Cornville AZ (May 27, 2014) – Chili cooks and tasters take note. The 2014 Cornville Chili Cook-Off event is scheduled for Saturday, June 7th at Windmill Park from 10 AM to 2 PM. Come out and cook your special chili for crowd tasting and/or judging. Or just come out to taste the People’s Choice or Red Chili. This event is organized by the Chili Appreciation Society International’s local “pod”, Yavapai Chili Society. Winners earn points toward participating in the Terlingua International Chili Championship. It’s just $3 per person to get a taste of each of the entries. Rules can be…
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Cornville AZ (May 27, 2014) – Will there be enough water for us and future generations? Tom O’Halleran will address this question with the Cornville Community Association at the regular monthly meeting, 6:00 PM on June 11th at Oak Creek School. Tom is Chair of the Verde River Basin Partnerships Board of Directors. He is a former Arizona State Senator and current President of Keep Sedona Beautiful. At the legislature, he served as Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources where he sponsored and passed legislation that resulted in Arizona’s first requirement for a statewide water management plan along…
Two of the world’s greatest living actors star in Pulitzer Prize-winning play on screen Sedona AZ (May 27, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Screenvision and Broadway Near You to host the big screen premiere of “Driving Miss Daisy”, starring Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones. The theatrical stage production will be featured in high definition June 4-10 at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Two of the world’s greatest living actors — five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury and two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl…
Sedona AZ (May 27, 2014) – The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) free movie for June is “DamNation.” This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds, after decades without access.
Cottonwood AZ (May 24, 2014) – Are you a writer who longs for a group with which you can connect as well as learn more about the craft of writing? “We encourage and equip writers,” says Alice Klies, president of the Northern Arizona Word Weavers group. Klies’ publishing success is only one example of the positive impact of the group’s training. Alice has written for years but before she joined Word Weavers in 2011 she tucked her writing in drawers and closets.
Snickers is a one year old neutered male Jack Russell Terrier. Snickers is a young, energetic and affectionate fellow – he’s waiting here with us while he’s looking for his forever family! This sweet Jack Russell Terrier mix is clever and quick – he would LOVE dog classes with his new human to be the best little dog he can be! Meet Snickers and all the other dogs and cats available for adoption at the Humane Society of Sedona, Sunday through Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm. www.HumaneSocietyofSedona.org – 928.282.4679.
Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – Michael Miles performs his acclaimed one-man show, From Senegal to Seeger, a social and political portrait of America through the strings of a banjo, live at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, 2030 Hwy 89A in West Sedona, at 7:30 p.m., Monday June 2. Tickets will be available at the door and online at www.sedonacollaborative.org. Tickets are $35.
Events Held at the Park through October Phoenix AZ (May 23, 2014) – Homolovi State Park will re-open on Friday, May 23, 2014 after road construction and improvement work forced the park closure last week. Homolovi State Park, just 5 miles northeast of Winslow in northern Arizona, provides a good alternative for camping for those that were planning to camp in the Sedona area for Memorial Day weekend but are unable due to the Slide Fire. Arizona State Parks will re-open the Park five days earlier than originally planned for the roadwork.
Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – The Humane Society of Sedona is prepping for fire season and has requested the following donations: Metal pet bowls all sizes Crates of all sizes – any type is fine as long as it is sturdy Towels Blankets Food as long as it is UNOPENED All items can be brought to the shelter, seven days a week from 10 – 4 pm. Please indicate it is for disaster / emergency prep when you donate.
Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – As part of the ongoing Sedona Public Library in the Village Rotating Artist Series, Bill and Elaine Belvin will be displaying their Southwest Landscape photography at the Village location. Some of the Belvins’ photographs will be available for purchase. A “Natural Wonders of the Southwest” reception for the photographers will be held at SPL-V in Tequa Plaza on Wednesday, May 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Additional Information on Slide Fire Smoke Precautions Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – Smoke from the Slide Fire located south of Flagstaff in Oak Creek Canyon continues to affect several communities in Northern Arizona. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapor. The primary health concern is the small particles. Not everyone who is exposed to smoke will have health problems. Many factors influence a person’s susceptibility to smoke. These factors include the level, extent, and duration of exposure, age, and individual susceptibility.
Sedona Film Festival presents award-winning documentary at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present its premiere series with the one-night-only debut of “The Unknown Known” on Tuesday, June 3. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In “The Unknown Known”, Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris offers a mesmerizing portrait of Donald Rumsfeld, the larger-than-life figure who served as George W. Bush’s secretary of defense and as the principal architect of the Iraq War.
Sedona Red Rock High School Performing Arts Center at 4:00 PM. Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – The City of Sedona, Sedona Fire District, and the United States Forest Service will be hosting a public meeting today, May 23, 2014, at the Sedona Red Rock High School Performing Art Center located at 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road. Representatives from the Type 1 Incident Management Team assigned to the Slide Fire, the Sedona Fire District and the City of Sedona will provide information on the status of the Slide Fire, road closures, air quality concerns, and current fire restrictions. The meeting will…
Sedona AZ (May 23, 2014) – Sedona’s Naomi C. Rose has earned yet another honor for one of her children’s books. Where Snow Leopard Prowls: Wild Animals of Tibet written and illustrated by Naomi and published by local publisher Dancing Dakini Press is an Award-Winning Finalist in the “Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction” category of the 2014 International Book Awards.
Highway remains closed between Sedona and Flagstaff Sedona AZ (May 22, 2014) – Due to the ongoing firefighting efforts against the Slide Fire in Oak Creek Canyon, the State Route 89A improvement project along the switchbacks north of Sedona is on hold at this time, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.