en-usGateway To Sedona Copyright 2009Sedona, Arizona: Latest articles, news and information.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/articleRss.xmlDecember in Sedona is a magical time. Especially at the beautiful Mexican-style village that is the Art and Soul of Sedona - Tlaquepaque. It's hard to describe what it feels like to be in the midst of 6,000 golden-hued luminarias that punctuate every wall, balcony, patio, and cobbled stone walkway in the arts village.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2300http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2300Experience Sedona's brilliant star-filled sky through giant custom telescopes with Evening Sky Tours on November 8, from 7-8:30 p.m.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2299http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2299Editor Terree Duncan has worked with Gateway To Sedona since 2005, writing about Sedona's wealth of attractions and beautifully formatting each presentation for an entertaining, online reading experience. She offers her article writing expertise to help Sedona businesses attract online visitors.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2298http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2298The first versions of Gateway To Sedona featured various-sized rectangular sections, modeling after some popular print magazines, and the big "GS" was inspired by the big "O" from Oprah Magazine. It was fun for the publishers to see the old Gateway To Sedona while searching the Wayback Machine.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2297http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2297Critics and audiences around the world have raved about "The Messenger" which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson star in this compelling, powerful new drama which premieres in Sedona on Tuesday, November 10.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2296http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2296Foreclosures in Sedona? It's difficult to believe those two words would ever be uttered in the same sentence. But like the rest of the country, the scenic red rock real estate of Sedona has not been spared.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2295http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2295Experience enlightenment in this lifetime. The Mahamudra of Liberation of Dorje Chang Buddha is coming.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2294http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2294The Turquoise Tortoise Gallery in Sedona is hosting both Chuck "Winter Heart" Reddick and Stan Natchez for a joint exhibition called "Complex Harmony" for October's "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2293http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2293Lanning Gallery in Sedona presents the exhibition "Life's Path: Mark Gould 2009" for its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on November 6, from 5-8 p.m. The gallery welcomes the artist who will be on hand to meet visitors and give several talks throughout the evening.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2292http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2292The Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa has been named as a Verde Valley Reader's Choice 2009 Winner for best hotel. In a readers poll the resort was selected for best in its category among other hotels in Sedona and the Verde Valley.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2291http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2291Experience an enchanting weekend in Sedona at the AAA-Four Diamond awarded Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa. The package includes two nights at Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa, $100 resort credit for REDS Restaurant or the Spa at Sedona Rouge...http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2290http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2290Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead originated in Mexico before the Spanish conquest. It has been speculated that this holiday may have originated from the Olmecs 3,000 or so years ago, and been continued by other cultures such as the Toltecs, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec. On Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, the Museum of Northern Arizona's 6th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente...http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2289http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2289Join the Canyon Moon Theatre for a roller coaster adventure in theatre that will make the audience laugh until sides hurt, that challenges assumptions, and send everyone out of Canyon Moon Theatre with an off-key song in their heart.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2288http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2288The Sedona real estate market continues its buying frenzy in the mid to lower price sector. In this past third quarter alone, our sold volume was up by a whooping 62 percent over last year, with Foreclosures or Short Sales accounting for 41percent of that business.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2287http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2287All couples go through a rough patch or two – misunderstandings, distractions, temptations. Then there's the weekend getaway for Louise and Ian, the couple in crisis imagined at the heart of Adrienne Shelly's screenplay for "Serious Moonlight."http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2286http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2286It is in times like these that we realize what is truly important: quality time spent with friends and family. This Thanksgiving season, there is no better place to gather with loved ones and give thanks for all of our blessings than Arizona's red rock country in Sedona. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2285http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2285INSPIRED '09, the theme of the first annual Hilton Fine Arts Exhibit and Sale, will take place over Thanksgiving weekend. This is a very special event happening at the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa, November 27 and 28, in the Grand Ballroom.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2284http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2284Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa is the only upscale luxury resort located off Arizona's only designated All-American Road, the Red Rock Scenic Byway. The Red Rock Scenic Byway was chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation to be Arizona's first and only All-American Road, designating the road as a national "destination unto itself."http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2283http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2283On September 11, 2009, the publishers of Gateway To Sedona received a nice surprise in the form of an email exclaiming: YOU were chosen as the BEST WEBSITE by our readers! It was soon learned that Gateway To Sedona had been awarded the Readers Choice for Best Website in Sedona.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2282http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2282The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to welcome legendary Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis to town for special screenings of "Some Like It Hot" and "Sweet Smell of Success" on Thursday, Oct. 8. Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne will be hosting the films and conducting live Q and A discussions with Mr. Curtis following both screenings.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2281http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2281Kokopelli Suites announced today it will launch a series of mobile initiatives, specifically catering to on-the-go and spontaneous travelers. The first in the series includes last-minute text deals, which can be received on any mobile phone.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2280http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2280Angel 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 October 2009 Newsletter.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2279http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2279The Turquoise Tortoise Gallery in Sedona celebrates its Annual Navajo Show featuring a wide selection of the area's top Navajo painters, sculptors, silversmiths, potters and more, for October's "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on October 2, from 5-8 p.m. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2278http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2278L'Auberge de Sedona, one of Arizona's renowned getaways nestled on the tranquil banks of Oak Creek, is the presenting sponsor for the Sedona Arts Center's 5th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival. L'Auberge de Sedona's involvement with the Plein Air Festival comes on the heels of the completion of phase one of a $25 million dollar expansion which celebrates the retreat's 25th anniversary. http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2277http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2277In paintings that have been called Expressionistic and Neo-Expressionistic - and which Homare Ikeda simply calls primitive and organic - evidence is undeniable of the artist's roots on the tiny subtropical island of Yoron, off the coast of Japan. For its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on October 2, from 5-8 p.m., Lanning Gallery welcomes abstract artist Homare Ikeda.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2276http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2276The connection between Sedona and Hawaii may not be apparent at first glance, but we at Gateway To Sedona recognize many unifying qualities: extreme scenic beauty, profound sense of place, strong cultural identity and deep spiritual values.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2275http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2275From Broadway and Cabaret, to Schubert and Beethoven, Bill Monroe and music recorded for the Smithsonian, Chamber Music Sedona will present nine Sunday subscription concerts. Sedona's red rocks will ring with glorious music created by Grammy winners and nominees as Chamber Music Sedona presents its twenty-seventh season of "Magical Music in the Red Rocks." http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2274http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2274The leading consumer travel website, TripAdvisor, has ranked Evening Sky Tours LLC, first out of 79 attractions in Sedona. Due to numerous and recent positive customer reviews, Evening Sky Tours now ranks as the top consumer rated attractions in Sedona.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2273http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2273How artists create and why is a question explored during the Fourth Annual State of the Art at Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village. The theme this year is "Celebrating Art from Inspiration to Creation."http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2272http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2272Join the community in exploring the Sedona Arts Center's "Artists in Action" pavilion where patrons can watch local artisans and art instructors creating art. And be sure to visit the Sedona Heritage Museum's Heritage Village pavilion where artisan's will be creating, demonstrating, and teaching crafts of Sedona's first homesteaders.http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2271http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2271