Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “A Stage of Twilight” showing March 22-28 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “A Stage of Twilight” premiered at the 2023 Sedona International Film Festival to rave audience reviews. The film’s star, Karen Allen, received the festival’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting. It is returning to Sedona for a theatrical run by popular demand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf4soVJYFSk “A Stage of Twilight” is a love story set in the final chapter of Cora (Karen Allen) and Barry’s (William Sadler) life. When Barry is confronted with a terminal diagnosis, he is compelled…
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Sedona News – In partnership with PetSmart Charities, the Humane Society of Sedona will bring adoptable pets to the Sedona PetSmart location in support of National Adoption Week, taking place March 18 – 24, 2024. Adoption specials will run all week long, and Sedona in-store event dates are March 22, 23, 24. During National Adoption Week, the Humane Society of Sedona invites pet lovers to make room in their homes for pets in need. PetSmart Charities is celebrating its 30th anniversary and encourages people to consider finding room in their hearts and homes for “long timers” – animals who have…
Sedona News – For the first time, Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona is unveiling its new signature art collection, The Amara Collection, by Emily Scott Studios. To commemorate the collaboration, the resort is hosting two different experiences for guests: Sense of Sedona Saturday, April 6 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Visitors are encouraged to meet and chat with the talented artist while perusing the stunning pieces, providing a unique opportunity to connect with the mind behind the art while exploring local vendor booths, enjoying hors d’oeuvres and listening to live music on the resort’s lawn. Art…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum proudly presents renowned storyteller Michael Peach in a performance of his original show “Fool Me Twice!” on Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 pm. Peach’s program is inspired by his explorations of Sedona, Verde Valley, and Arizona history. Audiences love his style, which blends cowboy poetry, tall tales, and historical humor as he delves into local mythology and takes a tongue in cheek look at the past. You’ll laugh at outrageous stories glorifying train robbers, fraudulent miners, local pranksters, and a publicity hungry huckster. You might even hear a story about Walt Disney’s connections…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal All in our community are invited to attend a weekend-long series of services, study sessions, concert, and workshops hosted at the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, April 5 – 7, 2024. Rabbi Alicia Magal will co-lead along with guest Rabbi David Zaslow and his wife Devorah Zaslow. The topic of this weekend of study, story, and song will intertwine themes relevant both to Easter and Passover, although Easter will fall much earlier (on March 31) than Passover this year, since it is a leap year on the Hebrew calendar, with Passover beginning on the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Freud’s Last Session” showing March 22-27 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. As war starts to rage, two esteemed figures clash over the biggest question of all: Does God Exist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPJM9lEMyV4 It’s September 1939, and England has declared war on Germany. The “father of psychoanalysis,” Sigmund Freud (Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins), summons author/Oxford theologian C.S. Lewis (Emmy-nominee Matthew Goode) to his home. Freud and his family, including his daughter Anna, also a psychoanalyst, fled Vienna and Hitler’s invading forces; Lewis, whose Narnia books will bring him acclaim, is…
Verde Valley News – MATFORCE has partnered with Humboldt Unified School District and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yavapai County to bring suicide prevention programming to the community. Because suicide is preventable, and anyone can make a difference. Studies show that participants of safeTALK, a half-day training in suicide alertness skills, gain confidence in asking people about suicide directly, connecting them to life-saving resources, and keeping them safe until those resources take over. This program is widely used among professionals and the public. Attendees will learn suicide alertness skills, the four basic steps to create a lifesaving connection, and receive…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is excited to announce the return of its popular monthly program featuring historical interpreters, History ALIVE! The program returns on April 4 at 3:30 pm. History Alive! features costumed interpreters dressed as people from Sedona’s history sharing those peoples’ stories. Historical figures you may meet during the program include Ruth and Walter Jordan (orchardists who owned the site and buildings where the Museum is today), Dorothea Tanning (photographer and wife of famed artist Max Ernst), Patty Fox (a local rancher’s wife), Sedona Schnebly (Sedona’s namesake), and J.J. Thompson (19th century homesteader). After the event,…
Sedona News – Stumble and bumble on the beautiful trails of Posse Grounds Park, located in the heart of Red Rock country – Sedona, AZ! Part flowy single track – part mountain bike slalom, this is certainly one trail run you won’t forget. This 5k loop is so nice, you’re going to want to do it twice! Presented by Run Sedona in cooperation with the City of Sedona Parks & Recreation Department Saturday, March 23 2024 9:00am at Posse Grounds Park https://www.sedonaaz.gov/your-government/departments/parks-recreation/events/sedona-stumble
By Tommy Acosta — Sedona, AZ — They seem to be everywhere: ragged, dirty, carrying their entire world in their knapsacks. They wander up and down 89A, perched at the entranceways or exits of the Basha’s or Safeway parking lots, holding makeshift signs up, begging for a handout. Sometimes it may be only one person, sometimes a group of them. Some have dogs, leashed with ropes. Sometimes they even have children with them. They are homeless, unemployed, living day-to-day in one of the most beautiful places on earth—the beggars of Sedona. For me, it’s a conundrum. My feelings are conflicted.…
… it was a beautiful day to be on the lake today and there were sights and beauty that you can only hope to experience once in a while. The lake is up a little over two feet since last Thursday and of course we were able to go back a lot further in the little back bays before we got stuck in water a little too shallow for the good ship Knot Yacht. More water, more shoreline and more time to cover the good hunting areas and today more incredible wildlife that kept us in places as they gave…
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 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” live via simulcast on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, March 27 at 3 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGWrvF5KHI Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Two singers at the height of their powers — soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim — come together as…
Verde Valley News – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization focused on stopping youth drug use before it starts, has partnered with several community partners to bring a wide range of classes to support parents and caregivers, and expand their tools to strengthen family relationships. Grow Your Parenting Skills with Beth Dunn, MS, LPC Partnering with Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD) and Beth Dunn, MS, LPC, MATFORCE is offering 3 classes designed to support parents, caregivers, and anyone that works with children. The first class in the series, “Building Resilience Through Regulation and Relationship,” uses the framework from Dr. Bruce Perry’s…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona will host a free limited household electronics collection and paper shred event on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the West Sedona School parking lot 570 Posse Ground Rd., near the Sedona Community Pool. Household electronics and small battery waste will be collected by our partners Westech Recyclers and Veolia. In addition, Assured Document Destruction will have an on-site paper shredding truck. Disposing of electronics and batteries in landfills contaminates drinking water and can kill wildlife. Throwing out electronics can waste billions of dollars in recoverable materials such as…
Sedona News – The public is invited to join the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona for the Spirit of Philanthropy Awards Celebration on Sunday, April 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Yavapai College in Clarkdale, Arizona. The event is a free celebration of community philanthropy where we will recognize this year’s Spirit Award winners for their leadership in supporting the Sedona and the Verde Valley community. ACF of Sedona has been recognizing community leaders with the Spirit Awards for the past 23 years. The 2024 Spirit Award winners are: Leonard & Karen Barrow for Spirit of Philanthropy Award Mary Byrd for…