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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 30 - April 5
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Join Comparative Cultural Studies for the second film in the 2026 Better World Film Series!
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
This 1984 masterpiece of anime follows warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä, as she desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Watch the trailer here: NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND | Official English Trailer
Tuesday | March 31 | 5 PM
Liberal Arts Building | Room 120
#CALisCulture #CALisCreativity #CALisStory #CALisJustice #LetsAnime
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Join NAU History and the Martin Springer Institute for a lecture with Dr. Sara J. Brenneis, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Spanish, at Amherst College. The Spanish in Mauthausen: Victims, Witnesses and Survivors of the Nazis
April 2 | 7 PM | Liberal Arts Building | Room 120
#CALisHistory #MartinSpringerInstitute
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Time & Location
Apr 03, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Culture Connection AZ, 201 E Birch Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
About The Event
Event Update - new opening date is April 3, 2026!
About the Exhibit
The original Resilience exhibit preserves stories of women who shaped Flagstaff through hardship, change, and care for their communities, from the 1880s onward. These women navigated economic uncertainty, social barriers, migration, discrimination, and loss while building lives, families, and institutions that held the town together.
Resilience Revisited extends this legacy by inviting contemporary artists to reflect on what resilience looks like today. This exhibition recognizes that resilience is not only an individual trait, but a collective practice rooted in community, memory, and lived experience.
By placing new artistic responses alongside historical narratives, the exhibit creates a dialogue across generations. It honors the women whose stories were often excluded from traditional archives while making space for present-day voices to reflect on identity, perseverance, and belonging in Northern Arizona.
Resilience Revisited asks us to see ourselves in the mirror of time and to consider how women continue to shape Flagstaff through leadership, creativity, and care.
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Screening and community discussion
Tuesday | March 31 | 7 PM
Cline Library
Free and Open to the Public
The CAL Film Series is back! Enjoy classic and contemporary films from 8 different directors who we identify as outsiders in the industry. All screenings are free and open to the public, and include a short introduction from the Pauls—Drs. Paul Helford of Communications and Paul Donnelly of Comparative Cultural Studies—they have been running the film series for years. They love movies and they will help you love them too! After the show, stay for a friendly community discussion about the film.
Our fourth film this semester is Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, directed by Jim Jarmusch and released in 1999. Watch the trailer here: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3735617817/?ref_=tt_vids_vi_1
The CAL Film Series is brought to you by the College of Arts and Letters, NAU Cline Library, and the School of Communications.
#CALisCulture #CALisInterdisciplinary #CALfilmSeriues #FreeMovies #CALisCommunity
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It’s time again for our biannual Lumberjacks Thrive Student/Alumni Career Mixer!
WHEN: 5:00 – 7:30 pm, Thursday, April 2nd
WHERE: Desert Financial Credit Union headquarters in Phoenix, 148 N. 48th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
WHO: The event is open to all undergrad and graduate students and alumni of any degree. NAU staff and faculty are welcome, too!
WHAT: Panel discussion, networking with professionals from various industries, and a free headshot!
More information and registration for the event are available at https://SpringThriveMixer0426.eventbrite.com.
We will also have a free shuttle available for round-trip transportation from Flagstaff to the event! Email Eva.Johnson@nau.edu for a seat on the shuttle.
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Join NAU’s Humor Writing Club! April 3, 6 PM University Union Sycamore room
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Global Film Series: The Farewell
Join us Wednesday, April 1st, for the award-winning 2019 comedy-drama The Farewell, in which a Chinese-American woman travels to China when her grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer to discover that the family is hiding the diagnosis from her, instead staging a fake wedding as an excuse to gather everyone for a final farewell.
Film in English and Mandarin Chinese
with English subtitles.Part of the GELL Center Global Film Series
"Stranger in a Strange Land"Free and open to the public.
