Film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s work featured at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (March 20, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” the film adaptation for one show only: Friday, March 24 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.The filmmaker, Ian Coles-Ketcham, will be in Sedona to host the premiere event and conduct a Q&A following the film screening.Of all of Shakespeare’s plays, the most controversial is “Titus Andronicus”. For three hundred years, it was rarely performed. It was considered too violent. Now we know better.
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How Museums Bring Communities Together Through Art and EmpathySedona AZ (March 20, 2017) – The Sedona Art Museum is pleased to announce its spring Speaker Series luncheon program featuring Kim Sajet, director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The event will take place 12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13th at the Sedona Rouge Resort & Spa ballroom, 2250 West S.R. 89A, Sedona, Arizona.
Sedona AZ (March 20, 2017) – The Monday, March 27 program of the Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley will feature Katie Mottram 9:30AM-11AM addressing, via SKYPE from England, her transformative journey from suicidal despair to spiritual awakening, the subject of her book, Mend The Gap. Having worked in the mental health field in England for 15 years, Katie realized that the system in which she worked could be doing things differently.The meeting will take place at Yavapai College, 4215 Arts Village Drive, Sedona. The program is free and open to the public. The presentation will be followed by the Coalition…
Three International Pianists, winner of International Competitions, will celebrate music from around the world Sedona AZ (March 20, 2017) – This 2017 second Piano on the Rocks International Festival, “Voyage Beyond Words” celebrates music and literature from around the globe. A “Voyage Beyond Time” where music, words, sounds and colors travel beyond the frontiers of space. It will take place this month on March 31 and April 1 and 2, 2017 in Sedona.
Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern Judy Greer and Cheryl Hines star in film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 18, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Wilson” — starring Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and Cheryl Hines — showing March 24-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A cantankerous, middle-aged eccentric goes in search of the daughter he never knew he had in “Wilson”, an imaginative and often hilarious journey of self-discovery from director Craig Johnson. The film recently premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. The Sedona…
By Henry TwomblySedona Resident(March 18, 2017)After reading the SRRN 3/10/17 article “City & Chamber talk contract,” I began to wonder if the Chamber has become a part of a shadow government, and if the Council has unwittingly ceded some of its powers to the Chamber. The City gives nearly two million dollars annually to the Chamber via 55% of bed taxes and funds for destination marketing. This seems an outrageous amount for a “city” of only 10,000 plus people.
Work planned next week on I-40 near Williams, SR 89A in Oak Creek CanyonFlagstaff AZ (March 18, 2017) – Arizona Department of Transportation maintenance crews are continuing pavement repairs along northern Arizona highways after winter storms.Next week, crews will lay asphalt over existing pavement to smooth sections of Interstate 40 at milepost 156 westbound and continue this work between mileposts 169 and 172 eastbound, about 10 miles east of Williams.
Sedona AZ (March 18, 2017) – The Collective Sedona is proud to announce that several new shops have recently opened or will be opening during the month of April. The Collective Sedona, a 54,000-square foot mixed-used development located on 6.15 acres, is Sedona’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Conveniently located at the gateway to Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek, the property features more than 30 shops, galleries, restaurants from casual to fine dining, culture studios, a Welcome Center, a luxury spa and salt room, an indoor/outdoor multi-use banquet facility and community events.
Award-winning cat documentary debuts one night only at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (March 17, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a one-night only special premiere of the award-winning new cat documentary “Kedi” on Thursday, March 30 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they’ve wandered in and out of people’s lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich.
AZ Blues Hall of Famer, Chuck Hall, HeadlinesCottonwood AZ (March 17, 2017) – Old Town Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the 7th annual Old Town Blues Fest will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood. The Blues Fest brings together some of the finest blues musicians in Arizona. This year the Blues Fest is sponsored by Joe Neri Music Productions, Karen Reinhold/State Farm Insurance, Red Rock Western Jeep Tours and the Old Town Center for the Arts.
Clarkdale AZ (March 17, 2017) – On March 16th, at approx. 5:00AM, Verde Valley Fire District crews, along with crews from Cottonwood Fire Department, Verde Valley Ambulance Company, and Clarkdale Police Department, responded to 100 block of Rincon Drive in Clarkdale for a report of a structure fire.
Sedona AZ (March 17, 2017) – The premier program at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is the Great Ideas Program. Why? Because it is based on study of an highly-regarded recent book and a visit by the author afterwards for extended dialogue.The winter term theme has been:”An Integrated Approach to Living a Fulfilled Life, and it was based on the book: Integral Life Practice: A 21st-Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening by Ken Wilber, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard, & Marco Morelli.
Sedona AZ (March 17, 2017) – One in four people face mental health issues, meaning nearly every family in America has been touched by this treatable but challenging issue. Yet the conversation on the subject still remains muted and the sufferers closeted. “This is My Brave – The Show” is being performed by individuals in communities around the country to raise the volume of conversation around mental health one powerful story at a time. The lauded ground-breaking concept, which has received rave reviews and has been touted as “healing for humanity,” will be performed in Sedona for one night only on…
By Karen Mack, Youth Services LibrarianSedona AZ (March 17, 2017) – “One Sunday morning the sun came up and—Pop! Out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.” Eric Carle’s colorful, classic picture book has, for almost 50 years, been a first venture into the world of the Lepidoptera for many preschool children. The learning continues as Sedona Public Library hosts a visit from the “Butterfly Guy,” a.k.a. Jerry Schneider, on Wednesday, March 22, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.