December 2010

Addresses
The Catalyst Infoshop
207 Spring Street
House of Plenty
111 N. McCormick Street
Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse
232 N. Granite Street
Prescott College Crossroads Center
215 Garden Street
Prescott Public Library
215 E. Goodwin Street
Yavapai College1100 East Sheldon St

Ongoing Events
Granite Creek Restoration at Watson Woods Riparian Preserve
Prescott Creeks is tentatively scheduled to implement restoration measures at Watson Woods Riparian Preserve during the fall of 2010. Working jointly with Natural Channel Design and community volunteers, Prescott Creeks will repair damage caused by the January 2010 floods. Restoration activities will include:Cottonwood and willow harvesting: Cottonwood and willow planting: Planting native grasses, sedges and rushes: Streambank stabilization. To learn more or to get involved, please visit: http://prescottcreeks.org/prescottcreeks/contact

Sundays
Food Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with anyone and everyone! Volunteers prepare, eat, serve, and clean up meals twice every week. We believe that everyone should have access to free, healthy food. Bring food to contribute if you'd like!
When? Fridays and Sundays. Cook at noon at the Catalyst, eat at 3 pm at the NW corner of the Courthouse square.
Email catalystinfo@catalystinfoshop.net to learn how to volunteer!

Hula Hooping with A.T.Hula hoops will be provided. Come have a good time.
When? Sundays 2 - 4:30pm
Where? The courthouse lawn

Capturing the Feminine in Women's Holocaust Memoirs
This memoir reading workshop will focus on feminist theories and their application to Holocaust memoirs. Participants should come prepared to speak openly, journal, and generate discussion around assigned memoirs. Discussion questions will be distributed. This workshop is being facilitated by Carly Rudzinski, as part of her Master's practicum at Prescott College. Space is limited to 10, so reserve your space quickly! To register, contact Carly at holocaustmemoirs@yahoo.com.
When? Sundays, 3 - 5:00 pm
Where? PPL, Bump Room

Capoeira
Capoeira combines song, dance, and movement in a holistic martial art.
When? Sundays from 6 - 8:00 pm
Where? Granite Performing Arts center – 218 N. Granite St.

Mondays
Conversational Spanish
Check your English at the door and brush up on your Spanish! Whether you are heading south on vacation or just don't want to lose your ability to speak Spanish, join us for conversation and camaraderie. Basic Spanish language skills needed.
When: 11/1,8,15,22,29 11am-1pm
Where: PPL

Tai Chi with Joe
When? Mondays from 6:45-7:45am
Where? ASIS Massage School, 115 S. McCormick

Karma Farm Meeting
Learn how to participate in your local urban decentralized farm!
When? Mondays from 10am-12pm
Where? The Catalyst Infoshop

Free Reiki ClinicReceive Reiki energy healing or share it.
When? Mondays, 5:30 pm
Where? 141 S. McCormick, suite 105

Tuesdays
Tai Chi
Led by Danny Laesch
When? Every Tues, Wednes, Thurs: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Where? Prescott College, Courtyard next to the Crossroads Center

Ultimate Frisbee
This is open to everyone who wants to play Ultimate Frisbee. Anyone is welcome to play.
When? Tues. & Thurs. 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Where? Ken Lindley Field

Prescott Vipassana Sangha
The purpose of vipassana meditation is to see things as they really are by eradicating mental impurities
When? Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Where? 134 Garden St

Wednesdays
Tai ChiLed by Danny Laesch
When? Every Tues, Wednes, Thurs: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Where? Prescott College, Courtyard next to the Crossroads Center

Thursdays
Karma FarmStand
FREE locally grown produce, soup, bread, tea, canned goods, and firewood.
When? Thursdays, 3-5pm
Where? the House of Plenty, front yard

Tai Chi
Led by Danny Laesch
When? Every Tues, Wednes, Thurs: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Where? Prescott College, Courtyard next to the Crossroads Center

Shamatha Meditation with James
Single pointedness of mind, set on a chosen object of mediation.
When? Thursdays at 6pm
Where? The Catalyst

Ultimate Frisbee
This is open to everyone who wants to play Ultimate Frisbee. Anyone is welcome to play.
When? Tues. & Thurs. 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Where? Ken Lindley Field

Fridays
Food Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with anyone and everyone! Volunteers prepare, eat, serve, and clean up meals twice every week. We believe that everyone should have access to free, healthy food. Bring food to contribute if you'd like!
When? Fridays and Sundays. Cook at noon at the Catalyst, eat at 3 pm at the NW corner of the Courthouse square. Email catalystinfo@catalystinfoshop.net to learn how to volunteer!

