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Row 1 (from left): 1) CIMC director Chad Hamill digs into the rhythm with Keith Secola and Clayson Benally at the grand opening in the new home of the Center for Indigenous Music & Culture; 2) Revelers packed the house to celebrate a new envisioning of the old Elks Lodge, historically a beacon for live music and ecstatic dancing since the 1930s.
Row 2 (from left): 1) This lady and gent found it hard to stay put whilst the groovin’ tunes; 2) web designer & community activist, Rudy Preston, who was instrumental in organizing the event, relishes in the festivities with Katie Nelson; 3) The Mural Mice Maggie Dewar & R.E. Wall were on hand to sprinkle some good vibes on the evening, both beamed as the mu- sic took on an up-tempo.
Row 3 (clockwise from left): 1) Whimsical Wonderland Tea Party at Firecreek was host to Isabel Robin- son as ‘Alice’, who perched daintily on stage, making sure everyone fed their heads; 2) Draped in faux fur, Holli Sully has her feather at the ready as Jessica Stephenson looks on; 3) the crowd was eager to boogie as the music ensembles took on a livelier sound; 4) ‘String extraordinaire’ Jon- ny Escalante picked out the grooves as the ‘Queen of Hearts’ Rachel Moon held court over the evening; 5) Ms. Moon’s steam punk inspired scepter; 6) Margeaux Beatrix dashed some sass with an animated number; 7) Dillon Edlund & Victoria Cardillo ra- diated in the glow of the evening; 8)
‘The White Rabbit’ Ana Marie Lynch- Ramirez joins Dapper Dré and ‘Alice’ between Tree of Life tea servings.
| Joey Bono is a platinum Flagstaffer whose most recent series documented his walk
of Camino de Santiago. joey@thenoise.us
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