By Amaya Gayle Gregory Yesterday I wrote about the end times philosophy of the Big 5 religions and added in left wing ascension theorists to the mix. Each has its own version of the hero’s triumphant return, of those in the know who at last find their place, who find their forever home, who rewrite the story playing out upon the world stage into one more welcoming to them. As I read the comments … they were quite interesting and fun to read … I was reminded of something I heard in meditation a long while ago and I wondered…
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… flight has always been a part of me … we lived under the pattern for Wold Chamberlain Airport in Minneapolis … now known as Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. If it flies I love it! It was many years before I was able to take up aviation as a pilot … on September 12, 1996, I took my first lesson in a glider at Turf Soaring (now gone) in Peoria and Noel was my flight instructor. Three flights the first day and ninety days later I had my Private Pilot license … then the aerobatics instruction … cross country…
By CJ Marr Sedona News – The Sedona Village Rotary Club, in partnership with Milkweeds for Monarchs, is delighted to announce the Fall Monarch Festival, a special free event open to all. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Rotary Community Garden, conveniently located off Verde Valley School Road at the former Big Park School baseball field. The Fall Monarch Festival promises a vibrant morning filled with a variety of attractions suitable for all ages, including: *Face Painting:** Let the little ones transform into their favorite creatures with colorful face art. *Baked…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents the world premiere of “Jack Hardy’s Guide to Blackjack” on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. All tickets are FREE OF CHARGE. Writer, director and producer David Dufour will host the screening and Q&A discussion, which will also feature local cast members and crew. A brain-damaged father’s love leads him out of madness toward his conflicted daughter as she struggles to understand the disaster that shattered their lives. Reality, love and the afterlife intertwine in this surreal psychological mystery where political taboos and complacency are…
Sedona News – On Monday, October 7, the city of Sedona and their contractor, Mulcaire & Son Contracting, LLC, will begin working on Phase Two of the shared-use pathway along Dry Creek Road, which in this phase will run from the Two Fence Trail to just north of Gringo Road. This new section of shared use path will connect to Phase One of the project, which runs between Two Fence Trail and the entrance to the Girdner Trail. A separate project is already underway to realign a small portion of Dry Creek Road to allow for this new shared-use pathway.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa” on Wednesday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Vf6RCh37c In 1994, Whitney Houston took the stage in Durban, South Africa, making her the first major Western musician to visit the newly unified, post-apartheid nation following President Nelson Mandela’s winning election. This performance was more than a concert; it was a celebration of freedom, hope, and unity. Whitney’s powerhouse voice and emotional delivery brought joy…
Verde Valley News – How come the best team on paper doesn’t always win the game? What makes the longshot ‘come out of nowhere’ to victory? Success is more than talent. It’s talent plus a vigilant will to work at the cutting edge of your abilities. Best-selling author Bobby Kipper leads a voyage of discovery that brings our personal best front-and-center at work, home and in relationships. Join us as Yavapai College’s Justice Institute presents a free workshop: Performance-Driven Thinking, Friday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Bldg. 3 of Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus. As a coach,…
Arizona News – Resources are responding to the Hollow Fire, a roughly 1.5-acre wildfire located in the Schultz Pass area 5 miles north of Flagstaff. Resources responding to the incident include two engines. Firefighters are currently working to suppress the fire using adjacent trail systems as holding features. Forest visitors are asked to avoid roads and trails located near the fire as a matter of both public and firefighter safety. The fire is moving at a low rate of spread through pine timber and needle cast. The fire was first reported at roughly 3 p.m. Oct. 3, and its cause is…
Prescott News – The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery and the Yavapai College Foundation are pleased to present “Art in the Pines: The 5th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival.” From October 9-13, 2024, the festival will feature nineteen juried Arizona artists and one California artist painting in outdoor settings throughout Yavapai County, including the area’s beautiful pine forests and highland lakes, as well as amidst the historical and architectural beauty of downtown Prescott. At specific accessible demonstration sites, the public will have an opportunity to observe and engage with the artists at no cost. Featured artists include Carol Benally, Betty Carr,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival and Jester Comedy are proud to present Stand-Up Comedy Night live onstage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The show will feature headliner Darrin Rose and will be hosted by JC Anderson. Darrin Rose is one of Canada’s most popular comedians. He has appeared twice on The Late Late Show on CBS, on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and on Kevin Hart’s LOL@JFL on his LOL Network. He was called “hilarious!” by TV Guide. He plays Bill on the CBC/Hulu sitcom Mr. D, now in its…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers services and classes which are life-affirming and soul enriching. All are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. See the website for schedule of the remaining High Holy Day services. Guests who buy High Holy Day tickets will be eligible for a one-year membership. The Ten Days of Awe from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur continue on the evening of Friday, October 11, with a service including the haunting melody of Kol…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona encore of “Into the Canyon” showing Oct. 20-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu2FpNmtBIw McBride and Fedarko took a sectional approach, achieving a feat that many adventurers have taken decades…
Arizona News – Work improving the Interstate 17 pavement surface in north Phoenix will occur only overnight this weekend, with southbound I-17 reduced to one lane beginning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Southbound I-17 will be narrowed to one lane overnight only between State Route 74/Carefree Highway and Dixileta Drive from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday; 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday; and 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. The Arizona Department of Transportation is continuing a much-needed project along I-17 between Happy Valley Road and SR 74. An older and rough top layer of…
Verde Valley News – From emergency response to construction careers and from culinary arts to cosmetology, hundreds of Verde Valley middle and highschoolers experienced working in high-demand and rewarding industries during Pathways to Careers Exploratory Day Sept. 26 at the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus. “Our goal today is to provide each of you a better understanding of the variety of career opportunities that are available to you. As you tour the campus today, we encourage you to be curious and imagine what your future would be like if you pursue one of the featured disciplines highlighted today,” Sheri Denny…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Daaaaaali!” showing Oct. 18-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0XY22ZFh4 For journalist Judith Rochant (Anaïs Demoustier) the assignment to interview renowned artist Salvador Dalí is a great career opportunity — if only he would agree to sit still and answer a single question. What begins as a 15-minute conversation blows up into a bonafide cinematographic documentary portrait, provided the world’s most enormous cameras are available to film it. As Judith’s interview is delayed, detoured, disrupted, and deranged by Dalí’s inexhaustible self-regard, the journalist…