Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb” showing March 17-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Caro (Power Broker, The Years of Lyndon Johnson) and legendary editor Robert Gottlieb, have worked and fought together for 50 years, forging one of publishing’s most iconic and productive partnerships. Caro’s The Power Broker, edited by Gottlieb continues to be a bestseller after 48 years. Now 87, Caro is working to complete the fifth and final volume of his masterwork,…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “One Fine Morning” showing March 17-23 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Sandra (Léa Seydoux) is a widowed young mother raising her daughter alone, while also caring for her sick father. She’s dealing with the loss of the relationship she once had with her father, while fighting to get him the care he requires. At the same time, Sandra reconnects with Clément (Melvil Poupaud), a friend she hasn’t seen in a while and, although he’s married, their friendship soon blossoms into a passionate affair.…
By Tracey McConnell, Community Development Director Verde Valley Sanctuary Verde Valley News – Please join us for a special birthday party fundraiser and self-care expo! The Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) is kicking off its 30th year in business. In 1993, Verde Valley Sanctuary opened its doors to provide support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Today, these courageous individuals are living lives free of violence and whose lived experience helps them to shine a light on those issues and have moved from merely surviving to thriving, becoming the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. VVS’s 30th-year milestone represents more…
… what better way to start a new day than to head to the airport and be treated to a low pass by our latest and greatest military aircraft. Two F-35’s made an appearance this morning and did several low passes before heading back out and returning to their home base. To learn more about the F-35, click here. The shot above shows them coming in for a pass down runway 3 … they had their “scoops” open which are intakes for the fans used in vertical or STOL operations … check out the huge blast coming down from the…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to continue to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2022-2023 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” live via simulcast on Saturday, March 18 at 9 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, March 22 at 3 p.m. Plan to come early as Russ Fox will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years. In a sequel to his…
By Dave Myers There will not be an Oak Creek Apples meeting in March, 2023. A meeting on the third Saturday in April is planned at which Alan Gore will cover recent releases, fixes, and updates. A timely notice will be published in early April. Thank you for your interested on Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG or OCA). Attendance was light at both the January and February Zoom meetings of OCA, and the organization’s leadership is considering suspending future meetings indefinitely after April. The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) is exclusively an educational institution for the public on the use of Apple…
Enjoy great shopping at the art show, lunch, dinner, and happy hour at the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse. This event is sponsored by the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group, in West Sedona known as the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse located at 1405 West Highway 89A. Beautiful patio dining on the lower and upper-level patios with red rock views. A western theme, private dining for special events, live music, and mechanical bull riding. The entertainment hub with a separate bar area featuring large screen televisions, live entertainment, karaoke and much more along with a relaxed separate dining area. Enjoy Sedona’s premiere destination for hand…
Sedona News – Award-winning, world-renowned international countertenor Terry Barber brings his acclaimed live production “Mercury: The Life and Music of Queen’s Freddie Mercury” to Sedona and Cottonwood when he performs at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre and Old Town Center for the Arts. There will be three performances March 17-19, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival — two shows in Sedona and one in Cottonwood. “Mercury” is not as much a tribute to Queen as an exploration of the man’s life and work. When Farrokh “Freddie” Bulsara was eight years old, his parents sent him thousands of miles away…
… it was a great day on the lake, winds were light and the light was superb … Spring is arriving and nature is well into the mating season. The portrait above is of a Double Crested Cormorant in full breeding plumage …. the eyebrows turn from black to white and they become a most elegant looking creature. Next below is a Great Egret taking off wings spread and she is also in breeding plumage and you can see a bit of the plumage trailing behind the tail … next below is an Osprey cruising along a cliff face ,…
Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with “Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, March 14 at 4 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual, curious and engaging. This was a major shift in the way women appeared in art. Directed by Ali Ray (Frida Kahlo) and featuring the world’s most eminent Cassatt curators and scholars (all women), this new feature film “Mary Cassatt: Painting…
Verde Valley News – Ready for a bloomin’ good time? Come to the Plant Sale! Starting at 8:00 sharp on March 18, the Clark Memorial Clubhouse parking lot will become a garden store. Well over a thousand plants and seeds, all adapted to the Verde Valley environment, will be available for sale to benefit Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum. Plants will be arranged in categories for shoppers’ convenience. Each area will be staffed by a volunteer Master Gardener to help with garden planning and growing advice. Area newcomers and longtime residents can learn a lot! For easy browsing, bring a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors” showing March 10-13 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors” uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history and the first feature documentary about them. The film reveals an intimate perspective on the creative chemistry between…
… continuing the photos of lethal creatures with and without wings … above is a photo I took in January at Lake Pleasant of a mating pair of adult Bald Eagles. They were perched on top of a low rock island, well off shore and in the background are the mountains on the west shore of the lake, miles away. The female took to flight first and not long after, the male also took to the air. Heading down to the lake early tomorrow morning and hoping to get some more shots of this beautiful apex predator. Below is a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Blueback” showing March 10-16 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. While researching Australia’s deteriorating coral reefs, marine biologist Abby receives word of her elderly mother Dora’s stroke. As she rushes to her seaside hometown to care for Dora, Abby recalls her childhood years spent living in concert with the ocean, and her mother’s efforts to protect the bay from greedy developers and invasive fishermen alike, often to the detriment of their own relationship. Among the coral gardens, Abby also befriends a rare fish, the…
Verde Valley News – On March 7th at 07:39 Verde Valley Fire (VVFD) was dispatched to a structure on fire at the 1600 block of Beecher St. in Clarkdale. Crews from Verde Valley Fire District and Cottonwood Fire and Medical arrived on scene to find a single-family residence with fire and smoke coming out of the front door and windows of the house. Firefighters made an attack on the fire through the front door and were confronted with heat and reduced visibility due to the fire. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control and crews worked their way…