It’s nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They’ve returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery’s haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.

This production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery asks its audience to engage with intense content and characters in spiritual crisis. This production is intended to create conversation, one we hope you will find worthwhile, entertaining, and challenging.

This show delves into mature subject matter, encompassing explicit language, complex adult themes, and thought-provoking explorations of religion, sexuality, abortion, race, politics, and gender.

This production may contain: very loud and sudden noises, including gunshots; the use of a non-firing prop gun, and simulated vomiting.

In this presentation, we will explore the pivotal role of sustainable investing data in addressing the challenge of water scarcity. As water becomes increasingly scarce due to climate change and population growth, it is imperative for investors and consumers alike to scrutinize the actions of companies regarding water management. We will delve into how sustainable investing can drive positive change in pinpointing adaptation, mitigation, and resilience strategies. By examining key metrics such as water usage efficiency, wastewater management, public commitments, and innovation in water-saving technologies, we can identify companies that are actively contributing to water conservation efforts and those that may be exacerbating the problem. Join us as we navigate the intersection of finance and environmental stewardship to secure a more water-secure future for all.

Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm

The Center for the Arts at Kayenta is thrilled to partner with DOCUTAH on a new monthly film series. DOCUTAH seeks to open hearts and minds to the world through beautifully crafted stories on film, promoting education while creating an atmosphere of camaraderie and community.

A group of 21 World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Veterans are flown back to Washington D.C to see their memorials in an immersive and emotional documentary.

Coyote Tales are live, open-mic style storytelling events with amateur and experienced storytellers. Each event has a theme on which stories are to be based. The theme for this event is: “GIFT.” Potential storytellers may address that theme in any way they choose. Prior to the event, storytellers craft their true, on-theme story, practice the telling (5 minutes or less), and work on eliminating excess detail to nail the perfect ending. When the doors open, potential storytellers put their name in the hat in hopes of being chosen to share their tale. If chosen, the storyteller takes the stage to delight the audience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET ON STAGE TO SHARE YOUR TALE, PLEASE CONTACT VICTORIA THROUGH THE COYOTE TALES WEBSITE: https://coyotetalesstories.com/

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada?  The latter was the site for the testing of 928 nuclear weapons on American soil from 1951 to 1992. The fallout is still lethally impacting Americans today. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States’ disregard for everyone living… DOWNWIND.

One of this year’s original Oscar-qualifiers, DOWNWIND has won several awards on the festival circuit. 

In the wake of Oppenheimer, DOWNWIND exposes the United States Government’s 928 nuclear detonations from 1951-1992 at the Nevada Test Site and the ongoing impact of radioactive fallout on countless communities - and the environment. 

DOWNWIND features two-time Oscar-winner Michael Douglas, political satirist Lewis Black and is narrated by iconic anti-nuclear activist Martin Sheen. Actor Matthew Modine is our executive producer.

DOWNWIND also includes the inspirational, real stories of prominent “downwinders” who live in the path of radioactive fallout including Claudia Peterson (from St. George), Mary Dickson and Ian Zabarte, Principle Man of the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation of Indians. Roughly the size of the state of Rhode Island, the Nevada Test Site sits on Shoshone land, by treaty, yet it still remains occupied, restricted - and operational.  

Of DOWNWIND, critic Leonard Maltin wrote: “I urge you to check out Downwind. It’s a compelling and sobering documentary.”

Soirée Musicale features top local musicians and guest professionals from across the Western region tackling some of the most advanced and inspiring instrumental music in the repertoire. Our Spring series is under the direction of Jason Bonham, esteemed musician and principle violist with Las Vegas Philharmonic. 

For May’s concert, join us for a fun evening of instrumental music featuring pop, jazz, and movie music from the Beatles, Queen, Chick Corea, Batman and more! 

Featuring: DeAnn Letournau (violin), Urs Rutishauser (violin), Jason Bonham (viola)  and Andrew Smith (cello).

Have you wondered why plants produce so many of the drugs that humans use and abuse (nicotine, cocaine, opium, THC, aspirin, etc.)?

These “why” questions have been addressed in studies that lack scientific rigor, being little more than modern versions of Rudyard Kipling’s “just-so-stories” (How leopards got their spots…).   Thanks to the long-term patient funding of the Max Planck Society in Germany, Ian T. Baldwin and his students have developed a fire-chasing native tobacco plant, Nicotiana attenuata, which grows in Kayenta’s botanical ‘hood, into a model for the rigorous scientific study of these “drug-related why questions”. For the past three decades, we have been silencing the genes in this plant that are responsible for the plant’s amazingly diverse chemistry (it makes more than 20,000 unique compounds) and conducting experiments at the Lytle and DI Ranches in the Beaver Dam wash to provide answers to these “drug-related why questions”. 

This talk will provide many examples of the sophistication with which this plant uses its chemistry to solve ecological problems. The solutions that this plant has evolved matches the creativity of the human imagination. These science-grounded examples of the creativity of natural selection underscore why nature preserves, such as those at the Lytle and DI Ranches, are invaluable laboratories for the study of gene function. 

The Center for the Arts at Kayenta is thrilled to partner with DOCUTAH on a new monthly film series. DOCUTAH seeks to open hearts and minds to the world through beautifully crafted stories on film, promoting education while creating an atmosphere of camaraderie and community.

Go behind the scenes of an unforgettable recording session where an extraordinary group of artist activists come together to create a powerful new anthem to honor Black lives and inspire the fight for racial justice in America.