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Volume 8, Number 14 | May 12, 2016
Group proposes new farmer’s market By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer
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group of local food producers is working on plans to establish an afternoonevening Wednesday farmers market in Carbondale, to complement the existing farmers market that has taken place on Wednesday mornings at the 4th Street Plaza downtown for more than a decade. Terri Anzini, who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley, operates Roots & Roost Farm, which produces eggs for sale to area consumers Anzini confirmed on Monday that she will be the manager of the new market, and that she is working with several other women to get it going by early July. She said that, since February, she has been working with Gwen Garcelon, founder of the Roaring Fork Food Alliance, who came up with the idea. So far, Anzini said, she has about 20 vendors signed up, a couple of whom sell at the morning market and will be putting up booths at the afternoon market once it starts up. But aside from those, she said, “We’ve kind of got this whole new group of people,” starting with the three other women working on the project. The working group, she said, includes Merrill Johnson of Merrill’s Family Farm in the Missouri Heights region north of Carbondale; Whitney Will of Roaring Gardens near the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork; and Erin Cuseo of Erin’s Acres, also on Missouri Heights. Others involved, Anzini said, are the Nieslanik family, who will be selling beef from their
“We want to get the after-work crowd.”
Dandy girl on a Dandy Day. Maia Cullwick, 10, spruced herself up with the Town of Carbondale’s official flower in celebration of Dandelion Day on Saturday. The day included the Parade of the Species on Main Street, plus sustainability booths, music, food and more at Sopris Park. For more Dandelion Day action, please turn to page 5. Photo by Jane Bachrach
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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.
An honor to serve; commitment won’t diminish By Stacey Bernot “If you don’t like it, do something about it”… my husband’s words to me over 12 years ago after I once again lamented that some local leaders were out of touch with young working families trying to make a life here in Carbondale. Little did he or I know what those words would mean so many years later. Reflecting on my time as volunteer, town trustee, and mayor has brought a multitude of feelings, past experiences, and thoughts on issues left uncompleted. During this time of reflection the most recurring thought I have is one of gratitude. Giving back to a community that has provided so much for me throughout my life was easy. The example set by my family and friends as a child made volunteering just another part of my routine. My motivation to give back and work to keep Carbondale a “real” community was spurred by my desire for my children to experience the charm of growing up here, just as I did before them. Our town is filled with people willing to give back, whether that is with their time, skill set or check books. It would be impossible to list all the amazing people that make Carbondale a genuinely wonderful place. Given our limited resources as a municipality, our town staff is a highly dedicated and remarkable bunch. Those women and men know the meaning of community, and are part of a culture of collaboration that sets Carbondale apart. Many of the folks that work tirelessly on behalf of our town are behind the scenes, out of the spotlight, but their work and contributions to this place are significant. My family has been a driving force behind my work for Car-
bondale, and they have been the most generous of these people behind the scenes. Mike, Hayden and Kendall have sacrificed and given more to this community than most ever will. That’s why if now is the time for them to make a change, I wholeheartedly and unequivocally choose them. Please know that resigning as mayor of Carbondale was not an easy decision, but the right one for my family. It has been a tremendous honor to serve my hometown, and while my residence will change, my commitment to Carbondale will not diminish. To say it’s been a pleasure to serve and work on behalf of this community would be an understatement. I am proud of the projects we have completed, the vision we have continued and the hard work we’ve all put into this exceptional place. Over 16 years ago, I set out volunteering on the Parks and Recreation Commission to give back to a community that had given so much to me. Turns out I have benefited enormously from my service from knowledge obtained, perspective gained and friendships made. The essence of Carbondale is not comprised of the awe-inspiring natural landscape around us, nor is it contained in the built environment. The essence of this community is the diverse people that work, play and live here. I will forever be grateful to this community for giving me the opportunity to serve. Thank you all for making my service meaningful.
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Stacey Bernot announced earlier this month that she is stepping down as Carbondale mayor as of May 11.
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Michael Durant is right Dear Editor: Michael Durant is absolutely right about affordable housing. Affordable housing is “growth.” There is a rule about growth: some growth leads to more growth. And the corollary is: the more you grow, the more “affordable” housing you will want. If you want proof, just look at Aspen. They build and build housing and there is never enough. Affordable housing is one of those emotional political issues. It feels like there is an overwhelming need to put people into buildings; it just feels good. It is as if these people, whoever they are, are out in the cold and the wet, shivering and starving. Most of the time these folks are in a perfectly fine place to live; it’s just someplace else. But, these are such good and nice people they should be here — right here in Carbondale. Maybe not. Who actually wants more people in Carbondale? We are pretty crowded here already, as Michael pointed out. My family came to Carbondale more than 20 years ago and the population has more than doubled. We came to Carbondale from Snowmass Village. There was less in Snowmass Village than in Carbondale. But funny thing, we loved Carbondale just the way it was. I wouldn’t have changed a single thing. Who benefits the most from a plentiful
supply of new people? Of course it is the business owners. What a problem it is to put out an ad in the newspapers for a new employee and no one answers. Or isn’t it terrible if you hire some out-of-towner for your very important position, that no one already in the valley can possibly do, and they can’t find a place to live — especially on the fantastic wages they would be receiving. The people who should be the most suspicious of these inevitable cries for “affordable” housing are the very people who own their own places and work for businesses that are oh-so-reluctant to give them a raise. Working home owners get shafted in several ways. First, affordable housing is usually subsidized (see the recent news articles). That means our taxes are supporting the newbies. Second, more working people here means that there is less pressure for wages to rise along with the cost of living. So we make less. Third, more public services are needed to take care of the needs of the new folks. Our taxes go up (see mill levies). Fourth, everything is more crowded. The streets and roads are jammed, the schools are crammed and the trails are full. And lastly a personal favorite — fresh powder is gone from the slopes in an hour or two. Patrick Hunter Satank
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Please consider EIA Dear Editor: Today I met with my English In Action student, Gloria, at the Basalt Regional Library. We talked about what we did for Mother’s Day, how to sign her daughter up for an art class and swim lessons, what we were going to make for dinner tonight. We will see each other again next week, maybe go for a hike. Ordinary conversations and activities with a friend. Yet this relationship is the result of a unique opportunity that English In Action offers to everyone in our community who is curious about different cultures and wants to learn from another’s life experiences. English In Action has given Gloria and me the chance to share our lives, and to learn from each other. I am helping Gloria improve her skills in English. Together, we work on her reading and writing. We use workbooks to understand and practice grammar and learn the long list of irregular verbs. She is practicing for an upcoming parent/teacher conference for her third grade daughter. Gloria is helping me understand the challenges of life as an immigrant in the Roaring Fork Valley. Getting jobs, going to the doctor, renting an apartment, participating in her children’s education, supportLETTERS page 15
