Sedona AZ (September 20, 2019) – Fingerstyle guitar master, Rick Cyge shares your favorites from The Beatles at Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Voted “Sedona’s Best Musician For 2018 & 2019” in KUDOS Reader’s Choice Awards, Cyge performs all the subtle harmonies and intricate counterpoint of the brilliant music of The Beatles instrumentally on solo acoustic guitar. The evening promises an uplifting and nostalgic journey into shared musical memories of the past! The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are on sale now. Patrick Schweiss, the Sedona International Film Festival’s Executive Director commented, “Cyge’s concert,…
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Sedona AZ (September 20, 2019) – On Thursday, September 19, 2019, around 2:45 PM, deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover collision on Beaverhead Flat Road, about a mile and one-half north of Cornville Road, Cornville. The driver, 34-year-old Nicole Walls from Sedona, had been ejected from a 2005 Chevrolet SUV and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Very preliminary indications are that the driver may have over corrected during turning movements causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and roll multiple times. The driver was not wearing a seat belt.
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…
Tropical moisture could affect Arizona early next weekPhoenix AZ (September 20, 2019) – Keep an eye on the forecast and be ready to slow down with heavy rain possible early next week.If tropical moisture enters the state, the Arizona Department of Transportation’s safety tips include turning on headlights while driving in threatening weather and, when roads are wet, reducing speed and maintaining a safe distance between your vehicle and the one ahead.
By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (September 20, 2019) – September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Sedona Public Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to encourage everyone to access the free services available at their local library.Your Sedona library card is probably one of the most valuable cards in your wallet. As a Sedona Public Library cardholder, not only can you access all of the services here in Sedona, you also have access to 42 other libraries in the Yavapai Library Network. That means over one million items are easily accessible to…
By Ted Grussing… or Romans would have been envious of this natural amphitheater on the upper west side of Long Canyon. I’ve probably seen it before, but this morning it just jumped out and pulled my mind into all the great and glorious battles and games that have been played throughout history within those columns … more in the present and future until the columns stand no more.
Sedona AZ (September 19, 2019) – Filmgoers in Sedona will unite with audiences in over 400 venues spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 22nd Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, hosted by the Sedona International Film Festival.Manhattan Short is the only event of its kind. The ten finalists are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating…
Clarkdale AZ (September 19, 2019) – On Tuesday, September 17 at approximately 3:40 p.m., Clarkdale police officers responded to a single motorcycle accident on State Route 89A between mileposts 347 and 348. Clarkdale officers assisted Verde Valley Fire District, Verde Valley Ambulance, Jerome Police Department, Jerome Fire Department, and Arizona Department of Public Safety with first aid and traffic control. The motorcycle driver was transported by helicopter to Flagstaff Medical Center while the passenger was transported by ambulance to Verde Valley Medical Center. 89A between Number 1 Foods in Clarkdale and milepost 347 was closed for approximately 40 minutes. The…
The Demise of O.A. DaagsBy Donna CheslerJerome AZ (September 19, 2019) – We invite you once again to another Jerome Historical Society’s Ghost Walk performance. This will be our 16th Annual presentation, so please come to the Town of Jerome to experience some of Jerome’s past.
Sedona AZ (September 19, 2019) – Monday at the Museum will feature a class on Appalachian Folk Art Broom making on Monday, September 30th from 11:00-2:00pm. Your instructor Carolyn Grebenstein, from Bearcat Studio, will teach you how to make your own cob-Webber broom. Each participant leaves with the broom they make. This class does require an RSVP and it costs $7/person. No children under 10. This craft does require some light pulling but no sewing at all.
Sedona AZ (September 19, 2019) – As part of National Fire Prevention Week, Sedona Fire District will be hosting an open house and pancake breakfast at Fire Station #3 in the Village of Oak Creek on October 8th, 2019 from 07:00 a.m. to 09:00 a.m.. Sedona Fire Station #3 is located at 125 Slide Rock Rd in the Village of Oak Creek. “This is a great opportunity for community members to drop by the station and get information on fire prevention, have a few pancakes and to meet our new Fire Chief, Jon Trautwein,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis.
By Ted Grussing… it is always a sweet surprise when a good outcome occurs especially when there are doubts going in. I headed out for some shooting with the new Canon 90D this morning and memories of camera bodies past were very much on my mind. The 90D is the least expensive body I have acquired in the last 20 years and I had more than a few questions about how it would perform given that they packed more pixels in the APC-C sensor than has ever been done before. Reality proved to be an especially pleasant surprise when I…
Legendary musician featured in Sundance triumph debuting at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 18, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the audience hit and critically-acclaimed new music documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name” Sept. 27-Oct. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.A triumph at Sundance, this inspired collaboration between director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe coaxes Crosby, member of three major groups in music history (The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), into unflinching candor as the singer-songwriter confronts mortality and assesses the damage of…
Cottonwood AZ (September 18, 2019) – On Friday Sept. 13th, at approximately 11:30pm, the Verde Valley Fire District responded to a Residential assignment in the Amante subdivision by Verde Santa Fe. On arrival crews found an built in barbeque on fire under a covered porch. Crews were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to the house. Assisting Verde Valley Fire was Cottonwood Fire and YCSO.
Clarkdale AZ (September 18, 2019) – Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 5th. This is the day the Clarkdale Downtown Business Alliance along with The Clarkdale Foundation bring you the biggest and best party of the year. Join in from 1-9pm for the Sixth Annual Clarktoberfest on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale. This event spans the street for two blocks of downtown and includes kid events in the park.There will be food, craft breweries and local wineries. The Northern Arizona Blues Alliance will hold their fifth annual International Blues Competition from 1-5pm and at 6pm local music favorite Aces…