Sedona AZ (August 22, 2019) – Guitar Wizard Anthony Mazzella will be performing his “Legends of Guitar” concert at the beautiful Mary Fisher Theater on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 pm. Check out his brand new show, including some new song additions!Music lovers take notice! It doesn’t get much more perfect than this. Anthony Mazzella’s “Legends of Guitar” show is a dazzling spectacle featuring one of the most highly-skilled musical artists in the country channeling the raw power of living and deceased guitar legends with multiple instruments on stage.
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Prescott AZ (August 22, 2019) – On August 18, 2019, just before 10AM, YCSO deputies were dispatched to an area off Senator Highway in Groom Creek regarding a 39-year-old woman who fell from her horse. Deputies learned the horse apparently lost its footing while on trail number 307 and both horse and rider rolled down a hill. The rider sustained a broken collar bone. A deputy, assisted by medical personnel, hiked more than 2 miles to meet up with the victim (rider). At that time, the team determined it would be in her best interest, in part because of the…
By Robyn Prud’homme-Bauer Clarkdale AZ (August 22, 2019) – Welcoming all artists that live, work, or attend school in Clarkdale. Be a part of your creative community. Exhibit and sell your art in the 33rd Made In Clarkdale Artists Showcase being held from December 5th-9th, 2019 at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse in historic downtown Clarkdale.
By Ted Grussing… in this place of golden silence as a great blue heron slips quietly across calm waters at sunset … a place where daily life is lived and some survive and some do not … across the world the same symphony of life plays out. It is a sacred experience shared by all living creatures … ignored by some … feared by others … welcomed by those who cherish life in the moment they find themselves. Celebrate your life and live it whilst you have it.
Inspirational true story of rising football star wrongly accused of a crime debutsSedona AZ (August 21, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Brian Banks” Aug. 30-Sept. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Brian Banks” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Aldis Hodge, Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear and Sherri Shepherd.“Brian Banks” is the inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star with a full scholarship to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t…
Cottonwood AZ (August 21, 2019) – With the federally-imposed deadline of October 1, 2020 drawing closer, as of this Friday the Transportation Security Administration will advise passengers passing through airport security checkpoints that it’s important to consider getting a Travel ID in order to meet upcoming new federal identification requirements.The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division offers the federally-compliant Travel ID at all MVD locations statewide. It’s also available at those Authorized Third Party providers that offer license and ID services.
Sedona AZ (August 21, 2019) – “Monday at the Museum” will feature Prickly Pear Jelly Making on Sept. 2 at 11:00 a.m.. Morna Paule will instruct participants and share her secret for dealing with those pesky cactus spines. All will go home with a jar of colorful jelly. Bring an apron, unless you don’t mind pretty magenta spots on your clothes! This is a very popular class and limited to six people, so sign up early. The cost is $7 and RSVP is requested.
By Ted Grussing… that is really a terrible pun, but sometimes I can’t help myself. I’m working on the images of a friend’s Black Chow that I shot earlier this year … figured he looked like he was being called for a meal, added him into a neat shot I took on a walk by the golf course recently … and oh well, it was a fun thing to do and a break from the intensity of the last few weeks.
By Ted Grussing… the fire that is. The fire started up in the area between Sycamore Canyon and West Fork on August 2nd and through natural spread and firing operations the fire is currently over 1200 acres, up significantly since last Friday when it was about 390 acres and my last flight up there on the 14th when I do not think it was more than 40 or 50 acres. According to the map that they have defined as the planning area, it looks like it will be grown to several thousand acres before they let it go out and that means…
Award-winning new drama featured in one-day-only special debut event Sedona AZ (August 20, 2019) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special premiere of the award-winning new drama “The Sweet Requiem” on Tuesday, Aug. 27. There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.When a young, exile Tibetan woman unexpectedly sees a man from her past, long suppressed memories of her traumatic escape across the Himalayas are reignited and she is propelled on an obsessive search for reconciliation and closure.
Staff training in advance of new computer systemCottonwood AZ (August 20, 2019) – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office in Cottonwood will be closed for one week between Monday, August 26 and Friday, August 30.During this time, MVD personnel will be undergoing training on a new state-of-the-art internal customer service computer system that will be installed throughout MVD later this year, replacing the existing outdated platform.
Sedona AZ (August 20, 2019) – The Mental Health Coalition Verde Valley’s August 26 program will feature Dr. David Tomasi, a lecturer, psychotherapist, and inpatient psychiatry group therapist, sharing the results of his recent study based on an experiment that combined physical activity with information about healthful nutrition to build a holistic, drug-free intervention for mental health in-patients in the Psychiatry Unit of the University of Vermont Medical Center. The results of the study by Dr. Tomasi and 2 colleagues were published in the journal “Global Advances in Health and Medicine.”
Religious and Scientific Perspectives on the EnvironmentCottonwood AZ (August 20, 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.
Rimrock AZ (August 20, 2019) – On August 18, 2019, at approximately 3:45 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the McGuireville Mini Mart in the 2100 block of E Beaver Creek Rd, Rimrock, regarding an auto theft. The victim told deputies that while he was inside the mini-mart for just a couple of minutes, his gold 2003 Toyota Tacoma ½ ton pick-up was stolen. The stolen truck was last seen driving towards Rimrock. The vehicle license plate was entered into a national law enforcement database.
New production from Stratford-Upon-Avon makes premiere at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 19, 2019) – The Royal Shakespeare Company’s extraordinary new production of “Measure for Measure” makes its Sedona big-screen debut on Sunday, Aug. 25. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the high-definition premiere of William Shakespeare’s renowned play from its home in Stratford-Upon-Avon. There will be one show at 3 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“To whom should I complain?”When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea…