By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ : The world… it seems is split in half. At least here in our country, anyway. On one side of the aisle we have our liberals and on the other our conservative — Right vs. Left, divided by ideologies and opposing beliefs. One side believes in concepts such as Critical Race Theory, women’s rights, abortion, vaccines, masks, global warming, and shared wealth. The other side believes ins self-improvement, hands-off government, freedom to choose medical treatment and pro-life for the unborn. The bitterness has reached a breaking point for so many. Families are divided. Cities, states…
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Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites the public to attend its next artist reception on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers and Vultee Conference Room at City Hall to celebrate two couples: master painters Betty Carr and Howard Carr and painters Susan Kliewer and Jeff Dolan. Special music guests will be Gina Machovina and husband Alberto Hinojoza. Masks are required at the event due to pandemic concerns. This exhibit is planned to be on display through the end of April. “It is with great pleasure I present the city’s first…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed, multiple award-winning drama “Brighton 4th” showing Feb. 11-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Brighton 4th” is Georgia’s official submission for Best International Feature Film for the Academy Awards. It won three of the top awards at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, including Best International Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. Former wrestling champion Kakhi (Levan Tediashvili, himself a former Olympic wrestling champion) always has his family on his conscience, and in “Brighton 4th”, this leads him on a journey from…
Sedona News – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a special appearance of GRAMMY® and five-time Native American Music Award winner Micki Free, opening for the Sedona Film Fest showing of “Jimi Hendrix Live at Maui”, Monday February 7, at 7:00 PM. Micki Free and band will play a couple of Jimi Hendrix classics – ‘All Along the Watchtower’ and ‘Voodoo Chile’ to get the audience in the mood to watch the dazzling rock-umentary “Jimi Hendrix Live at Maui. You can check out Micki playing Voodoo Chile at Hyde Park in London, to a crowd…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory When I thought I was somebody I had a role to play, impressions to maintain — mostly impressions inside my head. No one else really held onto images of me. They were too busy hanging onto images of themselves. In a way, it was a suicide, killing the real, the authentic expression aching to get out, in favor of the make-believe, the one I thought would make it possible to be loved. Now that I am nobody, I am free to be anybody, like a chameleon taking on whatever role appears. Being nobody there is no…
Clarkdale AZ – Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12th and join us on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale for our 11th Annual Car Show sponsored by the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance and the Clarkdale Foundation. From 9am to 2pm we’ll be featuring cars, trucks and motorcycles. There will be beer, food and a live remote broadcast with Yavapai Broadcasting. Come stroll Main Street and enjoy another fun event in Clarkdale. For more information on the event, to volunteer or to register your vehicle please visit www.clarkdalecarshow.com Registration is limited to the first 150 vehicles.
Flagstaff – Wupatki National Monument will be conducting three overnight backcountry hikes in April 2022 to the Crack-in-Rock pueblo site. These hikes will be offered: Saturday April 2 & Sunday April 3 Saturday April 16 & Sunday April 17 Saturday April 23 & Sunday April 24 Online applications are currently being accepted through Tuesday March 1st and participants will be chosen via lottery system. Each hike is limited to twelve participants to preserve fragile resources, and preference is given to applicants who have not participated in the past three years. The cost for the hike is $75 per person and paid…
Sedona News – On Saturday, March 12, 2022 the annual St. Patrick’s Parade returns for its 50th anniversary celebration and the city hopes you’ll join the many organizations, groups and businesses that have made this event possible over the past 50 years in creating a memorable experience for both the participants and spectators. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. and travel down its traditional route of Jordan Road from the Sedona Heritage Museum to Mesquite Avenue. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department seeks parade entrants and volunteers to assist with continuing this special event. Parade registration is open until…
Sedona News – Yavapai County Elections Director, Lynn Constabile, would like to announce that the hiring of poll workers for the upcoming August 2nd Primary and November 8th General elections has begun. Those interested in working as a poll worker may submit an application via the Yavapai County Elections website: https://apps.yavapaiaz.gov/PollWorkerApplication/ Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their submission has been received by the Elections Department and may be contacted in the months leading up to the elections. Not all applicants are offered a position as there is a limited number of poll worker positions available.
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – National Library Lover’s Month each February is dedicated to people who love libraries because of the people and stories they encounter inside their walls. Camp Verde Community Library is especially grateful for the library lovers who volunteer their time, energy, and expertise to welcome and serve our community. Nancy Raistrick was one of those extraordinary volunteers. She started volunteering at the library over 12 years ago and would still be coming in 6 days a week if she hadn’t been taken down by Covid 19. Nancy showed up faithfully to the staff entrance…
… one of the key elements of photographic art is the skill of cropping an image. For a lot of the wildlife photography I do, my crops will normally include the entire creature, but there are those times when you delve more into the purity of art and showcase just a portion of the creature and obtain some very powerful and dramatic effects that you do not otherwise get. A good friend of mine focuses on the crop in his images for the purpose of creating very dramatic images and he reminds me from time to time on the…
Sedona News – Join Keep Sedona Beautiful on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. for its monthly Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series. This event will be held via Zoom. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. The evening’s speaker is Lichenologist Garry Neil whose topic is “What the Heck is a Lichen?” Simply put, lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of both a fungus and either a green alga or blue-green alga, and in some species both types of algae. According to Mr. Neil, “Lichens are generally ignored by the public, with greater interest focused on flowering plants and trees. However, I believe that once you…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday February 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Bob Erb will present “Medicine of the Civil War and Frontier Military Outposts”. The medicine that was practiced during the Civil War and at military frontier forts such as Fort Verde was quite crude compared to today’s standards. Images that come to mind are bone cutting saws, blood covered operating tables, scary looking surgical tools, ghastly dental practices, and bloody aprons worn by doctors with little medical knowledge. Bob Erb, Fort Verde…
… the days are short and the shadows long … cold winds howl and dedicated photographers take to the air before sunset to catch it all. The image above was taken on January 8th of 2017 about 20 minutes before sunset. Rogers Lake had a lot of water/ice, snow covered the ground and the winds aloft were in excess of 50 knots … check out the clouds ripping off the San Francisco Peaks and the beautiful lenticular cloud formed from high winds ricocheting off the stable air mass near the surface behind the peaks. Think of it as a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Jockey” showing Feb. 11-17 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.) hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. The arrival of a young rookie rider (Moises Arias), who claims to be his son, and whom…