Verde Valley News – Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum is pleased to present First Friday In Their Own Words on Friday, February 3 at 10:00 in the Clark Memorial Clubhouse. The speaker, Yavapai-Apache Elder and recipient of the CHSM Legacy Award Vincent Randall, will discuss life in Clarkdale prior to the foundation of the town. Mr. Randall’s family has called the Verde Valley “home “ for generations. His entertaining delivery makes his stories come alive. Past presentations, focusing on area churches, playing Little League and the expulsion of his people from the Verde Valley, among many others, can be viewed…
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Sedona News – On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 3 p.m., Chamber Music Sedona will present “From Classics to Klezmer,” a concert headlined by long-time Sedona friend and audience favorite, clarinetist Alex Fiterstein. Joined by violinist Kristin Lee, pianist Qian Wu, and cellist and Chamber Music Sedona Artistic Director Nicholas Canellakis, the program will include works ranging from the classics to the wild and fun world of Klezmer – an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe – as seen through the soulful voice of the clarinet. The second concert of Chamber Music Sedona’s 40th…
… I think you should see other shots in the sequence of the Osprey in his quest for a fine meal of a trout that has been raised exclusively in fresh spring water … fresh out of the ground … no dubious contents in the water such as is found in lakes or streams … the best of the best and from other springs on the property, that wonderful product called “Purely Sedona” water. The top photo is the one that I sent out last night, below it the Osprey has a trout firmly grasped in his talons and is…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Aftersun” showing Jan. 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t,…
Verde Valley News – January 2023 marks the nineteenth National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this traumatic and dangerous crime. It is critical to raise the issue of stalking as a form of interpersonal violence as well as a crime that frequently predicts and co-occurs with physical violence and sexual assault. Stalking impacts more than 1 in 6 women and 1 in 17 men in the United States and yet—despite its prevalence and impacts—many victims, families, service providers, criminal justice professionals, and members of the general public underestimate its danger and…
Verde Valley News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, January 12th at 5:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. January’s concert features Eric Douglas, Jo Berger, and Spencer Vandevier. Eric Douglas is an Arizona singer/songwriter who combines contemporary folk, classic rock, and Texas country to tell stories of people finding their place in the world…for better or worse. Eric paints an American landscape, with songs from the Southwestern desert, the Great Plains, and the open road. He is…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday January 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Neil Weintrauab will speak about the history of the Beale Wagon Road, the U.S.’ first federally funded wagon road that Lt. Edward Beale surveyed and constructed in 1857-1859. Focus of his talk will be on the 23 miles of the wagon road that crosses the Kaibab National Forest. He will also share how he and his friend, Eric Souders, used camels to re-trace Beale’s footsteps and visit the places he described in…
Sedona News – To kick off the new year in grand style, the Sedona Renegades Artist Group and the Sedona Center for Harmony and Enrichment are delighted to announce that Wendy Bialek is the venue’s featured guest artist for January. The public is invited to meet her at a cordial First Friday reception on January 6 from 4-7 PM. Also, the group is partnering with neighboring galleries in Hozho Center to offer a fun raffle of wonderful artworks at the First Friday reception. The ticket sales will benefit the Seed-to-Farm Program of the Sedona Greenhouse Project, whose mission is to…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women’s (TSW) January 11, 2023 program features longtime local Sedona residents Linda Goldenstein, internationally known art curator, gallery owner and mainstay of the Sedona art scene and Linda Starr, a Sedona Women member and volunteer for many local nonprofits, including The Sedona Heritage Museum where she displays her rich knowledge of history through her varied collections and presentations. They will share what they have learned about the history of their incredible families and strategies to unlock the treasures of family stories. The audience will learn about how to investigate their own genealogy. Linda Goldenstein is…
… the rainy/snowy weather continues and I am ready for a peek at the sun and so are the beautiful creatures that I shoot, so here are a couple of them in sunnier days … I still have not done any shooting this year so these are from sunny days in the year just past. Above we have a photo of a juvenile bald eagle just taking to flight … her talons are still spread out and she is already into her third wing beat (I started shooting before she took off and it is easy to count them). Perhaps…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Only in Theaters” showing Jan. 13-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. In 1938, two European Jewish immigrant brothers (who happened to be the cousins of famed movie mogul Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures) escaped fascist Germany right before World War II. They came to America and opened a movie theater. By the 1960’s, the dynamic Laemmle family owned and operated 6 theaters in the Los Angeles developing an outsized influence on cinema. Over four generations, the Laemmles — a close-knit Jewish family…
Arizona News – And they would head to Canada if they were to move abroad. 14% have seriously thought about permanently moving over the past year. Interactive map showing where families would relocate to. After another challenging year, this time with high food and gas prices and a summer of travel chaos, it’s not surprising that many people want to pack it all in, and live somewhere completely different. But if we had the choice, where would we go? FamilyDestinationsGuide.com, the kid-friendly vacation ideas site, surveyed 3,000 families to find out where families would move to, if they could hypothetically have a…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory How angry are you? Do you know, or do you unwittingly give it its head and follow where it takes you? It is impossible not to be angry when you believe you are a separate self, living in a world of duality. How could you not be? In that model, the consensus reality model, half of life is against you. Your heart desires happiness in a world laced in unescapable sadness, despair, and sorrow. You can run from it, but you cannot find the lasting happiness you seek. At war with yourself, you search for peace…
CH’ÍHOOTSOOÍ, DINÉTAH, WINDOW ROCK, NAVAJO NATION – Yee Ha’ólníi Doo marked the Winter Solstice with a two-day cultural celebration held on December 21 and 22 at the Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgai Community Center in Monument Valley, Utah. For Diné, the winter season ushers in a time of storytelling, games, and teaching that emphasize culture, language, and kinship. The event included a traditional Keshjéé’ (shoe game), Tsidił (stick game), sheep butchering and cooking demonstration, an introductory Navajo language workshop, and winter storytelling. Featured presenters included 2022-2023 Miss Navajo Nation Valentina Clitso, Malcolm McCabe, Lorissa Jackson, and Christine Rock. For Yee Ha’ólníi Doo Executive…
Camp Verde News – Join Carla from Yavapai County Community Health Services in Camp Verde Community Library’s Terracotta Room at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 17th for the first in a series of 8 weekly Tai Chi classes. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. In fact, because tai chi is…