Trailer: The Farewell | Official Trailer HD | A24
#GlobalLanguagesandCultures #CALisGlobal #Mandarin #FreeFilm
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When a Tree is Felled in the Forest, has it Heard the Lumberjack’s Song? Black Lumberjacks in Northern Arizona. A Visual exhibition including storytelling by Jetsonorma, Rev. Dr. Bernadine Lewis, Josiah Johnson, La Trouchka Duke, and art by Chip Thomas. Hosted by thenRichard Wood professorship for the Teaching Of Philosophy and the ACM 210 Arts and Cultural Management class in the College of Arts and Letters.
Come on by and learn a bit about the history of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks from whom NAU got our Louie.
April 3 | 4 PM | Riles Building | Second Floor
#CALisHistory #CALisCreative #CALisArt
April 6 - April 12
April 6 - April 12
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Martin-Springer Institute Speaker Series:
Holocaust and Beyond: Weaponizing Hunger, Part 3 of Beyond Europe
Famine and Induced Starvation During War and Colonial suppression: Middle East and North Africa
Tylor Brand | Department of Near & Middle Eastern Studies | Trinity College in Dublin
Wednesday | April 8 | 7 PM | Liberal Arts Room 120
Free and open to the public
Join Dr. Tylor Brand for a discussion of starvation as a weapon in colonial North Africa and the Middle East. He has a recent publication specifically on Lebanons Great war and famine. Brand is both a native Phoenician and an AZ Wildcat. He earned his doctorate at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, and now teaches in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
#CALisInterdisciplianry #HolocaustAndBeyond #History
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Flagstaff Big Read and Flagstaff City Coconino County Public Library Present:
Library Gone Wild! Prescott Zoo at the Downtown Library!
Join Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary for a visit with live animal residents of the zoo! All ages are welcome! Come hang out with some of our Northern Arizona Animals and learn about being a good wild lands neighbor!
This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along - or are still learning.
You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.
Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!
#FlagBigRead2026 #Fuzz #AnimalsattheLibrary #MaryRoach #FlagReads
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Guitar Studio Recital
April 8, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Kitt Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
Featuring works by Vito Nikola Paradiso
Manuel Penella
Luc Levesque
Celso Machado
Also available streaming: NAU Auditoria
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Join us at the PEP Career Fair to explore jobs and student teaching opportunities and network with school districts throughout Arizona.
Friday, April 10
9 AM - 12 PM
This in-person event will be held at the NAU Fieldhouse in Flagstaff, AZ.
1050 Knoles Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Register here:
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Join NAU Collegiate Band for:
Illuminations
Kristen Volta - Conductor
Oscar Osorio - Conductor
Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Ardrey Memorial Auditorium
Featuring Works by:
Aldridge, Nishimura, Karrick, Neeck, Schwartz, Gounod, Reineke, Penella
#CALisMusic #KittSchoolOfMusic #NAUCollegiateBand
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Join in the games at the Spring '26 Global Game Day! Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! So join us on April 10th from 9:30-11:30am in the International Pavilion to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
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Join NAU Collegiate Band for:
Illuminations
Kristen Volta - Conductor
Oscar Osorio - Conductor
Wednesday | April 8, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Ardrey Memorial Auditorium
Featuring Works by:
Aldridge, Nishimura, Karrick, Neeck, Schwartz, Gounod, Reineke, Penella
#CALisMusic #KittSchoolOfMusic #NAUCollegiateBand
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NOAZBF Heritage Square Literary Book Fair
Saturday | April 11 | 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Heritage Square
Featuring local authors tent, exhibitor booths, a kids' story tent, pop-up maker spaces, readings & performances
Free and open to everyone!
April 13 - April 19
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Screening and community discussion
Sung In French with English Subtitles
Tuesday | April 14 | 7 PM
Cline Library
Free and Open to the Public
The CAL Film Series is back! Enjoy classic and contemporary films from 8 different directors who we identify as outsiders in the industry. All screenings are free and open to the public, and include a short introduction from the Pauls—Drs. Paul Helford of Communications and Paul Donnelly of Comparative Cultural Studies—they have been running the film series for years. They love movies and they will help you love them too! After the show, stay for a friendly community discussion about the film.
