Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the home for the opera simulcast and encore events Sedona AZ (October 15, 2021) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2021-2022 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will continue with Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” on Saturday, Oct. 23. There will be one show at 10 a.m. — a live simulcast as it is happening at the Met! Plan to come early as Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the…
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Cottonwood AZ (October 15, 2021) – The Verde Valley Humane Society Board of Directors announced that they will be renaming their endowment fund the Penny and Sunny Smith Memorial Endowment Fund. Board President Victoria Bresnan says, “Penny loved the Verde Valley Humane Society and through the Penny and Sunny Smith Memorial Fund her legacy will live on in perpetuity.”
Sedona AZ (October 15, 2021) – The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) announced the recipients of the 2020 Wildland Fire EMS Awards. The NWCG Emergency Medical Committee annually recognizes individuals and groups who have demonstrated outstanding actions or accomplishments that are above and beyond the expectation of one’s normal mission or job duties. The 2020 awards honor seven individuals and three crews.
Sedona AZ (October 15, 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 Take out is obsolete.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 Ted Grussing … It was spring and in the midst of the mating season and I couldn’t help but think this very handsome fella was singing his heart out trying to attract a mate … just look at the gusto and energy he is putting into the melody he is sending out there! The Gambel’s Quail is one of my favorite creatures to have in the neighborhood … some years we have many of them and some years not so many … all depends on the weather and the success of the predators who hunt them.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre joins theaters around the world for special two-night event Sedona AZ (October 14, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present a two-night-only world premiere of the “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 20 and 21 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Winner of the 2021 SXSW Audience Award, “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” offers a unique take on the Petty legacy, diving deep into a condensed period of creativity and freedom for…
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.
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!