Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Empire of Light” showing Dec. 30-Jan. 5 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, “Empire of Light” is an intimate and moving story about love, friendship, and connection, set in a coastal town in Southern England against the social turmoil of the early 1980s. Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront. When Stephen (Micheal Ward) is…
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Camp Verde News – Color Me Healthy classes are coming to Camp Verde Community Children’s Library during weekly Storytime. Starting Thursday, January 5 at 10:00a Geovani Donaldson, Community Outreach Assistant with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County will bring a series of 9 classes that teach in-person movement and healthy eating for parents and preschoolers. 01/05 – Week #1: Introduction, Singing and Dancing with Color Me Healthy 01/12 – Week #2: Eat a Rainbow of Colors 01/19 – Week #3: Try New Foods 01/26 – Week #4: Brown Paper Bag Mystery 02/02 – Week #5: Where Can We…
At 9 o’clock one morning this past October, wildlife sculptor and gallery owner Ken Rowe received a phone call from his brother and sister-in-law, who were visiting from Phoenix. They had spotted a tiny creature on the side of 89A in front of Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village. At first, they thought it was a squirrel, but upon closer inspection, they realized it was a furry, frightened baby javelina. The creature was dazed but alert. Unfortunately, her four-legged family was nowhere to be found. Ken immediately reached out to Runnin’ W Wildlife Center in Cornville. The nonprofit’s founder, Billy Harvey,…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory At some point if you are lucky you realize it’s either put up or shut up. You either trust the unfolding now or STFU, close your eyes and go on about life like everyone else. I have come to this point a couple times in my life, the latest being last night. The first time was the night my attachment to my teacher dropped. The question then was what if she really has the answer and you don’t? What if you walk away and never find what you are looking for? Can you really trust your…
… there were many requests to see Katie’s Kat House, so I broke out my trusty Samsung S 22+ and took a shot of her at the top of the structure … she likes to be high and when the kat house is not high enough for her, it is an easy leap up onto the valences. We have a nice sun room off the master bedroom and that is where her mansion is located. It affords her wonderful views of the golf course and the arroyo on the other side of the tee box. She does use all of…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Emancipation” showing Dec. 30-Jan. 5 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Emancipation” tells the triumphant story of Peter (Will Smith), a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,” taken during a Union Army medical examination that first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. One image, known as “The Scourged Back,”…
Sedona AZ News — Bring in the New Year this December 31st dancing to the grooves of nationally acclaimed musicians Steve Oliver and songstress Cat Leven at Sound Bites Grill’s Disco Dance Party, starting at 7:30 p.m. into next year. It will be a night of food, fun, disco dancing and much more, including a balloon drop, a full gourmet dinner buffet with Banas Foster Flambé, a photo booth, party favors and a midnight toast. With a career spanning over 25 years in music, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Steve Oliver is still being heard each day on radio around…
… no serious shooting the past few days, but I did get to shoot a couple of my favorite subjects … pets and airplanes. I was at the airport Thursday afternoon and there were two really nice private jets that were getting ready to takeoff … a Challenger 350 and a Gulfstream V … met one of the pilots of the Challenger and was able to get a series of photographs of his takeoff which is shown below. Click on the links above to check out these fantastic jets. … and above we have Jackie, a friends best friend, who…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Spoiler Alert” showing Dec. 30-Jan. 5 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Spoiler Alert” features a stellar ensemble cast, including Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field and Bill Irwin. Love never stops surprising you. Even when you know how it ends. Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir, “Spoiler Alert” is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit’s relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill. “Spoiler Alert” – directed by Michael Showalter – closely follows “Spoiler…
By Sandra Cosentino The 24th annual Winter Gifting Project by Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects is underway. We are shopping now for deliveries planned for late December 2022 and January 2023 in coordination with our Hopi volunteers who will distribute in their villages. We welcome monetary donations to be used for: Hopi kids gifts artist training supplies & school and sports supplies Food for families We thank our community for many years of support for Hopi people. We do not have a Sedona area storage place to receive donations of supplies. If you have a bulk donation of supplies for Hopi…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Shalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley., All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website, jcsvv.org. Visitors are welcome to attend services. On Friday, December 23, 2022, a Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and live-streamed for members and their invitees. The 6th candle of the 8-day Festival of Hanukkah will be lit at the very beginning of the service. The Shalom Singers under the direction…
Sedona AZ News: A family that builds together, stays together – and this is the impetus to the creation of North America’s first and only landscape hotel in the heart of Sedona, Arizona. Appropriately christened Ambiente, its name reflects the essence of being immersed in Sedona’s mystical landscape. Like none other in the Northern Hemisphere, Ambiente’s landscape immersion concept was built to harness elements of sustainability with organic, low-impact architecture. This allows the natural environment to take center stage by blending into the topography of the land it is built upon, rather than imposing itself upon it. This uber-luxury hotel…
By Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ News: Wow! Another year has passed and a new one awaits us. Looking inside our crystal ball what do we see coming? For one, the Covid pandemic rage is simply going to get scarier. We can expect more and more studies coming out reporting on the ever-increasing ratio of deaths of the vaccinated over the unvaccinated; a never ending array of new immune evading variants; a mind-boggling increase in respiratory infections that do not appear to be Covid related; a connection between the respiratory illnesses and the vaccine; young people dying of heart problems after…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Pale Blue Eye” showing Dec. 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence,…
Camp Verde News – Visit the first-floor lobby at Camp Verde Community Library any time during open hours from now until January 8th to see an amazing display of attire made by various members of the Verde Valley Weavers & Spinners Guild as well as ranchers from Rainbow Acres. The Verde Valley Weavers & Spinners Guild was formed in 1973 and has continued active memberships in the community since that time. They currently meet the 3rd Thursday of each month, September through June at various locations in the Verde Valley. In addition to monthly meetings, the Guild has ongoing study groups…