By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ – On Tuesday, August 22, the Sedona City Council will reportedly discuss a proposed potential voluntary agreement between the city and Off Highway Vehicle operators, and a draft ordinance to regulate the operation of such vehicles in Sedona. It’s Déjà vu all over again… I don’t own an OHV. I have no interest in ever driving one. I live in a gated community where someone trying to ride one through it would probably be tarred and feathered. So, I have no horse in this race. If the city wants to go ahead and limit the…
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By Amaya Gayle Gregory I once thought of the body as the body of God, the outer expression of the Infinite Invisible. Now that dream seems to be fading, morphing into something new. For the little girl who used to think she needed answers this departure would be more than a tad disconcerting. What do you call that which is fleeting sparkles of imagination, a whispering wind blowing itself, perpetual motion in motion? How can you know a flicker of potentiality that seems to pop into and out of existence without truly existing? Is there a name for that? Life,…
Sedona News – Join Baba Vusi Shibambo, a South African multi-instrumentalist and international recording artist, for a lively evening of traditional ancestral and contemporary music taking place on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona, at 7 p.m. This show will feature Shibambo’s original music based on ancient African tribal rhythms blending the age-old teachings of the elders of long-ago Africa with reflections from his Zulu homeland. His music is known to be both hypnotic and mesmerizing while preserving the traditional, vibrant rhythmic beats. Baba Shibambo grew up in South Africa during the Apartheid era. Under his mother’s…
When you read an artist’s signature on a bronze sculpture, you’re only reading half the story. Wildlife sculptor and gallery owner Ken Rowe wants to change that, starting with Metal Magic, a one-night-only event taking place on Friday, September 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. Finishing artists from two Prescott bronze workshops, Thumb Butte Bronze and The Bronze Age, will be discussing – and, when possible, demonstrating – pouring, welding, chasing and patina techniques. If you’re curious about how a clay sculpture becomes a finished bronze, you don’t want to miss this show. (Take note: The demonstrations begin promptly at 4…
… the squirrel in the photo above seems to be checking the neighborhood out for possible predators in the area before exposing himself to the unknown and he is ready to bolt in an instant if something were to go wrong. Below we have an Osprey at Lake Pleasant, perched on a tree in the water and he has a beautiful looking catch … he is hoping we will leave so he can settle in for a late morning snack. Squirrels are food for a great number of predators and typically have a life spam of just over a year…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Motorcycling the Himalayas” on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Experience the adventure of a lifetime, motorcycling the majestic Himalayas, Kathmandu to Lhasa — riding 1200 miles of rugged terrain, sleeping in the world’s highest monastery at the base of Mt. Everest. Meet Kumari, the world’s only living Goddess. Visit the Tashi Lhunpo Temple, founded by the 1st Dali Lama and the 1000 room Potala Palace in Lhasa, the highest city in the world and tomb of the 7th Dalai Lama. Take…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Director of Elections, Laurin Custis is pleased to announce the following information: On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 2119. This Resolution allows for the use of 27 vote centers for the March 19, 2024, Presidential Preference, August 6, 2024, Primary, and November 5, 2024, General Elections at the following locations: Yavapai County Administration Building, 1015 Fair Street, Prescott Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Avenue, Prescott Central Yavapai Fire Station #57, 4125 W. Outer Loop Road, Prescott Yavapai College, Community Room, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, Bldg. 19, Prescott American…
… survival can be a struggle and how much so is readily apparent in the photo above wherein the adult bald eagle is striving to establish firm control over the coot that he has in his talons … the coots wing is poking up out of the water behind and on the left of the eagle. The eagle tried several times to take off with his prize, but the coot still had enough life left to avoid his fate as dinner of the moment. The coot was grievously wounded and later the eagle came back and swooped up his hard-earned…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “It’s Complicated” on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “It’s Complicated” is the fourth film in a month-long tribute to Meryl Streep with a special “Meryl-thon” series in August featuring a different Meryl Streep film each week. “It’s Complicated” features an all-star ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell and Rita Wilson. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Comedy or Musical. Streep was also nominated for a Golden…
Sedona News – Information stations have been installed at the three Sedona Shuttle Park & Ride lots that feature trail maps, safety guidance and responsible practices, courtesy of the Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund. The stations support the USFS’s objective of providing trail users with information that encourages safe and responsible trail use. The Park & Ride lots are operated by the City of Sedona to help mitigate the traffic and parking snarls in the Back O’ Beyond, Soldiers Pass and other neighborhoods by providing recreationists a free, easy and safe way to access popular trailheads. In operation since spring break 2022, as…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host another round of their popular local history tours, on September 27-30, visiting historic sites, homesteads, and buildings along the Red Rock Loop Road. ‘Red Rock’ was what the area around the base of Cathedral Rock was known as long before anyone ever heard of the name ‘Sedona’. The tour in this area will be guided by Sedona Historical Society historians. They will share stories of early settlers, wine history, homesteading, irrigation and water rights, and so much more. Tour participants will learn about the origins of Red Rock State Park, and…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Postcards from the Edge” on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Postcards from the Edge” is the third film in a month-long tribute to Meryl Streep with a special “Meryl-thon” series in August featuring a different Meryl Streep film each week. “Postcards from the Edge” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss and Rob Reiner. Streep was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her…
… a couple of portraits tonight … above one of my favorite bobcats which spent some time visiting with me as I collected hundreds of shots of him … a shared life even if for just a few minutes … he knows where and what his place in all that is, is. For me, the wonder only grows as certainties become what they always have been … uncertainties. And the shot below is a portrait of one of the coyotes that inhabits the area too … another creature that knows his place in life … perhaps it is about the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Nothing’s For Free: The History of Freeride Mountain Biking” showing Aug. 20-24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Every sport has its Dog Town and Z Boys or Riding Giants. “Nothing’s For Free” is the real story of the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. Chronicling the blue-collar story and rise of a cult sport to a global phenomenon that put the race-driven sport of mountain biking on the map in the world of action sports and the mainstream. Outside Studios, in…
Sedona News – After an incredible celebration of its 40th anniversary during the 2022-23 concert season, Chamber Music Sedona is excited to welcome back audiences for a new season beginning November 5, 2023. From celebrating the romantic glory of Rachmaninoff, to showcasing returning favorites such as Tessa Lark and the venerable Orion String Quartet, to introducing new faces like saxophone phenomenon Steven Banks, the 41st season will dazzle audiences with five concerts, as well as winter and spring salons. The new season will launch with “Rachmaninoff: A Two-Piano Celebration” on Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. Performed…