Sedona News – The Sedona Police Department received $18,857.13 of federal funding through the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZ GOHS) to support the implementation of an automated traffic reporting and forms program known as Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS). This software is an electronic citation and collision program that officers will use to scan driver’s licenses and vehicle registration forms instead of handwriting the information. Because of this, it will streamline the ticket writing and reporting process for officers and office staff. Through this grant, the Sedona Police Department will also purchase essential mobile scanners, printers and vehicle mounting solutions…
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Sedona News – In celebration of the Christmas season, Michael Peach will give a reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Saturday December 17th at 3:00 p.m. in the historic Jordan Fruit Packing Shed. Encounters with the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future teach miserly Ebenezer Scrooge what it means to be human in this perennial holiday favorite. Guests will enjoy the Museum’s historic setting as Peach gives this dramatic and inspiring dramatic narrative. Peach is an award winning actor and playwright who loves history. A long-time fixture at the Museum,…
By John Kinnamon Verde Valley News – The Cottonwood Community Band, conducted by Jeff Bowell, will be performing their annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 18, at the Phillip England Center for the Performing Arts in Camp Verde. The music will begin at 3 PM and feature some traditional favorites and some not so traditional. We think there is something for everyone to enjoy and hope you will join us. The theater is located at 210 Camp Lincoln Road in Camp Verde and there is no admission charge. The opening number is a rousing version of Angels We Have Heard…
Flagstaff News – On Saturday January 21st, 2020 the 13th Annual Flagstaff BrewHaHa will take place at High Country Conference Center in downtown Flagstaff. BrewHaHa will feature the very best of local, regional, and national craft beers, hard seltzers, liquors, wines, and more! There will be live music featuring Flagstaff’s FoxyKoshka. BrewHaHa will also include a Best of the Fest Contest-The Snowman’s Choice Award for best brew judged by members of the local homebrewers club. There will also be a People’s Choice Award. In keeping with the “tasting” theme of the event there will be also be bratwurst. This event is presented in partnership with Flagstaff…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Shalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley., All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services. On Friday, December 16, 2022, a Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and live-streamed for members and their invitees. Verses from the Torah portion, Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1 – 40:23) will be chanted. This is the story of Joseph who is the favorite son of…
… my techniques for photographing wildlife is a lot different than most photographers … I am not a patient person willing to wait in a blind or other fixed place and wait for critters to come to me … I go on a hunt for them wherever they might be and once a find is made stealth is the word and the hunt is on. Threats to most wildlife comes from land and not the water … whenever possible. I do my hunting from my boat and usually am able to get very close to our targets. Birds that if…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Almond and the Seahorse” showing Dec. 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. What happens when you’re ambushed by time? An archaeologist and an architect fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love. Sarah (Rebel Wilson) is an archaeologist who loves her husband Joe (Celyn Jones) but after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) their love is trapped in the past. Toni (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is an architect and loves her partner Gwen (Trine Dyrholm) but…
Yavapai County News – The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office successfully conducted the required Logic and Accuracy testing of the Yavapai County Elections Department central tabulation equipment today. Testing was mandatory prior to starting the recount of the General Election by a court order issued Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court. After an automatic recount is ordered, the county must reprogram and test the tabulation equipment to tally only the recounted races. All ballots will be recounted using the same tabulators utilized in the previous count. If a federal, statewide, or legislative race is recounted, state law also requires county…
Sedona News – Take a wick and dip dip dip with local chandler Angie Arndt on Monday, December 19, from 11:00am – 1:00pm. Fee is $10 per person. This candle dipping activity will undoubtedly get you into the Christmas spirit! Create your own Pioneer style taper shaped candle to take home, and perhaps get acquainted with the ‘essential’ craft of candle making. When electricity was not an option in many households, this method of candle making was something everyone would do, or they had a local Chandler (candle maker) who would create the candles and deliver to the homes. Angie…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for Moody Blues: Days of Future Past & Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture in 5.1 Surround Sound on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Everyone has experienced 5.1 surround in movie theaters but hearing the MOODY BLUES: Days of Future Past mixed specifically for six speakers is simply astounding as well as resounding! If you’re a fan of Days of Future Past’s orchestral arrangement, you’ll also love the special selections of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture that…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Death is the material world’s boogey man and aging signals its approach. It’s not taken too seriously when you are your twenties unless you have illness struggles, but once you cross the threshold of the thirties the fear begins amping up. This is the sales pitch of cosmetics, plastic surgery, and most everything on the market that’s designed to make you feel good about yourself and that new wrinkle, about that inescapable guest on your calendar. Death is one of the greatest fallacies, perhaps number one. It is an unavoidable outcome of a separate self, only…
… a slower than normal trip down to Lake Pleasant today due to low lying clouds and fog much of the way down there, but incredibly beautiful when rays of light pierced the clouds and silhouettes of mountains were visible through the low clouds and fog. The lake was absolutely calm when we arrived and launched the boat and low clouds hung over much of the lake. Very few critters had decided to start the day and it took a while before we saw much of anything … we were busy shooting of all things, landscape shots such as you…
Sedona News – Kick off the holidays with “Paolo’s Holiday Jamboree” – a solo concert with Sedona-renowned Paolo Scardina, acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist, sharing fun-filled songs of the holiday season live at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be one performance only on Dec 11, at 4:00 pm, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Prepare to laugh, cry, smile and sigh as you are entertained by Paolo. He takes you on a fun-filled, sentimental, musical journey singing the best of the best holiday songs. Paolo’s vocal/piano arrangements are packed with passion and originality. What to bring…
Arizona News – The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Anna Maria Chávez as its next President and CEO. Chávez will join ACF in February 2023 following a national executive search process conducted by Carlson Beck and the ACF CEO Search Committee. Anna Maria Chávez is an executive leader, attorney, inspirational speaker, writer, and community advocate. She has dedicated her career to advocating for others, especially underserved communities. In her most recent role, she served as the inaugural Chief Impact Officer for Encantos, an EdTech and Public Benefit Corporation where she was…
Sedona AZ News: The word light invokes beautiful connotations and often represents hope, recovery, renewal, and a path out of darkness. It’s no surprise that both Christianity and the Jewish faith have holidays engulfed in lights. Honoring both, Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village ushers in its 49th Annual Festival of Lights with another majestic event on December 10, 2022 from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm. In the Jewish faith, The Festival of Lights is part of Hanukkah and represents the recovery of Jerusalem and a re-dedication of the Second Temple. History tells us of a miracle that occurred when the…