Sedona AZ (October 14, 2016) – Keep Sedona Beautiful, venerable steward of Sedona’s natural environment, will adapt to the electronic age for its first-ever annual fundraiser. Committed to KSB’s Endowment Fund, the fundraiser will feature both a special event and an innovative ten-day online auction.The Star Gazers and Raisers special event will be held on Sunday November 13 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock Grand Ballroom (courtesy of the Hilton), in the Village of Oak Creek.
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Sedona AZ (October 14, 2016) – At the Tuesday, October 11, 2016 City Council meeting, the city of Sedona approved the proclamation that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In coordination and as a symbol of the Sedona Police Department’s dedication to this cause, officers have placed purple ribbon magnets on their patrol vehicles that say “End Domestic Violence.”“This demonstration of support is another way we are letting the community know we value this cause and are helping every day through our line of work to end domestic violence,” said city of Sedona Police Chief Ron Wheeler.
By Virginia Volkman, Library DirectorSedona AZ (October 14, 2016) – It’s a real treat when a new book is published in a series that you’ve been following. For fans of Louise Penny, the fall release of “A Great Reckoning” is a cause for celebrating.Penny’s Armand Gamache novels have a loyal following and they are most often described as mysteries; in fact BookPage named the newest in the series the Top Pick Mystery in its September issue. However, Maureen Corrigan, who teaches literature at Georgetown University and is the book critic for the NPR program “Fresh Air,” has another opinion.
By Ted GrussingSo on the way back I dropped down to a couple of thousand feet above the plateau and started looking for color in smaller canyons and I found this one … loved it so dropped down to less than a thousand feet above it and did some shooting. Tomorrow morning I’m going to go looking for more before I get smoked out. Lots of small canyons to explore out near Sycamore, but I’m concerned that they may get buried in smoke from the Williams burns … what the heck, if nothing else I’ll shoot the fires and see…
Audience favorite returns for special screenings as part of DOCtoberfest at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 13, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to continue its DOCtoberfest film series with the encore screenings of “Harry & Snowman”, a moving and inspiring new documentary. The film will return by popular demand Friday, Oct. 21 through Monday, Oct. 24 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.“Harry & Snowman” is a feature length documentary that tells the remarkable life story of international show jumping legend Harry deLeyer, whose career was launched by his famous show jumping horse Snowman.
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(October 13, 2016) The corruption at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) just never ends. The latest example is ACC chairman Doug Little’s promotion of anti-rooftop solar propaganda to all the intervenors in the APS rate case.In a rate case, the function of the ACC commissioners is to act as impartial judges. By willfully distributing anti-rooftop solar propaganda Little has demonstrated that he is biased and not impartial.Yesterday, in a formal pleading before the ACC, I made the case that Little should recuse himself from the rate case proceeding. Read more→
Sedona AZ (October 13, 2016) – A recent New York Times article was headlined “With pay rising, millions climb out of poverty.” The article went on to say that 3.5 million Americans were able to rise above the poverty line last year. Another New York Times article talked about how incomes have risen across the board. That’s good news.
Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle directs Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller in epic production of timeless story — returning to the big screen at the Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (October 12, 2016) – The National Theatre of London returns to Sedona on Thursday, Oct. 27 when the Sedona International Film Festival hosts the encore of the award-winning London productions of “Frankenstein” — starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller. The screenings will be presented at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 4 and 7 p.m. It returns to the stage and screen as an encore production just in time…
Sedona AZ (October 12, 2016) – In partnership with MATFORCE, an organization that works to reduce substance abuse in Yavapai County, the city of Sedona’s Police Department will hold its annual Dump the Drugs event October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of City Hall at 102 Roadrunner Drive in Sedona.
By Arthur PooleSedona AZ (October 12, 2016) – The Oak Creek Apples Macintosh User Group (OCAMUG) will meet on Wednesday, October 19, at the Elks Lodge off Airport Road in West Sedona.Beginning at 5:00 PM: Is your Mac misbehaving? Do you want to know how a new feature works, or what’s in the latest update? local Mac/PC consultant Alan Gore will field questions the audience might have about the Mac.
By Ted Grussing… I’ve spent the evening listening to Anugama, currently Shamanic Dream … couple that with a trip to Sunset Crater where I am always drawn to the ancient wood … and living with a feline deity who rules the cosmos … and you get this! Haven’t done any compositing for a while so this was a fun exercise creating the perfect throne for One to gaze out over her realm. Anyhow, it was fun and hope you enjoy it.
By Ted Grussing… it is still very good color at the peaks; the inner basin is fading and at least as far as aerial shots go, it is over, but from the ground you get an entirely different perspective and groves where I see large numbers of aspens having lost their leaves, you will not see because the perspective from the ground has those trees blocked out by trees that still have their leaves. The S side of the peaks is improving; the north slopes are still terrific as are the W facing slopes.
Sedona AZ (October 10, 2016) – Professional photographer Doug Sherman will teach about wildflower photography and how to capture the beauty of wildflowers in landscape photos at the meeting of the Sedona Camera Club. Sedona photographer Jim Peterson will teach a workshop on Local Adjustments in The Digital World (Formerly Called Burning and Dodging) at 6 p.m., followed by Sherman’s presentation at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, October 31st, at the Christ Lutheran Church, 25 Chapel Rd, Sedona.Sherman’s PowerPoint presentation features examples of his images coupled with descriptions of how to obtain the same results. Sherman says his goal is to…
Sedona AZ (October 10, 2016) – The Sedona Art Museum is excited to host Seth Hopkins, executive director of the Booth Western Art Museum for a presentation on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Yavapai College*, 4215 Arts Village Drive, Room 34, Sedona Campus across from Red Rock High School.. Located in Cartersville, Georgia, the Booth Museum of Western Art houses the country’s best collection of contemporary Western American Art. During this lively session, Hopkins will define “contemporary” and “Western” while tracing the artistic developments of this genre over the past 50 years.
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(October 10, 2016)My last column was on General George Crook’s autobiography, a tale of battles and hardships. In that army was a soldier named Lt. Jack Summerhayes, who brought his young wife, Martha, to Arizona in 1874. Men and women often have widely varying experiences, especially so in those days when the lines of gender were rigidly drawn. In her memoir, Vanished Arizona, she…