Movies are coming to Cottonwood! Sedona Film Festival partners with Old Town Center for the Arts for “Monday Movies on Main” with ‘Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold The Concert’ on Monday, Nov. 16Cottonwood AZ (November 13, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Old Town Center for the Arts (OTCA) to bring movies to Cottonwood!“Monday Movies on Main” will launch on Monday, Nov. 16 with the Cottonwood premiere of “Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold The Concert” at 7 p.m. at Old Town Center for the Arts. This extraordinary concert film is the perfect kick-off event…
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Special film premiere in observance of Transgender Day of RemembranceSedona AZ (November 13, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Unify Sedona: A Rainbow Alliance, PFLAG Sedona/Verde Valley and Northern Arizona Restorative Justice to present the premiere of “MAJOR!” on Friday, Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually on November 20th — a day in which we honor and memorialize those who have been murdered because of xenophobia and transphobia. The year 2020 has been the most violent and deadliest year since 2013 for transgender and…
Live-streaming camera offers unique viewing experience Phoenix AZ (November 13, 2020) – Sandhill cranes by the thousands have once again returned to their wintering grounds at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in southeastern Arizona.For the next few months, viewers can observe almost 20,000 of these fascinating birds on a live-streaming camera installed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The live stream can be viewed at www.azgfd.gov/sandhillcranes. The cranes will begin to leave the wildlife area between late February and the middle of March. By April, all of the birds will be on their way to their northern nesting grounds, some as…
By Virginia Volkman, DirectorSedona AZ (November 13, 2020) – A new StoryWalk is ready and waiting for you at Sunset Park, located at 655 Sunset Drive in Sedona. Children and adults will love the book about a badger who likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times. Pete the badger tidies the summer flowers in the forest and he sweeps up the autumn leaves. But he has taken his neatness too far. Will Pete realize the error of his ways and set things right?
By Ted Grussing… sometimes a lack of traffic control can lead to bizarre results and in the world of non humans, things can get a little exciting … can you imagine having this kind of traffic when you take off from your airport in 737’s along with a 777 right over you? There were wing touches and a bit of kerfuffle in these sequence, but all of them successfully departed the area giving Eric and I some memorable shots. This was taken at Watson Lake in the Prescott area … the background is a large granite boulder in the water.
Forest Whitaker leads an all-star cast in new holiday film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 12, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the new holiday film “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” showing Nov. 21-25 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A musical adventure and a visual spectacle for the ages, “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” is a wholly fresh and spirited family holiday event.
Sedona AZ (November 12, 2020) – On Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, the city of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department will provide a free and unique experience to visit with Santa as he makes a stop in Sedona from the North Pole. To participate in the festivities, online pre-registration is required because space will be limited; registration opens Nov. 23, 2020. Things may look a little different this year, but nothing can put a damper on the holiday cheer! This event will consist of 12 family “pods” per 15-minutes from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Pavilion at Posse Grounds Park at…
Phoenix AZ (November 12, 2020) – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant, scholarship, and loan distributions for the second quarter of its fiscal year. Between July 1 and September 30, 2020, a total of $51,131,263 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma.
Sedona AZ (November 12, 2020) – Because the Sedona Library is still closed on Saturdays, Oak Creek Apples (OCA) will be having another virtual/online meeting for November 2020. Our next meeting will be on the 4th Saturday of November, Saturday, November 28, 2020, beginning at 10:00AM at the following online address listed below. Note that this is a week later than the usual meeting.To avoid having to transfer the Zoom address, you may email oakcreekapples@gmail.com with “OCA Meeting” in the subject line (no quotation marks). An autoreply email will provide the link that you may click or copy and paste in your browser to open the online Zoom session.
By Ted Grussing… for you service! Across this great land of ours, in rural areas and urban areas, there are millions of our fellow citizens who dedicated years to entire lives, serving and protecting this great land. They are your friends and your neighbors and they are very special people who willingly put their lives on the line so that you can have a cup of coffee in the morning while witnessing yet another day begin. Not all who have served have been in combat, but were there to do so if the need arose.
Amy Adams and Glenn Close star in new Ron Howard film at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 11, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning new drama “Hillbilly Elegy” showing Nov. 20-25 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Amy Adams and Glenn Close start in Ron Howard’s new film based on the inspiring true story and bestselling novel.J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return…
Wine 101 with Steve Bailey, The Mayor of Wine and A Comedy Show with Joshua RivedalBy Camilla RossSedona AZ (November 11, 2020) – Sedona Arts Academy (SAA) announces Wine 101 with Steve Bailey, The Mayor of Wine on November 17 and A Comedy Show with Joshua Rivedal on November 25. SAA is located in The Collective Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek.
By Joanna Horton McPhersonSedona AZ (November 11, 2020) – In October, the Sedona Village Learning Center preschool benefited from a fundraising dinner (socially distanced, outdoors). A local non-profit, focused on “connecting the community” hosted it: the Sedona Village Partnership solicited many volunteers to launch the dinner event at the home of Camille & Phil Cox in the Village of Oak Creek. Of the many wonderful ways to describe the event, one is that it was done with sustainability in mind.
In 2020, Arizona Gives Day Raised $6.1 Million for Local NonprofitsPhoenix AZ (November 11, 2020) – Coming off a record-breaking outcome in 2020 when Arizona Gives Day raised $6.1 million for nonprofits across the state in the midst of a national pandemic, registration and re-enrollment is now open for Arizona nonprofits interested in participating in the 24-hour online fundraising event, on April 6, 2021. Presented by FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” Arizona Gives is hosted by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
Flagstaff AZ (November 10, 2020) – Stage 1 fire restrictions are currently lifted across Coconino NF, as key components and measurements that fire managers use to determine the implementation of fire restrictions have dropped, which has also decreased fire danger.However, visitors should be aware of certain areas that have fire restrictions year-round, which can be found on the Coconino NF Forest Orders web page.Coconino NF briefly came out of fire restrictions when monsoon arrived in July, but then reentered Stage 1 fire restrictions on August 14 and has been in restrictions up until today.