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UPCOMING EVENTS

March 9 - March 15

March 16 - March 22

  • Into karaoke and foreign-language songs? Come sing with us on Thursday, March 19th at 7pm in the GELL Center (BAA 107)! Join in with what we’ve got, bring your own YouTube links for any non-English songs you want to sing, and we’ll make some noise! Snacks, karaoke machine, and microphones provided!

  • Join the Martin-Springer Institute and NAU Honors College for a reception celebrating students and their work! A team of NAU students has recently completed several additional panels for the traveling exhibit: Through the Eyes of Youth: Life and Death nin the Bedzin Ghetto, currently on display on the third floor of the Riles Building.

    The exhibit is open from 9-5 on weekdays, with the reception on Thursday, March 19, at 4:30 PM. Both are free and open to the public.

    #Martin-pringerInstitute #CALisHistory #CALisCulture

  • KSOM & The Center for Native American & Indigenous Futures present:

    Diné Pianist and Composer,

    CONNOR CHEE

    for two days of piano pedagogy and performance!

    Free admission to all events!

     

    Connor Chee (b. 1987) is a Diné (Navajo) composer and pianist known for blending Western classical music with the rich cultural heritage of the Navajo people. His compositions often draw inspiration from traditional Navajo stories and beliefs, creating a powerful and evocative sound that speaks to both his heritage and his classical training. Connor is dedicated to music education and cultural preservation, inspiring the next generation of musicians.

    ​Chee made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 12 after winning a gold medal in the World Piano Competition and is a graduate of both the Eastman School of Music and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Chee’s work has earned him national acclaim, including performances on NPR’s Performance Today and a commission from Your Classical MPR for his tribute to the Navajo Code Talkers, Unbroken.

    ​Chee has released five studio albums, and a popular collection of Music Videos available on YouTube. His latest album, Across the Desert: The Long Walk Home, honors the resilience of the Navajo people and the journey back to their ancestral lands.

     

    Composition Lecture/Workshop

    Monday | March 16 | 2 PM | PFA 215

     

    Dinner Meet & Greet

    Monday | March 16 | 6 PM | Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures

     

    Piano Masterclass

    Tuesday | March 17 | 12:30–2:30 PM | Kitt Recital Hall

     

    Solo piano recital featuring original compositions

    Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Kitt Recital Hall

     

    #KSOM #NAUPiano #CALisMusic

  • Join NAU Theatre and their warring departments in a struggle for survival in the next Great Survival Debate!

    Which discipline will win the coveted GSD Axe and proclaim their own discipline to be the TRULY indispensable discipline!

    Thursday | March 19 | 2026 | 6 PM

    Clifford E. White Theatre in the Performing and Fine Arts Building

    The GSD focuses on a scenario where great upheaval has occurred and humanity clearly needs to set up a new world. This years’ debate takes place 10 YEARS after where we left off last year.

    Our mission now is bold and strangely hopeful: to become the first beings of Europa, Jupiter’s enigmatic moon. We seek a place where all can feel respected, heard, and safe from authoritarian violence. Europa—long imagined as a world that might harbor life—now calls to us as a site of new beginnings. There is one seat left on the convoy. We will decide who joins us on March 19 at 6 PM in the Clifford E. White Theater—moments before we depart for our new world.

    Each academic participant is asked to argue that their area of study/research/creative activity is the indispensable area that the new civilization MUST have to flourish. At the conclusion of the debate, the audience votes who will win the coveted axe, the bragging rights, and the seat to Europa!

    The winner will receive the coveted axe for one year and the encouragement to proudly display the axe in their discipline’s main office for all to see. They will also receive a theme related trophy that they may keep long after the innitial year of gloating.

    This is a fun evening—free and open to the public!

