Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona return of “Dear Zoe” showing Nov. 4-10 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Dear Zoe” premiered at the 2022 Sedona International Film Festival where it received the festival’s Best Humanitarian Feature Film Award. It was one of the highest rated films in the festival lineup, and audience members and critics have been raving about the film. Get ready for the powerful new feature film from director Gren Wells and producers Brenda and Marc Lhormer. “Dear Zoe” stars Sadie Sink, Theo Rossi, Jessica Capshaw, Justin Bartha, Vivien…
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Sedona AZ News: Restaurateur extraordinaire Heinrich Stasiuk is making an indelible mark on the appetites of Sedona locals and visitors alike with six exciting locations under his belt so far in Sedona and more on the horizon. As founder and CEO of the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group, Heinrich now operates Shorebird Restaurant, Spoke and Wheel Tavern, Stagecoach Country Roadhouse, Molé, and Jay Bird’s Chicken in Sedona. He also manages Food & Beverage and weddings, at Los Abrigados Resort. With thirty-two restaurants in five states across the country under the Wild Thyme Group umbrella this forty-one-year-old entrepreneur exemplifies what achieving the American…
… Michele sent me a photo of me and Leroy that she took yesterday after the raptor shoot and it is a fun one. Leroy likes me and coos when I am around … we’re buddies … and yesterday after we finished, he perched on the back door hatch while I sat back there visiting and checking out photos. Kinda fun! Below are two photos from today down at Lake Pleasant … took an aviation and photographer buddy out for his first shoot on the lake and we got some pretty neat stuff. The first one below is of a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona return of “Voodoo Macbeth” showing Nov. 4-10 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Voodoo Macbeth” premiered at the 2021 Sedona International Film Festival where it received the festival’s highest honor “Best of Fest” Award, as well as the Indie Spirit Narrative Feature Award. Audience members and critics have been raving about the film. In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast production of Macbeth struggles to make it to opening night amid political pressure and clashes between leading actress Rose McClendon and its gifted director Orson Welles.…
Verde Valley News – The Fossil Creek recreation area — closed since June 2021 due to impacts from the Backbone Fire — will reopen to the public beginning November 3. Sycamore Canyon has reopened as well. All Fossil Creek sites, including Childs Dispersed Camping Area, will reopen November 3 except the Dixon Lewis Trail (formerly known as the Waterfall Trail). This trail is expected to reopen later this month when repairs are complete. “This area is special to a great many people and we appreciate the public’s patience while it recovers,” said Deputy District Ranger Alex Schlueter. “That recovery continues for both Fossil…
Sedona News – Bob Coates of Bob Coates Photography was named a Bronze Medalist and Elite Photographer during Professional Photographers of America’s 2022 International Photographic Competition. Coates’ work will be on display at the upcoming Imaging USA, held January 17-19, 2023 in Nashville, TN. Imaging USA is one of the largest annual conventions and expos for professional photographers. One of Bob’s Merit images was made of Pash Galbavy local performance artist. “I consider Pash a muse and appreciate any time I can work with her,” shared Bob. It was a team effort making the image titled Anguish. According to Pash,…
Arizona News – The Coconino National Forest will begin selling a limited number of Christmas tree permits online starting 8 a.m. November 10. Permit owners will be allowed to begin cutting November 18 and can continue to do so through December 31. A total of 1,300 permits will be available via Recreation.gov. Permit purchasers should thoroughly read the stipulations listed on recreation.gov prior to cutting their trees. Recreation.gov lists details regarding designated cutting areas, including maps and types of trees that may be cut. There will be 400 permits available for cutting on the Flagstaff Ranger District and 900 permits available for cutting…
Sedona News – The Coconino National Forest, Red Rock Ranger District invites volunteers to help maintain the trails in the Red Rock District. Please bring long sleeved shirt, pants, closed toe shoes and snacks/water for the day. The Forest Service will provide tools. 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. each day November 17, Easy Breezy Trail, meet at Little Horse Trailhead December 3, Mescal/Chuckwagon Trail, meet at the Mescal Trailhead December 10, Bottom Out Trail, meet at the Girdner Trailhead December 15, Bottom Out Trail, meet at the Girdner Trailhead For more information, contact Kevin Kuhl (Trails Manager) Kevin.kuhl@usda.gov or 928-203-7519.
Join Keep Sedona Beautiful on Wednesday, November 9, at 5:00 p.m. for its monthly Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series. This event will be held live at 360 Brewer Road in Sedona, and doors open at 4:30. It will not be simulcast on ZOOM. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. This month’s guest will be Tom Ginn, Ph.D. who will be speaking about the role of nuclear power in creating a sustainable energy future. In the face of rising global temperatures, the world faces critical decisions concerning the implementation of low-carbon sources for electricity generation. To meet IPCC and other temperature…
…today was a day to be in the field with a Raptor Experience with Michele and a friend from Michigan on his way to California and what a beautiful day it was to fly the birds. The photo above is a shot of Leroy a Harris’s hawk as he flared to gain altitude and land on the perch another five feet above him. Leroy is one of the most people friendly hawks you will ever find. He is entering his ninth season of flying … when he sees a camera he goes into show off mode. Below is a shot…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Return of Tanya Tucker” showing Nov. 4-10 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades after Tanya slipped from the spotlight, rising Americana music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya’s extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history. “The Return of Tanya Tucker” follows Tanya’s richly creative, utterly…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum has announced that one of their almost 50,000 historic images of the greater Sedona area has been selected for inclusion on the 2022 Arizona Archives Month poster. October is Archives Month, and each year, the Archives and Records Management Division of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records produces a poster highlighting materials from archives around the state. This year the state chose to look back at the lost buildings and architecture of Arizona through old photographs. The local Museum’s submission was a photo of a ‘shack’ built by Harry Templeton, a…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Recorder, Michelle Burchill would like to announce that the last day to mail your voted ballot through USPS is Tuesday, November 1, 2022, for it to arrive on time. Skip the long lines on Election Day…vote early in-person now through – Friday, November 4, 2022, at the: Yavapai County Recorder’s Office – 1015 Fair St., Prescott, M – F 8am – 5pm Prescott Valley Town Center – 7501 E Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, M – F 9am – 4pm Yavapai County Recorder’s Office – 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood, M– F 8am – 5pm…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to team up with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley to present the Sedona Jewish Film Festival Nov. 5-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The program will feature five award-winning feature films from around the world. iMordecai — Opening Night Film Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:00 p.m. Opening night kicks off with a heart-warming comedy based on a true story — “iMordecai” — starring Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch (star of the Emmy-winning sitcom Taxi, Ordinary People, Independence Day), alongside Oscar nominee Carol…
Sedona News – The November First Friday Art Walk features live painting with Johnson Yazzie, new art by Damian Gomes, and Julia Galvan of Visata Handcrafted Jewelry at the Wyatt Gallery, 671 SR 179, Hillside Sedona on November 4, 4:00PM-7:00PM. Johnson Yazzie was born and raised on the Navajo (Diné) Reservation in Pinion, Arizona Johnson Yazzie has had a lifelong career in the fine arts. Having spent thirty years creating two-dimensional art in the form of paintings he also began sculpting bronze in 2015. He worked as a commercial artist in Phoenix in the mid-1980s also doing illustration for books.…