<b><center>Quick Reads</center></b>

East Flagstaff Community Arts Festival

East Flagstaff Focused Futures presents the East Flagstaff Community Arts Festival on June 23 at the Coconino Community College campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local Native American and Hispanic arts and crafts, musicians, Tai Kwan Do demonstrations, rock art preservation and more. The Flagstaff Cruisers Car Show will be at Mt. Elden Middle School from 8 to 4. Call 779-2525 for information.

Developmental Screenings 2001

The Kayenta Unified School District is offering free developmental screenings for all children birth through five years old. These screenings will provide information about a child’s ability to stand, walk, talk, and to understand and learn. All screenings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shonto Chapter House, June 19-20; Chilchinbeto Chapter House, June 26-27; and Black Mesa Shopping Center, July 10-11. Navajo and English speaking evaluators. For more information call Kris DeVore at (520) 697-2096 or the Special Education Office at (520) 697-2090.

Tuba City Chapter Meeting

The Tuba City Chapter Meeting has been scheduled for June 24 at 10 a.m. Call (520) 283-3284 for more information.

Steven Thayer Art Scholarship

The Hopi Foundation is accepting applications for the Steven Thayer Art Scholarship to be awarded for the Fall/Spring 2001/2002 school year. Application deadline, postmarked by July 20, 2001 to The Hopi Foundation, Thayer Scholarship, P.O. Box 169, Hotevilla, AZ 86030. Call (520) 734-2380 for more information.

Business-related degree offered in Ft. Defiance – June 20 Deadline

Northern Arizona University-Navajo/Hopi hosts an information session on June 20 at the Navajo Nation Museum conference room 3 from 3 – 5 p.m. (DST) about the new bachelor’s of arts in liberal studies (B.A.I.L.S.) program with emphasis in Enterprise in Society starting in Ft. Defiance in Fall 2001. This 120 credit hour program offers a solid business and communications foundation. Call 1-800-426-3815 or e-mail Theresa.Boone-Schuler@nau.edu.

Silver and Stone

Silver and Stone Artist Demonstration—Museum of Northern Arizona. A Native American artist demonstrates and sells silver and stone work. $2-5. June 23-24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (520) 744-5213 or www.musnaz.org.

Inter-Tribal Contest Pow Wow

The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe proudly sponsors the 12th annual Inter-Tribal Recognition Contest Pow Wow June 22-24 at Hidden Springs, Arizona. Emcee: Dennis Bowen. Arena Director: Farron Owl. Host Northern Drum: Dine Nation Juniors. Friday registration 5:30 – 7:00, closes 1 p.m. Saturday. Contact Mabel Lehi at (520) 283-5530 or Candilora Lehi at (520) 853-0521 for more information.