
Jesse Bertel is a videographer and reporter for The Daily Courier, Prescott Valley Tribune and Chino Valley Review, part of the Prescott News Network.

Yasmine Bernal, a pitcher/outfielder for the Bradshaw Mountain softball team who has already committed to Phoenix College, was chosen at the Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, March 20, to Saturday, March 25.

Few names are as synonymous with magic and mystery as that of Harry Houdini. His grand illusions and daring spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time.

All She Wrote is a mercurial rock ‘n’ roll band from Prescott that brings original music to every performance and has a catalog of material from all eras and genres including blues, heavy rock, country and funk.

The Arizona Philharmonic (AZ Phil) wraps up its fifth season with Felix Mendelssohn’s iconic oratorio Elijah conducted by Dr. Joshua Harper, Yavapai College’s director of choral activities, and featuring Cailin Manson singing the lead role of Elijah.

The Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce is recognizing its members with an awards ceremony.

“Masters of Illusion Live!” is a stage version of the award-winning television series of the same name, and it is bringing the unique repertoires of three master illusionists to the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center at Yavapai College, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25.

Wyatt Earp returns to Sharlot Hall for “An Encounter with Edward Curtis.” Famed western photographer Edward S. Curtis, as portrayed by Earp, will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, in the auditorium of the Sharlot Hall Museum’s Fred W. Veil Education Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott.

Spend an afternoon with a violin virtuoso who has rewritten the standards of live classical performance. The Yavapai Symphony Association presents violinist Sarah Chang in recital, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center at Yavapai College, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott.

Josh Khazaal, a senior pitcher/outfielder for the Bradshaw Mountain baseball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, March 13 to Saturday, March 18.

What’s the difference between llamas and alpacas? Chino Valley residents got to find out the answer to this question and more when the Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association (RMLA) visited the library for two classes on Friday, March 17.