Author: Sedona Best

It seems trite, to sit here in my comfortable home and send thoughts and prayers to those hunkering down, sitting on the cold concrete floors of the Ukrainian subway tonight. To think of parents holding tightly to their children, doing their best to shield the little ones from the bloody trauma of war simply shatters my heart. Nothing I could do feels adequate. Everything seems like it is worlds away from actually meaning anything. I walk into my kitchen to fix my dinner and my world is the same. Nothing has changed. I have food in my refrigerator. Electricity is…

I saw a meme today. It said, “When you transcend duality and no longer see life as good and evil.” Beneath the words was the picture of a blissed out fella. I no longer believe in duality as a state, let alone a standalone state. I don’t even experience a dual presence 95% of the time. When I do, it doesn’t stick around long. I’ve seen through its allure, its temptations, its promises. I know that I, as awareness, am and I, as a material cut-out, am not, not real at all. The experiences of this life and karma make…

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of the 2022 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts March 11-17 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 on March 27. A perennial hit with audiences around the country (and now the world), don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Program will include: • The Queen of Basketball (USA): She is one of the greatest living women’s basketball players. 3…

Join us on Main Street in Historic Downtown Clarkdale Saturday March 12th for our 11th Annual Car Show. Show starts at 9am featuring cars, trucks and motorcycles. There will be beer, food and a live remote broadcast with Yavapai Broadcasting. The weather will be perfect for a stroll along Main Street for another fun event in Clarkdale! For more information on the event, to volunteer or to register your vehicle please visit www.clarkdalecarshow.com Registration is limited to the first 150 vehicles.

Yavapai County Elections Director, Lynn Constabile, would like to announce the beginning of the candidate nomination filing period for the August 2, 2022 Primary Election. County candidates may turn in their nomination papers and petitions between March 5th and April 4th during regular county business hours at the Elections Office, 1015 Fair St., Room 228, Prescott, AZ 86305. Please note, filings cannot be accepted at Yavapai County’s Cottonwood Annex building.Filers who choose to mail their paperwork must allow sufficient time for a possible delay in mail delivery. Only nominating papers received by 5:00 p.m. April 4th will be accepted, regardless…

By Rabbi Alicia MagalShalom and greetings from the Rabbi, Board of Directors, and congregation of the Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley.All the services, classes, and programs are listed on the synagogue website.Come join us either in person or online. See jcsvv.org for instructions to register for in-person services.On Friday, March 11, Rabbi Magal will lead a service to welcome in Shabbat with candle lighting, songs, prayers, and a Torah reading from the portion of the week, Vayikra, the beginning of the Book of Leviticus(1:1 – 5:26), telling of the offerings given by the Children of Israel in…

… I was on a walk after I got back from the lake yesterday and a neighbor was looking in his yard for his cat (Jazz) who decided to go hunting in the front yard which is filled with shrubbery … within minutes we spotter the little rascal in the shadows under some bushes searching for a meal … the coyote had inspired him! Also at the lake yesterday was this Great Blue Heron flaring and coming in for a landing … shadows of his feet are on the mud bank, as he is perhaps a tenth of a second…

Sedona International Film Festival presents the Exhibition on Screen series with the encore of “Frida Kahlo”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, March 15 at 4 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colors, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works…

The Rotary Club of Sedona Village will open the Community Garden with a Plant & Seed Sale Saturday, April 16 from 9:00am-2:00pm.Visitors are encouraged to plan their spring garden plantings around this event. Arizona Milkweeds for Monarchs and the Verde Valley School Garden team will be on hand selling plants and seeds. Shop from a variety of fruit and vegetable plants as well as native milkweeds grown from seed in the Village of Oak Creek.The Rotary Club of Sedona Village will be on hand with information about the club, garden beds available for adoption and ready to be planted in…