Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival announces award-winning recording duo Sirsy will be performing live in concert Thursday, May 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona. The evening will kick off with a performance from Sedona’s own Sugar Moon who will take the stage at 6 p.m. Sugar Moon is a dynamic female led band, playing pop/country/blues hits to get you singing & dancing! Then, Sirsy will take the stage at approximately 7 p.m. It’s hard to imagine a sound this big coming from just two people. The Boston Globe calls Sirsy the “little band with…
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Arizona News – Learn about new and established techniques for fostering community water stewardship in a Zoom presentation hosted by the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. These approaches connect our individual water conservation measures to community projects to reduce water use and help our aquifer. The Zoom registration link is posted under “Next Event” at www.cwagaz.org . Catlow Shipek, Senior Program Director and cofounder of Watershed Management Group, a nonprofit organization in Tucson, will share actionable strategies, resources, and examples of how individuals can make an even bigger impact with water conservation through…
Verde Valley News – The Coconino National Forest has released an updated Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) used to view forest roads, trails and areas open to motor vehicle use. The 2023 version of the MVUM includes new information regarding Flagstaff- area camping and campfire restrictions. It also includes updates to several roads and trails in both the Flagstaff and Red Rock ranger districts for improved on-the-ground accuracy. The MVUM is free to the public and is reissued each year. Hard copies can be obtained by visiting any Coconino National Forest office. Digital versions of the map — an Avenza Maps version compatible…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Nuclear Now” showing April 28-May 4 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Climate Change: The existential crisis and challenge of our time. Director Oliver Stone passionately presents the possibility of meeting the challenge through the power of nuclear energy in his latest film “Nuclear Now”. As fossil fuels continue to cook the planet, the world is finally becoming forced to confront the influence of large oil companies and tactics that have enriched a small group of corporations and individuals for…
… take a break and wander until you come on some beautiful flowers and then stay a while and gaze at the beautiful life form before you … let a cat cuddle up on your lap and all is well … such is what I went through tonight as no photos I was looking at clicked, but then I came on this photo of a blue flower that I shot the day after I sold my plane and images began to look good again. Katie curled up in my lap and we looked at flowers for a while. Below is…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Everything Went Fine” showing April 28-May 4 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. When André (André Dussollier) contacts his adult daughter, Emmanuèle, (Sophie Marceau) with a devastating final wish, she is forced to reconcile her past with him, in François Ozon’s powerful family drama “Everything Went Fine”. André (André Dussollier) has never been the easiest of fathers. But when he suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with some dignity, she finds herself faced with…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host a talk and book signing event on Thursday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with local author Ken Zoll. Zoll will introduce his new book “H.H. Nininger, Master of Meteorites: The Story of Sedona’s Meteorite Man”. This biography covers Nininger’s colorful career from his hunt for meteorites around the world, to his museums, and his many discoveries in the field of meteoritics. Harvey H. Nininger is considered by many to be the “Father of American Meteoritics,” the study of meteorites. He was a pioneer and innovator in the field.…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Adieu Paris” showing April 28-May 3 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. Eight men past their prime reunite at an old Parisian bistro to rehash days gone by in the comedy “Adieu Paris”. An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen around the table, eight great figures. They were the kings of Paris and national treasures, they are now endangered masterpieces. In this well-established ritual, their sense of humor and self-mockery remain intact. Tender and cruel, these eight old…
… Spring is construction time for those feathered friends whose nest did not survive the year and these nests are either constructed or repaired twig by twig … and the great egret above is carrying one such small branch back to the construction site. Nothing good comes easy in this life and all we need to do is look around us at the enormous effort creatures everywhere put into their lives. Below the daily search for food is on display as the paths of a great egret and a snowy egret cross in the very shallow waters of a bay…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Tori and Lokita” showing April 28-May 3 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. From two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (“Two Days, One Night”) comes the story of seventeen-year-old Lokita and twelve-year-old Tori (in remarkable debut performances from Pablo Schils and Joely Mbundu), two immigrants — from Benin and Cameroon, respectively — struggling for survival on the margins of society. The inseparable pair work as performers in a cheap trattoria, dealing drugs on the side for the restaurant’s abusive cook, while balancing…
Flagstaff News – On Saturday and Sunday June 3rd and 4th the fourteenth annual Flagstaff Hullabaloo returns to Wheeler Park in downtown Flagstaff, AZ. Hullabaloo is a community festival and a celebration of summertime. Hullabaloo has been voted “Best Annual Event or Festival” ten times by Arizona Daily Sun and Flagstaff Live readers. Flagstaff Hullabaloo has raised over $150,000 for local non-profits since 2010. This year Hullabaloo will raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff and Flagstaff Shelter Services. The Hullabaloo will kick off with the Flagstaff Athletic Club Bike Parade which stages at…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored 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 Terence Blanchard’s “Champion” live via simulcast on Saturday, April 29 at 10 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, May 3 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. Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona debut of the powerful, life-affirming and uplifting “Every Brilliant Thing” — a live theatrical production starring Michael Doherty — on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, sponsored by Health First Foundation Northern Arizona. “Every Brilliant Thing” — by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe — is an award-winning, one-person play that The Guardian calls “heart-wrenching and hilarious … one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression — and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see!” Could…
Sedona News – Hikers on certain Red Rock trails during the week of April 10th had an opportunity to watch the lights-camera-action of a professional film crew creating a documentary on the work of the Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund. The Los Angeles-based film crew and an international marketing firm are creating short documentary-style showcase pieces on inspirational land stewardship work being accomplished with volunteers. The final piece will explain the unique partnership between US Forest Service, Red Rock Trail Fund and Friends of the Forest that supports the demanding maintenance needs of the remarkable 400-mile system of non-motorized trails. …
Verde Valley News – The Verde Valley Sinfonietta is pleased to announce the appointment of its next Artistic Director and Conductor, Janna Hymes. Ms. Hymes was chosen from four superb finalists in Sinfonietta’s season-long search for a new music director. She was chosen from an original field of 99 candidates who initially applied for the position. Her April 2nd performance with the Sinfonietta in Sedona included rousing performances of the Saint-Saens 1st cello concerto with guest soloist Sterling Elliott, and Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. The Sinfonietta’s 8-member search committee, comprised equally of orchestral musicians and board members, selected Hymes after considering…