Festival partners with Red Rocks Music Festival for special concert at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 30, 2019) – The Red Rocks Music Festival is proud to partner with the Sedona International Film Festival to present a special concert at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m.The concert — “From Mozart to Gershwin and More” — will include selections by Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Gershwin and Webern.
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Approximately 200 Fentanyl pills also Seized Camp Verde AZ (August 30, 2019) – This type of cooperation between patrol deputies and our local police department officers with the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking task force (PANT), is typical of what happens throughout the year. The multi-agency task force brings expertise and personnel to help take down dealers like this. The patrol deputy, in this case, did a great job on the initial investigation while sharing insight with PANT on his case. In late July of this year, YCSO deputies were dispatched to a home in the 600 block of Armetta Drive, Camp…
Survey results shine light on recovery effort Seligman AZ (August 30, 2019) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking volunteers to assist with fall spotlighting efforts to help document the population of endangered black-footed ferrets in Aubrey Valley and on the Double O Ranch, both near Seligman.As part of the recovery effort, the department has scheduled two five-night spotlighting events — Sept. 19-23 and Oct. 17-21. The spotlighting method involves using high-powered lights to locate and identify black-footed ferrets. Their eyeshine is reflected by the spotlight and helps surveyors with identifying and locating these elusive, nocturnal carnivores.
Officers using mobile ports to check semis driving through reservationPhoenix AZ (August 30, 2019) – To enhance safety on state highways, the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Enforcement and Compliance Division partnered with the Hopi Tribe to set up a mobile commercial vehicle inspection site on the reservation.Concerned that overweight semitrailers and those in violation of safety regulations may be using state roads that pass through the Hopi reservation to evade commercial ports of entry, the tribal government reached out to ADOT for assistance. ADOT sent officers to set up a mobile inspection site along State Route 264 near the junction…
Sedona AZ (August 30, 2019) – The second annual WagFest & Fair is the perfect day out for dogs and their two-legged friends on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to Noon. at the Posse Grounds Pavilion, 525 Posse Ground Rd. This canine resource event will feature everything dogs. The day will be filled with vendors, exhibits, demonstrations, raffles and more.Vendors are still being accepted. If you provide a service or supplies for dogs and would like to take part, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 928-282-5077.
By Cheryl L. Yeatts, Manager of Sedona Public Library in the VillageSedona AZ (August 30, 2019) – Sedona Public Library has been awarded a prestigious Library Services Technology Act grant by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State. Funds from the grant will be used to support the Library’s upcoming environmental program series, “Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home.” Funds will also be used to upgrade technology so more people can enjoy our library programs.
By Ted Grussing… there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story …”
Northern Arizona Blues Alliance partners with festival for one-night concert at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 29, 2019) – On Friday, Sept. 6, Sedona is turning Blue once again for the “Sedona Red Rockin’ Blues Festival” at the Mary Fisher Theater at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arizona Blues Alliance (NAZBA) and features some of the best Blues artists in Arizona.What better place to have a music festival, but SEDONA! The intimate Friday night concert features two premier blues solo artists: Leon J. and Chuck Hall.
Phoenix AZ (August 29, 2019) – Arizona drivers can look ahead to open highways and no scheduled construction closures over Labor Day weekend. The Arizona Department of Transportation and contractors will not schedule any construction or maintenance-related closures along state highways between Friday afternoon and late Monday, Sept. 2.Motorists should still plan ahead and expect heavy traffic during peak travel times on highways to and from popular destinations, including the state’s high country and California beaches.
Cottonwood AZ (August 29, 2019) – Friends of the Verde River is excited to announce the 2019 State of the Verde Watershed Conference to be held at the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, October 28 -30, 2019. The three-day conference begins with your choice of eleven different field trip options happening throughout the valley, including a guided tour of the Wild and Scenic Fossil Creek, Discovering Tavasci Marsh, Watchable Wildlife at Page Springs, and a kayak trip on the Verde River. The second and third days are filled with sessions, panelists, and speakers addressing topics related to the Watershed Report Card…
By Charles Husted, Police ChiefSedona AZ (August 29, 2019) – The women and men of your Sedona Police Department are proud to serve such an amazing community. We recently hosted Coffee with a Cop at Starbucks and were overwhelmed by the fantastic turnout and support demonstrated by the community members in attendance. To further enhance our ability to connect with the community, we have joined the public agencies side of Nextdoor. Nextdoor is a social network that provides a platform for neighbors to communicate with one another. Through Nextdoor, neighbors can connect regarding any topic of interest, generally ranging from garage…
A magical night of the full moon, and floating a lantern to honor loved onesSedona AZ (August 29, 2019) -Sedona Mago Retreat Center invites the public to participate in its first annual Full Moon Lantern Festival on Saturday, September 14. Festivities begin at 2 pm and ends at 9 pm, with the lantern floating beginning at 7 pm.
Sedona AZ (August 29, 2019) – Sound Bites Grill’s annual Lobster Fest ends this Labor Day weekend with a lineup of entertainment to celebrate summer like no other place in Sedona. Mid-week, August 28 enjoy “Wineaux Wednesday” with the original music of local favorite, Robin Miller, on guitar and piano from 6-9pm.Robin’s vast range of musical styles entertains audience members of all ages. His long history in music is well established even boasting his own Pandora station.
By Ted GrussingI took this shot a few years ago near days end from over the Village of Oak Creek looking north through the chapel and wilderness area to the airport on Airport Mesa, uptown and west Sedona. Oak Creek Canyon is just to the right of Wilson mountain on the upper right and the rim is on the left. Below mid image and on right of center is Bell Rock with the evening shadow moving up the side … Castle Rock lower part of the image on the left and Courthouse Rock to the right of Bell Rock. Cathedral…
The seductive true story of Virginia Woolf’s love affair that inspired her great workSedona AZ (August 28, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed new drama “Vita & Virginia” Sept. 6-11 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Vita & Virginia” features an award-winning all-star ensemble cast including Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki and Isabella Rossellini.Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, “Vita & Virginia” tells the scintillating true story of a literary love affair that fueled the imagination of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers.