Sedona News – The National Theatre of London continues its new season with its acclaimed new production of “Much Ado About Nothing” showing in Sedona on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of sun, sea and mistaken identity. The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for…
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Sedona News – Experience the magic of a crisp winter day in an imaginary candyland carnival on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Posse Grounds Pavilion. Families and kids of all ages are invited to the city’s first-ever Winter Play Day. Attractions will include inflatables and rides, food trucks and interactive vendor displays. Youth performances will take place throughout the day at the Pavilion stage. Face painting, food and drinks will be available for purchase. Entry to Winter Play Day is free, but for children over six a $5 Unlimited Ride Pass will be…
I’ve always loved boxing. From the day my father taught me how to throw a proper jab and left hook, to my stepping in the ring with the New York State Golden Glove Champ, to my working as a news reporter for FightNews.com, to today where I still train in my garage, I am still fascinated by what many of us lovingly call, “The Gentleman’s Sport.” Sure, I respect Mixed Martial Arts, but for me, it’s all about the art of boxing. Fists only. Of course, my favorite boxer of all time is Mohamed Ali, and the cadre of boxers…
By Steve Segner Sedona AZ News — The election is over, and in Sedona, the new City Council has been seated. I’m hearing calls from some that the outgoing council overstepped their bounds because they continued to participate and vote in the council meetings remaining in their term regarding some major financial decisions which were made in that period, including; the purchase of the Cultural Park property, the purchase of 1.5 acres on Shelby Drive, continuing the buildout of a full transit system, undertaking studies to develop an evacuation plan, and analyzing the potential acquisition of the Sedona Airport. Some…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Everything is energy, is consciousness, the body included. Experiencing is the energetic patterns of perception and sensation, thought and feeling. Experiencing … energy … consciousness … awareness, there is only isness., only this that is. Well that is … if you don’t take ‘is’ too seriously. There is no body separate from mind, no mind or body separate from spirit, no experience separate from the experiencer. What happens at any level happens at all levels – body, mind, world, spirit. They are different appearances in experiencing, but not separate. What happens to me, happens to you,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “White Noise” showing Dec. 16-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The world premiere of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” received a warm reception as the opening-night film of the Venice Film Festival. The Venice gala audience gave the film a three-minute standing ovation, with big cheers for lead Adam Driver in particular. The film — adapted from Don DeLillo’s breakout novel — tells the colorful and eccentric tale of university professor and well-respected expert in Hitler studies, Jack Gladney (Adam Driver), and his…
By Katie Hamilton Sedonakind “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So says the unofficial motto of the U. S. Postal Service. “…Rain nor sleet”…no, but being short five to seven delivery people in a small community like Sedona, yes. If your mail has been delivered late..or not at all recently, that is probably the reason! The post office is short a number of delivery people. Those currently delivering our mail are all now working seven days a week, delivering mail until 10:00 at night. Some delivery people…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting their annual homemade holiday ornament activity table in the historic Fruit Packing Shed all during the month of December from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. This DIY activity is designed to engage people of every age, and especially intergenerational family groups, to make holiday ornaments and simple old-time decorations. This free activity, no museum admission required, will allow visitors to make small gifts, adornments for holiday packages or trees and wreaths, or simply spend some quality time with family or friends doing this ‘make & take’, using instructions and samples as provided,…
By David Myers Sedona News – Any user of Apple products, (iPhone, iPad, MAC) is invited to attend the December 2022 Zoom meeting of the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG, or OCA, for short). Alan Gore, expert in all things Apple, will facilitate a general question-and-answer session, including recent releases, upgrades, bugs, and fixes. There is no charge to participate. OCA will continue its monthly virtual/online meetings on the 3rd Saturday of December, Saturday, December 17, 2022, beginning at 10:00 AM at the following online address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82612573241 Meeting ID: 826 1257 3241 If you want to attend the meeting by phone, please follow this…
Sedona News – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village awarded funds to the Sedona Public Library and Project Fill the Need from their September Golf Extravaganza event. On Thursday, November 17, the Rotary Club of Sedona Village awarded the Sedona Public Library and Project Fill the Need, $2,200 per organization. The funds were raised from the Golf Extravaganza event held on Saturday, September 24, at Oakcreek Country Club. For the past 3 years, the Rotary Club of Sedona Village has held a golf fundraiser to raise funds for the Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Sedona Village. These funds…
Sedona News – Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) celebrated fifty years of environmental stewardship in Sedona and the Verde Valley with a formal reception at the Mary D. Fisher Theater on October 19th. The gathering was attended by long-time friends, KSB members and community officials who helped KSB grow over the last half-century. After a reception held in the courtyard, attendees moved into the theatre where KSB President Craig Swanson detailed the organization’s decades of accomplishments. He conveyed how the group was founded on the desire to clean up what the Arizona Republic referred to as “honky-tonk Sedona,” picking up litter…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona encore return of “Green Book” showing Dec. 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Green Book” won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, and Best Original Screenplay. The film also received two other Oscar nominations, including Best Lead Actor for Viggo Mortensen and Best Film Editing. Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali star in Participant Media and DreamWorks Pictures’ “Green Book”. In his foray into powerfully dramatic work as a feature director, Peter Farrelly helms the film…
… usually you see herons and egrets standing on shore or in just a few inches of water as they patiently wait for prey to come into proximity wherein they are in the kill zone … once in a while you will see them on open water or further off shore if that is where the food for the day is. In the shot above we have a great blue heron that was in deeper water near shore and his tactics paid off ,,, he has a fish and some nutrients to get the day going. The light was magical…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Fisherman’s Friends: One and All” showing Dec. 16-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Fisherman’s Friends: One and All” – the sequel to the 2019 hit UK comedy – charts the next installment of the Fisherman’s Friends uplifting true story. Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues” we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame. During a divisive tour of South Australia, they will trace their…
Yavapai County News – On December 4, 2022, at 5:45 pm Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported vehicle fire with a person possibly inside, on Stoneman Lake Rd, 1/4 mile east of I-17 in the Sedona area. A man driving down I-17 called 911 to say he saw smoke and flames coming from Stoneman Lake Rd, and when he went to check out the cause, he found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames and the strong smell of gas. He stated the flames were too hot to get close to see if anyone was inside, so he…