Sedona AZ (January 25, 2017) – Congratulations to sculptor Ken Rowe and painter Kim Diment for their recent awards at the Society of Animal Artists 56th Annual Exhibition. Ken won the Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award for a Realistic 3D for his bronze sculpture, Nobility. (Marilyn Newmark was one of the top bronze horse sculptors of her time.) The sculpture features the bust of a bull elk. Kim took home her fourth Award of Excellence for her acrylic painting of sandhill cranes titled The Drifters. Kim’s painting also won the Western Art Collector Editor’s Choice Award.
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Sedona AZ (January 25, 2017) – The city of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department is offering Parkour classes with teacher Francesco DiGuida every Thursday, beginning Feb. 16 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Classes will meet up outside of the Recreation Room at 525 Posse Ground Road at Posse Grounds Park.
By Ted Grussing… on a cold, windy, overcast and rainy day. My only outing today was to take the garbage can out to the street, otherwise One and I enjoyed the great indoors and the wintry day roaring outside the windows. Lots of espresso, sharp cheddar and thanks to a very thoughtful friend a dinner already prepared and ready to eat just as I was beginning to think of cooking something.
Sedona AZ (January 24, 2017) – 1,500 people marched, carried signs, and chanted at Sedona’s Peaceful Unity March, according to estimates from local organizers and the Sedona Police Department. The march was one of several hundred marches and rallies that took place last Saturday, throughout the country and in other cities all over the world, in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington. Various media outlets have estimated that there were over one million participants, worldwide.
Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson star in film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (January 24, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Alone in Berlin” — starring Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson — showing Feb. 3-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Two-time Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson, three-time Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Brendan Gleeson, and Golden Globe-nominee Daniel Brühl star in “Alone in Berlin”, a powerfully-moving, true-life drama-thriller set in Second World War Berlin, directed by acclaimed actor-turned-filmmaker Vincent Perez.
Camp Verde AZ (January 24, 2017) – It’s time for the 10th annual Buffalo Soldier re-enactments at Fort Verde State Historic Park on Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring your loved ones to Fort Verde State Historic Park and learn about history with the Buffalo Soldiers, watch a vintage baseball game with players dressed in period replica uniforms, learn how to cook homemade Dutch Oven meals, and be a part of the flag raising and lowering ceremonies.Buffalo Soldiers will also be dressed in period replica uniforms and equipment issued by the US Army during the 1870s…
Sedona AZ (January 24, 2017) – The Sedona Women bring you “CHOCOLATE(!)” just in time for Valentines Day at the Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.There will be chocolate bingo, a chocolate tasting, and even chocolate music! Attendees will view an entertaining short video about fermenting and harvesting chocolate, and another documenting commercial packaging.
Sedona AZ (January 24, 2017) – The Sedona Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K and 5K event will be held on Feb. 4 beginning at 9 a.m. The course travels on Dry Creek Road from Sedona onto Boynton Canyon Road (FS 152C) and then onto Boynton Pass Road (FS 152C) and returns the same route. Throughout most of the morning hours and into the late afternoon there will be signs indicating that runners are on the roadway; the speed limit is 15 mph; and to be prepared to stop. In the morning, if heavy vehicular traffic is deemed unsafe for the large amount of…
By Ted Grussing… whether human or critter, pecking orders are established and the strongest/smartest prevails … survival is at the very essence and nature of every living thing and food is necessary for survival … so even though the food at this lake is sold to feed the Koi in the lake, other creatures learn that where the Koi are fed is also an excellent place to dine for themselves. Here we have a duck of unknown or ascertainable heritage, taking the food right out of the mouth of a Koi fish. The duck is up the food chain and…
All-star cast featured in heartwarming new film premiering at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (January 23, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Youth in Oregon” — featuring an all-star cast including Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate and Mary Kay Place — showing Feb. 3-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.When 79-year-old curmudgeon Raymond (Frank Langella) makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon for his 80th birthday, his family refuses to accept his decision. But when another family emergency arises, Raymond’s daughter Kate (Christina Applegate) turns to her husband Brian (Billy Crudup) for…
Jerome AZ (January 23, 2017) – Jerome continues its love affair with ART on February 4th with the First Saturday ART WALK. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the 18 galleries and studios of Jerome will be brimming over with visual delights. There will be plenty of chocolate, music and good conversation at this vibrant event. Meet the artists that night and mingle with other art lovers who are drawn to this charming mountain town. Make a night of it with dinner at one of the town’s delicious restaurants. Maybe even spend the night at a delightful B&B or hotel.
Sedona AZ (January 23, 2017) – Oscar and eight-time Emmy-award winning actress Cloris Leachman will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd annual Sedona International Film Festival, Feb. 18-26.The nine-day festival features 160-plus films selected from more than 1,200 documentaries, features, shorts and special-interest films submitted for consideration.
The Ten Plagues; The Exodus; The Conquest of the LandSedona AZ (January 23, 2017) – The JCSVV is pleased to announce a lecture series by our special Scholar in Residence, Dr. Marc Weisstuch, commencing on Sunday, February 5, 2017, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dr. Weisstuch teaches Jewish history at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning in New York and has been on the faculty of the institute since its inception in 2001, serving as its acting director in 2013-2014. He has concentrated on the Second Temple Period, leading classes on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the composition of the…
By Ted Grussing… on the way from what I call the lake area S and SE of Flagstaff to the Rogers Lake area yesterday I took a few shots out the side of Flagstaff and the San Francisco Peaks area, cruising just above the clouds at 10,500’ enjoying the view. Pulliam Field (Flagstaff Airport) is between the lower clouds and Flagstaff itself just about center and spreading in all directions. Kendrick Peak (partial) is far left horizon, a couple numbered but not named volcanic cones and then the SF Peaks and Mt. Elden far right and also partial. In the…
Sedona AZ (January 20, 2017) – Elections were held recently at the Sedona Art Museum, naming the following officers for a two-year term: Chair, Mary Byrd; Vice Chair, Harriet McInnis; Secretary, Kellie Ann Garsed-Donnelly; Treasurer, Joanna Newman.Mary Byrd replaces Mark Schrader who will serve as Past Chair on the Executive Committee. Mary has resided in Sedona since 2012. She has been active on the Board of Trustees for two years, most recently as Vice Chair. From 2008-2014, she was president of the Board of Directors of a non-profit zoological and botanical park in Florida. She has volunteered as an art and…