… before moving on to other subjects I want to finish the F-35C series with a look at the belly of this amazing beast! You can see the scoop open on the top of the aircraft and directly below the plane under the scoop are the vanes which direct the airflow and they show up as nearly closed … in the back of the plane the covers for the jet exhaust are open and the nozzle is pointed pretty much straight back. The doors that cover each have a jagged line in the front end of the closures which likely…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “What We Do Next” showing March 17-23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A New York City politician climbing the political ladder is forced to navigate her complicated past with a young woman recently released from prison and a corporate attorney with whom she shares an equally complicated history. When Elsa Mercado (Michelle Veintimilla) is released from prison after serving 16 years for killing her father, New York City Councilwoman Sandy James (Karen Pittman) and corporate attorney Paul Jenkins (Corey Stoll) are forced…
Arizona News – More than 28,000 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens across the country have been adopted into homes as a result of the annual Tour For Life® which kicked off its 23rd year. Coconino Humane Association is teaming up with North Shore Animal League America for Tour For Life® 2023 – the world’s largest cooperative, life-saving pet adoption event – in partnership with Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, for a weeklong celebration. From Monday, March 13 through Saturday, March 18, Coconino Humane Association will be offering $50 off all adoption fees. Adopters will also receive giveaways. Nationally, 2023’s Tour For Life…
Verde Valley News – Northern Arizona Audubon Society (NAAS) presents Birding 101, a backyard birding class and field trip. Start inside the Library’s Terracotta Room on Friday, March 31st from 1:00-3:00 pm, and then meet Saturday morning, April 1 at 7:00a under the Ramada near Moser Lane at Rezzonico Family Park for a bird walk near the river, and immediately after, a carpool trip to the Camp Verde Sewer Treatment Plant for another bird walk. Never been birding before? Ask at the front desk to check out one of the four Birdwatching Backpack Kits at the Library to try it…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb” showing March 17-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Caro (Power Broker, The Years of Lyndon Johnson) and legendary editor Robert Gottlieb, have worked and fought together for 50 years, forging one of publishing’s most iconic and productive partnerships. Caro’s The Power Broker, edited by Gottlieb continues to be a bestseller after 48 years. Now 87, Caro is working to complete the fifth and final volume of his masterwork,…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ — Don’t mess with symbols. Just ask author Dan Brown’s character Robert Landon. The worth of symbols cannot be measured. Symbols make the world-go-round. Symbols carry the weight of a thousand words and meanings. Symbols represent reality boiled down to the bone. Symbols evoke profound emotions and memories—at a very primal level of our being—often without our making rational or conscious connections. They fuel our imagination. Symbols enable us to access aspects of our existence that cannot be accessed in any other way. Symbols are used in all facets of human endeavor. One can only…
By Steve Segner Sedna, AZ News: City officials are considering the installation of a grassy area at the local dog park, which is proving to be a terrible idea. The consistent running of the dogs at the park will create an uneven surface that is unable to properly absorb water, meaning that an over-saturation of water would be required in order to make the grass look healthy, but this would only lead to mud puddles and barren patches. Furthermore, due to the hot climate of the area, the grass would be rendered dormant during the winter months and with regular…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “One Fine Morning” showing March 17-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Sandra (Léa Seydoux) is a widowed young mother raising her daughter alone, while also caring for her sick father. She’s dealing with the loss of the relationship she once had with her father, while fighting to get him the care he requires. At the same time, Sandra reconnects with Clément (Melvil Poupaud), a friend she hasn’t seen in a while and, although he’s married, their friendship soon blossoms into a passionate affair.…
By Tracey McConnell, Community Development Director Verde Valley Sanctuary Verde Valley News – Please join us for a special birthday party fundraiser and self-care expo! The Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) is kicking off its 30th year in business. In 1993, Verde Valley Sanctuary opened its doors to provide support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Today, these courageous individuals are living lives free of violence and whose lived experience helps them to shine a light on those issues and have moved from merely surviving to thriving, becoming the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. VVS’s 30th-year milestone represents more…
… what better way to start a new day than to head to the airport and be treated to a low pass by our latest and greatest military aircraft. Two F-35’s made an appearance this morning and did several low passes before heading back out and returning to their home base. To learn more about the F-35, click here. The shot above shows them coming in for a pass down runway 3 … they had their “scoops” open which are intakes for the fans used in vertical or STOL operations … check out the huge blast coming down from the…
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 continues with Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” live via simulcast on Saturday, March 18 at 9 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, March 22 at 3 p.m. Plan to come early as Russ Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years. In a sequel to his…
By Dave Myers There will not be an Oak Creek Apples meeting in March, 2023. A meeting on the third Saturday in April is planned at which Alan Gore will cover recent releases, fixes, and updates. A timely notice will be published in early April. Thank you for your interested on Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG or OCA). Attendance was light at both the January and February Zoom meetings of OCA, and the organization’s leadership is considering suspending future meetings indefinitely after April. The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) is exclusively an educational institution for the public on the use of Apple…
Enjoy great shopping at the art show, lunch, dinner, and happy hour at the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse. This event is sponsored by the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group, in West Sedona known as the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse located at 1405 West Highway 89A. Beautiful patio dining on the lower and upper-level patios with red rock views. A western theme, private dining for special events, live music, and mechanical bull riding. The entertainment hub with a separate bar area featuring large screen televisions, live entertainment, karaoke and much more along with a relaxed separate dining area. Enjoy Sedona’s premiere destination for hand…
Sedona News – Award-winning, world-renowned international countertenor Terry Barber brings his acclaimed live production “Mercury: The Life and Music of Queen’s Freddie Mercury” to Sedona and Cottonwood when he performs at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre and Old Town Center for the Arts. There will be three performances March 17-19, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival — two shows in Sedona and one in Cottonwood. “Mercury” is not as much a tribute to Queen as an exploration of the man’s life and work. When Farrokh “Freddie” Bulsara was eight years old, his parents sent him thousands of miles away…
Sedona, AZ News — For those wondering where the extremely loud jet noise came from yesterday, they were caused by two F35 fighter jets flying over Sedona Airport. Apparently, the jets came from Yuma Arizona and were practicing approaching landings on a short runway, like an aircraft carrier’s. According to Wikipedia, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strikemissions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor,…