By Amaya Gayle Gregory Writing about true nature is tricky. As best I can, realizing it’s not me writing words flow that are bound to fall short of the mark. They are arrows flying through appearances of time and space. I smile as my fingertips loose from the string of life and the arrows fly. Even a poor bowman, hits the mark occasionally and that’s worth however many shots I am compelled to take. I’ve also been known to write from the perspective of duality, the progressive paths where the appearances in time and space — you and me and…
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By Ted Grussing … do not take it personally, but when you get too close to wildlife they leave … just an instinct that helps them survive throughout the ages. I do tend to get close, for instance the great egret above let us get within ten feet before he flew … actually we bumped into the tree he was in, so make it about six feet, because he left when we bumped into the tree. In this shot you can see that he is spreading his wings to take the first stroke of those fabulous white wings and his…
Sedona AZ (November 2, 2021) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is proud to present the acclaimed new drama “Passing” showing Nov. 12-18. “Passing” stars Tessa Thompson, Academy Award-nominee Ruth Negga, André Holland and Alexander Skarsgård, and is written and directed by Rebecca Hall. Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, “Passing” tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award-nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in…
Sedona AZ (November 1, 2021) – Keep Sedona Beautiful will host Ted Grussing, photographer, pilot, author and so much more on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. for its monthly Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series. This will be the first in-person Speaker Series presentation in over a year. To accommodate more spaciousness for attendees, it will be held at The Hub located at 525-B Posse Ground Road in Sedona. Masks will be required, and seating will be limited to provide social distancing for those who desire it. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. The presentation is free…
By Ted Grussing … I’m starting to get used to my new camera gear and like the results I am getting with it. I am supposed to get my new RF 100-500mm lens by the end of the upcoming week and expect that to give me a quantum advance in wildlife shooting. Currently, and in these shots I am using my EF 70-200 lens with a 2X extender to get me to a 140-400 mm equivalent lens. Even though the lens was designed for the mirrored cameras, with the extender and adapter to the mirrorless camera I am getting results…
Sedona AZ (November 1, 2021) – After the successful return of slam poetry to Sedona in October, the Sedona Poetry Slam proudly welcomes New Mexico slam poetry icon Damien Flores to the stage on Saturday, Nov. 13. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m. with Flores performing between rounds. Damien Flores Flores is an award-winning poet, comedian, author, actor, educator and radio broadcaster from Albuquerque, N.M. A two-time National Poetry Slam Champion and two-time College Unions Poetry Slam Champion, he has published three books: “Junkyard Dogs,” “El Cuento de…
Sedona AZ (October 30, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival, in partnership with two nonprofits, Plan B to Save Wolves and Wolf Dogs and Apex Protection Project, will be the venue for this year’s Sedona Wolf Week at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on November 10-11 from 9:00 am-8:30 pm each day. Attendees will be able to enjoy Sedona Wolf Week on the big screen in the theatre. This special pass provides two days of live-streamed programming, in and out theatre privileges, plus the added benefit of a virtual pass for all wolf week events and a ticket to…
Sedona AZ (October 30, 2021) – The Sedona Heritage Museum’s annual Veterans Day tribute will be on Thursday, November 11 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Museum. All veterans of all U.S. service branches, active military, family, friends, and residents who want to show their appreciation to those who have served and are now serving are invited to be guests of the Museum at Sedona’s annual memorial and program of appreciation. This year’s program will be overseen by emcee Shondra Jepperson. She and Tom Jepperson will provide patriotic and inspirational music. Singer Jeanie Carroll will be highlighted in a musical…
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde Community Library Camp Verde AZ (October 30, 2021) – Join us on Tuesday, November 9th from 5:30-7:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for a special performance by The Gina Machovina Trio. The Gina Machovina Trio band members are Gina Machovina (guitar, vocals), Alberto Hinojoza (bass, vocals) and Claudia Tulip (flutes, vocals). Gina is a classically trained guitarist, who loves nothing more than writing music and performing her favorite tunes. As a young southern Californian, Gina fervently studied the instrument, all the while writing and performing tunes for her original R&R group Rising. Gina went on to earn…
Sedona AZ (October 29, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to team up with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley to present FREE SCREENINGS of two award-winning films — “The World Without You” and “Radical Obsession” — Nov. 6-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m. FREE Based on the acclaimed novel by Joshua Henkin, “The World Without You” deals with a grieving family that gathers on the Fourth of July weekend to honor the memory of their journalist son, Leo Frankel, who was killed…
Prescott AZ (October 29, 2021) – Yavapai County Elections Director, Lynn Constabile would like to announce that preliminary County Candidate Packets for the August 2, 2022 Primary Election, including unofficial petition signature requirements, are now available for download via the forms tab on our website: www.yavapaiaz.gov/govote Just a reminder, if you are considering a run for a County office, a Statement of Interest needs to be filed at the County Elections office before you start circulating petitions.
Sedona AZ (October 29, 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, November 8th, 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…
Sedona, Ariz. (Oct. 19, 2021) – Known as one of Northern Arizona’s top resorts, Amara Resort and Spa is continuing to elevate the hospitality scene in Sedona with the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation encompassing all 100 guestrooms and public spaces, including the resort’s signature restaurant, SaltRock Southwest Kitchen and award-winning Amara Spa. Consistently named one of the “Best Hotels” by Conde Nast Traveler and U.S. News & World Report, Amara’s refreshed look takes inspiration from the surrounding red rocks and brings the outdoors in to create a “tree-lodge” aesthetic by encompassing the five elements of nature – earth, wood,…
By Ted Grussing … I drove up to the Arboretum in Flagstaff today to pick my greeting cards up as the Arb is closing for the season. After picking up the card rack I belted it into the back seat and continued up Wood Mountain Road a ways until I got to Rogers Lake, which currently is not in true lake form as you can see below … cattle were grazing out on the lake bed and the San Francisco Peaks were spectacular in the distance. The shot above I took from approximately the same angle, but I was about 700′ higher…
Sedona AZ (October 28, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the heartwarming new film “A Gift from Bob” showing Nov. 5-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The holidays are coming early to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre! Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes. For James (Luke Treadaway), a struggling street musician, a very special one arrives in the form of Bob, a strong-willed stray cat who wanders into James’s tiny flat. Bob enriches James’s life, giving him companionship, purpose, and a large, new audience. When Animal Welfare…