May '13 Events

Friday & Saturday, May 24 & 25, at 7:00 pm

The 8th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Concert

NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE OLD TOWN CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN COTTONWOOD

The Well Red Coyote is the proud sponsor of the 8th Annual Bob Fest, which will once again be held at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood, Arizona, and will consist of two shows.

This year’s event is bigger (and better!) than even last year, with 21 musicians performing almost 3 hours of the music of Bob Dylan and celebrating the birthdays of Bob and Joe.

Get your tickets early – both shows will sell out! Tickets can be purchased online at www.oldtowncenter.org.

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Writing Workshop: Editing to Perfection: Make Your Work Shine Saturday, May 4, 2 pm: As a culture, we seem to have lost the grammatical and punctuation and language skills editors are looking for in writing. Join AZ author Deborah J Ledford as she presents a workshop, “Editing to Perfection: Make Your Work Shine,” which will address these issues and more of the things writers need to know for self-editing success, whether they plan traditional or self-publication. Deb’s presentation will be ideal for advanced writers preparing their work for submission, as well as beginners who wish to know the dos and don’ts when it comes to your writing. Deborah J Ledford’s latest novel, CRESCENDO, is book three of the Steven Hawk/Inola Walela suspense series. SNARE is The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist and the NM-AZ Book Awards Finalist. Three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, her award-winning short stories appear in numerous print publications as well as literary and mystery anthologies. She is a professional content editor, and current President of the Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter. She is the former editor of Second Wind Publishing. CRESCENDO: One murdered woman. A missing child. The diabolic father who will do anything to get his son back. The female cop who risks everything to keep the boy safe. "Ledford raises suspense to a higher level." -Suspense Magazine Deb has always been an exceptionally popular speaker at The WRC. Come early for a good seat.

Adventure Talk: THE TERRIBLE LOYALTY -- An Amazing True Story

Saturday, May 18, 2 pm: AZ Author and broadcaster, Sandy Moss, author of THE TERRIBLE LOYALTY, and her husband Mike, will relate an amazing true adventure story, which Mike and his friend shared.

THE TERRIBLE LOYALTY is the awesome true story of two men – life-long friends – who ventured into the heart of the endless ocean at its loneliest point in a 20-foot sailboat, embarking on a trip 2,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Chula Vista, California, to Hilo, Hawaii. Navigating by means only of a sextant and the stars and with no other navigation equipment or long-range radios aboard, it was meant to be their Great Adventure. The men had planned for an uneventful sail -- what they encountered, instead, was an unexpected storm that threatened their lives, threw them unmercifully off course, and sealed their fates irrevocably together as they battled to survive.

Other sailors have crossed the ocean’s expanse, but few with such primitive tools, such a small vessel, and with the depth of friendship and determination of these two friends.

Readers' Favorite Reviews writes: "How they overcome their battle with the elements in order to survive, will keep you reading with eager anticipation."

Attendees will come to know these two extraordinary men and their amazing journey – not only on the sea, but as their friendship develops and strengthens through the years -- then finally agonize with them in their most powerful test of commitment to each other and to their faith.

Sandy and Mike will absolutely thrill you with this heart-stopping story. If you've ever dreamed of an ocean adventure, this is a not-to-be-missed event. Every bookstore where they've spoken reports rave audience reactions.

Sandy and Mike live in Prescott. She was a newspaper and AP journalist for more than a dozen years. For the past decade, she has been a broadcaster with Arizona’s Hometown Radio Group: KPPV, KQNA, KDDL, KPKR and KUGO, which also streams live worldwide. She’s a writer who broadcasts and a broadcaster who writes.