Author: Tommy Acosta

Award-winning film features successful television producer at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (September 2, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a special premiere of the acclaimed, award-winning new documentary “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” showing one day only: Monday, Sept. 12 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.How did a poor Jewish kid from Connecticut bring us Archie Bunker and become one of the most successful television producers ever? Norman Lear brought provocative subjects like war, poverty, and prejudice into 120 million homes every week. He proved that social change was…

Village of Oak Creek AZ (August 2, 2016) – Hayley Gibbons, the Arizona-born chef and TV personality behind the Help from Hayley line of gourmet cooking sauces, will be hosting cooking demos and providing taste samples from 2 to 5 p.m.  Friday, Sept. 9, at Weber’s IGA Food and Drug Store, 100 Verde Valley School Road.

Verde Valley AZ (September 2, 2016) – The Verde Front is pleased to announce a series of community engagement meetings to share information about the Verde Front collaborative, update the public about the efforts of the Verde Front working groups, and invite discussion, feedback and, most importantly, involvement from members of the public to participate on a variety of working groups going forward.  Representatives from the Verde Watershed Restoration Coalition will also share information about the riparian restoration work being done in the Verde Watershed and how the public can participate. 

Chino Valley AZ (September 2, 2016) – Horse lovers and riding enthusiasts will gather at the Yavapai College Chino Valley Horse Arena from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, for an all-breed, multi-discipline horse show.The fall show is a collaboration of the YC Equine Program and the Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center (AAEC). Admission and parking are free, with proceeds of class and horsemanship registrations benefiting the YC Equine Scholarship Fund. In addition to scholarship aid, the horse show “helps students showcase skills they are learning in their classes and raise awareness of the YC and AAEC…

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward (September 2, 2016) “Smart” meter issues just never go away because the meters are inherently flawed in so many un-fixable ways. One example of that is the meters still catch on fire despite there having been massive recalls across North America over the last several years. Hundreds of thousands of fire prone “smart” meters have been replaced in various locations that include Canada, California, Texas, Florida, Nevada, Illinois and Pennsylvania. Read More→

By Ted Grussing… One has joined the cause of keeping our skies dark, although she seems to be getting a head start on time of day when we expect dark skies … probably because I do not let her out at night, so she spends her time loafing and soaking up rays whilst keeping part of the earth a little darker … there are reasons some clouds have very dark bases and now you know why.

Jody Florman, June Payne Hart, and Northern Arizona Watercolor SocietySedona AZ (September 1, 2016) – The city of Sedona is hosting an opportunity to meet with two local talented artists and one local art group, whose inspiring work is currently on display at Sedona City Hall. This event will take place Thursday, Sept. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. A reception will begin in Council Chambers and then proceed to the other exhibits located throughout city hall.

State, local agencies emphasize safe driving, planning aheadVerde Valley, AZ (September 1, 2016) – During Labor Day weekend, state and local agencies are focusing on keeping motorists safe, and placing equipment and resources along heavily traveled highways to help move traffic should incidents occur. Additionally, the Arizona Department of Transportation and its contractors won’t schedule construction closures along state highways from Friday through Monday evening.While no closures are scheduled during the holiday weekend, travelers should be aware that existing work-zone restrictions with lane reductions will remain in place, including on eastbound Interstate 40 about 30 miles east of Kingman.

Prescott AZ (September 1, 2016) – The Yavapai County Recorder’s office has just over 11,000 early ballots received on Election Day and approximately 100 provisional ballots to process.Voter Registration: Since 11:15 p.m. on Election night we have been updating our voter registration data base to reflect early ballots processed through Friday, August 26 and the Vote Center ballots cast on Election Day. The voter registration database needs to be updated before tabulating the early ballots received after August 26th to ensure that a voter did not mistakenly vote twice by dropping off their early ballot on Election Day and also voting…

Sedona AZ (September 1, 2016) – On Thursday, September 8th, at 6:30PM, Inspiration of Sedona will present a free screening of Cultural Creatives: The (R)evolution documentary, followed by an open, public discussion exploring the social and environmental related activism that is being done in our community.

By Ted Grussing… than this? The runway was closed for a while this morning so I left and didn’t get back up to the airport until late afternoon and launched about 5:40PM … there was sun, but also as I was rolling on takeoff I started picking up a light rain on the canopy. Let’s see, rain + sun means that at the right angles I am going to have a rainbow. I climbed up to the SW away from the cloud that was shedding its water and towards the setting sun and after a few minutes cranked around to…

World-class Music, Flamenco, Folk Dancers and Kid Zone Fun!Sedona AZ (August 31, 2016) – Twirling dancers in brilliantly colored traditional Mexican folk costumes, the pounding rhythms of fiery, sensuous flamenco, strolling mariachis delighting the crowds, music galore and the scents and tastes of Old Mexico. It’s time for Fiesta del Tlaquepaque! This year’s Sedona signature event takes place Saturday, September 10 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is free and a good parking option is available at the Uptown municipal parking lot with continuous shuttle service to and from Fiesta  during the hours  of the event.

Sedona AZ (August 31, 2016) – The unofficial preliminary primary election results for the city of Sedona Aug. 30 election, are listed below. Note that these results do not reflect processing of all ballots. “No determination of election will be made until all ballots are processed and we receive the unofficial final results from Coconino and Yavapai counties,” said Sedona City Clerk Susan Irvine.

Globe on Screen returns to the big screen at Mary D. Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (August 31, 2016) – The famous Globe Theatre of London returns to Sedona on Sunday, Sept. 11 in high definition when the Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere of “The Merchant of Venice” starring Jonathan Pryce. There will be one show at 3 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. This special production is part of the full season of Globe on Screen that will be carried here in Sedona, presented by the film festival.Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen offers audiences a ticket…

Cottonwood AZ (August 31, 2016) – Join us at Verde River Day, September 24th2016, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, in Cottonwood, AZ. The annual Verde River Day is a FREE day for all. On the Sunday after Verde River Day, VRVNO hosts a FREE guided canoe paddle down a stretch of river seldom navigable these days due to irrigation use. For more information on this one hour paddle-guided mini-adventure contact VRVNO at registrar@vrvno.org  to get on our e-blast list and you will receive the registration launch announcement around Sept 1st!  American Rivers and South by Southwest Adventures are our partners.  Limited to 30 participants, first registered – first served, this is…