Canyon Moon and Marketplace Team Up Tonight Sedona, AZ (June 16, 2011) – Canyon Moon Theatre and Marketplace Cafe present a Mystery Dinner June 16, from 6-9pm $39.99 per person, includes show and 4 course meal. You’ll have the crime of your life.
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Remembering a Day at Saratoga By James Bishop Sedona, AZ June 16, 2011) – Watching the powerful mares and stallions hurtling by during the early morning workout their hooves digging up clumps of red dirt in perfect rhythm, their jockeys were singing Spanish songs. As the thoroughbreds breathed harder and harder, our hearts beat with excitement, our ears were crowded with sounds of pounding hoof beats.
What Issues Are on Your Mind? Sedona, AZ (June 13, 2011) – Please join Mayor Rob Adams for lunch and to talk about issues you think are important for the City Council to consider. The date: June 15 at Heartline Café – Main Dining Room, 1610 W. State Route 89A in West Sedona. Lunch is Noon to 1 p.m. This is a no-host lunch and those joining the Mayor will be responsible for their own lunch costs. However, lunch is optional, so feel free to join the informal lunch with the Mayor. For more information, please call the City Manager’s…
ADOT Board Chair Bill Feldmeir Requests Discussion by Marlene Rayner Sedona, AZ (June 10, 2011) – At Wednesday night’s City Council “Listening Session” in Uptown, City Manager, Tim Ernster, noted that he had just been notified that a discussion of the 89A Route Transfer Agreement was being scheduled for the June 17th agenda of the ADOT Board. This item was being scheduled at the request of the present ADOT Board Chair Bill Feldmeier. This meeting will be in Chinle, AZ and both the City Manager amd City Attorney will attend to answer questions if needed. [Watch video]
Academy Award, Golden Globe-winner for Best Foreign Language Film in Tuesday Cinema Series Sedona, AZ (June 10, 2011) – “In a Better World” — winner of the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film — makes its Northern Arizona premiere in Sedona on Tuesday, June 14. This one-night special engagement is presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres. “In a Better World” — from Denmark — has also garnered major awards as well as audience and critical acclaim…
Studio Live Rocks June 23rd Sedona, AZ (June 10, 2011) – Julie Neumark & The Highlifes return to Sedona to perform at Studio Live on Thursday, June 23 at 7:30pm. This diverse performance will feature an acoustic set as well as a “rockin” set after a short intermission. The show is part of a 2-week tour that will see the Los Angeles based band perform throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.’s Speaker Series June 15 Sedona, AZ (June 11, 2011) – “Honeybees in the Verde Valley” will be the topic at Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.’s monthly Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series on Wednesday, June 15th. The doors will open with wine and snacks at 5:30 pm, and the presentation will begin at 5:45 pm. Come join the fun at Keep Sedona Beautiful and discover the latest buzz about bees.
Seriously Ill Children Attend Camp; Just Be Kids Sedona,AZ (June 10, 2011) – This past Tuesday, June 8th, thirty children suffering with serious illnesses including cancer, sickle cell, hemophilia and PKU embarked on a remarkable trip with the Camp Soaring Eagle Foundation to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford. The campers are spending a week at the medically based camp founded by Paul Newman where they can finally forget about their illness and just be kids. This program is completely free of charge to the campers and their families and all of the airfare for the thirty…
Free Ticket Drawing for Tomorrow Night’s Bill Engvall Live Show Sedona, AZ (June 10, 2011) – Come into Marketplace Cafe at the Factory Outlets today Friday, June 10 for lunch or dinner and spend at least $10 and we will enter you into the Bill Engvall drawing. We are giving away 2 pairs of tickets. That means 4 people get to go to Bill Engval on MPC! Good Luck, ask your server for entry form. Winner will be drawn at 8pm tonight! Bill will be performing at the Cliff Castle Casino www.cliffcastlecasinohotel.com Show starts at 8pm Saturday night at Cliff…
7 to 9 Fires Possibly Human Caused Flagstaff, AZ (June 9, 2011) – General Status: Combination of seven to nine fires that began simultaneously in the Turkey Hills area. Currently 20 percent contained. Fire crews optimistic for full containment of the fire by late tonight. Location: Approximately 8 miles east of the center of Flagstaff and 2 miles north of Interstate 40 in the Turkey Hills area. Size: 50 to 100 acres total. Reported: 4 p.m. today by Mt. Elden Lookout Tower Cause: Human; Currently under investigation. Current Resources: 14 engines, 4 crews (2 more en route), 5 water tenders,…
Finance 101 – How is the City Doing and What Can I Expect Next Year? Sedona, AZ (June 8, 2011) – You may have read recently that the City of Sedona is projecting about a $1 million surplus in the general operating fund of the City. At the same time, you are probably seeing more dreary stories that show continued slashing of city budgets across the country. So you might ask, “what really happened in order to make the financial picture work?” Since about 2000, the City steadily received revenue in excess of expenditures. While revenues were growing, some new…
Local Artist Alan Wolton Celebrates at Exhibit Sedona, AZ (June 14, 2011) – Sedona based landscape oil painter Alan Wolton, a founding member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA), will celebrate the organization’s 20th Anniversary with representation at the OPA National Juried Exhibition opening reception on Friday, June 10 at Devin Galleries in Coeur d’Alene, ID June 10 – July 9, 2011 The exhibition will display the finest representation of draftsmanship, color, and composition. OPA’s mission is to preserve and promote excellence in traditional, representational fine art and the lasting value of color, composition and the appreciation of light.…
First Time Speech by Mayor Adams Sedona, AZ (June 8, 2011) – Mayor Rob Adams will present the 2011 State of the City address on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sedona City Hall Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive. In his first State of the City address, Mayor Adams will share Sedona’s accomplishments from the year, which sets the stage for the City’s future. The free event is open to all residents. A reception with the Mayor and City Council prior to the speech will commence at 5 p.m. and light refreshments will be available. For more…
Computer Model is one of the most important tools Cottonwood, AZ (June 6, 2011) — The United States Geological Survey (USGS) will give a presentation on its recently released “Northern Arizona Regional Groundwater-Flow Model” on Thursday, June 16, 2011, from to 2 pm to 4 pm, at the Verde Valley Campus of Yavapai College. Don Pool, the model’s primary developer, and Jim Leenhouts, Associate Director of the USGS Arizona Water Science Center, will educate the public on this important water-resource decision-making tool. The event is being sponsored by the Verde River Basin Partnership with contributing organizations the Verde Watershed Association,…
or Kill Your TV? by Melvyn R. Copen Sedona, AZ (June 5, 2011) – Television may be the greatest civilization-altering invention to date. It has changed our perception of the world around us – as an entertainment, an educational and a communications medium – and of the way we think and behave. But this is not a one-way street! Society, in turn, has exerted its influence on the way the medium is employed. The way we use and treat the technology provides an interesting insight into the changes that are taking place within our minds and society as a whole.…