By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (January 19, 2018) – Are you working on your 2018 budget? I sure am. Along with my goals to eat healthier, work out harder, and read more books, I’m planning on ending 2018 in the black. It’s the time of year when we review the numbers, whether in our personal or business budgets, and determine how to deepen our savings and spend with forethought. One expense line item we simply can’t forget is charitable giving.
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By Ted Grussing… that I will not be shot … I stopped over to see Jenny’s exhibits at Sedona Art Center in Uptown yesterday and I was thoroughly entertained by the creative and beautiful art she created for the exhibit. I love the creativity which she utilized in her work and told her I wanted to take a shot of her and do something which I thought would be in keeping with the spirit of her exhibit and send it out … so this is it. With any kind of luck Jenny will like this image and I will be…
Verde Valley AZ (January 18, 2018) – Verde Valley RAIN (Rural Activation and Innovation Network) is pleased to announce grants are available for Verde Valley organizations seeking to build or expand informal education programs/experiences with a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) focus. Informal education programs are eligible to apply if they take place outside of school hours; they can also target other populations or entire communities. Grant application forms and details are available at www.4azrain.org. Applications for the first round of funding are due by February 1, 2018.
Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) – The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley is launching its series of Mental Health Monday 2018 programs on Monday, January 29, 10:00-11:30am in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College, 4215 Arts Village Dr., Sedona. The programs are free and open to the public.The subject of the January 29 meeting is “The Dangers of Self-Medicating Emotional or Psychological Pain with Drugs, Alcohol or Addictive Behaviors.” The featured speakers include Damien Browning, CEO and Founder of Steps to Recovery Homes and Linn Montjoy, Leader of an Intensive Care Management Team helping adults with substance abuse disorders at Spectrum Healthcare…
Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) – The Collective Sedona is pleased to announce a nationally-recognized and critically-acclaimed play coming to Vista Hall in February. The Collective Sedona is also introducing a brand-new format for their monthly Second Saturday Artwalks.
Sedona AZ (January 18, 2018) Flamenco and classical guitarist Esteban has been performing in Sedona for over 20 years. As an artist in residence at Sound Bites Grill he performs there once or twice per month. Playing with his daughter Teresa Joy (violinist), pianist Raul Yanez and drummer Joe Morris…the band kicks off their 2018 season with the first concert Jan 27th at 7pm.You will sit as close as 4 feet from Esteban in the celebrity show room at Sound Bites Grill. The venue is extremely intimate with every table a good seat for the performance and is a must see…
By Ted Grussing… it’s getting to be that time of year when creatures are beginning to pair off for the annual mating rituals and these Coots appeared to be joining in the fray when I was down at the ponds this afternoon, or perhaps they were having a misunderstanding of some sort. In any event they put on a good show for me.
Sedona AZ (January 17, 2018) – On Saturday January 27th at 630 pm, at The Hub at Sedona Posse Grounds, there will be a celebration of the birthday of author and environmental activist Ed Abbey. Several of Sedona’s most notable voices will lend their talents so that the words of Edward Abbey can be heard once again. Abbey’s works, both fiction and essays concern themselves with preserving America’s wilderness and bolstering individual liberties. Abbey’s most famous works were the nonfiction classic Desert Solitaire and the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang a call to militant defense of the earth. Abbey was famous for confounding his enemies and inspiring his admirers.
Let us do the cooking and support the library at the same timeCamp Verde AZ (January 17, 2018) – Friends of Camp Verde Library is hosting a Pastaghetti dinner Thursday, January 25 from 4:00p – 7:00p to raise funds that will help support 2018 Summer Reading programs. Pastaghetti is spaghetti sauce served over shorter noodles like penne or rigatoni. The dinner includes salad, optional meatballs and/or cheese, garlic bread and a bottle of water and will be served in the Terracotta Room at the library. Tickets purchased before January 25 at the front desk at Camp Verde Community Library are discounted, adults…
Sedona AZ (January 17, 2018) – It’s said that “He who laughs, lasts!” That phrase certainly applies well to the Jewish people. They have lasted for over 3,000 years. And their vibrant sense of humor—especially about themselves—has helped them to prevail and flourish.
By Ted Grussing… with everything set, our Greenhead friend is cruising down the pond waiting for his sink rate to bring him into contact with the watery runway beneath his webbed feet; as he settles onto the water his feet act as water ski’s and as he slows he settles into the water throwing up a large spray of water … this photo captures the hang time and about a tenth of a second after I took this shot the feet touched the water and the spray began to fly as he settled.
Clarkdale AZ (January 16, 2018) – Get moving and have some fun at Contra Dance in Clarkdale, Saturday, January 20th. Contra dance is an energetic dance form with some similarities to square dance–see examples on Youtube. Michael Barraclough will call every dance to the live tunes of Just Desserts. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a snack to share if possible.
By Ted Grussing… seems like 9PM was only a few minutes ago as I began thinking of what to send out tonight … a flurry of texts with family and friends plus a few calls and here we are at 1 AM and Dido is singing Life for Rent … and One has just stuck her paw into my mug of diet Pepsi for the second time and I can no longer drink it. Wildlife is my favorite subject when I am on the ground, so here is a Scrub Jay I shot whilst at Eric’s home for a visit last week. He has one of…
Sedona AZ (January 13, 2018) – The Arizona Corporation Commission is the 4th body of Arizona government after the Governor, Legislature and Judiciary and yet may be the least well known. It consists of 5 members elected by the public and many of the commission’s decisions directly affect the pocketbooks of individuals and businesses of Arizona.
Calls continue throughout the County as suspects invoke the names of Police Officers, County Attorneys, and even a local JudgePrescott AZ (January 15, 2018) – In late December, a 42-year-old Prescott man contacted the Sheriff’s Office to reported losing money in the ‘jury warrant scam.’ The victim had received a call purportedly from a deputy at the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and was told he had a $4000 warrant for his arrest because he was a no show for jury duty. The scam suspect indicated that if the warrant was not paid, a deputy would be out to arrest him.…