Audience members were transported back more than half a century last week in the delightfully colorful production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Read more
Each year at the Payson Book Festival there are presentations from a variety of authors in two rooms — the fireside a… Read more
Under a full moon, one of Rim Country’s favorite bands, Junction 87, drew a crowd of 1,300 to Green Valley Park Satur… Read more
Author Theresa Sneed has not only written a plethora of books, but written both fiction and non-fiction. Read more
Rosemarie Dombrowski, a professor at ASU and the first Poet Laureate of Phoenix, together with her assistant Sophia M… Read more
A special presenter at the Payson Book Festival will be Dave Munsey, a former weatherman for KSAZ Fox 10 in Phoenix. Read more
Two women — a former business owner and a retired teacher — have found fellowship over fabric. Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association 2019-2020 season starts Sept. 21, but now is the time to get the early bird d… Read more
Adults and children alike grooved to the music as Sol DeVille kicked off the Payson Summer Concert Series at Green Va… Read more
Quilt lovers and fans of fabric art are invited to attend the Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show Friday and S… Read more
A unique roster of featured speakers takes part in the 2019 Payson Book Festival July 20 at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Read more
When we think of great music collaborative pairs we think of Rogers and Hammerstein, Learner and Lowe or Rogers and Hart. Read more
Free music in Green Valley Park returns Saturday nights this summer with the first concert June 1. Read more
The Arizona Archaeological Society Rim Country Chapter hosts Marlon Magdalena at its 10 a.m. meeting Saturday in the … Read more
In the Superman tradition an alien foundling gets blasted off to Earth to save the cute little guy's life. We get a h… Read more
One of the goals for the Arizona Professional Writers (APW) is to encourage children to read and write. Read more
If you have not as yet seen the previous two John Wick films staring Keanu Reeves, just go right on ahead and watch t… Read more
The Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show is Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8. The deadline to enter a quilt in… Read more
Pokemon (pronounced Poke ee Mon) came at us from Japan with cartoon characters, a video game and a card game that you… Read more
In Movie Land there floats a sub-genre of films that I call the urban suspense film. We typically will have a normal … Read more
Rim Country residents and visitors are invited to tour nine galleries in and around Payson this weekend. The annual P… Read more
We never quite know what to expect with the Marvel films. I surely did not expect to be brought to tears more times t… Read more
In the horror movie genre we can see the spooky, brain tingling psychological creep fests as exemplified by “Pet Sema… Read more
Audience members were transported back more than half a century last week in the delightfully colorful production of … Read more
The Payson High School Longhorn Theatre Company presents “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Apri… Read more
We have recently had a spate of horror flicks of various stripes in our theaters. This week we have a comic look at t… Read more
This Disney live action film has the iconic 1941 movie of the same name as a predecessor. Disney is gradually re-maki… Read more
Get out the gear and ready to go fish at the 13th Annual Kids Fishing Festival. The festival is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.… Read more
With the arrival of spring blooms, there is plenty of music to accompany them. Read more
We want people who do good deeds to be rewarded. Read more
Renewal Performing Arts, Payson’s community theatre, presents “Charlotte’s Web” next week. Read more
Who has produced more drop-dead funny moments in American cinema than Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy? No one really com… Read more
Once again A Taste of Rim Country, sponsored by Library Friends of Payson, enjoyed a sold-out crowd. Read more
Join the congregation of Mount Cross Lutheran Church in welcoming the Stoughton Wisconsin Norwegian Dancers to Payson… Read more
The Library Friends of Payson hosts Laura Tohe Monday, March 18. Read more
Oscar winner Brie Larson urges men to skip her new film, “Captain Marvel,” which she says is about intersectional feminism. Read more
YUMA – The fastest land mammal in North America and a large-footed marsh bird in the Southwest have been listed as en… Read more
Irishman Liam Neeson makes loads of movies and TV episodes, sometimes five projects in a given year. Read more
Dee Strickland Johnson, better known as Buckshot Dot, charmed a packed crowd at Rim Country Museum on Monday with her… Read more
The Thomas Walling Memorial Lip Sync Contest at Payson High School Auditorium on Saturday, March 2 featured 15 toe-ta… Read more
The modern version of 3D movies continues to improve and evolve. Read more
Music fills the air in March as an array of concerts is planned around the community. Listen to big band music; two C… Read more
The Arizona Archaeological Society Rim Country Chapter hosts Dr. Sandra Lynch currently serving as adjunct curator of… Read more
The always-popular (read: sell out) A Taste of Rim Country is just around the corner. Read more
I’ve enjoyed sports for as long as I can remember. Read more
“This is not a story of the First World War, it is not a historical story, it may not even be entirely accurate but i… Read more
The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino welcomes the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Saturday, March 2. Read more
Thank goodness that when we grow tired of all those movies made from comic book heroes, along comes a movie made from… Read more
Five years have passed since the first Lego movie came into our hearts and theaters. Read more
The steam engine changed everything. Read more
This is our Rim Country community events calendar for events free to the public. If you would like to submit an event that charges for tickets, admission etc., please contact Gary Tackett, gtackett@payson.com or call 928-474-5251. If you are a current Payson Roundup advertiser, please contact your advertising representative. To submit your free community event, please use this form. Thank you.
