Let’s play imagine for a moment. You wake up in the morning, take a drive to Safeway for some groceries, and notice a long and an unfamiliar bus parked in the middle of the parking lot, bearing New York license plates. Your curiosity piqued, you park a short distance away and observe. A door opens, and you watch about 70 people of varying ages and skin color disembark, carrying suitcases, shopping bags, and other belongings. Emptied of passengers, the bus closes its doors and takes off, leaving the people huddled in the parking lot, confused, looking around and not knowing…
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Letter to the Community By the: The Sedona Housing Advocacy Group Dear Neighbors, Because of some concern expressed over social media about the Safe Place to Park, we would like to explain what it is and why we support it. What IS A Safe Place to Park? – Safe Place is temporary overnight parking for Sedona workers living in their vehicles – Open 4 PM to 8 AM; nothing is left behind during the day – On-site management – Quiet hours; no parties or gatherings – Operational vehicles only – no tents – Commercial showers & restrooms and trash containers…
… and it passed brilliantly! …today was the first real test of my new Canon 200mm – 800mm zoom lens … it was down to the lake at 6AM this morning. Lighting conditions were near perfect, and the water was relatively flat … in short, a perfect day to be on the water. To top it off there was an abundance of wildlife everywhere we went and after four hours I collected 1200 shots … now down to 350 and at least another 200 will find their way to the bit bucket. Except for unusual circumstances I do not keep…
Verde Valley News – The pre-eminent organization for tracking, researching and rating national nonprofits announced that it has given the Yavapai College Foundation its highest possible rating for fiscal transparency and integrity. YC Foundation Executive Director Mary Talosi says GuideStar’s Platinum designation recognizes the priority the Foundation puts on fiscal responsibility. “Transparency and integrity allow donors to know and trust us as we partner with them for student success at Yavapai College.” Founded in 1994, as Philanthropic Research, Inc., GuideStar was one of the original central sources of information about U.S. nonprofits. It is the world’s largest single resource on…
A wonderful night at the 30th Annual Sedona International Film Festival! The 1978 classic movie, “Grease,” was the theme of the entire evening. This event was nothing less than brilliant! Pat Schweiss immersed himself in the theme. Thanks go out to Tommy Acosta and Joey Best with Sedona.Biz. Sedona Catering Company went above and beyond. The food was authentic, and everyone had a fun time! Thank you Wendy Lippman of Tlaquepaque for your support and sponsorship! You are awesome! Click HERE for videos and photos. Click HERE for more videos and photos
Sedona, AZ — The SIFF party moved to the Mariposa last night with all the usual suspects. Great food. Great crowd. Actors, producers, directors, locals mixed and mingled enjoying the great food Executive Chef Lisa Dahl laid out. Photos were taken by Allen Elfman for Sedona.biz and Visit Sedona TV. Check out the pics HERE. Check out Lisa HERE
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, February March 8, 2024 beginning at 5:30 pm in person and on Zoom. Rabbi will offer Shabbat prayers…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” on Tuesday and Sunday, March 12 and 17 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIE7yFzatVM These great artists, along with many other famous names, are featured in an innovative and extensive exhibition from the…
… noodling through the aerial photos this evening and came up with a couple of favorites … Kendrick Peak, draped in gold is above and the iconic pyramid top ever identifying the peak. It is a great hike as well as a great view. Click the link to learn more about this beautiful mountain formed by volcanic eruptions and the last one about 1.4 million years ago. Below is a view over the northwest section of the Painted Desert … The Little Colorado river flows from the lower left corner up towards the upper right horizon … to the NW. From…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2023-2024 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” live via simulcast on Saturday, March 9 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, March 13 at 3 p.m. https://youtu.be/RTK-AfSU32w?si=iD_ATvancu_F-yDN Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino”, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen, following a string of recent…
Verde Valley News – Twice Nice Thriftiques in Sedona, Cottonwood, and Camp Verde are award-winning boutiques which support 20%-25% of Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) annual operations budget. VVS’ mission is to provide safety, services, and comfort to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. All Thriftique profits fund the Verde Valley Sanctuary’s free services: Pet-Friendly Emergency Shelter 24/7/365 Transitional Housing w/Match Savings Program Lay Legal Advocacy Center Community Based Advocacy Youth Violence Prevention Education Crisis Hotline 24/7/365 (928) 634-2511 Public Outreach and Awareness All inventory is donated by generous community residents. The Thriftiques sell gently used donations of clothing, shoes, furniture, jewelry,…
Verde Valley News – Jordan Ross, a local painter and mixed media artist whose work has been featured in multiple juried and solo exhibitions, has been selected as the Yavapai College Sedona/Verde Valley OLLI program’s March Artist of the Month. Yavapai College OLLI will honor Ross with an opening reception Wednesday, March 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the lobby of YC’s Sedona Center. The reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. A recipient of multiple awards, Jordan Ross trained in Canada, Honolulu, Sedona, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. “My works in…
Verde Valley News – On 02/15/2024 at approximately 1000 hours, 42-year-old Georgia Sebring was arrested and booked into the Yavapai County Detention Center on charges of possession of a narcotic drug in a drug free school zone (class 4 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (class 6 felony). Camp Verde Elementary School Administrators became suspicious of Ms. Sebring after school staff smelled the odor of marijuana on Ms. Sebring while she was on campus where she was employed. School administrators immediately confronted Ms. Sebring and contacted the Camp Verde Marshal’s Office. During an interview with the school resource officer, Ms.…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host local historian Victoria Clark for a Sedona Stories presentation on Thursday, March 14, at 10 am in the Museum’s Historic Apple Packing Shed. The topic of Clark’s talk will be the 1929 Women’s Transcontinental Air Race. In an age of aviation breakthroughs, the 1929 Women’s Transcontinental Air Race caught the nation’s attention. The nine day sprint brought together 19 pilots, including Amelia Earhart, racing from Santa Monica, California, to Cleveland Ohio. The race included stops in Yuma, Phoenix, and Douglas, Arizona. While the women were feted at every stop, and 18,000…
Arizona News – The results are in for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s second Name-A-Snowplow Contest and Arizonans have chosen some humorous and creative names. After tabulating more than 9,500 votes, the winning snowplow names are: “Snowbi-Wan Kenobi” “Fast and Flurryous” “Scoopacabra” These winners beat out seven other finalists in the Name-A-Snowplow Contest, and the names have been placed on the side of three of ADOT’s snowplows. These three snowplows are stationed at an ADOT maintenance yard in Mesa and have been out clearing ice and snow along State Route 87 between Mesa and Payson this winter season. During other…