Verde Valley News – Camp Verde Community Library invites you to talk about Internet access and technology in your neighborhood at a virtual Digital Equity Listening Session on Wednesday, July 26 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm in the Key Lime Room. Are you interested in talking about how the accessibility and affordability of digital devices, skills, and services affects your community? The Arizona Commerce Authority and the Digital Equity Institute want to hear from you. There are several ways to participate and help shape the development of Arizona’s Digital Equity Plan. Register Here for the all-county Digital Equity Listening Session on…
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By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ — With so much negative energy and fear of AI programs in use today, I decided to interview ChatGPT, one of the best Artificial Intelligence platforms out there right now. Having used it before I have always found the AI to be respectful, fun to deal with, and effective. I’ve never noted even a hint of dark motive or arrogance; but rather, a genuine desire to help and serve us in a way to make our lives easier and better, so far. The following is an interview I conducted for Sedona.biz on the morning of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd” showing July 28-Aug. 3 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Cult icon, enigma, recluse… the life of Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd, is full of unanswered questions. Until now. Piecing together his comet-like rise to pop stardom, his creative and destructive impulses, breakdown, exit from the band and subsequent life alone, this feature length documentary is set against the social context of the explosive sixties. The film features new…
Sedona News – The city invites residents to apply for the 2023 Sedona Police Department Community Police Academy, a free program designed to experience firsthand engagement with the Sedona Police Department, have a better understanding of the department’s role within the community and foster a collaborative relationship with residents. For residents of Sedona and members of the business community, the eight-week program will be held every Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. starting on Sept. 12, 2023. Police staff are afforded direct interaction with community members to better understand what they value and gain perspective of community goals. Course…
Verde Valley News – Camp Verde Community Library will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Monday, August 21st from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Terracotta Room at the library. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call (928) 554-8391, or sign up online at redcrossblood.org by searching for your location with zip code 86322. “Hosting a blood drive coincides with Camp Verde Community Library’s core values of serving the community,” said Kathy Hellman, Library Director. “We encourage community members to donate blood and help ensure a supply of blood is ready and…
By Carl Jackson Sedona News – Over 60 Sedona residents gathered at the Sedona Elks Lodge on Airport Road on July 20, 2023 to discuss how to solve the high number of short-term rentals in this small tourist town. Short-term rentals, or STRs, are homes rented for less than 30 days. The gathering was hosted by Susan Edwards from the Arizona Neighborhood Alliance, a volunteer organization from Maricopa County working to protect Arizona’s neighborhoods. According to the Arizona Neighborhood Alliance website Arizona has over 65,000 STRs. Virtually the entire Sedona City Council was also in attendance for this neighborhood meeting…
… it seems as though this red tail hawk is contemplating the months that lie ahead as she prepares for the mating season that is just ahead … she and her mate have a lot of work ahead as they clean out and rebuild the nest for this year. Days later the two of them were bringing in new sticks to repair and finish the nest in the cliff about 150′ above the surface. Then came the laying of the eggs and the commitment to stay on the nest for the next four to five weeks until they hatch ……
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Last Rider” showing July 28-Aug. 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Last Rider” tells the heroic true story of American cyclist Greg LeMond, considered to be one of the greatest cyclists of all time, who defied the odds for one of the most triumphant comeback stories in sporting history. The first — and only — American to win the Tour de France, LeMond came back from the brink of death to beat his famed rivals in the historic and nail-biting…
Sedona, AZ — This weekend marks the 11th year anniversary of Sound Bites Grill in Sedona, one of Northern Arizona’s top musical venues and restaurants. As part of their celebration they are also offering their 11th year Lobster Fest, serving some of the finest seafood in town. A New York City nightclub ambience, a world-class selection of signed guitars by some of the top acts in the world, a state-of-the-art sound system and lighting and a Celebrity Showroom Stage that can accommodate the largest bands, Sound Bites is the perfect place to enjoy a great evening of live music, tasty…
… there is a universal manner to settle disputes which crosses the lines of all species and that is combat … food gathering is also a necessity common to all species. In the photo above we have a coopers hawk that has found captured, de-feathered and is consuming its dinner … quail … we like them too! coopers hawks primarily dine on other birds. In the photo below we have a coopers hawk in combat with a pair of crows that delight in terrorizing other creatures in the neighborhood. The coopers hawks are favorite targets, but usually the coopers hawk…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the summer encore of the Met Opera’s “Akhnaten” (from the 2019 season) on Saturday, July 29 at 1 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The Met’s critically acclaimed 2019 production of Philip Glass’s mesmerizing modern masterpiece returns to cinemas this summer, starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as the revolutionary pharaoh who attempted to radically alter his empire. Karen Kamensek conducts. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt. In her Met debut, J’Nai Bridges sings…
Verde Valley News – Camp Verde Community Library’s next free Special Concert Series is Thursday, July 27th from 5:00- 6:30 pm, featuring the band Slide Rock. Winston Norrish and Chris Malek met in 2021 after both of their families moved to Sedona, and they began playing as Slide Rock later that year. “Our catalog is the songbook of our lives” says Chris, “with music from the ‘60s through the present day, reflecting the many places we’ve lived: Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, Washington, Europe, Canada, and of course, Arizona. While many of the groups we play are familiar, for the most part we…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the Art in the Pines Artists’ Pre-Exhibition, a showcase of landscape and nature paintings by 16 artists from across Arizona. The artists were chosen from among dozens of hopefuls to participate in Art in the Pines: The 4th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival, August 24-27, 2023. A pre-event to the Plein Air Festival, the Aug. 10-20 exhibition will present up to three paintings for sale by each artist and will include an online charity auction of paintings donated by the artists. Proceeds from the auction will go to fund art prizes for YC students and Plein…
… seems like I am stuck in a groove celebrating coolness … mostly the temperature kind, but the time I spent slope/ridge soaring the ridge lines at the San Francisco Peaks was pretty cool too … so tonight we combine the two. The top photo was taken on a mid June day a few years ago … there are eight hikes on the summit of Humphreys Peak and there is still snow on the ridge lines and you can see the trail leading to the summit; below and behind the peak is the inner basin with all the rich greenery…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Afire” showing July 28-Aug. 3 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions…