Author: Tommy Acosta

This Sunday – Spirituality Beyond 2012 A sharing with Barbara Mayer Time is short, but this column today gives notice that on Sunday, Jan. 20, Sedona’s Studio Live will host a unique event on Spirituality. Given to promote the creative talent in Sedona and the Verde Valley with live performance, this Sunday Studio Live will feature four speakers addressing the very creative topic “Spirituality Beyond 2012”. These include the well known Chris Spheeris, former Buddhist nun and noted artist Sherab “Shey” Khandro, well known Sedona resident Paul Friedman and myself. Each of us will address the topic from our own…

Flagstaff AZ (January 16, 2013) – The U.S. Forest Service will join in the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, by waiving day-use fees on Jan. 21 that are associated with many recreation sites on the Coconino National Forest. This fee-free day is being offered in cooperation with other agencies that collect recreation fees under authority of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), including: the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host an opening reception for their newest changing exhibit “One Family’s Closet: 1912-1962”, on Saturday January 26 at 10 a.m. The exhibit features nine focus areas representing Jordan family clothing, including items that belonged to various members of one Arizona pioneer family: Annie Bristow Jordan, Ruth Woolf Jordan, Anne Jordan Jackson, Helen Jordan, and other family members.

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – AZADI Fine Rugs is pleased to announce the recipients of the 1st Annual AZADI Angel Awards: Beverly Hurff, Dennis Ott and John Fahrm. Created by owner David Neishabori, this program recognizes “angels” within the community. These three “Angels” will be honored and $1000 will be donated in their name to the charity of their choice at an awards reception on Sunday January 27. “We were gratified to receive many nominations this year and it was challenging choosing three from so many deserving individuals.” says David Neishabori “We all benefit because of their devotion to…

Verde Valley AZ (January 16, 2013) – Robin Weeks, new coordinator for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Sedona and the Verde Valley, will speak on his philosophy of learning and his intentions for the OLLI program. This is part of OLLI’s Lunch and Learn Program: bring your lunch (or come for complimentary coffee, tea, water, and snacks) and join the conversation in room 34 of Yavapai College’s Sedona campus (on Cultural Park Road, across Rte 89A from Red Rock High School) on Wednesday, January 22, from 1:00 – 2:00.

Flagstaff AZ (January 16, 2013) – Flagstaff Area National Monuments will be joining national park units around the country as they waive entrance fees on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, in recognition of his civil rights efforts. Entrance fees will be waived for all visitors to Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon and Wupatki National Monuments on January 21, 2013. Visitors arriving in the monuments on January 21 will enter free of charge. The visitor centers will have Interagency Senior and Annual Passes available for those who wish to purchase them.

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – Wilson Mountain Trail, near Midgley Bridge in Sedona, will be closed tomorrow and Friday while Century Link replaces a damaged telephone pole near the trail in Oak Creek Canyon. The damaged pole replacement is near where the telephone line crosses the trail, and due to safety concerns about the line during the pole replacement, the trail will be closed during the construction. The parking lot at Midgley Bridge will remain open during the construction but there will be construction vehicles present. For additional information, please contact Judy Adams, Lands Team Leader, Coconino National Forest…

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – Join Sedona Parks and Recreation on Saturday, February 16 as we explore Feng Shui: Finding Peace in a Stressful World from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (part one) and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (part two) including breaks. There is also a 90-minute lunch break.

Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – This February experience “Art That Transcends” at Sedona Arts Center’s fine art gallery in Uptown Sedona from February 1–26, 2013. Indulge in the spectacular creativity of artists Justine Mantor-Waldie (mixed media), David Haskell (oil), C.E. Norton (oil) and Lyn & Ken Mikell (ceramics). Experience a memorable First Friday February 1, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. for the opening reception, where you can mingle with artists, art lovers and collectors. The excitement continues in the Special Exhibition Gallery where over 50 member artists participate in the Annual Winter Member’s Co-op!

Free of Charge Camp for Children with Serious Illnesses Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – Camp Soaring Eagle’s 2013 Program Schedule is now complete and Camp Soaring Eagle is accepting applications for their year-round residential camper weekends, travel programs and family retreats. Programs are open to children ages 6 to 16 who suffer from the following illnesses: Cancer, Hemophilia, HIV/AIDS, respiratory diseases, Metabolic Syndrome, A-plastic Anemia, Sickle Cell, Juvenile Diabetes, collagen vascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, mitochondrial disease and selected neuromuscular impairments (with priority given to Muscular Dystrophy, CP, and Spina bifida).

Verde Valley AZ (January 15, 2013) – Join the Buffalo Soldiers, as they provide living history presentations at Fort Verde State Historic Park. The event is Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 9am to 5pm and on Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 9am to 1pm. Bring your special someone or all of your loved ones to Fort Verde State Historic Park and learn about history with the Buffalo Soldiers. Enter your favorite pecan pie recipe in the Pecan Pie contest on Saturday with a chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place prize money. All entries must be received by Friday,…

Intention & Intuition: Create Your Own Dreamboard Sedona AZ (January 16, 2013) – Studio Live is happy to announce a series of upcoming workshops for women. Building on a successful 6-woman concert at Studio Live in December, Our Voices Are Alive is expanding into a grassroots movement. In partnership with the Verde Valley Sanctuary and the Sedona Performing Arts Alliance, Our Voices Are Alive is providing workshops and events for the creative self-expression of women in Northern Arizona. All workshop proceeds will benefit the Verde Valley Sanctuary, a multi-service agency that responds to the presence of family violence and sexual…

Flagstaff AZ (January 16, 2013) – Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be speaking on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Ardrey Memorial Auditorium. The conversation will be on “Civil Discourse and Civic Engagement,” and will be facilitated by Dr. Björn Krondorfer, director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Dr. Julie Piering, the Richard A. Wood professor of Philosophy. The presentation, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is sponsored by the Martin-Springer Institute. The talk will be simulcast in Sedona at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre and in Flagstaff at the Cline Library Assembly Hall on the NAU campus.

Sedona AZ (January 15, 2013) – Studio Live presents Baba Shibambo, a South African multi-instrumentalist and international recording artist, for an evening of traditional ancestral music Saturday, January 26th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15.00 general admission, doors open at 7:00 pm.

Flagstaff AZ (January 15, 2013) – A Cornville resident was recently arrested in Coconino National Forest for illegal woodcutting, interfering with the law and resisting arrest, and was ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution after being jailed for seven days. On Jan. 4, David Saimo was in the process of illegally cutting down an old growth live Alligator Juniper tree in the Dry Creek area of the Red Rock Ranger District when Forest Service law enforcement officers on patrol drove into the area. Saimo tried to flee the scene and was eventually apprehended after a brief struggle with the law…