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Williams, Rollyson retiring; great memories abound At RFHS By Emily Bruell Special to The Sopris Sun Since his entrance into the Carbondale school system as a kindergartner in 1968, Larry Williams has spent over 40 years as a student, coach and teacher in Carbondale schools. At Roaring Fork High School, he’s taught everything from photography and social studies to archery and fly-fishing, and has coached teams to state championships in football and girls basketball. Williams, who will be officially retiring at the end of this school year, spent some with The Sopris Sun reflecting on his years as a teacher and coach at RFHS. His history with the school goes beyond his own experience in the school system; his mother, Irwina Bogue, was part of RFHS’s first graduating class in 1961. Before that, his grandmother, Olyve Boyd, graduated from Carbondale Union High (the school which would later become RFHS ) in 1935. Williams graduated from RFHS in 1981, but he wasn’t ready to leave the field of education. “I knew I wanted to teach and coach from an early age,” he recalled, citing role models like teachers Bonnie Cretti and Richard Southall, and coaches Tom Brown and Sonny Darien as inspiration. So, after student teaching in Basalt, he headed to northeastern Colorado to work at Fleming Junior/Senior High School. Although he enjoyed the job itself, Williams found himself homesick for his family and friends, and the mountains he’d grown up in. When he received word of a position opening at RFHS,
Roaring Fork High School science teacher Laura French (above left) is the longest tenured instructor who is retiring at the end of the school year. Larry Williams (left) and Larry Black (right) are also retiring, along with Sue Rollyson. The Sopris Sun profiles Williams and Rollyson here; we will profile French and Black next week. Photos by Sue Rollyson he “jumped at the opportunity.” He began as a social studies teacher and assistant coach for the football, basketball and track teams. After completing training in physical education and substitute teaching, he was hired as a PE teacher part-time in the elementary school and part-time in the high school. Soon after, he was hired full-time at RFHS, where he has since taught psychology, geography, photography, and many other subjects. Looking back on his 28 years with RFHS, Williams said his most memorable moments include tearing his ACL during a faculty versus seniors’ softball game, the boys’ basketball teams making the playoffs for the past six years in a row, and “Every time the light
RFHS art show has a special surprise By Tavia Teitler Special to The Sopris Sun The Roaring Fork High School Art Show is a longstanding tradition and this year, as part of a newer tradition, the show will be accompanied by two special musical performances. On May 17, the RFHS band will be performing at 6 p.m. in the high school gym and the choir will be performing at 7 p.m. in the auditeria. Both performances are free and open to the public. For RFHS band director Mark Gray, this performance is the opportunity “to do something a little unusual and give the public something to listen to that they might not normally get the chance to hear.” The RFHS band’s spring performance will be less of a traditional band concert and more of a commentary on society. “What we hope to accomplish with this piece is to hold a mirror up to the audience and show them how we experience art music and sound in our daily lives,” Gray said. According to Gray, with the wide-spread availability of music in the modern world, people often don’t get the chance to choose what they listen to. “We listen to what surrounds us and the sounds that we hear and the music that we hear is radically different than going to a concert hall and sitting down to actually listen,” Gray said. “Radically different” is perhaps one of the best ways to describe the upcoming band performance. To obtain the music for the piece, Gray had each of his students cut out short pieces of three of their favorite band pieces.
During the performance these pieces will be placed on music stands scattered around the art show. Band members will wander from stand to stand playing the different pieces of music so that at any given moment, small bits of several different pieces will be heard. The piece will also include a theatrical component with each student dressed in costume and assuming a different character as the piece is performed. “It will be fun to watch people’s reactions to it, not really having seen something like this before,” said band member Julia Lee. The Spring Sing Choir Concert will also deviate a little from the norm. The concert will start with solos and duets from choir members, giving choir director Shanti Gruber the chance to showcase her students’ talent and give them the chance to “step outside their shell and sing a song without the choir next to them supporting them.” The solos will then be followed by the Bel Canto Children’s Choir that Gruber has been working with at Carbondale Middle School. The performance will end with four songs from the whole RFHS Choir as well as a special senior song. “This concert is special for me because all of these seniors started the choir program with me four years ago,” Gruber said. “I’m pretty excited to send them on their way but I’m also feeling somber in the fact that they will be leaving us.”
Other upcoming events:
• March 18, 6 to 8 p.m. – The RFHS guitar class coffee house performance.
bulb turned on in a student’s head in that ‘Aha’ moment.” Williams won’t be leaving RFHS entirely; he plans to continue coaching boys basketball. Still, the amount of time he spends at the school will drastically decrease, and Williams said he knows he’ll miss the students and coworkers, especially his friend Larry Black. Williams’ other retirement plans include spending more time with his wife and family, and hopefully returning to his hobby of fly-fishing. While not all of his memories of teaching are happy ones, Williams concluded that he’s never regretted his choice to pursue a career RETIRING TEACHERS page 15
Sue Rollyson estimates she took about 10,000 photographs a year at Roaring Fork High School since starting there in 2009. Courtesy photo
Lisenia Sandoval (#7) handles the ball in Roaring Fork’s April 29 game against Moffat County. The Rams wrapped up their season at Grand Valley on May 3. In an article in the May issue of The Rampage (see insert and soprissun.com), reporter Edgar Reyna quoted sophomore Lily Nichols about the season: “I learned how to navigate the field. I was stuck at the goalie position last year so it was fun to experience a change.” Photo by Sue Rollyson THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • MAY 12-18, 2016 • 3
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From April 28 to May 5, Carbondale ofďŹ cers handled 299 calls for service. During that period, ofďŹ cers investigated the following cases of note:
Sopris Sun Staff Report In his weekly memo to the town trustees, staffers and others, Town Manager Jay Harrington said Carbondale Fire District Deputy Chief Rob Goodwin has certiďŹ ed the police department for the use of Narcan, which Harrington described as “an Opiate Antagonistâ€? that is used to counter the effects of heroin and other opiate drugs. In other news from Harrington’s weekly memo, the ďŹ rst North Face Bike Park volunteer work day will take place today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on May 12. All users of the park’s facilities are invited to contribute to prepare the park for the summer biking season, including the youth summer bike park lessons and the BonedaleBike Jam competition on May 21, starting at 10:30 a.m. Work is to include weeding, picking up rocks, painting and an overlay of a sand-clay mixture to make the biking surface more durable and consistent for users. This is the second year of North Face Bike Park programming, and this summer there are three sessions of classes scheduled: June 1, 8, 15 and 22; July 6, 13, 20 and 27; and Aug. 10, 17, 24 and 31. Classes are open to all levels of riders, will take place from 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday of the schedule, and will focus on basic skills as well as pumping, jumping and cornering techniques. Also in the realm of the town’s recreational programming, the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center will continue with its drop-in, early-release sessions on Wednesday afternoons until the end of the 2016 school year, according to the memo. Also continuing will be Motion Mondays for kids aged 1-6 years old on Mondays from 10:30-11:45 a.m., and there will be three Special Water Fun Days on June 13, July 18 and Aug. 15. The summer recreational brochure currently is available online at the website, www.carbondalerec.com.
