Information provided by the Associated Press LOCAL WEATHER and the National Weather Service Sedona Film Festival Arizona Daily Sun Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 A8 comes to Flagstaff Jan. 12 "Tamara Drewe," ed by Academy makes its Flagstaff 12. AROUND the TOWN ABBIE a new British comedy directAward- Stephen Frears, premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 7 p.m.
at Harkins Flagstaff 11 GRIPMAN Theatres. "Tamara Drewe" has been an audience favorite and critical hit at the Cannes, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. Based on Posy Simmonds' graphic novel of the same name (which was itself inspired by Thomas Hardy's classic "Far From the Madding "Tamara Drewe" is a modern take on the romantic English pastoral. Tamara Drewe's present -day English countryside stocked with pompous writers, rich weekenders, bourgeois bohemians, a rock star and a great many chickens and cows is a much place. Stonefield and Winnards are neighboring farms in the lush, lovely West country of England.
quaint village of Ewedown has become the weekend getaway for wealthy Londoners and aspiring writers seeking quiet and inspiration. Famous novelist Nicholas Hardiment (Roger Allam) presides with his wife Beth (Tamsin Greig) over the Stonefield Farm writers' retreat, where the visiting writers are treated to Beth's fabulous cooking and Nicholas's self-regarding pomposities. Nicholas churns out best- -sellers and indulges in extramarital dalliances. The neighboring farm, Winnards, was the birthplace and ancestral home of Andy Cobb (Luke Evans), a handsome son of the soil who works for Beth as a gardener and handyman. When Andy was a boy, his hard- family sold Winnards to the wealthy Drewe family from London as a country home, and now he lives in a cottage at Stonefield.
As a local, Andy resents the newcomers playing landed gentry, but he This one- -night special engagement is presented by the Sedona International Theatres. Festival will and be one screening of the film at COMMUNITY ALMANAC TABLE Wednesday, Jan. 5 going. MEDITATION GROUP: 7:15 10:15 a.m. Join us for meditation, talks, discussion and socializing.
Meditation instruction is available. No charge. Quaker Meeting House, 402 S. Beaver St. HIGH COUNTRY HORSE LOVERS: Noon 1:30 p.m.
Local networking group of horse lovers, meeting once a month to network with other like folks. Meet other horse owners; share info about upcoming events, rides, clinics, education and important issues affecting local horse owners. Free. Granny's Closet, 218 S. Milton Road.
607-2619. SNOWSHOE 164B: Noon. We'll snowshoe from the parking lot for about 3 miles. Free. Snowbowl Road and Highway 180, park in the lot on that corner.
714-0504. TAOIST TAI CHI INTRO: 1 2:30 p.m. Alice Hagerman, Taoist Tai Chi instructor, will present the benefits of tai chi for improving the quality of your life, give a demonstration and teach the first three moves of a series. Sponsored by Wisdom Seekers, an ongoing group for positive aging. Free.
The Peaks, 3150 N. Winding Brook Road, off Fort Valley Road. (480) 612-2461. FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: 3 4:30 p.m. Weekly group, free of charge.
Support, coping skills, education, relaxation. Free. North Country Health Care, 2920 N. Fourth St. 213-6100.
MOVIE WEDNESDAY: 4 p.m, Every other Wednesday, there will be a or PG movie shown in the Community Room for free. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Call the East Flag Library to see what is showing this week. Free. East Flagstaff Community Library, 3000 N.
Fourth St. 774-8434. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS: 4:30 5:30 p.m. Want to quit tobacco? Nicotine Anonymous can help. we are a 12-step fellowship helping each other live nicotine-free lives.
We welcome all want to be nicotine free, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal products. Free. Alano Quo. 2102 E. Third Ave.
255-8146. CONFLICT RESOLUTION: 5:30 6:30 p.m. Conflicts, everyone has expertenced them, it is how individuals deal with conflicts that is important. This JOBS workshops will provide you with techniques for resolving conflicts. No change.
Sunnyside Employment One Stop, 2403 N. Izabel inside Flagstaff Recreation Center. 213-5900. LADIES BEER CLUB: 5.30 6:30 p.m. We are meeting, ladies 21 and oider, every first Wednesday of the month for our Ladies Beer Club.
Join this fun. group of women that enjoy drinking, brewing and learning more about the qualities, tastes and particulars of craft brewed beer. We'd love to have you. Bee The Lumbervard Brewing Company, 5 S. San Francisco St.
779-2739 VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: 5.30 7:30 p.m. The Second Chance Center for animals is seeking energetic and enthusiastic volunteers. Many areas to hep from working with the animals to data entry, Free. Second Chance Center for Animals, 11605 N. Highway 99, 6 miles north of the Flagstaff Wall.
714-2205. and Beth are fond of each other and work hard together to keep Stonefield going. When Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton) sashays back to the bucolic village of her youth, life for the locals is thrown upside down. Tamara once an ugly duckling has been transformed into a devastating beauty. As infatuations, jealousies, love affairs and career ambitions collide among the inhabitants of the neighboring farmsteads, Tamara sets a contemporary comedy of manners into play using the oldest magic in the book: sex appeal.
The series is made possible by the support of Harkins Theatres, Arizona Daily Sun, KNAU and Northern Arizona University communications, media and philosophy departments. Tickets are $12, $9 for Film Sedona members, $6 for full-time students; and will be available starting at 6 p.m. that day in the Harkins lobby. Cash or checks only. For more information, call (928) 282-1177 or visit www.SedonaFilmFestival.
com. Youth Theater opens auditions for 'Technicolor Dreamcoat' Flagstaff Youth Theater is holding auditions for its upcoming production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Actors ages 9-13 are needed for the children's chorus and 14-adult. for the leads and main stage chorus. The show is a very large scale, rock opera- musical for the stage. Auditions will be at the Flagstaff High School main auditorium today from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Callbacks will be Thursday at the same time. Anyone who auditions needs to come ready to sing a song (two minutes or less) and dance the steps given. Performances will be in April. For more information, call 606-8220, or 310-0390. Send Around the Town news to Abbie Gripman at or call her at 556-2241.
