… today was the day to spend on the lake and it was a beautiful one! My friend was unable to go down with me, so I slept in for a while and left for the lake about 6:45A and on the water by 8:45. Kinda late to get the early morning birds, but a quiet day in the sun and warmer temperatures seemed like the thing to do today and getting great photographs was the secondary mission. Within the first hour I had seen a redtail hawk, peregrine falcon, egrets and herons, but because of the distance, not a…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents A Christmas Cabaret, starring Merrill Leffmann, LIVE on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. It’s a Christmas cabaret! New twists on old favorites (The Grinch as an intervention!?), original songs that leave you humming, non-traditional gems, as well as traditional music, dance and sing-alongs. It’s a fun, beautiful and unique evening with that cabaret diva of many styles — Merrill Leffmann — and friends. Come enjoy Christmas as you’ve never heard it! Merrill is an eclectic performer with a rich and varied palette gathered through…
Sedona News – On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Posse Grounds Pavilion, the city invites the Sedona community to bring new, unwrapped toys for ages newborn to 16 years old, to “stuff the bus” with all toys being donated to Sedona Toys for Tots. The goal is to fill a Sedona Shuttle bus with toys, which will then be distributed to Sedona families in need. City staff will also be collecting gifts in their office lobbies and will participate in the event by driving those gifts over on the morning of Dec. 12.…
Arizona News – Each year, top 10 rankings of the quintessential American towns that exude Christmas charm are published, with North Pole, Alaska consistently clinching the top spot. This Alaskan town is a Christmas haven year-round, especially noted for its festively named thoroughfares such as Santa Claus Lane. The festive mood intensifies during the holiday season. Other towns that capture the holiday essence include Leavenworth, Washington, with its Bavarian village flair and 21 miles of twinkling Christmas lights, and Mystic, Connecticut, celebrated for its Christmas market, numerous local Christmas tree farms, a lantern light tour, and boats adorned with holiday…
Sedona News – Award-winning, world-renowned international countertenor Terry Barber brings his acclaimed live holiday production “Christmas Presence” to Sedona when he performs at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be two performances — Monday, Dec. 11 and Tuesday, Dec. 12 — presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. In “Christmas Presence”, Terry Barber — a classically-trained countertenor — uses his broad range of pitch and color to breathe new life into holiday favorites. From Classics to Classical, Carols, and Inspirational Popular Favorites, audiences have requested this program, and can now be filled with joy this holiday season! Barber’s “Christmas…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night” Dec. 12-17 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. A young mother labeled impure. A shepherd boy considered “unclean.” Experience Jesus’ birth through their eyes as “Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Nigh” blends The Messengers and The Shepherd into one special remastered and re-scored story. Plus, enjoy a never-before-seen performance from Andrea and Matteo Bocelli highlights seven musical performances and two beautiful new monologues. “Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night” will…
Jeweler Lesley Aine McKeown sits at the workbench that previously belonged to her late father in her Prescott studio, surrounded by tools she’s purchased and tools she’s crafted by hand. Since 1984, after apprenticing with Jerome silversmith Jed Deutschman, Lesley has been crafting her own wearable works of contemporary art. She embraces low-tech traditional metalsmithing techniques and an array of stones you’ve probably never heard of (rutile or kyanite, anyone?), making her work all the more covetable. Earlier this fall, Lesley joined Rowe Fine Art Gallery’s family of artists. The gallery’s curated offerings include Lesley’s one-of-a-kind, award-winning earrings, rings, necklaces…
… it is happening! Corky and I married in 1959, we moved back to Minneapolis early in 1960 and I began school all over again and also began buying tools … I have never seen a tool that I did not want and so it has gone … I have bought tools that I had no use for, but they looked neat or were on sale. It was over three years before I used a tap and die set, I bought because it was on sale, and I didn’t have one. In short, I have been collecting tools for sixty-three…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Immediate Family” on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Immediate Family” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival where it was among the top, highest rated audience choice films in the lineup. “Immediate Family” tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel through the 1970s and onward, chronicling their illustrious partnerships and their formidable record of hit-making. Directed by Denny Tedesco, whose documentary…
Sedona News – On Saturday, December 9, at 11 a.m. the public is invited to attend a fun all-ages class with animator and cartoonist Kevin Coulston in the Si Birch Community Room at the Sedona Public Library. Drawing materials will be provided! Cottonwood raised but now Phoenix based, Kevin Coulston is an accomplished artist, animator, writer, and bad joke teller. He is the author and illustrator of over 30 (and still counting) children’s drawing books. Kevin has also authored numerous kid-friendly comic book series, including “Dylan McVillain: A Super Villain with the Best Intentions” and “The Adventures of a 4th Grade Space Captain,” along with…
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 Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas” live via simulcast on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996…
By Tommy Acosta — Sedona, AZ — If you are a Baby Boomer and are reading this, STOP right now and click off the page because it’s one of the most depressing things I have ever written. But if you are in the mood to wallow in darkness and self-pity, read on. Baby Boomers, what happened? Has time so betrayed us, now, that we are but a decade or two away from finishing our stay here on this planet? What happened to those of us who grew our hair, protested against the unjust wars of our time and dominated three…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical premiere of “Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story” showing Dec. 8-14 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story” premiered at the 2022 Sedona International Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Comedy. The film’s star Mariette Hartley was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival. The film features a stellar ensemble cast, led by Mariette Hartley and including Jerry Sroka, Morgan Fairchild, Peter MacNicol, Tess Harper and Bernie Kopell. When a beautiful,…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Life is an interactive simulation with a gazillion options. Do you want to play out the life of a successful businessperson? Yay. How about mister or miss popularity? Hoorah. Maybe a pilgrim on the spiritual path fits or even one who awakens. Are you playing the role of victim, the one who everyone abuses? Does the role of mystical healer feel right, or perhaps an inmate despised and imprisoned? Maybe you are here to save the animals, humanity, or a crusader for the planet. Maybe your niche is politics, garnering power, or sitting on the couch…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Fast Charlie” showing Dec. 8-14 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Pierce Brosnan stars in “Fast Charlie” — a fast paced action/thriller — accompanied by James Caan in the final acting role of his career. Charlie Swift (Brosnan) aka “Fast Charlie” is a fixer with a problem: the target he’s whacked is missing his head. And he must be able to prove it’s the intended target to the man who paid for the hit — New Orleans’ biggest and most…