SATURDAY, April 30: At 10:36 p.m. police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Harris Drive. After investigating, they arrested the driver, a 44-year-old Carbondale man, on charges of careless driving and driving while intoxicated. He was taken to the GarďŹ eld County Jail. TUESDAY, May 3: Police were called to two accident scenes, one at 2:30 p.m., a hit-and-run on GarďŹ eld Avenue in which there were no suspects, the other at 4:17 p.m., a “damage onlyâ€? accident with no injuries at Nieslanik Drive and Highway 133, in which no citations were issued. WEDNESDAY, May 4: At 9:09 p.m. two ofďŹ cers were dispatched to a reported disturbance on Colorado Avenue involving a man with a reported gun. Based on witness reports the suspect, a 44-year-old man was arrested and taken to the GarďŹ eld County Jail on charges of committing a bias-motivated crime of menacing and prohibited use of a ďŹ rearm. THURSDAY, May 5: At 10:40 a.m. police were contacted by the manager of a company about threatening and harassing behavior by a former employee. No criminal acts were involved, police concluded, though they cautioned the former employee to cease and desist any such activities and to have no further contact with the reporting party.
Harrington reported that two new pool heaters have been installed at the John M. Fleet Municipal and are functioning well, and that lifeguard classes are proceeding. A second lifeguard class, from June 25-19, also has been scheduled. In other town news, the Gateway RV Park experienced a broken water pipe in the mechanical room recently, ooding the water heater and damaging Internet router equipment. Replacement parts were ordered and mostly received, and repairs were nearly completed as of May 6, Harrington reported. Registered guests have been notiďŹ ed, and have been offered full refunds in cases where they need to cancel their stays at the park. A police-ofďŹ cer candidate, Tom O’Leary, has accepted a conditional job offer from the town. Background and other testing has begun, and Harrington reported that the hope is that O’Leary will begin ďŹ eld training soon. Sales tax revenues, Carbondale’s main source of municipal income, were 3.4 percent higher in April than they were in April, 2015, Harrington wrote. To date for 2016, revenues are up 6.9 percent. The streets crew has been busy recently, installing a drywell on Weld Court to alleviate a storm-water drainage problem; grading White Hill Road and several alleyways; cleaning the winter’s accumulation of sand and gravel from medians and road surfaces at the intersection of Highways 82/133; and setting up barricades for street closures in conjunction with the Creative District’s street party, First Friday, Swing Into Spring and the Dandelion Day parade. At a “broad discussionâ€? of affordable housing at a recent Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, Harrington reported, the commissioners agreed that studies are needed to determine local salary levels and housing needs.
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A variety of unique species swarmed Main Street and Sopris Park last Saturday during the annual Dandelion Day celebration. The Forest Service’s Smokey Bear and Mateo Sandate (top center) were present to make sure the different species were on their best behavior, and left their matches at home but still had a blast. Congratulations to the Roaring Fork High School Energy Club, which received the Carbondale Environmental Board’s “Order of the Dandelion” award for its efforts to bring a solar array to the school.
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It’s flowerpot time Volunteers who want to fill the town’s downtown flower pots with flowers, herbs, vegetables and what not can start digging in on May 15. To apply for your own pot, call Chris Chacos at 274-8150. All you have to do is plant ‘em and weed ‘em. The town will water ‘em. Award winners will be named at the end of the season.
News names Colorado Mountain College named Gretchen Lamb (veterinary technology) as its Instructor of the Year for the Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Spring Valley sites; and Natasha Williams (computer information systems) as its Adjunct Instructor of the Year … Tucker Farris (RFHS class of ’12) recently graduated with honors (sociology/psychology) from Colorado State University-Pueblo and plans to attend graduate school at Oregon State University … John Lovett (CRMS class of late 1960’s) was nominated to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame for his pioneering work in creating fiberglass cross-country skis.
KDNK hires new news director KDNK Community Access Radio has hired Gavin Dahl for the position of news director after a national candidate search, according to a press release. “I really believe news reporting is a ‘do-ocracy’ these days. Don’t like the media? Make your own,” he said. Dahl leaves a position in Denver with
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the Open Media Foundation. Dahl is taking over for January Jones, who joined KDNK in 2014. She will keep working with the KDNK news team on special projects and developing new content. “We’re excited to bring Gavin on,” said station director Steve Skinner. “His skills with new media and passion for broadcasting will help us move forward with excellence.” KDNK Local News airs during NPR weekdays between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. and from 5 to 6 pm. Archived daily newscasts and stories are available at kdnk.org.
Youth summer camps Registration is still underway for CCAH summer youth camps, including: YogArts, the Maker Table Camp, Lemonade Day Camp, and Ultimate Arts Camp. Rochelle Norwood teaches the camps. For details, go to carbondalearts.com.
Seeking a summer internship? The Art Base in Basalt will offer a number of internships for high schoolers and college students in conjunction with summer workshops. For details, e-mail info@theartbase.org.
Alpine hooks up with CEC Alpine Bank has purchased a block of solar panels from Clean Energy Collective and donated them to the Family and Intercultural Resource Center in Summit County, according to a press release. Clean Energy Collective (CEC), which was founded in Carbondale, is the nation’s leading community solar developer.
Baby please, don’t go Cub Scout 235 will be launching rockets at the Carbondale Nature Park (aka Delaney dog park) from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 17 so if you think your dog might get a bit scared, keep him away until the “red glare” has faded.
Prince Creek clean up The annual Prince Creek clean up takes place from 9 a.m. to about 11 a.m. on May
Emergency 911 calls A team of Roaring Fork High School students recently represented the Mount Sopris Soil District in an Envirothon. Students were tested in five areas of natural resource science content: aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and soils. The team also had to make an oral presentation solving a current natural resource problem with the topic being “Invasive Species.” This is the first year a team from RFHS competed and it finished seventh. The team included Callum Rushton-Jenkins, Gisely Torres, Solana Teitler, Will Rose, Levi Rose, Hadley Hentschal (science teacher) and Rick Norman (not shown, Mount Sopris Conservation District coach). For more information on the fall competition, call 945-5494 ext. 4. Courtesy photo
Here are the Carbondale Fire District 911 calls for May 1-7: • Medical emergencies (7); • Fire alarm responses (3); • Trauma emergencies (2); • Citizen assist responses (2); • Smoke alarm response (1); • Smoke check response (1).
