Camp Verde AZ (October 1, 2019) – Camp Verde Community Library and Friends of Beaver Creek Library will co-host an Art event Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Terra Cotta Room of the Camp Verde Community Library. Artists who were juried into the Visions of the Verde exhibit, which is currently on display at Yavapai College (Verde Campus) art gallery will be featured.
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Sedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – The Sedona Police Department invites residents and visitors to join officers in supporting women’s health and public safety personnel.In October officers will trade their blue shoulder patches for pink to mark national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The department will sell the patches for $10 with proceeds earmarked for the fight against cancer. This year SPD also has pink patch key chains, which are available for $5.
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Sedona Community Forum (formerly Lunch and Learn) will host Dieter Lehmann, Sedona business owner in partnership with Cyril ChiosaClarkdale AZ (October 1, 2019) – What do the Sedona Creative Life Center, Steakhouse89, several Jeep and trolley tours, the former U-Haul facility, and the vacant KFC/Taco Bell building on Rt. 89A in West Sedona, as well as the Alcantara Vineyard and the closed Steve Coury car dealership off Rt. 260, have in common? All these properties and more are now owned by a business partnership headed by Cyril Chiosa and Dieter Lehmann.
Sedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – This weekend Sedona’s Sound Bites Grill has two great touring artists performing.. Country music artist, Jeff Dayton returns to the stage on Friday Oct 4th at 7 p.m. for his American Troubadour solo performance concert and on Saturday Night Oct 5th at 7 p.m. Jazz artist Gary Regina will be performing with his band “The Play Date”.Jeff Dayton who was Glen Campbell’s band leader for over 15 years has an amazing musical career. This particular show will be special as it is a solo performance with story telling and songs from his years in the…
By Ted Grussing… today was one of those absolutely beautiful days … woke up with the sound of rain drumming the roof of my warm cabin in the woods overlooking the Upper Eau Claire lake … a couple of rollovers and a decision to rest up from the effort of waking up. It was cold, rainy and windy … checked the weather channel app, so I knew.
Award-winning documentary tells story of deafness in three movementsSedona AZ (September 30, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements” on Monday, Oct. 7. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Between love and loss lies a masterpiece.“Moonlight Sonata” is a deeply personal memoir about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Ludwig van Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata.
Cottonwood AZ (September 30, 2019) – The Verde Valley Fire District Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Board Member Bob Eddingfield at their meeting held September 24, 2019. Bob Eddingfield has been an active member of the Board of Directors since 1999. His service began when he applied to fill a vacancy in May of that year. Among the credentials he listed on is application back then was basic medical training and surgical technical training through the U.S. Air Force and EMT training through Yavapai College. Bob was also an EMT instructor for Yavapai College in 1978-79.
Presentation on Sedona’s GeologySedona AZ (September 30, 2019) – Friends of the Forest’s 2019/2020 First Friday lecture series kicks off on October 4 at 11 a.m. with a geology talk by Friends member Barry Mallis. The event will take place at the Forest Service Visitor Center located south of the Village of Oak Creek on Hwy 179. Mallis’ talk is titled “Fresh Eyes on an Ancient Landscape: Sedona Paleogeology”. This will be a photographic tour of the Sedona landscape, with Mallis examining the forces which have shaped our red rocks, and explaining how the geology of our region fits into…
Jerome AZ (September 30, 2019) – Nellie Bly Kaleidoscopes and Art Glass in Jerome is the biggest brick and mortar shop in the country for the number of scopes on display. October,17-20th. Nellie Bly is set to sponsor the next significant scope event entitled Kaleidoscope Weekend 2019. In keeping with historic events, the theme for the weekend will be Woodstock commemorating the 50th anniversary of the summer of love event. There will be plenty of workshops during the Festival with small classes ranging from 4 to 8 hours. Master artists will be in the mile high town to participate in…
Have an awesome experience for an awesome causeSedona AZ (September 30, 2019) – Sedona Police Officer Jackie McQuaid invites Sedona-area residents of all ages to join her as she rappels 26 stories down the side of the CityScape building in downtown Phoenix on Dec. 7.McQuaid is looking for 15 or more companions to fundraise their way onto the Sedona Red Rock Rockers rappel team as it goes Over The Edge for Special Olympics. The team raised $10,000 for last year’s event and has set a goal this year of at least $15,000. Each team member must raise $1,000 to go Over the Edge…
By Ted Grussing… one of my true delights in life is watching the precision aerobatic teams of the military performing their tight formation maneuvers where they fly within three feet of each other. Then I go out and shoot creatures in nature and they fly formations of mere inches routinely, day in and day out with no special training … it is simply how they do things. So it was this afternoon when I got this shot of a pair of Canada Geese flying by me. Did they really want to fly at this time? Probably not, but as I…
Sedona AZ (September 10, 2019) – Standing in awe and surrounded by beauty is the general feeling for those who wander into the Village Gallery of Local Artists. This gallery is a “treasure find” for those who are looking for something unique. Celebrating a 10-year anniversary this October, the gallery has over 40 local artists in residence. The 10-year anniversary will be observed during the October 4th First Friday event by offering 10% off everything in the gallery between 5 and 8pm. Currently the gallery features local artists who create in over 15 different mediums including mosaics, designer fashions, wood, jewelry,…
Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen debut of new production at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 27, 2019) – The National Theatre of London continues its season with its acclaimed new production of “Fleabag” showing in Sedona on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre.See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series “Fleabag”, broadcast to cinemas from London’s West End.
Prescott AZ (September 27, 2019) – How much is the quantity of water in our aquifer decreasing, how does the decline impact our water future, and what steps can Prescott and its neighbors take to reduce the increasing rate of depletion?These critical questions will be explored at a presentation by the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) on Saturday, October 12, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, 882 Sunset Ave. in Prescott.
State, local, federal partnership bringing improved safety, reduced congestion to critical highway north of PhoenixPhoenix AZ (September 27, 2019) – Governor Doug Ducey today announced significant improvements to Interstate 17 north of Phoenix. The governor was joined by the directors of the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona Office of Tourism along with business leaders, local elected officials and transportation stakeholders. The announced improvements are the result of joint efforts from a state, local and federal partnership, including $130 million proposed in Governor Ducey’s executive budget and included in the fiscal year 2020 budget signed…