By Ted Grussing… think it is about time to switch from early morning flights to late afternoon flights. The morning flights always start and end with a lot of smoke covering the landscape and downright unhealthy air to breathe. It doesn’t look so bad when you are on the ground, but when airborne you are looking through miles and miles of the smoky haze. There are a lot of fires burning now and you gotta love how the forest service has become adept at using euphemisms in describing the events. The days of Controlled burns are long gone; they gave…
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Filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s most personal and romantic film of his storied careerSedona AZ (August 15, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed new documentary “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love” Aug. 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love” is renowned filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s most personal and romantic film of his storied career. The documentary starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became…
By Ted Grussing… if you go and see a performance of the Blue Angels you will see all six of the F-18’s taking off in a formation … perhaps they got the idea from the natural world such as these three ring neck ducks taking off in a tight formation … they are all about half a step from being airborne and beginning a rapid ascent into the air and once airborne they will close into an even tighter formation.
Award-winning documentary featured In one-day-only special debut eventSedona AZ (August 14, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special premiere of “Zen For Nothing” on Thursday, Aug. 22. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Provocatively titled, “Zen For Nothing” is a masterful immersion into life at a Japanese Zen monastery over three seasons. Hidden between the tree-lined mountains of the Western coast of Japan, the small Antaiji Zen monastery, run by a German monk from Berlin who is peculiar to say the least, seems to have…
Cottonwood AZ (August 14, 2019) – On August 8, 2019, at approximately 6:30 PM, YCSO Deputies, along with Cottonwood Fire personnel, were dispatched to reported single RV fire in the area of the Sheeps Crossing Day Use campground, located south east of the Cottonwood Verde Villages. Upon arrival, deputies learned the RV fire was mostly subdued by good Samaritans from the Thousand Trails RV Park who used fire extinguishers and garden water hoses.
By Dr. Marta Adelsman Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness(August 14, 2019)Nothing presents us with comfort-zone busting challenges like standing on the edge of a psychological cliff with the intent of leaping into life’s unknowns. Taking risks and having courage in the face of growth-producing challenges can bring us face-to-face with inner terror. Life places us all on that cliff at one time or another. We encounter the edge in various situations, like changing the status of a relationship. Maybe it happens when we switch a career or a location, vary a hairstyle or launch a project. Taking risks can scare the…
By Ted GrussingGood reaction times are important for survival in the world most creatures live in and this Coopers Hawk is no exception … you can see he just ducked to avoid an incoming attack by a crow which is disappearing below the branch that the hawk is sitting on … you can see a partial black outline of the crow as he disappears after the attack before climbing back up and trying again.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre joins theaters around the world for special one night eventSedona AZ (August 13, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present a one-night only world premiere of the “Rush: Cinema Strangiato” on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The Holy Trinity of Rock returns to the big screen on Wednesday, Aug. 21, when the first “Annual Exercise in Fan Indulgence” Cinema Strangiato brings Rush fans together in movie theatres worldwide.
Sedona AZ (August 13, 2019) – The Sedona Heritage Museum announces to artisans and crafters that their Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair is now open for registration. Scheduled for Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Museum, the show focuses on local and regional artists and craftspeople, and only original handmade items are allowed.
By Ted Grussing… this Black Hawk has his wings fully extended, max glide ratio and closing in on an unsuspecting target … food for the day soon to be added to his shopping cart. Nature is funny that way, you provide for your own needs or … problems await. Black Hawks are one of my favorite winged creatures as they are large and quite beautiful to see as they soar.
Encore of lecture series featuring Beatles historian Scott Freiman at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 12, 2019) – Sedona International Film Festival is proud to be the official host of the “Deconstructing the Beatles” series, joining hundreds of theatres around the country for this special event. “Deconstructing The Beatles: The White Album” will show in Sedona on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.In “Deconstructing The Beatles: The White Album”, composer/producer Scott Freiman takes Beatles fans young and old into the studio with The Beatles as they create their bestselling album, The Beatles…
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2019) – The Verde Valley Sanctuary offers a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive environment for survivors of any form of violence and/ or trauma in their lifetime. These sessions, “Time to Talk”, are the ideal setting for individuals to talk about their common experiences and learn coping skills.
Sedona AZ (August 12, 2019) – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year. Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, a total of $14,442,732 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma.
Celebrate 99 years of women having the right to vote with special screeningSedona AZ (August 10, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the powerful and inspiring documentary “The Empowerment Project” Sunday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The film screening will be followed by a community discussion.In honor and celebration of 99 years of women having the right to vote, tickets for the film are only $9 each.
Calls for ‘rescued’ animals mount as public is reminded to leave baby wildlife alone Phoenix AZ (August 10, 2019) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department placed an orphaned three-week old deer fawn with Bearizona on Thursday after its mother was recently struck and killed by a vehicle in the Safford area.Since the accident, the impressionable young white-tailed deer fawn became dependent on humans for survival and could no longer be released back into the wild. Luckily, the department was able to place the fawn with the 160-acre Bearizona wildlife park in Williams.