Sedona, AZ — The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, located at 100 Meadowlark Drive off Route 179 in Sedona, is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences. The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Office telephone: 928 204-1286. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. Rabbi Magal will lead Friday evening services on October 3 at 7:00 pm.…
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Yavapai County, AZ – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization dedicated to preventing youth drug use, has collaborated with the Prescott Valley Police Department, Fry’s Pharmacy, and the Chino Valley Police Department. This partnership provides residents with a safe and proper way to dispose of unwanted medications. Through community partnerships and dedicated efforts like Dump the Drugs events, Yavapai County has successfully collected and safely disposed of over 45,000 pounds of medication since 2008. This achievement has been made possible through a network of drop box locations throughout the county and Dump the Drugs events. Join Fry’s Pharmacy and the Prescott…
Sedona joins theatres around the world for global premiere event Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the globe to present the worldwide premiere of “Broken Mary: The Kevin Matthews Story” showing Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. It’s Chicago in the 1980s and ‘90s, and Kevin Matthews has it all as one of the nation’s most recognized on-air radio personalities. He’s partying with celebrities, rubbing shoulders with famous athletes, and the world is at his fingertips. Then everything changes – he’s diagnosed with a debilitating illness and the spotlight gradually…
SEDONA, Ariz. – The city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department will host the sixth annual WagFest on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Posse Ground Pavilion at Posse Grounds Park, located at 525 Posse Ground Rd. This free community event features a variety of dog-focused fun and games, including the opening pup parade at 8:45 a.m., a costume contest at 9 a.m. and games of musical sits (the doggie version of musical chairs, with prizes for the winner) throughout the morning! There will also be a free raffle, gift bags for the first 100…
The Sedona Heritage Museum kicks off its fall Sedona Stories speaker program with Barbara A. McCabe, the Apache Cultural Resource Specialist for the Yavapai Apache Nation. Barbara will speak in the historic Apple Shed at 10 am on Thursday, October 9. Barbara is of the Apache Clan k’aib taa ilnago’tela the Willow People clan and born for Hanahdi’ nnee. She was born on the San Carlos Indian Reservation on May 27, 1943, at the San Carlos Indian Hospital. She is an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She has ancestry on her maternal grandfather’s mother’s side back to…
Prescott, Arizona (Sep. 24, 2025) – Yavapai College is announcing that it will offer a new Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Public Safety Administration beginning in the fall semester of 2026, pending accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission. The new, 92-credit degree program is designed to be completed in three years and is available fully online with accelerated, eight-week courses per semester. The tuition cost for a student to complete the optimized degree is $15,622. “Yavapai College has set a standard of implementing initiatives, executing strategies, and breaking down barriers that our students and communities are faced with so…
Sedona, AZ — September 2025 — The Sedona International Film Festival is celebrated not only for showcasing world-class independent films, but also for creating an unforgettable Festival Experience that sets it apart from larger festivals. Beyond the screen, magic unfolds in Sedona’s cafés and streets, in conversations between filmmakers and fans, in evening gatherings against the red rock backdrop, and most of all, in the Festival’s signature workshops. “The workshops have become the heartbeat of our festival,” said Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director of the Sedona International Film Festival. “They are consistently sold out, often even standing-room-only. Collaborations are born here, and so much…
Violinist Benjamin Beilman, a fast-rising star, will join forces with phenomenal pianist and CMS regular Gloria Chien to present a thrilling program. SEDONA, Ariz., September 22, 2025 – Chamber Music Sedona is thrilled to open its 43rd concert season with “Violin of Legend” on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, Arizona 86336). Featuring violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Gloria Chien, the exhilarating program will showcase one of the world’s most legendary instruments: the 1740 Guarneri “del Gesù,” once owned by the Belgian violinist-composer Eugène Ysaÿe and now…
Storyteller Michael Coyote Peach returns to the Sedona Heritage Museum with a new program for 2025! “Oops!” is a series of tongue-in-cheek stories about misadventures from Arizona’s past and present, featuring three new story-poems and the return of a few classics. An engineering failure leads to the birth of a town in which an enterprising pastor-turned-marshal learns that fashion can lead to fatality. Holbrook’s first sheriff pens an invitation that touches off an international fracas. Some Arizona Rangers learn that it’s not wise to irritate Mexican clowns. A Tombstone outlaw finds himself in the wrong place on the wrong horse…
By DStvp If someone says that taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism for the child and another person says it is not true, how exactly does the brain work to define what autism even is, and what it isn’t? Simply, correlation studies are not exceptional science, regarding anything with the human brain. Someone can say, listening to bird chirping is good for mental health, and then some healthy people decide to listen to bird chirp when they actually need some mind relief, but find that it does not work. The problem may not be that the initial correlation was wrong, but that if…
Sedona, AZ — Friends and child protectors: On Saturday, Oct. 11, noon, Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 West 89 A, Sedona, we will host a movie and a forum featuring these extraordinary sex trafficking survivors and rescue facility employees: SHERI LOPEZ, “PEARL AT THE MAILBOX”, CARRIE BRADLEY, “INDENTIFREED”, JESSICA KNIGHT, “FIRE REVOLUTION”, AND IRENE (last name redacted for her protection) from the PHOENIX DREAM CENTER. They are coming to Sedona to advise YOU on how to protect our kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, church member’s/neighbor’s and our communities’ children. Fear not! This meeting will be discerning and carefully-crafted so that you are not…
Sedona, AZ — The magic of Sedona cannot be resisted, drawing people from all over the world and spawning businesses that are magical in themselves. Such is the case with Jamie Inglett, a master jeweler, who was taken in by the vibrational beauty of Sedona and opened Enchanting Earth a luxury gemstone jewelry and crystal boutique, where high design meets high vibration. A spiritual entrepreneur, Jamie’s new West Sedona storefront brings her viral brand to life with ethically sourced gemstone pieces handcrafted to inspire beauty, intention, and transformation. Jamie lived in Kansas her entire life before moving to Sedona in…
Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in powerful true story Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Lost Bus” showing Sept. 26-Oct. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDHjkuwaic From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, “The Lost Bus” is a white-knuckle ride through one of America’s deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. “The Lost Bus” will be shown at the Mary D.…
Sedona, AZ – The Posse Grounds Park was transformed into a lively “Polish Park” this past weekend as more than 700 Poles and friends of Poland from across Northern Arizona and Phoenix gathered to celebrate Polish heritage at Sedona’s first authentic Polish Picnic. Guests enjoyed traditional favorites including pierogi, sausage, beer, and pączki, while families took part in face painting, volleyball tournaments, and cultural activities. The celebration was a joint endeavor of the Sedona Sister Cities Association (SSCA) and its Polish friendship city, Jasło, in partnership with the Polish American Congress of Arizona., A highlight of the day was a…
Sedona, AZ — Sedona’s Tools Empowering People (STEP) is offering a fix-it clinic on Saturday, October 4, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Community Library Sedona’s Community Room. The clinic offers opportunities to repair cherished and still useful items that otherwise would be discarded. Small appliances can be repaired, computer glitches fixed, and knives sharpened. Tools from the STEP inventory will be used and volunteers will help with simple repairs. Everyone is highly encouraged to sign up for a time slot at https://communitylibrarysedona.libcal.com/event/14844908?hs=a. STEP is based on principles and practices of resource-use reduction, sharing, conviviality, solidarity, and mutual aid. …