Cornville AZ (November 14, 2013) – Connections Equine Therapy located in Cornville, AZ is looking for volunteers to work with our clients and horses. We offer 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! No experience necessary – training provided.
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Clarkdale AZ (November 13, 2013) – “Made in Clarkdale 2013” is pleased to announce an impressive variety of newly juried artists for its 27thAnnual Art Show. Eleven award winning and nationally known artists add variety to the already 60+ original local artisans who present their creativity to the Verde Valley community each year during the nine day art show. This year’s show begins Friday, December 6th with the favored Gala Event from 6pm-9pm and continues through December 15th, 2013 with nightly live celebrations of the arts to extend your art gifting opportunities and bring more fun and excitement in celebrating…
Sedona AZ (November 13, 2013) – Make plans to enjoy Thanksgiving weekend with a visit to the West Sedona studios of four “Fiber Arts Sedona” (FAS) artists as well as the studios of two guest artists. During this annual free self-guided tour, six artist studios will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 29 through December 1, 2013. All studios are located in close proximity to each other in West Sedona which makes them easy to visit. Artists will demonstrate, explain their processes, answer questions, share their inspirations and feature finished…
Camp Verde AZ (November 13, 2013) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to learn that a program in place within the Camp Verde Detention Center will receive the 2014 “Innovation in Corrections Award” for its Restoration to Competency program, known as “RTC.” This unique and effective program is managed at the Detention Center under a contract with Wexford Health Sources by Health Care Unit Administrator Becky Payne. YCSO Chief John Russell oversees the program for the Sheriff’s Office and worked with Becky during the program’s initial development and implementation in April of 2010. YCSO representatives will receive the…
Sedona AZ (November 13, 2013) – Take a Chance on ABBA MANIA!…and you won’t be disappointed! Direct from London, UK, ABBA MANIA performs in Sedona, November 24th, 7pm at the Sedona Performing Arts Center (SPAC) located at 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd. Tickets will be available at the door and online at www.studiolivesedona.com. Tickets are $35 and $50 with a VIP PACKAGE available for an extra $50. ABBA MANIA is brought to you by the Sedona performing Arts Alliance in partnership with the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley.
Clarkdale AZ (November 12, 2013) – On November 5, 2013 the Town of Clarkdale held a Water Fair. The event was well attended, with approximately 50 residents and community members participating. The Fair featured six information tables manned by water experts sharing information with interested visitors. Topics presented included a demonstration water model staffed by Dr. Laurel Lacher, the Town’s hydrogeologist consultant, water rates, xeriscaping, water policy, water infrastructure, the water energy nexus, and a water fact sheet. Feedback received from our residents will help guide the development of Clarkdale’s Water Resource Management Plan which is due to be presented…
Camp Verde AZ (November 12, 2013) – This Friday November 15th, The Verde Brewing Company is hosting its first tapping party at its tasting room located in White Hills, at the Boler’s building, 325 S. Main St. The Party will go from 5 to 7pm. Camp Verde’s first brewing company, Verde Brewing Company, was started through two Kickstarter campaigns completed earlier this year. With the funds, VBC has bought equipment and established business at 348 S. Main St. And now they have successfully brewed their first beers. Everyone is invited to taste the first beers at their tapping party. In addition to celebrating…
Jerome AZ (November 11, 2013) – The Polar Express has become a favorite Christmas tradition for more than 5 million readers. Join the Jerome Chamber of Commerce as they host a cozy holiday party where kids can participate in lots of fun activities, including writing a letter to Santa, making an ornament, hot chocolate, a great cookie and a reading of the classic children’s story. Anyone with the book can bring it and read along. Pajamas are welcome and encouraged. Tickets should be purchased in advance at Mooey Christmas on Jerome Avenue in Jerome or credit card sales by phone at…
Sedona AZ (November 11, 2013) – Australian author and teacher Nigel Taylor will be in Sedona on Saturday, November 16th to present his highly acclaimed workshop, “The Power Before Thought” from 2-6:30 at the Unity Church of Sedona. Taylor has been called “a teacher of teachers” and “an Ambassador of the Heart”. He is an internationally recognized teacher of universal spirituality who has travelled the world for over 30 years, teaching and studying within world cultures including the holy beings of India, the friars of St. Francis, Bedouins of the Middle East, and the aboriginal people of his home country.
Sedona AZ (November 11, 2013) – The Sedona Community Foundation held the 2013 Spirit of Sedona awards dinner on Sunday, November 10, at Enchantment Resort. The Spirit of Sedona is an annual event that honors exceptional displays of local philanthropy and volunteerism and recognizes the Foundation’s nonprofit grant recipients for the year. The four 2013 Spirit of Sedona honorees received awards designed by a local artist and each of them will choose a charity that will receive a $1,000 donation. Grants totaling $207,000 were presented to 34 local nonprofit organizations.
Sedona Arts Center and Sedona Culture Collaborative Deliver Innovative Cultural Programming at 2013 Plein Air Festival Sedona, Arizona – November 4, 2013 – From its inception, the Native American Legacy Series promised a leap from the status quo in its diversity of programming, quality and impact, and according to the Series’ inaugural participants, it did not disappoint. According to a sampling of the post-event participant surveys, 81% rated their experience of the Legacy Series EXCELLENT, and the remaining 19% rated it GOOD.
By James Bishop Sedona AZ (November 10, 2013) – In this land the Spanish called the Northern Mystery, rumors are fast becoming facts: climate change is a myth, a creature of the left-wing press, the proposed National scenic area would threaten small children and private homes while there’s plenty of water and clean air if KSB would just leave town. Welcome to the new wisdom. It a far, far better thing to know nothing than to know how things truly are in National Forest land in and Sedona. At bottom, it doesn’t take another dance of the seven veils to…
Navajo Generating Station andthe Energy Future of the Colorado Plateau Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Free.Museum of Northern Arizona Flagstaff AZ (November 8, 2013) – MNA is launching a series of forums that will explore the future of the Colorado Plateau’s forests, water resources, wildlife, climate, energy production and economy. “We are experiencing the effects of rapid change in our region,” said Robert Breunig, President and CEO of MNA. “MNA has a responsibility to bring this information to the public so we can all work together to adapt to and plan for a very different future.”
Sedona AZ (November 8, 2013) – In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Sedona International City of Peace (SCOP), in partnership with Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF), the Yavapai Food Council, and film sponsor, Pisa Lisa, are proud to present A Place at the Table, a moving documentary that follows the lives of three families experiencing hunger in America. A conversation exploring solutions to hunger right here in Sedona will take place right the film. This timely film will take place at the Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona on Monday, November 25th, 2013. There will be two showings…
Jerome AZ (November 8, 2013) – If you have visited Jerome during the past few Christmas seasons, you have seen the hillside, the shops and the homes decorated with an unusual theme emerging. What started as a single giant H and O, all lit up with Christmas lights, continued with another H and O placed at another home further up the hill. Locals loved the tongue in cheek spirit of the decorations and a new tradition has started to grow as the H and O has spread up the mile high town panorama. At the same time, peace signs have…