… and the morning is starting with a discussion about cooperation … the great blue heron is telling the juvenile turkey vulture that he will provide him notification about the location of the kill so that the vulture can go in and do his waste management task and pick up a meal to boot. Things work that way in nature without having to make deals we all have our roles, but it seems that many today have no idea where they fit in … perhaps more than in the past, but the thought has been around for a long time.…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Northland Cares to present two films in honor and observance of World AIDS Day. “Philadelphia” and “Rent” will make encore returns to the Mary D. Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1, respectively. All tickets for these special encores will be $10, with the proceeds benefiting Northland Cares. “Philadephia” Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m. “Philadelphia” — starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington — was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning in two categories: Best Actor for Tom Hanks and Best Original Song for Bruce…
Arizona News – The Coconino National Forest will host a Women in Wildland Fire boot camp in April of 2024 for individuals interested in exploring a career in wildfire and is currently accepting applications. Boot camp participants will gain a greater understanding of the challenges and responsibilities of wildland firefighting through sessions conducted both in the classroom and in the field. Class work will consist of online training modules, where participants will learn about wildland firefighting strategy and safety. During field training, participants will follow guidelines set by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to explore firefighting as a career in a…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum hosts Merry Music at the Museum on Saturday, December 9, from 11 am to 3 pm. The event is free for all to attend. Festivities include crafts for children, snacks provided by the Sedona Community Center, and musical performances. The highlight of the musical performances will be two acts starting at 1 pm. At that time, popular local duo Tom & Shondra will take the stage to perform holiday favorites and lead the audience in a sing-along. At 2 pm Harmony on the Rocks will take the stage with their unique take on…
Verde Valley News – Computer/Technology Classes return to Camp Verde Community Library, this time focusing on Google Tools. Classes take place on two Saturdays, December 2nd & 9th in 4 separate sessions, starting at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. with each class focusing on 2 Google products. Classes will be taught using the Digital Learn platform. You may use one of our laptops or Chromebooks or bring your own device. Registration for classes is encouraged, You will need to register for each class you wish to attend. Registration is limited to 15 people. The classes are as follows: December 2-…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The King of Laughter” showing Nov. 25-30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Naples, 1904: Italian theatre is thriving, and comic actor, Eduardo Scarpetta (Toni Servillo) is the box office king. Known in the Neapolitan theater for his cheeky alter egos, Scarpetta’s larger-than-life stage productions were matched only by his eccentric personal life. Composed of wives, partners, lovers, legitimate and illegitimate children (including a young Eduardo De Filippo, famed Neapolitan playwright), Scarpetta’s home situation resembled one of his comedies more than a traditional family.…
‘Tis the season for love and laughter, seeing old friends and making new ones, and picking out meaningful gifts for loved ones. You can do all three on Friday, December 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Rowe Fine Art Gallery during its annual holiday show, Let it Shine, which lasts the entire month of December. “Everything shines bright and beautiful during this time of year,” says gallery co-owner Monica Rowe. “It’s one of our favorite months here in the gallery because we have so much fun helping our clients choose the perfect presents for their favorite people. Spirits are high, and…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory It’s so funny. It cracks me up the way we grab ahold of our story as if it’s the real one, the right one. I do it too at times and it still cracks me up. This rollercoaster ride of a lifetime is impeccably grand, fiercely intense, delightfully fun, and so completely traumatizing at times … how does it do that? I never know which face of this infinitely faceted clown will pop out of the box next and I adore that. Surprises are my friends. One moment I am the widow, on my own to…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, Az — Yet, another attack on the integrity of Sedona was launched in a November 15 Arizona Republic opinion by EJ Montini, titled While Sedona tourists stay in luxury, the help sleeps in cars. In the article, Montini denigrates our town, claiming that Sedona, rather than it being a spiritual Mecca, is more of an “aristocratic principality without affordable housing.” He writes that while well-heeled visitors dine in the most expensive restaurants, embark on spiritual adventures, enjoy the benefits of world class spas and retreats, the workers that serve them, the cooks, servers, hotel employees, tour guides,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Out of the Darkness” showing Nov. 24-30 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Out of the Darkness” follows the Skov family from the spring 1943 to the summer 1945, when Denmark becomes free again. The Skov family is divided. Aksel, who joined the Resistance Movement, has gone underground and evolves from idealistic amateur to hardcore partisan. Karl is fighting for his life’s work on harder and harder conditions, and when the coalition government collapses, he is suddenly without political support and must do…
Verde Valley News – The Friends of Camp Verde Library are holding an art sale through January 5th, 2024. All artwork is on display in the library lobby at 130 North Black Bridge Road, Camp Verde, open M-Th 8 am-7 pm, Fri-Sat 9 am-5 pm . The art pieces range from acrylics to posters to oils and just about everything in between. All proceeds benefit the Camp Verde Community Library.
Sedona, AZ — Recently, our city took a hit from a major metropolitan newspaper accusing Sedona residents of prejudice against “hippies.” The hit came Nov. 12 from the New York Post in a story titled Fed-up Sedona residents begging LA hippies to stay away; ‘Hate what it’s become’ by Post writer Taylor Knight. The article accuses Sedona of wanting to block Los Angeles residents visiting our town who may or may not be hippies that are looking for peace and enlightenment, rather than staying for extended periods and spending tons of money. The article purports that local Sedona residents lament…
… It was a beautiful day on Lake Pleasant and with a goodly amount of cloud cover, the lighting was soft, and an abundance of wildlife today kept the shutters firing and memory cards filling up. I got lots of photos of a pair of bald eagles in flight, but this one of him perched on a tree trunk coming up from the lake and looking right at me fit the mood … and he was politely asking us to leave so he could continue with his quest for food. The land mass behind him is an island about a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a sneak preview audience test screening of “Activismo: Art & Dissidence in Cuba” Nov. 24-25 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Filmmakers Carole Elchert and Philip Sugden will both be in Sedona to host the screenings and conduct Q&A discussions after both shows. This special event will also include a screening of the short documentary “Anastasia” with special guests Anastasia Shevchenko, the subject of the film, and Pavel Khodorkovsky, whose father, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, produced the film, in attendance. Anastasia and Pavel, as well as Bruce Misamore of Sedona —…
Sedona News – As part of a detailed urban heat island mapping effort this past summer, the results show that the sections of Sedona’s city limits with the largest areas of asphalt and fewest trees – Uptown, the center of West Sedona, and parts of southern Sedona along State Route 179 – experience the worst aspects of the urban heat island effect, similar to heat patterns in many other cities around the country. This means that in those excessive heat zones, it could be at least 9.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than other areas of Sedona, creating excessive heat for those…