Community Calendar

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

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.

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.

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.

4th New Mexico Grateful Dead Tribute
& “Shakedown” Vendor Village
Featuring:

Detroit Lightning (2 Sets)
Lonn Calanca Band
The Deal
Brothersound
One More Silver Dollar Band

Experience the magic of the changing seasons with a community celebration at the Natural History Institute! From hands-on art activities to exploring our herbarium and enjoying seasonal treats, this event is the perfect way to welcome autumn and connect with our community.

What to Expect and Explore:

Nature Printing & Greeting Card Making
* Create unique prints from leaves and natural objects and turn them into seasonal greeting cards.
Woody Plant ID in the Herbarium
* Explore our collections and sharpen your plant identification skills with hands-on activities
Fall Harvest Goodies and Drinks
* Savor the flavors of autumn while mingling with our community.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Naked Ambition” showing Sept. 19-25 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

Bunny Yeager, once heralded as the world's prettiest photographer, had a huge influence on 20th-century pop culture, though few people know her name.

Whether by popularizing the bikini, helping discover Bettie Page, shaping the image of Playboy, or inventing the selfie, Bunny was a trailblazer whose work bucked against conservative 1950s America and helped pave the way for the feminist movement and the sexual revolution. Yet the very changes she helped usher in would soon render her a forgotten relic — until now.

Featuring testimonies from Dita VonTeese, Bruce Weber and Larry King, “Naked Ambition” is a rediscovery of a brilliant yet overlooked artist.

“Naked Ambition” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre Sept. 19-25. Showtimes will be Friday, Saturday and Monday, Sept. 19, 20 and 22 at 3:30 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Waltzing with Brando” showing Sept. 19-25 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres.

“Waltzing with Brando” follows Marlon Brando (Billy Zane) — then the most famous actor in the world — as he filmed “Mutiny on the Bounty” and bought a tiny and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.

To achieve this goal, he plucks Judge (Jon Heder) — an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect — from his stable existence and convinces him that together they could build the world's first truly sustainable ecological retreat.

This beautifully shot film captures a lesser-known pursuit of the legendary actor during a time in his life when he was shooting some of his more acclaimed roles. The dichotomy between his in-demand Hollywood projects and his pursuit of calmness and sustainability are charmingly told in this film set in one of the most breathtaking places on Earth.

“Waltzing with Brando” — based on a true story — also stars Richard Dreyfuss.

“Waltzing with Brando” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres Sept. 19-25. Showtimes will be Friday, Sept. 19 at 2:00 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 20 at 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m.; Monday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m.; and Thursday, Sept. 25 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.

Enjoy live local music before every Movie on the Square this summer!

May 24 - September 27 • Saturdays • 5:00pm-dusk in Heritage Square

New music from The Hive each week!