Sedona AZ (April 3, 2021) – The city of Sedona still seeks one applicant for a seat on the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Local Board as one member has resigned.The PSPRS Local Board administers the pension system for the Sedona Police Department and follows the rules of the PSPRS system and Arizona Revised Statutes. Additionally, the board makes decisions for Sedona police officers on issues such as membership in the system and approving retirements and service purchase requests.
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It’s in the darkest room that a lit match shines the brightest. In Sedona there are those who give light from the heart to dispel the darkness of human suffering, especially now during the Covid19 pandemic that has affected so many lives. Organizers of the community’s Two-Fer Tuesdays continue to provide the needy with staples and supplies to improve their lives, and offer hope.
By Ted Grussing… This photo pretty well captures most if not all of the named red rocks in the Sedona area as well as the named communities that comprise the Sedona metro area.For starters, I am over the western most region of House Mountain which is about a 12 to 15 million year old shield volcano and it once was part of the Colorado Plateau … the later has receded several miles in the intervening years. A shield volcano is one in which the lava is a very low viscosity and thus flows out more or less like oil and…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre plays host to Academy Award nominated short documentary filmsSedona AZ (April 1, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the 2021 Oscar Documentary Shorts Programs April 9-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Now an annual film festival tradition, Sedona audiences will be able to see all of the short documentary films nominated for Academy Awards before the Oscar telecast on April 25.
CH’ÍHOOTSOOÍ, DINÉTAH (Window Rock, Navajo Nation) (April 1, 2021) – Last March, Navajo business owner Vanessa Tullie had just completed construction of a new office space when she responded to a call to join the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund efforts. Based in Phoenix, Ariz., Tullie owns and operates a home care agency, appropriately named Ahehee’ Shidine’e Homecare LLC., which loosely translates to mean, “Thank you, my people,” in her native Diné bizaad. For Tullie, this spirit of gratitude has guided her involvement as the lead New Mexico coordinator for the Relief Fund.
Le Chant du Monde with an American Premiere and a World PremiereSedona AZ (April 1, 2021) – The Piano on the Rocks International Festival returns to Sedona on April 23-25, 2021 with an American premiere of a recent discovered piece by French composer Francis Poulenc and a world premiere of: Their Own Voices: Stories of Migrant Women by American composer Anna Rubin. Piano on the Rocks continues its vibrant performances with three outstanding and eclectic concerts inspired by the novel of French writer Jean Giono, “Le Chant du Monde”: a lyrical hymn to nature and life where music and nature enhance each other. It will feature the youngest recipient of the French…
Sex, religion, and politics collide as six Pakistani-American Muslim women air their dirty lingerie…April 16 – April 30Sedona AZ (April 1, 2021) – Emerson Theater Collaborative and Sedona Arts Academy presents DIRTY PAKI LINGERIE Written and performed by Aizzah Fatima,who plays various characters who are confronting the intersection of tradition and modernity as Muslim Women! Sex, religion, and politics collide as six Pakistani-American Muslim females air their dirty lingerie. After sold out shows in NYC, Toronto, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Italy and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dirty Paki Lingerie comes to Sedona, Arizona. The show is directed by Erica Gould.
Camp Verde AZ (April 1, 2021) – Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, returns on Thursday, April 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 4-6 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month.
Sedona AZ (April 1, 2021) – Because regular sanitizing is important to protect the health and safety of both pets and owners at the Sedona Dog Park, starting April 15, 2021 and continuing through October, the dog park will be closed 8 to 9 a.m. on Thursdays to allow city staff to sanitize and perform weekly maintenance.While the work is being performed, no dog will be denied the opportunity for play. “During the weekly dog park closure, dogs can partake in the city’s Yappy Hour program scheduled at the same time on the multi-use field at the park,” said city…
By Ted Grussing… less flown and the sights less seen … this is a shot taken roughly over the north end of the Chapel area and looking to the ENE. Just to the right of the horizon there is a kind of loaf shape object rising from the plateau and this is Mormon Mountain. It is good to remember that, at least here in the Sedona area, many mountains are not peaks, but are flat tops. This includes Casner Mountain from last night and several here in tonight’s photo.
Film nominated for Academy Award for Best International Film shows at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 31, 2021) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is proud to present the Academy Award-nominated “Quo Vadis, Aida?” showing April 9-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Quo Vadis, Aida?” is nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars.Bosnia, July 1995: Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
Prescott AZ (March 31, 2021) – Yavapai College Performing Arts Center continues its tradition of being Northern Arizona’s Go-To source for film buffs by offering a virtual screening for Oscar-nominated live action, animated and documentary short subject films. The 2021 Oscar Shorts will be available for remote screening Friday, April 2 through Sunday, April 25 at the YCPAC website, ycpac.com.
Sedona AZ (March 31, 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, April 12th, 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 AZ (March 31, 2021) – On April 15, 2021, Yappy Hour will switch to the summer schedule of 8 to 9 a.m. every Thursday through October.The Yappy Hour program provides the opportunity for your four-legged friend to run and socialize with other dogs and is held every Thursday, weather permitting, on the multi-use field in Posse Grounds Park. Per city code and park rules, dogs are not allowed on the athletic fields and are required to be on a leash but during Yappy Hour, participants get to bend those rules.
“the most important Jewish philanthropist you never heard of”Sedona AZ (March 31, 2021) – The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley will be presenting an educational program about a most impactful Jewish Philanthropist who perhaps you’ve never heard of, Julius Rosenwald, on Sunday, April 18th from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Arizona Time, MST).Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) he is best remembered for his collaboration with famed educator Booker T. Washington, spending millions of dollars to fund the construction of more than 5,000 schools for Black communities across 15 Southern states, beginning in 1910, educating…