Sedona AZ (March 13, 2012) – Freenotes Harmony Park, the world leader in outdoor music instruments, brings harmony to the city of Sedona, Arizona with the donation of an ensemble of percussion instruments. The installations will be completed in March at the Sedona Visitor’s Center and at the Bus Shelter on Main Street in Uptown Sedona. Grammy award winner, Richard Cooke, founded Harmony Park by Freenotes as a way to share his passion of music with all. Regardless of your artistic abilities, Freenotes’s designs offer a way for anyone to blend musical notes into a beautiful melody. Eleven instruments including…
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Sedona AZ (March 13, 2012) – Internationally renowned oil painter and Sedona resident, Alan Wolton, will present insights on bringing the freshness of plein air painting into the studio on Saturday, March 31 from 3 to 4 PM, at the Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ. Wolton’s talk will demonstrate that the transition from plein air to the studio is not just copying a photo as documentation. “Painting is an endeavor to learn how to see nature in a much more exotic form. It allows human imagination to take what is common and ordinary to an impression of life or landscape…
Sedona AZ (March 13, 2012) – World-renowned Native American stone and bronze sculptor Doug Hyde is having a very busy year. Fresh from a show at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, he will travel to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma in June, and then it’s off to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indiana in September and the Gilcrease Museum in Oklahoma this fall. Sedona art collectors are fortunate that Doug has managed to squeeze in a show, “Earth, Stone and Fire,” at Rowe Fine Art Gallery on April 6…
Sedona AZ (March 13, 2012) The Sedona Women, Dames Who Make A Difference, are pleased to announce that they are offering one or more individual scholarships of up to $2500 each. The scholarships will be awarded this May to women whose education has been interrupted and who are planning to resume, or have resumed, their education. Applicants must be permanent residents of the Verde Valley which encompasses Sedona, Cottonwood, Cornville, CampVerde, Rimrock, Lake Montezuma, and the Village of Oak Creek and must already have been accepted at an accredited academic or vocational institution. For further details please go to The Sedona Women…
Creek Walks and Politics Sedona, AZ March 12, 2012 “Little brooks make great rivers”, says the fortune cookie proverb. The only thing is the wisdom contained in this little nugget was 20 years too late. Living in my waterfront condo in 1987, water lapping under the boardwalk outside my window, I said to myself: “I’ll never move from the ocean”. Having spent my entire life along California’s coastal communities, the thought of the Arizona desert being my home never crossed my mind. Then I came to Sedona. From the moment I took my first breath looking across the runaway at…
Sedona AZ (March 12, 2012) – The Jim Thompson Trailhead on the Red Rock Ranger District will be temporarily closed March 15 to allow for reconstruction work. This closure was originally scheduled for March 12-13 and has been changed to Thursday March 15. We apologize for the inconvenience during this 24-hour closure. Installation of a drainage culvert will take place to help to reduce soil erosion and to enhance the area for continued public enjoyment. For public and employee safety, please avoid these construction areas during these temporary closures. No vehicles will be allowed access into the area during construction.…
Cottonwood AZ (March 12, 2012) – On March 7, 2012, around 4:30 PM, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Officer (ACO) responded to a reported vicious dog incident in the 1000 block of Wagon Master Road, Cottonwood. YCSO dispatchers were told that a large Pit Bull had just attacked 2 other dogs and was chasing children in the neighborhood. As the officer arrived, he was flagged down by several residents who directed him to where the dog was last seen. The officer spotted the dog running a fence line in a yard on Wagon Master Road. The estimated 70…
Sedona AZ (March 12, 2012) – On Thursday March 22nd, 2012 Eric Williams will perform “Stray Cat Strut: An Equinox Concert” at Studio Live in West Sedona. The show starts at 7:00 pm with tickets $15.00 in advance and $17.00 on the day of the performance. A portion of the proceeds from this performance will go towards the support of the Humane Society of Sedona.
Cottonwood AZ (March 12, 2012) – Come one, come all merchants and make your store front shine. March is the month for clean-up with incentives, besides beauty, to boot. Brainchild of Nancy Burnett and Manny from Gotta’ Have It and Hair Salon next to Old Town Cafe have put this 1st Annual PRIDE WEEK together, including 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes for the cleanest and most improved storefront.
Cottonwood AZ (March 12, 2012) – Visionary guitarists William Eaton, Anthony Mazzella, and Fitzhugh Jenkins will present ‘Guitars and Beyond’ at Old Town Center for the Arts, on Saturday, March 24th at 7:30 pm. The concert will feature music for acoustic, electric, and synthesizer guitars, as well as their one-of-a-kind 18 string electric harp guitars. You can also expect a few surprises for this ‘one night only’ appearance. This concert is a special event to kick-off the 4th Annual Spring Planting Festival and a week of activities, workshops, speakers and concerts throughout the Verde Valley and Sedona. Richard Sidy, President…
Cottonwood AZ (March 12, 2012) – Internationally acclaimed musical instrument designer Richard Cooke brings his one of a kind Freenotes sound sculptures to The Old Town Center for the Arts on March 23 at 7:30 pm. This concert is in celebration of a donation of seven outdoor musical instruments Cooke is making to the City of Sedona. These instruments will be installed on Main Street during the week of March 26. Cooke has been building outdoor instruments since the mid-1980s when he teamed up with the Paul Winter Consort. His first instrument, a xylophone footbridge, began a career of creating…
Sedona AZ (March 12, 2012) – While predicting when an emergency will occur is impossible, becoming prepared to handle an emergency is not. In less time than one might think, American Red Cross training can give an individual the vital knowledge and skills needed to respond to a life-threatening situation with confidence. Sedona Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with certified American Red Cross Instructor Erin Estes, is offering a variety of Red Cross courses this spring and summer. Classes will include: CPR and First Aid, Lifeguard Certifications, Water Safety Instructor, and Basic Water Rescue.
Organized by Vietnam Veterans in Partnership with the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (March 12, 2012) – Friday, March 30, 2012 will be the first Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in the Verde Valley and Northern Arizona. In 2011, the US Senate proclaimed March 30 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. This date marks the anniversary of the day that combat and combat support units withdrew completely from Vietnam. The City Councils in the Verde Valley will join the Senate by issuing their own proclamations.
Sedona AZ (March 10, 2012) – On Friday, March 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, the Arizona’s Little Hollywood Foundation (ALHF) is holding its first fundraising event at Talk of the Town in Uptown Sedona on the top level of Sinagua Plaza. Members of the ALHF project steering committee will be on hand to answer questions about plans for the Arizona’s Little Hollywood Museum (ALHM). Also, a selection of museum artifacts will be on display for the first time ever in a public venue.
Barbara’s Park close to Realization Sedona, AZ (March 9, 2012) I’m sure many of you have heard the name Barbara Antonsen, and wondered who she was. Barbara was the quintessence of volunteerism in Sedona and brought with her a lifetime of community service. When Barbara and her husband, Lee, retired to Sedona in 1984, they built their home with community in mind. It was a beautiful Sedona home with red rock views, but it had something extra: a large meeting room suitable for group gatherings. Because Barbara had a vision of this community’s potential, she made sure she could accommodate…