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…
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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…
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…
… 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…