Arts
A decade of crutches and coffins, art exhibit by Jimmy Descant, reception July 9th(1)
Jimmy Descant’s show “A decade of crutches and coffins” has it’s official reception Saturday, July 9, 5-8. Michelle Gapp will be catering, and wine will be provided by the SteamPlant. The show is hung throughout the annex hallway gallery.
Colorado State Parks Board approves agreement with Christo(1)
A significant milestone was reached recently when the Colorado State Parks Board unanimously approved an agreement to allow Over The River to be exhibited on selected areas managed by State Parks within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area.
Salida Aspen Concert Series opens Saturday, July 9th(0)
The 35th season of Salida Aspen Concerts opens Saturday, July 9 with performances by two established pianists, Wu Han and Rita Sloan, who teach at the Aspen Music Festival and School, and Wu Han’s daughter Lillian Finkel and another Aspen student Brian Ge.
Building Local & Natural Strawbale Homes(1)
Timbo Scursso of Solarwise Natural Building and Design in Salida is promoting the “Build Local” movement. Using San Luis Valley straw, Canon City clay and Salida timbers, Scursso builds custom strawbale homes that incorporate local and natural materials from the area. Read about his techniques here.
A decade of crutches and coffins, art exhibit by Jimmy Descant(0)
SteamPlant Annex, ArtWalk weekend thru mid July
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Exhibition coming to the Salida SteamPlant Ballroom(0)
An exhibition of major works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude will be on display at the Salida SteamPlant Ballroom from June 20 to July 28, 2011. The free exhibition will include nearly 20 framed and signed prints from the artists’ projects all over the world, including The Gates in New York City’s Central Park, Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, Surrounded Islands in Miami and Pont Neuf in Paris.
Talking with 2011 FIBArk Parade VIP, writer Beth Groundwater. Author of Deadly Currents.(0)
Deadly Currents is a new outdoor adventure mystery that takes place in Salida, the Arkansas River and the local river culture. In the book, the heroine is a raft guide who leaves her job as a guide to become a river ranger with the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA). While on duty, a river client dies under mysterious circumstances and the heroine tries to solve the crime.
After reading Deadly Currents from a local’s perspective, here are a few questions we asked Beth Groundwater.
INTERVIEW: Grant Pound(0)
Similar to TED or The Idea Festival, Artposium will be held in Salida on memorial Day Weekend. Grant is the Executive Director of The Art Ranch. This event represents the synergy between art and scientific disciplines that provides a new way of thinking on a variety of topics. It is open to the public.
Local artists want to start film festival(0)
We’re open to to all kinds of film – cell phone movies, videos, animation. The emphasis is on fun, humor, goofiness. More than anything I don’t want people to think it has to be professional.
Vino Salida – Hand-Picked & Foot Stomped Colorado Wine(1)
Steve Flynn opens a tasting room, wins an award and spreads his wine wings.
How is tango like my life?(5)
I had no idea how much it would contribute to my growth as a human being. Sounds silly, right? How could that be?
Merry Cox exhibits at HRRMC(2)
Chicken wire and Model A car seats may seem unlikely materials for an artist, but Merry Cox uses discarded items to create the imaginative three-dimensional compositions on exhibit at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
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