Sedona News – Unauthorized Happiness Improv is excited to announce Special Guest, Steve Wilder, to play with the troupe in a one night only show on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Wilder is Chuck Tyler’s original improv mentor from Denver, Colorado. He has performed over 200 musical improv shows with his troupe, Hit and Run, and is excited to get on stage with the Sedona-based troupe in their own special brand of wackiness. Steve may even splash some of his musical experience into their show together. The troupe is excited to have him join them for this very special edition of Unauthorized…
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… home … a week later than planned, but it happened, and it is good to be here. Two more trips for a consult and then another surgery in November and then everything should be resolved. It is good to have places like Stanford Medical Center and Hospital you can get to … Smiles! Whilst spending the week in the hospital there was lots of time to conjure up images of places I have flown and Images of incredible flights by others. Above is a shot I took while working ridge lift (orographic) on the west side of the San…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection”. The film will premiere in Sedona on Tuesday, Oct. 17 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. “Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection” is a journey into the great beauty of Baroque Rome, when the city was the center of western art and where every ambitious painter, sculptor and architect…
Sedona News – Sedona Arts Center (SAC) wraps up the 19th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival by hosting a Community Paint Out Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The event, held on the grounds of the Sedona Arts Center at 15 Art Barn Road, is free and open to the public. “This event is a fun and free activity to expand one’s knowledge and skills while enjoying Sedona’s stunning scenery,” said Julie Richard, CEO of Sedona Arts Center. “All ages and abilities are invited to channel their creativity through the time-honored tradition of painting outdoors or en plein air.” In…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Saboteur” on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Saboteur” is the fourth film in a month-long tribute to Alfred Hitchcock with a special “Hitchcock-tober” series in October. “Saboteur” features an all-star ensemble cast including Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter and Norman Lloyd. Factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) is wrongfully accused of setting a deadly fire at an airplane plant in an apparent act of sabotage. Kane believes that the fire was set by another worker (Norman Lloyd),…
By Seve Segner – Sedona, AZ — As the past president of the Sedona Lodging Council and the owner of a small hotel, people ask me, “So what’s happening with marketing Sedona?” The answer is “a lot.” In 2006, John Martinez, who was on the budget commission with me at the time and I proposed letting visitors pay for the marketing of Sedona to free up funds from the city’s general budget which had been used for years to pay for the Visitor Center operation and subsidize some “marketing” by the chamber. Out of this effort, the city increased the…
By Tommy Acosta — Sedona, AZ — Death prepares itself for yet another hefty meal of human lives. Poised with a knife and fork of bombs, missiles, and bullets, it tightens its bloody bib around its neck and prepares to feast. This time the menu consists of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians—men, women, children, and soldiers—that have died and will die in the latest Middle East conflict, which has now evolved into yet another war. This surprise attack on the people of Israel could be the prompt that will pit not just Israelis and Palestinians against each other, but the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations” on Saturday and Monday, Oct. 14 and 16 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations” — narrated by award-winning actor Matthew Modine — was written and directed by Sedona filmmaker Ron James who will host the special encore event and a Q&A discussion following both screenings. The film’s red carpet premiere was held at the Mary Fisher Theatre in March. Since its worldwide release on April 18, “Accidental Truth” hovered around the top 10 documentaries in the world…
Arizona News – Yavapai County Recorder, Michelle Burchill would like to remind voters about important information regarding the upcoming Elections that will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in the following jurisdictions: Ash Fork Unified School District Town of Chino Valley City of Prescott Sedona Unified School District To be eligible to vote, you must register by Tuesday, October 10, 2023. You may register in person at the Yavapai County Recorder’s Office 1015 Fair St., first floor lobby kiosk, Prescott, Monday – Friday from 8am – 5pm, or in our Cottonwood office, 10 S. 6th St., or online at www.servicearizona.com.…
Sedona News – The city opened new October and November appointments for Straight Talk with Karen, a program in which once a month, residents can come to City Hall and sit down with City Manager Karen Osburn to discuss any topic of their choice. The goal of this popular program is to facilitate an opportunity for residents to meet with Osburn on any question, concern, issue or general topic they would like to talk about. The format will feature an open forum, so that up to four residents can sit down together with Osburn, hear each other’s questions and have…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Vertigo” on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Vertigo” is the third film in a month-long tribute to Alfred Hitchcock with a special “Hitchcock-tober” series in October. “Vertigo” features an all-star ensemble cast including James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes and Tom Helmore. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Sound and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. Hitchcock’s haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director’s own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Joan Baez: I Am A Noise” showing Oct. 13-19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Facing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life and reveals, for the first time, personal struggles she’s kept private. “Joan Baez: I Am A Noise” is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a…
Sedona News – “Monday at the Museum” is a workshop/ demonstration held every Monday. The Museum is always looking for participants who are willing to share their knowledge of “old time” crafts and skills. For details, call at 282-7038. October 9: If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, October 09, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites all those interested to fill out nominations for the seventh Mayor’s Arts Awards, which honors individuals, organizations and businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the success of the arts in the city of Sedona. Started in 2008, the Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize those who have contributed to the development, expansion and success of the arts in Sedona. It does not address the quality or quantity of any particular individual or group’s artwork. The term “arts” refers to all aspects of the arts, including but not limited to culinary, dance, film, literary,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Flora and Son” showing Oct. 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. From the musical mind of John Carney, “Flora and…