Verde Valley AZ (November 21, 2016) – Taxpayers can give more to their favorite Arizona tax credit eligible nonprofits. The State of Arizona has increased the Arizona Charitable Tax Credits, allowing taxpayers to keep more of their tax dollars local by donating up to $400 for single person or $800 for couples filing jointly to qualifying nonprofits.The Verde Valley Tax Credit Coalition is a membership organization that has formed to create awareness and provide a portal for qualifying nonprofits that help low-income families and individuals meet basic needs.
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Sedona Lit is a series by Dr. Elizabeth Oakes, an award winning poet and former Shakespeare professor. A Sedonian of three years, she will highlight the literature, written or performed, of Sedona, past and present.By Elizabeth Oakes(November 21, 2016)In the year I’ve written this column (the first one was November 23, 2015), I’ve been continually surprised at the number of famous people who found their way to Arizona in its first year of territory and statehood. All were changed by the experience radically and forever. Such a one was the photographer Dorothea Lange, whose work evolved in subject and form.In…
Commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with encores at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 18, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare with the encore returns of two award-winning films: “Anonymous” and “Last Will. & Testament” Nov. 29 and 30 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Celebrate the lasting legacy of the world’s greatest playwright at these special presentations.
Sedona AZ (November 18, 2016) – Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects welcomes supplies and cash donations in support Hopi families for the 17th annual Hopi Holiday ProjectThe Hopi are living descendants of the ancestors of the Sedona-Verde Valley region. As part of their ceremonial cycle of the year, Hopis visit shrine and ancestral sites throughout the region to renew blessings for the well being of all of us and Mother Earth.
By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (November 18, 2016) – As Thanksgiving approaches, we have much be thankful for at Sedona Public Library. As a mission-driven, nonprofit organization, we enhance the lives of our residents and visitors by serving as a community and information center.
By Ted Grussing… he probably didn’t make a call on the UNICOM or to the Tower before he decided to take to the air, but this Drake Ringneck duck is definitely on the go and another step or two and he’ll be airborne … think of running down a road and flapping your arms at the same time; naw, much more fun watching this little guys do it with water flying everywhere as he accelerates.
Festival joins theatres around the world for one-night film event at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 17, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud join hundreds of theaters around the world to present the one-night-only special premiere of the inspiring new documentary “I Am Bolt” on Monday, Nov. 28 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.This worldwide cinema event will include an exclusive interview with Usain Bolt.
Sedona AZ (November 17, 2016) – City of Sedona Police Officer Jackie McQuaid is on a mission: to fundraise with her colleagues, Sedona Fire District Chief Kris Kazian and Sedona Oak Creek School District Superintendent David Lykins, so they can help support the Special Olympics Arizona. The catch? By each fundraising a minimum of $1,000, McQuaid, Kazian and Lykins will sign up to also step “Over the Edge,” and rappel 27 stories and 415 feet down the CityScape Building in downtown Phoenix on December 10, 2016.
By Ted Grussing… this is a shot I took deep in Coal Mine Canyon last Friday and in looking at it after I finished the image I noticed that it looks like the right third of the image was tacked on to the left two thirds. In the full size image I blew it up as big as I could and it looks like a crack in the surface of the earth. The canyon covers a very large area and is beautiful, isolated and visited by very few people. I took this shot from about 1500’ above the ground and…
New production from Stratford-Upon-Avon makes debut at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 16, 2016) – The Royal Shakespeare Company’s extraordinary new production of “King Lear” makes its Sedona big-screen debut on Sunday, Nov. 27. 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.Antony Sher returns to the RSC to play King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays. One of our greatest…
Sedona AZ (November 16, 2016) – The city of Sedona’s Information Technology (IT) Department online auction starts today to sell inventory of excess computers, iPads, printers, scanners and other electronic equipment.”Auctioning retired IT equipment helps make sure these items get as much use as possible. It also helps the city recoup some of the cost associated with replacements and upgrades, and ensures we stay compliant with state laws regarding equipment disposal,” said John Smith, IT manager, city of Sedona.
By Ted Grussing… a good place to be when you are a predator and scan the territory for prey/food. Most predators spend a great deal of time observing their territories looking for prey/food and in this image One is no exception. I did have to do a horizontal flip of the background image to make it work and then feathered One into the landscape after scaling her down and rotating to fit on the mountain top. The mountain where One is, is Wilson and you are looking across the first ridgeline into Long Canyon. I think One would love this…
Inspiring, award-winning film based on a true story debuts at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (November 15, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Queen of Katwe” — based on an inspiring and remarkable true story — showing Nov. 25-Dec. 1 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Queen of Katwe” starrs Golden Globe-nominee David Oyelowo, Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o and Madina Nalwanga.
Clarkdale AZ (November 15, 2016) – 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 Second Annual Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Night. This year, 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.
Camp Verde AZ (November 15, 2016) – UPDATE: On November 9, 2016, suspect Francis Claude Klettke was successfully extradited from California and booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center on a charge of 2nd Degree Murder. He remains in-custody on a $200,000 bond.