Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join cinemas around the globe for a worldwide theatrical event “Kendal Mountain Tour” showing Oct. 7-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Kendal Mountain Tour – Britain’s biggest adventure festival – is coming to theater screens around the world and across the United States. Be guided through culturally rich, cinematically beautiful, thought-provoking stories – told by a unique collection of travelers, athletes, activists and creatives from the most spectacular places on earth! Films included in the Kendal Mountain Tour include: The Process (UK, 15 minutes) Tom Randall is a world class…
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Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by professional photographer Robert Gallucci. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm on Monday, October 31, 2022, at the Sedona Film Festival, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite B-2, Sedona. Doors open at 6:00. Photographing lightning and storm cells is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences a photographer can have. There is nothing quite like the adrenaline rush you experience when you chase a mammoth storm cell and then capture its power. But Robert doesn’t just chase storms – he portrays them as one component of a landscape composition. …
Sedona News – Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village and their exclusive pet boutique BowWow Sedona in Tlaquepaque North are teaming up once again to help save local homeless animals at the Humane Society of Sedona by hosting the second annual Howl-o-Ween Costume Parade on Sunday, October 16th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm starting at Tlaquepaque’s Calle Independencia and finishing at The Pump House’s back lawn at Tlaquepaque North. Wendy Lippman, General Manager & Resident Partner of Tlaquepaque stated “We are excited to again host the second annual Howl-O-Ween Costume Parade which was a huge hit last year! The event is open…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is proud to announce the hiring of the organization’s first Executive Director, Nate Meyers. Nate has nearly 20 years of experience working in Arizona museums. Prior to arriving at the Sedona Heritage Museum he worked as the Collections Coordinator at the Chandler Museum in Chandler, AZ. During his time in Chandler he helped construct a new museum building, expanded the collection, curated innovative and award winning exhibits, collaborated with community groups, and worked to create a strong bond between the museum and the local community. He has a passion for small museums, serving…
Verde Valley News – On Saturday, November 26, the Verde Valley GameCon Strikes Back! Join us for our third annual event from 9am-3pm. GameCon will transform the Camp Verde Community Library into a free, family-friendly convention hall hosting games of all sorts. An all-ages event presented by CVCL and Game On of Cottonwood, GameCon aims to have something for everyone. Want to try a new board game like Catan, Ticket to Ride, or Splendor? How about classic games like chess, checkers, backgammon, pinochle, and euchre? Head upstairs to the Game Library to check out one of many board games to play with friends. Want to…
Sedona News – The Arts Academy of Sedona (AAS) has announced an eclectic mix of entertainment for the October events at its luxurious black box theater in The Collective Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek (7000 SR-179, STE C-100). On October 10, 6-7:30 pm, AAS offers its monthly Adult Game Night-Trivia Challenges (2nd Monday of each month), when attendees can get together with neighbors and meet new friends. This month’s theme is the iconic sitcom Seinfeld. Future “Game Nights” will feature MASH (Nov. 14) and The Carol Burnett Show (December 12). Advance registration is $10, with $12 at-the-door (no refunds), and includes snacks. Tickets available at: bit.ly/aas-trivia-night-22 From October 13-15, Producer Camilla…
Sedona News – Keep Sedona Beautiful will host the remainder of its 2022 Speaker Series events live at its Pushmataha Center, 360 Brewer Road in Sedona. All events begin at 5:00 pm. For more information, visit www.keepsedonabeautiful.org. Upcoming events include: November 9: Dr. Tom Ginn will discuss the role of nuclear power in our energy future, a topic that will become even more timely in coming years. Dr. Ginn is an environmental toxicologist who has worked on major pollution issues throughout the U.S. He has published extensively and served as an expert witness for some of the largest federal and state…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Cause is an interesting word, as words go. Cause seems to be at the root of all our scampering around, trying to figure it out, whatever the ‘it’ is. It seems that if we can get to that root cause we can fix or repair not just our lives, but life itself. Cause — the source of all blame, the source of all our problems. Cause — when found — the golden goose that will finally make being alive not such a walking on the edge of a thousand foot drop blindfolded, precarious to say the…
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 for the New Year 5783 which began on the Hebrew calendar last week All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website. Visitors are welcome to attend services. On Friday, October 7 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. Congregants participate by lighting candles, doing a reading, or having an Aliyah for…
… most of the day was spent doing the grading and deletions of photo shoots from early this year and in the process I found a lot of neat shots I had forgotten about … so above we have a Double Crested Cormorant in breeding plumage heading out and leaving the area. I like the wing positions because it is showing the massive power as the wings are being shaped to produce maximum thrust when they come forward and then down and back and the webbed feet are poised to begin a massive thrust once they are forced back into…
Sedona News – On Saturday, Oct. 8, Anthony Mazzella’s “Legends of Guitar” concert will be rocking the Mary Fisher Theatre in Sedona. Anthony has added new songs to his repertoire so be sure to come hear his latest interpretations of guitar classics. “Legends of Guitar” is a tribute show to famous guitar players and their music. The show features world renowned guitar virtuoso Anthony Mazzella who plays it all live. Legendary guitarists whose music is featured in the show are Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Jimi Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2), Pete Townsend (The Who), David Gilmour (Pink…
Sedona News – The Verde Valley Pottery Festival is delighted to announce that Laguna Clay, Mission Clay Products, and Cambium Wealth Services will be sponsors for a two-day ceramics event on November 19 and 20, 2022, in Camp Verde, AZ. Thanks to these generous sponsorships, the community will have the opportunity to view educational demonstrations and partake in artist talks and children’s clay activities at no charge. ”These great organizations have made it possible to share this exciting event with our local community,” said Ben Roti, Festival Director. “Our sponsors are integral in allowing us to offer several free demonstrations…
Sedona News – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, October 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group consists of carvers ranging from beginners to master carvers. Come by with your own equipment or just come to watch these artisans do relief carving, chip carving, and bark carving. There is no fee for this demonstration. “Monday at…
Arizona News – The Arizona Community Foundation, The Arizona Republic, and Morrison Institute for Public Policy are pleased to announce the official launch of the Common Good Challenge, the fifth philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner. With three awards of $100,000 to the top collaborative teams, the Common Good Challenge will offer an opportunity for groups composed of individuals and organizations that have diverse viewpoints to identify a persistent problem that their community is facing and work together to develop a solution. The Common Good Challenge embraces the idea that society is stronger when people with…
… an early dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, HIDEAWAY HOUSE, and then up the canyon to Sedona Trout Farm for a couple of hours in search of a few good shots and enjoying the quiet of the canyon. An Osprey came in and perched in a tree overlooking the pond which has about 15,000 Rainbow Trout in it … good hunting odds for him. There was an amazing rainbow above the canyon wall and I was torn between zooming in on the Osprey and backing it off so that I could get the rainbow in the shot when…