Sedona AZ (November 16, 2012) – The City of Sedona is currently accepting applications to fill one opening on the Historic Preservation Commission. The three-year term begins upon appointment and ends on November 30, 2015. The Commission consists of seven members. Five members of the Commission must live in the Sedona city limits and up to two members are allowed to live outside of the City limits as long as they meet other selection criteria.
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Sedona AZ (November 16, 2012) – To put the joy back into holiday shopping, Pop-Up Sedona Gallery in Hillside Sedona Center has announced its first “Holiday Art Extravaganza”, to be held the entire Black Friday weekend (November 23-25). The event features many unique gift ideas that will fit any budget, all of them crafted locally by Sedona artists and none of them available anywhere else. And as always, a portion of each sale is donated to the Verde Valley Sanctuary, a charitable organization offering a safe haven for victims of domestic abuse. Verde Valley Sanctuary provides shelter, community outreach, and…
Award-winning new films debut at Mary D. Fisher Theatre presented by Sedona Film Festival Sedona AZ (November 16, 2012) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of “Chicken With Plums” and “Bringing Up Bobby” at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Both films will show Nov. 26-30 at the festival’s arthouse theatre venue in West Sedona.
Phoenix AZ (November 16, 2012) – Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials today denounced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to impose unnecessarily strict air pollution controls at the AEPCO Apache Generating Station near Benson, the APS Cholla Power Plant near Joseph City, and the SRP Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns under a program designed to protect visibility, not public health. EPA’s action requires the installation of more than $500 million in air pollution controls that will likely result in no perceptible improvements in visibility. EPA’s decision on the balance of ADEQ’s plan is delayed until a future date.
Flagstaff AZ (November 15, 2012) – Handel’s “Messiah”, featuring the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, NAU faculty soloists and a guest chamber orchestra consisting of Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra members, will be held Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, 3600 N. 4th St. in Flagstaff. Deborah Raymond, Judith Cloud, Ricardo Pereira, and Allen Saunders, all faculty members in the NAU School of Music voice department, and Quentin Lee, a music major, will be the featured soloists. Cindy Gould, principal trumpet in the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, will also be featured playing “The trumpet shall sound.” Edie Copley, Regents’…
Verde Valley AZ (November 15, 2012) – The MATFORCE Lunch ‘n Learn scheduled for November 29th will feature a panel presentation on the prescription drug abuse epidemic in our community. The presentation will include important information as well as provide solutions for families or those working in the field. For the first time in history, drug poisoning deaths are the number one cause of accidental deaths in the U.S. with prescription drug overdoses leading in that death rate. Prescription pain killers result in more accidental drug overdoses than cocaine and heroin combined.
Phoenix AZ (November 15, 2012) – The Arizona Highway Patrol Association (AHPA) has some advice for all drivers over the Thanksgiving holiday- BE CAREFUL! According to the Department of Public Safety (DPS), one crash occurs every five seconds. Because of budget cuts and less overtime, fewer officers are on the road responding to increased holiday calls for service. “Historically, injury and fatal crashes increase over the days surrounding the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays,” stated Jimmy Chavez, President of the Arizona Highway Patrol Association. “Increased traffic means drivers need to increase their awareness behind the wheel. We want to make sure…
Live simulcasts will feature three thought-provoking discussions in one week Sedona AZ (November 15, 2012) – New York’s famous 92nd Street Y comes to Sedona on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 26, 28 and 29 when the Sedona International Film Festival hosts the live simulcasts of programs and discussions with Anna Quindlen, Amos Oz, Jonathan Sacks, Ira Flatow and many others. The special events will take place at 6:00 p.m. each day at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre, live as they are happening in New York. The film festival is offering a special ticketing package for these three simulcasts:…
Sedona AZ (November 15, 2012) – Since the Rotary Club of Sedona announced the Imagination Library Project in February, 275 Sedona children registered for a free book every month from the Imagination Library collection. The only requirements to participate are that the child reside in Sedona or the Village of Oak Creek and be under five years of age. Rotarian David Simmer notes “…of those children registered, 23 have reached their fifth birthday and another twelve moved from Sedona but that leaves almost 300 children who are eligible for free books but have not yet registered”.
Sedona AZ (November 14, 2012) – At their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 26, 2012, the Parks and Recreation Commission will hear a presentation from Olsson and Associates on a draft of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be held in the Vultee Conference Room at Sedona City Hall, 102 Roadrunner Drive.
Cottonwood AZ (November 14, 2012) – “‘Tis the Season” is the theme of the Cottonwood Community Band concerts to be held in Cottonwood and Sedona this Holiday Season. The Cottonwood concert is Sunday, December 2nd 3:00 PM at the Cottonwood Recreation Center, 150 S. 6th St. The Sedona concert takes place on Monday, December 10th at 7:00 PM at the Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 390 Dry Creek Road. Both concerts are free and open to the public although donations to support the band’s activities are requested.
ADOT encourages motorists to be prepared for winter driving Phoenix AZ (November 14, 2012) – Arizona has already received its first taste of winter weather this November—an early start to the snow season. But the Arizona Department of Transportation has been preparing for its winter operations all year long, and now is the time when preparedness translates into action. Weather conditions in Arizona can find you driving from the sunny, moderate climate of the low desert into ice and snow in the state’s mountain regions in just a couple of hours. These types of winter storms can really cause havoc…
Day after Thanksgiving Fun For Everyone! Sedona AZ (November 14, 2012) – Family fun alert! Signaling the beginning of the 2012 Holiday season, Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village is celebrating its popular Festival of Trees, fast becoming a Sedona signature event. On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, November 23, be sure to head to Tlaquepaque’s La Sala de los Milagros ballroom where you will enter a dazzling artist’s fantasy world of holiday magic—50 seasonal trees decorated with artistic imagination and precise execution by local artists, businesses and non-profits. Don’t miss a visit from Santa for the young and young at…
Sedona AZ (November 14, 2012) – December in Sedona is filled with live performances not to be missed. With shows being held at Studio Live, the Mary D. Fisher Theatre and the Sedona Performing Arts Center; The Sedona Performing Arts Alliance continues to put Northern Arizona on the map as a destination to experience live performances.
Sedona AZ (November 13, 2012) – When Navajo sculptor Alvin Marshall holds a piece of Utah alabaster in his hands, he isn’t just touching a rock. He’s communing with his ancestors and working to turn the stone into spirit. “My people use stone in traditional ceremonies. Alabaster is closely associated with water and water ceremonies,” says Alvin, who lives near Farmington, N.M. “It’s beautiful, forgiving and it lends itself to me easily. It doesn’t fight or argue. Together, we make a spirit.”