By Virginia Volkman, DirectorSedona AZ (January 21, 2016) – This month we’re focusing on the many ways Sedona Public Library connects you to art and culture. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of the Culture Pass Program, we invite you to stop by and check out a pass to receive free admission for two people to one of 19 museums or cultural attractions in Arizona.
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The fake calls resulted in troopers conducting a felony traffic stop on a school vanFlagstaff AZ (January 21, 2016) – Over the past two weeks, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (ADPS) northern Operations Communication Center (OPCOMM) located in Flagstaff, has received multiple 911 calls from a man falsely reporting various emergencies along northern Arizona highways. Two of the calls reported that his vehicle had been shot at and hit by a passing vehicle. The man provided ADPS Dispatchers with a detailed description of the alleged suspect vehicle, license plate and gun. The man also reported that after the shooting the alleged suspect…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre plays host to Academy Award nominated short films Jan. 29-Feb.4Sedona AZ (January 21, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of The 2016 Oscar Shorts Programs Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Now an annual film festival tradition, Sedona audiences will be able to see all of the short films nominated for Academy Awards before the Oscar telecast in late February. Both the Live Action Short Film nominees and the Animated Short Film nominees will be featured. (Short documentaries will be offered later in February.)
Verde Valley AZ (January 21, 2016) – MATFORCE is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Pizza Box Topper Art Contest. The theme of this year’s contest is ‘Drinking under the age of 21 is not OK!’ Participating pizza stores will attach winning posters to the top of their pizza boxes during the month of February, helping raise awareness about underage drinking risks.
Sedona AZ (January 21, 2016) – The city of Sedona invites residents to two public meetings in February to give input on a potential city-wide residential trash and recycling program. The meetings are scheduled for:Monday, February 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Sedona City Hall, 102 Roadrunner DriveTuesday, February 2 at 8:30 a.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room at Sedona Fire District Station 1, 2860 Southwest Drive
By Ted GrussingThere is no place like the beach and the forever views looking out to sea. The outer waves were about 8 to 10 feet and the surfers were having a great time. After a very full day at museums in Balboa Park we stopped by The Chart House for a light meal, followed by lava chocolate cake before heading to the Cinepolis in La Costa and seeing Star Wars VII in 3D. Really enjoyed the movie and this woman walking her dog.
Sedona AZ (January 20, 2016) – Joanna Newman, a long-time Sedona resident, was recently elected to the Board of the Sedona Art Museum as Treasurer. She started her accounting business here in 1975 with her husband Chet’s help after ten years with the Del Webb Corporation in Phoenix.
Practicing Nonviolence through Communication Clarkdale AZ (January 20, 2016) – Of all the advanced communication modalities available, Marshall Rosenberg’s model of NVC is still in the lead after 50 years of development. Many of us are hungry for skills that can improve the quality of our relationships, deepen our sense of personal empowerment or simply help us communicate more effectively. Unfortunately, most societies teach us to compete, judge, demand, and diagnose; to think and communicate in terms of what is “right” and “wrong.” We have a habit of communicating in ways that often create misunderstanding or frustration. Even people with the…
Filmmaker will be in attendance at select screenings at the Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (January 20, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore of “Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary” Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The film premiered last spring at the Illuminate Film Festival to rave reviews. Producer and director Gay Dillingham will be in Sedona to host the film and Q&A at the Sunday and Monday screenings.Robert Redford narrates this enlightening and entertaining journey of two iconic lives.Whether you’ve heard of them or not, Ram Dass and…
Sedona AZ (January 20, 2016) – Would you like to know how Sedona City Hall works? Do you want to have a voice in the future of the city of Sedona? These questions and others will be answered at the Citizens Academy, a program offered to educate and reach out to the community. Residents will have the opportunity to meet with the Sedona City Council and various department staff to better understand city operations and issues.
By Ted Grussing… mostly how my day was spent and it is fun to be back in SoCal for a couple of days. No new photos today so sending out one of my favorite Iris shots tonight. Iris has long been at or near the top of my favorite flower list and in just a few months they will again explode with a burst of beauty that invites you to dwell in a special place … lost in a sea of color, shapes and patterns … and then they leave again and we are left with sweet memories of life…
Sedona AZ (January 19, 2016) – Andrea Houchard will speak at the first OLLI Winter Lunch and Learn, Wednesday January 27th at 1:00pm in room 34 of The Yavapai College Sedona Center, about her efforts to make philosophy relevant and bring it out of academia and to the general public.Andrea founded the nationally recognized Philosophy in the Public Interest program at Northern Arizona University, but will focus her talk on a new initiative – SPEX (The Sedona Philosophy Experience). Andrea has a PhD in Philosophy, and. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of SOPHIA – Society of Philosophy…
Sedona AZ (January 19, 2016) – Rabbi Alicia Magal, of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley, will lead a workshop, open to the entire community, on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the JCSVV, 100 Meadowlark Drive in Sedona on the imagery of the Tree of Life. Magal calls this “a Climb through the Tree of Life, as a Kabbalistic model of creation.”
Cottonwood AZ (January 19, 2016) – The Cottonwood Roadrunners Square Dance Club is welcoming new participants on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Lessons are held every Tuesday night from 6:30-8:00 with a Plus workshop until 9:00 at the Cottonwood Civic Center, 805 North Main and the first lesson is FREE. January 26 will be the last chance to get in on this series of lessons. Another series will not begin until September.
Bolshoi Ballet production from Moscow debuts on the big screen at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (January 19, 2016) – The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, Jan. 31 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “The Taming of the Shrew” from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 4:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Taming of the Shrew” features music by Dmitri Shostakovich and choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Principal dancers include Ekaterina Krysanova (Katharnia), Vladislav Lantratov (Petruchio), Semyon Chudin (Lucentio) and Olga Smirnova (Bianca).