Flagstaff Cultural Partners e-Newsletter
March 2010
Flagstaff Cultural Partners

Greetings!

Thursday night, Flagstaff Cultural Partners' hosts the 2nd Annual Viola Awards.  Celebrating excellence in the arts in the Flagstaff area, the awards will go to 10 different recipients during the Gala Event on March 4.

If you haven't secured tickets to the event, you can still find out who received awards - even during the event! Become a fan of Coconino Center for the Arts on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @FlagstaffArts.  Through both of these social media outlets on the evening March 4, we'll be announcing the winners as they are presented live at the event. 

If you have seats reserved at the event, visit the Viola website for information on the night's schedule and dinner.

Congratulations to all our deserving Viola Award nominees!  We'll see you at the big event.

Cheers,

John Tannous "JT"
Executive Director
Featured Event: Carlos Perez in Concert

Grand Canyon Guitar Society
presents

Carlos Perez

Carlos Perez

Saturday, March 6
Coconino Center for the Arts

Doors 6:30pm / Concert 7:00pm

Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 day of show

click here for tickets and more information
ArtWalk
News in the Arts - March

Young Voices Be Heard2009 Slam Poetry Champ Comes to Flagstaff
Featuring some of the top slam and performance poets in the nation - Ed Mabrey, Jr., Myrlin Hepworth, and 2009 World Champion Slam Poet, Amy Everhart - the Young Voices Be Heard! Youth Poetry Festival returns to the Coconino Center for the Arts on March 27-28. Click here for more information.

Digital Photography Basics Workshop - June 5
If you're looking to take better photos from your digital camera - whether for work or for play - this workshop is for you.  Internationally published photographer leads this full day session at the Coconino Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 5.  Registration and more information.

Grant Applications Due March 22
Applications for Art & Science Grant Funds are due to arrive at Flagstaff Cultural Partners' office by 5:00 P.M. on March 22, 2010. Click here for more information.

JT in The NOISE
Our very own executive director John "JT" Tannous is at the dawn of a new endeavor as a contributing writer to The NOISE Arts and News magazine. The NOISE is a locally-loved free monthly publication and can be snatched at several locations all over town and Northern Arizona. Pick up next month's edition and have a read!

2nd Annual Viola Awards

Celebrating Excellence in the Arts in Flagstaff

Can't attend the big event, but want to hear about all the Award winners as they are announced?
Live from the event we will post updates on these sites throughout the evening of March 4. Check our website, too, for info and photos the week after the event.

Title Sponsor: The Babbitt Family

Viola Awards Major Sponsors:

Woodlands Radisson Hotel           Arizona Commission on the Arts              Coconino County   
                                                   Melissa Collins Cripps              Coconino County
                                                                      State Farm Agent                     Liz Archuleta


           Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce     Vora Financial Group

   Arizona Commission on the Arts  

Viola Award Table Sponsors:

Peter & Cathy Jolma
Coast & Mountain Properties
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & Tucker P.C.
Northern Arizona University
Academic Factotum, LLC
APS - Arizona Public Service
Fire on the Mountain Gallery / The Orpheum Presents
Flagstaff Medical Center Foundation
Echo Canyon Art Gallery
Theatrikos Theatre Company
Marshall Elementary Magnet School
Friends of Flagstaff City - Coconino County Library

In This Issue
Featured Event: Carlos Perez in Concert
News in the Arts: March
Viola Awards - Who Won?
Can't Miss Events
WHOSE ART  IS IT ANYWAY?
Win tickets!
to a concert of your choice in our monthly segment:
Whose Art Is It Anyway?

Whose Art is This?

The first three people to email us the name of the artist who created the artwork shown above will win 2 free tickets to a concert of their choice at CCA. The artwork has been cropped.

Click here to see a larger image and send in your answer!

Answer now

Coconino Center for the Arts
E V E N T S
MARCH
2-27. Youth Art Exhibition

6. Carlos Perez in Concert

26. SoloDuo in Concert

Young Voices Be Heard
27 & 28. Youth Poetry Festival

APRIL

3. Opening Reception - Recycled Art Exhibition

The Fishtank Ensemble
10. The Fishtank Ensemble in Concert

all month. Recycled Art Exhibition is open thru May 15

10, 17, 24. Artist demos & workshops
Quick Links
Can't-Miss
E V E N T S
Visit ShowUp.com for Flagstaff arts and cultural events!
ShowUp.com

Our Best Bets for
MARCH

7. Do the Oscars in Style: A Night at the Oscars - Theatrikos

10. The Cleveland Duo & James Umble at NAU

Greensky Bluegrass
27. Greensky Bluegrass at the Orpheum

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Other resources for arts and culture:

Flagstaff CVB

NAU College of Arts & Letters

Flagstaff Cultural Partners


 Support for Flagstaff Cultural Partners is provided by:

City of Flagstaff - BBB Revenues
City of Flagstaff - BBB Revenues

Coconino County
Coconino County

Arizona Commission on the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts