By Ted Grussing… perched above Casner Mountain on an awesome day with visibility over 100 miles … the subtleties of light and shadow spilling over the beautiful formations in Sycamore Canyon, out into the Perkinsville area, over a low range and across the Chino Valley into the Bradshaw Mountains on the horizon. The headwaters of the Verde River are up there somewhere. Perkinsville is where you travel on the Verde Canyon Railroad out of Clarkdale and it is out in the lighter area beyond the canyon and on the left end of it. the light area above and to the…
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Romantic comedy featuring all-star cast and untold tale of discovery in flashback seriesSedona AZ (March 30, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of “Hysteria” on Tuesday, April 6 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Hysteria” is a romantic comedy with an accomplished cast led by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rupert Everett, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce and Felicity Jones. The film tells an untold tale of discovery — the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness.London, 1880: Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) — a…
Sedona AZ (March 30, 2021) – The city of Sedona continues to work with the community to create Sedona’s first Climate Action Plan and needs residents to provide comment on the draft of the plan online before April 12, 2021. To participate, visit https://sedona.konveio.com and select “Sedona Climate Action Plan Overview.” There are two options for commenting:
By Ted Grussing… we’re beginning the week with the same Coopers Hawk we left last week with as he was launching his attack and the time elapsed is perhaps a couple of seconds. Our predator friend is beginning to extend his wings as he brakes from the high speed dive just milliseconds before sinking his talons into the King Snake which you can see in the grass right next to the cart path behind our home. You can see the absolute and complete focus on his prey … this is after all, no game … it is food he needs…
Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 29, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of the sensational Academy Award-nominated film “Philomena” on Monday, April 5 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Philomena” is the first film in a month-long tribute to Dame Judi Dench with a special “Judi-Judi-Judi” series in April featuring a different Judi Dench film every Monday.
The Scarlet Scroll Art Show Sedona AZ (March 29, 2021) – Sedona Arts Academy (SAA) announces The Scarlet Scroll Art Show which runs April 1nd through April 17th, 2021 in conjunction with the one-woman play, Dirty Paki Lingerie, by Aizzah Fatima. SAA is located in The Collective Sedona, in the Village of Oak Creek.
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(March 29, 2021)This 3/28/2021 CNN program was impressive for the interviews of the best medical experts serving the nation during the Trump stay as president.It left the only conclusion that for various reasons Trump actually was most responsible, other than the virus itself, for the death of about a half million Americans.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre plays host to Academy Award nominated short films April 2-8Sedona AZ (March 27, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the 2021 Oscar Nominated Shorts Programs April 2-8 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Now an annual film festival tradition, Sedona audiences will be able to see all of the short films nominated for Academy Awards before the Oscar telecast on April 25. A perennial hit with audiences around the country (and now the world), don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. All of the Live Action Short…
Discovery provides another reason for Arizonans to act with care and get vaccinated Phoenix AZ (March 27, 2021) – The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) reported today that the B.1.351 COVID-19 variant strain, commonly referred to as the South African variant, has been confirmed in two test samples from the state.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this SARS-CoV-2 variant, which spreads at a faster rate, was first detected in the U.S. at the end of January. The CDC has advised that currently authorized vaccines…
Cottonwood AZ (March 27, 2021) – On March 14, 2021 detectives from Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (P.A.N.T.) received a call from the Cottonwood Police Department who were investigating a possible discovery of methamphetamine from an individual located at the Verde Valley Medical Center.
Sedona AZ (March 27, 2021) – On Monday March 29, at 5:00 PM, a collection of environmental groups will hold an online Letters to the Editor Writing Party. Those groups include Keep Sedona Beautiful, The Center for Biological Diversity, The Wilderness Society, Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance, and the Yavapai group of the Sierra Club.At this event, they will discuss 30×30, a national effort to protect 30% of our lands and water by 2030. Then, they will take some time to voice their support for 30×30 and local conservation efforts by writing LTE’s (Letters to the Editor) to local newspapers.
Sedona AZ (March 27, 2021) – The Sedona Historical Society was recently awarded Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency. The Platinum rating is earned by nonprofit organizations who share their progress through openly posting both financial and achievements data. This is the highest level of recognition that the non-profit information service group awards.
Sedona AZ (March 27, 2021) – Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village and their newest pet boutique BowWow Sedona in Tlaquepaque North are teaming up to help save local homeless animals at the Humane Society of Sedona by hosting Paws Rockin’ the Runway fashion show and online auction on Sunday, April 25th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm at the Tlaquepaque North fountain.
Sedona AZ (March 27, 2021) – On March 25, 2021, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced changes to COVID-19 measures for events, businesses and local government mask mandates. More specifically, in this announcement, Governor Ducey stated:
Sedona, AZ. (March 25, 2021) City governments in Arizona can no longer mandate the forced wearing of masks in restaurants, bars or outside in the streets. The announcement by the governor of Arizona was made today, Thursday, March 25. Events that draw more than 50 people, like sports games, etc., are no longer prohibited nor need special permission. Private businesses can still demand the wearing of masks in their establishments and can refuse service to those who don’t. Gov. Ducey gave bars the go-ahead to resume regular operations, saying required mitigation measures for other businesses would become “recommendations” going forward. Music and dancing are no…