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
The 6th Annual Bean Off is just around the corner. Once again this gathering to choose the Rim Country’s best beans b… Read more
I write reviews to inform the potential movie fan about a particular film. I always have the intention of giving a re… Read more
More than 100 people contributed to the success of the 2019 Rim Country Empty Bowls event that raised more than $14,0… Read more
When writer Jill Culton wrote the script for the now classic Pixar film “Monsters, Inc.” she paired a small girl with… Read more
The storms that ushered fall into the Rim Country forced the 49th annual Old Time Fiddle Festival and Acoustic Music … Read more
The Payson Patriotic Events Committee and the Rim Country Detachment of the Marine Corps League, Payson, host the 244… Read more
The Arizona Archaeological Society Rim Country Chapter is hosting a program with Charles “Butch” Farabee, retired Nat… Read more
Payson jazz impresario Gerry Reynolds has arranged another free afternoon concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Pa… Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association’s 2019-2020 season continues at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8 with the performance … Read more
“Ad Astra” comes from the Latin and means “To the Stars.” Director James Gray aimed to make the most realistic near f… Read more
You know the love of music runs deep in a family’s roots when they are willing to pull those roots up and move from m… Read more
Argentine Director Andy Muschietti roars back in this two-hour and 49 minute companion to his 2017 film “It.” We migh… Read more
Arizona musicians of all ages have gathered in Payson for nearly 50 years on a late September weekend to celebrate mu… Read more
Harold Rush, photography professor at Gila Community College Payson, presents the September program at the Rim Countr… Read more
Tickets for the annual Rim Country Empty Bowls event have sold out quickly once again. Read more
Autumn officially arrives Monday, Sept. 23 and to welcome the change of seasons there are a variety of events to enjo… Read more
The Library Friends of Payson welcome World War II Army veteran and Payson resident Ray Kinsman as guest speaker Mond… Read more
The Payson Rimstones Rock Club hosts its 22nd Annual Gem & Mineral Show Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22… Read more
The Kendrick brothers, Alex and Stephen, have made enough faith films in recent years that they now have the status o… Read more
The Tonto Community Concert Association’s 2019-2020 season starts this month featuring a performance by Ben Gulley wi… Read more
Besides their talent and youth, what do the three lead actors in “Good Boys” have in common? The trio, Keith L. Willi… Read more
A New York artist and photographer has opened a gallery in Payson. Read more
The Northern Gila County Fair could be the Rim Country’s second-oldest continuous event (behind the World’s Oldest Co… Read more
A wave of emotions washed over Kathy Siler on Saturday night as the curtain dropped on another Missoula Children’s Th… Read more
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) doesn’t need magic beans to make magic happen. Read more
The Northern Gila County Fair Horse Show traditionally draws the largest group of participants. So making sure everyo… Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club welcomes John Livoti, president of the Arizona Camera Club Council, as its speaker from 6… Read more
Never mind the misleading title, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” has a dog as the central figure. This is a dying dog… Read more
Would you like to spend an evening at the Chaparral Pines Clubhouse, including dinner, an art sale and live auction t… Read more
Celtic American band Cinnamon Twist, featuring Jen Holly and Anne James, kicked off the Gila Community College Music … Read more
We have lots of cross connections between “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” and the various versions of the “Dora the … Read more
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) doesn’t need magic beans to make magic happen. Read more
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of the musical “Jack and the Beanstalk”… Read more
Karen Randau believes she was always meant to write. From the time she learned to print in block letters she says she… Read more
With director and ex-stuntman David Leitch (“Atomic Blonde,” “Deadpool” and “Deadpool 2”) at the tiller and writer Ch… Read more
Once again, local artisans are busy making hundreds of unique, handmade pottery bowls for the Third Annual Rim Countr… Read more
A group of Rim Country quilters honored area veterans with a “Quilts of Valor” ceremony July 24 at The Copper Needle … Read more
What to think of a semi comic film by noted movie extraordinaire Quentin Tarantino that has at its center the Sharon … Read more
The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country once again presents the annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo Parade. Read more
Gila Community College is offering four free concerts in August as part of its “Music in the Garden” series. Read more
Disney has been giving us live action remakes of its fabulous back list of animated films, a list that goes back for … Read more
The Payson Book Festival drew 700 book lovers who got to meet with 90 authors. There were presentations from 20 speak… Read more
The Arizona Commission on the Arts has awarded the Payson Old Time Fiddlers Contest and Acoustic Celebration a $3,000 grant. Read more
What if no one on Earth remembered the music of the Beatles? What if some unknown music guy and he alone could rememb… Read more
“Rosie on the House” – Arizona’s most listened-to weekend radio broadcast will feature the town of Payson throughout July. Read more
Book lovers — get out those comfy walking shoes and your sturdiest tote bag — the Payson Book Festival is this Saturd… Read more
The Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association (ALECA) is returning to where it all started this week. Read more
Celebrate the notorious, bloody Pleasant Valley War and how the residents of Young have turned their secluded communi… Read more
The primary mission of the Payson Book Festival is to promote literacy. This principle meshes nicely with those of th… 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.
