Sedona News – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers and area residents and businesses to plan for upcoming daytime full closures and overnight restrictions on State Route 89A in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon beginning Sunday morning, Dec. 3, to Saturday morning, Dec. 9. DAYTIME FULL CLOSURES SR 89A will be closed to all traffic from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. between the Owenby Way roundabout and the Midgley Bridge picnic area (mileposts 375-376). NORTHBOUND DETOUR: Sedona area drivers traveling north to Flagstaff will use State Route 179 to Interstate 17. SOUTHBOUND DETOUR: Flagstaff area drivers traveling south…
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Arizona News – Coconino National forest will begin selling a limited number of Christmas tree permits online starting Nov. 9 at 8 a.m., and permit owners will be allowed to begin cutting Nov. 17 through Dec. 31. A total of 1,300 permits will be available for purchase on the Coconino NF Christmas tree permit site online through Recreation.gov, which also lists details about designated cutting areas, maps, dates, and types of trees that may be cut. Four hundred permits will be designated for cutting areas within the Flagstaff Ranger District, while 900 permits will be designated for the cutting areas within the Mogollon…
Sedona News – Looking for something fun to do this weekend, try your hand at glassblowing. Don’t miss an opportunity to stop by The Melting Point and the Red Rose Art Show this Friday, Saturday and or Sunday November 3 to November 5th.. Have you ever had the desire to create a piece of art on your own? The Melting Point offers one, three, and six-hour beginner glassblowing classes (No experience necessary that is where the crew comes in and makes you a rock star) The Melting Point is a hot shop, torchworking studio and glass art gallery where you…
By Judith Ellis Sedona News – The Sedona Women (TSW} will be presenting two women Veterans who will share their unique and special military experiences. Our two guest speakers are our current president, Specialist Crew Chief/Mechanic,Helen James and retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force, Carolyn Fisher on Thursday, November 9th, at 10:00 am at the Sedona Public Library. Both speakers have worked in numerous male dominated occupations and will be detailing their journey in this arena, sharing their backgrounds and experiences as they achieved their goals and objectives. Highlighting some of the more dramatic and unusual events in their…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait”. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time. This is not just a documentary but an amazing journey inside the mind of the most popular and controversial artist of our time. Jeff Koons is widely regarded as one of the most influential, popular and…
… Katies day is here, and she was in great form for the evening … her eyes veritable furnaces blazing in the dark …. alas, another year with no trick or treaters so she asked me to send this shot out so that kids and adults know what it is that they missed out on. Come to think of it, we have probably had less than ten kids here total in 31 years. Still there is hope and maybe next year she will get to show off her stuff! The bald eagle below is cruising a ridgeline and sliding off…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Deep Rising” showing Nov. 10-15 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Deep Rising” is a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue: investigating the future of the world’s energy crisis and how it is currently tied to the fate of the deep ocean floor, which is intricately tied to our survival. Filmmaker Matthieu Rytz exposes this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massive extraction of metals from…
Sedona News – The Sedona Questers will hold a Rummage & Treasures Sale on Saturday, November 11 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at 360 Orchard Ln. Proceeds will benefit the Sedona Heritage Museum and other local historic preservation projects. The sale will include many rummage sale type items plus antiques, art, furniture, home decor and tools. Special items already donated include antiques and vintage items, an oak table, cherry dining hutch, end tables, and other furniture and lamps, jewelry, collectibles, art, small kitchen appliances, home decor and much more. Anyone who would like to donate to the sale can bring their…
Verde Valley News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, November 9th at 5:00 pm to Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. 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. November’s concert features Eric Ramsey, Ryan Biter and Virgil Brown. Award winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Ramsey has been active in the Arizona music scene since the mid-70s, performing solo or as part of any number of bands. Following a career as an electrician, he has recently – thanks to the support of his wife and family – been able to…
Don’t miss this one-man show! “Sweet & Sassy Love Songs” — a solo concert created by Sedona-renowned Paolo Scardina, acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. There will be ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 4:00 pm on the Goldenstein Stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Paolo is renowned for telling stories through the art of music. His live performances are filled with love as he sings, acts, dances, and plays his piano. This show will also feature his own orchestral arrangements packed with the color of the era and tailored to each love song.…
Sedona, AZ –How many of us “grownups” know the code words and phrases that kids growing up today use when they are doing things they should not be doing and try to hide them from us? Well, now there is an opportunity to learn their secret slang and arm us with information we can use to derail our young loved ones from exposure to drugs and other unsavory influences. So, concerned moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas, join us on November 20, 7 p.m., via Zoom for a talk on new drugs that are popular in other states and coming at our AZ…
… the lighting was perfect, and I got a beautiful blue color instead of the usual greyish blue on a belted Kingfisher at Lake Pleasant in September … the same bird in flight below had more of the greyish tone to the blue … I like both of them. There are quite a few different species of the Kingfisher, but mostly we have the Belted Kingfisher in the USA. Like all other creatures that depend on fish as a substantial source of their food, they are attuned to capturing and consuming their prey without the need to use artificial lures ……
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the global theatrical premiere of “In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50” showing Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. What began as a straightforward documentary about the cult rock band King Crimson as it turned 50, mutated into an exploration of time, death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives. But with jokes. King Crimson is a band that people literally are dying to be in. “In the Court…
… what these eyes have seen would make an incredible video or movie … the photo above is Quinn, a ten-year-old Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk. Ferruginous Hawks are the largest hawks in North America and are about the size of a small eagle. They are ferocious hunters and like Harris’s Hawks (and others) cruise low over the terrain in search of prey … spot a rabbit and it is a simple drop down to get them. Just imagine cruising a few feet off the ground and spotting a rabbit, squirrel or other creature and initiating the attack … if successful…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Klimt & The Kiss”. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 12 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Sheldon Theatres. From the director of ‘Frida Kahlo’ and ‘Mary Cassatt – Painting the Modern Woman’ comes a powerful, gripping and passionate new film: “Klimt & The Kiss” “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognized and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to…