Sedona News – Schnebly Hill Road will remain open despite minor road maintenance scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 4. Maintenance work will be conducted starting at the Cow Pies area up to Merry-Go-Round and will occur throughout the day Monday through Friday until Dec. 15. Because there are no planned closures during the repair work, road users – such as motorists, bicyclists and hikers – are asked to exercise extreme caution, especially while in the vicinity of maintenance and construction equipment. Road work includes minor repairs and resurfacing being conducted in conjunction with Pink Adventure Tours. Completed work will curb…
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Verde Valley News – The FRIENDS of Camp Verde Library are sponsoring holiday sales at the Camp Verde Community Library, 130 N. Black Bridge Road. The events are: Art Sale (first floor) continues through January 5th: from acrylics to posters to oils and just about everything in between. Christmas Village Silent Auction (first floor): hand painted village buildings and people; winner to be announced December 15th. Collectible cars (first floor): Hot Wheels, Models of Yesteryear, Jada and Dinky toys, and Military and Aviation models Holiday Book-tique (second floor): holiday books and treasures, new and gently used items perfect for gift giving.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present Stand-Up Comedy Night live onstage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. The show will feature headliner Nick Guerra with Michael Hurley opening the evening. NICK GUERRA Nick Guerra is one of the most exciting comedians quickly making an impact in the clubs and on TV. He is an audience favorite from NBC’s Last Comic Standing and made his TV debut on Comedy Central with Gabriel Iglesias’ Stand Up Revolution. He made his late night debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy…
The 100 + Women Who Care Sedona-Verde Valley Chapter voted Little Orphan Animals as the Chosen Recipient at its fall Giving Circle at the Sedona Elks Club. Executive Director, Nancy Nenad accepted on behalf of the organization whose mission is caring for sick, injured or abandoned animals from dogs and cats to draft horses, a steer and a zebra. Little Orphan Animals is located on Nenad’s Cornville family ranch. Chamber Music Sedona and Low Income Student Aid were also finalists. Each nonprofit presented its mission and reasons it should be the Chosen Recipient. Then members voted for the nonprofit of…
… it was a great day to be here and breathing … lots of work in the lapidary arts and metal smithing … my metal working skills are coming back and soon (subject to interpretation … what is soon?) I will have some new projects done. Also calls with friends and work on some other stuff around the house. The photo above was shot at the Grand Canyon and features one of the amazing ravens that spend hours soaring in orographic lift at the canyon. In this shot our feathered friend is paying the price of choosing to live in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the festival flashback of “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” showing Dec. 3-6 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” stars Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters and Vanessa Redgrave. “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” is a true story about what happens when a Hollywood legend discovers romance. Based on Peter Turner’s memoir, the film follows the playful but passionate relationship between Turner (Jamie Bell) and the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) in 1978 Liverpool. What…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona and contractor, Combs Construction Company, recently began work on the Uptown Northbound Roadway Improvements Project, with the goal of completing the project by March 2024. The project’s purpose is to reduce the traffic congestion for northbound travelers on State Route (SR) 89A through Uptown by: Adding an additional northbound lane, between L’Auberge Lane and Forest Road. Removing and replacing the existing curb and gutter along the east side of SR 89A (between L’Auberge Lane and Forest Road). Constructing a permanent barrier for the left turn lane onto Forest Road. Converting the sidewalk along…
Sedona News – Ticket packages and passes for the 30th annual Sedona International Festival (SIFF) go on sale on Dec. 1. The nine-day celebration of the best in independent films from around the world runs from Feb. 24 through March 3, 2024. More than 150 films – from shorts, documentaries and full-length features to animated, foreign and student films – will be featured on screens at five Sedona venues. More than 1,500 films have been submitted for consideration by selection committees for the anniversary celebration. The complete list of films as well as special events and special guests attending will…
… another day in the books and methinks it was pretty good. Working on the portfolio and am finally at the point where I go through the uploaded images and sort everything into the subject folders that I created seven years ago … and contain all photos before 2017. The once sorted we go into each subject folder and do a mass deletion … with all wild burros in one folder it will be easy to go through and delete those that I have better of. Such is my plan! The young wild burro above is walking along a ridge…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Waitress: The Musical” showing Dec. 7-11 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. We’ve baked up something from the heart! “Waitress: The Musical” brings the Tony-nominated, Broadway phenomenon to the big screen for five days only! The acclaimed production stars composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights…
Sedona News – On Sunday, January 7, 2024, violinist Tessa Lark will return to the Chamber Music Sedona stage alongside bassist/composer Michael Thurber and jazz harpist/composer Charles Overton for a concert showcasing works from a multitude of genres, from bluegrass to jazz to classical to originals. The concert, which is the second of Chamber Music Sedona’s 2023-24 season, will take place at 3 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, Ariz. 86336. Considered one of today’s most captivating artistic voices, Tessa Lark is consistently praised by critics and audiences for her astounding range…
… it was a good day today … spent the morning getting issues resolved in the security system with the help of a very knowledgeable tech from ADT and it continues functioning like brand new. Kinda fun being back on a ladder working on devices attached to the ten foot ceiling. With success like I had all morning, I decided to spend the afternoon roasting coffee and watching life go by on the golf course … lots of wildlife could have shown up too and it was sunny and warmish in the sun. Katie got out when I was carrying…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Max Lucado’s Because of Bethlehem” Dec. 5-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Inspired by his bestselling book, “Because of Bethlehem”, author Max Lucado invites you and your family to experience the Christmas story from a different perspective in beautiful Nashville, Tennessee. This special event will remind audiences that the spirit of Christmas is much more than a pretty tree with presents piled up underneath, but a time to reflect on the true Gift of the season. Join Max…
… a wonderful weekend with friends and food … I love this time of year as we begin the holiday season … then comes January … the beginning of another year filled with what we do not know, but trusting that all will be well for us, our families and friends. Then we get to live it day by day carrying with us the power to shape each day and choose to make the days good! Above we have a great egret flipping a crawdad before swallowing him whole … nourishment to start the day and below the text a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival presents “Jesus in India” on Monday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Jesus in India” is an acclaimed documentary about the mystery of the missing years of Jesus by Sedona resident and noted filmmaker Paul Jeffrey Davids. In this film, a former Fundamentalist from Texas is ousted from his church for asking unwelcome questions. “If God wanted you to know that, it would have been in the Bible,” author Edward T. Martin is told, but that does not satisfy him, and he undertakes a seeker’s quest across…