Sedona News – Renowned for his emotive performances and exemplary classical and flamenco guitar, the critically acclaimed Esteban will be performing multiple must-attend intimate concerts in Northern Arizona this spring. These include monthly performances at Sound Bites Grill in Sedona and two special Mother’s Day concerts in Prescott. Esteban’s Upcoming Concerts In Sedona: Everyone should experience Esteban’s residency performance at Sound Bites Grill in Sedona. This is an intimate dinner theater setting where you can enjoy a rare and unique experience of music mastery at its finest as Esteban blends his signature sounds with stories from his life and career. Performances…
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… restaurants always boast about the fresh catch of the day when touting their sea food … then there are those who actually catch their own on a daily basis, like our Western Grebe in the photo above. It is a tad on the large size for him as he swallows the fish whole fish head first (dorsal fins are a one way trip.) It was only moments before he had the fish down and on he went in search of more. I love the red eyes and the tufted hat he was wearing. Grebes spend almost their entire life…
Sedona News – Renowned entertainer, Aspen Hall of Famer and former owner of the Crystal Palace Restaurant in Aspen, Colorado, Mead Metcalf — “The Music Man” — is performing his evening of song and satire one night only: Monday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in West Sedona — in celebration of his 91st birthday! For five decades, the Crystal Palace was known for cutting-edge political and social satire. Metcalf is planning on bringing a little of that and a whole lot of music to this very special show in Sedona. Metcalf’s show will feature…
Verde Valley News – Award winning singer/songwriter Christy Fisher brings an evening of original to Camp Verde Community Library on Thursday , April 27 from 5-6:30. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and sound engineer, Christy crosses many musical genres from rock, pop, soul, groove , and electronica . Her 2022 album “Mixed Signals” won an album of the year award from the International Singer and Songwriters Association. She will be performing songs from her current albums along with previews of new releases that are upcoming in 2023. Switching between instruments, her performance will include guitar, 12 string, ukulele, Keytar, and piano …she will be showing…
Sedona, AZ – The 100 + Women Who Care Sedona-Verde Valley Chapter voted the Science Vortex of Verde Valley the Chosen Recipient at the spring Giving Circle on Monday, April 3rd at the Sedona Elks Club. Founder and Director, Laurie Altringer accepted on behalf of the organization. Their mission is to positively impact children’s critical-thinking abilities, creativity, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) literacy. The members wrote a $100 check directly to the nonprofit. When all checks are all collected, they will present the Science Vortex with approximately $15,500. Rainbow Acres and Sedona Art Center were also finalists.…
… life abounds on this little planet we call home and spring is the time of year when renewal of most species begins. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to catch up with a pair of red tail hawks that call the lower loop area home. The photo above shows one of the pair soaring along the cliff face near the nest … love the perspective on him as it is reminiscent of the air to air shooting I did of other planes … you do not get this view unless you are in another plane or in this…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2022-2023 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Richard Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier” live via simulcast on Saturday, April 15 at 9 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, April 19 at 3 p.m. Plan to come early as Ed Ingraham will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aristocratic Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard…
Sedona News – The Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition (SVAC) is excited to announce the return of its annual Spring Open Studios Tour, taking place over the weekend of April 28-30, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Now in its 20th year, this beloved event – which is always free to the public – will feature 48 working artists across the Verde Valley who will open their private studios to visitors. Named one of the area’s top art events by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the self-guided Tour offers attendees an opportunity to visit with the artists in their…
Arizona News – The Board of Directors of the Arizona Community Foundation has elected as chair Leezie Kim. Kim succeeds Robbin Coulon, Director of Legal Services for the Area Agency on Aging, Region One, who served as chair since 2021. A member of the Arizona Community Foundation Board of Directors since 2012, Kim served as vice chair, and chaired the Audit and Compliance and the Compensation committees. “Like me, Leezie is someone who grew up here in Arizona. She also led the CEO search that brought me to ACF,” said Anna María Chávez, ACF President & CEO. “In her role…
Is Mercury in retrograde? Yes, it is, and Sedona’s only Second City-trained improv troupe is turning cosmic chaos into comedy gold. Join Zenprov Comedy on Saturday night at the Mary D. Fisher Theater for “Sedona in Retrograde!” The fun begins at 7:30 p.m. on April 29, and tickets are $15. “A few times a year, Earth’s orbit does this weird dance where Mercury appears to travel backward in the sky, which is referred to as ‘going retrograde’” said Derek Dujardin, director of Zenprov Comedy. “Astrologers say it’s a chaotic time when communication breaks down, and electronics seem cursed. Of course,…
By Tommy Acosta Yes. Divorces can be painful but sometimes it’s for the better, as some survivors claim. The recent divorce between the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the City of Sedona is bound to be painful, but in the end, it may turn out to be the best thing anyone can do for our town. Finally, the Chamber’s hands are untied, and they can go out there and advertise the be jeepers out of Sedona, making Sedona a household name from Madagascar to Alpha Centauri while drawing the kind of quality tourists this town badly needs. Sedona residents were…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Róise & Frank” showing April 15-20 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Róise & Frank” won the Directors’ Choice for Best International Feature Film at the recent Sedona Film Festival where it premiered to rave reviews and received some of the highest audience ratings in the festival lineup. “Róise and Frank” follows grief-stricken widow Róise who becomes convinced that a stray dog is her husband Frank reincarnated. As Róise begins to open herself back up to the outside world and regain the happiness that she…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Rare Objects” showing April 14-20 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. “Rare Objects” tells the story of a young woman with a traumatic past who seeks to rebuild her life when she begins working at an antique store. Receiving wisdom and guidance from the kind souls that own the antique store, she gains a new level of confidence that will then be put to the test when those from her past draw her back into their world and challenge her…
… the plan was to rise early and get a good start on a number of projects that are active now … and the plan would have been great, but I didn’t roll out until almost 10AM … of course I didn’t roll into bed until 4A … oh well, things were going at a record pace and projects finished while others are well on the way to completion. About 4PM, Eric picked me up for an afternoon walk at Bubbling Ponds in Page Springs, and what a walk it was … especially if you enjoy getting great shots of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” showing April 14-19 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. A love story that took 50 years to tell, “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” explores the 18-month relationship (1973-1975) that John Lennon spent with May Pang, his Chinese American assistant turned lover (on Yoko Ono’s insistence). With May’s help, Lennon reunited with his son Julian and had his most artistically and commercially productive period post-Beatles — with the albums “Mind Games”, “Walls and Bridges” which included his only…