By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (August 13, 2021) – Join us on Thursday, August 26th from 5:30-7:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for our new free Special Concert Series, a spin-off of Music in the Stacks round-robin style concerts that take have taken place at the library for nearly 5 years.Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There will be one band or solo artist that plays for the duration of the concert with a different artist playing each month, on the 4th Thursday.
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EVENING OF MUSIC: The Mystical Arts of Tibet Sacred Music -Saturday Night – August 14 – 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at The Sedona Conscious Living Center – 120 Deer Trail Drive, Sedona. This event is a stage performance that combines multiphonic chanting, music and dance into an unforgettable experience. The pieces are drawn from authentic temple dances, performed for thousands of years in Tibet. Tickets at: sedonya.punchpass.com. Suggested Donation: $20. All are invited.
By Ted Grussing… so wrote a friend this morning, likely because I have sent out so many aerial shots this week … another one is below. I wrote my friend back, that although it may seem so, the truth is I do not miss it. What I am doing is going back over more than ten thousand aerial shots that I have not even looked at yet and while so doing, I am enjoying each flight all over again, because I loved every moment that I spent in the air … more than 3,000 hours over a little more than…
TSÉ BII’ NDZISGAII, DINÉTAH (Monument Valley, Navajo Nation) (August 12, 2021) – As a first step in rebuilding and revitalizing our communities and ensuring they thrive, Yee Ha’ólníi Doo celebrated its soft opening of the Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii Community Center in Monument Valley, Utah, on Monday, August 2, 2021. “The Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii Community Center will serve as a great resource for our people and bolster opportunities for our entrepreneurs, youth leaders, and all community members. We intend to promote cross-pollination of ideas, uplift with a spirit of collaboration, and incubate and support the talent and leadership of our people,”…
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2021) – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village is having a Golf Extravaganza at Oakcreek Country Club Sunday, September 26, 2021. The event will raise money to support many Village Rotary Club projects including; the Community Garden, Veterans programs, books for preschoolers, Verde Valley Special Olympics, and many other noteworthy projects.
Sedona News (August 10, 2021) Acquired by the City in 2014, the Ranger Station on Brewer Road is a 3.4 acre property that includes an historic house (1917) and barn (1934) that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since these are two of Sedona’s 23 designated City Historic Landmarks, all restorations are being done in compliance with Arizona’s State Historic Preservation Office consultation and statutes.While the City is still looking at this site and others as a temporary shuttle exchange for the trailhead shuttles that will be deployed in Spring 2022, this has not changed the City’s…
By Ted Grussing… a good storm go to waste … things were going so well, lots of tasks being accomplished and then a beautiful rain cell moved in. The sound of rain on the roof and skylights was just too much to resist, so I made my way to the sofa in the living room, lay down and enjoyed the rain whilst I drifted in and out of sleep. It was wonderful and sure enough all the things I put aside were still there waiting for me when I decided to get up.
The rock ‘n’ roll life of legendary sax man Bobby Keys debuts at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 11, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Every Night’s a Saturday Night” on Monday, Aug. 23 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Best friends with guitarist Keith Richards and considered the “sixth Rolling Stone”, Bobby Keys is known as the best rock ‘n’ roll saxophonist in the world.
Sedona AZ (August 11, 2021) – To continue to limit the spread of COVID-19, the city of Sedona requires all persons to wear a face covering while inside any city of Sedona building. This is important as Sedona, surrounding communities and the state of Arizona see a surge of positive cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19.A face covering is defined as a cloth or other soft or permeable material that covers the nose, mouth and surrounding areas of the lower face. Examples include a bandana, homemade fabric covering or common surgical mask.
Yavapai County AZ (August 11, 2021) – Yavapai Reentry Project, a project of MATFORCE, offers community members a chance to understand the barriers that a person returning from incarceration might encounter through a free simulation experience.John Morris, Chief Adult Probation Officer for Yavapai County Adult Probation and longtime MATFORCE Board Member, said, “It’s important to understand the barriers formerly incarcerated individuals face when returning to our communities. If we can identify, understand, and address these barriers early before they are released, those individuals are more likely to have a smoother transition back home. This means they are less likely to…
From Oct. 9-10, Sedona’s oldest and largest premier arts event will feature nationally acclaimed artists and a new beer and wine gardenSedona AZ (August 11, 2021) – Held against the backdrop of Sedona’s breathtaking red rock vistas, the Sedona Arts Festival will present its 30th annual fine art festival on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Attracting artists from across the country, this renowned festival will showcase a diverse line-up of over 100 juried artists, as well as live music, raffle prizes, food, and the newly added beer and wine garden . The Sedona Arts Festival is held on…
By Ted Grussing… and we’ll start this off with the highest place in Arizona, Humphreys Peak at 12,637 feet above sea level. This was shot on a beautiful August day and there are quite a few people who are scattered over the top of the peak having made the climb … the trail to the top goes off to the right just below the ridgeline. Just beyond the peak you are looking down into the caldera also known as the inner basin and I think the peak upper right is Doyle Peak. US 89 is the road that runs more…
Bolshoi Ballet production from Moscow returns to the big screen at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 11, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, Aug. 22 when it hosts the big screen encore of “The Sleeping Beauty” from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 1 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Sleeping Beauty” features music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Yuri Grigorovich. The cast includes principal dancers Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin in the lead roles, accompanied by the corps de ballet from the Bolshoi.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.Sedona AZ (August 10, 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 August 23rd 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…
By Peter Cutler Sedona News (August 10, 2021) This is a wonderful question because in order to answer it we must be completely filled with love. Any answer from our mind is never the answer. Love simply loves. So unless we feel and deeply experience love, we do not have the answer. Sometimes an answer from the deep experience of love will bubble up into our mind and become a thought. But even when that does not happen we still have the answer. The answer is always love. It is not the thought of love, it is the deep and overwhelming experience…