By Ted Grussing… beautiful celebrations that occur just once per year, but as you eventually learn, each day is a day that you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah in your life. Your faith is either real to you or it is not and if it is real, you daily carry your faith and beliefs with you and they guide you in all the decisions you make.
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Dame Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson star in festival favoriteSedona AZ (December 24, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of the sensational British comedy “Keeping Mum” — in honor of the film’s 15th anniversary — on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Keeping Mum” was a major audience hit and critical sensation when it premiered in the Sedona International Film Festival’s cinema series in 2006. The film stars Dame Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rowan Atkinson and the late Patrick Swayze.Some family secrets…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(December 24, 2020)The behavior we today are witnessing by Trump is so full of strident lying that it is getting too close to encouraging and swaying his rabid followers to take matters into their own hands to reject the results of the presidential election and declare him the winner.Simultaneously his considering martial law is as dumb, unworkable and irrational as it can get. Except if rioting begins resulting from the remarks he’s making.
By Ted Grussing… as this male Black Hawk left the branch you witness the exact moment where flight began and with the powerful thrust with the wings he was off to parts that we could not follow. Near the end of the afternoon we came on a breeding pair of Black Hawks that were perched on a branch of a tree on one of the new islands in Lake Pleasant. The water level was up again today and we could reach deeper into the inlets and in and around new islands formed by the rising waters. Got a couple hundred…
Thomas Vinterberg’s new film starring Mads Mikkelsen debuts at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (December 23, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the audience and critic sensation “Another Round” showing Jan. 2-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Another Round” is a fun, moving, life-affirming and thought-provoking drama about friendship, freedom, love — and alcohol.There’s a theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood, and that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us, diminishing our problems and increasing our creativity. Heartened by that…
By Darcy Hitchcock Co-Founder, Sustainability AllianceSedona AZ (December 23, 2020) – If you’re concerned about our water supply (and you should be), check out the new documentary called Brave Blue World on Netflix. It’s an uplifting look at the innovations already in use that could be scaled up in developing and developed nations.
Work continues on ADOT projects, drivers should focus on safe drivingPhoenix AZ (December 23, 2020) – No full closures are scheduled on state highways between Thursday, Dec. 24, and Monday, Jan. 4, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.While some construction and maintenance work will take place at times through the end of the year, ADOT and its contractors will continue the long standing tradition of avoiding full closures along state highways during the holidays.
By Ted Grussing… after I got the car serviced this afternoon I took the long way home through Page Springs and Cornville and that meant driving by Bubbling Ponds in Page Springs and that insured a stop to see what was going on. I got some nice shots of ducks and our elegant lady was back there again. I got this shot as she initiated a very hard bank to the left. Her left wing is providing almost no lift, her body is twisting left and her right wing is providing most of the lift keeping her in the air…
Clare Dunne stars in powerful, award-winning new film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (December 22, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the powerful and award-winning new drama “Herself” showing Jan. 2-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Herself” tells the story of Sandra, a young mother who seeks to rebuild her life from scratch to provide a safe home for her two young daughters. In order to do so, she must escape the grip of a possessive ex-partner, circumnavigate a broken housing system, and bring together a community of friends who can…
Sedona AZ (December 22, 2020) – UPDATE – Based on currently available information, on Sunday morning, Dec. 20, 2020, an officer-involved shooting occurred in the parking lot area of the Sedona Airport at 235 Air Terminal Dr., in which 37-year-old Michael Bergsma was shot during an altercation with a Sedona Police Department (SPD) officer. At 10:51 a.m., Sedona Police Department officers responded to a call from the Sedona Airport Authority claiming that three persons stole a vehicle belonging to the Airport Authority and drove it on the airport taxiway. When SPD officers arrived on scene, they found and attempted to detain…
By Tommy AcostaSedona AZ (December 21, 2020) – The year 2020 has taken yet another one of our shining stars, this time our cherished community luminary Ria Livingston, one of the most dedicated Sedona boosters this city has ever known.It was not Covid-19 that took her. She succumbed to another disease so many of our elderly face today, that almost seems inevitable for those of us who live longer…that other killer called dementia.I will never forget the day I met Rita. It was back in 2007 when I was contemplating quitting my job as an editor for a newspaper in…
By Ted Grussing… This great egret crossed the pond at low altitude and just as he was closing in on the opposite shore he began a rapid climb, shot up the side of the embankment and cleared the obstruction cleanly and moved on to another area to continue the quest for his daily food.
Encore celebrates the 250th birthday of Beethoven at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (December 20, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “Concerto: A Beethoven Journey” on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.This special worldwide encore screening of “Concerto: A Beethoven Journey” marks the culmination of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year.A pianist’s extraordinary search for the real Beethoven.
Sedona AZ (December 20, 2020) – The League of Women Voters of Northern Arizona Voters Education Program, OLLI at Yavapai College – Sedona/Verde Valley, and Unify Sedona will present a stimulating discussion on LGBTQ+ rights in Arizona on Monday, January 11, 2021 from 1:00-2:30 PM via ZOOM. The presenter, Stanna Slater, will provide an insider’s update on the status of LGBTQ+ rights for Arizonans with an opportunity for Q&A.
A deliciously sweet and big-hearted comedy debuts at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (December 19, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the charming new comedy “Love Sarah” showing Dec. 26-30 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Love Sarah” is being hailed by critics as “a deliciously sweet and big-hearted comedy.All good things come to those who bake.