Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the globe for a special worldwide premiere of “My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan” showing three days only: Sept. 20-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Award-winning filmmakers, Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi, present a real-life epic of boyhood and manhood, filmed across twenty years in one of the most embattled corners of the globe. “My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan” follows the journey of Afghan youth, Mir Hussain, growing up in a land ravaged by war. When we…
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Verde Valley News – Coconino National Forest welcomes the arrival of Lesley Yen, who will be serving as the acting forest supervisor for the next four months and who previously served as the Coconino NF deputy forest supervisor from January 2019 to October 2020. Lesley departed the Coconino National Forest in 2020 to become the forest supervisor for the Inyo National Forest, headquartered in Bishop, California. Originally from Massachusetts, Lesley started her Forest Service career on the Inyo in 2010. Since then, she has served as district ranger on the Shasta Lake Ranger District and National Recreation Area on the…
Verde Valley News – The Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance in partnership with the Clarkdale Foundation is excited to bring you the 8th annual Clarktoberfest event. The business members of the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance are planning a scaled back Clarktoberfest this year show casing the wonderful businesses on Main Street and several other businesses located throughout Clarkdale. Local breweries and wineries will be joined by local restaurants and food trucks for a wonderful food and beverage experience. There will be a cornhole tournament and live music throughout the afternoon. Mark your calendars for October 1 from noon to 5pm and…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Gratitude Revealed” showing Sept. 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. An epic journey 40 years in the making, “Gratitude Revealed” — from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of “Fantastic Fungi”— takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing gratitude is a proven pathway back from the disconnection we feel in our lives; disconnection from ourselves, our…
Sedona News – SedonaKind will host a three hour workshop with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) entitled “Benefits of and Creative Ways to Share Kindness” on Thursday, November 10th, at 1pm. This special, one time workshop will take place at the Sedona Center of Yavapai College at 4215 Arts Village Drive. The simplest acts of kindness have a rippling effect that can spread across the globe. Come and meet some of the members of SedonaKind, which is a local non-profit that encourages acts of kindness, large and small, locally and around the world. Learn about simple acts of kindness. …
Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by Sedona resident and professional photographer Bob Coates. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Road, Sedona. Doors open at 5:30. Bob will speak on taking your photography to a different level utilizing post-processing with Adobe Photoshop. Coates bills himself as a Lens Based Artist due to all his source material coming through a camera lens. “After that, all bets are off!” laughs Coates. “It’s a virtual digital darkroom with unlimited possibilities,” he adds. Images are blended, manipulated and…
Camp Verde News – Tweens and teens (10-17) can participate each Friday at 2pm through September in the Teen Library, exploring Heliophysics (sun science), Earth Science, Astrophysics, and Planetary Science through crafts, projects, and experiments. The Artemis Generation will get the chance to get involved in and experience Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), inspiring future astronauts and engineers to learn about space with NASA’s unique activities. About Camp Verde Community Library At Camp Verde Community Library, we connect people of all ages and walks of life to the expanding world of information, ideas, and creative experiences through free and…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Sedona News – 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. Visitors are welcome to attend services. Special uplifting weekly messages for the Hebrew month of Elul recorded by Rabbi Magal are posted on the synagogue website. On Friday, September 16, a Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and livestreamed for members and their invitees. Congregants participate by lighting…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Loving Highsmith” showing Sept. 16-21 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. “Loving Highsmith” is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith’s quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith’s novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are “Strangers on…
Sedona News – Three popular Red Rocks Ranger District fee sites will each close for one day next week for parking lot resurfacing. The Call of the Canyon Picnic Site and West Fork of Oak Creek (Trail No. 108) will remain closed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The trailhead, trail and picnic site will re-open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Crescent Moon Picnic Site will remain closed on Wednesday, Sept. 14. It will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15. The Grasshopper Point Swimming and Picnic Area will remain closed on Thursday, Sept. 15. It will re-open at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. Trails,…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Smithsonian Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 17, 2022 as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s annual Museum Day. Museum Day represents a nationwide commitment to access, equity and inclusion. Before the Covid pandemic, over 250,000 people across the U.S. downloaded tickets for the event. This year’s theme is “The American Experience”, hoping to shine a spotlight on wonderful arts, culture, sciences, innovation and history exhibits across the country. “Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors.” said Janeen Trevillyan, Museum president. “It is a…
Sedona News – Presented by VVREO and the Yavapai College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), this workshop will give you an introduction into the Moonshot Pioneer Pitch Competition, what to expect, and how to put your best foot forward. We will also introduce you to LivePlan, a helpful online business planning tool, the fee for which is provided by the SBDC. Through LivePlan, we will help you create a vision for your business, help prioritize the tasks that you need to complete, set strategic goals, and set you on a path to success with your one-page business plan (your pitch).…
Clarkdale News – Join Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum in a fascinating presentation by Dr. Maurice Crandall, “Tigers of the Human Species: U.S. Army Indian Scouts and the Making of Yavapai-Apache Society.” The lecture will take place at 10:00 am on Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse. Dr. Crandall will bring to life the courageous stories of individual Scouts during the violent times of early Verde Valley settlement. These U.S. Army veterans were prominent community leaders and political activists in addition to their guidance. Photos will accompany the stories. An author as well as an Associate Professor…
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – Join us on Thursday, September 22nd from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for our next free Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series featuring Joe Clyne. Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There will be one band or solo artist that plays for the duration of the concert with a different artist playing each month, on the 4th Thursday of the month. This month’s concert features guitarist Joe Clyne, who was a big part…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Waiting for Bojangles” showing Sept. 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Romain Duris, Virginie Efira, and Grégory Gadebois star in the remarkably beautiful and incredibly moving new film “Waiting for Bojangles”. Set in Paris and the South of France, a young boy recounts the epic love story of his parents. A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents Camille and Georges and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment. Each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their…