The Grand Canyon Guitar Society has been well-regarded over the last five years for bringing high quality classical guitar concerts to Northern Arizona.  Concerts have featured classical soloists who showcase a mastery of the guitar that is awe-inspiring.

The announcement of the 2008-09 GCGS concert series indicates that the group is willing to shake things up.  This year's series includes two different classical music duets and one guitar master who is best known for this work outside of the realm of classical music: Stanley Jordan (pictured).

Jordan is a superstar in the world of jazz.  With a gold-selling album, Grammy nominations and appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, he is known throughout the world as a music pioneer.  It's his extraordinary talent with a guitar that brings him to this series in Flagstaff.  That talent is better seen than explained: check out this link.

This year's concert series also features world-class solo classical guitarists, like Eduardo Fernandez and Margarita Escarpa.  A staple in the annual GCGS series, the winner of this year's Guitar Foundation of America International Competition will perform.  The 2007 winner is Polish guitarist, Marcin Dylla, who had already received 17 first prizes in competitions around the world before taking the GFA top prize.

The concert series kicks off with Duozona, a classical duet of guitar and flute, on Saturday, September 27, at 8:00 P.M.  Duozona's concert follows the opening reception for the Night Visions III exhibition that same night.

Tickets are on sale now for all concerts.  Series passes include savings of up to $25.  Series passes and individual concert tickets are on sale at Arizona Music Pro in Flagstaff, and online through Flagstaff Cultural Partners.

      

Fall days in 2008 bring about Flagstaff Open Studios, a favorite local event for tourists and community members. 

A large art town, Flagstaff has a varied and unique community of artists, many of which are members of the Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff, a non-profit volunteer organization that provides unification plus opportunities to Coalition members.  One such opportunity is the invitation to participate in the annual Prelude Exhibition held at the Coconino Center for the Arts in late summer.  Prelude features one art piece from each artist who is hosting at his or her studio during the Open Studios Tour. 

The Open Studios tour takes place September 20th and 21st from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at homes, galleries, and studios across Flagstaff.  Eighty-four artists will be showing at just under 50 sites.  Brochure maps are available now at the Coconino Center for the Arts, where visitors can browse the art featured at the gallery and select certain artists that they would like to visit with and see more of their artwork come the weekend of Open Studios.  Each Saturday at the Center for the Arts, docent tours will take place, led by artists featured in the exhibition.  Be sure to come by and get your brochure of the Open Studios tour and check out the amazing and diverse artwork in the Prelude Exhibition.

Over 80 artists are opening their creative process to you during the 11th Annual Flagstaff Open Studios tour on September 20-21, 2008. 

Begin your journey by viewing the art work of participating artists at the exhibition, Prelude, on display at the Coconino Center for the Arts through September 21.

Brochure maps showing all participating studios are available at these locations in Flagstaff:

• Coconino Center for the Arts
• Flagstaff Visitor Center - downtown
• All participating artist studios

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