Sedona AZ (October 2, 2019) – From now through the end of December Harold Schifman’s impressionistic abstract paintings entitled Five Decades, is on display at City Hall. Mark Rownd is also exhibiting his abstract work, along with his collection of art by Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Please save the date to meet Schifman and Rownd at their reception on Wednesday, October 30th from 4-6pm in the Council Chambers. Jazz guitarist Tony DiMito will be the musical guest.
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Sedona AZ (September 20, 2019) – Hopi & Navajo Winter Heating Crisis program will be presented October 3, 2019, 6 pm, at the Sedona Public Library. The public is invited to learn more about: housing & heating challenges with closure of coal mine, strategies that are being deployed to help, and cultural and religious significance of fire & use in home heating.Coal has been an important source of Hopi heat for more than 3,000 years. Ancestral Puebloans dug coal out of seams by hand. However, burning of coal and wood produce harmful particulates as well as fire risks that can…
By Ted Grussing… a wonderful visit with friends in Duluth today and in truth they have not changed in the 61 years we have known each other … the physical features have changed a wee bit, but the bubbling personalities and quick wit are the same now as then. Funny thing is I do not really feel any different now than then although a little wear and tear shows through. The driving force and enjoyment of life is enriched and an enthusiastic love of life lives within. We had lunch at a Northwoods bar and the burgers beat anything I…
Sedona Film Festival an unforgettable evening of entertainment at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – On Thursday, Oct. 10 things will be heating up in Sedona with two of the hottest entertainers in Arizona joining forces. Two world-class professionals originally from Las Vegas and New York are teaming up to create an unforgettable evening of entertainment in a show called “Ritual Dance”. The show features the music and guitar virtuosity of Anthony Mazzella and creative dancing of professional showgirl Myryka Nunyaz. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Phoenix AZ (October 1, 2019) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that a State Grand Jury indicted Celestia Ziemkowski, following an investigation performed by the Office of the Auditor General (“OAG”). Ziemkowski, the former business manager for Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education (VACTE), was indicted on charges of fraudulent schemes and artifices, violation of duties of a custodian of public monies, fraudulent schemes and practices, theft, forgery, and computer tampering for allegedly using her position to steal approximately $30,500 of VACTE funds.
Phoenix AZ (October 1, 2019) – A record number of bald eagle breeding areas couldn’t guarantee another shattered record of eagle nestlings, which dipped to 71 during the 2019 breeding season from 87 hatched in 2018. During the Arizona Game and Fish Department annual bald eagle survey this summer, raptor biologists counted a minimum of 74 occupied breeding areas statewide, which was up from the 69 counted last year. Despite that, the number of eggs laid this year dipped slightly to 97 from the 102 counted last year. Additionally, the number of birds that made the important milestone of their…
Other locations available for fall color viewing across national forestFlagstaff AZ (October 1, 2019) – As fall colors arrive in Coconino National Forest, visitors often scramble for spots to view the spectacular reds, oranges and yellows that the fall season brings.Due to the popularity of Lockett Meadow as a destination for viewing fall colors and aspen stands, vehicle access to the meadow will be managed over the first few weekends of October to ensure public safety.Beginning October 5, Forest Service personnel will be positioned in Lockett Meadow and at the bottom of the road that leads to the meadow (near the…
Prescott AZ (October 1, 2019) – MATFORCE is sponsoring a “Lunch ‘n Learn” that will educate the public on the true facts of “vaping” and expose the cloud of misinformation. With a 78% increase in youth e-cigarette use in one year, the Surgeon General has declared youth e-cigarette use an epidemic. An alarming trend in deaths related to a mysterious respiratory illness, found only in people who use e-cigarettes, has surfaced across the nation. Are these just sensational headlines or real life issues our community is facing?
Camp Verde AZ (October 1, 2019) – Camp Verde Community Library and Friends of Beaver Creek Library will co-host an Art event Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the Terra Cotta Room of the Camp Verde Community Library. Artists who were juried into the Visions of the Verde exhibit, which is currently on display at Yavapai College (Verde Campus) art gallery will be featured.
Sedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – The Sedona Police Department invites residents and visitors to join officers in supporting women’s health and public safety personnel.In October officers will trade their blue shoulder patches for pink to mark national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The department will sell the patches for $10 with proceeds earmarked for the fight against cancer. This year SPD also has pink patch key chains, which are available for $5.
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) Sedona Community Forum (formerly Lunch and Learn) will host Dieter Lehmann, Sedona business owner in partnership with Cyril ChiosaClarkdale AZ (October 1, 2019) – What do the Sedona Creative Life Center, Steakhouse89, several Jeep and trolley tours, the former U-Haul facility, and the vacant KFC/Taco Bell building on Rt. 89A in West Sedona, as well as the Alcantara Vineyard and the closed Steve Coury car dealership off Rt. 260, have in common? All these properties and more are now owned by a business partnership headed by Cyril Chiosa and Dieter Lehmann.
Sedona AZ (October 1, 2019) – This weekend Sedona’s Sound Bites Grill has two great touring artists performing.. Country music artist, Jeff Dayton returns to the stage on Friday Oct 4th at 7 p.m. for his American Troubadour solo performance concert and on Saturday Night Oct 5th at 7 p.m. Jazz artist Gary Regina will be performing with his band “The Play Date”.Jeff Dayton who was Glen Campbell’s band leader for over 15 years has an amazing musical career. This particular show will be special as it is a solo performance with story telling and songs from his years in the…
By Ted Grussing… today was one of those absolutely beautiful days … woke up with the sound of rain drumming the roof of my warm cabin in the woods overlooking the Upper Eau Claire lake … a couple of rollovers and a decision to rest up from the effort of waking up. It was cold, rainy and windy … checked the weather channel app, so I knew.
Award-winning documentary tells story of deafness in three movementsSedona AZ (September 30, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements” on Monday, Oct. 7. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Between love and loss lies a masterpiece.“Moonlight Sonata” is a deeply personal memoir about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Ludwig van Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata.
Cottonwood AZ (September 30, 2019) – The Verde Valley Fire District Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Board Member Bob Eddingfield at their meeting held September 24, 2019. Bob Eddingfield has been an active member of the Board of Directors since 1999. His service began when he applied to fill a vacancy in May of that year. Among the credentials he listed on is application back then was basic medical training and surgical technical training through the U.S. Air Force and EMT training through Yavapai College. Bob was also an EMT instructor for Yavapai College in 1978-79.