By Amaya Gayle Gregory It’s a puzzle and all puzzles have edges, the outliers of the mass of contradiction within. Within the puzzle of aliveness lies every possible imagining, and those quite unimaginable to the opposing edges. It’s cool that puzzles, like life, have edges all around, edges of the polarities, left and right, up and down, all across, all possibilities. Is there any one of us who sits in the middle of the puzzle without leaning towards one edge or another? We seem to scoop up bits and pieces of belief along the way. It’s not a flat earth,…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Accord Hospice and Palliative Care, Unify Sedona, PFLAG and Hospice Foundation of America to present a live theatrical performance of “Lily” and a discussion on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Accord Hospice & Palliative Care is continuing their educational efforts by partnering with the Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) to marry theater and Advance Care Directive education through the AD Project – a series of 10-minute plays that feature different relationships and settings to illustrate the importance of putting your…
… a distinct lack of imagination in the caption tonight … but the images are blue or at least a significant portion of them is. The photo above was taken from SW of Rogers Lake on the Colorado Plateau looking towards the NE. Above the lake are the San Francisco Peaks draped with a a lot of snow … February so that is to be expected … clouds, blue sky and blue reflection of the sky on the lake. It was a wonderful day to be aloft! Below is a photo I took of a Great Blue Heron as he…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “New York Dog Film Festival 2024” showing March 15-19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://youtu.be/VUJAdYP1laE?si=-kyqZ2wAatm6WcSp Join us for a family-friendly escape to the movies and celebrate everything DOGS! “New York Dog Film Festival 2024” is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, featuring 13 short films. Films featured in the 2024 lineup include: • MacGregor the Scot: A music video celebrating a Border Collie bred to run and herd sheep whose life path takes him in a different direction. • Deborah: A woman…
Verde Valley News – Signs of spring are in the air: warmer temperatures, budding flowers … and a brand-new OLLI catalog, ripe with opportunities for Verde Valley seniors to widen their world in a community of adventurous hearts and curious minds. Registration has begun for the Spring 2024 Session at YC’s Verde Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), and it all begins with their new catalog, at www.yc.edu/ollisv. The new OLLI catalog is chock-full of courses – old and new – to stimulate seasoned adults in the Spring session, beginning April 1 and running through May 9. Classes in all…
Sedona News – Lisa Dancing-Light announces “Magic, Music and A Special Way of Listening!” on Friday, March 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This bilingual event for children (ages 4 – 12) and families will take place at the Sedona Posse Grounds HUB located at 525B Posse Grounds Road, Sedona AZ. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per family. “Magic Mountain is a story about a talking mountain that goes to sleep because people stop coming to hear his stories. When two children come to camp with their parents in the valley of Magic Mountain, they learn about…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Taste of Things” showing March 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKCGtoIOVY “The Taste of Things” — starring Juliette Binoche — was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature (France). Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has…
Sedona, AZ — What a show! This wasn’t an angry president trying to convince the nation that he was in control and command. This was a savvy and seasoned political actor using the pretense of anger to get his point across. It was all an act to make the public think he was strong and ready for a fight. It was not a State of the Union Address. It was a campaign speech on steroids. President Joe Biden was on fire. Whether it was adrenaline or some exotic new drug only the very rich and powerful have access to, Biden…
Sedona, AZ — The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA) has signed on as a Trail Keeper sponsor of the Sedona Red Rock Trail Keeper Fund (SRRTF). The fund works with the US Forest Service (USFS), Friends of the Forest, contractors, and local volunteers to help offset maintenance costs of the local non-motorized trail system. The SRRTF gathers funding through business donors, individuals, and grantors to ensure stewardship of hiking trails in the local area. There are 412 miles of non-motorized trails within the 860 square miles of the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District, approximately 300 of which are…
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 security check. People who cannot attend or who live far away can access the service through zoom. Several classes, holidays, and special events are coming up in March and April. Check the website and plan to join us! Erev Shabbat services led by Rabbi Alicia Magal will be held on Friday evening, March 15, 2024 beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom. Rabbi will offer Shabbat prayers to…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “New York Cat Film Festival 2024” showing March 15-19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://youtu.be/NGEhgfFWrBo?si=HxP57UqN9m9zyVp9 Join us for a family-friendly escape to the movies and celebrate everything CATS! “New York Cat Film Festival 2024” is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, featuring 17 short films. Films featured in the 2024 lineup include: • Cat Knows You Act I: A cat’s thoughts as you’ve never experienced them before. • A Cat Called Rumi: Falling in love with a feral cat. • Seen…
Sedona News – The Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) is pleased to announce the return of its annual Spring Open Studios Tour, taking place over the weekend of April 26-28, 2024. Featuring 50 working artists across the Verde Valley, this beloved event offers attendees the opportunity to visit with the artists in their studios, gain firsthand insight into how they create their artwork and purchase one-of-a-kind items. Named one of the area’s top art events by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the Tour – which is always free to the public – is self-guided and will run from 10 a.m.…
Arizona News – The ManKind Project (MKP) Southwest has announced its next BARRIER FREE New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) to be held May 3-5, 2024 at Sleeping Dog Ranch north of Prescott, AZ. The groundbreaking training is designed to include men of varying physical abilities and challenges, including those involving mobility, vision and hearing. The Barrier Free NWTA was first offered in 2019 for men who might not otherwise be able to have this kind of transformative experience. “This NWTA will give men with disabilities a chance to participate in a breakthrough weekend of connection, learning and empowerment with highly…
Arizona News – The Arizona Community Foundation is pleased to announce that executive Eric Nystrom and senior leader Jennifer W. Perry have been elevated to new positions as part of an overall evolution in the foundation’s organizational structure. Eric Nystrom was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, having been named as interim COO in December. In this role, Nystrom oversees ACF’s business operations and processes, including the finance, grants management, investment, and information services teams. Since joining the foundation in 2019 as Chief Technology Officer, Nystrom has provided guidance and oversight of all technology systems and database management projects, including the complete…
…heading into spring and throughout nature it is mating season … eggs have been laid or about to and the adults are tending to the nests or creating new ones … in a matter of mere weeks, eggs will hatch and then another period of time to prepare the young to leave the nest. and begin life on their own. In the photo above a Great Horned Owl is napping whilst sitting on the eggs in her cave home and below a Great Blue Heron is entering the nest while its mate greets his arrival … thinking she will get…