Arizona News – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors and partners are pleased to announce grant, scholarship, and loan distributions for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. A total of $109,820,976 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide regional offices in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. Excluding impact loans, ACF and its donors distributed more than $106.6 million across 7,619 grants. Both discretionary and advised grants and scholarships were awarded in five strategic priority areas: Health Innovations, Community Improvement & Development, Environment & Sustainability, Arts & Culture,…
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Sedona News – Sedona International Film Festival in partnership with Project of Love proudly announces the launch of Sedona Sunday Arts Salon, a monthly event series that connects arts and hearts. The first Salon will take place on May 19 at 4:00 p.m. at Mary D. Fisher Theater and will feature live music, literature, and dancing. A Q&A session and meet-and-greet with the artists will follow the salon event. A modern-day version of the popular literary salons of the 19th century, Sedona Sunday Arts Salon brings gifted authors, visual artists, actors, directors, and musicians together on the same stage, reuniting…
Sedona News – The National Theatre of London continues its season with its acclaimed new production of “Dear England” showing in Sedona on Sunday and Wednesday, May 19 and 22. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkDiUifHoAc Nominated for nine Olivier awards, Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s spectacular hit play of nation and game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College’s OLLI program has elected its first female leader for the Verde Valley/Sedona Council. Local businesswoman Sharon Sherman will serve as Leadership Council Chair for the Verde Valley/Sedona Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. A local businesswoman with leadership experience as the president of the Cottonwood Toastmasters, Sharon Sherman has spent her career working in management and executive sales in the publishing and technology industries. She also has extensive experience working on a variety of non-profit boards, and started her own tech repair business helping community members stay connected during the COVID pandemic. Sherman has an impressive…
Verde Valley News – All Verde Valley area high school and grade school student-athletes are invited to attend an extensive one-day sports physical clinic, brought to the community by Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Orthopedic & Spine Institute, Northern Arizona Healthcare Medical Group Primary Care and EntireCare Rehab & Sports Medicine. This is the fourth year Northern Arizona Healthcare has provided the low-cost screenings to the community. All student-athletes must complete a pre-season physical to participate in all sports, so the June event covers fall, winter and spring sports eligibility. The clinic is from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 6, at…
Sedona News – On Friday, May 24, Sedona is turning Blue once again for the “Blues in the Red Rocks” at the Mary Fisher Theater at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arizona Blues Alliance (NAZBA). The intimate Friday night concert features two premier blues acts: Kyle Rowland and Big Daddy D and the Dynamites. Kyle Rowland “Blues harmonica player of the year” and “Blues New Artist of The Year” in 2009 from the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame, Kyle Rowland, has been dominating the stage since the tender age of 10 years old. Beginning his…
Verde Valley News – In compliance with section 15-1461.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, Yavapai Community College District is notifying its property taxpayers of Yavapai Community College District’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over last year’s level. The Yavapai Community College District is proposing an increase in primary property taxes of $1,872,400 or 3.4%. All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing on the tax increase that is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Yavapai College Prescott Campus – Rock House, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, Prescott, AZ. As an example, the…
… spent time learning some new software that I am using as a plug-in to Photoshop and decided to try it out on some new shots that I took today for a friend of his Porsche 911T at the airport. I also revisited a photo I took in 1991 of Bell Rock with mt Nikon F2 35mm film camera and a shot I took in 2001 with a Nikon E 950, 2-megapixel camera. Click the link to learn more about this phenomenal digital camera first released 25 years ago! I went all digital in 1998 with the purchase of Nikon 1-megapixal…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theaters around the world to present the global encore of “North by Northwest” — celebrating its 65th Anniversary — showing May 19 and 22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTGe-riQcUg An advertising executive finds himself in a lethal cross-country chase after being mistaken for a spy in “North by Northwest” — directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards — including one for screenwriter Ernest Lehman — and features iconic performances by Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. This classic suspense film finds…
Arizona News – UPDATE – Wolf Fire operations have resulted in the treatment of roughly 10,000 acres of land following a late April lightning strike on the Coconino National Forest’s Mogollon Rim Ranger District. Fire managers spent roughly one week conducting firing operations to reduce dead vegetation and hazardous fuels, restore critical nearby watersheds, improve wildlife habitat and lessen the future risk of catastrophic wildfire in the Clints Well area. “We’ve had really good fire effects with west winds pushing in over the last few days,” said Incident Commander (Trainee) Paul Oltrogge. “The weekend’s light rains moderated things nicely, and the effects…
By Steve Segner, Sedona resident Sedona, AZ — Dear citizens of Sedona, After years of research and consideration, the city council will vote on the construction of a new parking garage in Uptown Sedona on Tuesday, May 14th at 4:30 PM. This is a significant step towards addressing the issue of traffic congestion in our town. The packet with information on the garage starts on page 55 of Tuesday’s meeting: https://www.sedonaaz.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/51479/638507822590147736 Studies have shown that inadequate parking spaces contribute significantly to traffic congestion, particularly on weekends and holidays. The proposed parking garage will not only alleviate traffic but also help…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ — When we die, is there something waiting? This question is poignant in the aftermath of the recent passing of former Sedona Councilman Mike Ward, and my own brush with death. So, we ask, is Mr. Ward now in a better place, as they say when someone dies? Or is he nowhere, having taken his turn on the earthly stage and now his act is over, leaving only the memory of him behind, for those who knew and loved him? Is there a heaven? Is there a hell? Do we have eternal souls that last…
Sedona, AZ — On Sunday, May 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. its Michael Lucarelli performing at Sedona”s best live music venue, Sound Bites Grill. It’s Mother’s Day and Jazz & Juice Sunday so bring mom for a great day of fun, wine, great food. and appreciation. Lucarelli is a finger-picking style guitarist with a great command of lyrical movement and artistic expression. He is known for his diverse and expressive style, blending rock, popular, jazz, classical and Latin, as well as original compositions. He has made numerous radio and television appearances including CBS’s Touched By An Angel, and most…
Sedona, AZ — Where else can one watch a living legend perform other than Sound Bites Grill in Sedona? Renowned flamenco guitarist Esteban, is set to perform at the Sound Bites Grill’s Celebrity Showroom stage on Saturday, May 18, 7 to 9 p.m. A master of the flamenco genre, Esteban began playing guitar at the tender age of eight and has since become one of the most celebrated musicians in the genre. Born as Stephen Paul, he moved to Spain in his late teens to immerse himself in the world of flamenco, studying under some of the greatest guitarists of…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory I can’t imagine how difficult being in the world is for anyone who puts their faith in its reality. It has got to be disheartening, not to mention full of anxiety. Fear festers barely beneath the surface, awaiting its moment to break out. Labeling it, seeing it as other than ourselves, as over there, wrapping it in the news of the day, won’t work forever. I wonder if it’s always been that way and I missed seeing it when I was in the throes of its mesmerizing sway. Probably so. It’s nearly impossible to see clearly…