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KNAU update for May 12

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KNAU Insider prEview – May 12th, 2017
Garrison Keillor Returns To Flagstaff August 26th
Mark your calendars as KNAU is bringing Garrison Keillor back to Flagstaff on Saturday August 26th with a live performance at the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park in Flagstaff, AZ.

Two-plus hours of stories, love duets, Guy Noir, Cowboys, poetic outbursts, and their famous Singing Intermission at which the Eager & Able-Bodied stand and sing around the campfire. Garrison Keillor celebrating his 75th, with the extraordinary Aoife O’Donovan, sound-effects genius Fred Newman, Richard Dworsky and the Road Hounds.

Tickets are available here.

We have three special ticket levels for you to choose from:
Gold package —  $250 One premium covered seat in first four rows of section B, C, D, ticket to VIP reception with Garrison Keillor and one VIP parking pass per vehicle.
Silver package —  $125 One premium covered seat in the middle rows 5-10 of section B, C or D.

Bronze package —  $75 One covered seat in first two rows of section F or G.
Brain Food: The Southwest’s Wildflower ‘Super Bloom’
A rare “super bloom” is rolling across the Southwest this spring. A late, wet El Niño pattern has caused an explosion of wildflowers from the Pacific Ocean, to the Mojave Desert, to the mountains of northern Arizona. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Earth Notes: Jacob Lake Cabin Restoration
Built in 1910, the Jacob Lake Ranger Station was one of six remote work stations for forest rangers on the Kaibab Plateau north of Grand Canyon.  It’s one of only a couple of those still standing.  Learn more at KNAU.org.
Teacher Raise Requirement Withdrawn by House Speaker

Republican House Speaker J.D. Mesnard has withdrawn his last-minute proposal requiring school districts to spend half of their yearly inflation increases on teacher raises. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Search Underway for Children Owed Pecan Harvest Money
A federal judge recently ordered a company with ties to a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border to set aside $200,000 to pay back wages to children who prosecutors say were forced to pick pecans. Learn more at KNAU.org.