Sedona, AZ — Storyteller Michael Coyote Peach returns to the Sedona Heritage Museum with a new program for 2025! “Oops!” is a series of tongue-in-cheek stories about misadventures from Arizona’s past and present, featuring three new story-poems and the return of a few classics. An engineering failure leads to the birth of a town in which an enterprising pastor-turned-marshal learns that fashion can lead to fatality. Holbrook’s first sheriff pens an invitation that touches off an international fracas. Some Arizona Rangers learn that it’s not wise to irritate Mexican clowns. A Tombstone outlaw finds himself in the wrong place on…
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Camp Verde, AZ – Every invention and innovation is someone’s attempt to turn a problem into a solution. The results: Old neighborhoods revitalized, historic business districts rejuvenated, new festivals and cultural attractions generated and much more. “Spark! Places of Innovation,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, highlights how innovation has shaped small towns across the country. The exhibition examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America opens at Camp Verde Community Library, on Saturday, June 14th. “Spark!” will be on view through Saturday, July 26th. Camp Verde Community Library and the surrounding community has been chosen by Arizona Humanities to host…
Sedona, Arizona – May 2025 – At a special Veterans Picnic hosted by the Rotary Club ofSedona Village at the V A Hospital in Prescott, Arizona, Village Rotarians presented a check for$15,000 to Shana Shatzer, Chief of the Center for Development & Civic Engagement. The donation supports the veteran patients discretionary fund. The donation was raised by three raffles held in front of Clark’s Market, donations from Clark’s Market, and generous donations from Villagers during 2024. The picnic, made possible by a generous gift from Village residents Paul and Mara Majane,welcomed over 100 veteran hospital residents to an outdoor pavilion…
By Jordan Cade Sedona, AZ — In 2023, the Department of Defense claimed that around 710 military sites are likely contaminated with PFAS, a considerable jump from the 455 sites that were previously confirmed. The significant increase heightens the concerns for the widespread reach and magnitude of PFAS exposure, particularly for American veterans. Establishing a fully comprehensive and functional PFAS registry can aid in tracking potential health impacts and the treatment of PFAS-related diseases. PFAS and its adverse health effects on veterans in Sedona Arizona is home to over 454.000 veterans, out of whom 627 are in Sedona. They were…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “The Face of Jesus” on Tuesday, June 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Can we see the face of the invisible God? Do we know what our Savior looked like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q9X3Jw0dMk “The Face of Jesus” explores two acheiropoietic images — sacred cloths not made by human hands — the Shroud of Turin and the Veil of Manoppello, as well as the most extraordinary depiction of Jesus painted by human hands: the Vilnius image of the Merciful Jesus. Filmmakers take the audience…
Sedona, AZ — The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world for a global theatrical event: “Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration” June 5-8 the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Dogma” features an all-star cast, including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VF9zpkl9BM “Dogma” is a satirical fantasy comedy that follows two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, who discover a loophole that would allow them to return to Heaven, which would inadvertently undo the creation of the universe. A woman named Bethany, who is…
Sedona’s Most Luxurious Resort & Sole Adults-Only Escape Debuts New Offerings SEDONA, Ariz. (May 19, 2025) – Set against the backdrop of Sedona’s legendary red rocks, Ambiente, Arizona’s only Two Key MICHELIN hotel and the city’s sole adults-only retreat, is the ultimate summer sanctuary where outdoor adventures, high-desert wellness and architectural wonder take center stage. An intimate escape of 40 cube-shaped atriums, each perched on stilts to float above the terrain and encased in floor-to-ceiling bronze-tinted glass offering 180-degree views of the surrounding sandstone formations, Ambiente is Sedona’s most luxurious stay and the first landscape hotel in North America, delivering a cinematic connection to…
SEDONA, Ariz. – With excavation of the Uptown Parking Garage complete, the city’s contractor, McCarthy Building Companies will begin construction of the garage structure at the end of May. The project is part of an effort to simplify parking and wayfinding in Uptown and will consist of a three-level garage for approximately 270 vehicles, with one level below grade. Improving parking and congestion in Uptown Sedona is a key goal of the Sedona in Motion effort, which is based off the Transportation Master Plan. Together, the Forest Road Extension Project and the garage will lessen congestion by giving an option…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — When art lover and promoter Skip Daum drove into Sedona, he knew right away he had arrived at the art Mecca of the world. He pulled up all his stakes, took a volunteer position at the Sedona Heritage Museum and went to work building a new art community in Red Rock Country. In less than a year here, he created the Sedona Artists Consortium and then the Sedona Sculptors Symposium, an event on May 13 that featured local award-winning sculptors James Muir, Ken Rowe, Susan Kliewer, Chris Navarro and Erik Petersen, talking about the…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — If there’s one thing nearly every living organism on this planet shares, it is the ability to feel pain. The pain of hunger. Of loneliness. Of illness. The pain of broken bones and broken bodies, broken hearts and broken homes. The pain of poverty, depression, the death of someone we love—and, eventually, the anticipation of our own death. Pain, in all its shapes and forms, is the one certainty life gives us all. No one escapes it. Naturally, then, we seek to avoid it—by any means necessary. We take shelter in distractions and pleasures…
Dates: August 11–13, 2025 Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas By: Allen Elfman – Host of MY AZ TV | Public Relations Strategist | Broadcast Interviewer What Ai4 Really Is… and What It Could Be for You The Ai4 2025 Conference is not just a tech event—it’s the epicenter of artificial intelligence in North America. With 8,000+ attendees, 250+ exhibitors, and over 600 speakers, it’s the kind of environment where innovation thrives—but only if it’s noticed. That’s where I come in. I’m Allen Elfman, the creator and host of MY AZ TV, a broadcast and digital platform designed to amplify visionary ideas, disruptive technologies, and entrepreneurs who are ready to break…
Sedona,AZ –There are times, even now, when the fact that I did my best wasn’t good enough. I know, deep down, that my life, and those it touched, couldn’t have been otherwise and yet, I ache with the recognition honed from years of new experiences fired in the kiln of inner work, that I hurt others, that time and again, I also hurt myself. When those times arise, I no longer run into a new experience, dosing myself with diversion. Running never worked anyway. We all know this, but sometimes the instinct is just too strong. I simply sit and…
Sedona, AZ — The Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, located at 100 Meadowlark Drive off Route 179 in Sedona, is a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive congregation dedicated to building a link from the past to the future by providing religious, educational, social and cultural experiences. The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Office telephone: 928 204-1286. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. Friday evening services on May 23, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, will begin at 5:30 pm including…
Sedona, Arizona—Join us for a captivating afternoon as Paul and Joel Hynek, sons of the renowned astronomer J. Allen Hynek, warmly share their personal experiences growing up in the fascinating world of UFOs. Their presentation, “Growing Up With UFOs,” offers a unique and intimate glimpse into a family life interwoven with groundbreaking research. Paul and Joel will share cherished anecdotes and insights from their upbringing, illuminating how their father’s significant work shaped their lives and perspectives. Attendees can expect a blend of personal stories, reflections, and engaging discussions on the enduring mystery of unidentified flying objects. This special presentation provides…
Sedona, AZ — CLINTS WELL, Ariz., May 13, 2025 — Fire managers on the Coconino National Forest plan to begin the active management of the Blind Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire located on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District, starting tomorrow. The fire is located 10 miles north of Clints Well and is currently about 12 acres. Fire managers are looking to treat about 5,255 acres of forest land by conducting firing operations Wednesday through Saturday. Firing operations will cause significant smoke that will be visible to those around the area. Smoke impacts are expected along Lake Mary Road in the Happy Jack area…