Sedona AZ (January 15, 2013) – Would you like to know how Sedona City Hall works? Do you want to have a voice in the future of your City? These questions and others will be answered at the Citizens Academy, a priority of City Council to educate and reach out to the community. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with the Council and various department staff to better understand City operations and issues.
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Flagstaff AZ (January 15, 2013) – The spring 2013 Horizons Concert Series kicks off a semester of creative, surprising music not available in any other local venue. The series starts on Jan. 21 with Luca Ciarla, Italian violinist and improvisational artist. Ciarla presents a multimedia program for violin, electronics, and video entitled “Fiddler in the Loop” at Ashurst Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Third lane along southbound uphill stretch designed to ease traffic flow Verde Valley AZ (January 14, 2013) – Construction to add the first-ever climbing lane to ease traffic flow along a stretch of Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde is set to start this week, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The $11.8 million project will add a third traffic lane in two different areas along southbound I-17 to help move traffic climbing along Copper Canyon Hill near Camp Verde (mileposts 280-287).
Sedona AZ (January 14, 2013) – Almost everyone in Sedona has an amazing story about how they got here. At 7:00PM on January 30th in the Si Birch room of the Sedona Library, some of these stories will be enacted using improvisational theater. Last year, Sedona editor and publisher Richard Carmen created the Mystical Sedona Stories Writing Contest. He put out a Sedona-wide query for submissions of true stories about how residents came to live in Sedona, and offered cad awards of $1000, $500, and $250 for the top three stories. His mailbox was filled with responses. Dr. Carmen included…
Sedona AZ (January 14, 2013) – The Sedona Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the Arizona Community Foundation online scholarship portal is live and making opportunities for the school terms ahead available to students across the state of Arizona. Together with its affiliates, ACF is Arizona’s largest private provider of scholarship funding and offers a system with access to more than 70 scholarship awards with a single online application. The online system automatically matches the applicants with every scholarship opportunity within the system for which they qualify.
Sedona AZ (January 14, 2013) – Roses are red, violets are blue. You love art, and Rowe Gallery loves you! In February, gallery co-owners Ken and Monica Rowe will continue their popular tradition of saying thanks to anyone who has ever purchased a Ken Rowe sculpture or a piece of art from Rowe Fine Art Gallery with “For Your Love of Art…Thanks From the Heart!” This special event takes place Feb. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the Sedona Gallery Association’s 1st Friday Gallery Tour. Grab the one you love and stop into the gallery for a…
Sedona AZ (January 14, 2013) – Starting Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Lynx Drive northbound from Badger Drive in the Chapel area will be closed as part of the Seven Vistas Subdivision improvements. North Lynx Drive will be accessible from the south via Antelope Drive. Work should be complete no later than February 8, 2013, barring any weather delays. Please observe all traffic control devices and signage during this time.
Sedona AZ (January 14, 2013) – Keep Sedona Beautiful will host its 41st Annual Awards of Excellence Luncheon on Saturday, February 16th. It will take place in the Tlaquepaque Ballroom and the doors will open at 11:15am. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Sustainability for the Future”. Sedona’s oldest conservation organization will honor those organizations and businesses which have worked very hard to keep Sedona beautiful without compromising future needs. Come join KSB to discover current projects and groups involved in sustainable practices. To view the awardees, please visit KSB’s website: http://www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/our-programs/annual-awards.
Sedona AZ (January 13, 2013) – Willow is an Aussie Shepherd mix living at the Humane Society of Sedona. She is nearly 4 years old. Willow is very friendly, social and playful – which keeps her slim and trim. She is an affectionate girl, who will be very loyal to her family. Her perfect day would include going for a walk, chasing balls and playing in the water – and she’s very easy going, she will enjoy a pool as much as a river. Willow gets along with children and most other dogs (although she prefers males). She is spayed…
Sedona AZ (January 13, 2013) – Denise Roessle, is the author of Second-Chance Mother, will conduct a special workshop for writers – “Everyone Has a Story: Make This the Year that You Write Yours” – on Saturday, January 19 at 2:00 pm, at The Well Red Coyote bookstore in West Sedona. Whether you’re writing a memoir for publication or want to record your life stories for future generations, this workshop will provide practical information on how to get started, overcoming the fears associated with telling your truth, and take-home writing prompts.
Film Festival presents new independent films at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (January 13, 2013) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of “A Dark Truth” and “Side By Side” at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Both films will show Jan. 22-25 at the festival’s arthouse theatre venue in West Sedona.
Sedona AZ (January 12, 2013) – “ART & LIFE TOGETHER IS MAGIC,” an exhibition of fine art photography by Cottonwood resident and award winning photographer Merrill A. Roberts, Jr. has been selected to be the featured exhibition in the ASU Gammage Theatre Auditorium, 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe, Arizona February 21st though March 27th. The exhibition on the Lobby level of The Gammage Theatre will consist of photographs from the 1960s and ’70s during the civil rights movement and photographs of his world today of landscapes, portraits, personal documentaries, black and white pictures, metal prints and more.
Guns Don’t Kill: Bullets Do! By Tommy Acosta(January 12, 2013) Let’s talk about guns. For those who grew up in the Bronx, other high-crime areas or states like Arizona, guns are no big deal, legal or not. You just got to assume everyone else is packing heat and that’s just the way it is. Be careful who you mess with. Be alert at all times. You understand there is no way anyone can stop anyone from getting a gun if they want it. If the bad guys can illegally get guns anytime they want to then the good guys should…
Renowned production from London’s Royal Ballet debuts on the big screen at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (January 12, 2013) – The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Monday, Jan. 21 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “La Fille Mal Gardée” from the famed Royal Ballet in London. There will be one show at 4:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. This production features choreography by Frederick Ashton, music by Ferdinand Hérold, adapted and arranged by John Lanchbery. Delightful comedy and virtuosic choreography abound in Ashton’s sunny and beloved production of “La Fille Mal…
Sedona AZ (January 12, 2013) – Local alternative health practicioner, Gerry Fathauer, will discuss grounding and clearing charkas at The Well Red Coyote bookstore in West Sedona, on Friday, January 18 at 7:00 pm. Her presentation will teach attendees how to be grounded and how to clear the first four major charkas and will show how to transform and evolve, to develop a pathway to release the vibratory interference patterns of disease and trauma.