Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the third film in its four-week Sustainable Tourism Film Series. “Crowded Out: The Story of Overtourism” will show on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 4 p.m. The event will also include a selection of “Sustainable Travel: Where Next?” short films along with a panel discussion. “Crowded Out” is a powerful short documentary exploring overtourism, featuring interviews with local residents and global experts. Overtourism occurs when there are too many visitors to a particular destination. When rent prices push out local tenants to make…
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Verde Valley News – Over the last few months, Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) have been given information about a methamphetamine seller and distributor, James Crawford (56) of Rimrock. With enough information to obtain a search warrant, Detectives searched Crawford’s residence on the evening of September 12, 2022. Inside, two loaded handguns (Crawford is a prohibited possessor from previous convictions), an ounce of meth, as well as scales and drug paraphernalia, was found. Crawford was taken into custody and charged with possession of a firearm as a prohibited possessor, possession of a firearm during a drug offense, possession of dangerous…
Camp Verde News – Camp Verde Community Library will be hosting a Chess Club on the first and third Tuesday of each month, beginning Tuesday, September 20. The event will be held in the Founders Room. For all ages and skill levels, whether you are new to the game, or an experienced player, join other community members during this hour of fun! Chess sets are provided, but bring your own if you would like. For more info contact Tristan Deters at tdetersc5002@gmail.com
… I have spent most of my life in search of and at times if I had feathers they would have been as ruffled as those of the Great Blue Heron in the photograph above. Just check out the intensity of his focus in search of a fish for his morning snack … no fly fishing gear for him, he spears them with his beak or grabs them with his beak … flips them so they go down head first and swallows them whole … efficiency! Below is a shot of an Osprey that has just left his perch on…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to join theatres around the globe for a special worldwide premiere of “My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan” showing three days only: Sept. 20-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. Award-winning filmmakers, Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi, present a real-life epic of boyhood and manhood, filmed across twenty years in one of the most embattled corners of the globe. “My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan” follows the journey of Afghan youth, Mir Hussain, growing up in a land ravaged by war. When we…
Verde Valley News – Coconino National Forest welcomes the arrival of Lesley Yen, who will be serving as the acting forest supervisor for the next four months and who previously served as the Coconino NF deputy forest supervisor from January 2019 to October 2020. Lesley departed the Coconino National Forest in 2020 to become the forest supervisor for the Inyo National Forest, headquartered in Bishop, California. Originally from Massachusetts, Lesley started her Forest Service career on the Inyo in 2010. Since then, she has served as district ranger on the Shasta Lake Ranger District and National Recreation Area on the…
Verde Valley News – The Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance in partnership with the Clarkdale Foundation is excited to bring you the 8th annual Clarktoberfest event. The business members of the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance are planning a scaled back Clarktoberfest this year show casing the wonderful businesses on Main Street and several other businesses located throughout Clarkdale. Local breweries and wineries will be joined by local restaurants and food trucks for a wonderful food and beverage experience. There will be a cornhole tournament and live music throughout the afternoon. Mark your calendars for October 1 from noon to 5pm and…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Gratitude Revealed” showing Sept. 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. An epic journey 40 years in the making, “Gratitude Revealed” — from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of “Fantastic Fungi”— takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing gratitude is a proven pathway back from the disconnection we feel in our lives; disconnection from ourselves, our…
Sedona News – SedonaKind will host a three hour workshop with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) entitled “Benefits of and Creative Ways to Share Kindness” on Thursday, November 10th, at 1pm. This special, one time workshop will take place at the Sedona Center of Yavapai College at 4215 Arts Village Drive. The simplest acts of kindness have a rippling effect that can spread across the globe. Come and meet some of the members of SedonaKind, which is a local non-profit that encourages acts of kindness, large and small, locally and around the world. Learn about simple acts of kindness. …
Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by Sedona resident and professional photographer Bob Coates. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Road, Sedona. Doors open at 5:30. Bob will speak on taking your photography to a different level utilizing post-processing with Adobe Photoshop. Coates bills himself as a Lens Based Artist due to all his source material coming through a camera lens. “After that, all bets are off!” laughs Coates. “It’s a virtual digital darkroom with unlimited possibilities,” he adds. Images are blended, manipulated and…
Camp Verde News – Tweens and teens (10-17) can participate each Friday at 2pm through September in the Teen Library, exploring Heliophysics (sun science), Earth Science, Astrophysics, and Planetary Science through crafts, projects, and experiments. The Artemis Generation will get the chance to get involved in and experience Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), inspiring future astronauts and engineers to learn about space with NASA’s unique activities. About Camp Verde Community Library At Camp Verde Community Library, we connect people of all ages and walks of life to the expanding world of information, ideas, and creative experiences through free and…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Sedona News – 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. Visitors are welcome to attend services. Special uplifting weekly messages for the Hebrew month of Elul recorded by Rabbi Magal are posted on the synagogue website. On Friday, September 16, a Friday evening Erev Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Alicia Magal, begins at 5:30 pm both in person and on Zoom, and livestreamed for members and their invitees. Congregants participate by lighting…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Loving Highsmith” showing Sept. 16-21 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres. “Loving Highsmith” is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith’s quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith’s novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are “Strangers on…
Sedona News – Three popular Red Rocks Ranger District fee sites will each close for one day next week for parking lot resurfacing. The Call of the Canyon Picnic Site and West Fork of Oak Creek (Trail No. 108) will remain closed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The trailhead, trail and picnic site will re-open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Crescent Moon Picnic Site will remain closed on Wednesday, Sept. 14. It will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15. The Grasshopper Point Swimming and Picnic Area will remain closed on Thursday, Sept. 15. It will re-open at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. Trails,…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Smithsonian Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 17, 2022 as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s annual Museum Day. Museum Day represents a nationwide commitment to access, equity and inclusion. Before the Covid pandemic, over 250,000 people across the U.S. downloaded tickets for the event. This year’s theme is “The American Experience”, hoping to shine a spotlight on wonderful arts, culture, sciences, innovation and history exhibits across the country. “Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors.” said Janeen Trevillyan, Museum president. “It is a…