en-usGateway To Sedona Copyright 2009Sedona, Arizona: Latest articles, news and information.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/articleRss.xmlThe historic Kolb Studio, at the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park, presents the new exhibit Canyon Magic: Landmark Art from the Picerne Collection. The Picerne Collection of Arizona Landmark Art showcases paintings of the state's vistas created over the past one hundred years by scores of different artists.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2375http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2375The 40th Annual St. Patrick's Parade and Festival starts at 10:30 a.m., along Jordan Road on Saturday, March 6. Thanks to Parade Title Sponsor – the Cowboy Club and Barking Frog Restaurants, coffee will be available before and during the Parade.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2374http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2374Record-breaking crowds attending the 2010 Sedona International Film Festival chose Prayers For Peace, Ana's Playground and Hachiko: A Dog's Story as their choice for top films.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2373http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2373Rating the best views in Sedona – now how crazy is that? Popularly known as Arizona's "red rock country," the phrase is at best an understatement given the kaleidoscope of color sweeping across an archaic terrain.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2372http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2372Angel Lightfeather has been featured in The New York Times and has even been featured on a billboard in New York City. She was featured and authenticated on national television in Japan and France and on The Travel Channel UK.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2371http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2371The fabulous Sedona art gallery "Spirit Dancer Fine Art" opens in a new to Sedona hot spot. On the first Friday of March during the Sedona First Friday Art Walk visit Sedona's newest art gallery, Spirit Dancer Fine Art.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2370http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2370Short sales and foreclosures are becoming common place in the Sedona Real Estate market. The Anti -Deficiency Laws in Arizona can affect a seller.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2369http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2369The Sedona International Film Festival will hold a fundraiser for Haiti relief efforts with a special showing of "Beyond the Call," winner of dozens of film festival awards, in memory of Sir Walt Ratterman, who attended Arizona State University graduate, and died during the Haiti earthquake on January 12. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2368http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2368For its March 5th "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception, from 5 to 8 p.m., Turquoise Tortoise Gallery in Sedona showcases "Fetishes, Great and Small." The wide collection of authentic Zuni fetishes represent pieces from 1-5 inches in size; also featured will be fetishes by Native American sculptors, of marble or alabaster, that range from 10-30 inches in size.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2367http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2367For its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on March 5, 5-8 p.m., Sedona's Lanning Gallery celebrates the work of a true master. Few actually excel at the challenging and singular ceramic process of Raku, and fewer still are able to advance the art through innovative surfaces that can take your breath away. Bob Smith is such an artist.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2366http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2366The Sedona International Film Festival has scheduled a special "Conversation with Michael Moore" at L'Auberge de Sedona, an intimate creekside retreat surrounded by Sedona's stunning red rocks. Academy Award winner Michael Moore will answer questions from the audience.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2365http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2365In this fast paced society of ours, relaxation seems to be quite a luxury. One hundred years ago people did not have to do something special to relax.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2364http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2364The sun is shining. Skies are blue. Flowers are blooming. And all of a sudden, it seems like torture to stay inside… Spring is here! And so is spring fever, that overwhelming compulsion to get outside and simply breathe. There is no better place to relish in the beauty of spring then Arizona's Red Rock country, Sedona.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2363http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2363L'Auberge de Sedona, the AAA Four-Diamond award-winning property immersed in the natural beauty of Sedona, Arizona, recently won the coveted "The Most Romantic Hotel in Arizona" title as voted by the discerning readers of the Arizona Republic Newspaper.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2361http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2361The Sedona Meditation Training Company announces "The Yoga of Writing: A Woman's Writing and Meditation Retreat" on May 21-23, at the secluded Briar Patch Inn in Oak Creek Canyon. Women writers of all experience levels are welcome at this weekend retreat. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2360http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2360With themes ranging from inspirational stories about overcoming loss to an impressive list of documentaries short listed for Academy Award consideration to several films submitted for Best Foreign Language consideration and three films produced by Arizonans, the 2010 Sedona International Film Festival will screen a highly diverse lineup of 140 films from February 21-28, at three locations.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2359http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2359The Sedona Heritage Museum announces its newest changing exhibit, the "Stars of Sedona." This display focuses on the lives, film credits, and contributions to the community by six famous film stars who made Sedona home.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2358http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2358A special treatment allows couples to relax together in the couple's suite and receive a massage with smooth, hot river stones.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2357http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2357Sedona's Kings Ransom Inn recently launched Green Suites International's "EcoRoom Accommodation Program," converting each of its 53 guestrooms into healthier, more environmental "EcoRooms." They are the first property in the area to do so. The guestrooms will now feature more than a dozen environmental products.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2356http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2356Academy Award nominee Seymour Cassel will be in Sedona for a special premiere event along with the producer of the film Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg. The heartwarming and uplifting new film "Reach For Me" starring Seymour Cassel and Alfre Woodard premieres in Sedona on Tuesday, February 9.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2355http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2355A program on "Cliff Dwellings of the Verde Valley: An Archeological Perspective on a Unique Architectural Trend" will be presented the first Sunday in February. Other activities include a geology hike, bird walks, and daily guided nature walks. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2354http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2354This Valentine's Day Elvis of Sedona brings Elvis the King back to life with songs for that special someone.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2353http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2353Sedona's Cathedral Rock-Red Rock Crossing Vortex surrounds visitors with its maternal, compassionate, and physical healing energies. Enjoy Robin's Red Rock Reiki energy sessions here combined with an on-site psychic reading.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2352http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2352The Sedona Heritage Museum announces the release of an audio tour, the latest in their efforts to enhance the museum experience for visitors.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2351http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2351Geologists who study ordinary layers of limestone, sandstone, and shale in the high desert country of the Colorado Plateau are able to describe the ancient environments that once existed in this region and how those environments evolved. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau, a new exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, takes visitors on a geologic journey of discovery.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2350http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2350"My Run" narrated by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, tells the inspiring and extraordinary story of Terry Hitchcock who ran the equivalent of 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2349http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2349Turquoise Tortoise Gallery features "Bolos, Belts and Buckles" showcasing wearable art for men by Native American and Southwest artists. While there is still plenty for the ladies to enjoy – including many of these pieces – men can stop by and savor a great variety of the highest quality stones and sterling silver crafted into jewelry with a masculine edge. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2348http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2348"Facing Ali" was just named to the prestigious short list of contenders for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It is one of the top 15 documentaries of the year vying for one of the five coveted Oscar nominations in early February. Oscar contender for Best Documentary Feature "Facing Ali" premieres in Sedona on Tuesday, Jan. 19.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2347http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2347With Valentine's Day just around the corner, thoughts turn to love and romance. This year instead of the standard card, chocolates and flowers, why not surprise that special someone with a romantic getaway to Arizona's red rock country in Sedona?http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2346http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2346For its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on February 5, 5-8 p.m., Sedona's Lanning Gallery celebrates art that begins not with a blank canvas, the usual 'something from nothing' one associates with artistic creation, but with art that represents 'something from something else.'http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2345http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2345