Celebrate the notorious, bloody Pleasant Valley War and how the residents of Young have turned their secluded community into a surprisingly en… Read more
The primary mission of the Payson Book Festival is to promote literacy. This principle meshes nicely with those of the Virginia G. Piper Cente… Read more
Raised in Flagstaff, Ryan Biter's music offers an eclectic mix of everything from love songs to rap. Playing both acoustic and electric guitar… Read more
It’s summertime and the Rim Country Camera Club is underway with production of the 2020 Rim Country Charity Calendar. Read more
Sixteen-year-old Peter Parker has developed amazing powers after a bite from a radioactive spider. Unlikely you say? Well, this superhero has … Read more
A friend of mine put a spy camera in his own house to see what his pets got up to while the humans left home on their various affairs. He want… Read more
“Awimbawe, awimbawe, awimbawe, awimbawe” sang Vincent Ziegelbaum as he and Annette Morrison of FoxyKoshka launched into “The Lion Sleeps Tonig… Read more
Once again, some amazing western writers will saddle up and head for the Payson Book Festival July 20 at the Mazatzal Casino. Read more
Smiles, grins and big happy beams adorn my whiskered chops to see this fourth in the incomparable “Toy Story” franchise. Read more
All three of the previous “Men in Black” science fiction comedy films have scored mightily at the box office. This includes the not very good … Read more
Each year at the Payson Book Festival there are presentations from a variety of authors in two rooms — the fireside and maple rooms — at the M… Read more
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Under a full moon, one of Rim Country’s favorite bands, Junction 87, drew a crowd of 1,300 to Green Valley Park Saturday night. 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 McGovern, worked with sixt… 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 discount on season tickets. Read more
Adults and children alike grooved to the music as Sol DeVille kicked off the Payson Summer Concert Series at Green Valley Park Saturday night. Read more
Quilt lovers and fans of fabric art are invited to attend the Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8. Th… 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 community room of the Pay… 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 hint of this re-casting of… 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 this one. Read more
The Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show is Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8. The deadline to enter a quilt in the show is Monday, May … Read more
Pokemon (pronounced Poke ee Mon) came at us from Japan with cartoon characters, a video game and a card game that young folks like to play. 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 couple who for some reaso… Read more
Rim Country residents and visitors are invited to tour nine galleries in and around Payson this weekend. The annual Payson Art League ’Neath t… 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 than when I saw “Titanic.” Read more
In the horror movie genre we can see the spooky, brain tingling psychological creep fests as exemplified by “Pet Sematary,” the recently repea… Read more
Audience members were transported back more than half a century last week in the delightfully colorful production of “You’re a Good Man, Charl… Read more
The Payson High School Longhorn Theatre Company presents “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 and 7 p.m. Saturday,… 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 the superhero business wit… Read more
This Disney live action film has the iconic 1941 movie of the same name as a predecessor. Disney is gradually re-making some of its old classi… 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., Saturday, April 27 at G… 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 comes to mind. 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 for a performance at 6 p… 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 endangered for more than ha… 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 unique blend of storytel… Read more
The Thomas Walling Memorial Lip Sync Contest at Payson High School Auditorium on Saturday, March 2 featured 15 toe-tapping performances. Read more
