Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Chamber Music Sedona for a special encore of “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” in celebration of the Chamber Music Season on Friday, April 14 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The only way to change the world is to make a little noise. From the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom” and the critically acclaimed “Best of Enemies”, the new film “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” tells the…
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Sedona, AZ — In a letter dated April 4, 2023, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau notified it’s partners that it would not renew its contract with the City of Sedona for Fiscal Year 2023. According to the Chamber, the decision will permit the SCC&TB – the region’s only certified Destination Marketing and Management Organization (DMMO) – to institute best practices in tourism marketing and management to benefit Sedona’s economy, lifestyle and environment. Tourism is the Sedona area’s largest industry, generating approximately $1 billion in annual economic acitivity and 10,000 local jobs, according to research by Yavapai College. The following…
… today continued my winning streak on good days to be alive, but it brought to mind another day when I was flying over the plateau NE of Flagstaff and came back towards the city and decided to spend some time shooting the area that NASA converted into a lunar landing area that mimicked what the astronauts would be experiencing when they actually landed on the moon. More information here … and the part that Lowell Observatory played in this. This all occurred back in the 1960’s and is still very visible today. Whilst circling about 5,000′ above the area in a 60+ degree bank,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Women Talking” showing April 14-20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Women Talking” was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sarah Polley. The women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together to figure out how they might move forward together to build a better world for themselves and their children. Stay and fight or leave. They…
On Friday, April 14th, from 3-5 pm, the Pumphouse Poetry and Prose Project will host a show in honor of National Poetry Month. The show will feature local authors and classic legends. There will be music, comedy, drama, and rhyme. The show will feature Terra Shelman performing a scene from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing Queen Titania, Queen of the faeries with Steve Jenness performing as Oberon. Terra will also be reading a poem by former United States poet laureate Joy Harjo accompanied by Cheryl Good on Native American styled flute. Cheryl Good is one of the infamous…
Verde Valley News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, April 13th at 5:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. April’s concert features Ed Amash, Ferrilyn Sourdiffe, and Greg Gould. Based in Houston, Texas and Sedona, Ed Amash started writing songs for fun after his kids went away to college and it’s turned it into a songwriting obsession. He’s won a few awards for his songwriting, including Songwriter of the Year by the Houston Songwriters Association. Ed is also the President…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will feature a chair caning demonstration on April 17, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Dale Compton will demonstrate the steps for hand caning a traditional chair seat, a hobby that requires time and patience, but very few tools. Dale has been hand caning chairs as a hobby for eighteen years and has caned nearly 70 chairs. He obtains the chairs from flea markets, garage sales and friends, often as derelicts in poor condition. He then repairs, rebuilds and refinishes the chairs prior to caning so that the final product is both attractive and…
Keep Sedona Beautiful will hold its next Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series event on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:00 pm. This month’s speaker is Tom O’Halleran, former US Representative from Arizona’s 1st Congressional district and Past President of KSB. He will be speaking about “How Congress Does and Doesn’t Work – Misperceptions and Changes Needed”. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. In this presentation former Representative O’Halleran will discuss how Congress operates and will provide an insider’s view on what does and doesn’t work. As a strong activist for our environmental resources, he will also share his perspective on the greatest…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival announces award-winning recording artist Diane Rose Kelly will be performing Rockin’ Chakras concert Thursday, April 13 at 7:15 p.m. at The Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona. The concert and birthday celebration are being produced in association with The Sedona International Film Festival, True Valor Creative and Espada PR. “This concert will celebrate love and life through music, video, and the gathering of many heart friends.” Said the singer songwriter. As a teacher at Sedona Red Rock High School, I am honored to be a part of the Sedona Community striving to…
… my day got off to a fantastic start today … I woke up … not only that, but I was breathing and could see the beautiful day unfolding before my eyes. Katie got her brushing and after my exercises, I jump started the day with a triple shot of espresso … love that stuff. One of the fun things when I was doing my aerial photography was to lineup different features and in some cases do it to display the history of the San Francisco Volcanic Field. Frequently they would involve Bill Williams Mountain, Sitgreaves Mountain, Kendrick Peak and…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Knights of Columbus for a special premiere of “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” on Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 and 13 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Mother Teresa of Calcutta is one of the most widely revered saints in the world, and one of the greatest spiritual giants of the 20th century. She is a powerful witness of authentic Christian charity and a guidepost for all who seek hope in our turbulent times. “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” is a unique film that…
Sedona, AZ — Back by popular demand the Sedona Historical Society’s 3rd Annual Cemetery Walk – “Voices from the Grave-Spring Spirits Rising” returns on April 21st and 22nd with all new spirits and stories. Both days offer a choice of two show times at 3:30 p.m and 5 p.m. with the shows performed in Sedona’s oldest cemetery, the 1893 Schuerman Red Rock Cemetery located on Upper Red Rock Loop Road. The Sedona Historical Society limits tickets for sale as to give the attendees a more intimate experience with the souls who rise for only two days to share their personal stories.…
… going through the portfolio today as friends were over selecting images to have printed and hang in their home … and too, for the presentation to the Padre Trails Camera Club next month … and after that, resumed faceting a large Morganite I am cutting for a pendant … a fun day and more images that I have not seen for a long time although the subject matter consists of frequently used birds and airscapes. The shot above was taken whilst ridge soaring the San Francisco Peaks on a fine winter day. On the far right you can see…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the one-night-only world premiere of “Little Richard: I Am Everything” on Tuesday, April 11 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Director Lisa Cortés’ Sundance opening night documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon’s…
Sedona News – To celebrate the successful conclusion of its 40th concert season, Chamber Music Sedona is excited to present a special 40th Anniversary Gala, with different events leading up to the “Epic Octets” concert on Sunday, April 16 at 3 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. These events will include a Spring Salon held in a private home on Thursday, April 13, a screening of a music documentary film called Music of Strangers on April 14 (in partnership with the Sedona International Film Festival), and a rehearsal for a local school’s string orchestra, which will be free and open to the public.…