Camp Verde AZ (October 2, 2019) – The Arizona Humanities Smithsonian Waterways Exhibit hosted at the Camp Verde Community Library comes to a close on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Supporting events with community partners continue through Friday, October 11, 2019. All of the Water|Ways events are free and open to the public.Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery will host a closing reception on Friday, October 11th from 5 – 7pm for the “Visions of the Verde” juried visual art exhibit. The exhibition feature artworks that celebrate or are otherwise influenced by the Verde Watershed.
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Flagstaff AZ (October 2, 2019) – The Coconino National Forest will offer free-use and paid personal-use firewood permits at a variety of locations in Navajo and Hopi communities this week and weekend.These opportunities are part of the Coconino National Forest’s ongoing effort to increase access to firewood for tribal members and communities.
Camp Verde AZ (October 2, 2019) – One day only, Saturday, November 9 from opening at 9:00a to 4:00p Camp Verde Community Library will transform into a gaming venue to host the first ever Verde Valley Game Con. The Library and Camp Verde Youth Advisory Council is partnering with Game On from Prescott to bring this exciting event designed for all-ages, skill-levels and interests to the Verde Valley.
New federal regulations to require updated identification for U.S. travel starting Oct. 1, 2020Phoenix AZ (October 2, 2019) – Will your license fly? Don’t get grounded!Governor Doug Ducey’s Office, the Arizona Department of Transportation – Motor Vehicle Division and the Arizona Office of Tourism are reminding Arizonans of the one-year countdown to new federal identification regulations that will impact whether Arizonans are allowed to board commercial airplanes. The offices are encouraging Arizonans to get their AZ Travel IDs, which are the state driver licenses and ID cards that will be accepted at airport security after October 1, 2020.
Cottonwood AZ (October 2, 2019) – Join in for a fabulous evening of wine, music, food and ART in Old Town Cottonwood, along Historic 89A. Most merchants celebrate from 4-9pm.Starting at 735 N Main Street, at The Muse Gallery, you’ll find two featured artists in the house: Nancy White and Karon Leigh.
Wine & Dine in the Vines Fundraiser Celebrates Local Vintners, Fine Food and Scholarships, Oct 26 in ClarkdaleClarkdale AZ (October 2, 2019) – Wine & Dine in the Vines – the Yavapai College culinary fundraiser that brings area vintners, local wines and delicious dining together around a gorgeous Arizona sunset – will return to YC’s Southwest Wine Center on the Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive in Clarkdale, Saturday, October 26, at 5 p.m.Hosted by Yavapai College’s Friends of the Southwest Wine Center, Wine & Dine in the Vines has become a go-to social event for Arizona’s wine community.…
Sedona AZ (October 2, 2019) – If you have a piece of wood and a wood carving knife, come to Monday at the Museum at Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, October 14th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the Verde Valley Woodcarvers. Hundreds of people have tried their hand at carving with this group since its founding in 1997 by Norm Knight. The group consists of carvers ranging from beginners to master carvers. Come by with your own equipment or just come to watch these artisans do relief carving, chip carving, and bark carving. There is no fee…
Sedona AZ (October 2, 2019) – From now through the end of December Harold Schifman’s impressionistic abstract paintings entitled Five Decades, is on display at City Hall. Mark Rownd is also exhibiting his abstract work, along with his collection of art by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Please save the date to meet Schifman and Rownd at their reception on Wednesday, October 30th from 4-6pm in the Council Chambers. Jazz guitarist Tony DiMito will be the musical guest.
Sedona AZ (September 20, 2019) – Hopi & Navajo Winter Heating Crisis program will be presented October 3, 2019, 6 pm, at the Sedona Public Library. The public is invited to learn more about: housing & heating challenges with closure of coal mine, strategies that are being deployed to help, and cultural and religious significance of fire & use in home heating.Coal has been an important source of Hopi heat for more than 3,000 years. Ancestral Puebloans dug coal out of seams by hand. However, burning of coal and wood produce harmful particulates as well as fire risks that can…
By Ted Grussing… a wonderful visit with friends in Duluth today and in truth they have not changed in the 61 years we have known each other … the physical features have changed a wee bit, but the bubbling personalities and quick wit are the same now as then. Funny thing is I do not really feel any different now than then although a little wear and tear shows through. The driving force and enjoyment of life is enriched and an enthusiastic love of life lives within. We had lunch at a Northwoods bar and the burgers beat anything I…
Sedona Film Festival an unforgettable evening of entertainment at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – On Thursday, Oct. 10 things will be heating up in Sedona with two of the hottest entertainers in Arizona joining forces. Two world-class professionals originally from Las Vegas and New York are teaming up to create an unforgettable evening of entertainment in a show called “Ritual Dance”. The show features the music and guitar virtuosity of Anthony Mazzella and creative dancing of professional showgirl Myryka Nunyaz. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Phoenix AZ (October 1, 2019) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that a State Grand Jury indicted Celestia Ziemkowski, following an investigation performed by the Office of the Auditor General (“OAG”). Ziemkowski, the former business manager for Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education (VACTE), was indicted on charges of fraudulent schemes and artifices, violation of duties of a custodian of public monies, fraudulent schemes and practices, theft, forgery, and computer tampering for allegedly using her position to steal approximately $30,500 of VACTE funds.
Phoenix AZ (October 1, 2019) – A record number of bald eagle breeding areas couldn’t guarantee another shattered record of eagle nestlings, which dipped to 71 during the 2019 breeding season from 87 hatched in 2018. During the Arizona Game and Fish Department annual bald eagle survey this summer, raptor biologists counted a minimum of 74 occupied breeding areas statewide, which was up from the 69 counted last year. Despite that, the number of eggs laid this year dipped slightly to 97 from the 102 counted last year. Additionally, the number of birds that made the important milestone of their…
Other locations available for fall color viewing across national forestFlagstaff AZ (October 1, 2019) – As fall colors arrive in Coconino National Forest, visitors often scramble for spots to view the spectacular reds, oranges and yellows that the fall season brings.Due to the popularity of Lockett Meadow as a destination for viewing fall colors and aspen stands, vehicle access to the meadow will be managed over the first few weekends of October to ensure public safety.Beginning October 5, Forest Service personnel will be positioned in Lockett Meadow and at the bottom of the road that leads to the meadow (near the…
Prescott AZ (October 1, 2019) – MATFORCE is sponsoring a “Lunch ‘n Learn” that will educate the public on the true facts of “vaping” and expose the cloud of misinformation. With a 78% increase in youth e-cigarette use in one year, the Surgeon General has declared youth e-cigarette use an epidemic. An alarming trend in deaths related to a mysterious respiratory illness, found only in people who use e-cigarettes, has surfaced across the nation. Are these just sensational headlines or real life issues our community is facing?