Upcoming Events

Prescott Esoteric Friendship Circle

Mondays | 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. at Peregrine Book Company

Prescott Esoteric Friendship Circle meets Monday nights to contemplate the truth or "Dharma." The group is currently discussing Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power by Thomas E. Mails.  For more information and meeting details, please contact John Lorenz (928) 445-5179.

Frank Fools Crow is regarded by many as the greatest Native American holy person of the last hundred years. Nephew of Black Elk, and a disciplined, gentle, spiritual and political leader, Fools Crow died in 1989 at the age of 99. Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power is the only book to reveal, often in his own words, the philosophy and practice of this historic leader.

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Death Café

Wednesday, Sept 27th | 4 p.m.

At a Death Café, people -- often strangers -- gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is "to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives." A Death Café is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.

 

“We live knowing that everything dies. Like the sun, it’s a fact of life. And like the sun, we tend not to look right at it. Unless you’ve experienced a recent death, it’s probably not something you discuss. But a new movement is trying to change that, with a serving of tea and cake.” 
–NPR, Around the Nation, March 8, 2013

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Interview with Kathy McCraine

Saturday, September 30th | 2pm

Join us at the Peregrine on Saturday, September 30th at 2pm for a very special event. Community Leader Becky Ruffner will interview award-winning journalist and photographer Kathy McCraine, who grew up on a working cattle ranch at Walnut Grove, Arizona, about her latest book, The 7 Up Ranch Cookbook. Copies of the book will be available to buy at the event!

 

About The Book

For more than five decades, award-winning journalist and photographer Kathy McCraine has been documenting ranch life in the American West. For the past 25 years she has called the sprawling 7 Up Ranch in the mountains of northern Arizona home. In her new book, The 7 Up Ranch Cookbook, she combines her love of cooking with her love for ranching in a tribute to the traditional cowboy way of life.

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Highlands Center - Natural History Book Club

Friday, October 6th | 1-2 PM

Join the Natural History Book Club and read along with others interested in topics ranging from beavers to the ice age. This book club is for adults eager to learn more about the natural history of the Southwest & natural history in general.

The book for October is the first half of The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants by Karen Bakker.

An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature's sounds. The natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life. 

 

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