Sedona News – Verde Valley Teen Maze, a community-driven event to help youth experience the consequences of life choices and provide them with information they need to make good choices, will be held February 28th through March 2nd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Clemenceau Building (COCSD Office), 1 N. Willard St. Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Teen Maze and its design “bring to life” the potential effects of various life choices. This week-long event is coordinated and sponsored by Yavapai County Community Health Services and Verde Valley Sanctuary. Envision a life-size board game and you’ll get a good mental picture…
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Sedona News – Do you have an interest in weaving, spinning, basket making, dyeing yarns or knitting? If so, come to Monday at the Museum at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Monday, January 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the members of the Verde Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild while they practice their art and share their love of fiber arts. Come to watch or bring your spinning wheel and yarns and join in the fun. They would be happy to answer any questions. There is no charge for this demonstration “Mondays at the Museum” is a workshop/…
… over the weekend I did my my first shoots of 2023 and they were fun and all within a few feet of our back deck. Saturday afternoon I was coming home from a walk and looked up to find a beautiful bobcat near the tee box in our back yard … she gave me about fifteen minutes of her time whilst investigating the area for food … maybe it was a little mouse … never did figure it out. This morning after another walk, I was sitting on the back deck and a friends son came up the cart…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with award-winning surround sound composer and producer Koz Mraz for Dark Side of the Room, featuring Emerson Lake & Palmer and YES, along with a surprise finale in 5.1 Surround Sound on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The Brit bands Yes and Emerson Lake & Palmer defined progressive rock in the early 70’s, fusing classical, jazz, and experimental styles. If you liked the albums “Fragile” and “Brain Salad Surgery” then, you will LOVE them mixed in immersive 5.1 Surround Sound! Experience…
Verde Valley News – Friends of the Verde River (Friends) is excited to announce that its 2023 Birding and Nature Festival will be held at Dead Horse Ranch State Park April 27 – 30. This annual festival provides a unique recreational experience to anyone interested in the natural world and fosters awareness of the importance of nature for the enrichment of all life in the Verde Valley. More than 400 birders as well as hundreds of families come to the Valley to enjoy more than 90 field trips and workshops as well as the festival’s Saturday Family Nature Fair. The 2023…
Sedona News – The Rotary Club of Sedona Village is bringing the Golden Gates Dancers to Sedona February 1-3. Golden Gates Dancers offers audiences an entertaining and authentic glimpse into Armenia through dance, music, and song. The repertoire is centered around masterpieces of Armenian Dance representing a diversity of traditions, ranging from gently humorous songs, to elaborate lyrical suites, to pulsating dance numbers. The Golden Gates is a group of young talented artists from Armenia. In February of 2023, this group of performers will tour the United States for 4-5 weeks and cover 20-25 states. They focus on building bridges…
Arizona News – The Arizona Community Foundation announces the departure of Chief Program and Community Engagement Officer Lisa Urias who will leave the foundation on February 10 to take a cabinet position for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs as the Director of the Office of Tourism. In her new role, Urias will report directly to the Governor and lead the state’s tourism agency, which oversees Arizona’s largest industry by revenue at over $146 billion. “Given Lisa’s many talents and considerable experience, she is the ideal person to lead this office for the Governor,” said Steve Seleznow, ACF President & CEO. “She…
Sedona News – Monday at the Museum will feature a class on Goat Milk Lotion-making on Monday, January 16th from 11:00-1:00pm. Your instructor Nancy Sheffert, owner of Goat Milk Etc, will teach you how to make your own lotion made from all natural oils and fresh goat milk. Each participant leaves with the lotion they make. This class does require an RSVP and costs $7/person. Nancy began her journey in the Goat Milk business back in 2005 with her first goat, Cocoa. Before she knew it, she was soon in the breeding business and discovered that goat milk is not only…
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 the world premiere of Umberto Giordano’s “Fedora” live via simulcast on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 18 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. Umberto Giordano’s exhilarating drama returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25…
Sedona News – The Verde Valley Sinfonietta presents its second concert of the 2022-2023 season under the direction of guest conductor William White, one of four finalists in the Sinfonietta’s season-long search for a new music director. The concert also features guest violinist Rachel Priday, performing the Violin Concerto in F# minor of Joseph White (no relation to William White), on Sunday January 15, at 2:30 PM in the Sedona Performing Arts Center. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 and Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville round out the program. William C. White is a conductor, composer, teacher, writer, and performer…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory “Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn’t one.” ― Wei Wu Wei You want to be happy, to not feel foolish, to feel included and loved. It is only natural to feel that way. What isn’t organic is not feeling what you feel, avoiding it, projecting it, disguising it. Those are the territory of a separate self, the made-up version you were told is the real you. If you look, you’ll see that resisting life isn’t attuned with the natural flow. It…
Arizona News – Governor Doug Ducey signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Governors University (WGU), establishing WGU Arizona – a state affiliate of the national, online university – to provide greater access to higher education opportunities for Arizonans through new technologies and online pathways. Under the MOU, WGU Arizona will supplement the learning opportunities available through Arizona’s public colleges and universities and help support working learners and the estimated 600,000 Arizonans that have some college but no degree. WGU provides Arizona residents with a competency-based approach to learning that allows them to use their prior education, training, and experience to…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Shalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley., All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services. On Friday, January 13, 2023, a special Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and live-streamed for members and their invitees. This is Social Action Shabbat when over 40 representatives from local non-profit organizations of the wider caring community are honored. Members of the Social…
… I needed a big smile today as it started with more overcast skies and gloom … some twitches of sun here and there as the day progressed and on the drive into town the sight of spectacular light on snow covered rocks … the ceiling was quite low, but nevertheless it would have been a great day to shoot the rocks from just above them. I was flipping through some catalogs of flowers this evening and found this wonderful sun flower variant bursting with a happy color and shadows. The actual bloom is from the gardens of Filoli in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon” showing Jan. 13-19 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. At the peak of his career, Cash had done it all—living the ultimate rags-to-riches story of growing up on a cotton farm in the Deep South to becoming a Nashville and Hollywood sensation, singing alongside heroes like Elvis Presley and performing for several American presidents. But through all of this, Cash was troubled. By the time he released the iconic Man in Black album in 1971,…