Saturdays
Tai Chi with Joe Bryne
When? Saturdays at 8am
Where? the Courthouse Square

Wednesday the 1st
Peace & Justice Center Film Showing...In EARTH DAYS, acclaimed director Robert Stone traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day, and to its status as a major political force in America.Drawing heavily on eyewitness testimony and a wealth of never before seen archival footage, Stone examines the revolutionary achievements and missed opportunities of a decade of ground- breaking activism. The result is both a poetic meditation on human beings complex relationship with nature and a probing analysis of past responses to environmental crisis.
When? 12/1 6:30 - 9pm
Where? x-roads center @ Prescott College

Saturday the 4th
Why Rabbits Don’t Get Post Traumatic Stress And Why YOU Need to Know what Rabbits Know with Bettina SeidlEver wondered why daily stress, a minor incident that reminds you of a major loss, or even a scene from a movie can send you into a tail spin?And keep you there? Can’t find your way out of feeling depressed, anxious or overwhelmed? Little known yet vitally important information about your nervous system’s response to stress and trauma can be the answer. This informative, entertaining, experiential & FREE presentation has the potential of giving you a whole new perspective on life. You will also learn some easy to use techniques to do on your own.
When: 12/4 @ 11:15am - 12:30pm
Where? PPL For more information contact Bettina: (928) 443-1138 or spirals2@yahoo.comRSVP is appreciated but not required

Sunday the 5th
New Moon

Tuesday the 7th
Salve Crafting SkillshareBring your own 1-4 oz. jar or limited quantities available by donation
When? Tuesday 12/7/10, 5-7 pm
Where? The Catalyst

Learning How to Love: An Evening with Garchen RinpocheGarchen Rinpoche is a Tibetan lama known throughout the world as a teacher of great kindness and vast realization. The Garchen Buddhist Institute in Chino Valley is his heart center, his gift to North America. He is loved by tens of thousands worldwide and he is considered a living buddha.On December 7, H.E. Garchen Rinpoche will be coming to Prescott College for the first time to give teachings on loving-kindness and compassion.To learn more about Garchen Rinpoche or the Garchen Buddhist Institute, go to www.garchen.net.Instead of asking for monetary donations, we are asking everyone to come bearing gifts. Offering a token of gratitude to the teacher, in the Buddhist tradition, is considered one of the most important things we can do in our lifetime, because it establishes a connection between our minds and the mind of the teacher. So appropriate gifts might be a flower, a cookie, a muffin, a stone, a poem, a scarf, a dried leaf... anything small and meaningful is appropriate.To learn more about the December event, email Emily at egwebber@gmail.com, or call her at 717-725-7602.May all being benefit!
When: 12/7, 5:30-7pm
Where: x-roads ctr @ PC

Saturday the 11th
Healing Arts and Wellness FairFive hours of: Massage, yoga, guided meditation, healing touch, accupressure first aid and more! A community Event to raise money for WEB (Women's Empowerment Breakthrough) $10 suggested donation.
Where? Mariposa Building 301 Grove Ave (corner of Grove and Sheldon)
When? 12/11, 12-5:00 pm


Arizona at the Crossroads: Reframing the Dialogue on Culture, Power & Politics in the wake of SB1070 and HB2281With the passage of SB1070 and HB 2281, Arizona has become an epicenter of local, national, and international debate, social justice struggle, and political-economic and cultural change. With the passage of SB1070 and HB2281 everyone’s implicated though many are disproportionately impacted. In this interdisciplinary, undergraduate conference, Prescott College explores the social, cultural and political processes that are vexing Arizona in this moment through a series of keynotes, workshops and presentations. Through research and critical analysis, students will explore and interrogate the changing political landscape of Arizona and the human and environmental impacts that result from these processes. This moment in time reflects ongoing struggles over the determination of identity, access to and production of resources, control over knowledge and the legitimation of dominant social and political systems. Please join us for this interdisciplinary conference on December 11th in the crossroads center.
When? 12/11, Time TBA
Where? x-roads ctr, PC

Monday the 13th
Slow Food is starting up in Prescott!If you are already a Slow Food member, or want to take part in “supporting good, clean and fair food” by becoming a member or contributing to events and discussion, then please take part in our community meetings!Meetings begin with a Local Foods Potluck, so prepare and share a dish containing at least one local ingredient and come hungry!Please visit www.SlowFoodUSA.org for more information.
When: 12/13 @ 5pm
Where: Contact Café@Prescott.edu to be added to the email list to receive dates, times and locations of meetings!

Geminoids Meteor Shower
Considered by many to be the best meteor shower in the heavens, the Geminids are known for producing up to 60 multicolored meteors per hour at their peak. The peak of the shower this year should occur on the night of December 13 and morning of the 14th, although some meteors should be visible from December 6 - 19. Some estimates say there could be as many as 120 meteors an hour visible from dark-sky locations. The radiant point for this shower will be in the constellation Gemini. The Moon will set early in the evening setting the sky up for a spectacular show. Best viewing is usually to the east after midnight.

Wednesday the 15th
Peace and Justice Center Film Showing...The 11th HourWith contributions from over 50 politicians, scientists, and environmental activists, including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, and journalist Paul Hawken, the film documents the grave problems facing the planet's life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats are all addressed.The film's premise is that the future of humanity is in jeopardy. The film proposes potential solutions to these problems by calling for restorative action by the reshaping and rethinking of global human activity through technology, social responsibility and conservation.
When: 12/15, 6:30-9pm
Where: x-roads ctr @ Prescott College

Tuesday the 21st
Full Moon

Winter Solstice Wreath Making Party
On the longest night of the yearwe'll craft wreaths from boughs of greenthere'll be treats and buddies oh, so dear,in joyous revelery, we'll convene!
When? Tuesday 12/21/10, 6 pm
Where? The Catalyst

Total Lunar Eclipse
The eclipse will be visible throughout most of eastern Asia, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, the Americas, and Europe. The eclipse will be visible after midnight in North and South America. Since the Moon will be almost directly overhead from these locations, this should be an excellent chance to view a rare total lunar eclipse.The Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:38 UT. The Sun is at its lowest point in the sky and it will be the shortest day of the year. This is also the first day of winter.