Sedona is the home of Northern Arizona’s finest musicians, songwriters and composers, especially the legendary musical virtuoso — Robin Miller! Robin has decided to teach aspiring guitarists in the Greater Sedona Area how to play guitar like a pro and is now giving private lessons for those who want to learn how to make their guitar sing. “My aim is to teach my students how to play by ear, how to feel and deliver a performance,” he said. “I can work with any level musician and bring out the best of what they can do. It’s not about reading music.…
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Italian box office sensation paints evocative story of love, memory and spaces between Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Time It Takes” showing June 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. The Italian box office sensation — “The Time It Takes” — is an award-winner at the prestigious Venice Film Festival and other festivals from around the world. It is a cinematic treasure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4bIw0TnR24 A devoted father and filmmaker shares a special bond with his young daughter, discovering the magic of childhood together — especially on the fantastical Pinocchio…
Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney star in edge-of-your-seat thriller Sedona, AZ – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Echo Valley” showing June 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre In the edge-of-your-seat thriller “Echo Valley,” Kate (Oscar winner Julianne Moore) is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire (multi-Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney) — a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate’s doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else’s blood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQiZ5zMhliw As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how…
University Women of Sedona honored their six latest scholarship recipients at a recent luncheon. Three of the scholars are receiving financial assistance from the group for a second year and three are beneficiaries of the University Women’s generosity for the first time. The scholarships awarded for the coming school year total the greatest amount in support ever offered by the local group. This is due to the fact that the members decided to increase the amount of the scholarships. Because of that increased financial support, all the awardees will be able to attend school as full-time vs. part-time students. “University…
SEDONA, AZ & CANMORE, AB — After four years of visioning, planning, and relationship building, the City of Sedona, Arizona, and the Town of Canmore, Alberta, have officially become Sister Cities. The Sedona City Council unanimously approved the agreement on May 27, 2025, followed by Canmore’s Town Council on June 3, 2025—marking a milestone in international collaboration between two communities known for their natural beauty, cultural vibrancy, and spirit of connection. The formal signing of the Sister City Agreement will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. MST in Canmore, where Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow and Canmore…
SEDONA, Ariz. – The city of Sedona translated two essential public documents: the Sedona Community Plan and the Emergency Evacuation and Re-Entry Plan, into Spanish to ensure broader access to critical information for its Spanish-speaking residents. The once every 10-year Community Plan is an all-encompassing guideline that dictates the community’s vision and goals. Completed most recently in 2024, the Spanish and English versions of the Community Plan can we found at www.sedonaaz.gov/communityplan. Sedona’s Emergency Evacuation and Re-Entry Plan was published in 2023 and models evacuation scenarios and establishes responsibilities for evacuation and re-entry operations. Read the Spanish and English versions of…
SEDONA, Ariz. – The city of Sedona and contractor, Combs Construction Company, will pave State Route (SR) 89A throughout Uptown Sedona during the weeks of June 9 and June 16, 2025 with work occurring at night between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. to minimize the impact to businesses and residents. The schedule is as follows: Week of June 9: SR 89A, between Art Barn Road and Forest Road (in Uptown) Week of June 16: SR 89A, between Forest Road (in Uptown) and the “Y” roundabout Crews will be working in small sections each night to ensure SR 89A is reopened…
Award-winning film is third in a tribute to David Lynch, celebrating his legacy The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Blue Velvet” showing June 13, 18 and 19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Blue Velvet” is the third film in a series honoring the work of legendary director David Lynch, who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for this film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAA6imfqMYQ “Blue Velvet” features an award-winning ensemble cast, including Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Dean Stockwell and Hope Lange. The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a…
Festival partners with Basecamp and Sedona Beer Company for outdoor film experience Sedona, AZ — It’s “Big Screen at Basecamp” as the Sedona International Film Festival partners with Sedona Beer Company for its “Movies on the Move” cinema under the stars outdoor film experience at Basecamp in West Sedona — every Thursday in the summer season! Join us on Thursday, June 19 as we present “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” at Basecamp/Sedona Beer Company at dusk. https://youtu.be/eLdiWe_HJv4?si=tZOkFXqnZhoPqpCa Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet…
By David Stephen In neuroimaging displays of neurons, where electrical signals are traveling across axons towards synapses, what is also obvious? One direct observation is that there is light—traveling, which then terminates at junctions, and the light expands [or sort of explodes] at those junctions. This could mean that light is interacting with matter. This interaction, though may not be extricated by neuroimaging, is likely varied across clusters. In neuroscience, it is established that electrical signals trigger the release of neurotransmitters. It is possible here, to theorize that electrical signals are interacting with chemical signals, with an almost ready configuration, that…
Sedona, AZ — A couple of weeks after graduating from Yavapai College, Tessa Clasen-Pierce created a social media video chronicling what even a stranger would likely judge to be some of the best years of her life so far. In clip after clip, the smiling, strawberry-haired YC student and her friends render every mundane (meetings, studying, Dutch Brothers runs) and extraordinary (ziplining, fireworks, sunsets) experience into one nearly 3-minute, magical love story. “Dear Yavapai College, thank you,” the opening caption reads, overlaying clips of Tessa, her YC pals or her family members dancing, taking selfies, eating (lots of eating) –…
Sedona joins theatres around the world for global cinema event The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “The American Miracle” June 9-11 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Michael Medved’s book “The American Miracle”, this exciting, entertaining, and edifying motion picture experience arrives in theatres in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7YMcNIb_d8 The history of the American Experiment is a fabric woven of countless instances of improbable, unimaginable success. “The American Miracle” will take its audience on a…
A charming romantic comedy full of love, friendship and laughs, and a little raunchiness Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to HOLD OVER “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” showing June 6-11 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLm4GvLQuk Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman, who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. While she dreams of being a successful writer, and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer’s block. When Agathe’s best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited…
Audience hit from recent festival returns for special encore screenings Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore and theatrical release of “Lilly” showing June 6-12 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Lilly” was one of the top audience-rated films at the recent Sedona International Film Festival. “Lilly” — starring Academy Award-nominee Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski — is based on the remarkable story of Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight against pay discrimination in an Alabama tire factory took her all the way to the Supreme Court, all while facing powerful opposition.…
Becky London stars in one-woman live theatrical production at Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Miss Margarida’s Way” live on stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. “Miss Margarida’s Way” — starring Becky London and directed by Jay Goldenberg — is a presentation of the film festival’s new Sedona Professional Theatre Company. The play premiered on Broadway in 1977 and is still as funny, outrageous and relevant today. “Miss Margarida’s Way” garnered a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Estelle Parsons. The…