LIFEST Y LES AN ADVERTISING SECTION OF EVERGREEN NEWSPAPERS | VOL. 14 ISSUE 9 • SEPTEMBER 2022
Colorful Fall Leaves Make Evergreen, Colorado the Perfect Getaway Destination to Celebrate Autumn and
Enjoy the 21st Annual Open Door Studios Tour Nicole Huggins
By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles
In any season, Evergreen, Colorado is a fabulous vacation destination for out-of-towners or a great weekend getaway for Coloradans. But in autumn, Evergreen bursts with color as Mother Nature wields her magical brush and splashes bold patches of orange, yellow, and gold across Evergreen landscapes. So if you love the colors of nature, there is no better time than the month of September to “fall” in love with Evergreen. Located just 35 minutes from the Denver area, Evergreen boasts many services and places of interest within its community boundaries that will make your visit exciting to enjoy and delightful to remember, like: local hotel/lodging options, restaurants, shops, and art galleries… And, if you enjoy art and innovative
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OF THE MONTH expressions of the creative mind, be sure to attend the 21st Annual Open Door Studios Tour, which is held each year on the third weekend in September. This year’s event will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18 from 10am-5pm. The Open Door Studios Tour (ODS) is a well-advertised and well-attended free-to-the-public two-day weekend event (Saturday and Sunday) that celebrates art and greets people from all over Colorado and nearby states such as: Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Prepare yourself for an exuberant and uniquely different artistic experience of colorful visions as you embark upon a self-guided tour featuring 26 incredible
artists at their Evergreen home studios or designated studio locations (assisted by your GPS and a free ODS Tour Book available at designated sites throughout Evergreen). These artists represent painters, sculptors, photographers, ceramicists, fiber artists, and jewelers. They work in oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, bronze, glass, wood, clay, stone, steel, aluminum, found objects, silver, copper, gold and more. All ODS Tour studios are located within a 10-mile radius of downtown Evergreen so all who attend can be sure that they will be able to visit each and every artist’s studio within the allotted two days of the event. “Evergreen’s Open Door Studios Tour is a juried event and artists must apply in order to be able to participate,” said Jeannette Stutzman, who has been the ODS Tour
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