Join Martin-Springer Institute for a lecture:
Americans in French Concentration Camps: Vichy France and the Deportations of Jews in 1942
with Meghan Riley, Postdoctoral Scholar at the Martin-Springer Institute
Thursday | October 9 | Liberal Arts Room 120
#CALisHistory #CALisCulture #MartinSpringerInstitute

Global Karaoke
Into karaoke and foreign-language songs?
Come sing with us on Thursday, October 9th at 7pm in the GELL Center (BAA 107)! Join in with what we’ve got, bring your own YouTube links, or share them with this document for any non-English songs you want to sing, and we’ll make some noise!
Snacks, karaoke machine, and microphones provided!

Join us for the NAU Wind Symphony’s first concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring Julie Giroux’s epic multimedia symphony, The Big Blue Marble, an immersive celebration of our planet.
Thomas McMullin, winner of the 2025 Concerto Competition, will perform Martin Ellerby’s Euphonium Concerto, with additional works by Gala Flagello and Vincent Persichetti.
October 9, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Ardrey Memorial Auditorium
Stephen Meyer, conductor
Kristen Volta, graduate student conductor
Thomas McMullin, euphonium
#CALisMusic #KittSchoolOfMusic #NAUWindSymphony

NEXT WEEK: October 10 - October 16

Presentation: Can You Hear Me: An Overview of Listening Blocks and Strategies for Changing the use of these Listening Blocks
Speaker: Anne Marie Medill, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Northern Arizona University
Abstract: We all communicate everyday with our students, family members and the community. We will review common communication pitfalls and discuss ways to be more proactive in using alternative ways of engaging.
Event Details:
📅 Friday, October 10, 2025
🕛 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST
📍 Tohono O'odham Community College, GSK Rm. 2 OR ZOOM
Click here to register for zoom

Join us at the Lumberjack Thrive Mixer!
Students and alumni get to meet with eachother and other professionals to connect and learn more about what might lie ahead on their career trails! Register at https://FallThriveMixer1025.eventbrite.com.
More about THRIVE:
The Lumberjacks Thrive program strengthens the Lumberjack community by connecting alumni and students in a meaningful way. Structured engagement opportunities inspire students to apply their learning beyond the classroom for transformative experiences, impacting professional and personal lives long after graduation.
Lumberjacks Thrive provides connections between students and alumni through an externship program which supports career exploration and discovery.Community-building grants bring student organizations and alumni together to celebrate their NAU ties through student-led projects and events. Students participating in a year-long study abroad can receive support through the International Discovery Award. Collaborative and career-focused student/alumni career mixers take place throughout the year.
#CALcareer #LumberjackThrive

Join NAU Jazz and Gust performers Isotope Quartet at Firecreek Coffee on Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 PM!
$10 General Admission
You will hear from Nick Menasco, saxophone; Dave Henning, piano; Rob Wagener, bass; Erik Teichmann, drums; and the NAU musicians in Jazz combos I and II!
#CALisMusic #NAUjazz #CALisCommunity

Join NAU Philosophy for David Ring’s “Using AI for Humanities Research”
Wednesday | October 15 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Hotel Restaurant Management Building Room 136
Free and open to the public!
#CALisPhilosophy #CALisIntelligent

You are invited to join the 7Gen Center for Teach-In: Part 2: Bringing Indigeneity Into the Curricula. This event is designed to support faculty and staff in developing strategies and practices to incorporate Indigeneity into their courses and programs.
Event Details:
📅 Saturday, October 11, 2025
🕒 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures (Bldg #14), Gathering Room
🥗 Food will be served.
Click here to register for the Teach-In
For Questions contact: Ora.Marek-Martinez@nau.edu

Global Film Series:
Monkey King:
The Hero Is Back
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 15th for a screening of the 2015 fantasy adventure film 西游记之大圣归来 (Monkey King: The Hero is Back), starring Jackie Chan as the imprisoned Monkey King who, after being released from a 500-year curse, must save an innocent village from the evil Mountain Lord and his monstrous army.
Film in Chinese with English subtitles.
Part of the GELL Center "It's Animated" film series!

