Camp Verde AZ (July 2, 2021) – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, July 8th 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.
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By Terry Hansen, Hales Corners WI(July 2, 2021)In his opening remarks to the security panel at the April 22 Leaders Summit on Climate, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated:”Today, no nation can find lasting security without addressing the climate crisis. … (R)ising temperatures and more frequent and intense extreme weather events in Africa and Central America threaten millions with drought, hunger, and displacement. As families risk their lives in search of safety and security, mass migration leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and radicalization, all of which undermine stability.”In the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, warming…
FLAGSTAFF/Sedona, Ariz. — Coconino County is currently in Stage Three Fire Restrictions due to extreme fire danger and stress on firefighting resources. Stage Three Fire Restrictions previously included the prohibition of outdoor liquid fuel grills on private property. Coconino County will now allow the use of ALL LIQUID FUEL OUTDOOR GRILLS WITH AN ON/OFF SWITCH at private residences. “The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate our county and enjoy a nice backyard barbeque with family and friends, but let us do it safely. In coordination with the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County is excited to allow residents to now…
Sedona News (July 2, 2021) It’s a musical doubleheader at Bella Vita Ristorante this weekend with the ever-popular Sammy Davis and troubadour Dan Vega performing Friday and Saturday night on the restaurant’s outside patio stage.On Friday, July 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. consummate entertainer Sammy Davis weaves his musical magic, performing songs that everyone loves to listen to and dance to that we have grown to love through the years.When he hits the stage it’s all out charisma and performance, as he dances, prances, whirls and twirls through the classics he brings to life with and every performance.
Prison can either break or make a person. Assuming one comes out still intact nothing could be more comforting than knowing that in the outside world there are still people who truly care about you.Two Fer Tuesdays, a local philanthropic organization that identifies sectors of need in the community and works to fulfill them, recently collected items and money to provide inmates that have been released, with a basketful of items they might need in returning to society.It is this gesture of kindness and compassion that can warm the heart of the recently released and perhaps change the trajectory of…
Sedona News (July 1) A laid back New York City supper club ambiance and décor; a state-of-the-arts sound system; professional lighting; a selection of fine wines and cocktails; and first-class cuisine combine to create the perfect night out at Sound Bites Grill on Saturday, July 10 from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring Jazz luminary and recording artist JJ Sansavorino.JJ, with a Billboard #1 smash hit under his belt titled “Style & Elegance” and numerous highly acclaimed albums and singles recorded during his meteoric rise in the music world, brings to the table an act every Reggae, Jazz and R&B aficionado…
Flagstaff AZ (July 1, 2021) – Fire danger continues to remain extreme, and while some areas of the national forest have received some rain, the majority remains very dry. The rain has improved the trend for better conditions, but the Coconino National Forest will remain closed until conditions improve across the board.This means Coconino NF will remain closed over the holiday weekend and people should plan accordingly, refraining from entering national forest land. During a forest closure, the public is prohibited from entering any part of Coconino National Forest at any time. Only those with private properties within forest boundaries…
By Ted Grussing… I was somewhere over the Verde Valley between cloud layers … just cruising and enjoying the reflections of the clouds on my wings … no hurry and taking the day in. Below is the photo of One and one of our local bobcats that came up out of the arroyo while I was taking One’s photo … I think she was curious about what One and I were doing and/or decided that she would get her portrait taken again too. One was unaware of her arrival and the bobcat ambled off before One turned around. A neat…
Award-winning French film of first love and its consequences shows at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (June 30, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of the award-winning new French drama “Summer of 85” showing July 9-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A seaside summer fling between Alexis and David lasts just six weeks, but casts a shadow over a lifetime in François Ozon’s sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences.When Alexis’ (Félix Lefebvre) boat capsizes off the coast of Normandy, David (Benjamin Voisin) comes to the rescue and soon opens the younger…
Sedona AZ (June 30, 2021) – Help the city of Sedona help American Red Cross in their efforts to save lives by joining our blood drive on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the City Hall complex located at 55 Sinagua Dr. While walk-ins are accepted, you can also make an appointment via the American Red Cross website at www.RedCrossBlood.org using the sponsor code “SedonaCity” and then choosing a time slot. Donors with appointments may receive priority over walk-ins.For questions, contact Human Resources Manager Brenda Tammarine at btammarine@sedonaaz.gov.
By Ted Grussing… this Western Grebe has secured his lunch, or at least a portion of it … not a particularly large bird so its options for fish run a little on the small side and this nice little fish suits him just fine. The Osprey below is a lot bigger and he is making off with a nice rainbow trout which will provide an ample meal for him … but really not much more for his size than the smaller bait fish that the Grebe has. Nature provides for all and it is good.
Martin Sheen, Luke Wilson and Robert Duvall star in film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (June 29, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “12 Mighty Orphans” showing July 9-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“12 Mighty Orphans” features an award-winning ensemble cast, including Martin Sheen, Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall, Vinessa Shaw, Treat Williams and Wayne Knight, among others.“12 Mighty Orphans” tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes…
KYKOTSMOVI, HOPI NATION (June 29, 2021) – When the COVID-19 pandemic impacted both the Navajo and Hopi nations, it set matriarchal leaders from the Navajo and Hopi nations in motion to organize relief efforts and protect their communities.On March 17, 2020, the Navajo Nation reported its first case of COVID-19 when a 47-year-old Navajo man from Chilchinbeto tested positive for the virus.Two days earlier Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund Co-Founder and Interim Executive Director, Ethel Branch, had created a GoFundMe campaign to support direct relief efforts to Navajo and Hopi elders, immunocompromised, and vulnerable families. She had also…
By Alan E. Freedman(June 29, 2021)AlaSimply mention the words “the deeper life,” and depending on the audience there will be a variety of responses. On the one hand, a rip-roaring theatrical display of thoughtless approval, replete with all forms of mannerism and babble, a clear acknowledgment that you are in the company of the few that “get it.” On the other hand, a tacit assent, accompanied by a polite smile, a nodding of the head, perhaps more a display of courtesy than anything else, while what really underscores all of this in their thinking is a confident sense that you’re…
By Ted Grussing… this great blue heron decided to give us a regal display of his ability to enter flight with a most magnificent flair … no creature could display more beauty and grace while putting enormous energy into his lift off from the earth. Talons are just leaving the rock and those huge wings are compressing the air beneath and creating a powerful low pressure above them and into flight he goes.