Author: Sedona Best

Another week of great live music is coming up at Steakhouse89 in West Sedona.• On Friday, August 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, September 1 pianist/vocalist Lyndsay Cross sets the mood. A poised and talented musician with an angelic voice, her performance forms a perfect backdrop for an intimate dinner or a pleasant night out with friends. Come see her play. She emanates class and professionalism. • On Saturday, August 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. it’s Sky Conwell (aka Sky Daddy) performing his own special style and interpretation of the classics. Energetic and entertaining, Sky Daddy always…

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Award-winning film starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown returns to Sedona The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical encore of “Broken Diamonds” showing Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Broken Diamonds” played to audience acclaim and was one of the highest rated films at the recent Sedona Film Festival and is returning for a one-night-only theatrical encore by popular demand. The film stars Tony Award-winner Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown. Once twenty-something Scott Weaver (Platt) receives the call from his step-mother (Brown) that his father…

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The rock ‘n’ roll life of legendary sax man Bobby Keys debuts at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Every Night’s a Saturday Night” on Monday, Aug. 23 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Best friends with guitarist Keith Richards and considered the “sixth Rolling Stone”, Bobby Keys is known as the best rock ‘n’ roll saxophonist in the world. Keys is well known for his work with The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton and an endless number of…

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Bolshoi Ballet production from Moscow returns to the big screen at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, Aug. 22 when it hosts the big screen encore of “The Sleeping Beauty” from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 1 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Sleeping Beauty” features music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Yuri Grigorovich. The cast includes principal dancers Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin in the lead roles, accompanied by the corps de ballet from the Bolshoi. On her sixteenth birthday, Princess…

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Film that was a hit at the recent festival returns by popular demand to Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical premiere of “Sublet” showing Aug. 20-25 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Sublet” played to rave reviews and was one of the highest rated films by audience vote at the recent Sedona Film Festival and is returning for a theatrical run by popular demand. Michael, a travel columnist for The New York Times, goes to Tel Aviv to write an article after suffering a tragedy. He is still grieving and the…

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Johnny “Ace” Palmer, Andy Kern and Steven Briggs headline show at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Comedy Machine to present “An Evening of Magic and Comedy” on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. World-acclaimed magician Johnny “Ace” Palmer — named the #1 close-up magician in the world — headlines the show. He will be joined by comedians Andy Kern and Steven Briggs. JOHNNY “ACE” PALMERJohnny “Ace” Palmer specializes in close-up magic. He was voted Best Close-Up Magician at the Magic Castle in Hollywood by the Academy of Magical Arts two years in a…

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Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman star in festival flashback at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of “Barney’s Version” on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Barney’s Version” features an award-winning ensemble cast, including Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre and Bruce Greenwood. Giamatti won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup. First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the…

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Hey Elvis fans out there, get ready because on Saturday, August 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Sound Bites Grill in Sedona, Elvis tribute artists Chance Tinder & Project Presley are ready to rock the house with an Elvis tribute show that you will never forget.Chance, as Elvis, transports us back into the past when Elvis was at his peak as “The King of Rock & Roll,” so deep into his character that you would swear you are watching Elvis resurrected, alive and kicking, on the Sound Bites Celebrity Showroom stage.A beautiful stage, a New York City supper club…

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