Join Guest Speaker, John Proios, and NAU Philosophy to Free your Mind with “Plato and Liberation as Enlightenment,” an exploration of Plato’s allegory of the cave and it’s possible consequences for both psychological and physical liberation as social practice today.
Thursday | October 16 | 6 - 8 PM | Liberal Arts Building | Room 201
Free and open to the public.
#CAlisPhilosophy #NAUphilosophy #FreeYourMindMark your calendars for the opening of: "The Same Stone Heart We Share," an exhibition of geological specimens at the Beasley Gallery.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Comparative Cultural Studies, Art, and Geology featuring specimens from the NAU Earth and Sustainability collections.

Opening Reception:
Oct 16 | 5:30-7 PM
Beasley Gallery (2nd floor of the NAU Performing and Fine Arts Building).
The exhibition will be up at the Beasley Oct 16 - Nov 6.

What do you get when an oboe, an English horn, a bassoon, a piano, and a contrabassoon walk onto a stage? Double the fun with double the reeds, plus piano strings and a fabulous faculty recital featuring Michelle Fletcher, Shane Werts and Aimee Fincher.
They will share works by Ruth Gipps, Francis Poulenc, and Peter Hope.
October 13, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Kitt Recital Hall
#CALisMusci #KittSchoolOfMusic #NAUwoodwinds #NAUdoublereeds #NAUpianoescription text goes here

LinkedIn 101: Update or Create Your Profile
October 16 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Zoom
Build or refresh your LinkedIn profile to showcase your skills, connect with professionals, and grow your career network. If you have any questions, send an email to CAL.Career@nau.edu
NAU Students and alumni can register and get the zoom link here:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1793628
#CALCareer #PassionstoProfessions

Please join NAU Philosophy with Kurt Smith and David Ring for:
“An Inconsistent Triad in Descartes”
Thursday | October 16 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Hotel Restaurant Management Building Room 117
Free and Open to the public!
#CALisPhilosophy #CALisCommunity

Let’s Anime!
Come enjoy a screening of Akira (1988; Katsuhiro Otomo) followed by a guest speaker, Dr. Christopher Douglas. He will be delivering a talk titled: “Won't Someone Think of the Children? Motorcycle Gangs, the Bubble Economy, and Obligation in AKIRA (1988)” and you will munch on Japanese snacks while you participate in the discussion!
Watch the Akira trailer Here: Akira (1988) Trailer
Tuesday | October 14 | 5:30 PM
Liberal Arts Room 120
Free and Open to the Public!
#CALisCulture #CALisCCS #CALisCommunity #CALisHistory

Mark your calendars for the opening of: "The Same Stone Heart We Share," an exhibition of geological specimens at the Beasley Gallery.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Comparative Cultural Studies, Art, and Geology featuring specimens from the NAU Earth and Sustainability collections.

Opening Reception:
Oct 16 | 5:30-7 PM
Beasley Gallery (2nd floor of the NAU Performing and Fine Arts Building).
The exhibition will be up at the Beasley Oct 16 - Nov 6.

Presentation: Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Futures: Wise Practices for Uplifting Indigenous Students through Scholarships and Careers
Speaker: Ursula Pawlowski, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Navajo Technical University
Abstract: This session explores wise practices for supporting Indigenous students in navigating scholarships and career pathways. Grounded in respect for cultural traditions, the session will highlight strategies that foster collaboration, academic achievement, professional growth, and long-term success. Participants will gain tools for proactive letter writing while honoring student identity, resilience, and community values.
Event Details:
📅 Friday, October 10, 2025
🕛 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
📍 Native American and Indigenous Futures (Bldg. 14), Pattea A&B
Click here to register