The steam engine changed everything. Read more
Recording artist John Ford Coley comes to the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. show. Read more
Next week, enjoy the love of music for Valentine’s Day. Read more
Nineteen years ago, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson initiated their roles of David Dunn, (Willis) an ordinary guy with super powers and Eli… Read more
Writer/director Joe Cornish wrote “Ant Man,: a superior superhero comedy, so I wanted to see “The Kid Who Would Be King.” Read more
It’s time to get those special letters and postcards ready for the commemorative Pony Express ride from Holbrook to Scottsdale. Read more
Jazz returns to the Rim Country at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Payson Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. Read more
Terry Lowman won first place in the 2018 New Year’s Eve Payson Idol competition sponsored by and held at the Payson Elks Lodge. Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association brings a different style of entertainment to the Rim Country with its next performance. Vocal Trash pe… Read more
In the old days when a black person from the North traveled to the Jim Crow South he might consult the Negro Travelers Green Book, a travel gu… Read more
The Library Friends of Payson welcome Cameron Mower, Gila Community College assistant professor of biology, to the group’s Jan. 21 meeting. He… Read more
“Vice” will instantly draw comparison to the 2015 film “The Big Short,” also a project written and directed by Adam McKay and a successful one… Read more
Healthy World Sedona Presents Sedona VegFest 2019 Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20. Read more
January is turning into a busy musical month. Already there have been two special programs — Trouble in Paradise entertained at the First Frid… Read more
The second half of the Tonto Community Concert Association’s 2018-2019 season begins next week. Read more
The Arizona Professional Writers, Rim Country Chapter is changing its meeting date for 2019. Its first meeting of the year is at 1 p.m., Wedne… Read more
I have no opinion on the songs in “Mary Poppins Returns.” They may be just as great as the songs in the 54-year-old original or maybe not. It … Read more
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The plaudits flowed freely as listeners filed out of the Pine Cultural Center after a special Christmas performance by a band of high country … Read more
Trouble in Paradise, will be the featured musicians at the Community Presbyterian Church’s First Friday event in 2019. Read more
A writer named Sam Dolnick wrote a fascinating story in the New York Times magazine about a 90-year-old guy who supplemented his retirement in… Read more
This animated PG-rated film can be watched by the wee ones with ease, but adults will just love it, as I did. The style of the film brings us … Read more
Wear long sleeves for “Instant Family” because the emotional goodness will surely make you tear up. I wiped my eyes before leaving the theater… Read more
The Rim Country’s big Christmas concerts come to a close this weekend with the presentation of the Payson Choral Society’s holiday performance… Read more
Mark your calendars — the Payson Choral Society’s Christmas presentation of “Christmas Is Coming!” directed by Daria Mason with accompaniment … Read more
The movie world must give full attention to this second of the Fantastic Beasts film if only to do a kiss of the ring to the fantastic Harry P… Read more
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Gila Community College hosted its 12th annual Student Art Show and Sale from Friday, Nov. 16. Art classrooms were filled with creative work, a… Read more
County fairs in Arizona used to have horse racing. Over the years, racing has faded from the fair scene. Gila County has not had a horse race … Read more
Eighty-six runners participated in Payson’s Turkey Trot 5-K Spirit Run this year. Read more
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“Christmas is Coming!” is the theme of the 2018 holiday concerts planned by the Payson Choral Society. Read more
When everything in a movie comes together we get something wonderful, something valuable and most of all, something that we want to watch. Her… Read more
Unity of Payson hosts a concert with Daniel Nahmod at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, at 1000 N. Easy St. Preceding the concert from 4:30 p.m. to … Read more
Gila Community College will hold its 12th annual Student Art Show and Sale from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16. Read more
William Ahrendt will join the 19 artists participating in the Payson Art League’s Fall Show and Sale this weekend at Julia Randall Elementary. Read more
Rim Country residents can enjoy the magic of an evening of storytelling at the 2018 Tellabration Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Pine-Strawberry Comm… Read more
Ah, Christmas is almost upon us and Disney brings us a massive, $130 million extravaganza loosely modeled on the famous ballet The Nutcracker.… Read more
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Kathy Siler, director of the Payson High School Theatre, dressed in a khaki safari outfit dropped down to the level of the 4-year-old dressed … Read more
Payson Idol’s last audition opportunities are available at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 and Nov. 23 and Dec. 7. All auditions are at the Elks Lodge,… Read more
The Rim Country’s Giant Pumpkin Project came to a close this week. A group of competitive gardeners hoped to grow a state record-breaking pump… Read more
The Payson Art League features 20 artists at its Fine Art and Craft Fall Show and Sale this year. Read more
With this, the fourth iteration of the Star is Born story, we won’t need to go over the details of the story line. We can say that this versio… Read more
A failing singer, a vacuum cleaner salesman, a priest and two sisters on the run check into a motel/casino that straddles the Nevada-Californi… Read more
The TCCA 2018-2019 season is the 40th anniversary of the organization. Read more
The Rim Country will rattle with Halloween revelers this year as an abundance of events are planned for residents to celebrate the witching season. Read more
The Handcrafter Club’s Second Annual Craft Festival, hosted by the Payson Senior Center, at 514 W. Main St., is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday,… Read more
The 14th Annual Rim Country Quilt Roundup features more than 160 quilts and a variety of special events throughout its two-day run, Friday, Oc… Read more
With this, the fourth iteration of the “A Star is Born” story, we won’t need to go over the details of the storyline. We can say that this ver… Read more
You can get wrapped up in a quilt in a lot of different ways — there’s the physical way of course, winding yourself into a human burrito with … Read more
The second of eight TCCA concerts on Monday, Oct. 1, featured Cellisimo, dynamic soloists Ruslan Biryukov and Anne Suda. They delighted the au… Read more
