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…
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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…
Camp Verde AZ (October 28, 2021) – This month, the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) distributed a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) loan to the Verde Valley Archaeology Center. This was the first loan of the program to support a Verde Valley-area nonprofit and the fourth loan from this partnership. Earlier this year, ACF and USDA launched the public-private partnership to support rural Arizona. ACF provided $5 million in a revolving line of below-market rate financing to help rural communities access approximately $40 million annually in USDA funding for infrastructure projects aimed to improve water systems, schools, affordable…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Sedona News: Can you simply be here, now? Can you flow with whatever appears? The ability to be with whatever appears, regardless of what the whatever is, without need want or desire to run or hide is a pretty simple description of behavior after awakening. That ability is natural to one who has seen through the game, seen what reality actually is, recognizes true nature, knows that the players on stage don’t do anything, can’t do anything, and yet all doing is done through them. Yup! A bloomin’ paradox. It seems like all resistance to the…
By Ted Grussing … this evening I was scrolling through some folders of animals that I have shot at wildlife parks and when I was reviewing a shoot I did years ago at Out of Africa in Camp Verde, I put this image of a White Bengal Tiger up on the screen. One lifted her head from my lap and looked at the screen … so I blew the image up and she got off my lap, walked across the keyboard and put a paw on the screen … a salute to family and a directive to me to send…
Sedona AZ (October 27, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of the acclaimed new film “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” showing Nov. 5-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. The film tells the extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public’s perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as…
Sedona AZ (October 27, 2021) – Guest pianist Jeffrey Swann will perform George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Verde Valley Sinfonietta, under the direction of Music Director Kevin Kozacek, on Sunday, November 7th in the Sedona Performing Arts Center at 2:30 PM. Jeffrey Swann enjoys an international performing career, which has taken him throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. He won first prize in the Dino Ciani Competition sponsored by La Scala in Milan, a gold medal at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, a bronze medal at the Van Cliburn Competition, and top honors at the Warsaw Chopin, Vianna…
Sedona, AZ News — James Ratliff Gallery in Hillside Sedona is pleased to announce the re-birth of Sedona’s popular First Fridays art-walk series, starting Friday, November 5, 2021, from 4 to 7 p.m. Gallery owner James Ratliff is presenting an exciting show centered around the works of multi-medium artist Diann Kincaid. Kincaid will speak about and present her unique paintings and sculptures inspired by her book, Shadow Chasing in Sedona, a collection of intriguing and mysterious photographs of rock shadows cast on the Red Rock formations of Sedona. It is an inspirational photography book of magical shadows. It is a time…
By Ted Grussing … the art of learning negotiations can be a rather daunting experience and it is best a skill to learn young. These Golden Retriever puppies are very much engaged in learning how to get their individual viewpoints recognized as the best one and perhaps mimicking humans, they are all in the game. At the end of the day, they all piled up on each other and crashed needing to rest and recoup after all viewpoints had been expressed and the tug of war had ended. Friends and buddies for life … as it should be.
Prescott AZ (October 26, 2021) – We’re not going to make it. Attaining a balance between groundwater withdrawal and replenishment, known as “safe yield,” in the Prescott Active Management Area by 2025 has been a goal of the Arizona Groundwater Management Act since the perils of groundwater overuse were officially recognized in 1980. But achieving the 2025 target date is, by all scientific accounts, impossible. Kathleen Ferris, a consultant with the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University, will explain how loopholes in Arizona water law endanger the region’s aquifer and also undermine the very notion of safe…
Flagstaff AZ (October 26, 2021) – Coconino National Forest will begin selling a limited number of Christmas tree permits online starting November 9, and permit owners will be allowed to begin cutting Nov. 16 through Dec. 31. A total of 1,150 permits will be available for purchase on the Coconino NF Christmas Tree Recreation.gov webpage, which also lists details about designated cutting areas, maps, dates, and types of trees that may be cut.