October 17 - October 23

NAU Fall Festival of Choirs: The Times They are a-Changin'
Sunday | October 19 | 3 PM | Ardrey Auditorium
(also available streaming live with a virtual ticket!)
Join us as 220 singers and ringers from the NAU Choral Union including: University Singers, Harter Memorial Handbell Choir, Vox Astra, Vox Montes, and Shrine of the Ages Choir welcome fall with a festival of song! Get ready to enjoy an afternoon concert that spans the globe, sharing cultural traditions from South Africa to Bob Dylan.
Conducted by: Caroline Bergren, Marshall Voit, Dr. Ryan Holder, and Dr. Timothy Westerhaus
Proceeds from this concert support NAU Choral Studies by offsetting costs of music purchase, facility rental, collaborating musicians, and exchanges with composers.
We are so excited to welcome everyone we even managed to get free parking!
Tickets at nau.edu/cto
Adults $15 | Seniors & NAU Staff $10
Youth, NAU & CCC Students Free
#CALisMusic #CALisSong #KittSchoolOfMusic #CALisCommunity

Brazil Unfolded: A Portrait in Four Hands
Join us in welcoming the internationally renowned Bogard–Fernandes Piano Duo! Dr. Theresa Bogard,
Piano Professor and Keyboard Area Coordinator at the University of Wyoming, and Dr. Helber Fernandes Ribeiro , Director of the IPPA International Piano Competition – Brazil Division.
Bogard has performed on five continents in Belgium, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and throughout the United States.
Fernandes-Ribeiro’s work has been recognized with multiple awards in international piano competitions, as well as grants and scholarships for academic excellence. Committed to shaping the next generation of pianists, he continues to contribute to the global appreciation of piano music.
Saturday | October 18 | 7:30 PM | Kitt Recital Hall
Free and open to the Public

Register your kindergartener - 6th grader today for the Kids' Art Studio at NAU!
We will have sessions on October 18, October 25, November 1 and November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM! Your artist will engage with NAU art students to complete creative projects.
All materials are provided!
Free and open to all kids between kindergarten and 6th grade.
Register here: NAU Kids' Art Studio Application 2025
Or register on the 18th at 9 AM at the Kids' Art Studio - Performing & Fine Arts Building, 1115 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff AZ 86011
Questions? Contact us at NAUkidstudio@gmail.com

Join NAU Piano for the Northern Arizona Piano Summit: World Piano Music!
Saturday | October 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM | Kitt Recital Hall will ring wioth the sounds of international piano!
Featuring Silvan Negrutiu, Aimee Fincher, Tiantian Liang, Kenneth Osowski, Theresa Bogard, and Helber Fernandes
Enjoy masterclasses, sessions on world piano music, a panel discussion, and the Bogard-Fernandes piano duo recital on the evening of the 18th!
Open to students, teachers, and piano enthusiasts.
Attend in person or stream live both for free!
Register here: Microsoft Forms
#CALisMusic #NAUpiano #NAUpianoSummit

Global Film Series:
The Book of Life
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 22nd for a screening of El libro de la vida (The Book of Life), the 2014 fantasy adventure comedy that tells the story of a bullfighter who embarks on an afterlife adventure to fulfill the expectations of his family and friends on the Day of the Dead.
Film in Spanish with English subtitles.
Part of the GELL Center "It's Animated" film series!

The Witch | 2015 | Directed by Robert Egger
October 21 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Eggers’ directorial debut depicts a family’s struggles with an increasingly menacing presence in the wilderness in 17th century New England.
The film features meticulous attention to period-accurate detail, stark black and white photography, and a genuinely chilling soundtrack.
Anya Talor-Joy stars as eldest child, Thomasin, in her debut performance.
Rotten Tomatoes 91%
View the Trailer here.
#CALFilmSeries #AnyaTalor-Joy #DavidEggers #TheWitch

Update Your Resume
October 21 | 4 - 5 PM | Riles
Bring your current resume and get real-time feedback and guidance to make impactful updates during the session. If you have any questions, send an email to CAL.Career@nau.edu
NAU Students and alumni can register and get the zoom link here:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1793635
#CALCareer #PassionstoProfessions

