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New Mexico-based poet Elizabeth Jacobson says her entrée into poetry began as a child when she regularly wandered into the woods behind her house. The more time she spent there, the more nature’s curious patterns and wonders revealed themselves to her. And one day she began writing about the subtle marvels she observed in her notebook. She reads her poem "The Sweetness Off Each Other’s Bodies."
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The nominees for the 2024 Viola Awards have been announced. The annual event celebrates excellence in the arts and sciences. Panel members selected 42 finalists across 10 categories from nearly 150 nominees.
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Flagstaff-based poet Larry Stevens is perhaps best known for his five-decade career as an ecologist and Grand Canyon river-runner. He's inspired to write as he’s exploring Arizona’s landscape and shares a piece called “Dinosaurs, Snow.”
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Austin-based writer Joanna Klink reads her piece, "3 Bewildered Landscapes, " inspired by getting lost in the wilderness while backpacking. The ordeal created unsettled feelings of desperation and strangeness.
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Colorado poet Daiva Chesonis shares her poem, "Burn Out." She's the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants and was inspired to write about the weight of the region’s conflicts on a recent trip to the country, and how they could be a foreshadowing of humanity’s future.
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For more than two decades, Old Crow Medicine show has been a bona-fide institution in the traditional music world. But their appeal has expanded well into the mainstream, partially due to their modern-day classic song “Wagon Wheel” that’s been covered the world over. In the latest installment of KNAU’s series Eats and Beats, we hear from Old Crow’s leader Ketch Secor about the unifying power of folk music and its raw, visceral energy that transcends generations.
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The musical duo Sway Wild is scheduled to perform in Flagstaff on Saturday. It’s a homecoming of sorts for musicians Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw, to the place where they formed their band more than a dozen years ago. They have a passionate following of fans and are known for their ethereal vocal harmonies and heartfelt live shows. In the latest installment of KNAU’s series Eats and Beats, Sway Wild talks about their longtime musical partnership and artistic evolution.
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The annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest is this weekend at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. American Indian and Canadian First Nations dancers will be judged in five divisions for five different skills.
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Guitarist Nels Cline is best known for his work with the band Wilco. But one of his free-form side projects, the Radical Empathy Trio, couldn’t be more different and focuses on pure improvisation.
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The Arizona Commission on the Arts has allocated more than $320,000 to more than 20 Flagstaff-based arts organizations and programs in Coconino County.