Sedona AZ (June 22, 2013) – July is National Parks and Recreation month, and to celebrate this occasion, your local Sedona Parks and Recreation Department is happy to provide Wet Wednesdays. For the entire month of July, all Wednesdays will be wet at the park. Join your friends on the grass field at Sunset Park, 655 Sunset Drive, between 11a.m. and 1p.m. to run and play on the green grass with the sprinklers turned on! And, there is a thirty-foot inflatable slip n’ slide.
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Sedona AZ (June 21, 2013) – Inspired by the newly developed 8th Wonder of the World contest created by Virtual Tourist, The Sedona Chamber of Commerce asked their 30,000 Visit Sedona Facebook fans “What are the 7 Wonders of Sedona?”
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2013) – The City of Sedona will be upgrading phone and voice-mail systems on Monday, June 24 starting at 5 p.m. During this upgrade, you will not be able to call City Hall or leave voice mail messages. Callers will hear a message that the number is non-working or cannot be dialed at this time. The upgrade is expected to take 3 to 4 hours, but all systems will be back on-line by Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., at the latest. The main Police Department number will not be affected. They can be reached at 928-282-3100.…
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2013) – At the June 18 annual meeting of the Sedona Public Library (SPL) Board of Trustees, four new members were elected and one Trustee returned after a hiatus – each to begin three year terms. As a private, non-profit organization that provides the services of a public library through contracts with local government, the volunteer Board of Trustees is responsible for administering the affairs of the Library.
Flagstaff AZ (June 21, 2013) – Arizona Snowbowl’s free 18-hole disc golf course, originally designed for the 2003 Professional Disc Golf Association World Championships, is open for the summer season every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with fresh tee pads, new improved signage for navigating the course and disc rentals Fridays through Sundays.
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2013) – The City of Sedona offers another great community event that will bring people together for both fun and exercise. The Parks and Recreation Department has added Livin’ the Luau to their lineup of summer pool events. It takes place on Saturday, July 13 and tickets are only $5. This event begins at 9 a.m. but arrive early to purchase your ticket or register ahead of time at the Sedona Community Pool.
Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – Summer brings warmer temperatures but there are still many opportunities for hiking and walking in the early morning or evening when the weather is cooler. In July at Red Rock State Park, there are guided hikes and bird walks as well as self-guided hiking and daily activities available. On Monday, July 22, 2013 join us for a Moonlight Hike. This is among the most popular interpretive hikes at the Park. Led by a naturalist, it gives hikers the rare opportunity to enjoy the sunset and moonrise from an overlook and return by the light…
Camp Verde AZ (June 20, 2013) – White Hills Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition, “Sense of Place,” a group show focused on the visual story of geographical locations, on display from June 28th through July 29th. Located in downtown Camp Verde, at 325 S. Main St, White Hills Gallery invites everyone to the opening reception on Friday June 28th from 5-8pm. “Sense of Place” invited local and regional artists to submit works of art that tell their relationship and story to a geographical place, that could include concepts from rivers, landscapes, houses, etc . From mixed media works…
Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – The Bresnan Blues Band rocks Studio Live on Friday, June 28th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 general admission, doors open at 6:30pm, beer and wine will be available for purchase. The Bresnan Blues band performs rock-inspired blues music with influences ranging from traditional blues, 50’s rock and roll, jazz, and classic rock. The band presents original material, traditional blues classics with a fresh perspective, and blues-ified songs pulled from other genres. The Bresnan Blues band brings together some of the most accomplished musicians in Northern Arizona and features Dan Bresnan on Guitar, Hutch…
Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – Extra, extra read all about it, the Community Pool has new activities for kids. Parks and Recreation has organized Pool Time Extras every other Thursday during the summer months. Youngsters can enjoy the activities and yummy goodies associated with these new events held in conjunction with Open Swim.
Work will continue through Tuesday, minimal delays expected Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – Motorists traveling on State Route 260, approximately 25 miles east of Camp Verde, need to be aware that maintenance crews will be repairing guardrail along mileposts 245-247 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, June 19 through Tuesday, June 25. The work will require alternating lane restrictions on the two-lane roadway during work hours to provide a safe work zone for crews.
Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – On Monday, June 24th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, the Yavapai Reentry Project will be hosting an educational community meeting on “Employment and Tax Credits.” The meeting will be held in the Founders Suite of the Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott AZ. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the results from a county wide employment survey, and to inform the community and private employers about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). WOTC is a federal tax credit providing incentives to employers for nine groups facing high rates of unemployment.…
Clarkdale AZ (June 19, 2013) – The “College for Kids” summer program at Yavapai College is offering an exciting course in alternative energy. Titled “Nature’s Power Drive,” the course takes young students from reading about alternative energies to applying them. Students will gain an understanding of such alternative energy resources as wind, solar, tidal, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass using interactive alternative energy land solar labs.
Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – Far too many families have lost a child due to an accidental prescription drug overdose. MATFORCE is helping find solutions to prescription drug abuse by offering a free webinar on this topic to help parents and families recognize the problem before it is too late. The webinar will be held on June 25, at 12:00 pm. It will be hosted by Shelly Mowrey, a Sr. Director for the Arizona Partnership at Drug Free.org. Mowrey will talk about the signs, symptoms and solutions for parents. Register online at . After registering you will receive…
Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – Instrumental rock guitarist Grant Ferguson performs along with lineup of local Sedona musicians, including singer/songwriter Rob McMullen and blues guitarist Peter Zins for a great evening of high energy blues and rock music at Studio Live on Saturday, June 29th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15 general admission, doors open at 6:30pm, beer and wine will be available for purchase. Ferguson released his second CD “Toward the light” on March 1st after many years of working in the corporate world.