Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Trouble with Jessica” showing April 25-30 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_xhtk8Tj18 Married couple Sarah (Shirley Henderson) and Tom (Alan Tudyk) are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard (Rufus Sewell) and Beth (Olivia Williams) come over for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica (Indira Varma), tags along. After a seemingly trivial argument at dinner, Jessica disappears. She has the…
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Verde Valley News – Yavapai College has named Ryan Avery Follensbee as the new Director of its Viticulture & Enology Program. “This is a great honor and a wonderful opportunity,” Follensbee said. “Everybody in the wine industry knows the reputation of Yavapai College and the Southwest Wine Center.” A certified sommelier and graduate of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Follensbee was drawn to Viticulture and Enology back in 2008, while working in a wine store in Park City, UT. “I just fell in love with it,” he said. “When you’re in a wine store, the wines are…
Verde Valley News – The Arizona Wine Country Artists Village is excited to present its next art and fine-craft fair over the weekend of May 2-4, 2025, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Organized and promoted by Jerome-based artists John and Lauri Maeder (doing business as PBSW Events, LLC) and hosted by the City of Cottonwood, the fair will showcase the best state and regional artists, fine-crafters and their works. Arizona Wine Country Artists Village will be held at the Old Town Activity Park in the heart of Old Town…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Sod & Stubble” showing April 25-May 1 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcAccU-_EI “Sod & Stubble” tells the adventures and adversities of a family pioneering on the plains of Kansas. It is the poignant and inspiring love story of Henry and Rosa “Rosie” Ise, based on the popular best-selling pioneer autobiography by John Ise. Directed by Ken Spurgeon, “Sod & Stubble” features a stellar ensemble cast, including Bailey Chase (Homestead, Longmire), Dodie Brown (American Horror Story), Barry Corbin (Yellowstone, Funny Thing About Love),…
… in the early morning a friend and I will be traveling down to Lake Pleasant to see what is going on and although it is very unlikely that we would recognize any of the birds from last year I am rooting for the Bald Eagle fledgling pictured above. The mortality rate for first year bald eagles is a little over 50% which is better than for most raptors. This shot was taken just a couple of weeks after he left the nest … likely about 12 to 15 weeks old and he is full size already. In about four more years…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “That They May Face the Rising Sun” showing April 25-May 1 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSHAFYzn3vw “That They May Face the Rising Sun” shows a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in Ireland in the 1980s and its cast of authentic, memorable characters. The film is an adaptation of the final novel from John McGahern, one of Ireland’s greatest novelists. Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among a small, lakeside community in rural…
Yavapai County News – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization focused on stopping youth drug use before it starts, has partnered with Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), the Beaver Creek Community Action Team, and Cordes Pharmacy to offer residents an opportunity to properly dispose of medications. Since 2008 over 44,800 pounds of medication have been collected and properly disposed of through Dump the Drugs events and drop box locations throughout Yavapai County. Prescription drug take back events are a convenient way for community members to dispose of expired or unwanted medications. The Beaver Creek Community Action Team and YCSO are hosting…
Sedona News – The Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit, held annually in Washington, D.C., brings together 50 outstanding young leaders from across the United States for a week of hands-on leadership and global engagement training. This year’s summit will take place June 15–21, 2025, at American University. Sedona is proud to announce that Khrystian Cordova, a student at Sedona Red Rock High School, has been selected to participate in the 2025 Summit. Khrystian exemplifies the qualities of a global citizen and future leader, with a 4.0 GPA, strong leadership in both school and community, and athletic excellence in track…
Arizona News – On Saturday, May 10, the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) will host an informational presentation by Ricardo Aguirre, Director of Land Management and Water Security at West Consultants. Aguirre will illustrate methods for restoring watershed function in both rural and urban areas with the intent to benefit the local aquifer. He will discuss ongoing land restoration and groundwater recharge projects across the state with a particular focus on the innovative stormwater collection and recharge planning-level project now underway in Prescott Valley. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Please join us for this important…
Sedona News – On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Sedona Symphony will present its annual pops concert, under the artistic direction of conductor Janna Hymes. The concert features Classical Mystery Tour, a long-running, globally touring quartet who replicate a collection of Beatles’ classics as they were originally performed, augmented by full symphonic backing. The Los Angeles Times called the Classical Mystery Tour show “more than just an incredible simulation,” further noting that “the swelling strings and soaring French horn lines [gave the] live performance a high goose-bump quotient; the crowd stood and bellowed for more.” Because most Beatles fans never had…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2024-2025 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” live via simulcast on Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1BMpWnkXzI Plan to come early as Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the Mimesis Documentary Film Festival and Arizona State University to present “Mimesis Film Festival: Earth Day Program” on Tuesday, April 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The four films presented by Mimesis Documentary Festival to celebrate Earth Day in 2025 take us from the marshlands of Jamaica Bay in Queens NY to the dry woods of the Colorado Rockies, and from Himalayan ravines back across the Ocean to the meadows Sierra Nevada. In a polyphonic elegy to times and places near and far, the artist filmmakers…
Prescott News – Arizona Philharmonic’s April 27 performance of Echoes and Riffs is much more than their final concert of the season—it’s a celebration of Prescott’s artistic spirit, featuring a masterful third-grade recorder composition, an intimate discussion with world-class musicians, a juried exhibit of local artwork, and a musical journey from quiet transcendence to jazz excitement. PUSD Third-Grade Students Perform their Composition Over the past several weeks, third-grade students at three local schools explored how music can express emotion. With guidance from their music teacher and teaching artists Maria and Henry Flurry, students studied musical elements like tempo, dynamics, and texture. Each class selected…
… Over the weekend I found a video of, Wilford, a Brown Bear that was posted on the Parliament of Owls, YouTube Channel a couple of years ago … so I went back, found it and have viewed it several times in the last couple of days. It has impressed with a simple message that we can incorporate into our own lives! Chill! Four plus hours condensed into a mere 16 minutes. It follows Wilford as he takes a morning nap and whilst sleeping he stretches, extends limbs, rolls and otherwise behaves much as we do and many other creatures too! There are no…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is partnering with the Sedona Arts Center and taking its show on the road with its “Movies on the Move” mobile movie truck and outdoor film experience! On Thursday, April 24, the festival will present “McFarland, USA” in the Sedona Arts Center lot in Uptown Sedona. Showtime will be at dusk (approximately 7:45-8:00 p.m.). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-VAOlHGE6Q Bring your lawn chairs and your family and friends and enjoy “Cinema Under the Stars” on the festival’s giant outdoor screen with state-of-the-art projection and sound! The festival’s mobile concession stand will have movie treats available. This…