Walking Prescott

All about the flavor of a small mountain city and the surrounding outback: neighborhood surprises ... wildflowers and nature ... the forest ... people and events ... plus occasional comments on science fiction, music, and the Great Wide World Beyond

Showing posts with label Acker Showcase. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Acker Showcase. Show all posts

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Acker Night 2008

I suspect that the J.S. Acker Musical Showcase, dba Acker Night, is a quite unusual festival. For one evening during the Christmas holiday s...

Friday, December 12, 2008

Acker night street scenes

I'm home from a chilly evening of Christmas (and other) music. It's Acker Night, downtown is full of people, I have lots of pictures...

Saturday, December 09, 2006

A Magical Walk Around the Square

J.S. Acker died in 1955, with no heirs. A real estate operator, he left a portfolio of properties in a trust to the City of Prescott, with t...

Friday, December 08, 2006

I'm Dreaming of a Brass Christmas

I'm not given to tears. Not very often. But boy, they came this evening. There's nothing that says "Merry Christmas!!!" to...

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Granny J: one-time journalist well into her Social Security years; loved Chicago but I like the SW mountains equally well

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