    #CALisTheatre #DebateisDrama

  • Global Film Series: Les Intouchables

    Join us Wednesday, March 18th, for Les Intouchables, the heartwarming 2011 French film based on the true story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy, quadriplegic aristocrat and his unorthodox caregiver, a young ex-con from the projects, highlighting how their bond transcends class and disability to bring joy and new perspectives to both their lives.

    Film in French with English subtitles.

    Part of the GELL Center Global Film Series
    "Stranger in a Strange Land"

    Trailer: The Intouchables / Intouchables (2011) - Trailer (English subtitles)

    Free and open to the public.

    #CALisGlobal #French #FreeFilm #GlobalLanguagesandCultures

  • Screening and community discussion

    Japanese with English Subtitles

    Tuesday | March 17 | 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 Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurosawa and released in 1950. Watch the trailer here: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi240959001/?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

  • Join KSOM in welcoming the ZelenArch Duo to Kitt Recital Hall for a faculty recital.

    Kristen Zelenak, saxophones

    Nathan Arch, piano

    Kitt Recital Hall

    Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 PM

    Music by David Maslanka, Jenni Watson, Jeanine Rueff

    #KSOM #CALisMusic

  • Join the Big Read Coalition and Bookmans in the Bookmans Cafe for a rousing second round of Bookmans Goes Wild Flagstaff Big Read ANIMAL BINGO!

    All ages welcome, come ready to compete for generous Bookmans credit certificates using your knowledge of tooth, claw, literary animals, keen observation, and Fuzz (the book)!

    Friday, March 20, from 6 - 7 PM in the Bookmans Cafe!

    Generous prizes provided from Bookmans!

    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 #AnimalBingoII #MaryRoach #FlagReads

March 23 - March 29

  • Join the Museum Studies Club for a night with Phoenix Art Museum Curator and NAU alum, Rachel Zebro!

    Monday March 23 | 7 PM

    Liberal Arts Building Room 120

    Free and open to the public

    #CALisCulture #CALisMuseumStudies #CALisHistory

  • Join CAL Career for Experience with Altitude!

    Build Your Network. Grow your Community.

    Talk to peers, professionals, and the Ambassador of Liechtenstein about internships and other experiences you can seek out now that will help you find your next steps!

    Eat free food while you prototype your future!

    #CALworks #CALcareer #Internships #Experiences

  • Join NAU Opera and Kitt School of Music for A thrilling adventure designed to captivate all ages!

    Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel brings the beloved fairy tale to life with beautiful, singable tunes, including the beloved “Evening Prayer. Follow Hansel and Gretel on their thrilling adventure in the woods. What delicious dangers does the forest hold? Can the brave siblings work together to find their way home? Beautiful music, familiar melodies, a favorite story and a happy ending - a perfect, magical treat for the whole family!

    Experience a free hour-long children's version of the musical fairytale:

    Saturday | March 28 | 2:00 PM | Ardrey Auditorium on the NAU Campus.

    Register for free here: https://forms.gle/riVszg6TCood5pFG8

    Curriculum and lesson plans available on our website: https://www.naucalevents.org/educational-materials

    Or attend a full-length showing of the opera:

    March 26, 27 and 28 | 7:30 PM | Ardrey Auditorium

    March 28 | 3 PM | Ardrey Auditorium

    **Tickets at **nau.edu/cto

    #CALisMusic #NAUopera #KittSchoolofMusic

  • Join us for the second talk in the “Beyond Europe” portion of the lecture series by the Martin-Springer Institute: Holocaust and Beyond: Weaponizing Hunger

    Thursday March 26 at 7 PM

    The Indispensability of Gender: Starvation in Contemporary Contexts

    Liberal Arts Building, Room 120

    with Bridget Conley, World Peace Foundation & Research Professor at Tufts University

    #MSI #CALisHisrtory #CALisCulture

  • Join the College of Arts and Letters for a celebration of collaborative learning, impactful scholarship, creative activity, and community engagement with the 2026 edition of CAL-in-ACTION!

