A guy (wildly handsome actor Michael Ealy) is having problems with his marriage. His wife (played by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and actress Damaris Lewis) may be cheating on him. So, he… Read more
The Professional Bull Riders is making their first ever visit to Payson in January. Read more
Hooray, finally we get a spectacular new movie to watch. The $60 million movie, “Monster Hunter” stars singer, actres… Read more
Relatives still coming or need to send out a gift to someone you won’t be able to see this year? Give them a unique g… Read more
A living Nativity event is planned from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 at the parking lot of the Church of Jesus… Read more
December can be a prime month to find colorful birds at Green Valley Park and other places around Rim Country. Read more
In this plague year of 2020, we have learned to relish even mid-level talents like director Luke Greenfield. Greenfie… Read more
The producers risked $65 million to make this sequel to the 2013 original. In this plague year, I hope they can get a… Read more
“Freaky” is certainly the most entertaining dead teenager movie of 2020 and will rank high on the all-time list of th… Read more
“Hillbilly Elegy” is a superb five sawblade movie that will surely garner Oscar nominations for Best Actress, Glenn C… Read more
In the plague year of 2020, we rejoice when we can see a full-blown $20 million Hollywood crime drama like “Let Him G… Read more
Halloween has come around again, and with it a crop of new and not so new scary films. The new horror film is “Come P… Read more
“The War With Grandpa” opened on Aug. 28, 2020, in Lithuania, which speaks as much to the film itself as it does to t… Read more
Writer/director Miranda July (got to love a name like that) has a reputation and a following for the handful of films… Read more
Rarely has a fresh new actress so dominated the screen as does 25-year-old Aussie Geraldine Viswanathan in “The Broke… Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club 2021 charity calendars are now available. Last year’s calendars sold out rapidly, and the… Read more
Temperatures in the low to mid-70s may not quite feel like fall, but that’s not stopping the 13th Annual Fall Festiva… Read more
Writer/director Cyrus Nowrasteh has made some controversial films and been criticized from both the right and left si… Read more
The Rim Country Classic Auto Club is modifying the 27th annual Beeline Cruise-In and Car Show because of COVID-19 res… Read more
With the production of movies disrupted by the plague, the Sawmill Theatres is showing a great movie from times gone by. Read more
For the fourth year, Rim Country Empty Bowls is raising funds for local food banks. Artisans from the Rim Country Mud… Read more
COVID-19 won’t cancel the 27th annual Beeline Cruise-In and Car Show. But it can force the annual event to take a dif… Read more
The fabulous films of yesteryear, the 1989 “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and the 1991 sequel “Bill and Ted’s B… Read more
The state’s best fiddlers gather in Green Valley Park this weekend. The talented musicians make their way to Rim Coun… Read more
Russell Crowe can play a big, angry guy just about as well as anyone on the planet. Here, in “Unhinged” he has a chan… Read more
Oh boy, at long last we burst from the ropes and chains wrapped around movie lovers for months by killjoys with way t… Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club returns to in-person meetings with Zoom availability at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 in th… Read more
The long-running Northern Gila County Fair opens Thursday, Sept. 10 and continues through Saturday, Sept. 12, with a … Read more
The Northern Gila County Fair includes a photography contest. Entries will be accepted from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesd… Read more
Author Daniel Herman works a day job as a history professor. Read more
Horticulturist Kim Stone, a horticulturist and author, offers a free webinar, Growing a Winter Vegetable Garden, at 1… Read more
This version of “True Grit” must not be mixed up with the nearly as good John Wayne version that came out in 1969. It… Read more
How was I to know that “Last Christmas,” the movie title, comes from “Last Christmas,” the 1984 song title by Wham!? Read more
The Rim Country will rumble with three days of rodeo excitement this week as the 137th World’s Oldest Continuous Rode… Read more
Have you ever wondered what Mel Gibson has got up to these days? He has had some very public failings in this century… Read more
I once again watched the Guy Ritchie film from last year, “The Gentlemen.” This film is pure Guy Ritchie. Ritchie dir… Read more
The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, ended its Imagine Your Story Summer Reading Program the last week of July. Read more
I just watched Helen Mirren in “The Good Liar,” which got me thinking about her vast body of work. Read more
Now that the theaters have been chained shut by ill-tempered do-gooders, we have to watch something or other at home.… Read more
I re-watched “Yesterday” last week, which reminded me of just how great the Beatles’ music sounds, even now. Read more
Suzanne Kammerman, former operations director for the Payson Senior Center, has set up a new book publishing company,… Read more
The FOG rolled into Green Valley Park on Saturday. Read more
Despite challenges due to COVID-19, the Rim Country Camera Club is determined to produce its annual charity calendar … Read more
To the dismay of film buffs and movie fans alike, the theaters have been slammed shut once again. What shall we do? W… Read more
Myra’s Art Gallery has been a staple in Pine since 1993, when Myra Kraemer and her husband Ed opened their first shop… Read more
Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway, is planning a special event at 4 p.m., Saturday, July 11. It is… Read more
The Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department continues to present its evening Summer Concert Series at Green V… Read more
“Irresistible” wanted to have a big opening in the theaters and enjoy time with crowds of fans. It was not to be. The… Read more
The Payson Elks Lodge, located at 1206 N. Beeline Highway, is scheduling auditions for the 2020 Payson Idol contest s… Read more
Given the significant rise in COVID-19 cases in Arizona and the uncertainty of a timeline for treatments or vaccines,… Read more
Hooray, we get to see a movie released in 2020. “Bloodshot” came out in March, had a good run in theaters for only on… 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.
