Prescott News – The Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour will return over the weekend of October 4-6, 2024, offering attendees an opportunity to visit with 74 juried artists across 53 private studios (as well as additional artists in four Art Centers), observe their creative processes and purchase one-of-a-kind works of art. The Tour, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will showcase many different artistic mediums — ranging from painting and ceramics to jewelry and glass — in locations throughout the Prescott/Quad-City area. Attendees of this free, self-guided event may begin at any location and visit as many studios as they like.…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the global premiere of “Something to Stand For with Mike Rowe” showing June 27-July 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0H56F116Uk Join America’s favorite storyteller on an epic journey to the heart of Washington DC. Drawing from his blockbuster podcast “The Way I Heard It,” this cinematic tour de force will take viewers to the frontlines of the American Revolution, World War II, the Civil Rights movement and more. Part mystery, part history — each harrowing tale tells a story you’ve…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Ghostlight” showing June 21-27 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://youtu.be/R1TycuGX4Mw?si=POjKD0F3qwjMQ465 When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theater’s production of “Romeo and Juliet”. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss. “Something special … celebrates the healing power of art.” — Peter DeBruge, Variety “Emotional, gorgeously told … one of those films that’s difficult to forget.”…
Sedona News – Every week Sound Bites Grill in Uptown Sedona delivers some of the best live music in Sedona. A great menu, beautiful lighting, a professional sound system and a New York City supper-club-ambiance, turn this upscale restaurant into the perfect venue to see and listen to talented musicians, up close and personal while dining on scrumptious fare and creative cuisine. On Wednesday, June 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. it’s Patrick Ki entertaining. Ki is a much-loved guitar virtuoso that provides the perfect backdrop for a night of fine dining and easy listening. He has recorded numerous CDs,…
Arizona News – The Coconino National Forest will implement Stage 2 fire and smoking restrictions beginning 8 a.m. Friday, June 21 as the threat of unwanted wildfires increases due to hot, dry and windy weather conditions. Under Stage 2 restrictions, the following are prohibited forest-wide: Igniting, building, maintaining, or using a fire (including charcoal and briquettes) anywhere within the Coconino National Forest, including developed recreation sites. This prohibition also includes smudge pots and wood stoves. Smoking outside (with the exemption of smoking within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least…
Sedona News – Mike Funk, founder of Firecreek Coffee Company with three locations throughout Northern Arizona and two in the Phoenix area, has spent nearly 30 years in the coffee industry. Now, the coffee connoisseur is moving into the artisan bread industry with the announcement of his latest venture — Big Park Bakery. Opening in June in the Village of Oak Creek at 6446 State Route179, Big Park Bakery will offer fresh baked breads, including naturally leavened sourdough as well as an array of scratch made pastries and savory items, too. “Big Park Bakery will be a traditional European bread bakery in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Just the Two of Us” showing June 21-26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt0amafW318 When Blanche (Virginie Efira) meets the charismatic Gregoire (Melvil Poupaud) at a party her twin sister Rose drags her to, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Rose has serious reservations about Gregoire, but against her better judgment, they decide to marry and move in together. Blanche and Gregoire soon relocate far from Blanche’s family where…
… so many photos and such fun looking at them! The photo above is of a new colt and its mother … mom is nibbling on grass near the shoreline and the colt is nudging mom. The donkeys/burros are very social animals, live well into their late 30’s and 40’s and have been in the area for around 400 years. They are always to be found around the lake and scenes like this are just too touching to pass by. First below is a shot of a great egret/great white heron doing a snatch and go of a fish last…
Sedona News – Two award-winning filmmakers — whose “Lost Bird” short film was shown at this year’s Sedona International Film Festival — will be back in Sedona for an evening of music and film on Sunday, June 23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Singer/songwriter Brad Colerick, who Billboard Magazine called “One of a baker’s dozen of acts to watch in the folk community around the world,” and Scott Feldmann, who began his career as a Disney animator, formed a company together called Deep Magic Song & Drawing Company. They have created a series of shorts together that have garnered…
By Tommy Acosta You have been so much on my mind lately, especially this Father’s Day. I don’t know if there is a hereafter where you presently dwell or if it’s all a myth that there is something waiting when we pass Regardless, time is everywhere all the time, all at once, and you could be reading this 25 years ago for all I know. I’m not going to make this a thank you for everything you taught me or the dedication to the family you held close to your chest through the years we were growing up. I want…
Sedona, AZ — Have you ever felt a profound shift in your perspective, a sudden urge to seek deeper meaning in life, or an intense sense of interconnectedness with the universe? If so, you might be experiencing a spiritual awakening. For many, a spiritual awakening is a call to higher consciousness and a state of deeper mental awareness. This transformative process can shift your worldview, impact your personal life, and change your mindset in profound ways. Often referred to as enlightenment, bliss, or discovering nirvana, spiritual awakening is a journey worth exploring. What Does Spiritual Awakening Mean? A spiritual awakening…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Have you noticed? People seem to be in a big hurry, moving faster by the day. It doesn’t matter if they are going somewhere in their car, are calling to set up an appointment, or have just met someone they think could be the love of their life. There is an intense push to get on with it, to achieve the goal, to demand life instantly obey. All that movement, that agitation, is enough to set the world on fire, or at least the more susceptible parts. As within; so without. Can you feel it: the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Mystery of the Nile” and “Arabia” showing June 21-27 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The two award-winning films will show in one package. https://youtu.be/4gyq-fRtDrY?si=U0V4XLVd80s-E50n MYSTERY OF THE NILE “Mystery of the Nile” is a breathtaking cinematic adventure that takes audiences on an expedition down the world’s greatest and most deadly river, the Blue Nile. For 114 days, a team of explorers led by Pasquale Scaturro and Gordon Brown face seemingly insurmountable challenges — class VI rapids, dangerous crocodiles and hippos, gunfire from…
Verde Valley News – Camp Verde Community Library is proud to announce its collaboration with the Association of Financial Educators (AFE) to provide free financial literacy workshops to the local community. These workshops aim to equip individuals with essential financial knowledge to take control of their financial well-being. The Association of Financial Educators is a nationwide network of financial professionals dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through free financial education. By offering these workshops, AFE and the Camp Verde Community Library seek to benefit the collective community by fostering financial literacy and helping individuals make informed financial decisions. The workshops,…
… hard to believe the beauty I have seen the past couple of days whilst spending my mornings on the lake and in search of … on the water about twenty minutes before six in the morning and off by nine thirty … ditto for the birds and other wildlife as the Arizona summer heat takes over the day … we all seek shelter and cooler places. Fish are near the surface and have not yet descended to deep waters. The photo above shows a Great Egret that has just plucked a bit of breakfast from the waters and is…