By Elizabeth Cate, Collection Development LibrarianSedona AZ (November 3, 2017) – With the change in the seasons, you might be trying to spend more time outside before the weather turns cold, and this month, the Library offers an activity that will take you outdoors, as well as indoor events for all ages that are informative and entertaining.
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By Ted Grussing… seems like every time I go to Watson Lake there are new species arriving with the fall migration and these Hooded Mergansers are among the new arrivals. Like Wood Ducks they nest in small cavities in trees and the newly hatched ducklings leave the nest within a day of being hatched … the first step is the biggest and it may be fifty feet or so; it is also the second smallest of the six species of Mergansers … you can read more about this beautiful creature at:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/lifehistory .
Sedona AZ (November 2, 2017) – Internationally-recognized classical and flamenco guitarist/composer Andre Feriante is returning to Sedona by popular demand — after a sold out performance last year — with his new show “The Poet of the Guitar”. There will be one show on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. on the Goldenstein Stage at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival.Feriante will present “The Poet of the Guitar” — a multi-instrument show on guitar, ukulele and banjo. This year, he will also be adding two new instruments: the oud and the harp guitar.
Photographing Arizona’s Wildlife: When, Where and HowSedona AZ (November 2, 2017) – Professional photographer Bruce Taubert will present at the meeting of the Sedona Camera Club starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 27th, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Rd, Sedona.Bruce will kickoff the meeting with “Around the World in 45 Minutes”. He will present his best images from recent travel to Namibia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Canada, and other exotic places.
Clarkdale AZ (November 2, 2017) – The Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County and the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona have partnered with Yavapai College and multiple community groups to present the Third Annual Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Night. Two events will provide opportunities for area students, their families and local educators to learn more about post-secondary scholarships available for both traditional and non-traditional college students.
From December 14-17, Sedona Northern Lights will bring Sedona’s stunning landscape to life.Sedona AZ (November 2, 2017) – Celebrate the spirit of the holiday season in Sedona with USA’s largest Projection show on a natural canvas: Sedona Northern Lights. Produced by LA-based PaintScaping, a world leader in 3D projection mapping, this massive holiday light show will occur for only four nights from December 14-17, 2017, and will showcase Sedona’s profound beauty, thriving arts scene, dark skies and enchanting landscapes. Presented by the City of Sedona, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau and the Sedona Arts Center, Sedona Northern…
Sedona AZ (November 2, 2017) – The Sedona Heritage Museum’s annual Veteran’s Day tribute will be on Saturday, November 11 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Museum. All veterans, active military, and family and friends are invited to be special guests of the Museum at Sedona’s annual memorial and program of appreciation for those who have served and now serve. This year’s program will be overseen by emcee Shondra Jepperson. She and Tom Jepperson will provide inspirational music, including a performance of an original song written by residents Terrie Frankel and Fred Shinn called “Here’s To You! Red, White and Blue”. Vocalist Katherine Latorraca, herself…
Training November 18Cottonwood AZ (November 2, 2017) – Are you interested in serving as a volunteer guide or mentor for someone reentering the community after serving in prison? If so, the Yavapai Reentry Project is seeking your help as a Community Coach. Volunteer coaches give these individuals the opportunity for community support, the ability to build healthy relationships and to create hope for their future.
By Ted Grussing… I started shooting waterfowl when I was twelve and my Dad gave me my first shotgun, a Harrington Richardson, single shot .410 that took 2.5 inch shells and it was a folding gun with a relatively short barrel. I shot my first pheasant, duck and upland game with that gun. My Dad taught us a lot about life and nature and the respect that was owing to every living creature including the game we shot; we cleaned our kills, and we ate what we shot. Sometime in my twenties I decided that I had learned the lessons…
Liam Neeson and Diane Lane star in film based on a true story at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 1, 2017) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House” — starring Liam Neeson and Diane Lane — showing Nov. 10-15 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Based on a true story of the most famous anonymous man in American history: Mark Felt, the FBI second-in-command who was the “Deep Throat” whistleblower in the 1970s Watergate scandal.
Live streaming offers quality watchable wildlife experience McNeal AZ (November 1, 2017) – It happens every year. As if on cue, they pick up and travel thousands of miles from places like Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, and some from as far away as Canada, Alaska and even Siberia.They are Arizona’s true “snowbirds,” content to spend winter days basking under mild, sunny skies before getting the itch to turn around and head back north sometime in March or early April.
Washington DC (November 1, 2017) – United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) would like to express substantial concerns about the condition and treatment of Rosa Maria Hernandez, a 10-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy, who was detained by federal immigration authorities on the way to emergency gall bladder surgery in Corpus Christi, Texas. After discharge from the hospital, authorities placed her in a facility for undocumented children in San Antonio. Various news outlets note that her doctors have recommended that she be released to family members who can care for her.We strongly urge authorities to allow this young girl with Cerebral Palsy to…
Camp Verde AZ (November 1, 2017) – Camp Verde’s brewery, Verde Brewing Company has moved their kitchen and added taps to their brewery location just off the RT 260 and I-17 Interchange at 724 N. Industrial Drive #7A. With a new menu, beer brewing daily, and the beer garden open, Verde Brewing is ready to invite everyone to a party – their Grand Opening Pre-Holiday Party!
Sedona AZ (November 1, 2017) – The Giving Angels has started collecting donations to give more than 600 seniors holiday gifts with the generous help of donors from Sedona, Cottonwood and the Verde Valley. The charity provides gifts to independent, low-income seniors in the Verde Valley.Donation boxes will be at community locations November 1st through December 7th. Donations being sought include, unscented lotion, notecards, stamps, kitchen towels, dishcloths, pot holders, game books, and large-print books. It is requested that items be new.
Camp Verde AZ (November 1, 2017) – Camp Verde Community Library announces the next Music in the Stacks, a free monthly concert series, which will take place on Thursday, November 9th at 5:30 pm in the library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 5-7 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month.