Camp Verde AZ (October 14, 2021) – Singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Christy Fisher, will be featured in a solo performance on Thursday, October 28 from 5:30-7 PM in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Nominated in four categories by the 2021 International Singer and Songwriters Association, Christy’s performances are a combination of award-winning songwriting, unusual audio engineering techniques, and powerful vocals that have been compared to Annie Lennox, Ani Di Franco, and Linda Ronstadt.
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Sedona AZ (October 14, 2021) – If OHV traffic on the Coconino National Forest is an issue for you, Keep Sedona Beautiful urges you attend the October 26, 4:30 PM, Sedona City Council meeting when OHV problems will be discussed. OHV rental companies and Forest Service will also attend the meeting.
Sedona AZ (October 14, 2021) – Members of the Verde Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild will have their spinning wheels humming for “Monday at the Museum” at the Sedona Heritage Museum on October 18th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The spinners’ guild was formed over 35 years ago by Mary Pendleton of the Pendleton Weaving studio in Sedona along with a few weavers in the Verde Valley. The guild continues today with some 40 to 50 members actively pursuing Fiber Arts such as weaving, spinning, basket-making, dyeing and knitting. They would be happy to share their art with you, and to…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Sedona News: The thoughts that keep recycling, that replay, the persistent reruns of life’s trauma, want only one thing, to be invited in, accepted for what they are. They are not unlike the small child huddled within desperately crying for love. Whatever causes us to flinch, to turn away, to run and hide will return again and again until at last we meet it fully, embrace it for its teachings, see it as part of what was, the unmet moment still resonating within body mind and heart. In the moment of trauma…
By Candace Carr Strauss, President/CEO Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau Sedona News: Building sustainability into our tourism economy is a chamber priority, so I am happy to report we are making progress on one of our most complex environmental issues – the impact of OHVs in our “neighborwoods” in the words of Red Rock Ranger Amy Tinderholt. The challenges are familiar to most Sedonans. The popularity of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs also called ATVs or UTVs) has skyrocketed in Arizona, with more than 452,000 registered with the state. Many came as Day Trippers to Sedona. At the same time,…
By Ted Grussing … it is duck hunting season and when I was a kid, me and a couple of friends used to throw our shotguns and hunting gear in the trunks of our cars (not recommended today) on good hunting days when we went to school … was it raining? cold? wind blowing? maybe some rain or sleet? Given good conditions like that we would ditch school and head down to the Minnesota River bottoms and go duck hunting. I think we had our priorities in proper order. There was always time to study, but not so many opportunities to get…
The elder statesman of comedy featured in festival’s “Men In Hollywood” series Sedona AZ (October 13, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew” on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew” is the fourth film in an eight-week tribute to “Men in Hollywood” series featuring a different male celebrity each week.
By Ted Grussing … this is one very serious dude that is looking out over as much of his kingdom as he can … the Bengal tiger is one of the largest cats in existence weighing in at up to 500 pounds … they are also one of the most beautiful cats to be found. I shot this one at Out of Africa a number of years ago and still am amazed by the beauty of this cat.
Award-winning film returns to Fisher Theatre; Harmony on the Rocks to perform Sedona AZ (October 12, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special encore of “American Harmony” on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “American Harmony” won the Audience Award and was one of the festival favorites at the Sedona International Film Festival when it premiered a decade ago and has been winning raves from audiences and critics around the world ever since!
Sedona AZ (October 12, 2021) – The gift-giving holiday season is fast approaching, and product shortages due to COVID-19 and shipping delays are already forecast. One way to work around these challenges will be to shop local and do business with local artisans and crafts. The Sedona Heritage Museum’s annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair on October 23 is the ideal way to keep it local and make holiday shopping easy. This annual tradition at the Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday only. The Fair will be set up in the historic Jordan apple packing shed…
Camp Verde AZ (October 12, 2021) – Thursday, November 4th from 9:00a-3:30p the Lions Club of Yavapai County will bring eye care services through their mobile doctor’s office to Camp Verde community members. The Lions Mobile Eye Care Van is a fully equipped eye doctor’s examination room used by volunteer eye doctors to give screening eye exams and write prescriptions for eyeglasses. It is the mission of Lions Clubs to use this mobile doctor’s office to bring eye care services to all of Yavapai County, with particular emphasis on residents 18 years and older who lack the means for, or…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona News: On Monday, October 11, in states and cities across America, Indigenous Peoples’ Day is being celebrated. Indigenous Peoples’ Day used to be called Columbus Day in honor of European explorer Christopher Columbus who set foot in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. Columbus Day was declared in 1892 by Republican President Benjamin Harrison to celebrate the 400th year of Columbus’s discovery. However, a movement that started in 1989 in South Dakota, led to changing Columbus Day’s name to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as a way to make reparations to Native American Tribes whose culture and way of life were…
By Ted Grussing … I received the completed ring from my goldsmith this past week at about the same time as I got my new Canon R5 and the RF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens … always a treat to get my work back and see the final piece of gem/jewelry art. Also getting the new camera body is a treat too as I go into the learning curve to fine tune the settings to fit my type and style of shooting. So here is the completed ring … 16mm laser ruby weighing 20.4 carats. Carat is a unit of weight…
Bonny Singer to host film about legendary choreographer and teacher at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (October 11, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special premiere of “In Balanchine’s Classroom” on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Professional Ballerina and Sedona resident, Bonny Singer – who was a student of legendary ballet choreographer George Balanchine – will host the special premiere and take us behind-the-scenes of the ballet master.
CH’ÍHOOTSOOÍ, DINÉTAH (Window Rock, Navajo Nation) (October 1, 2021) – On September 15, Yee Ha’ólníi Doo strengthened the resiliency of Navajo and Hopi communities with the creation of a secondary fundraiser that focuses on long-term sustainability work. The organization, born from the immediate need for direct relief seen at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, has transitioned to organizing more long-term sustainability initiatives. In order to strengthen Navajo and Hopi communities, the group plans to use a new GoFundMe campaign solely dedicated toward the establishment of community centers across the Navajo Nation.