To add your events to the Almanac, go to CALENDAR.AZDAILYSUN.COM (PING PONG) CLUB: 6 7:45 p.m. We'll have three tables recreational and hardcore players welcome. Adults only, please. on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Adult Center.
Free. Adult Center, Road. 714-0504. SUPPORT 1 GROUP: 6:30 8 p.m. Depression? Anxiety? BipoFlagstaff can help.
We offer support, coping strategies, encourageunderstanding to family and friends dealing with someone with a No charge. St. Pius Church, 2257 E. Cedar Ave. 214-2218.
ARIZONA FLYCASTERS: Flytying demo at 6:30 p.m. Monthly Northern Arizona Flycasters for those interested in fly fishing. and novice anglers are welcome. Free. Game and Fish office.
Lake 213-6625. Thursday, Jan. 6 MNA DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM: 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Docents are volunteer educators who lead group tours and age children, adults, and seniors.
N. Fort Valley Road. 774-5211. TENNIS Both We also meet 245 N. Thorpe NAMI FAMILY lar? NAMI ment, and brain disorder.
NORTHERN meeting of Experienced Mary Road. DRESS FOR JOB INTERVIEWS: 10 11 workshops throughout the year for Museum of Northern. Arizona, 3001 11 a.m. What is appropriate dress for the industry you are seeking employment within? is it a white shirt and tie or dress and heels or maybe flannel shirts? This JOBS workshop is presented by. George Pryer, Genisis-K Employment Specialist.
Free. Sunnyside Employment One Stop. 2403 N. Izabel inside Flagstaff Recreation Center. 213-5900.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: Noon. Alzheimer's support group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. Free. The Peaks Senior Living Community, 771-9257. CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 3:30 6 p.m.
As a part of the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2012. the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will discuss Flagstaff's future in regards to Open Space and Recreation. Free and open to the public. NA. Healthcare Education Facility, 1000 N.
Humphreys Suite 241, in the Fort Valley (Bashas') shopping center just south of the hospital. 779-7685. CRAFTY YOUTH: 3:30 4:30 p.m. Throughout the spring semester, there will be crafts such as painting, building, origami, abstract art, ice cream making and so much more. We will provide yummy food and drinks for free.
East Flagstaff Community Library, 3000 N. Fourth St. 774-8434. TABLE TENNIS (PING PONG) CLUB: 6 7:45 p.m. well have three tables going.
Both recreational and hard-core players weicome. Aduits oniy, please. we also have a session going on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. at the Adult Center. Free.
Adult Center, Thorpe Park. 714-0504, SCHOOL PREVIEW SESSION: 6:30 8 p.m. Northland Preparatory Academy will host the last of three preview sessions for parents interested in enrolling students in grades: 7-12 for the 2011-12 school year. Free. Northland Prepara Tory Academy, 3300 E.
Sparrow Ave. PET OF THE WEEK WHO COULD RESIST? This weil-behaved Heeler pup is waiting very patiently for someone to adopt him, so stop by today and meet this little guy. The shelter is housing quite a few puppies this holiday season, so if you are ready to add another member to your family, there are plenty to choose from. The Coconino Humane Society can be reached at 526- 1076, and its hours are Monday through Friday. 10:30 a.m.
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Rte 66 Ste 107 astart IS Today Hi: 37 Lo: 5. Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as -1. Calm wind becoming east between 4 and 7 mph. Thursday Hi: 40 Lo: 12 Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
East wind around 6 mph. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Friday Hi: 40 Lo: 16 A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 11 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Night: A slight chance of snow showers.
Saturday Hi: 40 Lo: 17 A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Night: Mostly cloudy; with a low around 17. Flagstaff Airport Climate Summary For Tuesday, Jan. 4 TEMPERATURE Degrees Record Normal Last Year Maximum 40 64 (1927) 42 40 Minimum 4 -22 (1971) 16 9 Average 22 29 25 PRECIPITATION Inches SNOWFALL Inches Yesterday 0.00 Yesterday 0.0 Month to Date Trace Month to Date Trace Since Sept.
1 8.91 Since Sept. 1 38.2 SUNRISE AND SUNSET Today Sunrise: 7:35 a.m. Sunset: 5:29 p.m. Today's State Weather Page Jacob Lake Canyon de Chelly Grand Carryon Seligman Window Rock Flagstaff Kingman Cottonwood Winslow Sedona Prescott Lake Havasu City Payson Show Low PHOENIX Yuma Tucson National forecast Forecast highs for Wednesday, Jan. 5 Sunny Pt.
Cloudy Cloudy Fronts Pressure Cole 00 A 10s 605 70s 505 7577 Showers Rain T-storms Furries Snow Ice Snow Showers Move From Great Lakes Into Northeast A trough of low pressure in the North moves over the Great Lakes and into the Northeast. This will bring more lake effect snow to some areas, with scattered snow showers elsewhere. The rest of the nation remains under mild conditions as a ridge dominates. For more news you can use, visit us online at www.azdailysun.com NEW YEARS SPECIAL $200 OFF Zoom Whitening or $75 OFF you! Dahtent 2 TRUE NORTH DENTISTRY De. Richard Shannon, DOS, MIC.
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