Verde Valley News – Music in the Stacks returns to Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room on Thursday, December 14th at 5:00 pm. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. December’s concert features some of the fan favorites that have been playing since the first days of the library’s Music in the Stacks program. These amazing musicians, sometimes referred to as “The Keepers of the Flame”, include Gary Simpkins, Christy Fisher, Mike McReynolds, Tony Cook,…
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By Tommy Acosta — Sedona, AZ –How could they be so stupid? Didn’t Hamas know that by doing what they did they gave Israel the moral green light to go in and destroy their country? Raping women, killing children beheading babies. What the heck were they thinking? They had to know that they would be annihilated for such heinous acts. Yet, they went ahead with them anyway. It just doesn’t make sense. They forced the hand of their most bitter enemy and handed their heads over to them on a silver platter. The images of the destruction of Northern Gaza,…
By Tommy Acosta — Sedona is known throughout the world as a spiritual destination point where the land and those who live upon it march to the beat of a different drummer. Compassion. Love. Inclusivity and enlightenment are pillars upon which this community is sustained. Yet, something happened a few days ago that made me question if this is really true. I was at dinner at a local restaurant with a fellow community resident, whom I had thought to be a compassionate person. Quite off-handedly he asked me how I felt about a city plan to provide safe parking for…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory I was sitting here thinking about how little I know and laughing … well giggling might be more accurate. Having always needed to know, to figure stuff out, to raise my hand first with the right answer, I find it hilarious to realize that nothing I thought I knew remains. The instant that This revealed itself, showing itself for what it is, everything fell apart, so far apart that Humpty Dumpty will never be put back together again … and it seems, taking all desire to do so as well. Since that moment, I, this I…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48½ Anniversary” Dec. 3 and 6 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is a 1975 British comedy film written and performed by Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. The film parodies the legend of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy Grail. King Arthur (played by Graham Chapman) and…
Sedona News – Sedona photographer John Gafford long ago mastered the power of still images to tell stories, capture moods, and show the beauty of the world around us. He then moved on to embrace more sophisticated imaging methods like timelapse photography, panoramas, and perhaps his most advanced pursuit yet, which he calls “vertoramas”. As the honored guest artist of the Sedona Renegades Artist Group, John will be showing an attractive sampling of his elegant images during December in the Renegades’ gallery at the Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment in Hozho Center. John, along with the Renegades, will be…
… wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving filled with the joy of family and friendship. This too is a choice we can make so … A shot of a great blue heron rising from the water and drops of water are streaming off his body and wings as he comes up and out of the water. Below is a straight shot of a fall reflection in one of the ponds at Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery in Page Springs. Back on Monday … smile and rejoice today … and enjoy your turkey or whichever meat you choose. Cheers, Ted…
… I got home from the presentation I did at the Sedona Gem & Mineral Club tonight and started going through my old folders with soaring and related shots … before I realized it, it was 1:45A and a little late to choose some other shots, so here goes. The photo above is of AZ2 ridge soaring in the east California Sierra in the Bristlecone Pines Park… it is piloted by my friend Paul R who bought AZ2 from me. The Bristlecone Pines are among the oldest living species on earth …. some of them are over 4,800 years old and still…
Sedona News – Celebrate the career and music of Linda Ronstadt when Mindy Ronstadt and The Tributaries come to Sedona with the “Linda Ronstadt Tribute: Just One Look” live concert. There will be two performances on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 4 & 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. With 11 Grammy Awards, Linda Ronstadt is one of the biggest stars in American pop music! The Tributaries are proud to present Linda’s greatest hits in a two-hour show that’s unlike any other. The band features rock classics from “When Will I Be…
Sedona News – “Monday at the Museum” is a workshop/ demonstration held every Monday; please call for a current schedule. The Museum is always looking for participants who are willing to share their knowledge of “old time” crafts and skills. December 4: 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, December 4, 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…
… I headed down to Phoenix with a friend today and since he was driving, I had the luxury of taking in all the scenery, all of which I have spent many hours flying over. Took in the Bradshaw’s and Towers Mountain which we frequently soared over on our way north … the rowdy thermal that frequently sits NNE of it and which has been known to flip you inverted as you circled in it … the beauty of the Prescott Valley and the Black Mountain Range that separates the Prescott Valley from the Verde Valley and then the Verde…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Nazi Hunters” showing Dec. 1-7 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Shortly after the end of the Second World War — In 1945 and 1946 — the men of the British “War Crimes Investigation Unit” drove through northern Germany on the hunt for Nazi criminals. One of them is Captain Anton Walter Freud, the grandson of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Anton Walter Freud fled to London with his family from the Nazis in 1938. Now an intelligence officer,…
Arizona News – Coconino National Forest is seeking public input and comments on proposed trail enhancements at specific locations within the Red Rock Ranger District that would add approximately 39 miles of non-motorized trails and re-route and naturalize other trails. The proposed locations fall within and near the communities of Sedona, Village of Oak Creek and Cornville and would include 24.42 miles of non-motorized trails, adopting 14.8 miles of user-created routes, and naturalizing 10.14 miles of user-created trails. The specific locations include the Turkey Creek System, Bell Rock Area Bypasses, Cornville School Trail, Doe Mesa Loop, Hardline Trail, and Scheurman Trail Connector.…
Verde Valley News – Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity is deeply saddened by the passing of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who was a champion and strong voice for affordable, decent housing for all. For more than three decades, she and President Jimmy Carter donated their time and leadership to Habitat each year to build and improve homes around the world. “We grieve the loss of Mrs. Carter and our prayers are with President Carter and their family. Mrs. Carter has helped change the lives of thousands of homeowners, empowered countless women and inspired millions of people. Over the years,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Shift” showing Dec. 1-7 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. In “The Shift” — a dystopian drama and sci-fi thriller — one man is faced with infinite worlds and impossible choices. When Kevin Garner meets a nefarious adversary known as The Benefactor and refuses his offer of wealth and power, he must escape an alternate totalitarian reality. With survival on the line, Kevin fights to make it back to the world he knows and the woman he loves. “The…