They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Megan Cook, Jimmy Byrne, Camy Britt and Bill Jochems (May 13); Doc Philip and Steve Standiford (May 14); Greg Masse (May 15); Cynthia Butterfield and Fred Pulver (May 16); Lisa Johnson and Terrie Geddes (May 17).
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Monday May 16th from 4-6:30 pm at the Carbondale Rec. Center Kids of all ages are encouraged to come and learn about safe bicycling and participate in fun bicycle skills games. Give the Bike Obstacle Course a try, or see how accurate you can be with the Paperboy (or Papergirls’ challenge!) Don’t forget to bring your helmet. This is a free and fun event. Snacks, drinks, giveaways, and prizes.
Bonedale Bike Jam
Saturday, May 21st. North Face Bike Park Pre-register at www.carbondalerec.com 9:30 am Day of Registration 10:30 am Start Cost: $10 The 2nd Annual free ride contest at Carbondale’s bike park. From Striders to Pros, many contests. Pump track time trials, best trick jam sessions and more. More info: www.carbondalerec.com or call 970-510-1290
Farmer’s market om page 1 ranch near Carbondale; Casey Piscura, who has started up a small organic farming operation on the Sewell Ranch south of Carbondale; and two vendors from the Palisade area (Field To Fork and the Early Morning Orchard). As for the products that will be available to patrons, Anzini said, there will be organic produce; some prepared foods “ready to eat;â€? locally packaged foods such as pickles, salsa, jams and jellies; arts and crafts; body-care products produced locally; what she called “heritage porkâ€? products and other items. “We want to get the after-work crowd,â€? Anzini explained. “We want to be in the center of town, so people can walk to it,â€? but wanted a different location from the morning market to differentiate the two. Anzini met with Carbondale Recreation Director Jeff Jackel this week to talk about possible sites for the market, and has all but decided to use the parking area behind the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. The site is ideal for its central location, according to Anzini as well as Jackel, and sufďŹ cient nearby parking to accommodate commuting workers. Jackel said there had been other locations considered, including Sopris Park just off Main Street, Miners’ Park behind City Market, and the open grassy area behind the Third Street Center (aka Bonnie Fisher Park). But the spot behind the recreation cen-
The women behind the new farmer’s market, left to right: Merrill Johnson (Merrill's Family Farm), Whitney Will (Roaring Gardens), Erin Cuseo (Erin's Acres) and Terri Anzini (Roots & Roost Family Farm). Not pictured: Natalie Rae Fuller. Photo by Ben Armstrong ter, Jackel said, is the one currently under consideration. “That keeps it in the heart of town, with good visibility from the Rio Grande Trailâ€? that runs just behind Town Hall and the recreation center, Jackel said. Although the town has yet to formally sign off on this use for the site, Jackel said, “We’re on board. We’re trying to ďŹ nd
ways to facilitate this market. It’s just trying to provide another market that will, in many aspects, beneďŹ t the local farmers,â€? some of whom have not worked with the morning market for a variety of reasons. The new market is anticipated to start up on July 6, three weeks after the morning market gets going on June 15, Jackel said.
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Creative cross pollinating: Artists and communities At the CCI Summit
The Tiny House recording studio offered singers, guitarists and others the chance to make a postcard recording at last week’s Colorado Creative Industries Summit in Carbondale. Photographers and semi-tiny spectators were also involved. Photo by Jane Bachrach
By Illène Pevec Carbondale Arts (CCAH) prepared for many months to host the three-day Colorado Creative Industries Summit before it opened on May 5. Opening day found artists and culturalorganization leaders from all over Colorado sitting in the Orchard’s outdoor amphitheater soaking up the morning sun and Mount Sopris view. I asked people what they did and where they did it, and realized the rich and abundant human experience gathered here to share and support creative visions and communities throughout our state. Create Places, based in Fort Collins, brings in artists to collaborate with marginalized residents to vision services and activities they want to enliven their communities. By helping people gain a voice in shaping their neighborhoods, Create Places also facilitates discovering ways to make these areas more environmentally sustainable. A STEAM (Science, Theater, Education, Arts and Music) team from Durango came to learn about creating centers for culture to flourish. In that vein, Gavin Brooke, one of the architects to lead the planning and retrofitting process for the Third Street Center, gave a presentation on Carbondale’s planning and design steps in up-cycling the former grade school into an energy efficient, community oriented, beautiful public space. Vail’s Art in Public Places director described the town’s One Percent for the Arts in all public construction that supports hiring artists from around the world to create public art. Vail will soon have mosaics in their new skate park. It will be a place to stop to give kids a chance to get some exercise on the way to somewhere on the I-70 route — exercise and art in one outdoor facility. Pueblo’s Sangre de Cristo Art and Conference Center team invited us all to come to their Ansel Adams show (Adams’ daughter’s collection) that will open this summer and be up through September. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. National Parks system, the Children’s Museum in the art center is hosting children’s art making in response to nature in the parks.
Youth On Record, a nonprofit in Denver providing music recording education for youth in danger of dropping out of high school, participated in a Thursday afternoon workshop on social entrepreneurship: money making enterprises that serve a common good. This organization serves 1,000 teens and built its 5,000 square foot state-of-the-art recording studio by collaborating with a federal Housing and Urban Development program in Denver. Professional musicians are paid to teach the youth and also get free recording time in the studio. Who would have thought a music studio serving youth could be part of an affordable housing project? This group thought outside the box to bring youth and musicians together to thrive. The Tiny Village set up at Fourth and Main streets featured the Tiny Cinema where silent movies were shown with a live musician providing music in the four-seat theater. There was
also the Tiny House recording studio for singers and storytellers to make a vinyl postcard record, and the Tiny Art Gallery in a trailer featuring tiny-scaled art pieces in glass, iron, paper, wool and wood. How much fun can a person have in one tiny space? Each conference attendee came to share ideas, brainstorm and learn from the presenters and attendees. When this many cultural creatives get together, it leads to dancing in the street and perhaps many new collaborations. Carbondale’s own Let Them Roar played outside the Marble Distilling Co. on Thursday night. Fire dancers, amazing art cars from the Trinidad art car festival (including a neon skeleton) added to the fun. Creativity is a free, natural resource, innate in us all. The Colorado Creative Industries Summit brought together individuals and communities to communicate and collaborate for dynamic innovation and creation.
