Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Teacher’s Lounge” showing Feb. 9-15 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “The Teacher’s Lounge” is nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature (Germany). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbUaACY8wRQ An idealistic middle school teacher who advocates for a student accused of stealing becomes embroiled in conflict when she becomes the target of a theft herself. Carla Nowak is a dedicated young teacher in her first job at a German middle school. Her relaxed rapport with her seventh-grade students is put under stress when a series of…
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Verde Valley News – Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) is pleased to introduce the newest Verde Valley members of its system-wide Board of Directors. The Board is an all-volunteer group of private citizens who bring a range of experience and skill, combined with community awareness. They are committed to effective governance, oversight and support in NAH’s quest for health care excellence across northern Arizona. The newest members from the Verde Valley are: Paula Herald: Herald has over 25 years in health care management and administration experience at large health organizations. She has had success in developing and leading operations and project…
… in only ten days we will be doing the “Kestrels in Love” performance/fund raiser for International Raptor and Falconry Center at the Mary D. Fisher Theater in West Sedona. The show will be loaded with raptor photographs and live raptors … three American Kestrels, a Saker Falcon and maybe more. You will be able to interact with the birds and learn a great deal about them as Michele and Devin teach you about these marvelous creatures. The image above is a composite I put together when Finley passed a couple of years ago … it is hard to fill…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Chamber Music Sedona for a special encore of “Bathtubs Over Broadway” in celebration of the Chamber Music Season on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Bathtubs Over Broadway” won top honors as the Best of Fest Award-winner at the 2019 Sedona International Film Festival. It also won the top Audience Choice prize for Best Film and Best Documentary at dozens of prestigious film festivals around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTgS1SXr0nc When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the International Raptor and Falconry Center to present “Kestrel in Love: A Raptor Experience” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The event will benefit the International Raptor and Falconry Center. The legendary photography of Ted Grussing and the legendary falconry of Michele Losse, PhD come together for an epic performance and presentation. You will be amazed by the beautiful photography of these raptors — wild and part of IRFC’s group of trained raptors. At the core of International Raptor…
Sedona News – “Monday at the Museum” is a demonstration conducted every Monday. Please call for a current schedule. The Museum is always looking for participants who are willing to share their knowledge and skills. For details call 928-282-7038. February 5, Red Rock Quilters: Love quilting? Got questions? Members of the Red Rock Quilters will be the featured guests for Monday at the Museum on Monday, February 5th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Perhaps bring a small project to work on and enjoy the fellowship of quilting by getting your questions answered or just talking about the joy of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival has become a cultural highlight for film buffs all over Northern Arizona. This year, get an insider’s view of its upcoming movies and special events, plus the SIFF’s long-term vision for the future. Join us at OLLI’s Sedona International Film Festival Preview, presented FREE to the public, Tuesday, February 6, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., at YC’s Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, in Clarkdale. Sedona OLLI’s SIFF preview will feature Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director of the Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF). Twenty years ago, Schweiss took the helm of the…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ — There is one similarity between Republicans and Democrats that cannot be denied or overlooked. That similarity is called hypocrisy. Yes. Both parties suffer from it even though they would never admit it or perhaps remain blind to it in benevolent ignorance. Let’s start with the Republicans. They claim to be against being told what to do by the government. They don’t want to be told they have to wear masks, or forced to take a vaccine they don’t want. They want to self-govern, and they don’t want Uncle Sam micro-managing their lives. They want…
Prescott News – On February 10, the Citizens Water Advocacy Group will host a presentation by Ashley Fine on how to garden and grow food while using less water. Ashley Fine is a LifeLab Certified School Garden Educator and teacher at Skyview School in Prescott. In her talk, Ashley will discuss water saving strategies, including: active and passive rain harvesting, drought-tolerant crop selection, mulching and soil-building, subsurface irrigation with ollas and watering stakes, and intentional use of shade. She will also highlight some of the work her students are doing as they learn the importance of water stewardship for their…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Hits Live” on Wednesday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r71Hsb-r3y0 Pet Shop Boys bring their critically-acclaimed greatest hits tour, Dreamworld, to movie theatres worldwide for two nights only! Captured live at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe put on an exhilarating performance, featuring a lavish stage show, full back-up band and mesmerizing visual backdrops, in front of an exuberant, sold-out audience. With film direction from…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Real or not real? That is the question, and it seems to be much discussed these days. What is enlightenment? Listen to me … this is what it is. No … it’s not that, it’s this. If we can’t even agree on a definition of what it is, how in the world would we ever know if we made it? … and perhaps that’s the fun, and the point or the pointlessness. 😉 Maybe there is no definition and no way. What if enlightenment is just another word? Maybe it is one of infinite alternatives and…
… things do happen, and the image above is something I can imagine happening up on the Colorado Plateau … maybe a few hundred thousand years ago or perhaps a few years from now. The beauty and isolation that you experience while flying over the plateau is hard to describe, but it does bring you to an understanding of the continuing transformation of earth … something that we have no control over and are merely along for the ride … trying to understand and make sense out of that which is incomprehensible. Fun trying though! The image is of course…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Richland” showing Jan. 26-31 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Director Irene Lusztig will be in Sedona to host the first two screenings (Friday and Saturday) and conduct a live Q&A discussion after the shows. https://vimeo.com/789566702 Built by the US government to house the Hanford nuclear site workers who manufactured weapons-grade plutonium for the Manhattan Project, Richland, Washington is proud of its heritage as a nuclear company town and proud of the atomic bomb it helped create. “Richland” offers a…
Prescott News – Ready to treat the winter doldrums with laughter, the best medicine? As an encore to his rousing, sold-out performance in 2022, Brian Regan will again deliver the comedic goods at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. Critics, audiences, and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the business, with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” He has distinguished himself as one of America’s premier touring artists, filling theaters nationwide with…
Sedona News – Charles Helstein, the new owner of Sedona’s local radio station KAZM (106.5 FM & 780 AM), has announced the upcoming launch of a new show to its ever-growing weekend lineup on what now is called “Mellow Mountain Radio.” Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks will premiere on Saturday, February 10 and will be broadcast weekly from 9-10 am. A Village of Oak Creek resident, Hanks is calling his show “Red Rock Country’s Radio Magazine,” which will highlight guests from all walks of life in Sedona and the Verde Valley. “I hope my show will offer listeners compelling conversations…