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Lectures and Talks
Events
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CANCELED: Curator Talk-Wagon Road to Mother Road
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesThis event has been canceled due to weather. It has been rescheduled for next Thursday, January 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
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Gunnar Widforss: Master of the Inner Canyon
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesAlan Petersen presents a talk on the inner-canyon works of Swedish-American artist Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), known as The Painter of the National Parks. Widforss created some of his most celebrated works at the rim of the Grand Canyon between 1923 and 1934, but unlike many of his contemporaries, he also hiked deep into the canyon ...
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Flowers, Clouds, and Corn: Color in the Hopi World
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterDr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin will explore the deep history of pigments and color in Hopi art, from archaeological examples to the work of the five painters of the Artist Hopid collective. ...
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Preserving Family History: Tips and Tools to Get Started
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterAmelia Swann will share her experience cataloguing and preserving the Herman Family Archives and offer helpful tips for preserving your personal family archival materials, including photographs, documents, letters and other ...
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The Summer that Changed Flagstaff
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterA century ago, Flagstaff residents watched one of the nation’s most prominent archaeologists uncover an ancestral pueblo on the edge of the city. They celebrated each new discovery—until the excavation ...
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Artist Hopid Reflections: A Conversation between Ed Kabotie and Neil David Sr.
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterJoin us to hear from two renowned artists sharing stories and reflections on Artist Hopid. Neil David Sr. and Ed Kabotie’s father, Michael Kabotie, were two of the founding members ...
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Celebrating the Song Dogs
Presented by the Flagstaff Festival of Science. Stop by for a humorously themed lecture about the natural and cultural history of coyotes in the Americas, their place in lore and ...
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Celebrate the Route 66 Centennial with Roger Naylor
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterRoute 66 turns 100 years old on November 11, 2026. Come celebrate the anniversary at MNA. Author and travel writer Roger Naylor brings the Mother Road’s history and cultural significance ...
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Michael Kabotie: An Artistic Visionary
Branigar Chase Discovery CenterArtist, musician and educator, Ed Kabotie will share stories and artwork from his father, Michael Kabotie, who was a founding member of the Artist Hopid Collective. This talk compliments our ...