Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters
Anyone who’s ever had a mentor can tell you about the importance of having one. Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters is a local offshoot of a national organization that finds adults to mentor young people ages…
Prescott
Holiday Happenings
THE NORTH POLE EXPERIENCE Now until Dec. 24, 3 p.m. Thursday through Sundays Little America Hotel (2515 E. Butler Ave. in Flagstaff) 480-779-9679 northpoleexperience.com Families can take a peek inside Santa’s Workshop. Once at the North…
Seasons Greetings
SEDONA If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit in Sedona, Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village is where you’ll want to start. Tlaquepaque goes all out during the holiday season with a few events and…
2024 Hot List
The 2024 Hot List has arrived. In these pages, you’ll find plenty of small businesses, area attractions and places worth celebrating. Our team took engagement from our readers, and we checked it with recent news and…
Fall And Festivals
HOW TO CELEBRATE AUTUMN IN NORTHERN ARIZONA Fall is a great time to be outside as the weather is virtually perfect. Here’s some of our favorite ways to soak up the fall temperatures. TAKE A SCENIC…
Community Leader Profile: Michele Sullins
Michele Sullins is one of Sedona’s major players in the retail and restaurant space. She’s the former owner of Sound Bites Grill and The View Coffee Café, businesses she recently sold. Michele is the current owner…
Coming Home: Inside A Luxe Lodge
After Sarah Hoffman and her husband Rod Hoffman sold their historic home in downtown Prescott, they wanted to build a custom home that was in a different location without being too far from downtown. For inspiration…
Holiday Cheer
TLAQUEPAQUE ARTS & SHOPPING VILLAGE Located in the heart of Sedona, it’s fitting that Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village is the city’s holiday headquarters. For starters, one of Sedona’s shopping and dining hubs gets all decked…
2023 Hot List
Great Causes Sedona Oak Creek Unified School District The ability to get a world-class education is one of the most important parts of a child’s life. Each day the team at Sedona Oak Creek Unified School…
Celtic Celebration
Want to shake up your weekend? Then consider attending the pet-friendly Prescott Highland Games and Celtic Faire at Prescott’s Lake Watson on Sept. 23 and 24. This festival honors Scottish culture, heritage and teachings. Attendees can…
Ropin’ Rodeo
The World’s Oldest Rodeo is returning to Prescott from June 28 to July 4. Presented by Prescott Frontier Days, this rodeo began in 1888. Rodeo attendees can look forward to classic rodeo sights like steer wrestling,…
Music Magic
Prescott will be hosting the 42nd Annual Prescott Bluegrass Festival on June 24 and 25. Head to the Yavapai County Courthouse in downtown Prescott to listen to live bands, and check out a variety of vendors…
Journeys in Spirit: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art Exhibition
One of Prescott’s longest-running art gallery shows has returned for its thirteenth year. The ‘Tis Art Center and Gallery is hosting “Journeys in Spirit:” Traditional and Contemporary Native Art Exhibition from May 18 to June 20….
Join Us In Celebrating Women Professionals
Jennifer Nagel-Pasich Jennifer Nagel-Pasich was drawn to the restaurant industry at a young age. Her jobs have ranged from a cocktail waitress in a biker bar to serving and cooking at fine dining venues. She honed…
Travels with Ted: Following The Verde River
It is easy to take things that we see and interact with daily for granted. One such thing is the Verde River. Corky and I decided to find the source of the river and follow it…
Mountain Town Magic: Seven Ways To Experience Prescott
WHERE AND HOW TO EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS VISIT WATSON LAKE Like much of Northern Arizona, Prescott beckons with plenty of ways to explore the great outdoors. There’s a long list of stunning places, but Watson…
Click Click Boom
From now through March 8, see photographs that celebrate the West at the Phippen Art Museum in Prescott. Displayed in the Marley Gallery, “Click: Western Focus – A Fine Art Photography Exhibition & Sale” features work…
Merry & Bright
Kick off the holiday season early at the Festival of Trees in Prescott. From Nov. 17 to 20 at the Sam Hill Gallery and Hilton Garden Inn, see colorful and festive wreaths and trees all decked…
Tour Time
Consider attending the self-guided Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour to take a peek inside artists’ studios. This year, 70 artists in 48 private studios and four art centers will open their doors to the public. See…
Rock Hard
Legendary rock star and Arizona native Alice Cooper will take the stage at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Oct. 6. Ticket prices start at $45. Visit findlaytoyotacenter.com for more information.
Be Legendary
Few bands will ever accomplish as much as Three Dog Night has. From 1969 to 1974, no other group had more top 10 hits and sold more records and concert tickets than Three Dog Night. Known…
Travels with Ted: The Lakes and Beauty of Prescott
Wherever I travel, it is with the intent of finding the natural beauty of an area. If I’m visiting more populated areas, I’m looking for the structures and people who call the place home. This month…
Tales of the Bard
See Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” performed outdoors on June 17, 18, 24 and 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Highlands Center for Natural History’s outdoor amphitheater in Prescott. This is part of the…
Made In Sedona
A Contemporary Cottonwood Estate When Michael Szerbaty, AIA, an architect and principal of MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture’s wife was doing some work in Seattle, the couple frequently traveled to various Western destinations. One of their trips was…
Magic Music
Head to Prescott’s Watson Lake on May 21 to see the first-ever Pure Imagination Festival. Artists like Wynonna Judd, Dawes, Talib Kweli and Katie Pruitt will perform. Candace Devine, the lead singer of Prescott- based collective…
Birds Of A Feather
Image above: Sedona-based photographer Ted Grussing photographed this red tail hawk at Lake Pleasant in Peoria. “This was the takeoff,” he says. “It’s just the magnificent wing positions. It’s kind of like a ballet. Then you’ve…
Our Incredible Wildlife
Image above: Sedona photographer Ted Grussing took this photo of this bobcat in his backyard. She was about seven or eight feet away from him. “She was staring at me. She was really relaxed. I just…
Hit The Road: Great Day Trips From Sedona
Rim Country Rim Country (with Rim referring to the Mogollon Rim) beckons with mountain views, fresh air and stunning views. Here’s how we enjoyed a weekend in Rim Country. No visit to Rim Country would be…
Light Bright: Where To See Lights In Arizona
Uptown Sedona Uptown Sedona will have an array of lights sprinkled throughout. See a few at a time if you’re shopping or stroll around until you’ve seen them all. Here’s what to specifically expect: a lit,…
Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour
The best weekend to shop for art in Prescott is Oct. 5-7 during the 11th annual Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour. Whether you only have an hour and you’re limited to downtown Prescott, or you have…
Native American Heritage Park Trail
Learn about the people who called our area home 1,400 years ago along the new Native American Heritage Park Trail in Camp Verde. The half-mile loop boasts interpretive-exhibit signs that educate hikers on the people native…
Vroom, Vroom
Listen up car lovers! The 44th Annual Prescott Antique Auto Club Watson Lake Show happens Aug. 4-5 at Watson Lake Park in Prescott. The show takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is…
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Musical
George Bailey, Clarence Odbody and the town of Bedford Falls are coming to Prescott. Yavapai College Performing Arts Center will host a production of It’s a Wonderful Life: The Musical Dec. 15-18. The cast of 30…
Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale
On Memorial Day weekend, for the 42nd year, 90 artists from across the country will convene at Courthouse Square in Prescott for Phippen Museum’s Western Art Show & Sale. Art collectors will meander through booths brimming…