Powers Art Center tour “an amazing treat” for CCI Summit By Nicolette Toussaint Sopris Sun Contributor What does it take to impress someone like Barbara Burch, a former staffer at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, who has probably visited more art museums than she can remember? Take her to the Powers Art Center on Missouri Heights. “This is an amazing treat,” said Burch, who is now senior development manager for the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in Pueblo. “It’s a wonderful thing to see artistic gems dotted around the mountains of Colorado. The way this museum is integrated into the mountain setting is terrific. It’s one of the best I have seen, and I have seen a lot.” Burch, and two vans full of other attendees at last week’s Colorado Creative Industries Summit, toured the 14,502square-foot museum. Located on pasture land overlooking Carbondale (one can see the center from the Delaney dog park) the Powers Art Center is run by a private foundation. The museum serves as a memorial to its founder, John G. Powers, who died in 1999. An attorney with Chadbourne, Hunt, Jaeckel & Brown in New York, Powers became general counsel for Prentice-Hall publishing in 1943, then its president in 1954. A frequent visitor to
Aspen, he founded the Aspen Institute’s Asian seminars. Powers retired in his late 40s and devoted the rest of his life to collecting contemporary American art, and Japanese art of the fifth through 19th centuries. Powers’ wife, Kimiko, commissioned the Art Center, which was designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nanamori, to house Powers’ collections. In addition to the Johns’ works, the Art Center also features an extensive collection of Pop Art books and ceramics by Takashi Nakazato.
Andy Warhol Near the museum’s entrance, an Andy Warhol portrait shows Powers playing the saxophone that helped him pay his way through college. Standing nearby the portrait during last week’s Creative Summit tour, Powers Art Center Director Melissa English welcomed the group, explaining that Powers spent “so much time in Aspen he finally decided it made sense to buy local property.” Powers purchased a 460-acre parcel on Missouri Heights, a former ranch, because it offered a stunning view of Mount Sopris. The museum shows not only Jasper Johns’ works on paper, but also graphic works by Robert Rauschenberg. Collected by Powers, these pieces recently traveled to the National City Art Center in Tokyo. Rauschenberg is
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sometimes called a “neo Dadaist,” a label he shares with Johns. The museum, located on 60 acres of former cow pasture, is sited to showcase its Sopris view. In the summer, the mountain’s twice
“It’s a wonderful thing to see artistic gems dotted around the mountains of Colorado.” – Barbara Burch
peaks are mirrored by a 5,600-square-foot reflecting pool lined with black granite. The understated, minimalist structure is faced in sandstone from Lyons, Colorado, and its interior is rendered in tones of buff and warm gray set off with glass and steel. The art inside is as modern as its showcase building. Jill Scher, a Carbondale fiber artist, was intrigued to see the chronology of Jasper Johns’ works. Peering closely at the details in one large print, she noted, “There’s American Sign Language in this one. This whole series has been playing with language. It’s powerful. You’ll be looking at a print that’s all gray, but the words ‘blue’ and ‘yellow’ are there
and you actually see blue and yellow.” Like many other locals on the Creative Summit tour, Scher was making a first-ever trip to the Powers Art Center. “I have never been up here before. I know Johns’ work, but there are so many pieces here I haven’t known about at all.” Candace Jones, who was attending the Creative Summit on behalf of the Steamboat Springs Art Council, said, “Johns’ work was relevant when it was created; it’s relevant today. Lots of soul-searching. You can see him working with some themes that go from his beginning to his end. And the technical ability to create what he did is mind-blowing.” Jones, who teaches a studio printing class, added, “to see an artist of this caliber working with a master printer is incredible.” Nancy Lovendahl, a stone sculptor in Old Snowmass, is another local who took the tour. “I felt a bit guilty … I’m a local and I’m taking a seat from a visitor,” she confided “but I have never been here before.” The Powers Art Center is currently closed for installation of a new exhibit but will reopen on June 6, according to its Website. The center’s official hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a sign on the driveway gate says “hours subject to change without notice.” For more on the Powers Art Center, please go to powersartcenter.org.
Distillery gives bees a boost with rooî†?op hives Vodka plays in to the mix By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Honey bees are dying the world over, prompting alarming cautionary articles about the possible destruction of the food chain and incipient devastation to human populations that depend on bees in ways most people don’t recognize. But here in Carbondale, one local business is doing something to work against what is known as the global honeybee colony collapse disorder [HCCD] by putting two hives on the rooftop of the Marble Distilling Company Luxury Inn & Lounge [or MDC for short], a small distiller of vodka and other spirits that opened up last year. “We’re doing it partly to keep everything in balance and keep the owers blooming,â€? said Carey Shanks, part owner of the distillery at 150 Main St., adding, “we’re trying to add some pollination to the local ora and fauna.â€? But the business also hopes to use some of the honey produced by the bees [much of it has to stay in the hive for the health of the bees] to make a new, honey-avored vodka drink, said Shanks’ wife and MDC co-owner, Connie Baker. The MDC’s two experimental hives were placed on the roof two weeks ago, said Baker, by well-known local beekeeper Bob Bailey [Bailey was oating the Colorado River this week and unavailable for comment).
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But the idea originally came from Mitch Meyers, the woman who heads up a “proof agency� in St. Louis, Mo., which has been working with the MDC to get is product line up and running. Meyers, said Baker, also happens to be a beekeeper with a second home on Missouri Heights, and a friend of Rhonda Black, owner
The roof, Baker said, is “a great place to put themâ€? because they are out of the way of their two natural enemies — stumbling humans who might knock into a hive unwittingly, and hungry bears who deďŹ nitely would attack a hive to get at the honey that bears love. “This is bear crack,â€? joked Baker while
“We're doing it partly to ‌ keep the flowers blooming.â€? Carey Shanks, co-owner of Marble Distilling Company of Catherine Store (a gas station, general emporium and liquor store on Highway 82). One day when Baker and Black were chatting and Baker mentioned she was fascinated by bees, Black said, “Oh, you have to talk with Mitch about it, she’s a beekeeper,â€? Baker recalled. Baker tasted honey from Meyers’ bees and quickly became an aďŹ cionado of bees, so much so that Shanks bought her a hive last year, which they placed on their property in the Town of Marble [which gave the distillery its name and is the source of the marble chips through which the MDC’s vodka is ďŹ ltered]. It was some time later that Baker was talking about her interest in bees and Bailey, the beekeeper, happened to be sitting nearby and overheard the conversation, Baker continued. Bailey suggested putting hives on the rooftop, offered to help make it happen, and the bees are now living on the roof.
