Sedona News – The city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department will host the fourth annual WagFest & Fair on Sept. 16, 2023 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Posse Ground Pavilion at Posse Grounds Park. This free community event is sponsored by The Golden Bone and features a variety of dog-focused fun and games, including a costume contest, talent show and doggy musical chairs! There will also be a free raffle, gift bags for the first 100 attendees, special treats, canine art exhibits, education and more. “It’s gonna be a dog-gone good time once again, with some brand new…
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By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ —My mother died two years ago today. We all knew her as Mamasita, and she loved Sedona so. We have all experienced the death of a loved one, and always, the question arises, why? It’s so final. One minute they are here, and the next they are gone. What is the meaning of this life anyway if it inevitably ends in death? Maybe things have to die for new things to be born. Otherwise, the world would choke with no room for the new if the old don’t go. Death eats life like we do…
… the photo of the three young egrets above was taken just a week or so before they fledged and began seeking their own food and finding their own shelter. By now they are flying daily and displaying the elegance of flight that amazes those who are fortunate enough to witness it as seen in the image below the nestlings. I took the photo below when a group of 304CZ owners got together at Jean, Nevada over a long weekend. The photo is of a friend flying his 304CZ with the winglets in 15-meter configuration. We were flying the ridgeline…
Sedona News – The Unauthorized Happiness Improv team is honored to bring this month’s night of unauthorized laughter to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 is National Video Games Day! The Unauthorized Happiness Improv team is honored to bring their monthly show of unauthorized laughter! To celebrate this silly holiday, the troupe will feature a twist to one of their beloved games, “Stunt Double”, and will bring a video-game-theme to life using audience suggestions. Congratulations to Dan Bowden, Suggestion of the Night Winner from the August show, for shouting “everlasting gobstopper” during…
Arizona News – Free firewood is available on a new area of the Coconino National Forest’s Flagstaff Ranger District for valid permit holders. The free use area is located roughly 1.5 miles down Little Elden Springs Road (Forest Road 556). Directions are included in the attached map. Collection areas are clearly marked. Free use permits are needed to collect wood and can be obtained by calling or visiting the Coconino National Forest’s Flagstaff Ranger Station located at 5057 N. Highway 89 during business hours. The Flagstaff Ranger Station is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays. Due to limited…
Sedona, AZ — Friday Sept 22nd from 6-9 p.m. is the opening night party for “Jazz It up Sedona” celebration for the Sedona Winefest. The event will benefit the Verde Valley Wine Consortium which is a Wine producer’s trade organization that promotes, enhances and connects every part of the wine community in the Verde Valley. You will enjoy wine tasting from four Arizona produced Wineries, Dinner and Live music by The Art of Sax with Will Donato and Eddie Reddick. Doors open at 6 p.m., with complimentary wine tasting from 3 Arizona Wineries from 6-8 p.m. There will be a gourmet…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Deconstructing The Beatles: Rubber Soul” on Monday, Sept.11 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. This popular 9-show series — featuring composer/producer and The Beatles historian Scott Freiman — is returning to Sedona in September in preparation for Freiman coming in person in early October to present three brand new Deconstructing The Beatles programs LIVE at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In October 1965, The Beatles were faced with an impossible task—produce a new album of original music for a Christmas release. Within one month, The Beatles…
Sedona, AZ — Sedona, AZ’s premier music festival and experience, Vort I Fest, returned for its 4th year, taking place on Saturday, September 2 during a Labor Day Weekend. Unfortunately, rain reigned and the bands could not play but the spirit to move on and still feel the love was not dampened. Below are some photos and video of the celebrants before the clouds opened and cried. All photos and videos were taken by Allen Elfman. https://youtube.com/shorts/J765f9Gll2c
… more time going through old soaring photos today, and I thought I would put out a series that covered a portion of a cross country flight in AZ2, so here we go. The top photo is an image from last night with me beginning a takeoff from Pleasant Valley Airport in Peoria, Turf Soaring operated out of there. The photo below is when both the tow plane and I were off the ground and heading for a 2 to 3,000 ft tow. The shot below that is from the cockpit and we are heading out towards Lake Pleasant ……
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Dreamin’ Wild” showing Sept. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Dreamin’ Wild” — the true story of love and redemption — is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album’s rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, it also brings long-buried emotions as Donnie, his wife Nancy,…
Verde Valley News – Ben Roti Ceramics proudly presents the return of the highly anticipated second annual Verde Valley Pottery Festival. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, this gathering of Arizona-connected potters is dedicated to enriching the appreciation of contemporary studio pottery. The FREE festival will feature demonstrations, public lectures, and artist displays. Building on 2022’s success, this exciting event is moving to a larger location on the beautiful grounds of the D.A.Ranch Estate Vineyards. “Our family is thrilled to host the upcoming Verde Valley Pottery Festival. We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate, and look forward to welcoming…
By Tracey McConnell, Community Development Director Verde Valley Sanctuary Verde Valley News – In 1993, Verde Valley Sanctuary opened its doors to provide support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Today, those individuals are living lives free of violence and whose lived experience helps them to shine a light on overcoming these issues. These courageous people have moved from merely surviving to thriving, becoming the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. Verde Valley Sanctuary’s 30th-year milestone represents more than a quarter century of supporting individuals and children, collaborating with professionals, and engaging the community in our mission to provide…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “A Compassionate Spy” showing Sept. 8-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “A Compassionate Spy” is the story of a brilliant nuclear physicist, a passionate leftist, and the explosive secret they kept over a remarkable 52-year marriage. Recruited in 1944 as an 18-year-old Harvard undergraduate to be the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, Hall didn’t share his colleagues’ elation after the successful detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb. Increasingly concerned during 1944 — with Germany clearly losing the war — that a…
… … from the time I was a kid living under the pattern to World Chaberlain Airport (now known as Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport … MSP) I have wanted to fly, but my parents were not as enthused as me and life kinda took care of the rest for many years as we pursued careers and raised a family. Finally, in September of 1996, things came together, and I found myself taking lessons flying gliders … wowzah! That opened my world to the joy of silent flight as I spent about 1800 hours in the cockpit of my own…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback” showing Sept. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. One king of rock ‘n’ roll. One rebel director. Music’s greatest second chance. In this galvanizing documentary, highly regarded TV director, Steve Binder, finally reveals his remarkable story: How he teamed with Elvis Presley to defy Elvis’ notorious manager, Col. Tom Parker, and create one of the most memorable moments in TV and pop-culture history: the ’68 “Comeback Special” which reinvented and restored Elvis’ popularity and…