Our fourth film this semester is Umbrellas of Cherbourg, directed by Jacques Demy and released in 1964. Watch the trailer here: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1544469017/?ref_=tt_vids_vi_1
The CAL Film Series is brought to you by the College of Arts and Letters, NAU Cline Library, and the School of Communications.
#CALisCulture #CALisInterdisciplinary #CALfilmSeriues #FreeMovies #CALisCommunity
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THE IMAGINARY INVALID** by Molière, translated by Miles Malleson**
Directed by Kathleen M. McGeever
April 17-25 at The Clifford E. White Theatre
Molière was a comic genius fully transforming the ancient theatrical form, Commedia dell’ Arte for the traditional stage. His satiric commentary on the foibles of society stung with a laugh. "The Imaginary Invalid" tells the tale of Argan, a self-absorbed hypochondriac with miserly tendencies. The high cost of medicine has Argan over a barrel, and to feed his obsession with illness, he devises a scheme to marry his daughter to a doctor. The household is in an uproar and mayhem ensues.
The Imaginary Invalid is the last play Molière ever wrote opening on Feb. 10, 1673, at the Palais Royal Theatre with Molière as the title character. Ironically, Molière was gravely ill at the time the play opened collapsing in the middle of the fourth performance and dying an hour later.
#CALisTheatre #Moliere
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Join Comparative Cultural Studies and SUN Entertainment for the third film in the 2026 Better World Film Series!
Wall-E
The beloved story of a robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth, meets another robot, and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.
Watch the trailer here: WALL-E (2008) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Thursday | April 16 | 7 PM
Prochnow Auditorium
#CALisCulture #CALisCreativity #CALisStory #CALisLove #Wall-E
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Coconino Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition EVER PRESENT: Guillermo Galindo & José Luis Sotero presenting two Mexican artists whose work reflects upon their experiences of migration. Guillermo Galindo (San Francisco, CA), an acclaimed Mexican-born artist and U.S. citizen, composer, and performer, shares his newest project Sonic Biogenesis, an installation commenting on genetics, mobility, and the environment. José Luis Sotero (Nogales, Sonora, MX), a self-taught Mexican painter, presents his recent paintings El lado oscuro de la migracion (the dark side of migration) using pictorial surrealism to depict the stories of people seeking refuge from violence and poverty in hope of a better life. Please see the attached press release for the full description and details.
Exhibition April 18 – June 6, 2026
Opening Reception April 18
CCA Members’ Preview 5-6 pm
Artists’ Talks 6 pm
Public Reception 6-8 pm
Gallery Hours Tu-Sa 11-5, and by appointment
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Flagstaff Big Read Team Trivia II
Friday | April 17 | 6 - 7 PM
Bookmans Cafe
All ages welcome, come ready to compete for generous Bookmans credit certificates using nothing but your knowledge of tooth and claw!
This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along - or are still learning.
You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.
Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!
#AnimalTrivia #MaryRoach #FlagReads #TeamTrivia #Fuzz
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NAU English and GECO presents:
The 2026 PEAKS Brevity Conference
Arts & Activism
Saturday | April 18 | 2:30 - 5:30 PM
Liberal Arts Building Room 120
Free and open to the public
Brevity is an interdisciplinary conference showcasing the diverse research and creative work of students in rhetoric writing & digital media studies, literature, applied linguistics, & creative writing.
Our theme, 'Arts and Activism', aims for presenters to showcase connections to positive, real-world influence through their disciplines. Brevity offers a valuable conference experience in a professional setting & an opportunity to engage with peers & faculty across different fields of English studies.
#CALisEnglish #CALisCommunity
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Join Comparative Cultural Studies and SUN Entertainment for the fourth film in the 2026 Better World Film Series!
