Sedona AZ (April 5, 2015) – Poets are invited to compete at the sixth Sedona Poetry Slam of the 2014-15 season, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite A-3. The featured poet is Dre “Duke Bossman” Johnson, a poet from Oakland, Calif., who will perform his work between rounds.
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Buddhist Methodology for Transference of Consciousness at Death Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – Kunzang Palyul Chöling (KPC) of Sedona is pleased to announce a cycle of extremely rare teachings by His Eminence Dragmar Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist master. By invitation of Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo, director of KPC, Rinpoche will be conferring an Amitabha Buddha Empowerment with subsequent teachings on the profound practice of Phowa, or the spiritual technology of transferring one’s consciousness at the time of death. This powerful, traditional practice has its origins centuries ago in Tibet. Anyone may attend and you do not have to be a…
By Ted Grussing … I said … and so are other life forms including this Green Heron who seems to be contemplating the meaning of all that is … or perhaps just his next meal. I got this shot of him with a background of blue sky and clouds as reflected in the water at the ponds. These guys are pretty skittish so it is fun when you can get in relatively close on occasion.
Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – “Hi there, my name is Marmalade. I am a staff and volunteer favorite. I love snuggles, playtime, meeting new people and meeting new kitties! I might just be the perfect cat for your family! I’m ready to get out of the shelter and find a home to call my own! MEOW!” Gender: Neutered M Breed: Domestic Short Hair Tabby Cat Age: 4 years old www.HumaneSocietyOfSedona.org • 928.282.4679
Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – Sedona Smart Meter Awareness (SSMA) recently received word from APS that it is still in limbo about what is happening with the opt-out fees policy request related to Smart Meters and APS is extending the opt out date until further notice.
By Dr. Marta AdelsmanLife Coach in Communication and Consciousnesswww.DrMartaCoach.com(April 3, 2015) In most relationships, there exists a pattern where one person wants to move closer and the other desires to move away. Fusers, who want more closeness, often appear to their partners as needy, while isolators, who resist closeness, seem cold and uncaring. (This dynamic also appears in friendships and in many family relationships.) Each wants to change the other, and each makes the other wrong. Trying to get your partner to change leads to tension and suffering.
Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – Illuminate Film Festival (IFF), the world’s premiere film festival for conscious cinema, is looking for volunteers for ILLUMINATE 2015, May 27-31 in Sedona. IFF is currently seeking volunteers to serve in a variety of roles to support the 2015 festival. Volunteers are a vital part of the Illuminate Film Festival, and all persons are encouraged to apply. It is the desire of IFF to build beneficial relationships in which valued volunteers use their strengths, passions and dedication to create a wonderful festival experience for all and to positively enhance their own lives.
By Ted Grussing Even with my aggressive deletion program I have managed to maintain a portfolio in excess of 40,000 images of which more than 500 are of Great Blue Herons all of which are beautiful photographs … still I keep shooting them because I know that I can do better than I have done before and capture that one quintessential image that is the essence of the species.
Sedona AZ (April 2, 2015) – The Melting Point, a glass gallery and working studio in Sedona will present a special, members-only tour for the April meeting of the Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition at 6 pm on Thursday, April 16. The Melting Point is located at 1449 State Route 89A, Suite 1 in Sedona, across from the Whole Foods Market.
By Red Rose Team Members Sedona AZ (April 2, 2015) – The key ingredient to ending pet over-population is to spay and neuter. Many rescue organizations for canines and felines will offer free programs to accomplish this! Red Rose has always offered free spay and neuter. We have found over time that even low-cost options were just not enough to remove a financial barrier for some pet owners. Even a low-cost neuter/spay on a large dog can cost approximately $85.00; and if the female is in heat at the time of the surgery the cost can be even higher. As a ‘no kill…
An exciting opportunity to help others and hang out with horses! Cornville AZ (April 2, 2015) – Connections Equine Therapy is a non-profit organization located in Cornville, AZ offering Therapeutic Riding and other services designed to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. This is your opportunity to get involved with a great group of people, get to know some wonderful horses and help a worth-while cause!
By Ted Grussing I love castles and they evoke memories from a far distant past; guardians, knights, Merlin and Camelot … the mysteries they hold and pass on if you are quiet enough to listen to what they are saying. So out came some photos of Castello di Amorosa in the Napa Valley, photos of the ocean, One and a shot I took on the trip to Monument Valley Derek and I took last year. The story took shape with One being a gatekeeper in hiding and the ocean now converted to a raging river crashing down the slope of…
–How Sedona citizens can influence City decisions on crucial issues By Ron Vernesoni(April 1, 2015) Earlier this year, I read the “Sedona City Talk” in Sedona Biz by the new mayor encouraging citizens to get involved in the “Citizen Engagement” program. Citizen engagement sounds like a good idea, but I believe there may be some confusion about the difference between “citizen engagement” and formalized public participation. I was fortunate enough to move to Sedona in 2000. It is painful to remember how the City has mucked through so many public meetings in the past 15 years on so many…
Sedona AZ (April 1, 2015) – Chris Anderson was announced as the recipient of the Norman B. Herkenham award at the Keep Sedona Beautiful 36th annual Native Plant Workshop Saturday, March 28. Anderson, Garden Center Lead at the Sedona ProBuild Garden Center, is one of the best sources for native and ornamental plants, gardening supplies and rainwater harvesting tanks in the area, said Nancy Spinelli, Native Plant Workshop co-chair.
By Ted Grussing … I knew it might happen someday, but you’re never quite ready for it … the gentleman who serviced the van today recommended senior care lubricants for my ’95 van … he called it high mileage oil (code word for “old”, “over the hill” “one foot in the grave”). Twenty five years just doesn’t seem that old, but there is a possibility that the senior care oil may help prevent a minor loss of essential lubricants … it is good.