Join Samuel Mungo for his Faculty Recital, including ENOCH ARDEN by Richard Strauss; with Poetry by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Samuel Mungo, Speaker
Robert Mills, Piano
Monday | October 20 | 2025 | 7:30 PM | Kitt Recital Hall

Join The Martin-Springer Institute for the important consideration of historical events:
Distrofia: The 1941-44 Siege of Leningrad and the Soviet Science of Starvation
A discussion with Rebecca Manley of Queens University, Canada
Thursday | October 23 | 7:00 PM | Liberal Arts Building | Room 120
This is the second program from the Martin Springer lecture series: Holocaust and Beyond: Weaponizing Hunger. Join us this semester for discussions of the historic weaponization of hunger in twentieth century Europe. Next semester we move beyond Europe and consider the 20th century as well as contemporary situations.
#CAlisCommunity #CALisHistory #CALisCulture #MartinSpringerInstitute #HolocaustAndBeyond

Join NAU piano for a piano masterclass with Dr. Fanya Lin.
Thursday | October 23 | 1:00 – 2:30PM, Kitt Recital Hall
Dr. Fanya Lin comes to us from the University of Arizona and she will be working with NAU piano students on stage.
Free and open to the public.
#CALisMusic #NAUpiano #FanyaLin

October 24 - October 30

Join NAU’s History Department for another History in the Headlines event: War and Utopia in the Amazonia Crossroads.
The acclaimed filmmaker and scholar, Marcos Colón will speak on the Amazon at the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil.
Monday | October 27 | 5:30 PM | Liberal Arts Building Room 120
Free and Open to the Public!
#CALisHistory #CALisCommunity #CALisCulture #CALisInterdisciplinary

Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! Oh, and in case that's not enough, we'll have a costume contest at 8pm!
So join Join us on October 24th from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game!

Register your kindergartener - 6th grader today for the Kids' Art Studio at NAU!
We will have sessions on October 18, October 25, November 1 and November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM! Your artist will engage with NAU art students to complete creative projects.
All materials are provided!
Free and open to all kids between kindergarten and 6th grade.
Register here: NAU Kids' Art Studio Application 2025
Or register on the 18th at 9 AM at the Kids' Art Studio - Performing & Fine Arts Building, 1115 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff AZ 86011
Questions? Contact us at NAUkidstudio@gmail.com

On October 24th, experience two pieces of romantic intensity. Pianist Fanya Lin triumphs in Rachmaninoff’s formidable and virtuosic third concerto—regarded as one of the most difficult works in the repertoire. The program closes with Brahms’s first symphony, a long-awaited answer to Beethoven, bursting with passion and grandeur.
Tickets: nau.edu/cto
Family and NAU discounts available!

Join Kitt School of Music for a Faculty Recital from Ricardo Pereira, tenor
with Aimee Fincher, piano
and featuring:
Samuel Mungo, baritone
Jacquelyn Schwandt, viola
Shane Werts, oboe
Monday | October 27, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Kitt Recital Hall
Free and open to the public!
#CALisMusic #CALisCommunity #KittSchoolOfMusic

Global Film Series:
Felidae
Celebrate the spooky season on Wednesday, Oct. 29th with Felidae, the infamous and highly-acclaimed 1994 German adult animated horror-mystery film that centers on domestic house cat Francis, who decides to investigate the cause of some increasingly grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.
Content warning: scenes of strong violence, sexual content, and cruelty to animals (primarily from other animals).
Film in German with English subtitles.
Part of the GELL Center "It's Animated" film series!

COOKIES & COMMAS We're excited to announce this event we will be having next month! If you have the time, please do stop by to get some cookies, meet new people, and even get some writing help!
Cookies and Commas
October 30 | 11 AM - 1 PM
Cline Library
ENG 100 / 405 help and snacks!

