Monday at the Museum will feature a class on prehistoric cordage on January 31, from 11 am – 1 pm. This demonstration is presented by Al Cornell and will include archaeological information on the 50,000 year history of the production and use of cordage by our ancient ancestors. Included will be a hands-on cordage making opportunity for the attendees, concentrating on how Cordage was produced in the prehistoric Southwest. This demonstration will be held outdoors. “Monday at the Museum” is a workshop/demonstration held every Monday from September through May. The Museum is always looking for participants who are willing to…
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As part of the State Route (SR) 179 Sewer Main Replacement Project: Phase 2, the city of Sedona and their contractor, Standard Construction Company, will begin night work on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, to perform work that cannot be performed during the day without major traffic implications. Traffic control set-up will begin at 8 p.m., with lane closures lasting from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, and then pause, until resuming night work again throughout the week of Jan. 24, 2022. It is possible there will also be day work continuing throughout this time period. Night…
… another amazing day and for a change I decided to post photos of a couple of my favorite centerfolds … every publication needs an occasional centerfold to garner and keep interest in the publication … articles don’t always do the trick. So here is some eye candy for you … I have no idea if they are male or female, but I do know that they are beautiful birds. A Red Tail Hawk takes the number one spot above and a very beautiful Great Blue Heron is showing off below. The birds are very much at ease as they…
The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, Jan. 30 when it hosts the big screen premiere of “Jewels” — a brand new production — from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 1:00 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Emeralds for the elegance and sophistication of Paris, rubies for the speed and modernity of New York, and diamonds for an imperial St. Petersburg. Three sparkling scenes accompanied by the music of three essential composers, feature the styles of the three dance schools that have contributed to making George Balanchine a…
Join us on Thursday, January 27th from 5:30-7:00 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room for our next free Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series with Gary Simpkins and Loose Change. Music in the Stacks Special Concert Series is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There will be one band or solo artist that plays for the duration of the concert with a different artist playing each month, on the 4th Thursday. January’s concert features the return of local favorites Gary Simpkins & Loose Change. This solid and dynamic group of…
Appreciation is such an underrated word. Appreciating what I have, what’s already in my life, changes the energy flow entirely. It’s common to focus on what’s missing. Noticing that’s what you are doing — priceless. The other night, after writing the piece that started with, “What do you want?” I had to admit that I had a few wants myself. Love how that works … it’s always for me. It’s never just for those who read what I write. It was readily apparent that I could check a couple boxes on my list. I noticed that I want a human…
The city of Sedona invites all residents to take an online survey before Feb. 1, 2022 to provide input on potential projects related to the city’s budget process. Take the survey here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6671365/Budget-Survey-Fiscal-Year-2023. Every year, the city evaluates what projects will be included in future year budgets by weighing needs, funding and other competing priorities. The survey seeks input from the community on projects city staff has heard should be implemented. The survey asks nine questions on a variety of topics, including:Workforce housingShared-use pathsEnvironmental sustainabilityProperty acquisitionAdditionally, there are questions that ask residents to rank the projects against each other to…
… It was a beautiful day on the lake today … not an abundance of birds, but we did get some interesting shots.Above is an early on shot I got … hundreds of redwing black birds in a partially submerged tree in one of the small bays off of Castle Hot Springs Creek bay at the NW portion of Lake Pleasant. There were hundreds of redwing blackbirds in the bay and then they flew. I had grabbed a focus on the tree instead of a particular bird as it increased the probability of getting many birds in focus. I was…
The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is honored to be the home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2021-2022 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season will continue with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Saturday, Jan. 29. There will be one show at 11 a.m. — a live simulcast as it is happening at the Met! Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the production. Tony Award–winning director Bartlett Sher creates a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy, resetting the opera’s action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco…