In addition tours will highlight progression of architectural styles, discuss changing preferences for certain rock types, and provide an overview of historic events. Participants will search for fossils on the Ice House walls, find out what stone is referred to as “Arizona Red”, visit the layers of the "Grand Canyon" at Heritage Square, view beautiful stone etchings, and more.

Tours will meet at 1:00pm- meeting location sent 3 days before the event. The tour is FREE and will be limited to 20 participants. Sign-up in advance on this form. Comfortable walking shoes, water and a sun hat are recommended. Tour is wheelchair and stroller accessible and suitable for all ages.

Join Art Historian Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe of Colgate University for a discussion of the so-called Elgin Marbles—one of the best known cases of contested cultural objects in museums.

The Elgin Marbles refer to a large group of sculptures and reliefs that were removed from the Parthenon temple in Athens by a British lord in the early 19th century. Today they reside in the British Museum.

Greece has been actively seeking their return since the 1980s, and many international organizations—including some in Britain—have advocated on Greece's behalf. This talk will examine the arguments that have been made in support of the Greek case and how these arguments have changed over time. In particular, we will focus on long-standing assertions about the alleged “exceptionalism” of the Parthenon sculptures and whether or not such arguments help or harm the larger cause of the decolonization of museums.

Tuesday | September 23 | 6 PM

Cline Library Assembly Hall

Free and open to the public!

#ComparativeCulturalStudies #CALisCulture

Join us at the Downtown Library for coffee, pastries, and a conversation about a special topic! For older adults age 55+.

This week we will learn about Vitalant (including how to donate blood!) from Carina Fors.

Presented in partnership with AmeriCorps Seniors.

To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.

A free educational lecture series to connect our community with local scientists!

Come enjoy a pint with us on the third Wednesday of each month while learning about the latest research in the ecological sciences!

In a world where stress, anxiety, and uncertainty seem constant, finding peace and clarity can feel out of reach.
Using Buddha’s ancient wisdom we can discover methods to develop real happiness and inner calm—through the learning to control and transform our own mind.

In this special talk, Gen Kelsang Demo will guide us on how to practically apply Buddha’s Training the Mind techniques in daily life to discover powerful tools to handle life’s challenges with clarity, confidence, and a calm mind.

Gen Kelsang Demo is the US Western and Midwestern National Spiritual Director and the Resident Teacher at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon. She has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 29 years and has been teaching Kadampa Buddhism since 1998.

Gen Demo is deeply respected as a teacher and practitioner. She demonstrates a wealth of practical knowledge and provides clear and inspiring teachings for people of all levels of interest.

Everyone is welcome.

Join us at the Downtown Library for coffee, pastries, and a conversation about a special topic! For older adults age 55+.

This week we will learn about Vitalant (including how to donate blood!) from Carina Fors.

Presented in partnership with AmeriCorps Seniors.

To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.