Career Hacks and Snacks
October 28 | 5:30 - 7 PM | Riles
Come have snacks and learn the best hacks for a career in the arts and hum,anities from people in the know! If you have any questions, send an email to CAL.Career@nau.edu
NAU Students and alumni can register here:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1793652
#CALCareer #PassionstoProfessions

English Halloween Event
October 30 | 3 - 5 PM
Liberal Arts Room 204
Costume Contest from 3:30 - 4!
Free snacks!

Career Hacks and Snacks
October 28 | 5:30 - 7 PM | Riles
Come have snacks and learn the best hacks for a career in the arts and hum,anities from people in the know! If you have any questions, send an email to CAL.Career@nau.edu
NAU Students and alumni can register here:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1793652
#CALCareer #PassionstoProfessions

October 31 - November 6

Escape from New York | 1981 | Directed by John Carpenter
November 4 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Following on the success of Halloween, Carpenter made this gritty sci-fi action film, which he had written in the mid-70s as a reaction to the Watergate scandal.
In a dystopian future (1997), Manhattan has been turned into a maximum-security prison, from which ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) must rescue the president.
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
View the trailer here.
#CALFilmSeries #KurtRussell #JohnCarpenter #EscapeFromNewYork #Dystopia

Global Film Series:
Tear along
the Dotted Line
Join us Wednesday, Nov. 5th for a screening of Strappare lungo i bordi (Tear along the dotted line), the 2021 Italian adult animated comedy drama television series that follows cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience, who reflect on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
Series in Italian with English subtitles.
Part of the GELL Center "It's Animated" film series!

Join the Office of Undergraduate Research for a presentation of Pathways to Research with CAL alum Terra Smith (BA History, minor in Museum Studies) and current Registrar at the Musical Instrument Museum to learn more about careers and research in cultural heritage.
🗓 Nov. 6, 2025
⌚2:30 p.m.
📍Liberal Arts 120
Free and open to NAU students and alumni.
#CALisComparativeCulturalStudies #CALisCommunity

Please join NAU Chamber Orchestra for Carnival of the Animals!
Sunday | November 2, 2025 | 3 PM
Adults $15 | Seniors & NAU Staff $10
Youth, NAU & CCC Students Free
Ardrey Auditorium
Featuring:
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen: Ascending Bird for String Orchestra
Bruce Reiprich: When Quiet Comes for Piano & String Orchestra, with Alec Wilkes on piano
Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, with Collin Turley & Eli Diemert on piano
#CALisMusic #NAUOrchestra #KittSchoolOf Music #CALisCommunity

Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,on Thursday, November 6th, 5-7pm in the International Pavilion.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing. Submit your act here by Nov. 18th!

Register your kindergartener - 6th grader today for the Kids' Art Studio at NAU!
We will have sessions on October 18, October 25, November 1 and November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM! Your artist will engage with NAU art students to complete creative projects.
All materials are provided!
Free and open to all kids between kindergarten and 6th grade.
Register here: NAU Kids' Art Studio Application 2025
Or register on the 18th at 9 AM at the Kids' Art Studio - Performing & Fine Arts Building, 1115 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff AZ 86011
Questions? Contact us at NAUkidstudio@gmail.com

November 7 - November 13

Join the NAU History Department to celebrate the release of Foster Chamberlin’s book: Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War. His work traces the history of Spain's largest police force, the Civil Guard, from its foundation in 1844 through the country's turbulent Second Republic (1931-1936). Chamberlin uses case studies of political violence involving the Civil Guard and argues that the force's rigid military culture of honor accentuated the violence of the Second Republic, pushing the country closer to civil war.
November 7 | 1:30-3 PM
Liberal Arts Building Room 201

Court Interpretation:Experience and CareersPart of the Careers in Language Series
Join us on Thursday, Nov. 12th at 7pm in LA 120 and over Zoom for a discussion of what court interpreters do, the credentialing process in Arizona, and SPA 408 fieldwork experience in our local courtswith Judith Costello, Court Interpreter Coordinator, Flagstaff and Coconino County Courts; Di Wu, NAU Chinese Associate Teaching Professor and freelance interpreter for Mandarin; and Diné interpreter Kvann Smith; moderated by Gokcen Chamberlin, CAL Career Development Coordinator!
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85844186210?pwd=c1Y3d0VqdWhsZHRhN2hSZUcyN0xGQT09
Meeting ID: 858 4418 6210 • Password: CULTURE

