Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Wild Life” showing June 2-8 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, “Wild Life” follows conservationist Kris Tompkins on an epic, decades-spanning love story as wild as the landscapes she dedicated her life to protecting. After falling in love in midlife, Kris and the outdoorsman and entrepreneur Doug Tompkins left behind the world of the massively successful outdoor brands they’d helped pioneer — Patagonia, The North Face and Esprit — and turned their attention to a…
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… in the image above, a Cliff Swallow is exiting his nest which was about 25 feet above me under an overhang in the cliff; the opening to the nest is very small so they enter and exit with their wings tucked … kinda like a torpedo. Below is a shot of one of the adult Red Tail Hawks exiting the nest in search for more food for the kids and the three of them are lined up on the edge of the nest wishing her good skill in getting them another quick meal … maybe five or six weeks…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Eight Mountains” showing June 2-8 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, “The Eight Mountains” — winner of the Jury Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival — is a landmark cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental, as deep as it is expansive. Adapting the award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch (The Broken Circle Breakdown) portray through observant detail and stunning landscape photography…
By Carson Ralston Library Specialist-Adult Programs Verde Valley News – Camp Verde artist Mary Rush will be conducting a Plein air workshop on June 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 am at Rezzonico Family Star Park. Learn how to see and put that vision down on canvas. Get out in nature and create! Beginners are welcome. Space is limited to six participants. Investment in your well-being and creativity is $25 per person, which includes all supplies and materials. Participants must register and pay the registration fee at WildfeatherFineArt.com We’ll paint using oil paints with no solvents. You’ll leave with a completed masterpiece! Rezzonico Family…
Sedona, AZ — A consortium of five city, county, state and federal agencies has begun a major effort to reduce off-highway vehicle damage and disturbance in the Sedona area. This effort is the initial focus of a larger endeavor called the Greater Sedona Recreation Collaborative (GSRC) whose members include the City of Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Coconino National Forest-Red Rock Ranger District. The collaborative was formed last year to pursue potential solutions for a range of local outdoor recreation issues. To date, the group has identified five issues of…
— By Carl Jackson Sedona Az News – On May 23, 2023, the Sedona City Council met to discuss a proposed ordinance that would ban unsafe off highway vehicles from Sedona public roads. By ‘unsafe’ they mean any off-highway vehicle not subject to federal motor vehicle safety standards or those the manufacturer states in its user manual or title certificate are not safe for use on public roads. The ordinance would primarily impact all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility terrain vehicles (UTV) driving to motorized recreation trails via SR179 and 89a and along city roads leading to trailheads. Jeeps and 4×4…
Sedona News – In an effort to solicit a range of community perspectives around the topic of tourism in Sedona, the city of Sedona seeks applicants for a new Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). This voluntary body, vetted and chosen by city council, will consist of 11-people appointed to advise the city council and staff on decisions related to tourism strategic planning, branding and marketing, visitor management programs, regional tourism efforts and any other tourism related matters assigned to it by the city council. Through the development of an in-house city tourism program and the work of the TAB, city council…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ – The Sedona City Council at its May 23, 2023 meeting took no action on a proposed ordinance that would ban all off-road vehicles from being driven on state-owned public roads or streets owned by the city. The ordinance, spearheaded by Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow on the premise that such vehicles pose a risk to the health, safety and welfare of the community, would impose heavy fines to anyone driving the ATVs or OHVs on city streets, including S.R. 179 and S.R. 89A. ATV rental companies have admitted that such vehicles are not intended or…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical premiere of “Stay Awake” showing June 2-8 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Stay Awake” premiered at the recent Sedona International Film Festival where it played to rave audience reviews and high audience choice ratings. Brothers Ethan (17) and Derek (19) try their best to navigate the pressures of teenage life while tending to their mother’s debilitating prescription drug addiction. Based on the filmmaker’s adolescence in small-town America, “Stay Awake” is a personal exploration of the roller coaster ride that families go on while trying…
Sedona News – UPDATE – May 24, 2023 – The Miller Fire, located in the Secret Mountain Wilderness of the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District (RRRD) (GPS coordinates: 34°57’21.2″N 111°50’05.6″W), is now at roughly 19 acres. It is creeping and smoldering upslope and to the southwest toward the south side of Secret Canyon and Maroon Mountain at a low rate of spread. Crews assigned to the fire include one Hotshot crew, two engines and two helicopters. Resources successfully established a control line on the eastern side of the fire in Secret Canyon Tuesday, helping to stop the fire…
… I spent a couple of hours early this morning (yesterday) and like last week I was in the open gondola about 150′ above ground. The nest is about 400 to 500 feet to the NNW down the cliff face from me and the perch rock is about 150 feet from me in the opposite direction. I’ll send a couple of photos tomorrow to give you context for where I am … I was shooting with a Canon R5 and the 100-500mm lens with the 1.4 extender on it giving me a 700mm lens. The first shot above is one…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “It Ain’t Over” showing June 2-8 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. An intimate and revealing portrait of a largely misunderstood American icon, this emotional and engaging documentary about Yogi Berra takes us beyond the caricatures and “Yogisms,” and into the heart of a sports legend whose unparalleled accomplishments on the baseball diamond were often overshadowed by his off-the-field persona. Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra is one of baseball’s all-time greatest superstars. He amassed 10 World Series rings, three American League MVP awards and…
By Carson Ralston Library Specialist-Adult Programs Verde Valley News – Join us on Wednesday, May 31st from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for a special performance by Eliza Lynn & Friends. Sometimes you just need to start again… Eliza Lynn grew up singing, writing songs on the way to pre-school. In college, she looked for low, bluesy songs to sing before realizing that she could write them herself. She produced her first album, Frisky or Fair, in Asheville, NC and put a band together with Mike Alexander playing the bass. For years, Mike had toured with bands…
Sedona News – On Thursday, April 27, the Sedona Historical Society and Sedona Heritage Museum honored the organization’s volunteers at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Party. Volunteers contributed about 10,000 hours to SHS in 2022 – the equivalent of 5 full time staff members! Almost every aspect of the SHS operation is made possible by the efforts of dedicated volunteers – they greet visitors at the front desk, help people with their shopping in our gift shop, organize and run events, develop educational programs, and so much more. Among those honored were volunteers who have completed milestone anniversaries of 1, 5,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-day-only special premiere of “Anxious Nation” on Tuesday, May 30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. There will be two screenings at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. The special debut of “Anxious Nation” is in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month and will feature a Zoom Q&A with co-director and New York Times best-selling author Laura Morton and her daughter, Sevey Morton, after both screenings. Sevey who suffers from severe anxiety is Laura’s inspiration for making the film. She wanted to create a film that would help parents and…