In this issue:

First Friday ArtWalk

Across the Divide Art Exhibition

Summer Nights on the Square

Arboretum Concert Series

Ancestral Voices of the Canyon

Claire Mann & Aaron Jones in Concert

Summer Navajo Rug Auction

Flagstaff Folk Festival

Artist Opportunities

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Great Events Around Flagstaff

Summer Nights on the Square
Every Thu, Fri, Sat
Heritage Square

Sedona Bluegrass Festival
May 30 - June 3

Hullabaloo
June 2
Wheeler Park

Flagstaff Music Festival
June 9-10
Heritage Square

Pride in the Pines
June 15-16
Wheeler Park

The Growlers in Concert
June 22
Orpheum Theater

Made in the Shade Beer Festival
June 23
Fort Tuthill County Park

Humingbird Festival
June 23
Arboretum at Flagstaff

Melissa Etheridge in Concert
June 23
Pepsi Amphitheater

Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture
June 30-July 1
Museum of Northern Arizona

The Emerging Artist Award Show
Showing through June
Flagstaff Photography Center

Thank you May members!

Roberts Family Foundation
Zondra Sunseri
Robert & Samantha Kelty
Clare Angell
David & Jean Hockman
Allan Affeldt
Carrie House
Gene & Molly Munger
Kathy & Scott Deasy
Letty David
Gerry Newbanks
Jennifer Blue
Diana Blencke
Janet Powers
Mandy Metzger
Lynn Medoff
Fred Johnson
Robert Gunnarson
Peter Kloeber
Stephen Warburton
Daniel Giovale
Tina Burbina
Thank you for supporting Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the Coconino Center for the Arts with your contribution in May!

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Our Sponsors

City of Flagstaff- BBB Revenue

Coconino County

Arizona Commission on the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

Radisson Woodlands Hotel

APS

Greetings!

We are excited to launch the new Summer Nights on the Square events on Heritage Square in Downtown Flagstaff. The new series of events features concerts and live music on Thursday nights, performance, music and art on Friday nights, and the popular Movies on the Square events on Saturday nights. This weekend's slate should be one of the best, as the cream filling is ArtWalk this Friday night.

There are a ton of great spots to hit for ArtWalk. Check out the new space for West of the Moon gallery, which has moved into larger confines at 14 North San Francisco Street. The Empty Bowls program will be featured on Heritage Square, where you can see performances and enjoy ice cream, while nabbing a handmade bowl and supporting St. Mary's Food Bank and the Family Food Center. There's lots more, check it all out on the ArtWalk website.

Cheers!
John "JT" Tannous
Executive Director
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
and the Coconino Center for the Arts

First Friday ArtWalk
Historic Downtown Flagstaff
Friday, June 1, 2012
6:00pm-9:00pm

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Across the Divide Art Exhibition is unlike any exhibition that has been produced at the Coconino Center for the Arts in the past ten years. Large-scale ceramic art installations and sculptures turn the CCA Gallery into a wonderland of creativity, whimsy and magic. This show is a 'must see'.

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 2, 6:00-8:00pm
Runs June 5-July 28

The Coconino Center for the Arts is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am-5:00pm.

Summer Nights on the Square
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night throughout the summer, Heritage Square hosts events for all ages!

Concerts on Thursdays, art/theater/dance on Fridays, and Movies on the Square on Saturdays. And, of course, on each First Friday of the month, all of downtown Flagstaff becomes the destination for ArtWalk. All events are free and open to the public. Below is the schedule for Friday Nights in June.

June 1: First Friday ArtWalk / FALA Empty Bowls
June 8: Flagstaff Community Band / Peaks Theatre Fest: 'Josephina Javelina'
June 15: Flagstaff School of Music / NAU Music Academy
June 22: Flagstaff Youth Theater
June 29: Canyon Movement Company / Excerpts from the play, 'Fred & Mary'

Click here for more information and a full schedule of events.


Four compelling concerts under the shade of the cool pines in the beautiful natural setting of The Arboretum at Flagstaff


Tickets for all shows are $16/general public, and $13/members of The Arboretum or Flagstaff Cultural Partners. Youth ages 3-16 are $8/ticket, and youth under 3 are free. Click here for more information.

Ancestral Voices of the Canyon:
A Multi-Media Concert Event
with Will Clipman, Leon Littlebird, Charly Heavenrich, and Jayne Lee
Saturday, June 9, 8:00pm
Coconino Center for the Arts
Click here for information and tickets


Folk Duo
Claire Mann & Aaron Jones*
in Concert
Sunday, June 10, 8:00pm
Coconino Center for the Arts
*of Old Blind Dogs
Click here for more information and tickets

Navajo Rug Auction
at the Museum of Northern Arizona
Saturday, June 23
Preview 9:00am-1:00pm / Auction 2:00-5:00pm
Accepting Consignments: June 20-22

The fine art of Navajo weaving! See over 300 handwoven rugs in one setting. Many regional weavers will be in attendance. Auctioneer: Bruce Burnham.

Click here for more information

Flagstaff Folk Festival
Saturday-Sunday, June 30-July 1, 10:00am-6:00pm

2012 is the eleventh year the Flagstaff Folk Festival proudly showcases the best in folk and acoustic music in Arizona and beyond. Featuring over 150 acts on four stages, workshops, jams, and more. You're invited to come out and see some great live music in a wonderful setting.

Click here for more information.


Artist Opportunities

Beyond the Border: the Wall, the People and the Land
Deadline: June 30, 2012
Beyond the Border addresses the human and environmental impact of issues that surround the US / Mexico border, the border wall and border policies. Artists are encouraged to submit art that explores this impact and how changing policy is affecting the environment and/or people. The intent of this exhibition is not to advocate for or against any position, policy or political figure; rather, Beyond the Border offers an opportunity for stories to be shared and questions to be raised that allow viewers to explore the consequences of intensified focus on this region. Click here for more information.

Call for Artists: Christian Art Shows in the First Friday ArtWalk
Artists are needed for First Friday ArtWalk shows at Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary in Historic Downtown Flagstaff. If you're an artist with Christian-themed work, and you would like to display and sell your work, please click here or contact Amy at 928-380-5214 for more information.

Coming Soon!
Call for Entries: It's Elemental Fine Crafts Exhibition
Flagstaff Cultural Partners will be posting the Call for Entries for the 12th Annual It's Elemental exhibition at the Coconino Center for the Arts. The exhibition opens November 15-16, 2012, and is open to artists who reside in Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai counties. The anticipated postmark deadline for entries will be early fall. Click here to see information from last year's exhibition.


Flagstaff Cultural Partners / (928) 779-2300 / PO Box 296 / Flagstaff, Arizona 86002
Coconino Center for the Arts / 2300 N. Fort Valley Road

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