Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Rise” showing June 9-15 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. An uplifting story of resilience set in the dance world, “Rise” tells the story of a young ballet dancer whose life is upended when she suffers a career threatening injury. Élise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not…
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Sedona News – UPDATE – May 29, 2023 – The Sedona-area Miller Fire is currently 31 percent contained at 30 acres and is experiencing minimal activity. The lightning-caused fire is located in the Secret Mountain Wilderness of the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District (GPS coordinates: 34°57’21.2″N 111°50’05.6″W). The Miller Fire is currently being managed by the Northern Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team, which assumed control of the fire at 8 p.m. Friday. The team plans to transition management of the fire back to the Coconino National Forest 7 a.m. Tuesday. A reduced closure order surrounding the fire area is…
Sedona News – Each month, the Sedona Renegades Artist Group invites a renowned guest artist to show their work in the Renegades exhibit at the Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment in Hozho Center. For June, the group is delighted to announce that Sandra Beck will fill that role. The public is cordially invited to chat with her and view her memorable paintings at the venue’s First Friday reception on June 2 from 5-7:30 PM. Her works will remain on exhibit throughout the month. The Renegades will also be supporting the Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, an award-winning nonprofit that assists…
By Tommy Acosta Mea Culpa! Mea Culpa! Mea Maxima Culpa! I screwed up. Blew it. Totally made a fool of myself. Missed the boat. I am talking about my editorial on the OHV fight, No Legal Traction on OHVs. I assumed that it was ADOT that would make a decision on whether the city could legally ban off road vehicles from our public roads like S.R. 89A and S.R. 179. Man was I off. ADOT has nothing to do with allowing or disallowing the city to do so. ADOT’s response to me when I asked them to clarify their position, was curt…
By Carl Jackson Sedona AZ News – – On May 23rd the Sedona City Council met to discuss a proposed ordinance to remove unsafe off highway vehicles from all Sedona roads. In this follow up video interview with Carl Jackson, Mayor Jablow discusses the proposed OHV ordinance, including what Sedona might look like if the ordinance passes. Will OHVs be banned on city roads? How about on SR 179 and SR 89a Aren’t OHVs street-legal in Arizona, or does the city have the legal authority to ban unsafe OHVs? And if they can’t be on public roads, how will OHVs…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to continue to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2022-2023 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season concludes with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” live via simulcast on Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, June 7 at 3 p.m. Plan to come early as Ed Ingraham will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years — a…
Arizona News – Firefighters with the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest have responded to a 1-acre wildfire approximately 16 miles west of Flagstaff and south of Garland Prairie (GPS coordinates: 35°07’10.2″N 111°57’10.4″W). The Volunteer Fire is a lightning-caused wildfire reported on May 23, burning near Volunteer Canyon in the burn footprint of the 2021 Rafael Fire. Firefighters have confined the fire and are assessing to see if it is ideal for managing to allow the fire to fulfill its natural role and consume debris across the forest floor in a safe manner. There are no structures threatened by the…
By Carson Ralston Library Specialist-Adult Programs Verde Valley News – Come to Camp Verde Community Library this summer to view our newest art exhibit, “Double Take”, from the incredibly talented husband and wife duo, Debbie and Larry Gallagher. In the view of many, art may be seen to be a solitary endeavor: the artist working alone to create their work of art, then sharing it with others. For Debbie and Larry Gallagher, creating art has recently become a more collaborative process. It all started after Debbie took a workshop from Claudia Hartley several years ago. She saw one of Larry’s…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-day-only special premiere of “After Sherman” on Tuesday, June 6 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. There will be two screenings at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Beautifully layered, the multiple award-winning new documentary “After Sherman” is a story about inheritance and the tension that defines our collective American history, especially Black history. Filmmaker Jon Sesrie Goff follows his father, a minister, in the aftermath of a mass shooting at his church in Charleston, South Carolina to understand how communities of descendants of enslaved Africans use their unique faith…
Arizona News – Fire managers on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest have determined a lightning-caused fire reported Sunday, May 21, west of Clints Well is ideal for managing and will allow the fire to fulfill its natural role and consume forest debris. The Wilbur Fire, currently 2 acres, is smoldering at a low intensity in heavy dead and down mixed conifer fuels, and is located just south of West Clear Creak Wilderness about 8.5 miles directly west of the intersection of Lake Mary Road and state Route 87 (GPS coordinates: 34°33’03.9″N 111°28’00.5″W). There are no structures…
Prescott News – From August 24-27, 2023, 16 juried professional plein air artists all hailing from Arizona will paint from Prescott’s beautiful forests, lakesides, and downtown historical and architectural beauty, as Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery and the Highlands Center for Natural History present “Art in the Pines: The 4th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival.” The artists may be found painting throughout Yavapai County, but the public is invited to observe and engage with them at no cost as they create their art at specific accessible demonstration sites. The Plein Air Festival’s pre-events will start Aug. 10 with an exhibition…
Sedona News – The closure of Fossil Creek Road, also known as Forest Road (FR) 708, has been extended until June 26 to complete roadwork necessary for safe public access. Fossil Creek Road has been closed since late February for a resurfacing project. FR 708 will reopen 8 a.m. June 26, at which point, access to Fossil Creek (permitted), FR 502 and the Childs Dispersed Camping Area will be allowed. Permits are required to visit Fossil Creek. Permits for June 26-30 and July will be available on recreation.gov beginning June 1. Following July, the standard process for reserving Fossil Creek permits will resume. While construction on FR 708 has improved road conditions,…
By Carl Jackson Sedona, AZ — News – Most Sedonans know Sandy Moriarty as the former mayor of Sedona. But did you know she was involved in the original incorporation of the city that took fifteen years to complete? In this wide-ranging video interview with Carl Jackson, you’ll learn why the city was incorporated, and hear Sandy’s unique views on important local issues, such as short-term rentals, and how Sedona has changed during her fifty-one years living here. You’ll also hear how she became a “volunteer junkie” as she calls herself, with a passion for expanding affordable housing. On the…
Sedona News – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers and area residents and businesses to plan for upcoming daytime full closures and lane restrictions on State Route 89A in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. See the map of ADOT work locations. DAYTIME FULL CLOSURES Full closures will be from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days: Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday June 22. Tuesday, June 27 and Wednesday, June 28. North- and southbound SR 89A will be closed to all traffic between the Owenby Way roundabout and the Midgley Bridge picnic area (mileposts 375-376). NORTHBOUND DETOUR: Sedona…
… it is into the weekend for me and fun days continue as I am leaving for Lake Pleasant at about 4AM which will put me on the lake by about 6A … some are arriving in Sedona for long weekends over the Memorial Day weekend and some will be arriving in style like those in this Bombardier 700 Global Express and others will be arriving in beat up old cars … the area offer plenty of enjoyment for all ends of the economic spectrum … the beauty here belongs to those who come to enjoy it. I would love to own…