Register your kindergartener - 6th grader today for the Kids' Art Studio at NAU!
We will have sessions on October 18, October 25, November 1 and November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM! Your artist will engage with NAU art students to complete creative projects.
All materials are provided!
Free and open to all kids between kindergarten and 6th grade.
Register here: NAU Kids' Art Studio Application 2025
Or register on the 18th at 9 AM at the Kids' Art Studio - Performing & Fine Arts Building, 1115 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff AZ 86011
Questions? Contact us at NAUkidstudio@gmail.com

November 14 - November 20

Blue Velvet | 1986 | Directed by David Lynch
November 18 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Last year saw the passing of David Lynch, perhaps the premier outsider director.
In Blue Velvet, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlin) returns to his seemingly idyllic hometown and stumbles upon a dark mystery involving a singer (Isabella Rosselini) and a psychopathic criminal (Dennis Hopper). As Jeffrey and his neighbor (Laura Dern) delve deeper, they discover a horrific underworld that is both shocking and irresistible.
Rotten Tomatoes 91%
View the trailer here.
#CALFilmSeries #DavidLynch #BlueVelvet #DennisHopper #IsabellaRosselini

November 21 - November 27

November 28 - December 4

A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | Directed by Richard Lester
December 9 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Lester’s breakthrough film, starring The Beatles and released during the height of Beatlemania, portrays 36 hours in the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they prepare for a television performance.
The film is credited as being one of the most influential of all musical films, with Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris deeming it, “the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals.”
Rotten Tomatoes 98%
View the trailer here.
#CALFilmSeries #Beatles #RichardLester #1964

december 5 - December 11

Join NAU’s Kitt School of Music for our annual holiday choir concerts, now with two new locations!
Enjoy the concert in Phoenix, with the stunning acoustics of Camelback Bible Church. Or join us at home in Flagstaff, where we will be in NAU’s Ardrey Auditorium. You can also purchase tickets for a catered dinner at the 1899 Bar and Grill on North Campus following the concert, where you will experience more holiday music, a warm fireside hearth, and specially crafted holiday cocktails.
Concerts at both venues will include a festive pre-concert reception with refreshments and caroling. Flagstaff’s multi-lobby reception will also include photo stations and a holiday boutique!
Our Holiday Concerts include five choirs, as well as the Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir and our Holiday Brass Quintet!
We will close each concert with our traditional Candlelight Carol including all alumni who are present: Still, Still, Still.
All proceeds benefit NAU Choral Studies programming.
Details for our venue in The Valley:
Camelback Bible Church
3900 E Stanford Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ
Friday, December 5, 2025
6:00 PM: Festive Reception with Caroling
7:30 PM: Concert (Tickets $20 - $50)
Details for NAU Mountain Campus:
NAU Ardrey Auditorium & 1899 Bar and Grill
Sunday, December 7, 2025
2:00 PM: Festive Reception, Holiday Boutique, Photos, Caroling
3:30 PM: Concert (Tickets $5 - $40)
5:30 PM: Dinner with Holiday Music at 1899 ($35)
Early Bird discount available for Mountain Campus venue.

december 12 - December 18

December 19 - December 25

December 26 - January 1

January 2 - January 8

January 9 - January 15

January 16 - January 22

NAU Double Reed Day
Sunday | January 18, 2026
check-in 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Kitt School of Music
Workshops | Masterclasses | Presentations with guest artists: Carolyn Hove (English Horn with LA Philharmonic) and Damian Montano (Bassoon with the LA Chamber Orchestra) Reed Making Clinics | Double Reed Band | Closing concert featuring Hove, Montano, and NAU faculty
The event is for double reed players at all levels including high school, collegiate, adult amateur, and professional
Register here: https://nautickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2530

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