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AK15s and Hand Guns through the mail. With what kind of background checks? I became awash in what appeared to be a ‘parallel world’ of incivility, greed and exploitation op- erating right under my nose. Seeing all this, after Sandy Hook and then the Boston Bomb- ings made me ‘recoil’ in a very different way.”
Using images and words from the maga- zine, Ms. Helsaple began to create. “We need more social art exhibits to wake many of us up,” she shares.
“Gun Sale/Bake Sale,” is Rachel Wilson’s contribution to the show, a mixed media of collaged paper dolls and acrylic paint.
“I am exploring the strange reflective sym- metry that I find between the idea of Bake Sale and Gun Sale,” Ms. Wilson says. “One is home-made, sugary treats to raise money for kid-centered events. The other is high- tech, manufactured, and made to be lethal in a grown-up war. The idea of them coming together in a child’s life is hardly imaginable, yet there they are.”
Guns/Children will remain on display at the Sedona Public Library through June 8. Imagiventure.org
MISS ROSE’S ARTS BRIEFS
Canyon Dance Academy, a school of dance arts for all ages, 2812 N. Izabel Street, presents a dance performance on Saturday June 1 at 2PM and 6:30PM at the Coconino High School Auditorium called Where the Sidewalk Ends. Dances by Canyon Dance Academy students and their teen dance ensemble, “Velocity Dance Company,” is a family friendly event interpreting the poems from the classic children’s book by Shel Sil- verstein. CanyonDance.org
Flagstaff Cultural Partners announces the return of Summer Nights on the Square. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays music, art and film events appropriate for all ages will enliven Heritage Square in Downtown Flagstaff. The programs presented over the summer are produced by Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Heritage Square Trust and the Downtown Business Alliance. For a full schedule visit CultrualPartners.org
Tony Foster’s “Sacred Places, Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest,” a col-
lection of 33 works, is an exhibit focused on the Colorado Plateau and nearby sites and will be on display at the Museum of North- ern Arizona, Sunday June 16 through Octo- ber 13. Musnaz.org
This June the Gallery in Williams features the functional and decorative pottery of Southwest Robert Hughes. Williams Sec- ond Saturday ArtWalk is on June 8 from 6 to 9PM, and the public is invited to come meet Mr. Hughes. The Williams ArtWalk has a free shuttle to all of the art venues. theGal- leryInWilliams.com
For the month of June, Mountain Oa- sis International Restaurant features the paintings of Erica Vhay. Ms. Vhay is also showing her art in her own gallery at 17 N. San Francisco Suite 1b. EricaVhay.com
Saturday, June 22, the Museum of North- ern Arizona hosts the 2013 Summer Navajo Rug Auction. A public preview will take place from 9AM to 1PM and the auction will be held from 2PM to 5PM. Over 200 Vintage and Contemporary Navajo weavings from artists, consigners and the R.B. Burnham & Co. Trading Post will be auctioned. This auction is free and open to the public. A portion of the proceeds generated from the auction will support Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the Museum of Northern Arizona. Wednesday, June 19 through Friday, June 21 artists and consigners are invited to bring their Navajo weavings to the Museum of Northern Arizona 9AM to 12PM and 1PM to 5PM to be viewed and possibly selected by experts for the auc- tion. Musnaz.org, CulturalPartners.org
Firecreek Coffee Company in Flagstaff, 22 E. Route 66, will be showing the art of Rey Cantil, Jake Stanhouse, and Starbiter.
Wil McNabb Fine Jewelry Studio, 18 N. Leroux, features the art of Mike Frankel and Greg Mason for the month of June.
| Clair Anna Rose collects mermaid figurines, among other oddities. arts@thenoise.us
Messiah on the Frigidaire is Theatrikos’ newest production, playing through June 9th.