showing a reporter the two hives. Bailey, she explained, has a shop in Carbondale where he built their hives, and is well known in the Roaring Fork Valley as an advocate of bees and the work they do to keep life on the planet moving along. In fact, said Shanks, “Once you get him started [on the subject of bees], he’s hard to stop.� The hives are not the typical stacked boxes one sees along the roadsides all over the U.S., but are instead what are called “top bar� hives, in which the bees build their combs in suspension from slats of wood laid across the top of the hive chamber. The couple said they are not anticipating any trouble between the bees and their patrons — whether at the lounge and bar or in the hotel rooms upstairs — because bees pretty much keep to themselves unless disturbed. Even when they are swarming, according to Baker [quoting Bailey], bees are gentle
under most circumstances. In fact, Baker said, she has been told that if building contractors come across a swarm in their work demolishing or building homes, they should get in touch immediately with a beekeeper rather than destroy the hive and obliterate the swarm. “Swarms are valuable,â€? Baker said. “People want them.â€? That, she added, is because a swarm generally is an indication of a colony of bees on the move with a new queen, looking for a place to locate a new hive, and are easily established and quickly productive. Baker said they do not expect to get “a ton of honey this yearâ€? from their two hives, because it takes time for the bees to get settled and start producing at volumes that can be raided by humans. But next year, she predicted, she will be able to pull honey and pollen out of the hives safely, and use the two products in whichever way she can devise, which already includes plans for “a special release of honey vodka.â€? The bees, Baker said, can y up to ďŹ ve miles to “forageâ€? on owers such as dandelions [Carbondale’s ubiquitous town ower], borage and hops, among other plants. In fact, Baker said, she is planning to start planting hobs and borage [a leafy bush with blue or purple owers] in ower boxes at the distillery, to provide the bees with some athome provender and show them she cares. “We need more bees in the world,â€? Baker said with a smile.
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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 12 LIVE MUSIC • Iron Mountain Hot Springs kicks off its Rhythm on the River weekly series with Jake and Melissa Slatier. It goes from 6 to 8 p.m. The rest of the month features Jeremy Isenhart (May 19) and John Riger (May 26). Regular admission prices apply. Info: 945-4766. LIVE MUSIC • The Cowboy Corral will present cowboys songs, stories, a history of the trail, plus poetry and humor at Woody Creek Community Center at 7 pm. Admission is $5. The corral is made up of folks from Aspen to Carbondale who love to keep the old music alive, sing together and laugh a lot. Yee Haw! Info: Trail Boss Kate Friesen at 963-3883. RFOV • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers work on the Wulfsohn Trail in Glenwood Springs May 5 and May 12. Info: rfov.org or 927-8241. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.
FRI.-SUN. May 13-15 GRAND OPENING SALE • The Roaring Fork Valley Co-op holds a grand opening sale. Attractions include a petting zoo and free hotdogs/brats/hamburgers while supplies last on Saturday. There’ll be prizes, discounts and more. Info: roaringforkvalleycoop.com.
FRIDAY May 13 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “A Hologram for the Kingâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m.
To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.
May 13-19; “Eye in the Skyâ€? (R) at 5:15 p.m. May 13; ; “Eddie the Eagleâ€? (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. May 14 and “Hello, My Name is Dorisâ€? (R) at 5:30 p.m. on May 15. ART OPENINGS • The Art Base Annex in Basalt presents “Evolution of a Dreamâ€? featuring internationally collected and exhibited artist Wewer Keohane. The show demonstrates how a dream created from collected ephemera can inspire an evolving series that moves from the dream’s symbolism to minimalism and abstraction. An opening reception is slated for 5 to 7 p.m. The show runs through June 4. Also opening at the Art Base “Young Curators of the Roaring Fork 2016.â€? The show also opens from 5 to 7 p.m. and runs through May 21. ART WALK • Basalt’s Second Friday art walk takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Venues include the Ann Korologos Gallery, The Art Base and Art Base Annex, Colori and the Toklat Gallery. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. AUDITIONS • Thunder River Theatre Company holds auditions for Edward Albee’s “The Goat, or Who is Sylviaâ€? from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call backs will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on May 15. Rehearsals begin on Aug. 22, with performances Sept. 29 through Oct. 15. All roles are paid. Info: corey@thunderrivertheatre.com.
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new band named Laney Jones and the Spirits (laney-jones.com). Jones is an award winning songwriter, singer, banjo player and front lady for this band. She also won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest among other competitions and has performed with Allison Krauss on PBS, and has licensed music for Disney Pixar.  The quartet played more than 140 gigs across the country last year, including an appearance at the Lincoln Center in New York, and The Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. Her Steve’s Guitars show starts at 8:30 p.m. Info: 963-3304. BREAD BAKING • The Carbondale Community Oven folks hosts their next bread bake behind the Third Street Center at 1 p.m. Info: on weebly.com and Facebook. YARD SALE • The Roaring Fork High School cheerleaders hold a yard sale at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have items to donate, call Denise Gianinetti at 379-5866 or Carol Farris at 618-6812. DANCE • Laura Ann Samuelson and Meg Madorin are in town for a workshop and open rehearsal at the Launchpad with CoMotion and Dance Initiative. Samuelson and Madorin are creating an improvisation-based work for performance with CoMotion. The event is free but reservations are required at danceinitiative.org; it goes form 10 a.m. to noon. ARBOR DAY • The Kay Brunnier Tree Fund and the Carbondale Tree Board invite the public to help with tree plantings at the Launchpad, the historic Thompson House
and Miner’s Park. Meet at the Launchpad at 9 a.m. Coffee, juice and donuts will be served. Info: Town arborist David Coon at 510-1331. ART CAMP • The Art Base in Basalt offers “Mommy and Meâ€? art camp with Brooke Coon. It goes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the cost is $25. It’s for kids through 5 years old.
SUNDAY May 15 FUN RUN • The Basalt High School National Honors Society presents the second annual “Paint the Town: Basalt’s Color Run.â€? This is a 5K around historic Basalt, which starts at 10 a.m. at Arbaney Park. Participants can walk, run, skateboard or bike the course. Kids are $10 and adults $15. Proceeds benefit the Aspen Hope Center. LIVE MUSIC • Brother Sun returns to Steve’s Guitars at 8:30 p.m. Their original music is a blend of Americana, folk, blues, pop, jazz, rock and some a cappella.â€?  Their music has made several “Best of the Yearâ€? lists on over a dozen radio stations across the country. Info: 963-3304.
MONDAY May 16 SPECIAL EVENT • Roaring Fork High School presents their annual art show in the RFHS gymnasium. The show hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and runs through May 18. The RFHS band will perform a piece during the May 17 show at 6 p.m. CALENDAR page 11
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WEDNESDAY May 18 FORBES RETIREMENT • Ross Montessori School (109 Lewie’s Lane off Highway 133) hosts a retirement party for Janice Forbes, who is retiring after 40 years as a teacher. There will be a memory book for friends to add photos to. The celebration goes from 5 to 7 p.m. If you cannot attend, send your memories to Ross Montessori School, Team Janice, 109 Lewie’s Lane, Carbondale, CO 81623 or e-mail to sonya.hemmen@rossmontessori.org. info: 319-3985.
