Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the Sedona Historical Society to celebrate the National Day of the Cowboy with a special screening of “Stay Away, Joe” on Saturday, July 22 at 3:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. This is the Society’s annual screening of a vintage western film made in Sedona. Join us for an afternoon of Sedona classic movie history and entertainment. Promoted with the tagline “Elvis goes West…and the West goes wild”, “Stay Away, Joe” stars Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Katy Jurado and Joan Blondell. Intended to be a…
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… another great day, marred only by about ten program crashes the past couple of hours whilst I was trying to get the photos worked up that are included in tonight’s missive. Just for fun I added some pretty testy language to the mouthed complaints of the birds who are acting out tonight … also for fun, they spoke some words that earned them a mouth washing or three. The beta version of Photoshop has some serious problems and with more than ten crashes since midnight it has truly irritated me … but then, I know it is the beta…
Sedona News – The Unauthorized Happiness Improv team is back and honored to bring a night of laughter to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. For July’s show, the UH Team invites audience members to bring more random objects for the game, Object Freeze, which debuted in June’s show. The troupe would like to thank the audience for the many great, family-friendly, objects that were given in June’s show! If you attended the show, and your object didn’t get picked (because of time) we’d love to have the chance to use it this time!…
By Mark TenBroek Sedona, Arizona – At the June 28, 0223 update to City Council on the Sedona Climate Action Plan, the City Sustainability group described the programs they have developed and their calculations on how large the carbon emissions were from both City operations as well as the overall community. The efforts to benchmark how much carbon dioxide is being generated and emitted as part of all activities within the community is to be commended.
… in a sense, today was terrific because I got so much done … I was working with beautiful photographs and that is a pleasure, but the day was spent going through folders deleting photographs and that is not so much fun … more like unpleasant work! This is the second time through these folders, the first time is after the shoot and typically 85% end up in the bit bucket and on the second time about 65% of the remaining ones are being deleted and for the most part they are good enough to be published, but there are…
Sedona News – The Watters will be returning to their hometown of Sedona for a special acoustic performance at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, July 22, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Now based in Austin, Daniel and Jenna Watters began performing together in Northern Arizona in 2005 and have released nine albums since. They are currently working on their 10th studio album. The performance at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre will be an acoustic trio with Dan and Jenna singing songs that span their fifteen-year career, featuring Jenna’s amazing vocals and their beautiful harmonies. Joining them…
Sedona, AZ — Gerardo and Maria Moceri, owners of Gerardo’s Pizzeria, a family-run, Italian-inspired wood-fired pizzeria and homemade pasta restaurant located in Sedona, Arizona is announcing the creation of an apprenticeship program for culinary students. The Moceri’s opened Gerardos’ Itialin Kitchen restaurant in 2016 which has grown to be one of Sedona’s premier places to dine with a following of dedicated residents and visitors. After years of being an apprentice himself in Italy and other parts of Europe, Chef Gerardo has seen how impactful this experience can be first-hand and would like to give back the opportunity for dedicated culinary…
… a good weekend … tasks around the house, time with friends and more work on the portfolio and finding some very nice photos that I have forgotten about. Portfolio is shrinking and I deleted half a terabyte of images this past week with at least another terabyte to go. The goal is no more than 2 TB of images including duplicates and triplicates … twenty five years of digital photography plus many years of digitized film and slide photography are in there. All the components for my new computer build are here now, so going to try and get…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival announces award-winning recording artist Arvel Bird will be performing his “Celtic Indian” concert live on Saturday, July 15 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Celtic Indian is a reflection of Arvel Bird’s mixed-blood American Indian and Celtic heritages (S. Piaute/Clan Kennedy Scotland). With his violin, fiddle, Native flutes and Irish whistles, Arvel weaves a powerful tapestry of music and stories of his original compositions. Classically trained as a violinist, Arvel’s concert, compositions and performances are a confluence of styles from Celtic, bluegrass and his original Native American folk and…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with a special screening of a Western film made in Sedona, “Stay Away, Joe,” on Saturday, July 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The afternoon of Sedona movie history will begin at 3 pm with a panel discussion about the film itself, stories about Elvis Presley and his “Memphis Mafia” in Sedona, and a critique of the negative depictions of Native Americans in the film, which were panned even in contemporaneous reviews. Following the discussion, the 1968 film starring Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Kathy Jurado,…
By Roseanne Jennings Sedona, AZ — Writing a song about your home can get sentimental. Choosing the lyrics and melody that describe a place so close to your heart may get overwhelming, making you hesitant to begin writing. Still, this is one of the best ways to become among the top singers mentioned in our post “Musicians in Sedona”—like Michele Branch and Stanley Jordan—who have established themselves in the industry. After all, writing a song about something you’re familiar with can make it easier to tell a story or put Sedona in a good light for your listeners. On that note, here…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory We are well trained to hold back, to hide ourselves from the bright light of our true feelings. It takes courage to step into the light and own them, knowing the likelihood of another’s inability to do the same, and yet, with our willingness, we invite others to join us. Sometimes, all it takes is seeing another be courageous to start a landslide of love. We are not trained to tell another, I love you. We think they might take it wrong, that they will think we want an intimate relationship or that they won’t love…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present “Oklahoma! Starring Hugh Jackman” showing July 16 and 29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Celebrate 80 years of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved, award-winning musical with this special worldwide theatrical event! Oh, what a beautiful day! This July, the magic and energy of live theatre is coming to cinemas around the globe with the National Theatre’s acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”. Starring then-newcomer Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman) as Curly, alongside Maureen Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle and…
Verde Valley News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, July 13th at 5:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. July’s concert features Joe Clyne, Jo Berger, and Virgil Brown. Guitarist Joe Clyne was a big part of the Kansas City music scene for years. He plays pop, Motown, Blues, Country, and originals. He has a tremendous amount of recording experience and was the opening act for the Righteous Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Kansas, and Eric Burden and War. He recently moved to…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Two Tickets to Greece” showing July 14-20 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Two Tickets to Greece” — an irresistible French comedy about female camaraderie and new beginnings — stars Best Actress César winner Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas. Recently divorced, and watching helplessly as her only son leaves home, 40-something Blandine (Olivia Côte) is struggling to find her footing again. When her childhood former best friend Magalie (Laure Calamy), loud and fearless, suddenly resurfaces,…