… daily all life forms are in motion in search of food, shelter and what pleasure they may derive from life … mostly our non human friends are in search of food and daily they endeavor to fulfill that necessity moving from place to place in search of! In the photo above we have a Snowy Egret coming in for a landing in shallow water looking for small fish … I like the way he has his feet overlapping each other; it is almost as though he is a bit tentative in deciding whether or not this is the place…
Author: Sedona Best
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the extraordinary and breathtaking documentary “Fire of Love” showing July 29-Aug. 4 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From National Geographic Documentary Films comes the extraordinary love story of intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died just as explosively as they lived — capturing the most spectacular imagery ever recorded of their greatest passion: volcanoes. Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries.…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Apples” showing July 29-Aug. 4 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. From executive producer Cate Blanchett comes “Apples”. The film was Greece’s official submission to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and was a hit at prestigious film festivals around the world, including Venice, Toronto, Telluride, AFI Fest, Mill Valley and more. Critics are raving about the film. How selective is our memory? Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris (Aris Servetalis) finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help…
… no life form on this planet can survive without an adequate source of food. Thanks to our evolution and division of labor we are able to rely on others to produce our food freeing us up to engage in other activities which others need … given the freedom to do so all is well. In the photo above a bee is collecting pollen from a flower to bring back to the hive and whilst doing so he pollinates the flower and performs a service to ensure the continuation of the flower. In the image below a Red Tail Hawk…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the delightful French comedy “The Test” showing July 29-Aug. 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The Castillons seem to be the perfect family. That is until Annie, the mother, finds a positive pregnancy test in the bathroom. Is it Juliette’s, her son’s girlfriend? Poupi’s, her teenage daughter? Another woman in her husband’s life? Does her other son actually have girlfriends? Whatever the answer, this is not good news. The family’s harmony is hilariously interrupted. “With a sharp eye, spirited dialogue and situation comedy, the director…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “Mr. Malcolm’s List” showing July 29-Aug. 4 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Seeking truly love. Conditionally. In 19th-century England, a wealthy, young lady named Julia Thistlewaite engages in courtship with Mr. Malcolm, a mysterious, wealthy suitor, unaware that he has a list of qualities required of a future wife in the delightfully charming romantic comedy/drama “Mr. Malcolm’s List”. When she fails to meet an item on this list of requirements for a bride, Julia is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact…
Last month was just the beginning. Rowe Fine Art Gallery’s two-part summer show, A Feast for Your Eyes, kicked off with an evening dedicated to the gallery’s painters in July. The fun continues in August when the sculptors and jewelers step up to the plate. Enjoy the latest works from Shirley Eichten Albrecht, Liam Herbert, Jennifer Inge, Kim Kori, Alvin Marshall, Erik Petersen, Joel Petersen, Ken Rowe and Joshua Tobey. The show opens at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 5, and runs through the month. Shirley Eichten Albrecht is excited to debut Regalia, a tall-body gourd that rests on a…
Food pantries are generally not associated with high-quality food. A traditional food pantry receives the excess, unwanted, or nearly-expired food that is unsellable through main-stream channels. However, local food assistance provider Manzanita Outreach is bringing locally produced, farm-fresh produce, meat and dairy products to its Food Sharing events.“Food assistance is a much bigger part of our community than most people realize. Manzanita Outreach alone has served nearly 20% of the residents of the Verde Valley since the start of 2021,” says Manzanita Outreach Executive Director Ben Burke, “If we want to increase the overall health of our community, one of…
By Amaya Gayle GregoryIt’s a slippery slope, a muddy slide, being present to the body’s sensations, the events unfolding before us, our emotional triggers while remaining fully present to the simple aware beauty of our beingness. It is easy to get drawn in, sucked down into ego’s story about what is going on. Perhaps that’s why most set up house in one or the other — the manifested world or the spiritual. Both, at the same time, seems unfathomable, feels profoundly irrational. Good lord! Is it even possible? It’s not only easy to be engulfed in the story, it’s nearly…