By Amaya Gayle Gregory Here I go again … loving me some what ifs! What if there’s nothing wrong? What if you’ve never made a mistake? What if everything is as it is and couldn’t be any other way … or it would be? Can you relax into that? Can you let the hard times be hard, let the pain be pain, and simply enjoy the times that are easier? With that, can you let all those you believe harmed you off the hook, because if you haven’t made a mistake, neither did they? That doesn’t mean they didn’t hurt…
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Sedona News – Do you have artistic, literary or other creative ideas that you want to turn into a business, but you aren’t sure how to get started? Join creative consultant J’net Smith at Sedona Public Library in the Community Room on Thursday, October 19 at 6:30 p.m. for a free informative hour-long program. Turn your ideas and passion into reality! Attendees will learn the top 10 questions (AND ANSWERS) Smith uses to guide her clients as they establish a plan for developing a creative business and building a brand. J’net Smith, owner All Art Licensing, has played a leading role…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” showing Friday, Oct. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A voice that spanned genres and generations, a talent that elevated the art of the song, a heart like a wheel that continues to revolve around family, music, and the art that brings us together. Since bursting onto the music scene in 1967, Linda Ronstadt’s extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music…
The Sedona Heritage Museum presents poet and author Michael Peach in a special and spooky performance of “Haunted History” on Sunday, October 29, at 3 pm in the Apple Shed at the Museum. Spend a haunted afternoon at the Museum listening to ghostly tales, some of which took place right here in Sedona! Peach, a master storyteller, will share local history, original stories, and his own poetry all with spooky Halloween twists and turns! An award winning actor, playwright, and historian, Michael Peach is especially good at bringing history to life through the spoken word. But listener beware – he…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to continue to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2023-2024 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will officially kick off with Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walkng” live via simulcast on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 25 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. Jake Heggie’s powerful work has its highly anticipated Met premiere in a new production…
… on an early April morning on the lake we had some awesome shooting whilst the grebes on the lake were doing pretty good too … the Western Grebe above had just scored a breakfast and his day was off to a good start. The Eared Grebe below would score soon, but here he is still searching for his first one. Grebes spend their lives on the water … their legs are on the very back of the body and that makes them ill-suited to walk on the land. Another terrific day has been lived … still breathing and still…
Sedona News – Enjoy your favorite Broadway showstoppers with the acclaimed live production “Best of Broadway” by Showtune Productions on stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be two performances — Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22 — presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Celebrate the greatest hits from Broadway featuring Showtune Productions’ powerhouse vocalists and live pianist. Enjoy showstoppers from such greats as Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Chicago, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Carole King’s Beautiful, Hair, Funny Girl, Jesus Christ Superstar, CATS, Wicked, Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera and many more! Meet the…
Firing operations on Still Fire resuming along Highway 87 Heavy smoke impact, possible road closures anticipated October 12, 2023 – UPDATE – Still Fire managers plan to resume firing operations Thursday and Friday along Highway 87 following several days of preparations during scattered showers and higher humidities. Fire managers plan to use strategic firing operations to increase containment and protect values at risk. The Still Fire is located 4 miles northeast of the Highway 87 and Lake Mary Road junction on the Coconino National Forest’s Mogollon Rim Ranger District (MRRD). Once firing operations resume, local areas – including Highway 87, the Blue…
By Tommy Acosta– Sedona, AZ — Nestled in the vibrant heart of West Sedona resides a shining jewel of a hotel that is part of Best Western’s latest boutique collection — the Aiden. The Aiden by Best Western @ Sedona is part of a trendy new collection of modern, suburban boutique hotels by Best Western with cool, laid-back personalities. No two hotels are alike and with a quick wit and ready smile, Aiden embodies the eclectic spirit of the neighborhood it’s located within – a welcoming host with local Sedona flair. Sedona’s Aiden is a three-story, 66-room limited-service oasis boasting amenities…
… time has gotten away from me, so we’ll just leave this as a very short message. Have a beautiful day and one more missive tomorrow night before the weekend. Choose life … choose beauty … your choice ,,, always! Cheers, Ted The breaking day builds the spirit temple of my joy. I abandon myself! It seems to me that never before have I walked with the spirit as now, nor overcome space, time and the elements as I overcome them now.. excerpt from On a May Morning by Max Ehrmann ### The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is…
Sedona News – Maude Metcalf will bring to life a cast of five characters in the style of Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball in her one-woman comedy show “Maudeville” that will take the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. These original creations share their outrageous, light-hearted and humorous renditions of their metaphysical interpretations. Maude’s character Sheriff Bob — her most famous character to date — will return to the stage bringing comic relief on his trusted play horse Ruby. Also, the lobby will be graced with her beautiful fine art photography. “My…
Keep Sedona Beautiful will hold its next Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series event on Wednesday, October 18 at 5:00 pm. This month you will hear how local activists are contributing and having a positive influence in our communities. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. The speakers will cover the gamut from involvement in the arts, citizen services, environmental concerns, local politics and more. Each speaker will open with a brief introduction including their activities. We will discuss opportunities in our communities, staying motivated, challenges and more. Join us for a lively discussion, bring your questions, and find out how you…
… one very sleepless night in the hospital last week an idea formed in my mind with absolute clarity regarding an event involving me, two hundred thousand years and life … I am still trying to recover the thoughts as they seemed so clear and beautiful at the time … not yet back. With those thoughts in mind, I worked up these two images a little before one this morning and the bed called, and a nap was taken … these photos seem to fit in and perhaps that beautiful thought will come back to me … it is in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Still Playin’ Possum: Music and Memories of George Jones” on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Still Playin’ Possum: Music & Memories of George Jones” is an All-Star Tribute Concert featuring Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Wynonna, Sam Moore, Travis Tritt, Jamey Johnson, Lorrie Morgan, Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Joe Nichols and more. This all-star tribute honors one of the most influential, storied and beloved country music stars in history, recorded live at the…
Sedona News – A mysterious standing stone structure, buried beneath a hill in southeastern Turkey has changed history as we know it. Known as Göbekli Tepe, the stone circles date back to 10,000 BC when it was thought that human civilization was only in the hunter-gatherer stage; i.e., the “pre-pottery – pre-writing” stage of human development. The mere existence of the site and the carbon dating next to the stones beg the question: Could advanced human civilization be far older than we imagined? The Verde Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society hosts explorer-filmmaker Jennifer W. Stein on Thursday, October…