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November 29 @ 7:47 pm
Writer’s Group
Zoom 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesFree to museum members and staff, this writer’s critique group currently meets on Zoom on alternate Wednesdays. Writers share something they are working on, read it aloud, then hear the thoughts and responses of others. All genres and styles are encouraged, including prose and poetry, fiction and nonfiction. For long projects, like a novel or ...
Baje Whitethorne Sr: Náátsʼíílid/Rainbow Light
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesBursting with color, this retrospective exhibit presents the full spectrum of art by Baje Whitethorne Sr., a visual storyteller acclaimed for his colorful paintings full of life and energy. Born and raised on the Navajo Reservation, Baje was first drawn into the world of storytelling when he and his brothers would make up stories on the ...
Writing Rainbows: Poetry inspired by art
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesPoet Jodie Hollander leads this ekphrastic poetry workshop in the exhibition Baje Whitethorne Sr: Náátsʼíilid/Rainbow Light. Ekphrastic poetry is inspired by art, and Baje's colorful paintings provide plenty of inspiration. Jodie was a previous writer-in-residence at MNA and author of the poetry book My Dark Horses. This workshop will be her last stop on her ...
Family Friday: How a museum works
Zoom 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesIf you’ve visited a museum, what you saw was only a small part of all the things the museum takes care of. This Friday we celebrate International Museum Day (which is May 18) by taking a tour into the Easton Collection Center to learn how objects and art are preserved, why objects are frozen before ...
A Stream of Jewels: Springs and Perennial Tributaries in Grand Canyon
MNA Facebook page @musnaz, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesGrand Canyon contains more than a thousand springs, and at least 50 springbrooks that are among the few remaining pristine perennial streams remaining in the Southwest. In this talk Dr. Larry Stevens, MNA’s Curator of Biology will explore springs hydrology and ecology, stream processes, and the biodiversity of, and threats to conservation of this verdant ...
Spring Plant Sale
Discovery Village Winding Brook Rd., Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesThis event will be a one-stop shop for local plant starts and information about how to garden in Flagstaff. The Coconino Community Master Gardeners are working with MNA to hold their plant sale at our Colton Garden and Discovery Village. Besides plant starts and seeds for purchase, there will be garden talks, garden tool repairs ...
Celebrating the Voices of Navajo Women: A Panel Discussion
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesFree with Museum admission. Women featured in a new book will share their stories in a panel discussion hosted by Soulstice Publishing and MNA. The book, “Voices of Navajo Mothers and Daughters: Portraits of Beauty,” brings together compelling, multi-generational oral histories with portraits of the tellers. The panelists will reflect on their experience of being ...
Thirsty Thursdays with Tha ‘Yoties
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesTha 'Yoties will be rockin' the MNA courtyard! Quench your hunger and thirst at this 'Funky-Yotie-Party'. Beer and wine available for purchase at our cash bar. Museum galleries will also be open late for you to browse! Led by Ed Kabotie, Tha 'Yoties are a reggae/rock/ska band based out of Flagstaff, AZ. The group refers ...
Spring Cleaning Sale
Museum parking lot 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesWould you find it surprising that people who work at museums collect too many things in their office closets and storerooms? MNA staff have been cleaning out their offices and are selling off furnishings, tools, shelving, and other items no longer needed. A highlight of the sale will be more than 20 high-quality, hardwood display ...