On Monday, April 14, Arcosanti hosted a meeting of the minds interested in the Prescott National Forest .
Local representatives from ten communities (Black Canyon City, Crown King and Southern Bradshaw Mountains, Castle Hot Springs, Cherry, Cottonwood/Verde Valley, Jerome, Mayer/Agua Fria, Paulden, Prescott, and Wilhoit) in the vicinity of this forest,
were present to share their visions for the area,
with public access and forest management as recurring themes.

This event comes after an approximately 100 person community meeting in Mayer, organized by Clifford Hersted (Arcosanti Artist-in-Residence),
Mary Hoadley (Arcosanti Site Coordinator),
and Tom Teske (local veterinarian/ecologist/rancher).
The three intended to instigate local consideration for long term planning associated with the Prescott National Forest.

To learn more, check out the US Forest Service's website for Prescott at Forest Plan Revision.

This week 147 students, teachers and parents from Copperwood School in Glendale, AZ., visited Arcosanti for a tour and lunch. The group was divided into five smaller groups with individual tour guides. [from upper left] Tour guide Julian Lauzzana [Arcosanti Development Office] with a group of students in the Ceramics Apse. Lisa Willot [manages Agriculture] talked to her group in the Colly Soleri Amphitheater. Stefan Grace [Public Relations] and Darina Trendafilova [Construction] with their groups along the East Crescent.

The Vaults came alive with the cheerful voices of many children. Cafe manager Carrie Krueger and Workshop participants Fernando Lomasto, Sylva Tentori and Livio Stabile served a delicious lunch.

The children had a good visit. Guest services manager Dinah Yessne received some wonderful 'Thank You' letters, like ..
.. from Talisa:
Dear Dinah, Thank you so much for the tour. It was really neat to see how every thing worked. I'm planning on moving there in about 6 or 7 years.

.. from Christopher:
Dear Mr. Soleri, I've really really liked the presentation, but I've had an idea about the food. I would put a bell on the door and if they liked the food they will ring it.
.. from Christina:
Thank you for the great day! I thought the food was the best!
.. from Anna:
Thank you Dinah for giving us a tour. We had a lot of fun at Arcosanti. It was the best building site I have ever seen. The food was very good. I also liked the bells. They were very nice looking. I liked how a guy put the penny in the propane. We had a very fun day. Thank you!!!

For information on group visits please contact Guest Services manager Dinah Yessne at (928) 632-6222.

On Thursday, 2/22/07, Fox 10 News, KSAZ PHOENIX, visited Arcosanti and broadcast a good five minute segment about the project during their morning news.

Part of this was a life sequence filmed in the Foundry during a bronze pour.

Reporter and meterologist Jayme King gave a very positive introduction to Arcosanti, here with Arcosanti Public Relations Stefan Grace.