Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Close to Vermeer” showing July 7-11 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. In “Close to Vermeer”, award-winning director Suzanne Raes gives us a unique insight into the realization of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. She films Rijksmuseum curators Gregor Weber and Pieter Roelofs and conservators Abbie Vandivere and Anna Krekeler in their mission to shine a new light on Johannes Vermeer. Although The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring are world-famous, we know little about the painter himself. No…
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… there are places I enjoy being and here are two of them … few places are as captivating as flying over the Colorado Plateau and here we have a three peak lineup with Kendrick being the closest, then Sitgreaves mountain and Bill Williams Mountain in the background on the left side and the clouds and lighting were fabulous … and how can you beat a round of golf at the Ocean course in Half Moon Bay? The Ritz Carlton is like a castle on the point overlooking the Pacific Ocean and beyond that off the point you can see…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the country to present the premiere of “Sound of Freedom” showing July 3-6 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Sound of Freedom” is an inspiring story based on true events that sheds light on the grim reality of child sex trafficking. It is the true story of a man who risks everything to bring a ray of light and hope to the most hidden corners of our world, seeking to save children chained in the dark. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a…
Arizona News – The Coconino National Forest resumed command of the lightning-caused 10,279-acre Wilbur Fire Thursday morning (June 22), which originated 8.5 miles west of Clints Well on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District. The Wilbur Fire is being managed with multiple strategies to meet objectives including the release of nutrients back into the soil and the reduction of hazardous fuel accumulations. Objectives also include protecting critical infrastructure, watersheds, wildlife habitat and culturally sensitive areas from future catastrophic wildfires. Managing low-intensity wildfires such as this reduces the threat of catastrophic fire by reducing the accumulation of dead wood, pinecones, and pine needles, that…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Unify Sedona to host “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” Extravaganza as the grand finale of the Gay Pride Month celebration on Friday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Costumes are encouraged, so … come dressed in your favorite “Queen of the Desert” attire and join the party! Prizes will be given for Most Outrageous Costume, Best Themed Costume and Best Headdress. A champagne reception in the courtyard will follow the film. Get your picture taken in our own “Priscilla”…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Each of us lives in a world of limitation, limits set by the capacity of our imagination. It seems that the entire thrust of life is to manifest the creative urge within while breaking through the boundaries we self-create. The is no one boundary shared by all. That should tell you something about the reality of boundaries. The boundary is different for each of us, based upon what we can allow to be possible. The very personalized real-ms of possibility are constantly morphing, expanding, or shrinking. They are never static even though it may seem that…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Blue Jean” showing June 30-July 6 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut “Blue Jean”, it’s 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core. The BAFTA-nominated film won the Venice Film Festival’s…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, Az –There is an old saying that holds especially true in this day and age that “The Devil is in the details.” On page 96 of the City council agenda packet for it’s Tuesday June 27 meeting there is a detail that warrants a bit of scrutiny for those whose lives and livelihood could be affected by the planned city ordinance to ban off road vehicles from the city’s streets. It may be something. It may be nothing. But let us take a look at this detail just for the heck of it. First what makes…
By Carl Jackson Sedona Az News – In an era of self-driving cars and artificial intelligence it’s hard to imagine that once upon a time the simple roundabout was a technological marvel. According to the Department of Transportation, the roundabout was invented in 1877 by the French architect Eugene Henard. But it wasn’t until 1966 in the United Kingdom that the modern roundabout, known as the “yield-at-entry” roundabout, became widely popular. Modern roundabouts then came to France in 1983 but didn’t make their way to America until 1990. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Arizona has about 80…
Does Sedona Have a Healthy Economy? By Mark TenBroek Sedona Arizona – We have been hearing that the local economy is heading toward a recession and that the local business situation is dire. So it is important to look back and see how the economy has performed over the past few years and how this compares with the current economic situation. This can tell us where we are likely headed and how we may be able to adjust course. It is also important to understand that we have been through a significant upset in the local, national, and international economies. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18TgC8GXcBM Sedona, AZ — Jazz master Dave Len Scott will be performing Saturday, June 23, from 5:30 p.m. onwards, at the Steakhouse89 lounge in West Sedona. Scott is known throughout the Sedona music scene as a true professional performer with years as a luminary in the world of jazz. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan, Scott spending 25 years as a freelance trumpeter and pianist, touring with Boz Scaggs and recording with artists on the Concord Jazz record label (Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack). For a time, he was lead trumpeter and featured soloist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Prisoner’s Daughter” showing June 30-July 6 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Prisoner’s Daughter” features an award-winning ensemble cast, including Brian Cox, Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Convery. Following a terminal cancer diagnosis, a prisoner is granted a compassionate release: an opportunity to spend his final few weeks under house arrest with his loved ones. Except there is very little love lost between Maxine (Kate Beckinsale) and her estranged ex-con father Max (Brian Cox). It’s only her perilous financial state which…
Sedona News – The Cathedral Rock Trailhead on the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest will be closed to the public on Tuesday (June 27) due to the City of Sedona conducting work along Back O’ Beyond Road and the necessity to close the road which accesses the trailhead. The trail itself is open for hiking, but the public will need to access Cathedral Rock Trail through alternate trailheads, such as Baldwin Trail Trailhead or Little Horse Trailhead. The city’s work consists of installing a new concrete box culvert system at the low-water crossing along Back O’ Beyond Road.
… what a great day it was and early morning found us on the quiet waters of Lake Pleasant and the shooting was as good as the dining for the creatures that inhabit the area. Above is a shot of a Great Blue Heron attempting to get a fresh kill down the hatch … it simply wasn’t going to happen though as the fish was way to big to get down his throat! I’m sure that some other creature was happy to finish off the fresh catch though and our heron found a more diminutive fish for breakfast. An egret…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona encore of “Loren & Rose” showing June 30-July 5 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Loren & Rose” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival and received some of the highest audience ratings in the festival lineup. Film star Jacqueline Bisset was honored with the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The film is returning to Sedona by popular demand. Rose is a legendary actress trying to revive her career. Loren is a promising filmmaker. Over the course of their many encounters, a deep friendship evolves as their…