Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Between Two Worlds” showing Aug. 18-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Famed author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) goes undercover to investigate the exploitation of the working class in Northern France. She eventually lands a job as a cleaner on the cross-channel ferry and develops close connections with the other cleaning women, many of whom have extremely limited resources and income opportunities. As she learns more about the plight of these workers, Marianne struggles with her deception towards them and…
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… a look back on a beautiful Spring morning on the Colorado Plateau at 8272 feet MSL, located just west of SR 89A a mile or so above the switchbacks and looking NNE. The lakes in the meadows in the foreground are from snowmelt … normally this entire area is a dry meadow. Above this you can just make out Rogers Lake and slightly above that and a little to the right is A-1 Crater looming up in front of the San Francisco Peaks which dominate the skyline. Earth’s surface directly below me is about 6800 feet MSL. The peaks…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the summer encore of the Met Opera’s “Eugene Onegin” (from the 2007 season) on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. In this unforgettable Met performance from 2007, beloved American soprano Renée Fleming and late Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky come together in this poetic drama of unrequited love. Valery Gergiev conducts. “Eugene Onegin” from the Metropolitan Opera will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, or $13 for Film Festival members. Tickets are…
… things happen … some bad and some good … sorrow and joy … farewells and hellos … loss and gain and over none of these things do we have a say or control over. A year ago, this past weekend I lost One do to some very rare circumstances and two days later I welcomed Katie into our home. That is a photo of One above, taken a few weeks before she left … she was with us for almost ten years and below is a photo of Katie, shortly after she was welcomed into our home. She has…
Sedona News – Award-winning, world-renowned international countertenor Terry Barber brings his acclaimed live production “The Best of Broadway: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” to Sedona when he performs at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be two performances — Friday, Aug. 18 and Saturday, Aug. 19 — presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Spend a memorable evening with one of the world’s most beloved musical-theater composers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, interpreted by internationally acclaimed countertenor Terry Barber. Barber breathes new life into hits from ten of Lloyd Webber’s most beloved shows, reacquainting you with characters from “CATS”, “Jesus…
UPDATE – August 9, 2023 – Two lightning-caused wildfires located on the Coconino National Forest are showing increased containment following two days of suppression efforts. The Luke Fire is 100% contained at nine acres and the Scott Fire is 10% contained at 164 acres. There has been no new growth on either fire since suppression efforts began. Smoke may remain visible over the next few days while fire consumes unburned pockets of fuel located within the fire’s perimeter. Fire personnel will continue to monitor fire lines as necessary while working toward 100% containment. Monsoon activity is predicted to return and…
Verde Valley News – Camp Verde Community Library’s next free Special Concert Series is Thursday, August 24th from 5:00- 6:30 pm, featuring Mark Bishop Evans. Mark Bishop Evans grew up in Southern California where his major musical influences were Gordon Lightfoot, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and pretty much any folk, folk rock, or beach music. He has a way with words and melodies, bringing them together in pleasant and poignant combinations. His music is an intriguing blend of Folk, folk rock, and ballads, lyrically rich in emotional content and melodically comfortable like a favorite jacket. After spending 30…
By Steve Segner — I have a vision: to establish a new museum in the “Heart of Sedona” at the historic Ranger Station “house” and barn on Brewer Road. My goal is to seamlessly integrate this museum into the context of Ranger Station Park, harmoniously blending it with interpretive panels and artwork spread across the park’s 3.4 acres. This endeavor aligns perfectly with the objectives outlined in the Ranger Station Park Master Plan, aiming to create a community gathering space that pays tribute to history, fosters a sense of community, encourages interactions, incorporates art, and establishes a sustainable sense of place.…
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, Aug. 15. By no fault of their own, the show takes place on National “I Love Cowboys & Cowgirls Day”. The improv troupe is unclear who designated this so-called holiday. But being that it was written on the internet, it must therefore be true. So, let the yee-haws and the howdy-dos begin! The UH Team refuses to let this holiday go to waste. Accordingly, the comedy troupe is inviting audience members to bring western…
… a day of adding and registering apps … customizing the apps for my style and use and more to go … there are many older programs it is a delight to have off of my drives … also a delight to be able to work on images on my own computer again. The photo above was taken in a very small and shallow cove in Lake Pleasant earlier this year and shows a pair of Cliff Swallows that are very busy feeding the kids … one is exiting the nest while the other is about to enter the nest…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Death Becomes Her” on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Death Becomes Her” is the second 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. Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in “Death Becomes Her”. The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment,…
… the changeover has been made … my friend has my older supercomputer and the new one became operational on Saturday, but not without a few hiccups and a lot of work left to do. I have most of my apps reinstalled on this computer, but several important ones to go … the color calibration software among the most important of them. The photos tonight are from a previous email since I do not trust what is presented to me on an uncalibrated monitor … that will happen later today. The photo above is one of my favorites from the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the encore of “Coraline” showing Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 14 and 15 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. From Henry Selick (“The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “James and the Giant Peach”) and based on the novella of the same name by author Neil Gaiman, “Coraline” is a wondrous, thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to…
By Craig Swanson President, Keep Sedona Beautiful Sedona News – When you notice how clean the streets and roads in the greater Sedona area are, know that this is the result of the hard work of scores of volunteers. Unfortunately, people everywhere litter, either deliberately or accidentally. Fortunately, in places like Sedona, volunteers give their time to pick it up. The volunteers of Keep Sedona Beautiful have been keeping our streets and roads clean for over 50 years. We currently have 50 miles assigned to us by the Arizona Department of Transportation, Yavapai County and the City of Sedona. (It’s…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the summer encore of the Met Opera’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” (from the 2014 season) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In this 2014 Met production of Rossini’s madcap comedy, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, and baritone Christopher Maltman join forces for a delightful performance of hilarious hijinks and vocal virtuosity. Michele Mariotti conducts. “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” from the Metropolitan Opera will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $15…