Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona encore of “The Father” showing Feb. 3-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Father” is the winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was nominated for four other Oscars including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Olivia Colman. Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the caregivers that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore…
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Sedona News – The upper portion of Cathedral Rock Trail, located on the Red Rock Ranger District (RRRD), will close for construction February 1 through roughly March 31. The area will close to the public while the Red Rock Trail Crew reconstructs rock walls and installs check steps on the trail. The closure order may be lifted during February – or extended past March 31 – depending on the duration of trail work. The trail will be closing due to the inability to safely reroute hikers around the area. Hazards include the possibility of large rolling rocks and other falling debris during…
Verde Valley News – The Camp Verde Community Library and the Toley Ranz Foundation are teaming up again. The Foundation’s innovative Stop Bullying Program moves into the library’s safe space so children can learn about self-empowerment and living free of fear. The new 2023 dates for three Wednesdays are February 22, March 1, and March 8, at 4:00pm. Children in first through fifth grade and their families are invited to learn how to strengthen self-reliance and stand up to bullying. In the bully-free, safe atmosphere of the library children and parents, grandparents and families find a go-to place where they…
… a good day today, even though I was a bit of a slacker … some days are just like that and the motivational resources are taking a nap somewhere. I worked on some old favorites including the composite above which I originally did back in 2008; things were much more complicated in Photoshop back then, but infinitely better than when I first began using Photoshop back in 1993 … Version 2.3, I believe. Compositing is a fun art form and unleashes the mind from strict conformity to reality … in my case the ability to create scenes that will…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona encore of “David Crosby: Remember My Name” showing Feb. 3-9 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. This special encore of “David Crosby: Remember My Name” is in remembrance of the late David Crosby, who passed away on January 18. A triumph at Sundance, this inspired collaboration between director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe coaxes Crosby, member of three major groups in music history (The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), into unflinching candor as the singer-songwriter confronts mortality and assesses…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai County Community Health Services will offer the PreventT2 lifestyle change program to Camp Verde residents. Prevent T2 is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. The CDC estimates that more than 1 in 3 adults – 96 million Americans – have prediabetes. More than 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it. Additionally, about 20% of American adults with diabetes don’t know they have it. People with prediabetes – higher-than-normal blood glucose…
Sedona News – From January – May 2023, Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann will be traveling the entire country performing one show in each of the United States as the singing and dancing sensation called Letters From Home. Letters From Home was founded in 2010, featuring music from the soundtracks of WWII, Vietnam, and beyond. This vaudevillian-style singing and tap-dancing duo has honored our veterans, active military heroes, and their families by uniting the nation through music. The show’s idea came from Pat Dearth, a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Since its inception, Letters From Home has performed…
Sedona News – Love quilting? Got questions? Members of the Red Rock Quilters will be the featured guests for Monday at the Museum on Monday, February 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Perhaps bring a small project to work on and enjoy the fellowship of quilting by getting your questions answered or just talking about the joy of quilting. They welcome all levels of quilters, fabric lovers, guests and traveling quilters. There is no charge for this demonstration. “Mondays at the Museum” is a workshop/ demonstration held every Monday; please call for a current schedule. The Museum is always looking…
Verde Valley News – Old Town Center for the Arts presents the Electric Harp Guitar Group in Concert, on Saturday, February 4, at 7:00 PM. The Electric Harp Guitar Group (EHGG) is visionary guitarists William Eaton, Anthony Mazzella, and Fitzhugh Jenkins who will perform on their unique hand-crafted electric harp guitars, 6 string guitars and double neck harp synthesizer guitar. A local phenomenon with international experience ‘Ehgg’ combines individual virtuosity with ensemble sensibility to create instrumental compositions, drawn from transcendental world, jazz, rock and new age genres. Joining ‘Ehgg’ will be special guest percussionist Logan Turner on cajon, dumbeck and…
… the wind was up today and not that many birds were flying. It was a challenge just getting what birds there were in the camera frame and keeping them there … lots of wave action! We did get some nice shots though and above is a fly by shot I got of a group of hen Common Mergansers with the Bradshaw’s in the background … something very cool about the way these ducks look and the intensity with which they fly. Found a Peregrine Falcon too, but I didn’t get a shot due to navigational issues. I set up…
Sedona News – Celebrate the spirit, songs of Simon & Garfunkel when The Tributaries come to Sedona with “Homeward Bound: A Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel” live concert. There will be one performance on Friday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. Mike Yarema and Walker Foard present a truly unique concert experience. Relive your favorite songs from arguably the most influential folk musicians of our time: Simon & Garfunkel. Enjoy hits like “Mrs. Robinson”, “Homeward Bound”, “The Boxer”, “The Sound of Silence” and more! Mike and Walker will…
By Carson Ralston Library Specialist-Adult Programs Camp Verde News – Join us on Thursday, January 26th from 5:00-6:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for our next free Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series, featuring Mike Greenleaf. Mike Greenleaf is a Seattle-born singer-songwriter now living in the Arizona desert and has been writing and performing for over 40 years. His songwriting is influenced by a wide variety of musical styles – at times heartfelt, at times humorous, but always deeply personal and intelligent. Mike’s songs capture the genuine experience of everyday reality. His performance style is warm, open, engaging, and unpretentious. Camp Verde…
By Kristina Sabetta, LMSW Verde Valley News – Please join us for our next Mental Health Monday program via Zoom which will take place on January 30st, 2023, 10:00 to 11:30 AM, and will focus on Alcohol and the Effects on the Brain. This important and valuable discussion led by our speaker Patty May, LISAC. Patty moved to Cottonwood, Arizona in 1995 and began to work at the Verde Valley Guidance Clinic, which is now SPECTRUM. She has a BA in Art Education and an MA in Counseling Psychology. She has 27 years of recovery from alcohol use. She developed and opened the Women’s World program…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum presents Michael Peach in a performance of his original show “Fool Me Twice!” on Saturday, February 4 at 1:30 p.m. Poet and historical researcher, Peach’s program is inspired by his investigations into Sedona and Arizona history. Sedona audiences have grown to love his style of blending original ‘cowboy’ poetry, tall tales, and historical humor as he exposes local mythology and takes a tongue-in-cheek look at quirky incidents from the past using jokes, storytelling, and first person narrative. As is customary with Mike’s shows, this one incorporates the spirit of the Old West with…
Sedona News – LOVE and CONNECTION: an Evening of Poetry, brings together four Sedona Poets performing their original works at Sedona’s Rumi Tree Art Gallery. These word paintings will inspire and uplift you, and entice you with tales of heart-to-heart connections, divine inspiration, and mystical dives into Love. These members of the Sedona Coyote Poets take great delight in sharing their poetry. Martha Entin and Constance Patrick celebrate the creation of their poetry books: Ocean of Love II, Meditations, and Patterns. They are joined by the brilliant poets Sylvia Somerville and Nancy Ruby, with haikus and eloquent poems that will…