Sedona AZ (October 27, 2017) – From October through December, Sedona’s City Hall is exhibiting 15 beautiful and remarkably intricate watercolor paintings entitled Nature’s Network, created by Mary Helsaple. Raised in California, Helsaple is an avid birdwatcher, as well as a national exhibiting watercolor artist, who moved to the Southwest from Colorado in 2008. She is a realistic narrative painter and her goal is to tell a story that connects people to nature.
Author: Tommy
Read More
Sedona AZ (October 27, 2017) – Colleen Mathis, Chair of the Arizona Redistricting Commission, will be the featured speaker at the Annual Fall Luncheon of the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley on Thursday, November 16, 11:30AM-1PM at the Sedona Elks Lodge, 110 Airport Rd in Sedona. The event is open to the public. $22 includes lunch.Mathis will address “How Gerrymandering Rigs Elections,” a particularly hot topic in the news since the Supreme Court of the United States agreed in this session to hear the Wisconsin gerrymandering case. Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for…
Prescott AZ (October 27, 2017) – What are Verde Valley residents doing to protect the Verde River? How can Prescott area residents help? On Saturday, Nov. 11, Friends of the Verde River President Chip Norton and Board member Brent Bitz will answer these questions and more when the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) meets from 10 a.m. to noon at the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, 882 Sunset Avenue, Prescott.
By Anne Marie Mackler, Development DirectorSedona AZ (October 27, 2017) – Fundraisers like to tell stories about both our donors and how grateful we are to them, and about the patrons who receive the services we provide and how honored we are for their participation. At Sedona Public Library, there is another story we’d like to share: the story of a Library Book.When you give to Sedona Public Library, you support our many programs and services, and just one of our services is our own collection of more than 61,000 books. Have you ever wondered how we choose these books?…
By Ted Grussing… that I would like to be were running through my mind tonight and as always the Pacific Ocean was tugging at my heart … the beauty, power and majesty of the sea is constantly calling me. This is an image I captured last year on a trip to Northern California and the seas were running high. Just kind of get lost in the beauty of it and can hear and feel the ground shake from the power of these waves pounding the rocks.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the official exclusive Northern Arizona location for monthly eventsSedona AZ (October 26, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is the official, exclusive Northern Arizona home for the New York Film Critics monthly series debuting new films weeks prior to their theatrical release. The series is hosted by Rolling Stone Magazine’s Peter Travers, via satellite, and features a Q&A with the filmmaker and stars from the film each month. The November premiere event will feature the debut of “Pottersville” for one show, one night only on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Alison Bailes from BBC and…
Sedona AZ (October 26, 2017) – Sedonans apparently have a taste for Wisdom, Beauty and Tea. The Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI’s) new program offering residents the opportunity to hear an interview with a local author (Wisdom), experience a presentation by a local artist (beauty), and enjoy pastries and tea created by the staff and students of the new Yavapai College Sedona Culinary program, has been very well attended.
Sedona AZ (October 26, 2017) – On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the Sedona City Council took up the most important issue that they or any other previous council has ever discussed. No, it wasn’t traffic congestion. Not even close. In fact, you could add together the importance of every issue the city has faced, from the revised sign code that got approved that same evening all the way back to the city’s incorporation nearly 30 years earlier, and you wouldn’t begin to approach the importance of this one single issue.
By Ted Grussing… as the USFS continues their assault on humanity it is nice to remember what the place looks like when they are not burning. I took this shot last year from a point several miles E of Sunset Crater, looking to the W. There was a beautiful cloud layer topping out at about ten thousand feet and mid foreground you can see Sunset Crater partially engulfed in clouds. Mt Elden is on the left middle and then the San Francisco Peaks and Kendrick Peak in the distance to the right of the peaks. The gray cinder area just above…
Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 25, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The King’s Choice” — Norway’s official Academy Award entry for Best Foreign Language Film — showing Nov. 3-8 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“The King’s Choice” is director Erik Poppe’s commanding take on the true events that turned a brave man into the people’s king.
Prescott AZ (October 25, 2017) – Yavapai County Recorder, Leslie Hoffman would like to announce the following information: The last day to request and be mailed a ballot for the November Election is Friday, October 27, 2017.To vote early in person, please visit the Yavapai County Recorder’s Office at 1015 Fair St. Room 228, Prescott or 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. through 7pm on Election Day November 7, 2017.
Camp Verde AZ (October 25, 2017) – Join Life Coach Rodger Bates at Camp Verde Community Library’s Copper Room on Saturday, November 4thfrom 9:30 am – 12:00 pm for a free workshop that will help you uncover your values and meet your Inner Captain.
Sedona AZ (October 25, 2017) – Working artists in the Verde Valley will be opening their private studios to the public for the weekend of November 10-12. Under the auspices of the Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) is presenting this exciting self-guided event that is free to the public. The Tour runs daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12th. The Tour’s co-chairs are clay artist Mike Upp and painter Julie Ronning Talbot who are counting the days until the Fall Tour kicks off. “Astounding, gratifying, exciting,” are words both say pretty much describe the phenomenal growth of the 14-year-old Open Studios Tour in…
Cottonwood AZ (October 25, 2017) – Do you have a friend or loved one who is incarcerated and soon to be released? Are you wondering about the excitement, fears and challenges that individuals and families face when someone they care about is transitioning from prison to the community? If so, you are invited to a free presentation called ‘From Inmate to Citizen’ being presented by MATFORCE’s Yavapai Reentry Project.
Sedona AZ (October 25, 2017) – It’s been more than two years since renowned still-life painter Sue Krzyston has been part of a show at Rowe Fine Art Gallery, and she couldn’t be more excited to get reacquainted with Sedona art lovers. Sue will be in the spotlight duringColors of Life on Saturday, November 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Phoenix-based artist will unveil at least six new paintings with ethereal titles like Continuing a Heritage, A Special Light and Voices from the Ancients.