Sedona AZ (October 4, 2019) – Verde Valley Sinfonietta and the Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) have a surprise event in store for Saturday, October 12. Called “Beethoven in the Movies,” it’s a collaboration that features live music performed on stage by the Sinfonietta with film clips that tie in with the music. The music is all by one of the world’s most renowned composers, Ludwig van Beethoven. The film clips are from five different movies about Beethoven.The event begins at 7:00 PM at the Sedona Performing Arts Center.
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Sedona AZ (October 4, 2019) – Jana Bommersbach believes that the case of Debra Milke was a disgusting case of injustice. For a quarter-century, Arizona was certain Debra Milke was a baby killer. We believed she belonged on death row for having her four-year-old son killed on his way to see Santa. And then in 2013, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ask Arizona how it ever convicted this woman in the first place, declaring it must either give her a new trial or set her free. The ruling sent shockwaves through the state and its legal community. In 2015…
Sedona AZ (October 4, 2019) – Come enjoy fall in Sedona at the annual Pumpkin Splash on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Sedona Community Pool will be home to 300 pumpkins ready for the picking, right out of the water. There will be swimming, organized games on deck with prizes, pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, a giant sling shot challenge, treats for sale, goody bags, and at the end, a pumpkin for everyone to take home. Enjoy Trunk-Or-Treat by SummitLIFE featuring decorated car trunks outside the gates of the pool where kids can safely trick or treat…
By Judy Poe, Assistant Library DirectorSedona AZ (October 4, 2019) – Local writers are invited to attend Indie Author Day at Sedona Public Library on Saturday, October 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Si Birch Community Room. Indie Author Day is a day when libraries around the country welcome their local indie authors for educational workshops, networking, and mingling.All writers are welcome to participate in Indie Author Day, including self-published and traditionally published authors, as well as aspiring authors who have never been published. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin with a short meet and…
By Ted Grussing… Minneapolis consistently ranks high in lists of good places to live and there are many wonderful outdoor and indoor activities to take advantage of. Today was another rain day so after a visit with friends this morning, my cousin Arlyn and I took a tour of all kinds of places that are memorable to me around here. In and amongst the places was a tour around some of the lakes including this shot of some runners along the shore of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. The downtown skyline of Minneapolis is in the background with the tallest buildings…
Maria Muldaur Releases her 41st album at OTCACottonwood AZ (October 3, 2019) – The legendary Maria Muldaur appears in concert at the Old Town Center for the Arts in ‘Old Town’ Cottonwood, Arizona on Thursday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m. Maria Muldaur is best known world-wide for her 1974 mega-hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” which received several Grammy nominations, and enshrined her forever in the hearts of Baby Boomers everywhere; but despite her considerable pop music success, her 55-plus year career could best be described as a long and adventurous odyssey through the various forms of American Roots Music. During the…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the home for the opera simulcast and encore eventsSedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to continue to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2019-2020 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will officially kick off with Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot” on Saturday, Oct. 12. There will be two shows that day: 10 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 (9 a.m. for the morning show…
Sedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – Start the Halloween season off right with Patricia Jacobson presenting and signing her new book Haunted Jerome, co-authored with Midge Steuber, on Saturday, October 5th from 2-4pm at The Literate Lizard Bookstore in (1575 W. SR89A in West Sedona.) Perhaps a few of the ghosts of Jerome will make the short trip down State Route 89A to join us!Jerome, Arizona holds the distinctive title of being the largest ghost town in America, said to be home to more spirits than humans. Once upon a time, Jerome was home to the largest copper mine in…
Sedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday October 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Margaret Hangan presents “The Sheep Industry in Arizona”.Sheep have long been driven from the mountains to the valleys in Arizona, and still are to this day, including in the Verde Valley. Learn about the herds, herders, and routes. Hear stories of the Basque families who have been in this business for generations and how their industry has changed, yet stayed the same.
Sedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – The Boards of Directors of Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) and Save Our Ancient Red Rocks (SOAR) have voted to merge their organizations, including their boards, programs, and assets. “We have very compatible programs and I think we will both benefit from this merger,” according to Bill Pumphrey, President of KSB. “Our two groups have very similar missions – to protect the scenic beauty, national forest flora and fauna, and cultural treasures of the greater Sedona area,” said Peggy Chaikin, President of SOAR.
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Sedona Community Forum (formerly Lunch and Learn) will host McKenzie Jones, Sedona Sustainability Coordinator Sedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – Can you picture what Sedona will look like 50 years from now? That is hard to imagine, especially if you consider how much has changed over the past 50 years. But it is the job of McKenzie Jones, the City of Sedona’s new Sustainability Coordinator to envision and enhance our community far into the future.Everything we do today has possible long-range consequences on aspects of our environment, such as clean air and water, road safety, and the flora and fauna that surround us. …
Flagstaff AZ (October 3, 2019) – Over the next year, many visitors to Coconino National Forest will again have the opportunity to let the Forest Service know if their recreational desires are being fulfilled on Forest Service lands by random surveys being conducted forest-wide.This opportunity for input is the result of the 2020 National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) survey, which will begin Tuesday (Oct. 1) on the forest and conducted for one year.
Sedona AZ (October 3, 2019) – Sedona’s Land Development Code update of 2018 has been recognized with an award from the Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association.The code won in the “Ordinance/Regulation” category. Citizen volunteers and city staff members received the award at a ceremony at the 2019 APA Arizona Conference, in a ceremony held Sept. 12 in Oro Valley.
By Ted Grussing… little Heimi the 3rd is loading up his cheeks with food before he cuts out and heads for shelter to consume the food … then it will be back for some more. Actually this photo with the one cheek puffed out with food reminds me of the summer between junior and senior years of high school. I worked in the metallurgical lab attached to the foundry at the Minneapolis Moline factory on Lake Street and I smoked at the time … one of the other guys in the lab thought that smoking was awful and tried to convince…
Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Johnes star in Sundance hit debuting at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 2, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the Sundance hit and critically-acclaimed new film “The Sound of Silence” Oct. 11-16 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones star in this quietly moving tale of a successful “house tuner” who becomes stifled when he meets a client he can’t quite tune into.