Verde Valley News – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) has announced that it will be hosting “Courage & Care,” a breast cancer awareness event. This free event will include an evening of education, awareness, appetizers and more. Members of the community are encouraged to attend to learn more about the importance of breast health. Event information: Thursday, Oct. 17 4 to 7 p.m. Enchantment Resort 525 Boyton Canyon Road, Sedona Experts from Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona Healthcare will be speaking about health care standards and innovations in cancer care. The panel will…
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Sedona News – The Prescott Interfaith Choir will present their stirring “Women of Courage” concert at the Church of the Red Rocks (54 Bowstring Dr, off Rte. 179) on Saturday, October 19th at 2:00 PM. The Choir’s singers come from several congregations in the Prescott, AZ area, United Church of Christ, Unitarian Universalist, Latter Day Saints, Jewish, Presbyterian, and other faith traditions. Admission is free. This program is a gift to our community from Sedona’s Church of the Red Rocks, the Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and the Prescott Interfaith Choir. Freewill offerings will be given to support Women services in…
Sedona, Az — Dear Editor — I am writing in response to the front-page article dated October 2, 2024, regarding the unmarked signs that appeared in Sedona. Red Rock News reporter Tim Perry’s assertion that these signs are merely political statements misrepresents the intention behind them. As the designer and installer of the signs on Cooks Hill and Brewer Rd., I want to clarify that they are not political but expressions of free speech supporting the Sedona City Council’s vote on a crucial local zoning change. These signs comply with state regulations, as is my right to express my views on…
… a long but fun day as we drove up to Peach Springs in search of raptors and critters of all kinds. We were spectacularly unsuccessful finding only a single Red Tail Hawk perched on a pole with his head bisected by power lines … few ravens and that was about it. Stopped by a friends home on the way back and had a nice visit and got some shots of their Alpacas one of which is above … brings a smile to your face! The shot below I took a number of years ago when I was ridge soaring…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln” showing Oct. 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxvOUbS0_WE “Lover Of Men” examines the intimate life of America’s most consequential president, Abraham Lincoln. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never-before-seen photographs and letters, the film details Lincoln’s romantic relationships with men. “Lover Of Men” widens its lens into the history of human sexual fluidity and focuses on the profound differences between sexual mores of the nineteenth century and those…
Verde Valley News – Today’s schools are in desperate need of a behavioral re-set. Bullies and instigators of classroom violence must be met at a community level, to prevent small problems from escalating into tragic headlines. Former coach, police officer and best-selling author Bobby Kipper offers ideas to prevent classroom violence in his free workshop, No Bullying Allowed: Strategies for Creating a Civil, Respectful and Safe Campus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Bldg. 3 of Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus. “We have an institutional problem with bullying in America. At all levels.” Bobby Kipper says. Thirty…
Verde Valley News – Friday, October 18th from 9:00 am-3:00 pm the Lions Club of Yavapai County will bring eye care services through their mobile doctor’s office to Camp Verde community members. The Lions Mobile Eye Care Van is a fully equipped eye doctor’s examination room used by volunteer eye doctors to give screening eye exams and write prescriptions for eyeglasses. It is the mission of Lions Clubs to use this mobile doctor’s office to bring eye care services to all of Yavapai County, with particular emphasis on residents 19 years and older who lack the means for, or access to, eye care services. Yavapai County residents with a monthly or annual income level at or below 138% of the Federal…
Sedona News – Red Earth Theatre returns to Apocetha with a reading of the comedy ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Noel Coward, adapted by Red Earth Theatre’s Terra Shelman. Socialite and novelist Charles Condomine invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his willful and temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’s marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. The cast includes Red Earth regulars Dave Belkiewitz (Charles), Audrey Young (Ruth), Ashlee…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2024-2025 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded” live via simulcast on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24bHX6T7vA Plan to come early as Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera “Grounded” premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by…
Sedona News – The Sedona Visual Artists Coalition (SVAC) 22th Annual Exhibition will open to the public on Wednesday, October 3, and run through Monday, October 14, at the Sedona Arts Center in Uptown Sedona. The exhibit will be held in the Special Exhibition Gallery from 10 am. to 5 pm. Monday through Saturday. Sunday hours are from noon to 5 pm. An Opening Reception celebrating the artists is scheduled for Friday, October 4, from 5 to 7pm. This is a popular event for meeting our member artists and an opportunity to learn more about our organization. Food and beverages will be provided and all…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona seeks applicants for one seat on the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) due to a resignation. This voluntary body, established by city council, consists of 11-people appointed to advise the city council and staff on decisions related to tourism strategic planning, marketing, visitor management, regional tourism efforts and any other tourism related matters assigned to it by the city council. The TAB represents a broad range of perspectives and opinions. Applicants should be at least one of the following: a Sedona resident, own or operate a business within the city limits or represent an…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for a “Latin A Go-Go” Surround Sound Experience on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. You will be blown away by this limited dark room 5.1 Surround Sound Music Experience in Sedona’s best sound system, the Mary D. Fisher Theater. This “Latin A Go-Go” dark room 5.1 surround sound experience will feature the passion of Spain and South America. Fiery Flamenco, bold Brazilian beats and passionate modern rhythms include the music of Sedona’s…
Sedona News – Verde Valley Sanctuary is pleased to announce that Brian Bergner has joined the agency as the new Development and Communications Director. Bergner spent three years working in development for Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters prior to joining the agency in September. Bergner, a 2001 graduate of Sedona Red Rock High School, will manage donor relations, corporate giving and public relations for VVS, among other duties. He spent his time at YBBBS working with donors, building business relationships, marketing, content management systems and event logistics where he aided in helping bring back popular events like Bowl for Kids…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story” showing Oct. 18-24 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story” is a documentary feature from director and producer Barnaby Thompson. 2023 was the 50th anniversary of Noel Coward’s death so it seems the right moment to look back at his extraordinary life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5TpdrtUceI The film features Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Peter O’Toole, Harold Pinter, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Michael Caine, and Lucille Ball. It is narrated by Alan Cumming…
Verde Vallley News – Yavapai College invites you to share the raw and honest sound of an artist whose powerful, heartfelt storytelling set the standard for rock anthems in the 80’s and 90’s. Seats are still available for Grammy-winning, roof-raising rocker Melissa Etheridge’s I’m Not Broken Tour, Friday night October 11 at 7 p.m. at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center on Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus. Known for her confessional lyrics and smoky vocals, Melissa Etheridge has lit up airwaves and arenas across the world for more than three decades, with classics like “I’m the Only One,” “Come…