Happenings…

January & February, 2012

 

 

*          Calling all young authors! Prescott Public Library and the Professional Writers of Prescott present the 2012 Youth Short Story Contest. Youth, grades 3-12 are invited to submit their short stories now through April 1. Entry are available at the Youth Services Desk or at Prescott library.info and clicking on Kids or Teens.

(Friday, January 27)

A LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER and WELLNESS CLINIC is 8 to noon and 1 to 5 Friday at the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott. For more information go to yavapaihumane.org or call 771-0547. [every Friday]

The THIRD FRIDAY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES features a free concert at 4 at the Prescott Library. [third Friday]

(Thursday, February 2)

Don’t miss BINGO at noon Thursdays and Sundays at the Prescott Adult Center. [weekly]

Author Jack Bennett talks about his new book, DREAM HIKES COAST TO COAST, at 6:30 Thursday at the Prescott Library.

(Friday, February 3)

A LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER and WELLNESS CLINIC is 8 to noon and 1 to 5 Friday at the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott. For more information go to yavapaihumane.org or call 771-0547. [every Friday]

Discuss mysteries at a MYSTERY BOOK GROUP at 2 Friday at the Prescott Public Library. Information at 777-1526. [first Fridays]

Country singers PAM TILLIS and LORRIE MORGAN perform at 7:30 Friday at the Yavapai College Performance Hall. Tickets at 776-2000.

(Saturday, February 4)

Peter McLaughlin and Chris Brashear bring their considerable musical talents to the Blue Rose Theater stage on Saturday at 7:30 for the Sharlot Hall Museum’s “Byway of Arizona Music” series. Call 445-3122 for tickets, or go online to sharlot.org

Take a free tour of the Museum at 1 Saturday. Meet at the Lawler Exhibit Center. Information at 445-3122. [every Saturday]

Test your luck at CLUB BINGO at 1:30 Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club on 335 E. Aubrey Street in Prescott. [every Saturday]

 

The acclaimed Moscow Festival Ballet brings CINDERELLA to the Yavapai College Performance Hall Stage at 7:30 Saturday. Tickets: 776-2000.

(Monday, February 6)

AUDITION for spy thriller and comedy, THE 39 STEPS, at 7 Monday and Tuesday, February 6 and 7, at the Prescott Center for the Arts theatre.

(Wednesday, February 8)

Young performers ages 8 to 18, AUDITION for the Sharlot Hall Museum’s Cultural History Conservatory at 5 Wednesday, February 8, at the museum. For information, call Jody at 445-3122.

Professor Fred Culick of the California Institute of Technology will give a free presentation on BUILDING A WRIGHT FLYER TO FLY: Why the Writhts Succeeded with the First and not the Second, at 7 Wednesday, February 8, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Davis Learning Center.

(Friday, February 10)

Prescott Valley and Humboldt gardeners are invited to the MOUNTAIN VIEW GARDEN CLUB at 1:30 Friday. Call 775-4993 for more information. [2^nd Fridays]

Enjoy WINE AND TAPAS and support education from 7 to 9 Friday, February 10, at the Mountain Club to benefit Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy. $25. RSVP at 717-3272.

(Saturday, February 11)

Centennial Canvas: Paintings by Prescott Artists is on display at Sharlot Hall Museum’s from Saturday, February 11 through September 3.

 

An Arizona History Adventure from 10 to Saturday, February 11, at Sharlot Hall Museum, highlights, “An Apple a Day” about illness in frontier society.

(Tuesday, February 14)

Meet with other book lovers for the TUESDAY MORNING CLUB at 10 a.m., at the Prescott Public Library. [second Tuesday]

(Wednesday, February 15)

Discuss POETRY at 6:30 Wednesday at the Prescott Valley Civic Center. [Second Wednesday]

JUST FOR GROWNUPS international film series presents a free film at 6:30 Wednesday at the Prescott Library. [2nd Wednesday]

(Thursday, February 16)

The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club’s monthly meeting is at 7 Thursday at the Industrial Arts building #404 at Granite Mountain Middle School in Prescott. [every first Thursday]

Discuss the environment with fellow-enthusiasts at GREEN DRINKS, from 4:30 to 6:30 Thursday at The Raven Café. [3^rd Thursday]

(Friday, February 17)

A LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER and WELLNESS CLINIC is 8 to noon and 1 to 5 Friday at the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott. For more information go to yavapaihumane.org or call 771-0547. [every Friday]

The THIRD FRIDAY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES features a free concert with local music instructors and students at 4 at the Prescott Library. [third Friday]

Friday, February 17, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 18, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 23, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, February 24, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“Dear Alice”
Sharlot Hall Museum’s Blue Rose Theater (415 W. Gurley St., Prescott) presents an original historical play that tells the touching frontier story of Col. Benjamin Grierson, who commanded the Fort Whipple barracks among his many military assignments, and his loving wife Alice. The play features Lane and Karla Burkitt as the Griersons. Tickets are $10 ($8 for Museum members) in advance and $14 at the door. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets and information; seating is limited.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran’s Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. “The Quartermaster Department: The Search for the Well Dressed Soldier.” Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona’s military past. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org

 

Sunday, February 26, 2012
Bringing Them Home: The Chautauquas, 2 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum’s Blue Rose Theater, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Prescott legend Judge Henry Fleury performed by Parker Anderson. Admission: members $3, nonmembers $5, under 18 free. Call 928-445-3122 to make a reservation; seating is limited. www.sharlot.org.

 

 

 

          United Animal Friends’ is collecting donations of dog, puppy, cat and kitten food to help low-income families in the community so their pets will not go hungry. Donations can be dropped off at Olsen’s Grain in Prescott and Chino Valley; C-A-L Ranch Store, Merchandise Mart, Petco, and N.O.A.H. Thrift Store in Prescott; Prescott Valley Animal Hospital, Boot Barn and Safeway in Prescott Valley. Monetary donations can be sent to UAF at P.O. Box 11133, Prescott, AZ 86304, or can be made via “PayPal” online. For more information, call UAF at 778-2924.

 

          The Sharlot Hall Museum gift store is raffling gift baskets with at least one out-of-print book about Arizona and its history included. The store will draw the seven winners February 14, the state’s 100th birthday.

 

Rid your house or barn of mice and other pests the environmentally safe and efficient way by adopting a BARN CAT from United Animal Friends. More information, by calling, 776-3018.

 

Donations for the UAF FOOD BANK FOR PETS can be dropped off every Sunday from noon to three at the Petco in Frontier village, or food and blankets can be left in the collections boxes at any of the Olsen’s Grain stores in the tri-city area.

 

RESCUE PUPPIES AND KITTENS are ready for new homes, including pug, Border collie, blue heeler, and golden retriever mixes. Call 899-3942 or unitedanimalfriends.org for more information.