Sedona AZ (March 7, 2019) – Snowed out in February back in March, Red Earth Theatre returns to Tlaquepaque with two performances (at 6pm and 7.30pm) on Thursday March 21st with a twist on Valentine’s Day in the Chapel at the Patio de la Camilla. ‘Love is Just a 4-Letter Word’, the title of a song from Joan Baez and featured in this show, includes poetry, prose, music and thoughts about love in all its variety, how it works (or doesn’t) drawn from a variety of cultures and eras.
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By Ted Grussing… a benefit to going through and cleaning out the portfolio periodically is that you find some gems that you either didn’t see before or simply overlooked because your mind was searching for a different subject matter. Whatever the cause, this one slipped by me a couple of years ago and it is of a male Gambel’s Quail perched in the Pinion Pine in our backyard standing watch for the rest of the covey of quail feeding on the birdseed and cracked corn I had scattered on the ground. I shot him with a Canon 1D-X and the…
Prescott AZ (March 6, 2019) – Yavapai Justice & Mental Health Coalition Project Manager, Nancy Gardner, rolls out the first phase of Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Intervention program. A critical component for 1st Responders & School Personnel is working with our community and youth to provide resources and help to those who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use problem. In order to recognize signs and symptoms that a community member may need this type of support, the Yavapai Sheriff’s Office has completed the first phase of the Mental Health Awareness Training Project. In partnership with…
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2019) – Clancy Sage will offer a bread-baking workshop at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, March 18th, at 11:00 a.m. Participants will learn how to make Irish Soda bread. Attendance is limited, so call now to reserve your place. Bring an apron, mixing bowl, and large mixing spoon. At the end of the class, each person will take their bread home to bake, so you should plan your schedule accordingly. The fee is $7 per person. RSVP required.
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2019) – On Saturday, March 16, 2019, beginning at 9:00AM, the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group will offer a general question-and-answer session on Apple computers, iPads, and iPhonesat the Golden Goose Restaurant, 2545 W State Rte 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336. The restaurant is located on the south side at the stop light at the intersection of Andante and W. 89A. Alan Gore will facilitate the meeting, which can include self-pay breakfast at the option of each attendee. Admission is free. Pre-registration is desirable but not required. Register by emailing to oakcreekapples@gmail.com.
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2019) – Join Keep Sedona Beautiful (“KSB”), as part of its Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 for a presentation by wild wolf advocate Betsy Klein, founder of Plan B to Save Wolves. Free to members, residents and visitors – all are welcome to join KSB at 5:30 p.m. at its historic Pushmataha Center on 360 Brewer Road. The evening will include complimentary appetizers donated by El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano and refreshments provided by KSB.
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2019) – The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau is pleased to announce the installation of six bike repair stations in Sedona.Each bike repair station is equipped with a bike hanger, heavy-duty bike pump and air kit, and commonly used tools for bike maintenance. Bike repair stations are free for all riders.
By Ted Grussing… is from about 12,000’, above the clouds and looking from south at the bottom to north at the top. Most of Sedona is included in this shot I took this morning … in the lower right quadrant you have the Chapel area, looking upstream, Oak Creek runs from just right at the bottom. Along the base of Airport Mesa, through Uptown and then ducks into Oak Creek Canyon just behind Wilson Mountain which is above the north end of the airport. Hillside, Tlaquepaque and Uptown are all on the right side of the photograph.
Sedona AZ (March 5, 2019) – Professional photographer Nick Berezenko returns to give the second half of his presentation on “40 Years of Photographing for Arizona Highways,” at the Sedona Camera Club meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 25th, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Rd., Sedona. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.“We’re so glad to have Nick back,” says Pam Holmes, club program chairperson. “We had a large turnout for his first presentation last October, and they loved it. Nick had a very long program, and he gave the audience two options: either he could rush through all…
Sedona AZ (March 5, 2019) – Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Piano on the Rocks on April 26 through 28th, 2019. Director Sandrine Erdeley-Sayo and Co-Director Elizabeth Pena have created 3 sensational programs to delight classical music lovers. The festival opens at Church of the Red Rocks in Sedona on April 26th at 5:00pm. The program is titled ‘Invitation to the Dance’. The Festival moves to Sedona United Methodist Church for performances on Saturday and Sunday, both at 3:00pm. Saturday’s repertoire is titled ‘Sounds of Nature in a Musical Universe’ and Sunday concludes with ‘All Time Favorites’. The concerts are…
Sedona AZ (March 5, 2019) – Get ready Sedona! Sound Bites Grill has some fabulous Blues bands performing this weekend for their first annual Blues Festival featuring Jayboy Adams with Zenobia and Twisted Sister on Friday March 8th and Carvin Jones on Saturday March 9th.Sound Bites Grill is an entertainment restaurant in Sedona that features live music every night in their show room. Last fall they hosted a Jazz Festival with national and worldwide touring acts and they are duplicating the experience with some fabulous touring Blues bands this weekend.
Cottonwood AZ (March 5, 2019) – Professional Women’s Group of Northern Arizona (PWG) welcomes four new board members for the 2019 term. With the addition of these women, the PWG board now consists of 10 women who represent the areas of Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Cornville, Prescott, Sedona and the Verde Valley.
Cottonwood AZ (March 5, 2019) – Now in its 15th year, Kumu Hula (master teacher) Kehau Chrisman announces her 2019 class schedule in Beginner Hula, Hawaiian `Ukulele, and Hawaiian language. Here’s your opportunity to try something new, exercise and have fun, all while becoming immersed in the culture of Hawai`i.
By Ted Grussing… once in a while when I am in the Lake Pleasant area it is fun to drive in the back country west and north of the lake in search of Wild Burros and more often than not I find them. I found a group of them near the old “Turf North” runway … when flying sailplanes out of Turf Soaring, it used to be a small landable forest service strip several miles north of Lake Pleasant. It was a great place to have there in case you got hammered and were unable to make it north across…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(March 4, 2019)That subject tells us all so Justin Clifton, Sedona City Manager, doesn’t have to make excuses for the 49 cars he allowed to be parked alongside Soldiers Pass roadway this past Sunday, March 3 at 2:30 pm. These cars were sitting in the shoulder areas which for them included parking over the do not cross white marker lines at the roadside edge.” Just Lucky” that no one was struck by any oncoming traffic unable to see passengers exiting from these parked cars. Can you imagine the uproar if it had been some 4 or…