Verde Valley News – Photographer, Judith Manocchia has been selected as the November Artist of the Month by the members of El Valle Artist Association (EVAA) for her canvas print “Lake Sunset, Maine.” Judith has been taking photographs for 28 years. Since minoring in art at Rhode Island College she had always been interested in pursuing art in some form. In 1994 she began to travel around the country and realized that there was so much beauty in nature that she wished others could see it. She began taking photographs to record her travels and to share with others. What…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” showing Nov. 25-28 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. In this eye-opening documentary, celebrated independent filmmaker Nina Menkes explores the sexual politics of cinematic shot design. Using clips from hundreds of movies we all know and love – from “Metropolis” to “Vertigo” to “Phantom Thread” – Menkes convincingly makes the argument that shot design is gendered. “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” illuminates the patriarchal narrative codes that hide within supposedly “classic” set-ups and camera angles, and demonstrates how women are frequently displayed as objects for…
Verde Valley News – Health First Foundation is launching its Better Together campaign to raise money to improve health and well-being in the five counties of northern Arizona. The campaign kicks off Nov. 29 on Giving Tuesday and runs through the end of the year. Donations to Better Together will help fuel the foundation’s grantmaking program in northern Arizona. Annual grants from Health First address the area’s top health priorities, funding initiatives that help prevent and mitigate chronic diseases, provide greater access to care and improve mental health and well-being. Health First Foundation President and CEO Sandra Kowalski said Better…
‘Twas the weeks before Christmas and panic set in/ What in the world to give family and friends?/ Don’t stress or despair, instead take heart/ Head to Rowe Gallery for the gift of art! Certain gifts will always be more memorable than others, and we’d put the gift of art at the top of that list. Finish (or start) your holiday shopping at Rowe Fine Art Gallery on Friday, December 2, during Enchanted. The show begins at 4 p.m. and will include appearances by some of the gallery’s esteemed sculptors, painters and jewelers. Enchanted continues through the month of December. When asked about…
Sedona AZ News: Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village rolls in December with holiday events celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah. It’s a place where the spirit of Christmas comes to life with traditional music, Santa Claus, and children. Tlaquepaque also honors Hanukkah with a traditional event on December 18th with the Lighting of a Menorah. Their 49th Annual Festival of Lights compliments both holidays in December, with a magnificent display of light symbolizing a rededication to love, peace, and the Divine. As customary for this venue; they incorporate beautiful decor, seasonal music, historical rituals, and children’s entertainment. There is always an…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” showing Nov. 25-30 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu brings us “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”. “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return…
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 very welcome to attend services. On Friday, November 25, 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. Shabbat offers a time out from work and worry, an opportunity to be grateful for our lives and the bounty with which we are blessed. Verses will…
… takeoffs are optional and landings are mandatory! They will happen and that is a certainty. The cormorant above is showing us perfect form in his landing. The cormorant is coming in for a landing on nearly mirror flat water in a shallow bay of Lake Pleasant and his tail feathers have just made contact with the water and he assumes a perfect position as he holds himself off waiting to settle on the water … then he will be skiing across the surface with his webbed feet until his speed drops and he settles in the water. All of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Till” showing Nov. 25-Dec. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Till” tells the heartbreaking true story of the historic lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till – for whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955 – through the eyes of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. Mamie Till-Mobley is a widowed single mother who is the head of her household, the only Black woman working for the Air Force in Chicago. Till-Mobley becomes a revolutionary by insisting that the world…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory To believe that my experience should be yours, that one experience has a monopoly on the truth, that any experience could be right, the others wrong, is delusion … and it seems, is the basis of any teaching or religion, right wings and left wings, judgement and arguments — all the wars — from the inner wars to the outer. Each one says: Who you are is not right, is not acceptable and you need to change. Every. Single. One. denies the precious and magnificent beauty that we are. What if instead, we simply love. What…
By Sean Dedalus Sedona AZ News — The results of the November 8 mayoral election in Sedona made it painfully clear that the days where media could sway voters to do so one way or the other, may be gone. The Red Rock News, which has been serving the community for more than half a century, made no bones about where they stood in their support for candidate Samaire Armstrong. Yet she lost to sitting vice-mayor Scott Jablow. Full page ads, massive editorials criticizing Jablow and the city government, failed to sway enough Sedona voters to put Armstrong over the…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ –Talk about one more bit of bad luck for the Republicans. Bad enough the terribly-timed Supreme Court decision on Roe vs Wade and now we have Trump making his announcement on the heels of the Red Fizzle that he will run for the presidency two years in the future, thereby fomenting even more division in the party. Instead of making everyone wait on their toes playing coy he goes ahead and tells his enemies he is on for the run. Two years is such a long time, plenty of time for his enemies to develop…
… a few weeks ago a friend invited me to stop by a place called the Melting Point on 89A in West Sedona where I met Austin Littenberg one of the owners and artists who create amazing blown glass art there. Do not know how many times I have driven by the place, looked at the signage and wondered what they did or sold in there … on that day I found out and it is spectacular. I visited with Austin for a while and took numerous photos of the glass art that he created. The image below is a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Unify Sedona and PFLAG special event in observation of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for our community to come together and remember those who have lost their lives to violence and injustice because of their gender identity or gender expression. Violence against transgender people is increasing. Join us and help create a more inclusive world for all. This special event will include a screening of the documentary “Transforming…
Verde Valley News – Domestic violence does not take a break for the holidays, and strained families who gather together should be aware of its warning signs and the resources available to help them. Many survivors in a situation of domestic violence try to stick it out during the holidays. “We typically see a decrease in the number of calls over the holidays. Our agency sees an increase of these calls and an increase of people coming into our shelter after the New Year,” Jessye Johnson, Executive Director of Verde Valley Sanctuary, said. The Verde Valley Sanctuary provides safety, services, and…