Given the significant rise in COVID-19 cases in Arizona and the uncertainty of a timeline for treatments or vaccines, the Kiwanis Club of Zane… Read more
Hooray, we get to see a movie released in 2020. “Bloodshot” came out in March, had a good run in theaters for only one week, and then the thea… Read more
“This is our first live performance in quite some time,” said Colleen Collins as Kilted Spirit opened their show at Green Valley Park on Satur… Read more
Payson resident and USA Today bestselling author, Holly S. Roberts, is releasing her 49th and 50th novels in June. Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club is moving forward with producing its eighth annual Charity Calendar for 2021. All the proceeds from the calendar s… Read more
The Payson Pro Rodeo Committee plans to hold the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo Thursday, Aug. 20 through Saturday, Aug. 22. Read more
The Sawmill Theatres has reopened, safely. The manager has roped off every other row of seats. Keeping a distance from other movie fans will n… Read more
What a great day! I recently watched “Emma” at the now open Sawmill Theatres. I might add the safely and correctly distanced Sawmill Theatres.… Read more
I bring you two items of great happiness. First, our own Sawmill Theatres is back open for business as of May 22 with a full range of movies. Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club may not hold meetings and workshops right now, but the club is proceeding with production of the 2021 Rim Country … Read more
We pay little attention to teen movies, a subset of movies that have given us a lot of pleasure over the years. Or at least a smile-worthy and… Read more
I have three favorite movies about time travel. One is a sweet film about love. The second has a young couple living on the very edge of life.… Read more
Cooped up and frustrated with no place to go and nothing to do? The Tonto Community Concert Association has something for residents to look fo… Read more
The recent passing of Honor Blackman brings us to thoughts of James Bond films. Blackman played the part of the private pilot of Auric Goldfin… Read more
Nothing but nothing can equal the full-throated experience of sitting in a darkened auditorium and watching a 10-foot-high “Deadpool” kill thr… Read more
Nothing beats the full scale movie experience we enjoy by going to the cinema. And there is the popcorn too, which can never quite be matched … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is wiping out concerts for musical artists across the globe. Read more
Pixar has given us a new gold standard by which to judge films meant for children. After more than 20 films in their stack we have a good idea… Read more
They sang about surfing. Read more
A concert of American Christian music by The Needhams is at 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 13 at Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. There … Read more
Country music legends Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee perform Friday, March 13 at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino for the 40th Anniversary of the… Read more
Payson High School Theatre Director Kathy Siler normally likes to stay behind the scenes. Read more
The classic 1897 novel “The Invisible Man” by H.G. Wells has gone through various iterations to reach this low budget horror movie. Over two d… Read more
The Payson Art League will host noted Prescott artist Patrick Harper at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 10 at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Read more
Payson’s Roberta “Bobbi” Smith is one of 30 female Arizona artists selected to take part in an upcoming Herberger exhibition. Read more
Ready for a mental break from the Rim’s chilly weather? Plan on a musical getaway to sand, surf and fun when the Tonto Community Concert Assoc… Read more
Registration starts in March for Rock of Ages Lutheran Church’s free summer music learning program. Read more
I will resist the temptation to make a pun on the movie title and its impact on the careers of the two stars. Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dre… Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club (R3C) offers a hands-on workshop on studio lighting techniques from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Mount … Read more
The popular A Taste of Rim Country benefit for the Payson Public Library is not taking place this year. Blame progress — the library is under … Read more
Get a taste of bird watching later this month during the first of the season’s Bird Walks at Tonto National Monument Wednesday, Feb. 26. Read more
If you missed out on the Payson area’s National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count event Jan. 2, another bird count opportunity is at hand. Read more
“Birds of Prey” makes the third time that Margot Robbie, the gorgeous Aussie actress, has played the comic book bad girl Harley Quinn. She pla… Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association brings the quartet, Sons of Serendip, to the Payson High School auditorium at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11. Read more
Yeaaaaaay! Director Guy Richie made a new gangster flick. Richie made his bones with such wonderfully wacky films of the London underworld as … Read more
The Payson Art League hosts guest speaker Sue Zen at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Read more
Clint Eastwood has made a lengthy string of films that have achieved both high acclaim and solid profits, and at an age when most of us are ba… Read more
The first Hashknife Pony Express Ride carried a single letter: an invitation to then Governor Paul Fannin to attend the Hashknife Stampede Rod… Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association brings a world-class guitar show to the Rim Country at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30 with a performance by… Read more
In 1920 Hugh Lofting wrote “The Story of Doctor Dolittle” the original novel that has now spawned a dozen or so TV movies or series or big scr… Read more
The Library Friends of Payson meet Monday, Jan. 20 at the Payson Ranger Station conference room, 1009 E. Highway 260. A short business meeting… Read more
People have almost turned blue, holding their breath to see if acclaimed movie director Sam Mendes has done it again. Mendes has directed “Ame… Read more
Several music events are on tap to warm up the winter in Rim Country. Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club plans a silent auction of various pieces of camera equipment and accessories at its meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,… Read more
The western “Eminence Hill,” filmed locally with Rim resident Charley Motley in the credited role of “Carson,” along with actors from the Oxbo… Read more
The Town of Superior is once again showcasing its unique structures in its annual Home & Building Tour later this month. Read more
Andy McKinney is the guest speaker at the Arizona Professional Writers meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Majestic Rim, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Read more
Jason Lyle Black, an award-winning comedic pianist, comes to Payson Thursday, Jan. 16. The Tonto Community Concert Association presents the pr… Read more
Will this be the year when acclaimed director Greta Gerwig grabs the golden gizmo for best director? I would not at all be surprised. “Little … Read more
Should you see this musical movie adaptation of the famous stage play? Yep. Why? Because Jennifer Hudson sings the key song in the musical, “M… Read more
