Kick Off Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th Sedona AZ (March 8, 2012) – The Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) has announced a major expansion of its annual Open Studios Tour for 2012. Visiting art lovers will have the opportunity to meet 30 of Sedona’s most fascinating artists – including several who are participating for the first time – and to observe the spaces in which they work.
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Concert event featuring These Three Tenors on March 24 Three of New York City’s greatest voices combined on the same stage will thrill audiences with repertoire of Italian classics, Broadway, opera and popular favorites — fun for the whole family! Sedona AZ (March 8, 2012) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the Sedona 30 and the National Performing Artists for the “Live at SPAC” concert series at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. The second show in the series will be on Saturday, March 24. The show will feature the Sedona debut of world-renowned, international performers…
Sedona AZ (March 8, 2012) – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host a Sedona Historic Homes & Sites Tour on Saturday, April 28, in celebration of Arizona’s centennial. Twelve historic places within the Sedona city limits will be open for tour and interpretation. They range from a homesteader’s log cabin to one of the first homes in the first Sedona subdivision. Native red rock homes built in the 1930s and 1940s will provide an insight into local craftsmen and materials. Special homes never on public tour before include four mid-20th century modern homes, including a home designed by Howard Madole,…
Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – To protect your home from potential wildfires as well as make spring yard cleanup easier, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) is issuing no-cost residential burn permits for burning starting on Monday, March 12, 2012. Permits are required for any open burning in the fire district, and are currently available at no charge at the SFD’s business office at 2860 Southwest Drive in West Sedona between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The final date for burning with a permit is Saturday, June 2, 2012. With the potential for an early fire season,…
Cottonwood AZ (March 7, 2012) – Internationally acclaimed recording artist Chris Spheeris will share an evening of soulful, enchanting, and inspiring music at the Old Town Center for the Arts, on Friday, March 16th at 7:30 pm. Spheeris will present a solo concert entitled “Me, Myself, and I-Am”, a life-affirming, heart focused blend of song, instrumental, and spoken word.
Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – The public is invited to attend a free ½ hour webinar on “Form-Based Codes for Small Towns” on Monday, March 26 at 5:00 p.m. in the Community Plan Room located 1725 SR 89A, Suite D in the Vista del Norte building. This webinar is part of a community outreach program regarding the Sedona Community Plan update and will provide education on the application of a Form-Based Code (FBC) approach in Kingsburg, CA (pop. 12,000). Form-based codes promote sustainability through compact, mixed-use development. For more information on Form-Based Codes, visit www.formbasedcodes.org.
Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – As part of the process for Sedona’s new Community Plan, City staff has assembled planning teams to begin working on different planning ideas for several key areas of the community. These planning teams, who have planning interest in specific areas around town, came together for their first meeting on February 10, 2012 to discuss their ideas for the future of Sedona.
Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – Get ready to Rock Around the Clock with Tom Tayback and the Daddy O’s at Canyon Moon Theatre! There’s going to be a Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On, and the audience will Shout with joy listening to the Golden Oldies of the 50’s and 60’s come alive!
Prescott AZ (March 7, 2012) – This year, ambassadors from Prescott, Arizonawill enjoy the endorsement of the city’s most prominent university when they travel to Vancouverto engage with bicycle experts from around the world. One Street, an international bicycle advocacy organization based in Prescott, is raising funds for community advocates and Prescott College students to attend the Velo-city 2012 conference in Vancouver June 26-29. These bicycle ambassadors will be charged with bringing back the latest project and policy innovations from around the world to help transformPrescott into a bicycling city.
Flagstaff AZ (March 7, 2012) – As warm, dry conditions return to northern Arizona, forest visitors are urged to remember campfire safety, even though fire danger in the Coconino National Forest is currently low. Patches of snow remain in areas across the forest, but wind and warmer weather can dry vegetation out and cause escaped campfires to grow into large wildfires quickly.
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2012) – Sedona Community Farmers Market presents guest speaker Jane McNeil, CN, CH, a Foundational Nutritionist and founder of “Nutrition with Jane” on Sunday March 11th, 2012. The seminar will educate about the vitamin and mineral content in organic proteins and the benefits they provide to the body’s growth and overall cellular health.
Cottonwood AZ (March 6, 2012) – ABC15 and Fry’s Food Stores teamed up with the goal to raise 100 tons of food in honor of Arizona’s Centennial. Arizona’s generosity helped make our state a better place by raising almost 695 tons of food! That translates to 1,390,000 pounds! Throughout the month of February, ABC15 and Fry’s Food Stores asked viewers and customers to make a difference by dropping off non-perishable food items and making monetary donations. ABC15 also hosted a phone bank during the month which raised over $5,000.
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2012) – Over the past four days, Sedona Police Department has received reports of four residential burglaries: Garnet Hill Drive, Zane Grey Drive, Badger Drive and Morgan Road. Entry was gained through a rear door and the homeowner’s luggage or similar container was used to take items out of the home. Items taken from these homes included jewelry and portable safes with personal papers. Sedona Police Detectives are conducting follow up investigation on these crimes to develop leads to assist in identifying the person(s) involved in committing these offenses. The detectives are working closely with investigators…
Albuquerque NM (March 5, 2012) – The 817 mile Arizona Trail was designated a National Scenic Trail in 2009, with the U.S. Forest Service as the lead agency for administering the Trail. It was the dream of Dale Shewalter who envisioned a cross-state trail in the 1970s and walked from Mexico to Utah in 1985. He then successfully promoted the idea and began working with the Forest Service to develop the Trail in the late 1980s. With the help of thousands of hours of volunteer labor, organized primarily by the Arizona Trail Association, the dream of completing the Trail was…