Author: Tommy

Camp Verde AZ (October 11, 2021) – Camp Verde Community Library announces the addition of three brand new AWE Learning All-In-One Workstations Platinum. The previous stations were over 5 years old, outdated, and averaged 145 uses by children per month. With support from Friends of Camp Verde Library, the Children’s Library replaced the old AWE computers with One Early Literacy Station™ Platinum for ages 2-8 pre-loaded with educational software, games and eBooks. One Bilingual Spanish Literacy Station Platinum for ages 2-8, offering content in both English and Spanish. One AfterSchool Edge™ Platinum for ages 6-12, delivering 85+ award-winning, pre-loaded educational software titles and…

Sedona News: If you are visiting Sedona there is one adventure you want enjoy as part of your stay. Your unforgettable Sedona experience must include spending time at internationally renowned Tlaquepaque (pronounced T-la-keh-pah-keh), Sedona Arizona’s Arts & Crafts Village, one of the best things to do in Sedona. Nestled beneath the shade of the sycamores on the banks of beautiful Oak Creek in Sedona, Tlaquepaque is the most distinctive Sedona shopping experience to be found in the Southwest. Authentically fashioned after a traditional Mexican village, Tlaquepaque, meaning the “best of everything,” has been a Sedona landmark since the 1970’s. Its…

By Sandy Moriarty, Mayor City of Sedona (October 9, 2021) Sedona News: For those of you who have read the editorial in the Red Rock News last Wednesday, September 29, I’d like to correct one statement in it, which is simply not true. The statement is: “The mayor also falsely claimed that if Sedona hires its own lobbyist, the league’s lobbyists won’t work for us.” I did not say that, and anyone including the editor can verify that I did not say that by watching the video of the meeting. He also said: “Rather than have a dedicated lobbyist, the…

Baba “Vusi” Shibambo and Terri Conti team up for concert at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (October 9, 2021) – Join Baba “Vusi” Shibambo, South African drummer, and Terri Conti, acclaimed accordionist, for a magical evening of world fusion music blending the classical sounds of the accordion with the ancestral rhythms of the African bush. “A World Fusion Musical Journey: From Africa Across the Seven Seas” takes the stage on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Earlier this summer, for an art opening in the Village of Oak Creek, Shibambo and Conti performed for the…

Camp Verde AZ (October 9, 2021) – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, October 14th 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.

Sedona AZ (October 9, 2021) – On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at their 4:30 p.m. meeting, Sedona’s City Council will initiate the launch of the ten-year update of the Sedona Community Plan, and in doing so, set city staff on a path to begin a public outreach process in which residents are encouraged to participate in upcoming citizen engagement opportunities.

Sedona AZ (October 9, 2021) – Monday at the Museum will feature a class on Appalachian Folk Art Broom making on Monday, October 18th from 11:00-2:00pm. Your instructor Carolyn Grebenstein, from Bearcat Studio, will teach you how to make your own turkey wing whisk broom and a cob-webber broom at this highly popular workshop. Each participant leaves with the broom they make. This class does require an RSVP and it costs $20/person. No children under 10. This craft does require some light pulling but no sewing at all.

By Ted Grussing … they did not have a live Cougar/Puma/Mountain Lion at Bearizona when we were up there last week, but there was a beautiful painting of one high on a wall and illuminated by a window in the restaurant. It was beautiful so I took a few photographs of it as we sat at a table having a diet Pepsi. I do love cats and this is a nice addition to my collection of big cat images. They do have Puma/Cougar/Mountain Lions at Out of Africa in Camp Verde close to home and the shot above is one I took back in…

Stunning cinematography and thought-provoking story in acclaimed new film Sedona AZ (October 7, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Bergman Island” showing Oct. 15-21 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Bergman Island” features a stellar ensemble cast, including Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska, Vicky Krieps and Anders Danielsen Lie. A filmmaking couple living in America, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth), retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope…

Sedona AZ (October 7, 2021) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday October 14 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Shane Murphy will present on “John Hance and the Camp Verde Ledgers, 1871-1884”. This marks a return to in-person Living History presentations in the Museum’s historic Fruit Packing Shed. Masks will be required and seating will be limited to accommodate social distancing.

Sedona AZ (October 7, 2021) – Cooking with Chef Minyan Zhu, Thursday, Oct. 14, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Empower yourself to make the most delicious soups, sourdough, sourdough pizza using seasonal ingredients and techniques that will give you limitless options when it comes to crafting your meals. Come learn, create community and become a master of stir fry. Make a delicious and nourishing meal in as little as 15 minutes. Take out is obsolete.

By Dave Myers Sedona AZ (October 7, 2021) – Happy fall from Oak Creek Apples! We hope you had a great summer. Sorry we dropped the ball on a September meeting. Residents of and visitors to the greater Sedona area are invited to attend the October Zoom meeting of the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG, or OCA, for short). Alan Gore will facilitate a general question-and-answer session. He often covers recent and upcoming trends, as well as bugs and fixes. There is no charge to participate.

As we head into the fall the weather in Sedona becomes even more perfect for dining outside under the stars while listening to music performed live by talented musicians who know how to entertain. On Friday, October 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jerry McFarland takes his turn on the beautiful Bella Vita Ristorante outside stage where under the patio lights he plays and sings his heart out. McFarland is a seasoned professional singer/songwriter with a plethora of songs, played and sung with the poise and confidence of a seasoned professional. Take your pick. Oldies, Rock, American Songbook, Folk and…

Glen Campbell bandleader Jeff Dayton plays a two-night weekend at Sound Bites Grill in Uptown Sedona on Friday, October 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. For his Friday show, Dayton, a songwriter and recording artist in his own right, takes you on a trip through time and his 15-years playing with the Campbell, sharing insights only a true friend and insider can know. As he tells the stories of his relationship with Campbell, and the music and good times they shared, he plays songs that capture that journey and bring the…

By Tommy Acosta Sedona News: Let’s talk reality here. Paying someone $75,000 to reverse SB 1350, is like trying to stop a mortally wounded elephant from bleeding out, with a Band-Aid. There is no way in the known and even unknown universe that hiring a lobbyist will make even a smudge of a difference in the city’s campaign to regulate or get rid of short-term rentals. That possibility that a Republican-dominated Arizona State Legislature will alter or reverse SB1350 in our lifetime, stands about the same chance a snowflake has of surviving a week in hell, during the summer. Nope. No way.…