Buy it, Rent it or Skip it
Along with writing for the Lumberjack, Cathy Cooksey also does a blog for jackcentral.com where she reviews DVDs. To follow her blog click the link: http://jackcentral.com/category/blogs/dvd-it/
City council appoints team to analyze domestic violence
Flagstaff City Council voted on Sept. 8 to create the Coconino County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, a group that will help prevent future domestic violence fatalities. The council voted unanimously in favor of creating the review team, and Mayor Sara Presler said it was a high priority for Flagstaff. “We were working on it … Continue reading
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Bros. Gow rocks CD release party
Brothers Gow, one of Flagstaff’s local bands known for their funk, hip-hop, rock and reggae style since their debut in 2007, performed at the Orpheum Theater Jan. 29 to celebrate the release of their new CD, Ponds. More than 100 fans attended the release party. Most of the songs played at the event were the … Continue reading
New Flag hangout for gamers
Call of Duty: World at War, Nazi Zombies, Red Alert 3 and Left 4 Dead are just some of the games offered at Wicked Gaming for a cheap price. Located at 116 W. Cottage Ave. near Burley Fish Tattoos, Wicked Gaming offers six PCs and two Xbox 360s for gamers to use since it opened … Continue reading
Homemade brewing offers cheap, creative beer alternative
The process of making beer is said to be an art form requiring the ability to take household ingredients and turn them into a refreshing drink. Mountain Top Mashers is a group of Flagstaff residents who meet on the first Tuesday of each month at various locations to talk about recipes and brewing. Heathehr Rhodes, … Continue reading
Lowell to celebrate MLK Day
Lowell Observatory will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a weekend of activities headlined by a Martin Luther King Star Fest on Jan. 17. Steele Wotkyns, public relations manager for Lowell Observatory, said there will be a presentation called “Heavy Astronomy” shown throughout the star fest that will look at the bigger concepts … Continue reading
FSO brings wild Russian music
Russian music will saturate Ardrey Auditorium Jan. 22 as the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra (FSO) performs three compositions in the “Romance of Russia.” The FSO will be performing “Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila” by Mikhail Glinka; “Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 91” by Reinhold Glière; and “Symphony No. 2 in B Minor” by Alexander Borodin. … Continue reading
NAU to hold jazz festival
Jazz and classical music can be heard throughout Flagstaff on Feb. 12 and 13 as NAU hosts its annual Vocal Jazz and Madrigal Festival. The festival features students from more than 100 high schools performing jazz and madrigal, or classical music created during the Renaissance and Baroque era, to be critiqued by five featured judges. … Continue reading
Event honors history of jazz, ragtime
Music historian Erik Larson will explain the history of jazz and ragtime in Ragtime to Romance, an event to be held at the East Flagstaff Community Library Feb. 12. Larson said throughout Ragtime to Romance, he will play popular ragtime and jazz songs that changed and influenced the music of the time period. “The ragtime … Continue reading
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