Articles by Laine Rening
I am the Red-Rock-Gypsy ~ from red rock hiking in northern Arizona & southern Utah, fourteen years living next to Nevada's Valley of Fire & lots of time in California's Red Rock State Park ~ my turf is now Sedona, Arizona, Red Rock County! Yippee!!! Oh yes, I'm the Gypsy-Cowgirl, too. I love the American Southwest; my home, by choice... whether in Arizona or on the Colorado ranch. I am the Sedona Seeker, in search of local news about people, places & things of treasure on Sedona. As a "seek & finder," I'm on a mission to report back about all the jewels & gems to be found just around the next red rock. I fulfill that mission as the publisher of the http://DirectoryofSedona.com. The Directory of Sedona is the HUB for commerce and community news in the Greater Sedona Area. Serving both locals and visitors to the area with business directory services through http://DirectoryofSedona.com and providing news and information through http://DirectoryofSedona.com/blog/ the Directory of Sedona provides all the news you want and all the information you need to link-up to the local community of Sedona, Arizona. The Directory of Sedona is a member of the Directory Network Association, (DNA) a global network of Local Search Directories serving major cities in the US, Canada and internationally as well as major travel destination around the globe.
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the exclusive Arizona premiere of the multiple-award-winning documentary “Climate Refugees” on Tuesday, Aug. 24. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres. The film is part of the festival’s Tuesday “Best of Fest” and “Docs That Make a Difference” Cinema Series.
The main theme for August is Stability-Instability. When some unexpected event is thrown into your organized life, it de-stabilizes your order of things. In these times and in the larger picture, this is a good thing.
However, at some point the chaos around the instability needs to move back into some kind of order – preferably a new configuration and preferably not run by the same old patterns.
A journey into the untamed back-country of Arizona provides the type of experience that resonates with the entire family. A ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad is equal parts excitement and romance: perfect for boys and girls. Trains also offer a rich educational experience (but mom and dad may want to keep that their little secret). Kids grow up fast, the train travels slowly.
If you do nothing else to say good-bye to summer, take one day for a Family-Time Adventure by booking passage on Verde Canyon Railroad. When our conductor yells, “All aboard,” he’s referring to all of your family.
Full Moon is Sunday July 25 at 7:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time. The container from which you operate your daily life is being stretched and worked; you are being asked by spirit to step up to the plate. This is the time of giving birth to a new way of being and, as in real birth, there is no going back.
If you are in crisis, step up to the plate. Be honest, tell the truth, enjoy the ride, do something today that marks a new power in you. Say yes to something spontaneous and leave some room for spirit to bring you an unexpected gift.
National Day of the Cowboy is Saturday, July 24th and will be celebrated in Uptown Sedona with a FREE community event from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm along “Main Street” (SR 89A), co-presented by Sedona Main Street Program and Red Rock Western Jeep Tours. Come enjoy “a whole lot of cowboy goin’s on” on this day designated by Presidential proclamation to celebrate our cowboy heritage! Start your morning with our Cowboy and Native American storytellers in front of Red Rock Western Jeep Tours.
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the exclusive Arizona premiere of the award-winning feature film “Entre Nos” on Thursday, July 15 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. at St. John Vianney Church. The screenings are free and open to the public and are presented by the Sedona International Film Festival in this one-night-only special engagement. Attendees are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food items for the Sedona Community Food Bank.
July 11, 2010 ~ With the thundered that rumbled through the night and today’s rainstorms, I looked -up Sedona’s 10=day weather forecast and was happy to see daily cloudy skies and thunderstorms scattered through-out the period. It made me curious about the exact meteorologic conditions that causes this interesting weather affect across the Southwest. Thanks to Arizona Vacation Planner for most of the following data. More scientific references can be found at ASU School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning.
New Moon with a total solar eclipse (not visible in North America) is Sunday, July 11 at 1:40 PM Mountain Daylight Time. If there is a crisis in your life, look for the opportunity and make some decisions. Stay away from places, people and situations that are not energetically clean if possible. Spend some time with yourself and with spirit.
See the best psychics from Sedona, Phoenix and Tuscon at the Poco Diablo Resort at 1752 SR 179 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 11th.
See mediums, clairvoyants, aura photography, crop circle jewelry, past-life readings, soul-mate readings, pet readings, crystals, hourly lectures and much more!
Sedona PhotoFest 2010 ~ Red Rock Open Competition
From June 21st – July 20th, the Public is invited to compete in a Sedona landscape photography competition with over $1,000 in sponsor prizes to be awarded at the Sedona PhotoFest Awards Night Festivities, Food and Fotos on Friday, July 23rd.
