Keep Sedona Beautiful will hold its next Preserving the Wonder Speaker Series event on Wednesday, January 11 at 5:00 pm. This month’s speaker is Steve Ayers, Director – Town of Camp Verde Economic Development. He will be speaking about “Managing Growth, Wisely and Effectively.” Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. Steve will share how the Town of Camp Verde has seen a steady pace of growth for the last five years but managed to do it without raising the ire of its residents. This presentation will give a brief history of the community, how it got to where it is…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present Unauthorized Happiness — Sedona’s newest improv troupe — on Tuesday, January 10th, at 7:00 PM at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in West Sedona. Ring in the new year celebrating 2023 with some laughter! Happiness and laughs are meant to be shared, together! This seven-person team of friends is on a mission to create memorable experiences for everyone! Kick off the new year by spending time with your loved ones in Sedona for a lovely night out! Unauthorized Happiness (UH) intends to create a sacred bubble for intentional…
Camp Verde News – Teen Musician Mechanics takes place on Saturdays, beginning January 7th, at 10:00 am in Camp Verde Community Library’s Teen Library. TMM will be focused on the nuts-and-bolts side of musical instruments, in a literal sense: repairing, modifying, maintaining, and experimenting. From learning to restring a guitar, to repairing internal wiring, TMM will give newer players agency over their instrument and allow them to try different types before purchasing their own. Camp Verde Community Library is located at 130 N Black Bridge Road just off Montezuma Castle Highway in Camp Verde. The library is open Monday-Thursday 8:00a-7:00p…
… we’ll begin the new year with the dreaded message, “cold cold heart!” That would be the photo of Sunset Crater and a portion of the San Francisco Volcanic Field looking out to the ENE from west of Sunset Crater. The painted Desert provides the background for the shot. Sunset Crater erupted a mere 950 +/- years ago and at some time between then and now the eastern most portion of the rim collapsed. This gives a heart shaped appearance to the cone when viewed from above and to the west of the volcanic cone. On this January day in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Shared Hope International for a special premiere of “Childhood 2.0” in observation of Human Trafficking Awareness Month on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. This special screening of “Childhood 2.0” will be followed by a guest speaker and panel discussion Q&A. For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children in America. Many parents still view dangers as primarily physical and external and are missing the real danger: constant connectivity’s…
Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by internationally recognized photographer, cinematographer, and creativity educator Bruce Dorn. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm on Monday, January 30, 2023, at the Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite B-2, Sedona. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Bruce’s presentation is an entertaining look at his exciting fifty-year career as a photographer and filmmaker. He has done it all and has the gray hair to prove it! Dorn remarks: “it’s a story of adventure with photography at its core – a sampling of all the amazing stuff…
Verde Valley News – The El Valle Art Association’s Artist of the Month for December, 2022 was Barbara Hagerman. Her piece is an example of watercolor, charcoal pour and collage. Hagerman loves blending techniques to surprise her viewers! Hagerman’s work is exhibited at the Cottonwood Library where El Valle Art Association has an ongoing exhibit. Stop by to view the artwork. Barbara Hagerman has been a resident of Sedona since 2012. Shortly after moving here with her Husband Jack from Michigan, she soon learned of local Artist Mark Vranesh who was giving watercolor classes in her community. This sparked her interest…
Arizona News – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office along with neighboring law enforcement agencies conducted a New Year’s Eve- Tri-City DUI Enforcement Task Force. Thirteen total law enforcement officers took part in this detail over multiple jurisdictions within Yavapai County. One hundred one traffic stops were conducted, and 87 total individuals were contacted throughout the evening. These interactions resulted in communication with 8 designated drivers through numerous “Know Your Limit” contacts. “Know Your Limit” is a program dedicated to connecting with individuals on foot prior to making the choice to drive while potentially under the influence of alcohol. Throughout the night…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory It is perfectly okay to feel bad, to feel good, to feel all of your life. Contrary to what you’ve been told, it won’t kill you; it will make you feel more alive. There is nothing wrong with being angry Anger arises … and returns from whence it came. Anger is a friend showing you where life is rubbing you raw, that your heart is tired of the separation lies. Sadness doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It means your beautiful heart is filled to overflowing with compassion. It means you care. You don’t have…
Sedona News – The Baker’s Dozen of Yale, one of Yale’s most well-known a cappella groups, is coming to Sedona on their annual Winter Tour for a show-stopping performance at the Mary D. Fisher Theater on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. From a cappella classics to rock and pop hits, the “BDs” sing it all with unparalleled charm. For anyone who loves a cappella, this is a performance not to be missed. Founded in the summer of 1947, The Baker’s Dozen of Yale University is among the nation’s oldest, finest (and best-looking!) a cappella groups. From the court of…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory At night after I close the book I am reading, I sit for a while, simply abide as This … without focus, no world to consume, nothing to do, no one to be. It is quite revelatory. The darkness behind my eyelids is not still, is not simply black. It teems with movement, shape shifting before my closed eyes. Richly layered kaleidoscopic activity dances to its own drummer, to the music of the spheres. Relaxing into abidance, the depths reveal themselves. The veils fall. The world of structures dissolves in the multi-dimensional grid of life. Some…
… there were more boats on Lake Pleasant today than there were birds and as a result the quiet areas that the birds and I like, were not so quiet, and they had retreated to someplace that were not accessible to we who have no wings to fly … but in one quiet and very shallow (14″ deep) bay I found a pair of Peregrine Falcons … male and female and thus am hopeful that we will get to see more of them in the coming weeks and months … the location shall remain between me and the falcons. Above…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Corsage” showing Jan. 6-12 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Corsage” is Austria’s official submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. It has just been announced that it made the shortlist for the Oscars, and is now one of 15 films vying for the five nominations! The film was the winner of the Best Picture Award at the BFI London Film Festival, and lead actress Vicky Krieps earned the Best Performance Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival and…
… and what a joyous weekend it was … time with friends and family … in person or on the phone. I hope that yours was too. Now the wrap up for the holiday and the memo to remember each and every day, the reason for the Christmas holiday. The image above was the project of the day coming up with a composite … my friend Eric took the photo of me in the boat a few weeks ago and the shots of Katie and Castello di Amarosa winery in Napa Valley, California are mine. I really need to get…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Old Way” showing Jan. 6-12 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage stars in his first-ever Western as Colton Briggs, a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When the son of a man he murdered years ago arrives to take his revenge, Colton must face the consequences of his past. With he and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner – his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) –…