Save the Date FRIDAY June 10 ROTARY HAPPENING • The Carbondale Rotary Club presents “Casino Royaleâ€? for its 2016 Happening. There’ll be casino games (craps, roulette, poker and blackjack), dinner, drinks, a silent auction and music from Valle Musico. The action takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Carbondale Recreation Center. Tickets are $75; RSVP to steve@kdnk.org. Proceeds go to scholarships for graduating seniors in Carbondale and Basalt.
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PAINLESS LIFE • TEAMHEALTH presents a seminar titled “Living a FulďŹ lling and Painless Lifeâ€? at the Carbondale Branch Library starting at 5:30 p.m. The presenters will be Dr. Kent Albrecht (chiropractor), Megan King (acupuncturist) and Sandro Torres (health coach and founder of Custom Body Fitness). A $10 donation, which will go to Canine Outreach Care and Rescue, is being asked. STREETSCAPING • Carbondale hosts an open house to explain and discuss the Third Street streetscaping project from 4 to 6 p.m. at town hall. The open house will be attended by Andi Korber (Land + Shelter); Larry Ballenger and Janet Buck from the town; Carbondale Tree Board Member Chris Lehrman; employees from SGM engineering; and community members.
ART TALK • Art Base Executive Director Genna Moe and artist Wewer Keohane conduct a members-only conversation starting at the Art Base Annex at 5:30 p.m. Keohane will discuss how working from her dreams has inspired authentic art and a lifetime’s worth of imagery, feelings and symbolism. The conversation will revolve around her exhibition at the Art Base Annex, “Evolution of a Dream.â€?
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NRA FILM • Davi Nikent and TRUU present the ďŹ lm “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed and the NRAâ€? at 7 p.m. at the Third Street
CD RELASE CONCERT • Lisa DancingLight and Friends perform at the CRMS Barn to celebrate the release of her new CD “The Song of Loveâ€? at 7 p.m. It’s been more than 15 years since Dancing-Light performed her transformational healing songs on her favorite Kawai grand piano at the Barn. She’ll be joined by guitarist Mateo Sandate, drummer Aaron Taylor, Roxana Duval translating songs in sign language, and t’ai chi master John Norton. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and kids at lisadancinglight.com. Tickets are $20 and $15 at the door.
PLANT-BASED FOODS • Dr. Greg Feinsinger speaks on the health advantages of eating plantbased whole foods on the ďŹ rst Monday of every month at the Third Street Center starting at 7 p.m. A plant-based whole foods potluck dinner is held at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of every month. Everyone welcome. Info: info@davinikent.org.
CCAH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities continues “Renascence: Works by Dean Bowlby, Andrea Kemp, Daniel Sprick and Gregory Tonozziâ€? through May 27. CCAH’s R2Gallery in the Launchpad is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.
CHIEFS MEET • Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling, and Fire Chief Ron Leach, meet the public at the Village Smithy from 8 to 9 a.m.
KDNK MEETING • The KDNK Board of Directors holds its next meeting at 5:30 p.m. on May 16 (76 South Second Street in Carbondale). The meeting is open to the public. An agenda is posted at the KDNK ofďŹ ce and at kdnk.org or call 963-0139. IMMIGRATION WORKSHOP • The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a free workshop on how to become a U.S. citizen at the Glenwood Springs Library (815 Cooper Ave.) from 10 a.m. to noon on May 14. Everyone is welcome. The workshop is being held at the invitation of the Valley Settlement group. AUTISM WALK • Smiling Goat Ranch (east of Carbondale) hosts the GO AuTism! family fun walk on May22. Registration starts at 1 p.m., with a 5K walk through Carbondale starting at 1:45 p.m. There’ll be a party at the ranch following the walk. For details, go to eventbrite.com then type in “goautismfamilyfunwalk,â€? call Sheryl Barto at 379-1383 or go to the Smiling Goat Ranch Facebook page.
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RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store in La Fontana Plaza and run various distances, with different routes each week. Info: 704-0909. LUNCH • Crystal Meadows senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday.
The Sopris Sun would like to honor your dad. Share a favorite photo of you and your father with our community. Photos will be published in the June 16 issue of The Sopris Sun and/or online at www.soprissun.com.
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Please include “Father's Day� in the subject line and in the body of the email include both of your names and towns of residence. Note: Use largest setting on your camera to assure best print quality. Any photos that don't make it into our print issue will be featured on our website. Questions? Call 510-3003.
THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • MAY 12-18, 2016 • 11
CRES shows it’s art
Last week’s art show at Crystal River Elementary School brought out rave reviews not only from students and staff, but folks who happened to wander in to the school’s gym as well. Students played off of Paul Klee and Jackson Pollack, Aboriginal snake paintings and George Rodriguez’s “Blue Dog Series,” and more. Photos by Jane Bachrach
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Art Base feature’s Wewer Keohane, young curators Sopris Sun Staff Report The Art Base (formerly the Wyly Art Center) presents “Evolution of a Dream� by Cattle Creek artist Wewer Keohane through June 4, while at the Art Base Annex it’s “Young Curators of the Roaring Fork 2016: Generation Now� through May 21. Both shows open from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 13. “Evolution of a Dream� explores how dreams, inspired by collected ephemera, can translate into a series of artworks with a moving, underlying theme of symbolism to minimalism to abstraction, according to a press release. “Her love of paper translates into a unique body of work with graphic boldness and deep meaning,� said an Art Base spokeswoman. Keohane was raised in Europe and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Colorado where she pursues her art full time. Wewer eventually moved to Colorado where she has pursued her art full time. She has written several books, including “Art-
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ful Dreaming.� Her work is included in several permanent collections, including: the Denver Art Museum; New Orleans Museum of Art; National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.; The Brooklyn Public Library; The Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, Louisiana; the Musee L’Eventail in Paris; the Kimiko and John Powers Collection in Carbondale, Colorado; and in many corporations and libraries. She is represented by ArtifactNYC and others. She and her husband, Steve, have created Oneirica Art Ranch, a creative collaboration of art and working studios along Cattle Creek between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Keohane will discuss how working from her dreams has inspired authentic art and a lifetime’s worth of imagery, feelings and symbolism in an art talk with Executive Director Genna Moe on May 19 at 5:30 p.m.
