Sedona AZ (March 17, 2020) – Out of an abundance of caution, and to protect citizens and city staff from the potential spread of COVID-19, beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the city of Sedona will close in-person access to city facilities, and move to virtual and phone services.
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Lynn Constabile, Elections DirectorYavapai County, Arizona Elections DepartmentPrescott AZ (March 16, 2020) – Yavapai County Elections has received many questions about the precautions we have taken regarding tomorrow’s election and COVID-19. The following guidance was shared with both the election poll workers and the vote center locations today.We are urging all poll workers to continue to implement precautions for a safe voting experience.As a county we have followed CDC guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting, we are distributing a cleaning kit to the poll workers at each Vote Center, which includes: professional/hospital grade Simple Green D anti-bacterial (EPA Registration # 10324-154),…
By Ted Grussing… and this morning i took off and went on top and got some amazing views. In this photo I am over and about half way up Woods canyon, which is south of the Village and just south of the Red Rock Ranger Station on SR 179. Tops of the clouds were about 11,500′ and in this shot I was at about 12,000′ and climbing.
Women adventure film shorts featured in world-wide festival making Sedona stopSedona AZ (March 16, 2020) – UPDATE: The Sedona International Film Festival has made the sad decision to close temporarily due to the pandemic threat, out of safety and health concerns for patrons.###Sedona AZ (March 16, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a special premiere of “No Man’s Land Film Festival” on Wednesday, March 25 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“No Man’s Land Film Festival” is an international adventure film festival that exists to empower…
Slow down in lower elevations with rain forecastFlagstaff AZ (March 16, 2020) – Those heading to Arizona’s high country should leave prepared and be ready to delay travel if necessary with significant snow forecast above 6,000 feet starting Tuesday night. Rain could make difficult driving at lower elevations around the state.The latest National Weather Service forecast calls for between 4 and 10-plus inches of mountain snow, mainly on Wednesday and Thursday.
“Let Your Voice Be Heard – Vote” Election Day is tomorrow – Tuesday, March 17, 2020Prescott AZ (March 16, 2020) – Yavapai County Recorder, Leslie Hoffman would like to announce that tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 is Election Day… “Let Your Voice Be Heard – Vote”.Only registered Democrats are eligible to vote in this election. Call to confirm your registered Party affiliation 928-771-3248.Emergency Voting is available today Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Yavapai County Recorder’s Offices 1015 Fair St. RM 228, Prescott and 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood through 5pm.
Special Emergency Relief Fund Created; Registration Re-Opened for Nonprofits That Needed to Cancel FundraisersPhoenix AZ (March 16, 2020) – Early giving begins this week for donors participating in the eighth annual Arizona Gives Day, a 24-hour statewide online fundraising event scheduled on Tuesday, April 7. In addition, registration for this year’s event has been re-opened for nonprofit organizations that had to cancel fundraisers because of concerns about the coronavirus. Registration deadline is Friday, March 27.
Sedona AZ (March 16, 2020) – UPDATE – Due to the risks posed by COVID-19, the Sedona Camera Club has cancelled their March 30th event.###Sedona AZ (March 3, 2020) – Adventure and conservation photographer Dawn Kish will present at the meeting of the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 30th, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Rd, Sedona. Doors open at 5:30.Kish’s “Herstory” will chronicle her photography career from how she got started as an adventure photographer, working for publications like National Geographic Adventure and Patagonia, and her transition from the commercial world into a…
Cottonwood AZ (March 17, 2020) – UPDATE – This event has been cancelled.###Cottonwood AZ (March 16, 2020) – “New Deal Archaeology and the Creation of Tuzigoot National Monument” is the title of the program hosted by the Verde Historical Society at the Clemenceau Heritage Museum on Saturday, March 28, beginning at 1:00pm The museum is located in the former Clemenceau School at 1 North Willard Street on the Willard and Mingus Avenue roundabout in Cottonwood AZ.Matt Guebard, Chief of Natural Resources at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments will include in his presentation the early history of archaeology at the…
Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen presentation of art series at Mary D. Fisher theatreSedona AZ (March 16, 2020) – UPDATE: The Sedona International Film Festival has made the sad decision to close temporarily due to the pandemic threat, out of safety and health concerns for patrons.###Sedona AZ (March 15, 2020) – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, March 24 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Exhibition on Screen’s intensely compelling film on Lucian Freud reveals the life…
Phoenix AZ (March 15, 2020) – The Arizona Community Foundation announced today that it has established a community response fund to support Arizona nonprofit organizations as they assist in responding to the spread of COVID-19 across the state.In coordination with public officials and healthcare experts leading the response to this health crisis, along with community organizations and other funding partners, ACF is working to shape philanthropy’s response to local needs. ACF will seed the Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund with a $100,000 contribution from its discretionary funds. One hundred percent of contributions to this fund will be distributed to nonprofit…
Clarkdale AZ (March 15, 2020) – The Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum has postponed the annual Historic Home and Building Tour scheduled to occur on April 18, 2020. The Robbery Reenactment is also postponed. Advertisers who have purchased space in the brochure for these events will receive a refund as will ticket holders.In order to protect the health of volunteers, visitors and patrons, all CHSM public events are on hold until further notice. In addition to the above-mentioned events, this includes the popular “First Friday: In Their Own Words” series and visitation to the museum.
Royal Ballet production from London debuts on the big screen at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 16, 2020) – UPDATE: The Sedona International Film Festival has made the sad decision to close temporarily due to the pandemic threat, out of safety and health concerns for patrons.###Sedona AZ (March 14, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, March 22 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “The Sleeping Beauty” – a new production from The Royal Ballet in London. There will be one show at 3:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The Royal…
Political Satire By Tommy Acosta(March 14, 2020)Fasten your seatbelts all you conspiracy theorists out there because we are going for a ride.Let our imaginations sink to the lowest depths they have ever been before. Pull no punches. Trade the sublime for the ridiculous and let’s get dirty.Just who is it behind the Coronavirus phenomena?Conspiracy Theory Number One.The Millennials did it! They created a Designer Flu that specifically kills people my age and the weak and feeble. They did it because we Baby Boomers are in their way, eating up money with our illnesses, money that won’t be there for them…
Sedona AZ (March 14, 2020) – The Sedona Renegades Artist Group is once again offering a dazzling Spring Art Show! Representing a wide range of artistic backgrounds, this select group of local artists exhibits superb ceramic sculptures, oil, encaustic and watercolor paintings, wood art, fine art photography, textile art and weavings, jewelry, and decorated gourds. And every sale will benefit the Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, an award-winning charity that assists older adults in maintaining their independence and quality of life!The exhibit will be in the Special Exhibition Gallery at the Sedona Arts Center. It opens Saturday, March 21 at 10:00…