The Lorax
In a riff on Dr. Seuss’s eco-justice picture book, this film follows a 12-year-old boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Watch the trailer here: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax - Theatrical Trailer
Friday | April 17 | 7 PM
Prochnow Auditorium
#CALisCulture #CALisCreativity #CALisStory #CALisLove #Unless
April 20 - April 26
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Love on the Wind: An Evening with the NAU Middle East Ensemble
Tuesday, April 21st at 7:30pm
Coconino Center for the Arts
$20 general admission/$10 for students
Founded in 2023, the NAU Middle East Ensemble is a group of twenty Northern Arizona University students, faculty, and Flagstaff community members, directed by Dr. Lillie Gordon. The ensemble performs music from throughout the Middle East. Join us for an evening of lively classic and popular songs and instrumental pieces from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran and more. For this performance, our repertoire focuses on the concepts of love and wind, two words with a close relationship in Arabic poetry and song lyrics. We are pleased to be joined by world-class guest dancer Carrie Konyha for an extended set.
For tickets, visit: NAU Middle East Ensemble .
This performance is supported by NAU's Honors College, Kitt School of Music, and College of Arts and Letters, as well as the Coconino Center for the Arts managed by Creative Flagstaff.
#CALisMusci #CAlLsCommunity #CALisCulture
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Join NAU Wind Symphony for Celebrations!
Stephen Meyer, conductor
Patricia Hoy, guest conductor
Richard McEnaney, guest conductor
Kristen Volta, graduate student conductor
Wyatt Wilburn, trumpet
April 24, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Ardrey Memorial Auditorium
Featuring:
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 5
Grace Baugher: Remembering the Remarkables
Oskar Böhme: Concerto in F Minor
Gustav Holst: Suite in E-flat
Helen May Butler: Cosmopolitan America
Leonard Bernstein: Slava!
John Mackey: The Frozen Cathedral
#NAUWindSymphony #CALisMusic #KittSchoolOfMusic
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Global Film Series: La Plaga
Join us Wednesday, April 22nd, for La Plaga (The Plague), the 2013 Catalan docudrama set in the suburbs of Barcelona, following five real-life people — a farmer, a wrestler, a prostitute, a nurse, and an elderly woman — as they navigate personal and economic struggles, focusing on their resilience amidst the "plague" of modern economic crisis and isolation.
Film in Spanish with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public.
Trailer: LA PLAGA - trailer - Dir: Neus Ballús (Espanya, 2013)
Part of the GELL Center Global Film Series
"Stranger in a Strange Land"#CALisGlopbal #Spanish #FreeFilm #GlobalLanguagesAndCultures
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NAU Symphonic Band with the Flagstaff Community Band
Conductors - TJ Mack, Oscar Osorio
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Ardrey Memorial Auditorium
7:30 PM
The NAU Symphonic Band and Flagstaff Community Band are excited to welcome the Flagstaff Community for a wonderful evening of music featuring “Danzón No. 2” by Arturo Márquez. Included on the program are works by John Barnes Chance, Michelle Fernandez, Aaron Perrine, Omar Thomas and a Consortium Premiere of 'Dancing Crane’ by Benjamin Barker.
#CALisMusicl #KittSchoolofMusic #Danzon #CALisCulture #FlagstaffCommunityBand #NAUSymphonicband
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Join NAU’s Global Engagement and Language Learning Center as they host author and activist, Dora Rodríguez for an author talk and reading from her memoir, Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.
Rodriguez escaped war torn El Salvador in 1980 and was later found with 12 other survivors near death on a brutal crossing through the Sonoran Desert. She later became a leader in Tucson’s Sanctuary movement.
Dora educates communities about the harsh realities migrants face in the desert, and works to inspire transformative changes to immigration policy and the injustices plaguing our border towns.
She lives in Tucson and is the Founder and Director of Salvavision, a nonprofit offering aid and support to migrants and deportees.
