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…
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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…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women (TSW) are pleased to announce the introduction and discussion of our new Sister City in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, and our 2nd pending Sister City in Jaslo Poland presented by the Sedona Sister Cities Association on Thursday, October 10th, at the Sedona Public Library, where TSW programs are scheduled monthly every second Thursday from September through May from 9:30 a.m. – noon. The Sedona Sister Cities Association (SSC), a self funded non-profit organization founded in 2022, operates under the principles of Sister Cities International as a platform for fostering citizen diplomacy and promoting peace through…
Sedona, AZ –Tlaquapaque’s Toy Town will host a Toy Tester Event on Saturday, October 12th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm in the Patio de Las Campanas courtyard. Admission is Free. Those who RSVP by phone, Facebook, or Instagram will receive a goodie bag with an official Toy Tester T-shirt. Children will have an opportunity to try 20 different toys, games, and activities. Parents will receive free complimentary seltzer or beer as a thank you for bringing them. Your little ones are sure to enjoy a Kids Pickle Ball Court or playing with Fatbrain Pretendables. The first 10 kids at the Pretendables…
… coming out of a great weekend into the new week and new adventures … some not so new. October for some reason is a month that a lot of prescribed burning is done and it typically conflicts with peak color of the aspen groves on the peaks and other mountains and canyons. I took the photo above at an altitude of about 5500′ just east of the airport (4830′) looking towards the east … October 19th 2019. Absent sufficient transport winds, the smoke settles and “slides” down hill as this shot clearly shows … Sedona and the Village of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party” on Thursday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoHD3xB5fzg In 2024, the long-thought-lost 16mm reels of Tom Petty in Cameron Crowe’s first film, “Heartbreakers Beach Party”, were finally found. The classic ‘80s documentary captures Tom Petty and the band in 1982-1983 as they finish, promote, and tour around the “Long After Dark” album (their final with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine). After its initial airing on…
Sedona News – The Sedona Symphony (formerly Verde Valley Sinfonietta) presents its first concert of the 2024-2025 season under the innovative direction of Artistic Director, Janna Hymes. The concert features two-time Grammy-nominated guest artist, guitarist Mak Grgic, performing Rodrigo’s stunning Concierto de Aranjuez on Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 PM in the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd. in Sedona. The Sedona Symphony will also showcase Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri Overture and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, A major, to round out the program. Guitarist Mak Grgic has graced stages worldwide, including the Musikverein in…
Yavapai County News – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization with a focus on stopping youth drug use before it starts, is welcoming the fall season with multiple classes designed to support families and community members. MATFORCE Messages, a virtual learning series, continues through Fall with a presentation from Tom Benson, longtime MATFORCE volunteer and State certified naturalist at the Highlands Center for Natural History. October’s presentation, titled, Loneliness and Isolation: the Silent Epidemic, will be held virtually on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. In 2023 the Surgeon General said, “Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation…
Sedona News – The Sedona Red Rock High School Interact Club is joining the fight against polio with a special Purple Pinkie Project during Homecoming Week, October 7–11. This initiative raises funds and awareness for Rotary’s worldwide campaign to eradicate polio. Why Purple Pinkies? In countries impacted by polio, every time a Rotary volunteer administers a polio vaccine, a child’s pinkie is colored purple with Gentian Violet—a temporary mark to prevent double dosing. Through this project, Sedona students can make a difference. For a $1 donation, participants will receive purple nail polish on their pinkie, symbolizing the vaccine they’re funding…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Florence and the Uffizi Gallery”. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday and Sunday, Oct. 15 and 20 at the festival’s Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyG699HD6Gw Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time. “Florence and the Uffizi Gallery” is a journey into the Italian Renaissance through the most beautiful, representative works of art of the period. It is a totally immersive and unique experience and allows the audience…