Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Oh, Canada”, showing Dec. 13-19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Oh, Canada” — written and directed by Paul Schrader — features an award-winning all-star cast, including Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli and Jacob Elordi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9HyH3RxHDs Legendary filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) — still a force to be reckoned with despite his age and declining health — wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of acclaimed documentary exposés, he is a political hero to many,…
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Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is excited to announce the return of a classic. Master Storyteller Mike Peach will perform the Dickens holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Saturday, December 21, at 3:00 pm. The historic setting of the Sedona Heritage Museum will give the telling of the favorite tale a unique twist, as listeners follow Peach through Scrooge’s encounters with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. This special performance is an hour long and appropriate for all audiences. Each guest is asked to bring non-perishable food items to share with…
Sedona News – Internationally acclaimed harpist and award-winning recording artist Peter Sterling will present a very special solo harp concert, “An Evening of Harp Magic with Peter Sterling” on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the beautiful Alice Gill-Sheldon Theater. Known for his ethereal, angelic harp sounds that transport listeners to realms of peace and beauty, Peter’s music has touched hearts worldwide with its healing qualities. During this intimate concert, Peter will perform selections from his acclaimed new album, Heaven Sent, along with cherished favorites from his extensive catalog of recordings. Peter Sterling’s music has consistently topped international radio…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. Erev Shabbat services begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, December 13, 2024, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. As Shabbat enters with the lighting of the candles peace and calm descend, a welcome respite from the troubles and concerns of the week. Rabbi Magal offers a reading from this week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4 – 36:43), telling of the…
By Sean Dedalus Sedona, AZ – In Third World Nations despots use the prosecutors and courts to remove their opposition. Joe Biden may appear to be an old fool but historians will compare him with Vincent “Chin” Gigante, an elderly mafia figure who would appear feeble like Biden and walk around New York City streets in his bathrobe. The Chin was a multi-millionaire and lived an exciting life. It was said that he was a shrewd as a fox. Hunter Biden was convicted in a Delaware federal court, by Joe Biden’s community and by 12 regular citizens of the United…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Will & Harper”, showing Dec. 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman. That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at Saturday Night Live back in 1995. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRZ1ELeGepo From that fateful first meeting in the halls of 30 Rock, Will knew he had found a match made…
Arizona News – Today, VA is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage all eligible Veterans to enroll in VA health care – including approximately 23,930 unenrolled Arizona Veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This campaign will include text messages and emails directly to Veterans, public service announcements, paid advertising, and events. VA is launching this campaign after reports of concerns from Veterans about health issues – including mental health challenges and thoughts of suicide – potentially related to repeated blasts and head trauma (low-level artillery blasts, IEDs, missile launches, heavy fire, and more). Since…
Arizona News – Owners registering off-highway vehicles (OHVs) will use AZMVDNOW.gov to take a safety course required by a state law taking effect in January. The free course, created by Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), will include content related to the safe operations of these vehicles. The educational course consists of a 10-minute instructional video followed by 20 multiple-choice questions. This course will be required one time for at least one of the OHV owners prior to vehicle registrations or renewals between Jan. 1, 2025, and June 1, 2027. The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division and AZGFD are partnering…
Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival presents “Before We Say Goodbye” on Monday, Dec. 9 at 4:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Before We Say Goodbye” is the story of a devout Hispanic-American mother in New Mexico who is desperately praying for a miracle from the Virgin of Guadalupe as her only hope to save her terminally ill husband. As she seeks family support for her faith, she feels anguish at how her four grown children are turning away from their Catholic upbringing as they go about their busy lives in our secular, modern culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhNGHt6psVA…
… A friend and I headed down to Bubbling Ponds in Page Springs this morning to check it out again and this time we were greeted by a male Belted Kingfisher and I got him from takeoff to landing across the pond on a pipe fixture. Check that landing out … everything is happening at once as he dumps speed presenting the undersides of each wing perpendicular to the line of flight, feet ready to grasp the slippery metal landing pipe and in about .05 of a second he was at rest having executed a perfect landing … the kind…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to welcome back GRAMMY-nominated recording artist David Arkenstone for a very special holiday performance — “A Winter’s Eve Concert with David Arkenstone & Friends” — live on stage at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Friday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihbfwuIm4g Join David Arkenstone and his band of virtuoso musicians for this lively candlelit concert of beloved holiday classics “reimagined,” blending world music, Celtic, orchestral, new age, and neo-classical crossover. David has plenty of surprises in store for this performance, including the debut of songs from his epic new…
Arizona News – New year, new schedule! In 2025, Arcosanti has added new dates to its robust calendar of immersive workshops, including the Natural Construction Workshop, the Arcosanti Archives Workshop and the Land Stewardship and Sustainable Technology Workshop. The Natural Construction Workshop focuses on building using natural earth technology. Participants can learn how to work with natural materials such as clay, rock and reed to construct rock walls, cobb bricks, rammed earth, reed screens and clay plaster. Each four-week program is $1,550 and includes tuition, five-day per week lunch, housing, facilities and field trips. The 2025 workshop dates are as…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents A Christmas Cabaret, starring Merrill Leffmann, LIVE on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. It’s the second annual Christmas cabaret! New twists on old favorites (The Grinch as an intervention!?), original songs that leave you humming, non-traditional gems, as well as traditional music and sing-a-longs. It’s a fun, beautiful and unique evening (every show is different!) with that cabaret diva of many styles — Merrill Leffmann — and friends. Come enjoy Christmas as you’ve never heard it! Merrill is an eclectic performer (and voice teacher)…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — C’mon. Was there ever any doubt? Of course, Biden was going to pardon his son. Who wouldn’t? It’s naive to think he was telling the truth when the president said he was not going to pardon him. Putting myself, as a father, in his place, I would pardon my son in a New York minute if he were in the same situation as Biden’s. I would make an exception and not pardon him if he were guilty of a violent crime, armed robbery, murder, or something along those lines—like heisting an armored truck. But…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical premiere event: “André Rieu’s Christmas Concert” showing Dec. 11 and 14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Celebrate the holiday season with André Rieu’s dazzling Christmas Concert exclusively in theaters! This magical event embodies the festive spirit of Christmas, bringing joy, warmth, and sparkle to the big screen. Get ready to be transported to the wondrous world of enchanting glamour that is André’s winter wonderland! Under the sparkle of 150 chandeliers and 50 Venetian candelabras, feel your heart warm with…