• Press releases must be written in complete sentences, listing the who, what, when and where of the event. Include a brief biography, such as for a featured speaker; and/or the history or mission statement of an event or organization, such as for an annual event or a nonprofit organization.

• For fundraisers, please indicate what or whom the proceeds benefit. List the full, formal title of individuals referred to or quoted in the release.

• Press releases must include the event, location, including street address, time and a contact phone number for publication. Releases without this information will not be published.

• Submitted photos should properly identify the photographer, if applicable, and all the individuals in the photo. Double check names to avoid spelling errors.

• Send photos that are huge, as large as they appear fresh of your camera. If you download photos from a website, they are likely too small for us to use. If the photo on screen is smaller than your hand, it's too small.

• The best digital format is a jpg, jpeg or gif file. We cannot guarantee that submitted photographs will be returned.

• Deadline for the Wednesday issue is Friday at 5 p.m.

• Deadline for the Friday issue is Monday at 5 p.m.

• Submissions made after deadline cannot be considered for publication in that issue.

• Send information by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , subject: "Press Release," followed by a brief name of the event and a suggested publication date for the release.

• Publication date can not be guaranteed.

• Send the release in the main body of the e-mail, not an attachment.

• All press releases are edited for space and content. We reserve the right to edit any release for space, style, content and good taste.

Press release example:

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Jane Doe or John Doe
phone (928) 282-1000 or (928) 300-1000, cell phone
Please publish on or before Jan. 20th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Suggested headline: John Doe hosts gathering
John Doe will host a community gathering on Monday, Jan. 31, starting at 5 p.m. The gathering takes place at the Sedona Gathering Place, 100 Sedona Drive, West Sedona.
All Sedona residents who like to gather are welcome to gather.
Non-gatherers are also welcome as they may learn to enjoy gatherings.
Doe earned a degree in gathering from the University of Arizona in 1989. He started gathering people for gatherings in 1996. Doe moved to Sedona in 2001 and starting gathering people for gatherings in 2003. He has held 30 such gatherings and trains people in gathering.
For more information, call (928) 282-1000.

Calendar Listings and Arts Events

• At a Glance, published in The Scene, is reserved for arts and entertainment events only. All other events will be placed in another community events sections of the newspaper. These are one-time arts events, such as a concert, performance, art opening, festival, recital, film screening, play, etc., or weekly arts events, such as a regular band or performance.
Include ticket price(s), cover charges or admission fee(s).

• Ongoing Events is reserved for only those nonprofit or free events scheduled on a regular basis, whether every week on the same day, or once a month on the same day. Events scheduled for every week or every month on the same day and time need not be sent in every week. Any changes to regularly scheduled events must be submitted.

• Club events will be redirected to the Your Community page where club news is published.

• Support group information will be redirected to the Support Groups listing.

• All submissions must include the event, venue, including street address, the time and a contact phone number. Submissions without this information will not be published.

• Submitted photos should properly identify the photographer, if applicable, and all the individuals in the photo. Print names to avoid spelling errors. The best digital format is a jpg, jpeg or tiff file. We cannot guarantee that submitted photographs will be returned. We will keep some arts photos on file for future publication, but this is not guaranteed, so always send a publicity photo with your calendar listing.

• Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Thursday for the following week. Submissions made after deadline cannot be considered for publication that week.

Send arts and entertainment press releases via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or drop off at 298 Van Deren Road, Uptown Sedona. For e-mail, include appropriate subject line, such as "OnGoing events" or "OnTap calendar," etc.

Send calendar listings via e-mail to Assistant News Editor Christopher Fox Graham at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Include appropriate subject line, such as "OnGoing events" or "At a Glance calendar," "Clubs" or "Support Groups."

Calendar listing example:

Monday, Jan. 31
Community Gathering: Hosted by John Doe, 5 p.m., free, Sedona Gathering Place, 100 Sedona Drive, West Sedona, 282-1000.