Sedona AZ (January 23, 2020) – The city of Sedona will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers to hear from residents on a map of narrowed down, potential walking and biking routes such as sidewalks, pathways and bike lanes. This is part of the Get Outside (GO) Sedona Plan to make walking and biking in Sedona a safe, enjoyable experience with convenient connections between destinations.
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By Ted Grussing… perhaps after seeing other strange winged things landing at the Sedona airport it would seem normal to individuals like me and this blue heron to see what the attraction is. After all the GBH gets to land anywhere it pleases, but these other strange things always seem to come in here … so with perfect alignment on the center line our winged friend gives it a shot. Huge flat surface, no obstructions and thousands could come in at once … now if only there was a pond with fish in it he would see a benefit in…
Seven adventure film shorts featured in world-wide festival making Sedona stopSedona AZ (January 22, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the globe in hosting the world tour of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Get ready for heart-thumping action, big laughs, and pure inspiration. Each year, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival takes award-winning and other selected films on tour around Canada and to various locations throughout the USA and around the world.
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Sedona Community Forum will host Kim Weichel, Author of Our Voices Matter Now, January 29Sedona AZ (January 22, 2020) – As citizens our voices are powerful and each voice matters, especially now in this time of change. Kim Weichel’s new book Our Voices Matter is an inspirational toolbox for action at a time when citizen engagement is needed more than ever. Her book highlights personal, national and global stories that are central to our well-being and our ability to thrive.Kim will be the guest of honor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (OLLI’s) Sedona Community Forum (formerly called Lunch and Learn)…
Cottonwood AZ (January 22, 2020) – Mark your calendars for Blazin’ for Books, the first Celebration and Fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the Verde Valley, to be held Feb. 23, 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Blazin’ M Ranch, 1875 Mabery Ranch Rd, Cottonwood, AZ 86326.Tickets are $50 per person and include a Chuckwagon dinner, special entertainment, raffle, silent and live auctions, and more. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Verde Valley Imagination Library (VVIL), the local affiliate that funds Dolly Parton’s program. Each month, 2000 Verde Valley children ages 0 to 5 receive a free age-appropriate…
Sedona AZ (January 22, 2020) – Get Involved in the Stop Bullying Movement by attending a Free Workshop in the Village of Oak Creek in Sedona on February 15th at 11am. The workshop is completely free and will be hosted at Raven’s Call Healing Center at 25 Bell Rock Plaza Suite A, Sedona, AZ 86351. Donations are welcome. For questions, please call 928-254-1879.
Prescott AZ (January 22, 2020) – It’s day 22 and the final day of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 program. Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement are looking for Wyatt Dean Field. In October of 2016, Field sexually assaulted a 14-year-old female victim by forcing her to have sex with him at the victim’s home in Prescott Valley according to the victim. Field claimed it was consensual, but admitted he knew the victim was 14 years old. Field was 19 years of age at the time of the crime.
Raging Skillet: An Evening With RossiSedona AZ (January 22, 2020) – Save the date for Emerson Theater Collaborative’s upcoming Raging Skillet VIP Event featuring Chef Rossi, award-winning chef and owner of New York’s The Raging Skillet. On Sunday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m. Chef Rossi and the cast of ETC’s production of Raging Skillet, including Kathryn Kates of Seinfeld and Orange Is the New Black fame, will participate in an intimate VIP event held at a private residence.
By Ted Grussing.. sometimes we have blips in life when things that you want to get done don’t … coming off one such blip so here is a favorite January shot looking up Sycamore Canyon from a few miles south of the canyon. The river arching up and back down on the lower part of the photo is the Verde River and at the top of that arch is the confluence with Sycamore Creek. The parking lot to access the trails on that part of the canyon are just above and to the right of the confluence. A place you…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the home for the opera simulcast and encore eventsSedona AZ (January 21, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the next Met Live Opera presentation of The Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” on Saturday, Feb. 1. There will be two shows that day at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre: 11 a.m. (live simulcast) and 4 p.m. (encore).Plan to come early as Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before each production (10 a.m. for the morning show and 3 p.m. for the encore).
Sedona AZ (January 21, 2020) – On Friday, January 31 at 5 p.m. and Saturday, February 1 at 4:30 p.m. the Poetry and Prose Project will kick off the 2020 season with an extra-special, double-header, mixed-media event featuring Tucson writer Brian Jabas Smith, filmmaker Maggie Rawling Smith, poet/ musician Joshua Wiss, and violinist Barry Smith. Brian Jabas Smith is an award-winning journalist, as a staff writer and columnist at Phoenix New Times, then editor at Detroit’s Metro Times, and currently as columnist for Tucson Weekly. Smith is also a songwriter who once fronted the rock bands Beat Angels and Gentlemen Afterdark. …
Tablet use expected to promote efficiency and enhanced safety for jail staff by reducing inmate movement with access to meaningful resources Camp Verde AZ (January 21, 2020) – As part of a pilot program beginning mid-year, inmates housed in the Camp Verde Detention Center will have access to tablets. Both the tablets and associated services are offered at no cost to the county by Securus Technologies, the company who currently handles the detention center’s online video visitation program. The tablet program, known as ‘Secureview, incorporates a revenue sharing agreement in which the jail will collect 20 percent of the money…
Prescott AZ (January 21, 2020) – It’s day 21 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program. Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating Jonathan Denis Fishback.On May 21, 2019, Fishback took a work truck from his employer without permission and drove recklessly throughout Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. Law Enforcement attempted to stop Fishback multiple times and he fled each time. Fishback’s reckless and dangerous driving behavior was such that Officers backed off from the pursuit at times in regards for the public’s safety.
Sedona AZ (January 21, 2020) – Enjoy a captivating evening with the sounds of Will Donato’s Art of Sax Band. They will be performing at Sound Bites Grill for Valentines Day in Sedona from 7 – 10 p.m. Friday Feb. 14, 2020.Will has two number one Billboard Singles!! This guy is a rising star in the Groove Jazz world!
Mary D. Fisher Theatre plays host to Academy Award nominated short films Jan. 31-Feb. 5Sedona AZ (January 20, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the 2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts Programs Jan. 31-Feb. 5 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 Feb. 9. 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…