Community Calendar

On September 20th, the annual Science in the Park takes place at Wheeler Park in downtown Flagstaff. The fun is endless at our popular family science fair, where YOU are the scientist for the day! An ideal event for families, all booths will have hands-on activities for youth of all ages. Discover something new and interact with over 50 vendors from a variety of Flagstaff scientific institutions! 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. FREE!

The Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff FREE U.S. Military Veterans Art Program and Classes are available to ALL U. S. Military Veterans. Classes are led by long time professional local Flagstaff artists in many disciplines. For more information email acfexdir@gmail.com or visit flagstaff-arts.org/

Find your flow at Family Yoga! Join Miss Tanna for simple, kid-friendly yoga poses and breathing exercises. Bring your own mat, towel, or blanket. Geared for families with children ages 3-9. No fee or registration required. Presented with funding from the Friends of the Prescott Public Library.

Prints. People. Power

Clara M. Lovett Art Museum

September 15 - November 27, 2025

Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 PM

The Clara M. Lovett Art Museum at Northern Arizona University proudly presents Prints. People. Power., an exhibition celebrating the bold visual voices of artists from across the American southwest as well as Central and South America who harness the power of printmaking to address pressing social, political, and cultural issues while also celebrating our shared humanity. Featuring works from the museum’s permanent collection, we focus on artists from three organizations: the Taller de Grafica Popular (1937), the Movimiento Artistico del Rio Salado (1978), and the Arizona Print Group (1990s). The exhibition enables visitors to explore how artists utilize the democratic medium of print to amplify marginalized voices, inspire dialogue, and foster connections across borders.

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Out of the Fire
Student Ceramic Exhibition and Sale
September 15th – 28th, 2025
Showcasing brilliant works by student ceramicists at Sedona Arts Center!

Artist Reception: Friday September 19, 2025
The Special Exhibition Gallery is Open Daily 12–5pm.

Prescott Valley Public Library will be offering Meeting the Ancestors: How Speculative Memoir Can Help You Connect to Your History on September 20, 2025. Join us for this free writing workshop, where you'll explore two powerful tools to help As Shakespeare said, “What’s past is prologue.” What if the voices of your ancestors could help you tell your story? What would change? What would stay the same? Our lives are bound to the lives that came before us, and if we’re able to listen, we might find our dead have been speaking to us all along. Speculative memoir is an umbrella genre in which the questions of the memoirist’s book are addressed through speculative elements, which may include ghosts, metaphors, what ifs, imaginative scenarios, and fantasies. Using the speculative to imagine the lives and inner worlds of our ancestors can unlock powerful connections within our stories, both on and off the page. We’ll look at a few examples of speculative memoirs that specifically connect to the past, explore ways to use the device in your own work, and do some generative writing exercises.
Bring something to write with and on! This workshop is for adults only.
Laraine Herring is a retired professor of creative writing and psychology. Her memoir, A Constellation of Ghosts: A Speculative Memoir with Ravens, was released from Regal House in 2021. She’s also the author of a trilogy of writing books, including Writing Begins with the Breath, the editor of Becoming Real: Women Reclaim the Power of the Imagined through Speculative Nonfiction, and the author and illustrator for The Grief Forest: a book about what we don’t talk about. She’s currently working on another memoir called Solving for X: A Speculative Memoir of Mothers, and the second book in the Grief Forest trilogy: Bunny and Barncat: a book about grieving while loving what leaves, which will be released in 2026 from White River Press. laraineherring.com
Pre-registration is required.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
12 PM- 2:00 PM
Crystal Room
More info? 928.759.3040

Free Festival on Heritage Square Sept. 20

Ready to experience live local music? Head to Heritage Square Sept. 20 for the Flagstaff Music Festival – a FREE event that celebrates the musical talent in our area while raising awareness for a scholarship for local young musicians.

This year’s headliner, Black Lemon, is set to rock the square in historic downtown Flagstaff, along with Summit Dub Squad (a group celebrating 20 years as one of Flagstaff’s hardest-working bands), Toxic Positivity, Jess Ledbetter & The Vision, and bon fiction.

And whether you are local or not, YOUR voice is needed to help kick off the festival with a “community sing” with the Peacetime Players! You can also stop by to meet adoptable puppies from High Country Humane and browse vendors from Flagstaff Mountain-Town Market.

We invite you to volunteer at Riordan Mansion State Historic Park!

The duplex-style Riordan Mansion remains one of the finest examples of American Arts and Crafts-
style architecture open to the public today. Designed by the architect of the impressive El Tovar Hotel
at the Grand Canyon, Charles Whittlesey, the homes were built in 1904 with indoor plumbing, hot
and cold running water, central heat, and electric lights, reflecting the most modern technology and
design of the time.
Seen by guided tour only, the interiors of the Riordan family homes look essentially as they did in 1904.
The homes showcase original family belongings including fine examples of early Stickley furniture.

Volunteer opportunities available include Front Desk, Interpretive Tours, Grounds and Maintenance services.

Help us preserve history, learn and share the story of Flagstaff.

Contact the Park at 928-779-4395 for more information.

Southwest Skye Pipes and Drums is an award winning band featuring the Great Highland Bagpipes and drums. Enjoy music, heritage, and Celtic Culture. Please bring blankets or low chairs as this will take place on the library lawn off of Goodwin St. Southwest Skye Pipes & Drums has called Williams, Arizona "theGateway to the Grand Canyon“ its home since 2008, with members throughout Northern Arizona and reaching as far south as Phoenix. A traditional bagpipe and drum band at heart, Southwest Skye has built a reputation of having fun and delighting audiences with both traditional and contemporary selections at performances throughout its history. This program is presented with funding from the Friends of the Prescott Public Library.