Film Festival partners with the Sedona Muses for special kick-off eventSedona AZ (August 26, 2019) – Kevin Fedarko, author and Colorado River adventurer, will kick off the 2019-20 monthly educational meetings of the Sedona Muses of the Museum of Northern Arizona on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theater.The event features a meet-and-greet with Fedarko followed by a one-hour presentation about his National Geographic-sponsored 750+ mile trek through the Grand Canyon, completed in 2016 with photographer Peter McBride.
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By Ted Grussing… lift myself into the air and fly … this blue heron is expending all the power he has to propel himself into flight and the beauty of form and function are joined in this shot and I wanted to share it with you. I am going through a lot of my shot folders and finding gems like this that somehow were overlooked or before I got to it I found another one I liked and processed it and never got this far in the shoot.
Baba Vusi Shibambo, Randy J. and Bill Juharos team up for concert at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – Join Baba Vusi Shibambo, a South African multi-instrumentalist and international recording artist, for a lively evening of traditional ancestral and contemporary music taking place on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona, at 7 p.m. This show will feature Shibambo’s original music based on ancient African tribal rhythms blending the age-old teachings of the elders of long-ago Africa with reflections from his Zulu homeland. His music is known to be both hypnotic and mesmerizing while preserving the traditional,…
Clarkdale AZ (August 23, 2019) – First Friday – In Their Own Words living history presentation, sponsored by the Clarkdale Historical Society, will feature Nancy Smith, a Jerome Historian, speaking about “The Jerome and Clarkdale Connection” on Friday, September 6, at 10:00am in the Historic Clark Memorial Clubhouse Mens’ Lounge located at 19 N. Ninth Street in historic downtown Clarkdale.Traveling along State Route 89A it is about four miles down the hill from Jerome to Clarkdale, but it was eleven miles away by way of the Verde Tunnel and Smelter Railroad that connected the rich ore-body of the United Verde…
Sedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – In a report issued Aug. 15, 2019, the Office of the Arizona Attorney General finds that the city of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, and the city’s administration of that contract, are consistent with the requirements of the Arizona Constitution.
By Karen Mack, Youth Services LibrarianSedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – Don’t miss out on all that Sedona Public Library offers for local and visiting youth. After a summer season packed with reading challenges and amazing library events, the youth services crew is now focusing on providing library services to families on a school schedule. Event calendars are available at the Library and are online at sedonalibrary.org. Take a look at the calendar and you will see that the Library is a wonderfully busy and inspirational place during the school year as well.
By Ted Grussing… our daily bread and that is exactly what most life forms spend a large portion of each day doing … seeking the food to sustain life yet another day. This egret is walking in shallow water looking for fish or whatever to come within sight and pluck them from the water and put them into the energy converter (stomach to those who wonder) and life goes on. I took this shot earlier this year when a friend and I were shooting at the Gilbert Water Park.
Sedona AZ (August 22, 2019) – Guitar Wizard Anthony Mazzella will be performing his “Legends of Guitar” concert at the beautiful Mary Fisher Theater on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 pm. Check out his brand new show, including some new song additions!Music lovers take notice! It doesn’t get much more perfect than this. Anthony Mazzella’s “Legends of Guitar” show is a dazzling spectacle featuring one of the most highly-skilled musical artists in the country channeling the raw power of living and deceased guitar legends with multiple instruments on stage.
Prescott AZ (August 22, 2019) – On August 18, 2019, just before 10AM, YCSO deputies were dispatched to an area off Senator Highway in Groom Creek regarding a 39-year-old woman who fell from her horse. Deputies learned the horse apparently lost its footing while on trail number 307 and both horse and rider rolled down a hill. The rider sustained a broken collar bone. A deputy, assisted by medical personnel, hiked more than 2 miles to meet up with the victim (rider). At that time, the team determined it would be in her best interest, in part because of the…
By Robyn Prud’homme-Bauer Clarkdale AZ (August 22, 2019) – Welcoming all artists that live, work, or attend school in Clarkdale. Be a part of your creative community. Exhibit and sell your art in the 33rd Made In Clarkdale Artists Showcase being held from December 5th-9th, 2019 at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse in historic downtown Clarkdale.
By Ted Grussing… in this place of golden silence as a great blue heron slips quietly across calm waters at sunset … a place where daily life is lived and some survive and some do not … across the world the same symphony of life plays out. It is a sacred experience shared by all living creatures … ignored by some … feared by others … welcomed by those who cherish life in the moment they find themselves. Celebrate your life and live it whilst you have it.
Inspirational true story of rising football star wrongly accused of a crime debutsSedona AZ (August 21, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Brian Banks” Aug. 30-Sept. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Brian Banks” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Aldis Hodge, Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear and Sherri Shepherd.“Brian Banks” is the inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star with a full scholarship to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t…
Cottonwood AZ (August 21, 2019) – With the federally-imposed deadline of October 1, 2020 drawing closer, as of this Friday the Transportation Security Administration will advise passengers passing through airport security checkpoints that it’s important to consider getting a Travel ID in order to meet upcoming new federal identification requirements.The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division offers the federally-compliant Travel ID at all MVD locations statewide. It’s also available at those Authorized Third Party providers that offer license and ID services.
Sedona AZ (August 21, 2019) – “Monday at the Museum” will feature Prickly Pear Jelly Making on Sept. 2 at 11:00 a.m.. Morna Paule will instruct participants and share her secret for dealing with those pesky cactus spines. All will go home with a jar of colorful jelly. Bring an apron, unless you don’t mind pretty magenta spots on your clothes! This is a very popular class and limited to six people, so sign up early. The cost is $7 and RSVP is requested.
By Ted Grussing… that is really a terrible pun, but sometimes I can’t help myself. I’m working on the images of a friend’s Black Chow that I shot earlier this year … figured he looked like he was being called for a meal, added him into a neat shot I took on a walk by the golf course recently … and oh well, it was a fun thing to do and a break from the intensity of the last few weeks.