Verde Valley News – The Verde Valley Pottery Festival will be kicking-off its inaugural event this weekend. Ten ceramic artists from across Arizona will be sharing their work and expertise on Saturday, November 19, from 10 am-5 pm and Sunday, November 20, from 10 am to 3 pm at Ben Roti Ceramics in Camp Verde. This free festival will include artist demonstrations as well as children’s clay activities sponsored by Laguna Clay, Mission Clay Products, and Cambium Wealth and Legacy Strategies. The educational children’s programs will be led by potters who are excited to encourage the next generation of artists.…
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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, November 18, 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 Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1 – 25:18) tells of the burial of Sarah. Abraham wishes for his son Isaac to marry, and sends…
Sedona AZ News — Sedona City Council Vice-Mayor Scott Jablow has won the November 8 mayoral election. The following is his statement to the community. Dear Sedonans: I am humbled and grateful for the confidence you have shown in me. The election and voter turnout demonstrates the dedication of our community. Thank you to all who participated. As Mayor, I will work to address our challenges and find solutions to the issues before us. I will be an advocate for our community with our state and federal government partners, and I will build on our regional relationships. I am also…
… going smaller and dropping into the inner world of flowers … complex and beauty beyond belief … all it takes is to grow, pluck or buy a flower, take a seat and begin to delve into the inner most sanctums of the bloom in your hand. Flowers have always been among my favorite subjects to shoot and especially to go down into the blooms and the mysterious beauty that is in each flower … you can get lost in there and sometimes the escape into these wondrous forms of life will keep you there long after it has gone.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Estate” showing Nov. 18-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “The Estate” features an all-star ensemble cast, including Kathleen Turner, David Duchovny, Toni Collette and Anna Faris. Where there’s a will there’s a war. Macey and Savanna may not have much. But they’ve got the perfect plan. With a ramshackle café teeter-tottering on the brink of extinction and their lives going nowhere fast, the two sisters conspire to win over their terminally ill Aunt Hilda — the family’s overbearing, curmudgeonly matriarch — in…
Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by professional photographer Laurence Parent. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm on Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite B-2, Sedona. Doors open at 6:00. In Laurence Parent’s first program, The Life of a Photographer, he will initially show images taken for various assignments around the world. He will then show images that demonstrate the hardships that are sometimes required to get the images he wants. Parent’s second program will be a photo tour of Big Bend National Park, one…
Verde Valley News – “The Verde Valley Fire Board and Verde Valley Fire Administration take stewardship and accountability of our residents tax dollars very seriously. Our Administrative Manager Lisa Elliott and her team work diligently every year to produce a budget document that demonstrates our commitment to transparency and fiscal responsibility.” — Fire Chief, Danny Johnson To view the budget document in its entirety please visit www.verdevalleyfire.org
By Amaya Gayle Gregory I cannot know what This is, what, if anything, is actually going on in this place I call here, on this planet spinning through space. I can only know a story about This, about goings on, about here, about a planet and a universe, about I, regardless of how pretty my story or if it is horror show. It could be deeply experienced — firsthand — all the way in — and it’s still a story. My sensations perceptions thoughts do not make it real. They merely make it a convincing story. What if this is…
By David Myers Sedona News – There will not be an Oak Creek Apples meeting in November. A meeting on the third Saturday in December is planned at which Alan Gore will cover recent releases, fixes, and updates. A timely notice will be published in early December. Thank you for your interested on Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG or OCA). The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) is exclusively an educational institution for the public on the use of Apple Computers and other iOS devices, including maintenance, security, and software applications. OCAMUG is a 501.c.3 organization and…
… two of the familiar little creatures with wings that we see down at the Lake are the Canyon and Rock Wrens and once in a while we take the time to shoot them … usually when there are very few other birds to shoot or when there are so many it is fun to take a break and shoot the little guys. Monday was one of “there are so many days.” Above is the diminutive Canyon Wren singing on a rock on the shore and singing his heart out … below is a photo of a Rock Wren captured…
Sedona News – Ring in the 29th Anniversary Season of the Sedona International Film Festival early this year in a special evening celebrating the Holidays and classical Broadway musicals we know and love. The occasion is the “A Broadway Holiday” Gala Event on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Enchantment Resort, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The evening will feature a spectacular concert and tribute to Broadway by Grammy Award-winning countertenor and world-renowned performer Terry Barber. Kick off the evening reception with “A Taste of the Verde Valley” featuring fine wines from local vineyards. The tasting will be a prelude to a…
Yavapai County News – On November 8, 2022, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a speed enforcement detail in both the Prescott Valley and Verde Valley areas due to multiple high-speed complaints. During this detail, a Deputy observed one vehicle Cornville Road, traveling 68 MPH near Milepost 7, where the posted speed limit is 50 MPH. During the stop, the Deputy reports that there was an overwhelming odor of Marijuana coming from the vehicle, as well as marijuana and additional drug paraphernalia in plain sight, and the driver immediately stated, “I am going to jail, aren’t I?” In addition to…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will feature a chair caning demonstration on November 21, 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 50 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…
Sedona News – The Sedona Police Department launched a traffic enforcement effort with support from an Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant totaling $23,525. One grant pays overtime to enforce and participate in driving under the influence (DUI) programming. Approximately one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the U.S. involve drunk drivers. In 2021, 121,345 total vehicle crashes resulted in 1,063 fatalities in Arizona. More specifically, 243 of those people were killed in DUI crashes. A second grant will be used to purchase a new speed monitor and message display trailer. This new trailer will replace an older version…
Sedona, AZ News – Sedona mayoral candidate Samaire Armstrong has conceded to mayoral candidate Scott Jablow’s victory in the November 8 election. The following is her statement made early this morning as the count was being made: The numbers are still trickling in, but it looks like I did not get the votes to be Sedona’s mayor. We as a community gathered with all our heart as soul over the last half year. While it looks as if we did not get the results we hoped for, our intention behind the gathering of collective energy and intention remains. We continue…