Sedona AZ (April 22, 2019) – Piano on the Rocks International Festival was created on the initiative of Duo MusicAleph by pianist Sandrine Erdely-Sayo and narrator Elizabeth Peña, who share a common passion for music, literature, poetry, and for the magical city of Sedona. This festival brings renowned international artists and competition winners to the city of light.
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By Ted Grussing… to wish you a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover.
Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen debut of new production at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – The National Theatre of London continues its season with its acclaimed new production of “All About Eve” showing in Sedona on Sunday, April 28 at 4 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Gillian Anderson and Lily James lead in “All About Eve”, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.
Sedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – Make a difference in your life and the lives of others by becoming a volunteer with Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition. We invite you to attend the following information session to learn how you can help older adults in need: Sedona Public Library, April 23, 1:30 to 3 p.m., 3250 White Bear Rd., Sedona, AZ 86336.Volunteers are especially needed to drive older adults to medical appointments and grocery shopping, install Guardian Angel medical alert units, make friendly visits, provide respite assistance, handy person help, and more. You decide when and how often you can volunteer.…
Visions of the Verde Art Exhibit AnnouncedCottonwood AZ (April 19, 2019) – Friends of the Verde River (Friends) is excited to partner with The Camp Verde Community Library to bring the Arizona Humanities Smithsonian Waterways Exhibit to the Verde Valley. This national exhibit comes to the Verde Valley August 24 – October 6, 2019, hosted at the Camp Verde Community Library.A Water|Ways supporting event, “Visions of the Verde” is an all media juried visual art exhibition that will feature artworks that depict, address, celebrate or are otherwise influenced by the Verde Watershed. All explorations and interpretations of this theme and all media, styles, and techniques are encouraged to…
By Carson RalstonLibrary Specialist-Adult ProgramsCamp Verde AZ (April 19, 2019) – Join us Monday, May 6th from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm at Camp Verde Community Library for a writing workshop for writers and for those who don’t label themselves writers – but want to record memories. This workshop will focus on writing a memory, using a time and a place with a woman who was an inspiration. Attendees will write and share their writing about a significant woman. Come prepared to write. You may leave with a love letter to a special woman or a Mothers’ Day memory to share.
Sedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – Make a splash at the Sedona Community Pool, 570 Posse Ground Rd. The pool opens May 25 with a great line up of programs including: recreational swim, adult lap swim, swim lessons, and aqua fitness classes. Hours have been extended with the addition of AquaBabies and AquaTots, family recreation swim hour and an additional day of water aerobics. Enjoy free admission for recreational swim on Memorial Day and the 4th of July.
Sedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – Get your kicks on Route 66 really fits the bill with these guys. The Mother Road Trio, a three piece band from Flagstaff Arizona brightens up the evening with some really fun music that just makes you happy! The band will be performing in Sedona on Saturday April 27th at 7 p.m. in Sound Bites Grill’s Celebrity Show Room.Passing through 8 states, and stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles, the super slab of wigwam dreams, neon empires, giant plastic dinosaurs and American Pie carries on. The Mother Road Trio embodies the quirky and free-wheeling spirit…
Sedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – In honor of April’s Earth Day and Sustainability Month, the Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley is featuring Dr. Shaida Sina speaking about “Mother Earth: the Connection to Brain Wellness and Aging Gracefully” on Monday, April 29, 10:00am-Noon at Yavapai College, 4215 Arts Village Dr., Sedona. The program is free and open to the public and will include Dr. Sina’s presentation and an outdoor “Grounding” experience.
Sedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed on Sunday April 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, at 100 Meadowlark Drive. Interfaith clergy will participate with readings. The actual date this year is May 2, marking the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto, but will be observed at the synagogue on the Sunday before that date.
By John Tamiazzo, PhD (April 19, 2019)I heard a story about a man who was crossing the border between Canada and the USA and was asked by the border patrolman, “Where have you been, how long have you been there, and where are you going?”Upon hearing these three questions, the man immediately went into a trance. Gaining his composure he asked, “Where did you come up with these three questions? These are amazing questions!”
By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (April 19, 2019) – After last spring’s disappointing wildflower season, this year we have a magnificent display of wildflowers, thanks to a wet fall and winter. A great place for a quick walk with plenty of flowers is Posse Grounds Park Loop Trail.You don’t have to go far or out of your way to see the bold, bountiful, and beautiful evening primrose in bloom. They’re on the roadside, in vacant lots, and on the trail. The flowers open in the late afternoon and stay open through the early morning, so time your trip so that you…
By Ted Grussing… or perhaps a little lower … whatever the intent, this heron was getting out of a secluded little cove on Willow Lake this afternoon. I first went to Watkins Lake, but they have closed the main ramp and dock while they complete repairs on the dam … the other ramp was nice, but no dock and it would have been an issue so I headed over to Willow Lake; the ramp and dock were wide open. You are only permitted to use electric motors on Willow which is nice, but when the wind is whipping across the water…
Sedona AZ (April 18, 2019) – From Bach to the Beatles and barn-burners to ballads, audiences delight when world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith returns with his solo concert to Sedona by popular demand. There will be one show on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. on the Goldenstein Stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival.Having witnessed one of his live performances, fellow musicians and music lovers alike sing hymns of praise about Richard Smith. With fretboard fireworks and lyrical endeavors, he will melt your heartstrings, make your toes tap and your jaws hang open.…
Sedona AZ (April 18, 2019) – On Friday, April 26th at 5pm the Poetry and Prose Project will present their annual classic poetry revue. Always one of the most popular and most energetic shows of the year, rather than reading their own words, performers pick favorite poems. A variety of voices read a variety of great words from many different eras. Some of the authors will be ones the audiences are very familiar with, poets such as Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Neruda, Ed Abbey, Shakespeare, and Rumi. Other authors will be new to the listeners, picked personally by the performer. One thing…