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ARTSBRIEFS: AUTUMN2016
ARIZONA LEGENDS COME ALIVE
The spirits of Arizona’s past come alive October 21- 22 at Ghost Talk 2016 and share their historic ghostly folklore through traditional storytelling, music, song, and dance at the 9th annual fundraiser for youth programming at the Prescott Center for the Arts and West Yavapai Guidance Clinic on the PCA Main Stage, 208 Marina Street.
A homage to Arizona history, folklore and urban leg- ends, Ghost Talk also pays tribute to theatrical history with vignettes that are an ode to Greek tragedies, Shake- spearean drama, cowboy poetry, modern performance art, pop culture, comedy bits, television cartoons, Holly- wood movies, and the American musical — all tied to- gether in a fun, eerie, spooky, and completely entertain- ing show. In order to keep patrons coming back each year, fresh thrills and chills, and never-seen-before sto- ries as well as traditional favorites are blended for a new and original show each year.
According to Karen Murphy, the Ghost Talk play- wright and director, “This year’s show will feature past favorites like The Hotel Vendome Apparition about Abby and her cat Noble haunting Room 16 and The Deep Freeze Phantom who roams Iron Springs Road, but also some brand new vignettes never seen on the stage be- fore like The Attack of the Deadly Chupacabra, The Killer Call Girls of Gurley Street, and The Terrifying Tale of Santa Muerta and the Territorial Prison.”
Patrons are also treated to entertainment in the court- yard as they gather to line-up to enter the theatre for the main show. Ghostly appearances, musicians, dancers, raffles, and a costume contest with prizes are part of the outdoor festivities each evening.
A featured Prescott Week of the Dead event, Ghost Talk joins forces with the Day of the Dead Art Exhibit at the PCA Gallery, the Historic Cemetery Walk at Prescott’s Citizens Cemetery, and the Dia de los Muertos Celebra- tion at Smoki Museum to promote the art, the culture, the history and the folklore of Arizona.
An educational outreach project, Tech Talk features Ghost Talk in a technical theatre workshop for local scout troops and students on October 20. The Ghost Talk full dress technical rehearsal is the “power point presentation,” followed by a panel discussion with the Ghost Talk crew covering various aspects of the tech-heavy show. Tech Talk tickets are $5 per student.
Ghost Talk 2016 is a designated event for National Make A Difference Day when volunteers from across the nation join forces on October 22 to make a difference in their communities. All proceeds from Ghost Talk help local youth, so patrons make a difference with each Ghost Talk ticket purchased. Tickets are $15 per adult and $12 per child. For more information and tickets, go online to PCA- az.net or call 928-445-3286. Ghost Talk may be too intense for children under 7 years old.
BEYOND ROSIE THE RIVETER
The term Rosie the Riveter was first used in a song of the same name and became a national hit in the Big Band era, 1942. She repre- sented women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War Two. Today, Rosie has been reinvented as an American icon by the feminist movement.
Acclaimed Flagstaff Recycled Art Exhibit regular, Rhonda Thom- as Urdang has been juried for the second year in a row to debut her work at the Koehnline Musem of Art in Des Plains, Iowa. The exhibit, “Reinventing Rosie the Riveter: Women and Work,” debuted Septem- ber 29th and runs through October 21.
“My handmade collage, Channeling Georgia, Golden Nugget, 1946, features artist Georgia O’Keeffe who returned to New Mexico to paint after her famous husband, Alfred Stieglitz who died in July 1946,” says Ms. Urdang, “Coincidentally, The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino opened in Las Vegas, in August, 1946.”
Since founding Flagstaff Feminist Art Project, she has worked primar- ily in femmage, collage, assemblage, digital manipulation and painting. Her thought-provoking art pieces have been exhibited in more than 45 national juried and international group shows in 30 states since June 2014. Ms. Urdang received her BFA in painting from the University of Nebraska Omaha and worked in the graphic arts industry.
While the artist won’t say when Arizonans can view her work first- hand, interested parties can view FlagstaffFeministArtProject.org for more information. — O. Victor
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