Eccentric Arizona mining town featured in award-winning film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 19, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed and award-winning new film “Bisbee ‘17” Oct. 26-Nov. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Bisbee ‘17” is a nonfiction feature film by award winning filmmaker Robert Greene set in Bisbee, Arizona, an eccentric old mining town just miles away from both Tombstone and the Mexican border.Radically combining collaborative documentary, western and musical elements, the film follows several members of the close-knit community as they attempt to reckon with…
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Sedona AZ (October 19, 2018) – On October 25th at 5pm author Gary Every will perform an all Arizona Halloween storytelling shows at the Literate Lizard. Mr. Every was a bonfire storyteller at a high priced resort in southern Arizona for several years and some guests began scheduling their vacations around his special All Arizona Halloween storytelling events. The award winning author says, “Those shows were always so much fun for me as a performer and I am grateful to the Literate Lizard for providing me a space to do some of those stories again.”Arizona has an extremely colorful past featuring plenty of…
Camp Verde AZ (October 19, 2018) – Camp Verde Community Library offers FREE Health Screenings Thursday November 8th, between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. These non-fasting screenings for cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure are sponsored by Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) and Verde Valley Medical Centers.During the 20 minute non-fasting Biometric screening you will not only get your “Numbers” but a healthcare professional will go over your results with you to help you understand the connection between your numbers and healthy lifestyle habits.
Arizona’s First Female DPS OfficerSedona AZ (October 19, 2018) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Wednesday October 31 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Kim Thompson will present her first-hand experiences as the “First Female Patrol Officer in the State of Arizona”. Thompson became the third woman to graduate from the Arizona DPS academy, but the first female patrol officer.
Clarkdale AZ (October 19, 2018) – Bread & Puppet Theater, the internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art filled with music, dance and slapstick comes to Clarkdale on Saturday, November 10th with two shows. The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus, (suitable or families) explains and teaches riot and rebellion against intolerable situations with the help of state of the art paper-maché weaponry and the appropriately riotous Bread and Puppet Brass Band, and The Basic Byebye Show, a manifesto on transformation inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s apocalyptic woodcuts and the daily news.
Sedona AZ (October 19, 2018) – In this day and age when the next big thing seems to receive all the buzz, it’s nice to know there are still organizations recognizing tradition and heritage. The Tucson-based Mountain Oyster Club, a social organization, has been honoring traditional Western art for 49 years with its annual Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale. Bronze sculptor Ken Rowe had two sculptures juried into this year’s show. Branching Outfeatures a family of Gambel’s quail while Den Mother showcases a timber wolf with her pack of pups. The show opens on November 18 at the club’s headquarters, and Ken…
By John Tamiazzo, PhD (October 19, 2018)Getting older is not an easy thing to adjust to. It might appear that the world is geared towards young adults but that is not always the case. A recent Time Magazine poll showed that the most stressed out generation is young adults.Americans love to work and there is a trend in hiring older adults. SeniorJobBank.com helps those 55 and over to find employment. Many companies are committed to hiring seasoned workers as part of their hiring strategy and truly believe in the value of this talent pool. To a potential employer, older oftentimes…
By Karen Mack, Youth Services LibrarianSedona AZ (October 19, 2018) – Sedona Public Library is hosting two Halloween events, one for youngsters and another for adults. The Library’s adult Halloween event, “Spooktacular,” is on Wednesday, October 31, at 3 p.m. in the community room.We’ll kick off this celebration with spooky readings by the Mackler Trio. For those who enjoy dressing up, we’ll have our costume show and “Who Am I?” guessing game. Annette and Erroll Foldes, local musicians and entertainers, will provide live music and a dance party. Also on the party agenda are refreshments and games. Bring your decorated or…
By Ted Grussing… these two American Coots are neck to neck as they race down a watery race track … which will win? … neither as they abandoned the water, left the surface and entered flight. Kind of a cool shot though and I found it among a shoot I did on Watson Lake last October. I think one more flight for the color up at the peaks tomorrow and then next week I’ll get the boat back on the water as a few birds from the north are beginning to arrive on the migration. A couple of days ago…
Festival and film celebrate 25 years with flashback screening at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 18, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is turning 25 this year, and to celebrate, we are rolling back the clock and bringing encore screenings of hit films from 25 years ago to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on the 25th of each month! And better yet … we are rolling back the tickets to the admission price of 25 years ago for these special events: just $4.25 each!This special year-long celebration continues with the anniversary screening of “Legends of the Fall” on Thursday, Oct. 25…
Emphasis on helping adults lacking means and/or access to eye care servicesCamp Verde AZ (October 18, 2018) – Monday, October 22 from 9:00a-4:00p the Lions Club of Yavapai County will bring eye care services through their mobile doctor’s office to Camp Verde community members. The Lions Mobile Eye Care Van is a fully equipped eye doctor’s examination room used by volunteer eye doctors to give screening eye exams and write prescriptions for eye glasses. It is the mission of Lions Clubs to use this mobile doctor’s office to bring eye care services to all of Yavapai County, with particular emphasis…
Sedona AZ (October 18, 2018) – Monday at the Museum will feature a class on Appalachian Folk Art Broom making on Monday, October 29th 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 (October 18, 2018) – We all realize trash and litter on our roadways doesn’t just disappear. Dedicated volunteers have removed litter since 1971 to the benefit of residents and visitors alike. Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) has played a key role in making sure litter is removed, adopting some 70 miles of our roads and highways.
By Ted Grussing… of a second a lot can happen and in the image tonight I melded 3 consecutive shots which were taken at a rate of 12 frames per second, thus the quarter of a second. They are of a Cormorant that was taking off from a rock in Watson Lake last October … totally different subject matter than of late, but I retain the miracle and beauty of flight which is a recurring theme in my photography … wildlife just have the advantage … no need for new propellers, annual inspections and the like. They do face danger…
Iconic and glamorous nightclub history featured in film at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 17, 2018) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed and award-winning new documentary “Studio 54” Oct. 26-31 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Nothing this fabulous could last forever.