By Amaya Gayle Gregory Nothing I say will get you there. There is no there; no you to get there and yet as in all of life, there is the very valid, exceedingly real, preciously potent appearance of a there and a you and the you who appears to be, appears to want to get to the appearance of there. Everything I say will automatically come out wrong. Words are dualistic in nature and minds hear through their current best understanding so even if words were gate keepers it still wouldn’t matter until they aligned exactly with the trajectory of…
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Camp Verde AZ (December 5, 2021) – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, December 9th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. December’s free concert features the following talented local musicians: Gary Simpkins, a performer/singer/songwriter with a smooth voice and unique guitar style; Christy Fisher, singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with powerful vocals; Mike McReynolds, singer-songwriter who enjoys writing and singing in all genres of music from blues, folk to rock; and Arizona fiddle icon Tony Cook. Camp Verde Community Library…
Sedona AZ (December 5, 2021) – Earlier this year, Sedona bronze wildlife sculptor and gallery owner Ken Rowe was chosen as an Elected Sculptor Member of the National Sculpture Society, a 120-year-old New York-based nonprofit that promotes the knowledge of excellence in sculpture inspired by the natural world. Founded in 1893, NSS was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the U.S. The prestigious Elected Sculptor Member designation allows artists to place NSS at the end of their name to signify the achievement as well as participate in significant exhibitions. Ken says he hadn’t seriously considered applying for the…
By Ted Grussing … there is no question about it … Lo III, our current resident bobcat, has her mind up and she is going for the kill, but since I am still here, it is likely that she was just reminding me of the consequences of screwing her portrait up … perhaps she would have liked it better had I put out a photo of her smiling? I was sitting on the ground about ten feet in front of her and we had a conversation. In the photo below, we have Leroy the Harris’s hawk in a rather relaxed…
Sedona AZ (December 2, 2021) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting two free special holiday activities for members of the public during December. First, holiday decorated vignettes have been set-up around the park providing holiday photo opportunities from December 1 through December 30. The exterior scenes are available during daylight hours and the interior scenes from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., which are regular Museum hours. The different vignettes include the historic firetruck and an antique buggy decked out with red bows and ready for their close-ups. The Museum’s traditional tumbleweed ‘snowman’ will greet all guests at the front door and…
By Ted Grussing … is it safe to go in? are the wildlife cops around? Nope, it looks like it is safe to come off the perch on the metal handrail on one of the steel docks that protrude into the ponds at Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery in Page Springs and our female grackle leaves her perch for the forbidden fruit that lies just below her. In the photo below she is double checking and scanning the area … she knows that photographers are safe, but perhaps considering dropping a load on my lens so that there will be no…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory I don’t know about you — I never do. No one but you does, no matter what they say — but I was not conditioned to say no. I was conditioned to say anything other than no, regardless of the circumstance. My time upon the spiritual path only upped the ante. You see, saying no was frowned upon. It meant you weren’t enlightened, weren’t even close, that you hadn’t gotten it yet. If you had, you wouldn’t be reacting to anyone’s stuff. After all, it’s theirs not yours. Right? What a crock! Spiritual paths, non-spiritual paths,…
Sedona AZ (December 1, 2021) – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, December 13th, 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…
Sedona AZ (December 1, 2021) – On Sunday, Dec. 5 at 4PM, enter the enchanting world of internationally known pianist Sandrine Erdely-Sayo and her special young guests in Sounds of the Season. They will lead the audience in a heart-warming medley of Christmas carols, popular standards and classical favorites. Ms. Erdely-Sayo has delighted audiences around the world with her virtuoso playing and improvisation at the piano. The Sedona United Methodist Church will host the free program which will include eight-year old Camilla telling the Nutcracker story with Ms. Sayo’s sparkling accompaniment. Short classical selections from Bach, Liszt and Chopin will…
Sedona AZ (December 1, 2021) – The city of Sedona announces a partnership with the Sedona Food Bank to assist community hunger needs and help keep the Sedona Food Bank shelves stocked by hosting a food drive at City Hall between Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 and Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The public, along with city employees, are invited to donate non-perishable food items at three convenient Sedona Food Bank barrels located in the finance, community development and court lobbies at City Hall at 102 Roadrunner Dr. “We are thrilled to team up with the Sedona Food Bank to show our…
Sedona AZ (December 1, 2021) – On December 11th it will be 50 YEARS since the first Keep Sedona Beautiful litter lifters started picking up litter in Sedona. Since then, KSB’s litter lifting program has kept Sedona beautiful for residents and visitors alike by removing an unimaginable number of tons of litter from over 50 miles of local roads. At that time, another impetus for the founders of KSB was to eliminate Sedona’s billboards, another form of litter. On December 11, KSB will celebrate current and past litter lifter volunteers at its Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road from noon…
Sedona AZ (December 1, 2021) – The holidays are fast approaching and The Sedona Women are adding their unique flair to the season. A special event, Holiday Traditions Old and New, will be held on Wednesday, December 8th, with a meet-and-greet beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by the program at 10:00 a.m. at the Creative Life Center in Sedona. New members are invited to join the festivities which will also include a fun and lively white elephant gift exchange. How many Sedona Women have a holiday tradition rooted in a faraway place? Or family and friends who instilled time-honored traditions…
By Ted Grussing … when you are shooting a takeoff or landing sequence of a great blue heron, or any other winged creature for that matter, you are going to get a lot of shots that although technically excellent, just are not something you want to put out there … unless you are showing the body/wing sequential changes during that brief period of time as the bird transitions into or out of flight. The shot above is of a great blue heron that I got in a takeoff sequence at Lake Pleasant last Friday, set against a beautiful blue Arizona…
Cottonwood AZ (November 30, 2021) – The Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to present the improvisational troupe Zenprov Comedy in a special holiday theme event entitled, “Dear Santa, I can explain!”, on Saturday, December 11th at 7:00 PM. The troupe will perform a sleigh full of new games, including “Isle of Misfit Toys” where the actors take on characteristics of neurotic toys coping with low self-esteem issues on their journey for self-love and acceptance. “This night is going to be like Christmas morning for us. There’s so much good material to play with around the holidays. From…
Sedona AZ (November 30, 2021) – The 28th annual Sedona International Film Festival returns to its original last-week-of-February timeframe with an all-live event that will put “people back in the theaters seeing films the way they should, on screen,” according to Executive Director Pat Schweiss. COVID-driven adjustments moved the 27th annual Festival to this past June and included a virtual option, which will not be offered during the 2022 event from Feb. 19-27. “We will still be cautious for the safety of our patrons, staff and volunteers,” Schweiss said about the four theaters where 150 films will be screened. Films…