Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Koko: A Red Dog Story” showing June 24-29 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. An ordinary dog uses its good fortune and ability to connect with people to catapult to fame. This heartwarming film explores the life of one of Australia’s most famous canines: Koko, the Red Dog. From his years winning dog shows to starring in the award-winning film “Red Dog”, and becoming a major celebrity, go behind-the-scenes of how Koko became a star and captivated the hearts of dog lovers all over…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Persian Lessons” showing June 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Set in occupied France in 1942, “Persian Lessons” follows Gilles (Nahuel Peìrez Biscayart), a Belgian Jew, who narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he’s Persian, not Jewish. While the lie temporarily saves him, Gilles is then assigned the extraordinary task of teaching Farsi, a language he doesn’t know, to Koch (Lars Eidinger), the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen who dreams of opening a…
Sedona News – The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) will host “Engaging Today’s Youth in Democracy” with Elijah Watson, Youth Coordinator, and Brandy Reese, Media Coordinator, Civic Engagement Beyond Voting (CEBY), and Laura W. Brill, Founder and CEO of the Civics Center, on Friday, June 16 at 9:30 am at the Sedona Community Center, 2615 Melody Lane in West Sedona and on zoom. Elijah Watson is a public education advocate working across Arizona for equitable solutions in the legislature, school districts, boards and commissions. A Youth Coordinator with Civic Engagement Beyond Voting – Youth, Watson is also the Legislative Affairs Director for Keep Arizona Blue Student…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — Mike Pence has sealed his fate. He touched the third rail of politics, electrocuting himself with his call to ban abortions nationwide. How could he be so dumb not to realize that with that campaign promise, he made the political mistake of his life? He has become un-electable. I mean, didn’t the anti-abortion Republican honchos get the message when they failed to make the political gains they thought they would make last general election? This issue is pregnant with pitfalls for every Republican candidate. Thou shalt not mess with woman’s rights. It’s her body,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Munch” showing June 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Munch” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival as one of the closing night films and received rave reviews. The film is returning to Sedona by popular demand. Henrik M. Dahlsbakken’s Munch brings to the big screen the life story of one of the world’s most significant modern painters, Edvard Munch. Misunderstood by his peers, rejected by the art establishment, wracked with grief over the loss of his younger sister and tortured…
By Robert Albrecht-Former Board Member Sedona News – The Humane Society of Sedona is in the middle of an exciting fund-raising opportunity that will match your donations dollar for dollar up to $15,000 until June 30,2023. This will help us continue our mission and goals of providing a safe and healthy environment for our animals until they can find their new, forever homes. Why is this so important? Let me give a quick “behind the scenes” report about several of our activities and what they include. “Since 1966, the Humane Society of Sedona has improved the lives of over 31,000…
Sedona News – Join composer and Village resident John Wichert for a screening of his new film “On The Shores of Pangea – A Sedona Suite” in the Javelina Room of the Village Library on Tuesday, June 13 at noon. The Village Library is located at the Big Park School campus. Wichert’s film is a collection of 19 original instrumental compositions organized into five chapters—each musically describes Sedona’s geology, flora and fauna, people, outdoor recreation, and adventures of the mind and spirit. Wichert, a retired obstetrician/gynecologist and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michigan State University, who will be…
Sedona, AZ — Join us at 7 PM, June 19th, at the Zoom link below, “SAVE OUR KIDS”, to hear Sheriff Jim Driscoll, Coconino County Sheriff, talk about what is happening with our kids at our border. Specifically, how are cartels soliciting our kids to run drugs up Interstate 17 for distribution throughout the U.S? How are the cartels reaching our kids to hire them? What is the going rate for our kids, in U.S. dollars, to traffic drugs? How is the Biden Administration actually facilitating our kids being drug runners !? Patriots, do you think this does not concern you? We are ALL universal parents; this younger generation is why we are political; we refuse to leave our…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Unify Sedona to host a special encore of “Disobedience” in observation of Pride Month on Friday, June 23 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Disobedience” follows New York photographer Ronit Krushka as she returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a female childhood friend, Esti. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore boundaries of faith and sexuality. Based on Naomi Alderman’s book, the film stars Rachel Weisz,…
Arizona News – Crews continue to manage the Wilbur Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire located 8.5 miles west of Clints Well, Ariz., that is currently at 474 acres. Highlights: An emergency area closure has gone into effect as of Thursday, June 8. Forest visitors who plan to recreate on National Forest System lands near Clints Well on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District (MRRD) of the Coconino National Forest should be aware of the closure and seek other recreational opportunities outside of the closure area. Operations: Yesterday firefighters were able to complete hazard tree felling operations along State Routes (SR) 87 and 260 in coordination with…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present “Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023” showing June 22 and 24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The Grateful Dead return to cinemas worldwide for the 2023 Meet-Up At The Movies. This year’s event is the Dead’s first ever concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 22, 1991. Featuring the Dead’s Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and with Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick on keys, this year’s event will also feature bonus content including the Good…
Sedona News – Phoenix authors Janelle Molony and Jodi Decker will present their book, Poems from the Asylum, at Sedona Public Library, on Saturday, June 24 at 1 p.m. in the Si Birch Community Room. You’ll be fascinated by the true story of the authors’ ancestor, Martha Nasch, the woman who didn’t eat, drink, or sleep for seven years while held against her will in a Midwest asylum in the 1920’s. These historians, a mother/daughter duo, will speak on the constructs and sexism that landed women like Martha Nasch in asylums. They’ll share how Martha overcame outrageous odds and lived…
… a large cup of pure Kona Coffee, a Canon R5 with a 100/500 lens and a 1.4 extender giving me a reach of 700mm and a wood plank to rest the camera on when not shooting and at about 6:45AM it was time to take the tram up to nest level about 150′ above the ground … a stop and then checking the nest out which is in a niche in the cliff about two football fields away. The top photo is of my camera resting on the plank pointed at the nest … I drew a red circle…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical premiere of “The Thief Collector” showing June 17-21 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “The Thief Collector” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival where it played to rave audience reviews. It has won numerous awards at festivals around the world. “The Thief Collector” is a captivating crime documentary about the heist one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century — Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” — which was brazenly cut from its frame in 1985 while hanging at the University of Arizona…
Arizona News – Crews continue to manage the Wilbur Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire located 8.5 miles west of Clints Well, Ariz., that is currently at 472 acres. Highlights: Minimal growth occurred over the Wilbur Fire allowing crews to begin hazard tree felling operations along State Route (SR) 260 as a coordinated effort with the Arizona Department of Transportation. As crews work to complete prep along the highway, traffic delays can be expected through Thursday. In addition to the traffic delays, a forest closure order is anticipated to go in effect on Thursday June 8, 2023. Operations: Yesterday firefighters patrolled, monitored and secured…