Past Events | Program in Community, Culture, and Environment

cARTography

Oct 1 to Nov 5, 2005

In October 2005, the Program in Community, Culture and Environment and NAU’s Master of Liberal Studies Program presented two exhibits exploring our experience with place. cARTography and Places of the Heart were featured at the Coconino Center for the Arts from October 1, 2005 through November 5, 2005.

This month-long juried exhibition explored ways of using art to chart our own inner and outer terrain. Here, “maps” were more than grid-lines, measurements...

Ecological Stories from Merriam’s Life Zones in the 21st Century: The San Francisco Peaks, High Elevation Ecology

Sep 29, 2005 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Life in these peaks is young, as they are young. The Peaks are at the southern end of the Rockies and are the southern limit for a number of plant and animal distributions that extend north into the boreal forests of Canada. Plants and animals have moved here from the north, fleeing the encroaching glaciers during the Pleistocene and from the south as the ice ages ended. Nearly 40% of the plants in the alpine zone of the peaks are from the Arctic. Even Bebb willow at The...

The Party's Over: Ramifications for the Coming End of Oil

Sep 22, 2005 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Information by local organizations promoting post-carbon sustainability in Flagstaff was available before and after the lecture. During the afternoon of Sept. 22 there was a meeting for activists to talk with Richard Heinberg about post-carbon strategies for Flagstaff.

Link to event poster (PDF file, ~1.5 MB)

Heinberg is a core faculty member of New College of California, where he teaches courses on...

Art on the Colorado Plateau

May 1 to Sep 1, 2005

Northern Arizona University’s Program in Culture, Community, and Environment and Coconino Community College combined creative expression with attention to the natural world in seventeen summer art workshops. The 2005 schedule included brand-new courses in various genres along some long-time favorites. Participants joined acclaimed artists in a relaxed, supportive environment to explore place through art!

For complete details, please visit...

Slow Foods Workshop

Jul 23, 2005 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Saturday, July 23, 2005

9:00am-3:00pm

Gary Nabhan, celebrated author of Coming Home to Eat, introduced a slow foods approach to growing and cooking with native plants. A hands-on exploration of foraging, gardening, and cooking techniques with Lisa Rayner and Patty West followed. Participants had the chance to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and make — as well as taste — some delicious local-foods recipes!

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Art, Culture, Nature Conference 2005: Earth Rites

May 19 to May 21, 2005

Tamara Ramirez, Program Coordinator for the Program in Community, Culture, & Environment presents "Life Practice Art: Healing Our Relationship to the Land through Daily Acts of Creative Expression" at Earth Rites, the 2005 Art, Culture, Nature Conference. For conference details, please visit http://faculty.uwb.edu/kkochhar/ACN/05conf.htm. ...

Three Events Featuring Dr. David Taylor

Apr 21 to Apr 23, 2005

The Poetry and Prose of David Taylor

Thursday, April 21, 2005

7:00-8:00pm

Liberal Arts 135, NAU Campus

Free and open to the public

Several joined us for an evening of light refreshments and readings by the author.

What’s Creative in Creative Non-Fiction?

Friday, April 22, 2005, 12:00-1:00pm

Riles 113, NAU Campus

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Mountain Ecosystems, Mountain Cultures, and How to Protect Them

Mar 2, 2005 - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

March 2 , 2005, 7:00pm

Cline Library Auditorium

Free and open to the public

The San Francisco Peaks, seen from all over Flagstaff, are a large part of Flagstaff's cultural and natural heritage. Join us for this lecture by Dr. Lawerence Hamilton, and stay for a panel discussion about the implications of Dr. Hamilton's talk for the San Francisco...

Ecological Design Revolution

Feb 17, 2005 - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Dr. John Todd is an internationally-recognized biologist and a visionary leader in the field of ecological design who was named a "Hero of the Earth" by Time Magazine in 1999. Dr. Todd was named one of the 20th century's top 35 inventors by the Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation. He holds four patents and is the inventor of Living Machines, or ecological engines, for the treatment of wastes, production of foods, generation of fuels and the restoration of damaged...

Survival: Human Agency & Intentional Change

Feb 16, 2005 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Presented by the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion, Northern Arizona University.

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