Sedona AZ (August 23, 2021) -Mental Health Rights is the topic of the next Mental Health Monday on August 30, 2021, 10-11:30 AM, via Zoom. This free program, organized by NAMI Yavapai and the Northern Arizona Peer & Family Coalition, is being presented to ensure the public, Regional Behavioral Health Authorities and Health Homes know the mental health rights and where to find them in order to promote and empower self-advocacy. These three speakers will be featured:
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Met Opera’s Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin featured in film at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 21, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the exclusive Northern Arizona premiere of “Yannick: An Aritst’s Journey” on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. There will be one show at 1 p.m. that afternoon.The Metropolitan Opera presents “Yannick: An Artist’s Journey” — a feature-length documentary by award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke that profiles the Met’s Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Phoenix AZ (August 21, 2021) – Results from monitoring work this spring suggest that Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats, may be present in samples collected from multiple species in five counties across California and northwestern Arizona.The analytical results for these samples are considered “inconclusive” based on established national standards for the disease, which means they do not provide definitive evidence of the fungus being present in those bat populations. However, officials note they do underscore the importance of increased surveillance for WNS and the public’s help in reporting sick or dead bats on…
Higher Education Childcare Subsidy assists student nurses and teachersPrescott AZ (August 20, 2021) – Yavapai College announces a new program for aspiring students whose childcare costs have kept their college dreams out of reach.The Higher Education Childcare Subsidy, a three-year pilot program with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, will pay up to $725 per child, per month, in childcare expenses for qualified full-time students in the fields of Nursing, Nursing intent, Early Childhood and K-12 Education.
Award-winning documentary on iconic actor Val Kilmer debuts at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 20, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning documentary “Val” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.For more than 40 years Val Kilmer — one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video.
Only Arizona Department of Health Services instruction meets requirementsPhoenix AZ (August 20, 2021) – Registration is now available for required Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) training for those seeking licenses to own and operate adult-use marijuana establishments under the voter-approved social equity program. This free virtual Social Equity Ownership Training will be held live on Sept. 20-21 and then offered as recorded sessions with live Q&A on Oct. 12-13. To offer additional flexibility for prospective applicants, ADHS also will offer computer-based training from mid-October through mid-December.
Sedona AZ (August 20, 2021) – As part of its fall-term grand reopening, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College in Sedona and the Verde Valley (OLLI), along with the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley, invite everyone to OLLI’s first combination (in-person and online) program: “Renewing Democracy: Ranked-Choice Voting and More,” on Wednesday, September 1, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Yavapai College, Sedona Center, Room 34 and on Zoom.
Prescott AZ (August 20, 2021) – Yavapai College has named Ruth-Ellen Elinski as Program Director for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).A Verde Valley resident since 2004, Elinski has been a certified business analyst for the Yavapai College SBDC since 2018. An entrepreneur herself, Elinski has launched multiple businesses seeing one through its sale.
Sedona News (August 20, 2021) Another week of great live music is coming up at Steakhouse89 in West Sedona.On Friday, August 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, September 1 pianist/vocalist Lyndsay Cross sets the mood. A poised and talented musician with an angelic voice, her performance forms a perfect backdrop for an intimate dinner or a pleasant night out with friends. Come see her play. She emanates class and professionalism.
By Tommy AcostaSedona News (August 20, 2021) War is the most exciting chess game of them all.Hands down, war requires the finesse of thinking chess does but manifests in the real world with real consequences…life or death.Consider the chess game now being played between the U.S. and the Taliban.Start from the understanding that a deal was made between the U.S. and the Taliban, where we get the pipelines and they get their country back.Both sides are not technically at war anymore, yet the chess game is on.
By Ted Grussing… and she wanted you to see and admire the beauty of her hitting full stride as she heads back to our home … the hunt was over and time to come in for the meal that she missed out back … then to curl up on her very own Ekornes Stressless recliner chair in the living room whilst I have my dinner and relax. I’m sure she was dreaming of future hunts and bringing her own food home … she does that kind of thing too.
Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin star in film at Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (August 19, 2021) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Pig” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Pig” stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin. We don’t get a lot of things to really care about. A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
Camp Verde AZ (August 19, 2021) – Johana Pena has been creating videos since she was gifted an IPOD Touch for Christmas at age 8. Her earliest creations were “of me rambling about some crazy stuff.” Later, with an updated IPAD, she ventured into editing videos starring her little brother and niece and into stop-motion films with a favorite toy. Later still she regularly “vlogged” with friends at school.It’s the video the Verde Valley native produced, at the close of her senior year at Camp Verde High School, that put her solidly on the path to film and media arts…
Clint’s Well AZ (August 19, 2021) – A recently signed agreement between the Forest Service and State of Arizona will allow important and strategic forest thinning to begin on a vital watershed that supplies water to the Town of Payson and parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area.Coconino National Forest and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (AZDFFM) signed a Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) agreement for the Baker project on July 27, which is an important step that moves the project to the next stage.This marks the first time in the region’s history that the State is able to…
Phoenix AZ (August 19, 2021) – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year. Between April 1 and June 30, 2021, a total of $17,661,723 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma.The $17.7 million in both discretionary and advised grants and scholarships were awarded in five strategic priority areas: Health Innovations, Community Improvement & Development, Environment & Sustainability, Arts & Culture, and Quality Education.