Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Buried” on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A motley crew of thrill-seeking ski patrollers living the outdoorsman’s dream face a reckoning with Mother Nature when the Alpine Meadows avalanche of 1982 strikes, leaving eight people missing during a raging storm. In the early 1980’s the Alpine Meadows Ski Patrol were the undisputed gods of winter in the mountain hamlet of Tahoe City, California, a sun-drenched wonderland of endless powder and parties. This sundry crew full…
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Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum presents Michael Peach in a performance of his original show “Fool Me Twice!” on Saturday, February 5 at 1:30 p.m. Poet and historical researcher, Peach’s program is inspired by his investigations into Sedona and Arizona history. Sedona audiences have grown to love his style of blending original ‘cowboy’ poetry, tall tales, and historical humor as he exposes local mythology and takes a tongue-in-cheek look at quirky incidents from the past using jokes, storytelling, and first person narrative. As is customary with Mike’s shows, this one incorporates the spirit of the Old West with…
Sedona News – Health First Foundation is posthumously honoring Robert S. and Loretta Larson as its 2021 Philanthropists of the Year for their generous contribution to community health and well-being. Long-time Sedona residents and founders of Larson Newspapers, the Larsons left a bequest valued at $3.2 million to Health First. Their gift was realized last year following the death of Loretta in 2020. Robert died in 2016. “Robert and Loretta leave a lasting legacy, a gift that will positively impact the health and lives of thousands of people in northern Arizona,” said Deirdre Meldrum, chair of the Health First board of…
… Leroy a Harris’s Hawk is sweeping a field north of Flagstaff in search of a bunny or other critter that will provide sustenance and allow him to keep on flying. Lucky for him he is one of Michele’s birds on her educational permit and if he doesn’t score, he still gets to eat … not so for his brethren who live in the wild and are totally dependent on their hunting skills to survive. If you would like to have an experience with Leroy, Finley or the others contact Michele through her website: International Raptor & Falconry Center There are many…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning music concert documentary “Jimi Hendrix: Live in Maui” showing Feb. 4-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Film and seen for the first time in cinemas around the word, “Jimi Hendrix: Live In Maui” chronicles Jimi Hendrix’s storied 1970 visit to Maui, his performance on the dormant lower crater of the Haleakala volcano on the island and how the band became ensnared with the ill-fated Rainbow Bridge movie produced by their controversial manager…
Cottonwood News – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to present the improvisational troupe Zenprov Comedy in a special Valentines theme event entitled, “Addicted to Love & Laughs!”, on Saturday, February 12th at 7:00 PM. Is laughter the ultimate aphrodisiac? Find out at Zenprov Comedy’s “Addicted to Love & Laughs” improv show. With the help of audience members, the troupe will explore relationships, dating and dysfunction through the lenses of both truth and comedy. They’ll be doing their own version of The Dating Game from the 1970s, an improvised Soap Opera and many original games, including an…
Sedona News – When it comes to healing from domestic violence, it helps to have people you can talk to on a regular basis. This ongoing communication not only helps you make sense of what you’re experiencing, but also provides support, validation, and resources from people who have been through the same things you’ve been through. Advocates at Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) understand that healing from domestic violence and abuse takes time and support. VVS’s objective is to provide a safe place to share knowledge, build coping skills, empower, and facilitate healing. No matter what phase of life you are…
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – Join us on Thursday, February 17th from 5:30-7:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for a special performance by Gypsy Caravan. Gypsy Caravan is the duet of Jim Marik and Wendy Lindahl focusing on harmonies and fun! Jim and Wendy both sing and play guitars while Wendy adds Native American flute to some songs and Jim has a gifted and beautiful fingerpicking style. If there is any silver lining to the COVID times, it is that they met when they joined a weekly Zoom open mic since they couldn’t meet in…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ: I am a child of the 60’s — a proud Baby Boomer. I came awake during the summer of 1968, when the war in Vietnam was raging and so many of my generation were being sacrificed and maimed in the name of freedom and of profit. I was one of those college students that grew their hair long, marched against the war and demonstrated in the streets of Washington D.C. At that time, we, the youth, understood that behind all conflict the profit motive lurked. We knew that an element exists in the world that…
… so we left for the Gilbert Riparian Water Park at 5AM this morning and for me it was going to be an intense training in the use of my new 800 mm f/11 lens on the Canon R5 body … no back up lens, just the big gun! It is the equivalent of going duck hunting with a .30 cal rifle and leaving the 12 ga shotgun at home. There were a lot of shots I automatically excluded myself from getting, like large birds flying directly at us, but I was able to grab a lot of smaller birds…
By Michael Schroeder Sedona, AZ: You get what you vote for. This doesn’t happen by accident. The voters keep putting people on the council who have never built anything, or who are ideologues and have never had the money or resources to try their experiments which most of the time don’t work. You vote for incompetence, they hire incompetence (not all of course but many) and expect what, a different outcome? Now we have a council that funds what appears to be a quasi-government — the Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Bureau with an operational budget of a million or…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the multiple award-winning international film “Drive My Car” showing Feb. 4-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Drive My Car” won the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film and is shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Film. Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku, a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari, a taciturn young woman assigned by…
Sedona News – Old Town Center for the Arts has lined up renowned performers from around the U.S., and right here in Arizona for our February Concert schedule. Just in time for Valentine’s we start the month with a laugh when Zenprov Comedy takes the stage. One of the most virtuosic and talented guitarists, Anthony Mazzella follows in an amazing solo concert. We finish the month with Dave Stamey, a nationally acclaimed cowboy singer/songwriter. Here’s a brief description of some of our upcoming concerts and events at Old Town Center for the Arts in February. Zenprov Comedy Addicted to Love…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Let’s talk about love. Love may just be one of the most misunderstood words ever. What passes for love, is misunderstood, underestimated, personalized, reified, compartmentalized and often exploited. Love for most, is transactional. If you give me what I want and need, I will love you. If you don’t, I won’t. It’s a love that can be withdrawn, withheld, that can be present one moment and vanish in the next. One of the many problems with being a desire fulfiller is it is impossible to give someone what they really want. Your lover might think he…
Sedona News – Coconino National Forest is proud to be working with many different partners to implement three of four critical recovery and wildfire mitigation projects in Arizona slated to receive millions of dollars as part of the larger Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Agriculture Department’s 10-year strategy to fight wildfires across Arizona. With the recent strategy presented by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore to combat wildfires across the United States, Coconino National Forest is focusing on leveraging partnerships to implement and complete the Museum Fire Sediment Reduction Project, Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, and Cragin…