“Young Curators� The “Young Curators� show, organized
by the Aspen Art Museum since 2005, gives local high school students direct exposure to a collection of world-class exhibitions, artists and ideas of an accredited contemporary art museum. Through the course of the sixmonth program, youth curators work directly with the museum’s education and curatorial staff, ultimately building aesthetic valuation, leadership, organizational, and critical-thinking skills. The 2016 Young Curators include: Lauren Anuszewski, Sari Behr, Nicole Bramson, Emma Chiles, Calli Ferguson, SoďŹ a Peterson and Razzi Schlosser (Aspen High School); Nate James (Basalt High School); Eva Pearson (Bridges High School); Nelly Gonzales, Sophia Hayes, Mae Houston, Maaija Petterson and Carolin Spaar (Glenwood Springs High School); and Justice Bouchet (Yampah Mountain High School). The 2016 “Young Curatorsâ€? artists featured at the Art Base iteration of the exhibition include: Ashley Alatriste, Kellianne Copeland, Savanna Fender, Sydnee Julian, Briana Macias, Zeb Thorsen and Billy Ward.
“Past Present,� graphite on paper by Savanna Fender (Coal Ridge High School), is one of several pieces included in the “Young Curators� show. The curators will discuss their experiences with Art Base Executive Director Genna Moe at 5:30 p.m. on May 13. For more information, go to theartbase.org or call 927-4123.
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THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • MAY 12-18, 2016 • 13
All eyes on Carbondale Photos and text by Jane Bachrach
From art cars to tiny houses, from a drum circle to Davey B. Gravey’s Tiny Cinema, all eyes were on Carbondale last week as the town and CCAH rolled out the creative carpet to play host to Colorado Creative Industries’ annual gathering that included three days of seminars, workshops, music, awards presentations, parties and art tours. The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, by the way, is nominated to become certified by the state of Colorado as a Creative District. Notable photos: The Cowboy Corral (above right) entertained at the Launch Pad; Francisco “Paco” Nevarez-Bugueno (above left) introduced the Ballet Folklorico (he was also awarded a Governor’s Creative Leadership award); a drum circle broke out (above center) in the Tiny Village at Fourth and Main streets.
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graph school functions, she provided a few photos of teaching. “Walking into a classroom with a for the yearbook. Soon, she was supplying the ma- PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE continued om page 2 room full of young and,â€? he joked, “sometimes jority of yearbook photos, and taking an estimated NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be ing them in school activities –– all eager minds helps you realize that not only is 10,000 photos a year. “It became much, much held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Special Use perdemand that Gloria communicate [teaching] one of the best jobs, it’s one of the most larger than my paid job,â€? Rollyson admitted, mit to operate a Retail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility. in English. important.â€? adding that it was an extremely rewarding part of Fortunately, Gloria is determined her time at RFHS and let her “share in everyone’s The property is located at 898 Highway 133 Suite 303, Carbondale, CO. Sue Rollyson and comes to tutoring enthusiastic to feelingsâ€? at exciting times like prom. try whatever exercise I give her. She is Students aren’t the only ones beneďŹ tting from The applicant is Colorado Medical Marijuana Supply Inc. Another RFHS teacher retiring at the end of this glad to make mistakes as long as she school year is Sue Rollyson, who has volunteered Rollyson’s photography; much of her work is fea- The owner. is Jesse Miller. can learn something new. She laughs countless hours as a photographer for school func- tured in The Sopris Sun. Her motivation for pursuSaid Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town easily and we both marvel at the tions and worked for the past seven years as a ing this outlet for her photography stems from her Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. complexity of the English language. paraprofessional educator, or “paraâ€? (a teaching memory of a smaller Carbondale, in which the high on June 2, 2016. As an English In Action volunposition focused on aiding struggling students, es- school was a more integral part of the town, and Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, teer tutor, I have received training the realization that as Carbondale grows, RFHS’s Carbondale, pecially students with special needs). CO and may be examined by interested perand ongoing support and coaching Rollyson began her career at RFHS in 2009, the connection with it diminishes somewhat. She ex- sons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. to teach English. I was matched year her daughter graduated from the school. She’d plained that in sending her photos of RFHS to The John Leybourne with Gloria three years ago and our volunteered with the school system before, and Sun, she hoped “to see the connection [between the Town of Carbondale time spent together has changed when a para job opened up at RFHS, it seemed like town and school] made stronger.â€? how I interact with my community. By now, Rollyson’s work with the school has Published in The Sopris Sun on May 12, 2016. the perfect ďŹ t for her. It was a way for her to stay I have a deeper appreciation for iminvolved with the school after her daughter’s grad- grown to the point that, she said, the idea of retirmigrants who are eager to learn uation, Rollyson explained, and it helped her avoid ing is somewhat daunting. A job like this “becomes PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE English and become more active empty nest syndrome. “I lost one [kid], but I gained a part of your identity; it’s not just a job, it’s who NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purparticipants in our community. I you are. That’s the hard part about leaving ... it’s a pose of considering a Special Use permit to operate a Re300!â€? she joked. tail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility. have a better understanding of how As a para, Rollyson explained, she was able to great big unknown.â€? important it is for each of us to But wherever retirement takes Rollyson, some The property is located at 898 Highway 133 Suite 303, focus on teaching students without being burreach out and connect, to share our dened with grading essays or exams. “To me,â€? she things will never change. “[I might] take some Carbondale, CO. skills and talents and to learn from small trips, but nothing big. I’ve put roots in deep The applicant is Colorado Medical Marijuana Supply Inc. said, “it was like the best part of teaching.â€? . one another. However, she struggled with the “8 a.m. to  [in Carbondale],â€? she said. The owner is Jesse Miller. I do not speak much Spanish, Another thing promises to last even as Rollyson 3:30 p.m. boxed out [window  of] contactâ€? she had Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town though Gloria would like me to with the students. She wanted some way to con- enters the “great big unknownâ€? of retirement: stu- Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. learn. Gloria and I spend only about nect with the students outside of academics, and dents’ appreciation and gratitude for her work at on June 8, 2016. four hours a month together. As we RFHS. “Sue [has been] such an important part of Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planphotography provided that opportunity. ning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, both live busy lives, we are not al-  Rollyson’s interest in photography began when the spirit of RFHS,â€? graduating senior Fiona Laird Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested perways consistent with our meetings. she was 13. While her goal at that time was to cap- told The Sun, “she strengthens the community at sons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. But like any two friends, Gloria and ture her own experiences, photographing school our school with her photos, and we will miss her John Leybourne I fall right into the next conversaevents had a different focus, she explained. “It was so much.â€? Town of Carbondale tion, the next moment to be shared a way to ... help foster my relationships with stuwith compassion, laughter and gratdents, and be able to share something with them.â€? The Sopris Sun will be featuring more stories on Published in The Sopris Sun on May 12, 2016. itude for English In Action and the teachers in the next two weeks. Once Rollyson started volunteering to photo- retiring  bridges  it is building every day in the Roaring Fork Valley. 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