This week, Camp Verde Community Library (CVCL) encourages all community members to visit their library in person or online to explore and access services and programs. CVCL offers a wide array of programs, classes and resources that are available in person or from the comfort of home, includinginformal STEM learning at the library or with take-home STEM Kitsinteractive Immersive Reality Books, WonderBooks and VOX Books for kidsmonthly Music in the Stacks in-person concerts or streamed on FacebookVirtual programs like, Sew-Along with Allyn – Where Happiness is HomemadeOverDrive downloadable audiobooks, ebooks, and magazinesthousands of films to stream for free from Kanopy93,000…
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I am the doer; there is no doer. What the heck? Does anyone actually factually know? One way says we have no free will. There is no you to have a will, free or otherwise. The other sees clear evidence of choice. If that’s not free will, what is it? I’ve been in both camps, never quite able to stay put, and find it quite engaging still. Neither version is untrue. Damn. When we are blessed – for it is nothing but grace — to let everything go, every idea, every concept, every hold card we’ve ever held, This shows…
Yavapai College and the Regional Economic Development Center are partnering with other community organizations to sponsor the Verde Valley Job Fair at the Cottonwood Recreation Center (150 S. 6th St.) on Wednesday, Apr. 6 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Attendees can learn the latest information about careers; apply for part-time, full-time, temporary, and seasonal jobs; and meet with representatives from business, healthcare, and non-profit organizations. There are currently more than 50 businesses that will be providing information about themselves as employers. Veterans, individuals 55 and older, and job seekers with disabilities may take advantage of early admission at 3 p.m.…
… a forever asked question and there are those among us who daily are seeking answers as to what is out there, where are we, what is all this we are living in. I like reading Brian Greene, a leading theoretical physicist; click on his name to learn more about him. He writes in such a manner that I feel I understand what he is talking about … until I put the book down, but still I have learned much from his writings and it is utterly fascinating. I took the shot above from Snowbowl Parking lot on the west…
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new comedy/drama “The Rose Maker” showing April 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Gifted and eccentric horticulturalist Eve Vernet (Catherine Frot) honors her father’s legacy by continuing the family business, breeding exquisite roses that compete in showcases all over France. But her stubbornly artisanal approach struggles to compete with the mass market production from her corporate rivals. Facing imminent bankruptcy, Eve’s trusted assistant Vera (Olivia Côte,) makes a last-ditch effort to turn things around by secretly hiring three new employees from a prison…
It’s not often that Cottonwood has the privilege of hosting Internationally known performers and a World Premier Concert, yet April brings just that. Check out the notable group of solo performers below, who under the guidance of world-renowned Harp Guitarist William Eaton, will collaborate on the World Premier Concert of the Wisdom Tree Ensemble. Later in the month, World Class Japanese Taiko Drummers will take the stage in honor of World Peace. All this will happen in April at the Old Town Center for the Arts. Wisdom Tree EnsembleWorld PremierSaturday, April 23, 7:00 PMThe Wisdom Tree Ensemble will make its…
On March 24, 2022, the city of Sedona launched the first phase of the Transit Implementation Plan. The new transit system, the Sedona Shuttle, began operation with routes to four of the area’s most popular trailheads: Cathedral Rock, Soldier Pass, Dry Creek and Little Horse.Beginning service in the midst of the busy spring break season, ridership was high from the first bus out of the lot at 8 a.m. on Thursday morning. In the first four days of service, the system logged over 8,500 boardings, as thousands of hikers discovered the free, easy and eco-friendly way to explore some of…
El Valle Artist Association Artist of the Month for March is Rosemary Nelson for her work “Cactus Crossroads”. An original oil painting.Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and coming from an artistic backgroundRosemary was exposed to art at an early age.Her father was a commercial artist and watercolorist. With both her parent’sencouragement, Rosemary developed a love of painting. As a family, they frequently visitedmuseums in San Francisco to see the permanent and major exhibitions. The Impressionists made a lasting “impression” on her. Rosemary began her career in high school drawing and selling pastel portraits of musicians.From there she went…
… working on sky photos all day can wreak havoc on your mind and you begin to see things that perhaps are not there. I’ve always enjoyed kicking back and looking at the clouds go by and at sunset there are few things more beautiful than an outrageous sky to close the day and the promise of another in not that many hours. One night I landed just after sunset and was putting the plane away and the sky was a riot of color! Not until I began working on the photo today did I notice that One had come…