Arizona News – With springtime here, three White Mountains-area state highways are scheduled to reopen Tuesday, April 15, after being closed for the winter, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. State Routes 261, 273 and 473 are scheduled to reopen by noon that day. State Route 261 runs from State Route 260 near Eagar to Big Lake, while State Route 273 goes from SR 260 to Sunrise Park and Big Lake. State Route 473 runs south from SR 260 on the White Mountain Apache Reservation. ADOT encourages motorists to enjoy the mountains this summer and return home safely by…
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Sedona News – Back by popular demand: The Sedona International Film Festival announces award-winning recording duo Sirsy will be performing live in concert Wednesday, April 23 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona at 7 p.m. It’s hard to imagine a sound this big coming from just two people. The Boston Globe calls Sirsy the “little band with the big sound.” Fans call them the little band with big heart. Hailing from Upstate NY, Sirsy plays sassy singer-songwriter pop-rock with a charming intensity and lots of heart and soul. Sirsy’s passionate and down-to-earth live shows have loads of entertaining…
Verde Valley News – In partnership with C. Eaton Photography, Verde Valley Sanctuary is excited to announce its inaugural Pet Calendar Contest for 2026. Launching March 29, registration is now open, with $5 per entry, and $1 per vote. Those interested have until April 30 to submit their favorite pet photos, and vote on their favorites to be one of 13 winners to make it in the calendar. The pet with the most votes will receive the cover! Entrants are encouraged to submit a photo of their favorite pet, then ask family, friends, and co-workers to vote. Proceeds from the…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal The JCSVV offers soul-enriching services, programs, and classes, all listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services after a security check. Those who cannot attend in person can access the service through zoom. Erev Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, April 18, including songs to usher in the Sabbath, prayers of healing for loved ones, and Kaddish, the Mourner’s prayer in memory of those who have passed away recently or around this date in past years. The Torah reading is regarding the Exodus story, celebrated…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “When Fall Is Coming” showing April 18-24 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGhDL1WdnQ After a tumultuous life in Paris, Michelle (Hélène Vincent) has retired to a quiet existence in Burgundy, tending her garden and attending services at her parish. The voracious hostility of her adult daughter Valérie (Ludivine Sagnier) remains Michelle’s great puzzlement: how can a child for whom she sacrificed so much treat her with such contempt and suspicion? When Valérie drops off her son for a week with his grandmother, Michelle…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona Sustainability Department, in collaboration with Volunteer Sedona & the Verde Valley (VSVV), will host a free Volunteer Expo to connect interested community members to available volunteer opportunities, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Hub at Posse Grounds Park, located at 525-B Posse Grounds Road. The Volunteer Expo aims to: Promote local nonprofit organizations – the event will showcase dozens of local non-profit organizations (see below for a sampling of organizations that will be at the event) seeking individuals ready for meaningful volunteer opportunities. Facilitate volunteer recruitment –…
Sedona News – The Sedona Community & Youth Orchestra (SC&YO) invites the public to an evening of vibrant, intergenerational music-making at its Spring Concert, From Mozart to Magic: A Musical Rainbow, on Tuesday, April 29 at 6 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. While admission is free, attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations in support of “Project Fill The Need,” a local food bank initiative serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Sedona area. This uplifting concert features musicians ages 9 to 72 performing a colorful and dynamic program that reflects the power of music to transcend generations and genres. Audiences will journey through…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Can I Say Yes to That Dress” live on stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19. “Can I Say Yes to That Dress” — an outrageous one-woman show written by and starring Sarah Shippobotham — is a presentation of the film festival’s new Sedona Professional Theatre Company. Stuck in a wedding dress changing room, a middle-aged woman questions her life choices and what it really means to be a woman. This hilarious and touching one-person tour de force asks what…
… lately I’ve been getting some terrific shots of crows in the neighborhood and above is another one on the backside of the tee box. Fresh and a mission to fly! Below are a couple of male Grackles that I shot down at the ponds this afternoon. Most of the other birds and ducks have already split for the summer and we’ll see them this fall as they reverse direction for the fall migration. Busy day … have a beautiful day! Ted To you who walk in shadows dark And keenly hark For kindly words if but to live, Myself…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “One to One: John & Yoko” showing April 18-24 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, “One to One: John & Yoko” delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxagfYjeMV4 Featuring mind-blowing music newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a…
Sedona News – Professional photographer and digital artist Dale O’Dell will present at the meeting of the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 28th, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Rd, Sedona. Doors open at 5:30. O’Dell will discuss how AI is beginning to be used in contemporary photography. Specifically, he’ll be discussing his own journey to AI, his initial experiments and some of his newest AI works that have been published. The philosophical issues raised by AI are complex and mystifying so he’ll be mainly discussing practical commercial use of AI imagery when used…
Verde Valley News – Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) announced that Michael MacDonald, MD, has joined Verde Valley Medical Center (VVMC). Dr. MacDonald is a urologist, specializing in diseases of the male and female urinary tract system and male reproductive organs. He is accepting new patients. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. MacDonald to the team at VVMC in Cottonwood,” said NAH Medical Group President Pasquale Bernardi, MD. “Dr. MacDonald has extensive experience in urology and having his skills available to patients will be a huge asset to northern Arizona residents. We know how important specialty services are to the community, especially…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is excited to announce the return of its popular Oak Creek Canyon guided history tours. This year the tours are offered April 24-26. Tour attendees will enjoy a ride in a coach up and down Oak Creek Canyon, led by a Sedona Heritage Museum guide. Scheduled stops will occur at historical sites scattered throughout the Canyon. Roughly 20 historic sites are included on the Tour. Some of the sites will be pointed out from the coach while others will invite attendees to exit the coach and explore the site. Stops include Slide Rock…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival proudly announced the 2025 award winners, celebrating outstanding achievements in independent film, screenwriting, and storytelling across multiple genres and categories. This year’s festival brought together visionary filmmakers and passionate audiences in one of the country’s most beautiful settings for cinema, culminating in a powerful celebration of creativity, community, and craft. Directors’ Choice Awards Short Films: Best Short – Drama: The Last Ranger Best Short – Comedy: Death Pays Flora a Visit Best Short – Dramedy: Camping in Paradise Best International Short: Hearts of Stone Best Student Short: Neither Donkey Nor Horse Best…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona invites area residents to its first Food Resilience Workshop to learn about sustainable food resources and ways to produce their own food in the Verde Valley, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Community Library Sedona at 3250 White Bear Rd. More specifically, Gardens for Humanity, Verde Valley School, Garden of Life, Healthy World Sedona and Slow Food will discuss topics on sustainable gardening at home and in the community, designing food forests (a method of planting that resembles the way plants grow in their natural ecosystem and…