    March 26 |5:30 - 7:30 PM | Ashurst Auditorium

    Everyone is welcome for this festival like atmosphere featuring students, faculty, and staff exhibiting their projects and opportunities. The last hour of the celebration will include a QA and presentations from the current CAL in Action recipients - teams of faculty and students who received funding for projects in the arts and humanities!

    Following the festival, join us in Ardrey for the first showing of the Hansel and Gretel Opera with NAU Opera and the NAU Symphony Orchestra!

    #CALisAction #CAL is research #CALisCreativity #CALisInterdsciplinary #CALisMusic

  • Join NAU Opera and Kitt School of Music for A thrilling adventure designed to captivate all ages!

    Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel brings the beloved fairy tale to life with beautiful, singable tunes, including the beloved “Evening Prayer. Follow Hansel and Gretel on their thrilling adventure in the woods. What delicious dangers does the forest hold? Can the brave siblings work together to find their way home? Beautiful music, familiar melodies, a favorite story and a happy ending - a perfect, magical treat for the whole family!

    Experience a free hour-long children's version of the musical fairytale:

    Saturday | March 28 | 2:00 PM | Ardrey Auditorium on the NAU Campus.

    Register for free here: Hansel and Gretel Matinee

    Curriculum and lesson plans available on our website: Educational Materials — NAU Cal Events

    Or attend a full-length showing of the opera:

    March 26, 27 and 28 | 7:30 PM | Ardrey Auditorium

    March 28 | 3 PM | Ardrey Auditorium

    **Tickets at **nau.edu/cto

    #CALisMusic #NAUopera #KittSchoolofMusic

  • Nnedi Okorafor is this year’s featured Bryant Nagel Speaker. Her book, Death of the Author just won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction this month! Join her for a discussion of her work:

    Wednesday | March 25 | 4 PM | Ashurst Auditorium in NAU’s Old Main

    Free and Open to the Public

    Books by Okorafor will be available for sale during a post-event signing.

    Nnedi Okorafor is the global leader of Africanfuturism, a New York Times bestselling author, and an international literary superstar. She writes speculative fiction for adults, young adults, and children.

    Her latest adult novel, Death of the Author—which George R.R. Martin calls “her best work yet”—explores fame, the Nigerian diaspora, disability, the writer’s life, Artificial Intelligence, and robots. Like Martin, Kirkus Reviews called it “her best yet.” Indeed, The Death of the Author, was named by Time Magazine as “The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025,” was named by Publishers Weekly as a Best Book of the Year, an NPR “Books We Love,” in addition to being on year-end lists for Goodreads, Amazon Books, and BookPage, among others.

    In 2025, Okorafor also published One Way Witch and her all-ages graphic novel, The Space Cat. The final installment of her She Who Knows trilogy, The Daughter Who Remains, is scheduled for release in 2026. Among her many acclaimed works are the groundbreaking Binti trilogy, the harrowing Who Fears Death, and the beloved Nsibidi Scripts series, all of which have been optioned for the screen. Nnedi is also the author of Marvel’s Black Panther: Long Live the King, Shuri, and Wakanda Forever. One of the most lauded writers in modern science fiction and fantasy, her honors include the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, Eisner, and multiple Hugo and Lodestar Awards. Born in the United States to Nigerian/Igbo immigrant parents, Okorafor draws deeply from African cultures to create captivating worlds, unforgettable characters, and powerful, evocative stories. Her short memoir, Broken Places, Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected, explores her journey as a writer in the wake of surgically induced paralysis. She holds a PhD in Literature and two master’s degrees in journalism and literature. Today she makes her home in Phoenix.

    #CALisLiterature #NAUEnglish #Okorafor

March 30 - April 5

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

April 6 - April 12

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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!

April 13 - April 19

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

April 27 - May 3

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

May 25 - May 31

June 1 - June 7

June 8 - June 14

June 15 - June 21

June 22 - June 28

June 29 - July 5