Sedona AZ (October 2, 2016) Dear Fellow Sedona Community Member, Please join us at the next school board meeting on Thursday October 6th at 4PM, to celebrate National Principals Month in our school district. Each October, National Principals Month recognizes the essential role that principals play in making a school great.National Principals Month is a widely recognized celebration of the principalship, marked by national and state resolutions supporting the event, as well as acknowledgements from U.S. Senators and Representatives, and top government officials. However, the most important National Principals Month celebrations are the ones that take place in schools and communities…
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By Ted GrussingIt cleared up this afternoon, so I headed up to the airport about 4:30P with a plan to be in the air by 5:30P and make a beeline for the peaks … wheels up at 5:20P and a fast climb and flight NW to the west side of the peaks … climbed through 9,000’ crossing W of Wilson and leveled off at 10,500’and was absolutely astounded at the sight I was approaching. N and NE of the peaks the clouds were laying down on the ground or just above them; volcanic cones poked through the clouds and a…
Award-winning Werner Herzog documentary part of “DOCtoberfest” at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 30, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a one-night only special premiere of Werner Herzog’s award-winning documentary “Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World” on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The film premiere is part of the festival’s new “DOCtoberfest” series, which will feature a selection of award-winning documentaries premiering during October and early November.
Sedona AZ (September 30, 2016) – The Sedona Heritage Museum announces that there are a few remaining spots for vendors at their Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday, October 22 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Museum. The show focuses on local and regional artists and craftspeople, and only original handmade items are allowed. Artists and crafters are encouraged to personally interact with shoppers and tell how they make their pieces, where they find their unusual materials or what inspires them.Anyone interested in a space should contact 928‑282‑7038 or info@sedonamuseum.org to learn more and to request registration materials.
By Ted Grussing… another shot from a recent flight up and over the Painted Desert. I frequently fly up there to shoot the beautiful formations and landscape and mostly have been shooting them for my personal pleasure. The Painted Desert encompasses an area of about 7,500 square miles and on the eastern end of it the Petrified National Forest is contained within it. You can learn more about it at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Desert_(Arizona) . I took this shot a couple of weeks ago, but the meta data will say it was shot 12/31/1999. This occurred because Adobe Bridge/ACR was not compatible with…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre is the home for the opera simulcast and encore eventsSedona AZ (September 29, 2016) – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to continue to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2016-2017 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will officially kick off with Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” on Saturday, Oct. 8. There will be two shows that day: 9 a.m. (live simulcast) and 4 p.m. (encore).Plan to come early as Ginny and Russell Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before each production (8 a.m.…
Prescott AZ (September 29, 2016) – The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office reminds residents, especially senior citizens, of the scams and how to prevent becoming a victim. There are many scams from lotteries & sweepstakes, pyramid schemes, money transfer requests, internet scams, mobile phone scams, hotel scams, health & medical, charity scams, jail or jury duty scams, dating & romance, small business scams, jobs & employment, service scams (example: computer repair, door-to-door sales), and area code scams. Please share this information and tips with family members and friends.
Sedona AZ (September 29, 2016) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Wednesday October 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Loren Haury and Diane Phelps will present on “The Uncommon Raven”. Haury and Phelps will provide an illustrated overview of the common raven focusing on the bird’s sociability, problem solving skills and playful manner. They will share the story of one raven, “Shade” who came to Sedona and participated in University of Arizona raven research, even learning language.
Sedona AZ (September 29, 2016) – It’s hard to believe summer has just about come to an end. I guess it’s true that time flies when you’re having fun. Along with the changing of the seasons, other changes at the city are in the works. Since some of our biggest projects get good news coverage, I’ve elected to focus on some of what you might not already know.
Sedona AZ (September 29, 2016) – The newly formed Healing Hearts Grief, Loss and Bereavement Support Group is for anyone who has been affected by the loss of a loved one; giving them support and resources to aid in their healing process. We go a step beyond other groups by allowing the open discussion of spiritual experiences and evidence for the afterlife, in a non-dogmatic way. Everyone is welcome regardless of their religious (or non-religious) background.
By Ted Grussing… I began a shoot of the Petrified National Forest in June of 2015; then there was that dust devil on July 1, that altered my direction of travel after landing and, well, Mariah spent an inordinate amount of time out of the air and the project kinda floundered … time to complete this project too and spend a few days this fall finishing it up. I do have some very nice shots from the first day of shooting though including this one which is in the basin below one of the main overlooks. I never cease to…
New acclaimed independent films premiere at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 28, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the critically-acclaimed new films “Mia Madre” and “The Intervention” showing Oct. 7-12 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Sedona AZ (September 28, 2016) – Come enjoy fall in Sedona at the annual Pumpkin Splash on October 22, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in which the Sedona Community Pool will be home to 300 pumpkins ready for the picking, right out of the water. There will be swimming, organized games on deck with prizes, pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, a scarecrow throw, treats for sale, goodie bags, and at the end, a pumpkin for everyone participating to take home. New this year, Trunk-Or-Treat, by SummitLIFE, will feature decorated car trunks outside the gates of the pool that kids…
Sedona AZ (September 27, 2016) – Phyllis Voren, award-winning N.Y. and L.A. comedian, who was recently featured in the Poet’s Corner series, is bringing her popular Comedy-Improv workshop to the Sedona Posse Grounds Hub October 6 – November 10, 2016, on Thursday evenings from 6 -7:30 p.m. The workshop is limited to 12 participants who will then ‘play it forward’.
By Ted Grussing… I love all cats and kittens, well is there any creature quite as sweet? Okay, they sharpen their claws on furniture and if you cure them of that they likely will use you as a sharpening tool. So, I came on this photo of a Bobcat kitten I took last year and because he was leaning on a rather forlorn looking wall, I never did anything with the images. So, tonight it was either paint the wall or put him in a setting more appropriate to his (maybe her, do not want to be sexist) place in…