Sedona News – Sedona Shuttle Connect will expand service hours and provide on-demand transit service from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily from March 3 through April 27, 2025. Sedona residents and visitors will now be able to get a ride to go out to dinner or meet up with friends, without having worry about driving their car. In addition, they can use Sedona Shuttle Connect to go shopping in Uptown, visit Gallery Row, connect with the Sedona Shuttle Trailhead Routes or go almost anywhere in Sedona. And wherever they go, the fare is only $2 per ride or $1…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to host a special live performance “The Everly Brothers Experience” featuring the Zmed Brothers, on Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfLbL5CgxE The Zmed Brothers and The Bird Dogs Band bring a genuine and youthful Everly Brothers Experience to the stage. Zachary and Dylan Zmed celebrate the genetic intimacy so ever present in the harmonies created by Don and Phil Everly. Since 2016, the Zmed brothers and Burleigh Drummond Jr., have celebrated the pivotal music and history of The Everly Brothers legacy with enthusiastic…
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 begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, March 7, 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 around this date. Saturday morning services on March 8 will begin at 10:00 a.m. This special “Shabbat Across the World” service, led…
Sedona, AZ — Sedona has long been a destination for those seeking transformation, connection, and creative expression. Now, a new monthly community movement is taking shape, offering a space where locals, spiritual seekers, and visitors can come together for music, art, healing, and higher-conscious communication. Presented by Humankind and Sedona Quantum Consciousness, these two recurring community events—First Friday and Third Sunday—will provide a unique opportunity to experience Sedona’s cultural richness, holistic wellness offerings, and deep sense of connection. Opening Event Dates: First Friday – Opening Date: April 4, 2025, at 3:00 PM → FirstFriday.net Live Music | Visionary Art |…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Suze”, showing March 7-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3g_JY6hJqE When her only daughter leaves for college, Suze, a single mom who has lost her purpose, gets stuck taking care of her daughter’s heartbroken ex-boyfriend who she can’t stand. Gradually, they begin to see they’re both hurting in different ways, forging a connection that neither of them was expecting. “Suze” stars Michaela Watkins, Charlie Gillespie, Sara Waisglass and Aaron Ashmore. “Suze” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre March 7-13. Showtimes will…
Sedona News – The Arizona Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Chelsea Buck-Leilich joined ACF of Sedona as Regional Philanthropic Advisor on February 24, 2025. In this role, Chelsea will function as a community leader in the areas of regional grantmaking, nonprofit capacity building, and nonprofit fundholder management. She has worked in nonprofit philanthropy in various roles around the country and brings a wide array of skills and experience to ACF of Sedona. “Chelsea’s experience with nonprofits across the United States is extensive, ” said Sheri Denny, ACF of Sedona Regional Director. “As a natural leader and relationship builder,…
Arizona News – A stretch of southbound Interstate 17 between State Route 74/Carefree Highway and Loop 303 in north Phoenix will be closed this weekend, Feb. 28-March 3, as highway crews work to finish a much-needed pavement improvement project. This is the last scheduled weekend closure for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s I-17 project. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider adjusting travel schedules to avoid delays while the following closure is in place: Southbound I-17 closed between SR 74 and Loop 303 from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 3. Southbound I-17 on-ramps at…
Sedona News – To learn about and celebrate the sustainable management of freshwater resources, the city of Sedona, Oak Creek Watershed Council and Arizona Water Company invite the public to the second annual World Water Day celebration event on Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Slide Rock State Park at 6871 N. Highway 89A. Through hands-on activities, the public is encouraged to participate in a macroinvertebrate survey in the Oak Creek, learn how water moves underground and discover how stormwater flows through Sedona. Upon completing at least three event activities, participants will be entered to…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Armand”, showing March 7-13 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqGkQ1qxN0 “Armand” is Norway’s shortlisted selection for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire,…
Sedona News – Renowned author and contactee, Whitley Strieber, is set to captivate audiences with his latest insights into “high strangeness” and “the visitors” inhabiting our planet. Strieber will present his groundbreaking talk, “The Fourth Mind: Why Aliens Have It and We Don’t, and How We Can Change That,” on Sunday, March 30 at the Global Center for Christ Consciousness in Sedona, AZ 86336. Strieber, celebrated for his world-famous title, Communion, boldly asserts, “Aliens can levitate, use telepathy, and do many other things that we cannot. And yet there is evidence that we were once able to do them, too.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse”, showing March 7-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel MAUS is a landmark in reckoning with the Holocaust and breakthrough in serious comic art — but his full achievements are more remarkable and eclectic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbMI7EUMP-c “Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse” provides intimate access to the man and mind who revolutionized the art form of comics. Spiegelman proves an eloquent guide through his provocative work, along with contemporaries and younger cartoonists inspired…
Prescott News – Dr. Joshua Harper returns to Prescott to conduct Arizona Philharmonic and Quartz Ensemble in J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Considered one of the composer’s three greatest works, St. John Passion is an emotive masterpiece, a pivotal work of Baroque sacred music that vividly portrays the Passion of Christ through its intricate interplay of dramatic recitatives, reflective arias, and poignant chorales. “The piece has been at the top of my bucket list since 2018 when I performed the work with John Butt conducting at Indiana University. I’m thrilled to bring this exciting, dramatic, and powerful work to the Prescott region—it’s not to be missed!”…
Yavapai County News – After serving the citizens of Yavapai County for nearly 18 years, Yavapai County Superior Court Administrator Calvin “Rolf” Eckel announces his retirement, effective May 2, 2025. Mr. Eckel is a fourth generation native of Prescott and spent the first five years of his court career as the Court Administrator for the Prescott Consolidated Court, appointed by retired Justice of the Peace Arthur Markham. He was later appointed by retired Presiding Judge David Mackey as the Superior Court Administrator for Yavapai County in August 2012. During his time with the Superior Court, Mr. Eckel served on a…
Sedona News – The dramatic short film, STALLED IN EIGHT ETUDES, will be screening at the 31st Annual Sedona International Film Festival on February 27 at 1 PM and March 1 at 7 PM at Harkins Theatres Sedona 6, as part of the festival’s 2025 Narrative Shorts lineup. STALLED IN EIGHT ETUDES follows a poised woman as she steps into the municipal courthouse’s restroom, only to find every stall occupied — each one identifiable only by the distinct shoes beneath the doors. The silence is broken by a loud ping from a cellphone inside one of the stalls. Returning to the mirror, she steadies…
Verde Valley News – Healthcare is a booming industry across the nation, offering a variety of exciting careers – and you could be a conversation, interview or handshake away from being a part of it all. YC and its Regional Economic Development Center invite Verde Valley students and community members to its Health Sciences Career Expo, Thursday afternoon, March 6 from noon to 3 p.m. in Room M-137 on YC’s Verde Campus, in Clarkdale. The Health Sciences Career Expo puts qualified caregivers and job-seekers across the table from local healthcare providers. The March 6 Expo will host a dozen potential…