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FIRST FRIDAY AT KAYENTA

every First Friday / 5:00pm-8:00pm
FREE to attend!
Kayenta Art Village
We’re thrilled to introduce First Fridays at Kayenta, happening on the first Friday of every month, all year long! Enjoy live music, food trucks, and a pop-up boutique market in the Kayenta Art Village beginning at 5:00pm, with film screenings in the theater, and good vibes all around.
Photo courtesy of Donna Conversano / www.conversanophoto.com
Friday August 1 Lineup:
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Summer Shorts with FMASU
Kayenta’s First Friday and The Film and Media Alliance of Southern Utah team up to present a handful of short films curated by FMASU, the nonprofit behind Desertscape International, HorrorFest International, and the Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge.
5PM-8PM
Free
“ASTROVAN” (16 min.), directed by Matt Heder
“BOTTLE GEORGE” (13 min.), directed by Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi
“DEATH AND COOKIES” (9 min.), directed by Aaron Stephen Tharp
“MARGARET THE BRAVE” (27 min.), directed by Danny Chandia
“TIGER” (13 min.), directed by Loren Wateres

Live Music in the Courtyard // Mark Boggs
5:30PM-7:30PM
Free

Kayenta Art Village Spotlight: Rusted Cactus
4:00PM-8:00PM
Desert Charm, Inspired Cuisine
The menu at The Rusted Cactus provides unique dishes that capture the flavor of the season. Within the walls, the Lewis and MacKay families hope to create a dining experience with shared plates that will cultivate a love of food, friendship and new flavors.


