By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — It took years in the making and the effort finally paid off with Sedona movie maker, producer and writer Paul Davids’s “The Naughty Adventures of Scarlett May Blossom,” picked up by Amazon Prime Video as a nine-episode AI series based on the exploits of a beautiful trailer trash Southern Belle who is lured into the adventure of her life by a phony Email scam telling her she had inherited millions and must travel to Africa to collect her bounty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHuECn2VRI&t=34s The AI produced movie is a saucy, sassy, sizzling and satiric parody, and a…
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Sedona, AZ — On Sunday, January 12 at 3 pm, at the Global Center for Christ Consciousness in Sedona, MUFON will be showing Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters, produced and written by Sedona cinematographer, director and producer Paul Davids. Davids Delves into paranormal phenomena as he presents the second film in his series. This film provides spell binding accounts of personal encounters with after death communication as witnessed by people from all walks of life and professions, including archaeologists, physicists, librarians, clinical psychologists, sales executives, publishers and most interesting perhaps doctors and nurses who have worked with the dying.…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Do this; do that. Say this; don’t say that. Wear this; don’t wear that. Buy this; oh my God, don’t buy that. Eat this; whatever you do, don’t eat that. Everyone’s got something to say, especially when they are selling something to go with it, but it’s shelled out for free too. Consummate salespeople that we are, we sell it to ourselves. I don’t often hear, ‘just be you’. Everything that’s out there wants an improved you, a fixed you, a not-you you. That built-in lack, the ‘never gonna be enough’ message, is a true killer…
Sedona News – Manos Percussion takes the stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 4:00 p.m., bringing their special journey of rhythm and sound to Sedona audiences. Manos Percussion brings together three classically-trained percussionists — Maria Flurry, Bensen Kwan and Joshua Ferrell — for a journey through the world of rhythm and sound. Featuring 37 instruments, including water, their performances blend classical precision with creative exploration. With music spanning Afro-Cuban grooves, Basque traditions, calypso, Bach, and Debussy, Manos Percussion creates an experience for both your intellect and your inner child. Expect the unexpected as this…
Bear Howard Chronicles By Bear Howard Ah, 2024. The year when tribalism officially replaced reason and compromise in the political arena. Forget gods, afterlives, or even shared values—today’s battles are fought on the altar of partisan loyalty. To listen to Ai dictation, click below: American politics has transformed into a spectacle with all the decorum of a backyard brawl, where the rules are made up, and the middle ground is a mythical land no one dares to visit. Pick a side and stick with it, or risk being cast out as a traitor. It’s like showing up at a Raiders-Patriots…
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, January 10, 2025, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal. The incoming Board of Directors will be installed and blessed. New members will also be honored at this service. Rabbi Magal will chant from the Torah portion Vayechi (Genesis 47:28 – 50:26), telling of Jacob’s last years. Before his death, he blesses…
… about fifteen years ago I did a composite using a Hubble shot and a backlighted squirrel in a tree on the seventeenth tee box of Oak Creek Country Club … I called him Astro Squirrel … I did it on a whim and tonight I found a photo I took a month or so ago and now have an astro composite with a male cardinal in the Pinion Pine in the backyard … Astro Red! Fun to create images like this again. The image below is an aerial shot looking to the NNE from the SE end of the San Francisco Peaks ……
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Girl With the Needle”, showing Jan. 10-16 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okeL9ieapLw “The Girl With the Needle” is nominated the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) and is shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Film. Karoline, a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WW1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes for their unwanted…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women (TSW) are pleased to present the how and why of organization, and how our physical space is intimately connected to our consciousness and healthier living. “Putting Your House in Order” will be presented on Thursday, January 9th, at the Sedona Public Library, where TSW programs are scheduled monthly every second Thursday from September through May from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Three organizational experts will present varied approaches to successful organization, including: The principles of Feng Shui The practices and advantages of organized living How to purge your closet, and restyle your look for ease,…
Verde Valley News – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization with a focus on stopping youth drug use before it starts, invites members of the community to attend two enlightening presentations by renowned speaker Doug Dolan, designed to empower individuals and organizations with knowledge about substance abuse and treatment strategies. Understanding Substance Abuse: Stages of Progression and Key Indicators 📅 Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join Doug Dolan as he provides a comprehensive overview of substance abuse, exploring the stages of progression and critical signs to recognize at each phase. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how substance…
Arizona News – A weekend closure of southbound I-17 in north Phoenix is scheduled Jan. 17-20 as the Arizona Department of Transportation starts a final series of closures needed for a pavement improvement project south of State Route 74/Carefree Highway. A primary detour route will be in place west of I-17. ADOT recommends drivers allow extra travel time, consider adjusting travel schedules and use the primary detour. Motorists should avoid using local streets east of I-17 that are not designed to handle freeway traffic. The upcoming closure for pavement repairs and bridge work is scheduled as follows: Southbound I-17 closed…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — Drones fill the skies. Innocent pedestrians are mowed down by vehicles. Tesla trucks explode outside symbolic landmarks like Trump Tower. School shootings have become a grim regularity. Women are pushed in front of trains or horrifically set ablaze in New York City subways. Children fall victim to unspeakable crimes committed by those who slipped through the cracks of a broken immigration system. Gangs like Tren de Aragua terrorize tenants, taking over entire buildings in an assertion of lawless power. The chaos feels unrelenting. How much more can the human psyche endure? Fear seems to…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Porcelain War”, showing Jan. 10-16 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Porcelain War” is shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPxIHYUXeEk Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary, “Porcelain War” is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the enduring hope and passion of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. As war ravages their homeland, three artists — Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov — choose to stay in their native…
Sedona News – Chamber Music Sedona is pleased to present the second concert of its 42nd season as it welcomes venerated clarinetist David Shifrin and the internationally celebrated Miró Quartet to the stage on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 3 p.m. Held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, Ariz. 86336, the concert will honor the legacy of the “King of Swing,” Benny Goodman, with an extraordinary program of music ranging from Mozart to Peter Schickele to Goodman (including big band arrangements). “Rendezvous with Benny Goodman” will be preceded by a winter salon with…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona will again accept Christmas trees for recycling through Jan. 31, 2025, Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the city’s maintenance yard located at 2070 Contractors Rd. Trees dropped off for recycling must be free of lights, tinsel, ornaments, nails, stands and plastic wrapping. Please do not bring yard debris. The trees will be offered to the U.S. Forest Service to be used as erosion control in the national forest and mulch will be available to the community at the maintenance yard on a first come, first served basis. For…