Amber Victoria Singer

Apr 10, 2023 | pinalcentral.com | Amber Victoria Singer

PHOENIX — Every morning for the past three years, Ken Koshio has been waking up before sunrise to hike Piestewa Peak. “The energy, what I receive from the sun or even the breathing air, birdies singing, everything gives me a lot of beautiful blessing energy,” he said. On his back he carries instruments, sometimes a drum and flutes, sometimes a conch shell and bells. The Japanese taiko drummer, singer-songwriter and peace activist moved to Arizona in 2004.

Apr 7, 2023 | coppercourier.com | Amber Victoria Singer

After more than a thousand sunrise hikes, Koshio said he doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. PHOENIX – Every morning for the past three years, Ken Koshio has been waking up before sunrise to hike Piestewa Peak. “The energy, what I receive from the sun or even the breathing air, birdies singing, everything gives me a lot of beautiful blessing energy,” he said. On his back he carries instruments, sometimes a drum and flutes, sometimes a conch shell and bells.

Apr 6, 2023 | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Amber Victoria Singer

PHOENIX – Every morning for the past three years, Ken Koshio has been waking up before sunrise to hike Piestewa Peak. “The energy, what I receive from the sun or even the breathing air, birdies singing, everything gives me a lot of beautiful blessing energy,” he said. On his back he carries instruments, sometimes a drum and flutes, sometimes a conch shell and bells. The Japanese taiko drummer, singer-songwriter and peace activist moved to Arizona in 2004.

Mar 28, 2023 | pinalcentral.com | Amber Victoria Singer

PHOENIX — Most museums ask guests not to touch the artifacts, but once a month, Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park encourages visitors to throw mud at a more than 800-year-old structure. The va’aki, popularly called a platform mound, was built sometime in the Classic Period (1150-1450 C.E.) by the Hohokam, according to city of Phoenix archaeologists.

Mar 25, 2023 | santafenewmexican.com | Amber Victoria Singer

PHOENIX – Most museums ask guests not to touch the artifacts, but once a month, Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park encourages visitors to throw mud at a more than 800-year-old structure. The va’aki, popularly called a platform mound, was built sometime in the Classic Period (1150-1450) by the Hohokam, according to city of Phoenix archaeologists. The mound “is the last visible part of the village of Pueblo Grande that you can still see,” said Laurene Montero, Phoenix’s city archaeologist.