- - - HAPPENING BYDANIEL G IBSON Elsewhere Drop bythe 16th annualWestValley Invitational Native American Arts Festival. Jan. 12-13, Scout Park, Li tchfield Park. Al(just west ofPhoen ix).Attractio ns will in clude some 200artists working ina varietyofmedia. music by Brul e & AIRO (Sa turdayat noonl the Wi lde A Native-Inspired Boys Tr io feat uri ng R. Ca rlos Nakai. Wil li am Ea tonand Wi ll Clipman (at 2 p.rn . on Sundavl Estun-Bah. Ra ndy Ke mp, Ad rianWa ll and Symphony in Phoenix Allenroy Paquin, andthe Yellow Bird Dancers, plusartist demo nstratio ns, lectures. raffl es and A series of special An ancient story ofthe Navajo people is played out in a contemporary retelling fryb read. 623/935-6384 orwestval leyarts.org eventsleads up to in music, when the Pho enix Symphony presents Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Ge t primedfor theSuperBowl at the Arilona thepremier. Jan. Oratorio, Feb. 7-9 at Phoenix Symphony H all downtown. Th e world premiere Indian Festival. Jan. 18-20. SteeleIndian School Park. Phoenix. Aunique component of 24-26, at three of the orchestral and chorus work, by Composer-in-Residence Mark Grey with the eventaretheseven In dian "villages" being different venues, the both Western and N ative Ameri can musical components, will be performed by bui lt by mem bersofAri zo na's RiverTribes. the symphony performs the 76-piece orchestra and ISO-voice chorus, promising a very special event. O'ndn ern/Mari copa peopl es, the Hopiand Zu n: Dvorak's New World Based on th e Navajo's epic oral tale of Enemy Slayer, who was born to pro­ peopl es. the Nava jo tribe. Ap ache tribesand Symphony anda tect the Navajo and rid the world of monsters, th e oratorio describes the jour­ th e Yaqui. Anarts and craftsfair will host so n' ney ofth e young Navajo man 250 Ari zo na Native artists, whi leonstageyou finda va riety ofArizona Native musicians per· Seeker (sung by baritone fo rming fre e forthe publ ic . Rounding out the Sco tt Hendricks), an Iraq events area food courtwi thanemphasis on War veteran, who returns Native foods; aneco nomic pavil ion wi th infof' home to a heartfelt welcome. matio non triba l businesses. tourismand eco­ But while he has left the war nomi cdevelopment;and a children's activ ity tent. Admission is$8 adults,$5 forseni ors ar beh ind , Seeker 's battle s are ch ildrenages 12-18. azindi antouris m.com not over. The emotional scars Hit th e highwayforthe Colorado Indian of combat plague him as he Market and the Texas Indian Market. Jan wrestles with the demons 18-20at the Denver Me rchandi se Mart.and now in his mind. He seeks March 28-30at the Arlington Co nvention balance and whol eness again . Center, respe ctively. Eachshow fea tures a m Playing a major role in of Native, Western and wi ldli feartists anda bringing Grey's artistic vision slew ofNa tive performers. including Brule,I' EhecatlAz tec Dancers, Blues Nation, the selectionofother to life was librettist Dr. Laura Tohe (Dine), a poet, edit or and assistant profes ­ Ame rican Indian DanceShow, Arve ]Bird &( compositions sor at Arizona State University. Toh e helped shape the story and incorporated Nation. anda tri oof Micki Free, Bill Miller a including Native Navajo as well as English into the musical score. T he piece will also include the Shea. Hosted byactor Moses J. Bri ngs Pl en soundsand digital artwork of ph otographer Deborah O 'Grady as a visual backdrop. (Hi dalgo. Piratesof the Ca rib bean, Who KillE references. Featured "T hrough the multi-dim ensional artistic expressions of story, voice, orches­ Crazy Horse) .Admi ssio n: $1 0 adu lts.childre under13free. ind ianmarket.net is flutist James tra and visual imagery, the aud ience is invited into the world of Seeker, the pro­ Pellerite. Tickets tagoni st, who returns from war and struggles to find his path towa rd healing Headsouthto the 37th annualSeminole Tri! Fair, Fe b.7-10, SeminoleHard RockHotel& $19-$52. Jan. 26, 2 and peace th at the Dine call the corn pollen path way of life," Tohe explains. Ca sino, Hollywood . FL .Activitiesinclude a N, p.m.. Grey, librettist "T hrough this unique production, grounded within the mythic world of the arts and crafts show withvendors from all a, Tohe andfilmmaker Dine, I hope th e audience can reflect on a personal level on the destruction and th e nation, a rod eo, alligatorwres tling. a CCi­ Larry Blackhorse costs of war on our families, communities, nation and on our spirituality- and titian powwow, exhibition dancingand drem Lowe (Navajo) lead a further, how can we restore peace and harm ony after times of war." andcontemporary music byRobertMiraba l. Martha Redbone andDerek Mill er. Free.95" viewing anda Grey now lives in Phoenix but grew up in San Francisco. He made his 1838 orseminolehardrockholl ywood.com discussion ofLowe's Carn egie Hall debut in 2003 with the Kro nos Quartet, and his music has been notable work5th performed in Sydney, Paris, London and oth er cities worldwide. He served as Checkoutthe22ndannualTulsa Indian A Festival, Feb.8-10. Expo Sq ua re, Tulsa, C World, set onthe collaborator, sound designer and soundscape engineer for John Adams's On whic hwi ll include anartmarketwithson: Navajo Reservation. the Transmigration ofSouls, which received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in music artists, anartcompetitionof eastern Oklar Free. Jan. 27, 7:30 and won three Gramm y awards . The oratorio was specially commissioned as students, music byArve l Bird , storyte lle rs, p.m. a condensed part of the Phoen ix Symph ony's 60th-anniversary season. demo nstratio nsbybeaders, potters andjs version ofEnemy The world premiere of Enemy Slayer:A Navajo Oratorio is on Feb . 7 at 7:30 ers.The actio n ki cks off Frid ay at 7 p.m ,', arti st recept ion, appetizers andwin e.a pi Slayer/or pianoand p.m., with a repeat per formance on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m . Both performances will signi ng and juriedartawards (reservation chorus,followed by be preceded by a mod erated discussion by Grey and Tohe. It will be paired req ui red; tickets $50 ). 91 8/749- 6073ortui a discussion with with performances of another Arizona-inspired work , Grand Canyon Suite by di anartfes t.com Grey andTohe. Free. Ferde Grofe . Tickets are $19 to $68 and are available by calling 800/776­ Hop overto the 18th annual World 908 0, in person at the Phoenix Symphony Box Office downtown, or online at Championship Hoop Dance Contest,Ft phoenixsymphony.org. For event details , call 602/495-1117. _ ..::;~ S---10,Heard Museum . Phoenix, whentop 20 NATIVE PEOPLES .