Cottonwood AZ (August 28, 2019) – Can science and religion agree on the most urgent issues of conservation and climate change? The Cottonwood Public Library and the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance (NAZCCA) are hosting a presentation and discussion to explore the details of this question.Dr. Roy May and Dr. Stefan Sommer will present the current issues being brought about by climate change and our spiritual and human responsibilities in the face of this global crisis.
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Sedona AZ (August 28, 2019) – The city of Sedona seeks applicants for one seat on the Sedona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) local board.The local board administers the pension system for the Sedona Police Department and follows the rules of the PSPRS system and Arizona Revised Statutes. Additionally, the board makes decisions for Sedona police officers on issues such as membership in the system and approving retirements and service purchase requests.
September 14th is Second Saturday Art & Culture Walk in Old Town Cottonwood from 4-9PM.Cottonwood AZ (August 28, 2019) – Start at Mingus & Main at Main Stage, where a dedicated art room awaits you along with full bar and restaurant.Then come all the way into Old Town Center for the Arts (OTCA), on the corners of N Main and N 5th Streets. OTCA features art related to water resources and values as the new theme for this year’s art exhibition starting Sept 4th and running through sometime mid-October. Water images and art will reveal it in all of its…
By Ted Grussing… faces, critters and other figures await your discovery in tonight’s image. I took this shot earlier this year at Pigeon Point south of Half Moon Bay. I used a 400mm lens and shot down at the surf breaking on the rocks at the base of the overlook. So have fun, there are some interesting creatures in this tiny slice of time and place.
Award-winning new music and concert doc premieres in one-day-only special eventSedona AZ (August 27, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special premiere of the award-winning music and concert documentary “ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas” on Thursday, Sept. 5. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas” tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen — Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard — became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all…
Camp Verde AZ (August 27, 2019) – Camp Verde Community Library is hosting free health screenings Wednesday, September 11th between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm in the Terracotta Room. These non-fasting screenings for cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure are sponsored by Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) and Verde Valley Medical Centers.
Drivers should use caution and allow extra travel timeCamp Verde AZ (August 26, 2019) – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for daytime lane closures on State Route 260 between Aultman Parkway (milepost 214) and Out of Africa Parkway (milepost 215) while crews complete mobile striping operations. Motorists should expect delays while intermittent lane closures are in place.The work is scheduled to occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
By Ted Grussing… this little guy is quite obviously very much present as he stands watch for the rest of the covey of quail as they forage beneath and around the bush that he is standing watch over. Not a time to fall asleep as predators are everywhere … on the ground and overhead. A serious business to be a primary food creature for so many different predators and focus on being alive and present yourself. We have our sentinels too that keep us safe from other humans who want what we have for themselves without working for it themselves ……
Film Festival partners with the Sedona Muses for special kick-off eventSedona AZ (August 26, 2019) – Kevin Fedarko, author and Colorado River adventurer, will kick off the 2019-20 monthly educational meetings of the Sedona Muses of the Museum of Northern Arizona on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theater.The event features a meet-and-greet with Fedarko followed by a one-hour presentation about his National Geographic-sponsored 750+ mile trek through the Grand Canyon, completed in 2016 with photographer Peter McBride.
By Ted Grussing… lift myself into the air and fly … this blue heron is expending all the power he has to propel himself into flight and the beauty of form and function are joined in this shot and I wanted to share it with you. I am going through a lot of my shot folders and finding gems like this that somehow were overlooked or before I got to it I found another one I liked and processed it and never got this far in the shoot.
Baba Vusi Shibambo, Randy J. and Bill Juharos team up for concert at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – Join Baba Vusi Shibambo, a South African multi-instrumentalist and international recording artist, for a lively evening of traditional ancestral and contemporary music taking place on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre in Sedona, at 7 p.m. This show will feature Shibambo’s original music based on ancient African tribal rhythms blending the age-old teachings of the elders of long-ago Africa with reflections from his Zulu homeland. His music is known to be both hypnotic and mesmerizing while preserving the traditional,…
Clarkdale AZ (August 23, 2019) – First Friday – In Their Own Words living history presentation, sponsored by the Clarkdale Historical Society, will feature Nancy Smith, a Jerome Historian, speaking about “The Jerome and Clarkdale Connection” on Friday, September 6, at 10:00am in the Historic Clark Memorial Clubhouse Mens’ Lounge located at 19 N. Ninth Street in historic downtown Clarkdale.Traveling along State Route 89A it is about four miles down the hill from Jerome to Clarkdale, but it was eleven miles away by way of the Verde Tunnel and Smelter Railroad that connected the rich ore-body of the United Verde…
Sedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – In a report issued Aug. 15, 2019, the Office of the Arizona Attorney General finds that the city of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, and the city’s administration of that contract, are consistent with the requirements of the Arizona Constitution.
By Karen Mack, Youth Services LibrarianSedona AZ (August 23, 2019) – Don’t miss out on all that Sedona Public Library offers for local and visiting youth. After a summer season packed with reading challenges and amazing library events, the youth services crew is now focusing on providing library services to families on a school schedule. Event calendars are available at the Library and are online at sedonalibrary.org. Take a look at the calendar and you will see that the Library is a wonderfully busy and inspirational place during the school year as well.
By Ted Grussing… our daily bread and that is exactly what most life forms spend a large portion of each day doing … seeking the food to sustain life yet another day. This egret is walking in shallow water looking for fish or whatever to come within sight and pluck them from the water and put them into the energy converter (stomach to those who wonder) and life goes on. I took this shot earlier this year when a friend and I were shooting at the Gilbert Water Park.