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Encouraging aspiring authors
Wednesday workshops designed to help writers be successful
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Sitting at a long white table in Colorado Mountain College’s Bristol Hall, aspiring writer and one-time elk rancher Doug Weers introduces a piece to the class:
Read story.Expanding the co-op spirit
Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat adds new faces, print room to roster
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Soon after Joseph Cosby became a resident of Steamboat Springs this summer, he walked into the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat and told its cooperative owners he’d like to join. His angle: his photography wouldn’t compete with anyone else in the gallery.
Read story.County fiscal outlook bleak
Commissioners receive somber briefing from finance staff
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
An exasperated mood permeated the Routt County Board of Commissioners’ hearing room Monday afternoon, when county Finance Director Dan Strnad kicked off the county’s 2009 budget preparations with a forecast that revenues and debt proceeds will decrease $10 million, or 16 percent, in 2009.
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Censorship not a relic of the past
Banned Book Week promotes awareness of current literature disputes
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
As Thomas Jefferson said Friday, “Information is the currency of democracy.” Read story.
Artist takes the wheel
Local ceramics creator explains challenges of throwing pottery
Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
Hunched over a bottle-necked piece of pottery in the making, ceramics artist Julie Anderson is keeping herself from getting attached. Read story.
Bookworms unite at Sojourn
Annual literary event brings authors, readers together
Monday, Sept. 29, 2008
On the day she turned 30, standing in line with her two young children to collect her diploma from the University of California at Berkeley, years after graduating, Karen Joy Fowler decided to be a writer. Read story.
War of the words
Poetry slams give local writers dramatic voice
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
When she’s preparing to read her poems to a coffee shop crowd, Janel Moore likes to recreate the store’s ambience at home. Read story.
Book enthusiasts ready for event
Authors to speak, read works at sold-out Saturday event
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
Acclaimed authors Karen Joy Fowler, Andrew Sean Greer, Nathaniel Philbrick, Elizabeth Strout, Manil Suri and Erin McKean will address local bookworms at the eagerly anticipated 16th annual Literary Sojourn on Saturday.
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Designing on the surface
Presentation offers chance to touch top-notch fabric art
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
Steamboat Springs weaver Wendy Kowynia says organizing an event for the Surface Design Association has the same benefits as unearthing a vault of gold bricks.
Read story.Local artists stew in creativity
Soup Bowl Supper pairs art with a good cause Wednesday
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
Every May for the past eight years, members of Steamboat Clay Artisans have gotten together for a weekend-long throwing spree. Read story.
Dance benefits Poogie’s Place
Rotary event at Sidney Peak Ranch includes music, food
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
The Steamboat Springs Rotary Club will host its inaugural Community Barbecue and Barn Dance on Saturday, raising funds for Poogie’s Place in what the organization hopes will become its annual signature event. Read story.
Spraying powder on the screen
Mountain Film Festival keeps a focus on snow in its 6th year
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
With seven feature-length films, two weekends of screenings and about 500 inches of filmed snow slated for this year’s event, Michael Martin’s work with the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival is starting to pay off.
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Drifting through plein air
Outdoor painting workshop by worldwide teacher comes to Steamboat
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
To look around Steamboat Springs is to see a series of landscapes ripe for painting. From the mountains to the streams, the view is picturesque. So picturesque that international painting teacher Jeanne Mackenzie will be hosting a three-day workshop later this month to teach aspiring artists how to capture the beauty of the Yampa Valley.
Read story.Sidewalk dogs need homes
Humane Society to auction decorated statues at annual fundraiser
Friday, Sept. 12, 2008
Maggie Smith hadn’t intended to be a contributing artist for the Routt County Humane Society’s “Art Unleashed” fundraiser.
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