April 23 | 4 PM |Liberal Arts Building room 120
Free and open to the public
#CALisCulture #CALisGlobal #NAUGLC
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THE IMAGINARY INVALID** by Molière, translated by Miles Malleson**
Directed by Kathleen M. McGeever
April 17-25 at The Clifford E. White Theatre
Molière was a comic genius fully transforming the ancient theatrical form, Commedia dell’ Arte for the traditional stage. His satiric commentary on the foibles of society stung with a laugh. "The Imaginary Invalid" tells the tale of Argan, a self-absorbed hypochondriac with miserly tendencies. The high cost of medicine has Argan over a barrel, and to feed his obsession with illness, he devises a scheme to marry his daughter to a doctor. The household is in an uproar and mayhem ensues.
The Imaginary Invalid is the last play Molière ever wrote opening on Feb. 10, 1673, at the Palais Royal Theatre with Molière as the title character. Ironically, Molière was gravely ill at the time the play opened collapsing in the middle of the fourth performance and dying an hour later.
#CALisTheatre #Moliere
April 27 - May 3
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Screening and community discussion
Tuesday | April 28 | 7 PM
Cline Library
Free and Open to the Public
The CAL Film Series is back! Enjoy classic and contemporary films from 8 different directors who we identify as outsiders in the industry. All screenings are free and open to the public, and include a short introduction from the Pauls—Drs. Paul Helford of Communications and Paul Donnelly of Comparative Cultural Studies—they have been running the film series for years. They love movies and they will help you love them too! After the show, stay for a friendly community discussion about the film.
Our last film this semester is The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy and released in 1973. Watch the trailer here: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi695053849/?ref_=tt_vids_vi_1
The CAL Film Series is brought to you by the College of Arts and Letters, NAU Cline Library, and the School of Communications.
#CALisCulture #CALisInterdisciplinary #CALfilmSeriues #FreeMovies #CALisCommunity
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Come shake off the stress with Makerspace Stress-Free Storytime Crafternoon
Thursday | April 30 | 5 - 7 PM
All ages welcome, come ready hang out with your friends and neighbors while you craft with the magical maker lab tools and listen to stories of our wild world! It's a read-aloud and craft blitz specially designed to slice through the end of semester stress!
This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along - or are still learning.
You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.
Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!
#AnimalTrivia #MaryRoach #FlagReads #FlagCreates #Fuzz
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Animal Antics Shadow Box Workshop
First Friday | May 1 | 6 - 8:00 PM
AZ Culture Connection at the Historic Ice House Downtown
All ages welcome!
Come create Shadow Boxes inspired by artist Joseph Cornell, and by the Book, Fuzz - what antics can you design for some shadow box animals? This is only one part of the From Wishcycling to Wonder Night at AZ Culture Connections!
Participants who would like to participate can display their Art Work at the Ice House throughout the winter and pick it up at the Big Read Wrap party in May!
Free registration is required, all materials and snacks will be provided!
This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along - or are still learning.
You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.
Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!
#FlagBigRead2026 #Fuzz #FlagCreates #MaryRoach
May 4 - May 10
May 11 - May 17
May 18 - May 24
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Saturday | May 23 | 9 - 11 AM
Mt. Eldon
All ages welcome, come ready to hike while learning new things about local flora and fauna! Pick up a free copy of FUZZ! Bring water and wear good shoes, and don’t forget to dress in layers!
Directions: From the East Flagstaff Community Library at 3000 N. 4th Street, turn right onto 4th Street. Continue through the roundabout, and up 4th for approximately ½ mile, then turn right onto Andes Street (35.22358° N, 111.61213° W). This is where we'll park to meet before heading out for a stretch of the Forces of Nature Trail at the base of Mt. Elden.
This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along - or are still learning.
You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.
Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!
#MaryRoach #FlagReads #FlagHikes #Fuzz
