Sedona News – UPDATE Firefighters stop forward progress of Watermelon Fire off I-17 just north of Sedona exit Firefighters have stopped forward progress of the Watermelon Fire near milepost 303 and are working toward containment of what is now a 25-30 acre wildfire. North and southbound traffic on I-17 near the wildfire has been stopped, and motorists planning to use I-17 in that area should check https://az511.gov regularly for updates on the status of the interstate. This will be the final update on the Watermelon Fire unless new and significant information develops. ### June 5, 2022 – Firefighters are responding…
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Sedona News – Sedona Area Veteran and Community Outreach (SAVCO) on March 29, 2022 and in conjunction with the Sedona Elks Lodge #2291, conducted a ceremony honoring 22 Sedona area Vietnam War Veterans. In recognition of this ceremony the Honorable Llyod Austin, Secretary of Defense, recognized SAVCO as a Commemorative Partner and for their “willingness to assist and support a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam War Veterans, their families, and those that served with, or in support of, the Armed Forces.” For more information on SAVCO please visit savco.org
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona one-day-only premiere of “The Race to Alaska” on Thursday, June 16 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Race to Alaska” is an award-winning documentary following the visceral experience of racers as they compete in one of the most difficult endurance challenges in the world. Described as “the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning or being eaten by a grizzly bear,” it’s amazing anyone enters at all. There are no motors and no support – and nobody…
Sedona News – The Sedona Shuttle’s Summer Service Schedule will go into effect on Thursday, June 9, 2022 with daily hours shifting to shuttles running one hour earlier, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, to accommodate the longer, warmer summer days. In addition, new service will be introduced from the Posse Grounds Park and Ride to the Mescal Trailhead. This will provide access to a variety of new trails including Mescal and a shorter route to Devil’s Bridge. Beginning June 9, 2022, this new route will round out the current Sedona Shuttle’s offerings to provide free park…
Sedona News – Red Earth Theatre brings live theatre to the Patio de las Campanas at Tlaquepaque on Thursday, June 16th at 7pm with an evening of seven short plays by seven different playwrights from Sedona to New York to LA read by 10 actors in barely an hour. The readers include recently graduated high school students as well as long-time Red Earth favorites with a 6 decade+ age spread between them! Three Northern Arizona playwrights are included in this line up. The evening opens with Sedona resident Mary Heyborne’s play Selma and Louise Visit The Manor. Previously presented online this live performance is…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Pompeii: Sin City”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, June 14 at 4 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time. “Pompeii: Sin City” explores Pompeii, a city cloaked in mystery which has been depicted through images and words by the great artists and writers who experienced and imagined it over the course of history: from Pliny the Younger…
Verde Valley News – From May 19 through June 21, 2022, the ‘Tis Art Center and Gallery in historic downtown Prescott will present “Journeys in Spirit 2022”: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art. Produced in partnership with the Museum of Indigenous People, with additional support from the City of Prescott and the Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council, this fascinating exhibit will showcase the artwork, culture and stories of a diverse group of Native artists. Attendees will have a chance to meet the artists during Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk, on May 27 from 5-7 p.m. From the rock paintings and…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Anything that can be experienced is part of the dream, a dream in the mind of God. Anything. States of bliss, immense grief, fits of burning anger, naked despondency, all of it is the dream. Ideas of awakening from the dream are part of the dream. Dimensional travel, astral planes, depths of hell are all dreamland, experiences experienced through the lens of awareness, not your awareness, but awareness itself. A teacher once told me that there are two queues, one in front of a door from which there is no return. The ticket holder who steps…
… we had the boat in the water before 6AM this morning (actually yesterday), and did a quick scouting tour of Castle Creek Bay and got a few nice shots before heading over to the NE side of the lake … we had no idea what was waiting for us! We were heading north in the bay and spotted a very large raft of Cormorants that were busy feeding on a school of fish near the surface of the lake. Within minutes they were joined by dozens of Great Blue Herons and dozens more Egrets who were all circling, swooping…
Sedona News – The National Theatre of London continues its new season with its acclaimed new production of “Henry V” showing in Sedona on Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare’s thrilling study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power. Fresh to the throne, King Henry V launches England into a bloody war with France. When his campaign encounters resistance, this inexperienced new ruler must prove he is fit to guide a country…
Verde Valley News – On Saturday, May 28, 2022, at about 1:10 a.m., a fatal collision occurred on Interstate 17 southbound near Camp Verde (milepost 302). The collision involved a gold Saturn Vue. The driver of the Saturn Vue died from injuries he sustained in the collision. A passenger was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was identified as 19-year-old Charles Mann of Mesa. The front seat passenger was identified as 19-year-old Taylor Ross of Chandler. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or saw other vehicles involved with the Saturn prior to, or after the collision occurred.…
Sedona News – Join Unify Sedona on Sunday, June 26 at the Sedona Performing Arts Center to hear experts share a range of perspectives on book banning and address questions from the audience. Speakers will include Gregg Leslie from the First Amendment Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law; Mary Corcoran, Programming Librarian for Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Libraries; Rabbi Alicia Magal from the Jewish Community Center of Sedona/Verde Valley; and Afsana Nawrozi, a local student who endured the banning of reading and education as a young student in war-torn Afghanistan. Admission is free and all are welcome.…
Sedona News – The Sedona Historical Society will celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with a vintage western film made in Sedona, ‘Johnny Guitar’, on Saturday, July 23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The afternoon of cinematic excellence and Sedona movie history will begin when doors open at 2:45 p.m. At 3:00 a panel will take the stage to share background and stories about the making of the film in Sedona. Then, ‘Johnny Guitar”, a 1954 western film set in Sedona and featuring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge and Ernest Borgnine will play. Originally panned by critics, this…
Verde Valley News – Teens are invited to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer on Monday, June 13, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Teen Library. Why a Monday? Because there’s no school! Teens can take part in board gaming, mini-videogaming tournaments, and more, and refuel with a slice of pizza. Camp Verde Community Library is located just off of Montezuma Castle Highway at 130 Black Bridge Road, Camp Verde AZ. For more information about this or any other library program, visit the library’s website at www.cvlibrary.org or call 554-8391.
… in every state, whether solid, liquid or vapor, water is what makes everything work … and it also provides the makings of great adventures, whether at sea or in the air, sailing, soaring or any other sport … and it provides the essentials for all of life. I took the shot above of a buddy that I was flying cross country with and it was a great soaring day … below the Pacific ocean bringing huge rollers into the shore at Pigeon Point in northern California. An amazing planet and we get to live here! Wowzer! Top Gun Maverick was…