By Tommy Acosta — Let’s talk about ICE. The protests. The chanting. The whistles. Spitting and screaming. Following their cars. Setting up blockades. Other stupid rebellious acts of no consequence in the big picture, all the while ICE is harvesting all the personal info they need to come back one day and neuter them all once and for all. Don’t the demonstrators, agitators and rioters know that immigration enforcement agents are taking notes? Keeping. records? Identifying each-and-every protestor by their cell phones, by street cameras, facial recognition equipment and God knows the new surveillance stuff no one’s ever heard of…
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Sedona, AZ –Concert event will celebrate the Centennial of Marilyn Monroe to open the 32nd Annual Festival Join us for a special Centennial Celebration of Marilyn Monroe — “In Love With Marilyn” — for the opening of the 32nd Annual Sedona International Film Festival. The performance will take place live at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on opening night, Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Samantha Stevens, a British performer now often found playing iconic American blondes across the U.S. (from Lily St. Regis in the Annie national tour to Miss Adelaide, Betty Haynes — and every now and then Miss…
Prescott, Arizona (Feb. 10, 2026) – Yavapai College and Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin are celebrating a first-of-its kind partnership. Together, they are the first two-year institutions in the nation to offer a three-year, 92-credit, optimized degree, Bachelor of Applied Science in Business (BASB). “This articulation agreement with Moraine Park Technical College represents an innovative model for how institutions can strengthen transfer pathways and improve bachelor’s degree completion,” Yavapai College President, Dr. Lisa Rhine said. “By aligning programs and expectations, we are ensuring students can transition smoothly into Yavapai College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and…
Sedona, AZ — Learn about an incredible moment of international unity at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Wednesday, February 25, at 12 pm. Daphne Schmitz Davis, President of Questers International, will share the story of the Merci Train. Davis’ talk is free to attend. In 1947, Americans sent $40 million worth of donated food and other supplies to a war-torn but rebuilding Europe. As a token of their gratitude, over 6 million people across France and Italy donated items to send back to the Americans. In February 1949, 49 boxcars full of the donated items arrived in New Jersey from…
SEDONA, Ariz. – To prepare for the influx of visitors this spring break, the Sedona Shuttle will operate seven-days-a-week from Feb. 26 through April 26, 2026. The Sedona Shuttle Connect on-demand service will be available daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., while Sedona Shuttle Trailhead routes will operate from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Ride the Sedona Shuttle Connect for an on-demand ride almost anywhere in Sedona including grocery stores, appointments and restaurants. Use the Sedona Shuttle Connect to get a ride to the Trailhead Shuttle stops at the Posse Grounds Park, W. SR-89A and N. SR-179 Park…
Yavapai County, AZ – The Yavapai Reentry Project, a project of MATFORCE, announces two March events that offer chances for significant community impact. Volunteer Opportunity: Community Coach for the Yavapai Reentry Project The Yavapai Reentry Project is looking for dedicated community members to serve as volunteer Community Coaches for individuals transitioning back into the community after incarceration. As a Community Coach, you will provide crucial one-on-one guidance, emotional support, resources, and referrals through the Yavapai Reentry Project. No prior experience, education, or specific qualifications are necessary; the only requirement is a genuine desire to help. Free training is provided. Consider…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal — 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. All are invited to Erev Shabbat service on Friday, February…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Sedona, AZ — People want to use spirituality just like they want to use God. Fix me. Heal me. Help me. Awaken me. Overcome my enemies. Help my side win. People use money, power, force, and other people, exerting influence to the same end. There’s not a lot of difference between any of them. Some propel the world into more pain, others attempt to create more love, but they are still means to an end. Basically, it comes down to (whatever whoever I have created as my golden idol) make my life better. Some include others…
B Joseph Rittenhouse Sedona AZ — There are different kinds of deaths. Different levels of pain and suffering—for both those who die and those they leave behind. There is sudden death. The kind that occurs as an accident. A car goes off the highway and slams into a tree. A building explodes. A stray bullet hits you in the brain. A bomb goes off. and you happen to be sitting on it. People can understand that kind of death and deal with it. They had nothing to do with it. It was an act of God. Blame him. That’s it.…
Film is nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Hamnet” showing Feb. 13-19 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Hamnet” is nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year. It is also up for the Oscar for Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Casting, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcgQMxQwmk From Academy Award-winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet” tells the powerful story of love and…
Sedona, AZ — Sedona’s Hollywood sweetheart Gail Edwards will be the speaker at the Sedona Heritage Museum’s next Sedona Stories program. Gail will speak on Thursday, February 12, at 10 am in the historic Apple Shed. The program is free to attend. Just in time for Valentine’s Day she will share highlights from her career…and dish on “the leading men I’ve had the privilege of kissing. And there were quite a few!” says Edwards. Upon moving to Sedona 30 years ago, Gail Edwards had retired from acting after performing in over 50 television shows such as Happy Days, Lou Grant, M*A*S*H, Taxi, Night Court, and Touched by an Angel to name…
SEDONA, Ariz. – The city of Sedona encourages residents to apply for the City Council Compensation Review Work Group (CCC) to advise City Council on a decision about a monthly salary starting after the Primary Election of 2026. The purpose of the CCC is threefold: Review and recommend compensation (salary, benefits, expense allowances) for the Mayor and City Council members. Ensure compensation aligns with city size, regional benchmarks, legal requirements and workload expectations. Enhance transparency and fairness in compensation-setting. The group of six resident volunteers, not employed by the city of Sedona, will be appointed by City Council will be Chaired by…
Prescott, Arizona (Feb. 2, 2026) – The Eatery at Yavapai College’s Prescott campus is proud to announce its new membership in Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC)—a national initiative co-led by Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises, and Stanford Prevention Research Center that champions healthy, sustainable, and delicious foodservice. Yavapai College is the first community college in the nation to join this prestigious network. MCURC provides visionary leadership and evidence-based principles for integrating optimal nutrition, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility into dining programs across the country. This membership places The Eatery at the forefront of…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory — There are some things we simply know, even though we squirm a bit putting that knowing into words. It feels more accurate to say what it isn’t but even that is filled with potholes … deep potholes, lose your car in them, deep. It seems to me that reality is so much more than I am capable of thinking, while being much less, simultaneously. Can anyone say paradox! What is real? That’s the million-dollar question and the answer shifts with how you define ‘real’. My definition, the standard operating definition familiar to most every human…
Yavapai County, AZ – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization with a focus on stopping youth drug use before it starts, in collaboration with The Yavapai County Education Service Agency, will be conducting a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in Prescott. Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in Prescott Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18 in this 7-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Open to the community and anyone interested in learning how to help children and adolescents through a mental health crisis.…