en-usGateway To Sedona Copyright 2009Sedona, Arizona: Latest articles, news and information.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/articleRss.xmlA 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/2345There are certain places on the planet that are extraordinary! Their unique attributes attract adventurers, romantics, and travelers of all kinds. And many of these extraordinary places are mirrored right here in Arizona. On Saturday, January 23, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa is hosting a special event featuring three Arizona Guidebook authors.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2344http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2344The multiple award-winning film and audience sensation "Precious" premieres in Sedona. The critically-acclaimed film has been playing to standing ovations at festivals and in limited theatrical release across the country.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2343http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2343Realtor Barbara Baker reports that foreclosures are at 39 percent in Sedona for 2009. "We are not in Kansas, anymore," Baker exclaims, "and what a wild ride!" She maintains the big foreclosure trend will continue in 2010.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2342http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2342Sedona Church of Light offers spiritual divine inspiration to fill the heart and soul. Experience divine light and miracles with Rev. Dr. Angel Lightfeather at Sacred Pathways/Sedona Church of Light.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2341http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2341A late storm brings a winter wonderland of snow in just in time for Christmas.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2340http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2340At a time in Sedona when plenty of people and organizations are in great need the recent 10-day Festival of Trees event at Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village was a wonderful reminder of how people coming together can impact a community in very positive ways.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2329http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2329Sedona Adventure Tours has put together a new and creative activity for visitors and locals alike - a guided tour of many of Sedona entertainment-oriented lounges, pubs, and nightspots. The tours are packaged to make it convenient and affordable for visitors to enjoy some of Sedona's finest musical talents who perform in Sedona.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2328http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2328While the 2010 Sedona International Film Festival will screen new films in full color and classic flicks in black and white, Arizona Solar Power is adding a little green to the weeklong Festival, Feb. 21-28. Arizona Solar Power is donating a $50,000 grid-tied SunPower Solar Electric PhotoVoltaic system for a raffle.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2327http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2327The holidays are a time for family and traditions. But it is also a time for running around, entertaining relatives, cooking, cleaning, etc. This year why not get away and reenergize with a trip to Arizona's red rock country in Sedona.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2325http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2325Nostradamus, the Mayan Calendar, the New Age movement, the Bible, and ancient Egyptian and Persian texts speak of the Age of Transformation.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2324http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2324In Sedona, a city known for its many art galleries, it seems fitting that the New Year also begins on a "1st Friday," giving art-lovers the opportunity to begin their new year with a host of "1st Friday Gallery Tour" receptions on the first.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2323http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2323For its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception, Sedona's Lanning Gallery offers a champagne and chocolates reception, welcoming the New Year showcasing a new artist, sculptor Kim Chavez. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2322http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2322From Aiden Quinn's "A Shine of Rainbows" to "The Greatest," a new film by Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan, to an appearance by Oscar-winning documentary director Michael Moore and a series of family friendly movies, the 16th annual Sedona International Film Festival will bring 140 films to eight screens over seven nights from Feb. 21-28, 2010.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2321http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2321Angel Lightfeather has been featured in the New York Times Travel Section and on National Japanese Television. Lightfeather is the author of "Angel Presence Angel Presents: A Most Holy Book," and brings new meaning to the Sedona vortex experience. Lightfeather presents her December 2009 Newsletter.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2320http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2320Shoppers will be delighted by dazzling Inspired Trees and other great gift items, up for bid at the Festival of Trees silent auction.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2319http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2319Two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick stars in "Wonderful World" — a bittersweet comedy about families, friends and a frivolous fight against corporate institutions — which premieres in Sedona on Tuesday, Dec. 8. There will be two screenings of the film at 4 and 7 p.m. at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2318http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2318The unrivaled Widforss legacy of landscape realism is highlighted in the Museum of Northern Arizona's newest exhibit, Gunnar Widforss—Painter of the National Parks, that opened in November in Flagstaff; the exhibit will show through June 1, 2010.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2317http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2317