50th Anniversary Year Events
April 15, 2008 marked the 50 year anniversary of the first lighting ordinance ever enacted. It restricted searchlight advertisements from sweeping the night skies above Flagstaff. To celebrate, we invite you to join us for these outstanding special events.
June 2008
June 3, 2008
NIGHT HIKE
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Buffalo Park
Personnel: Guide - Jack Welch
Description: Easy, flat hike around Buffalo Park followed by telescope
viewing (weather-permitting) around 9:00 PM.
Cost: FREE
Contact: Ann Eagan (FDSC) or Jack Welch
June 8-10
IDA ANNUAL MEETING
(International Dark Sky Association)
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Personnel: Dark Sky activists from around the US and the world
Description: Three-day conference at Lowe's Ventana Resort in Tucson.
Cost: Paid Event.
Contact: IDA website for agenda and/or registration
July 2008
July 4, 2008
INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
Location: Downtown Flagstaff
Personnel: The Flagstaff Dark Sky Coalition ("Dark Sky Percussion" marching-group pending)
Description: Join your fellow Coalition members as we march through the streets of Flagstaff. Help hold a banner, pass out Anniversary Year activity flyers, or paste
stick-em stars on foreheads of audience watching the parade.
Cost: FREE
Contact: Lance Diskan
July 12, 2008
EVENING LECTURE / ACTIVITY AT MNA
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Museum of Northern Arizona
Personnel: Dr. Larry Stevens, MNA Curator of Ecology and Conservation.
Description: Dr. Stevens will introduce nocturnal creatures from the Flagstaff area. After lecture, an
outdoor excursion using ultra-violet light to locate some of our peculiar and secretive neighbors.
Cost: FREE
Contact: Lance Diskan or Tracy Anderson August 2008
August 2, 2008
FLAGSTAFF SYMPHONY CONCERT
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Members of the Flagstaff Syumphony Orchestra
Description: A quintet of Symphony musicians will perform several works of
night-themed music at this summer evening musical event sponsored by William Lowell and Kathryne Putnam.
Paid Admission
Tickets available through the Coconino Center for the Arts
the Flagstaff Symphony websites.
August 16, 2008
MOONLIT BIKE RIDE IN FLAGSTAFF NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Sunset Crater to Wupatki National Monuments. Meet at the Painted Desert Overlook, which is just south of the Loop Road about five miles from the Sunset Crater visitors center.
Personnel: FDSC Cycling Activist Elson Miles and additional National Park Service Rangers
Description: Join a small group of cyclists for a spectacular sunset bike ride from
Sunset Crater to Wukoki ruin in Wupatki National Monument. This 14 mile ride is almost
entirely down hill. Transport will be provided back to the departure-point.
Mid-ride refreshments and remarks by National Park Service personnel on the nighttime world
of these nationally-protected areas right in our own backyard.
FREE, but pre-registration required. To register, call Lance at 774-3584.
September 2008
September 2, 2008
NIGHT WALK AT BUFFALO PARK
Start Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Buffalo Park. Meet at the Buffalo.
Description: Easy, flat hike around the park followed by telescope
viewing (weather-permitting). Bring a flashlight. Telescopes will be set up for viewing at the end of the walk.
Cost: Free
Contact: Email Jack Welch or call him at 714-0504
September 6, 2008
ARBORETUM CONCERT
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: The Arboretum at Flagstaff
Personnel: Folksnger Terri Hendrix + FDSC Members
Description: The Arboretum closes out its 2008 Summer Concert Series with an evening
performance by Austin folksinger/songwriter Terri Hendrix in the Arboretum gardens.
Terri has written a song about dark skies, and her 5:00 - 7:00 PM concert
will be followed by star-gazing with and without telescopes on adjacent Arboretum grounds
from 7:30 - 9:00 PM.
Paid Concert Admission.
Contact The Arboretum at Flagstaff for concert tickets.
September 27, 2008
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION - "NIGHTVISONS III" EXHIBITION
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Coconino Center and Coalition Staff + Participating Artists
Description: Join us to celebrate the opening of the Anniversary Year "NightVisions" exhibition
at Coconino Center. Meet artists whose work has been Jury-selected for display during a six-week run.
FREE
Contact Conconino Center for the Arts of Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition for more information.
September 27, 2008
CONCERT BY DUOZONA - Presented by Grand Canyon Guitar Society
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Chuck and Theresa Hulihan
Description: Guitar and flute duo in a performance to honor Flagstaff's protection of dark skies.
Paid Admission.
Contact: Coconino Center for the Arts for tickets
September 28, 2008
"MOONGARDENS"
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Judy Springer - Research Specialist, NAU Ecological Restoration Institute
Description: Creating a moon garden wth white or silver night-blooming flowers and plants for
fragrant, evening enjoyment. Learn which species and varieties grow well in the Flagstaff and
Sedona areas so you can maximize a mystical garden that glows in the moonlight.
FREE
October 2008
October 3, 2008
NIGHT STORIES - WITH S.D. NELSON
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lowelll Observator Rotunda
Personnel: Local artist / storyteller / author S.D. Nelson.
S.D. Nelson will read from his own works and present a program of star stories for school-age children.
FREE
October 4, 2008
DANCE PERFORMANCE BY THE GYPSY CHICKS
Time: (evening - showtime pending)
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: The Gypsy Chicks
Description: Middle Eastern style dance performance on night-sky theme by our local performance group.
Paid Admission: (Ticket Prices under discussion)
October 18, 2008
GRAND CANYON GUITAR SOCIETY CONCERT
Time: (evening - to be determined)
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Society Members
Description: (under development)
Paid Admission
Contact: www.canyonguitar.org
October 25, 2008
STEVE ROACH - LIVE "DEEP SKY DREAMING" CONCERT
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts
Personnel: Steve Roach
Description: Ambient and spacemusic master Steve Roach in a premiere "Flagstaff
immersion concert". Coaxed out of sabbatical for his only 2008 live performance,
almost a third of available seats are already sold. Get your tickets soon.
Paid Admission: $15.00 in advance; $18.00 at-the-door - if available.
Contact: www.CulturalPartners.org for tickets.
November 2008
November 2008
LECTURE: "NIGHT MYTHS"
Time: evening
Location: Northern Arizona University
Personnel: Dr. Sandra Lubarsky and multiple university partners
Description: The NAU Masters of Sustainable Communities Program will join FDSC in hosting a lecture about night myths found in international cultures.
FREE
December 2008
December 3, 2008
WINTER FDSC MEETING
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 421 N. James St., Flagstaff
For more information, contact John Grahame 679-7129
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