FOOD & DRINK
Ward’s Marrocco’s Family Restaurant features ‘drive-worthy’ food - Page 4
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Annual celebration of ‘Frozen Dead Guy’ returns to Nederland - Page 6
ARTS
Local jewelry designer a master of the metal - Page 9
MUSIC
Smooth Money Gesture’s mountain jams going nationwide - Page 12
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Revitalize your
Body and Mind By Jennifer Pund PEAK TO PEAK ountain living isn’t easy – as we all know –as no matter what the task, it seems to take extra effort. In order to maintain this rugged, Rocky Mountain lifestyle, residents must keep their body flexible, strong and tone. Combine those physical assets with the desire for mental clarity, pain prevention and stress reduction and you have a prescription for yoga. Meaning to “unite,” yoga creates balance in the body by building strength and
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flexibility through performance of postures and poses holding specific physical benefits. While yoga poses are constant, philosophies toward learning and practicing them can vary widely depending on the training traditions of the teacher and comfort levels of the student. Poses can be performed in quick succession that in turn creates body heat through movement – called Vinyasa – or more slow-paced – called Hatha – that uses deep stretches, breathing exercises and some seated meditation to increase stamina and perfect particular Continued on page 8
Historic drive continues north past popular state park, national forest This is a year-long series exploring the history By Jeffrey V. Smith found along the drive. PEAK TO PEAK The Peak to Peak Highway, for which this PART THREE: Dory Hill/Golden Gate Canyon Rd. region is named, is a designated Scenic and His(Colo. 46) to North Gilpin County (MM 17.5) toric Byway. The 55-mile-long The Peak to Peak Byway continues route provides matchless views north from the intersection with Colo. of the Continental Divide and 46 (which heads east toward the main its timbered approaches and entrance of Golden Gate Canyon State winds past a string of popular Park) toward Rollinsville in north Gilpin attractions including Arapaho County. The route runs along the western and Roosevelt National Forests, edge of the park – a jewel in the state’s Golden Gate Canyon State Park, park system and local favorite for hikes, Eldora Mountain Resort and views, drives, fishing, hunting, camping Rocky Mountain National Park. and all things outdoors – and provides The route combines abundant Part Three access to it and popular Panorama Point recreation, scenery and mining from the north entrance on Gap Road. history allowing those who drive it a chance to experience the full-range of Colorado’s offerings. Continued on page 7
View in 1945 from Gap Ranch, near the current northern boundary of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, of log cabins and the Indian Peaks from north Gilpin County. Photo courtesy Denver Public Library Western History Collection
TAKE NOTE – supporting our community
Volume 6, Issue 3 • March 2013
March welcomes spring, hosts multiple events, activities PEAK TO PEAK Although the Peak to Peak region finally began making up for months of below-normal snowfall at the end of February that will likely continue into March, it’s time to start thinking about spring and a rejuvenation of the body and mind. Our theme for the month is yoga and meditation in the mountains. As the story explains, there are numerous options to practice these disciplines from Idaho Springs to Estes Park including at our
various recreations centers. Clear Creek Recreation District, Gilpin County Recreation Center, Nederland Community Center and the Estes Valley Recreation District all offer various classes and opportunities to learn or continue your knowledge of the mind-calming, bodytuning activities. Do yourself a favor and take some time to treat your mind to a break from the normal routines of life. Spring begins March 20, so it’s a perfect time to renew and rejuvenate.
Local arts March is filled with a wide-range of ways to appreciate the arts locally. Theater and musical productions, film screenings, live music, arts and crafts classes and other offerings are numerous. Additionally, there are several ways to support local non-profits including the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Idaho Springs Historical Society and G.O.A.L.S. - Get Outside and Learn Something. While you may still be shoveling snow for several more weeks, think about getting out of the house and thawing your bones at any of the many events and activities offering in the Peak to Peak region. Deadlines Local artists need to pay attention to several entry deadlines this month. The world-renowned Plein Air of the Rockies event in September is accepting applications until March 31. The Gilpin County Arts Association is accepting entries for its 67th Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, June-September, until April 15. Applications are also now available for Estes Park’s Rooftop Rodeo Royalty Program attendants, senior princess, princesses and wranglers. The program provides an opportunity for area youth, ages of 12 and 17, to promote the Rooftop Rodeo and the Town of Estes Park, as well as to learn about the sport of professional rodeo. This year, the residential requirement for applicants has been expanded to those who live within a 60-mile radius of Estes Park. Applications are contained in the Royalty Handbook available at www.rooftoprodeo. com/royalty and should be submitted to Estes Park Western Heritage by April 1.
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Support local events March also hosts one of the region’s largest annual gatherings of fun loving people at Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy Days. The event includes eclectic activities like a coffin race, hearse parade and polar plunge and three days of live music from some of the best area acts. More importantly, the event attracts thousands of people from out of town that fill the bars, pack the restaurants and spend precious dollars in most all of the town’s businesses at a time of year when tourism is slow. In some cases, the money generated during the event is crucial to a business making it through the lean winter months. While events that draw large numbers of non-locals to our small mountain communities are easy to criticize for creating traffic and clogging up the normal dayto-day activities around town, it is shortsighted to do so. We all need these type of activities to increase the amount of tourism and tax dollars that, like it or not, make our towns and counties run. Instead of running away, why not embrace the unique and unusual things that make our communities the envy of all those who visit. That why we’re here, right?
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MOUNTAIN MIX – the best of all the rest March 1-3
38th Annual Wells Fargo Ski Cup
The Wells Fargo Ski Cup brings together world-class disabled ski racers, Denver celebrities, Broncos alumni along with amateur skiers and snowboarders of all abilities for a weekend of activities to benefit the National Sports Center for the Disabled. Competitors in the event’s Governor’s Cup assemble a team of five friends, family members or co-workers to compete for cash prizes and bragging rights. The highlight of the weekend is the World Disabled Invitational, when disabled skiers compete head-to-head on parallel courses. The Celebrity Challenge is one of the more entertaining events as celebrities and former football stars make their way down a race course. A giant silent auction is also offered. Help raise money to support the life changing programs for the NSCD and win great prizes. Register to attend this fun event then ask your family and friends to support your efforts. For more information, call the NSCD at 303-293-5711.
March 1-3, 8-10
Hidden Evil play
The Estes Park Repertoire Theatre Company opens its 2013 season with the original play “Hidden Evil” by Michael Young. This is the third of a series of Film Noir-type stage productions featuring the private detective Steven Best. The play is held at the Hemple Family Auditorium at the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park for six performances beginning at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Macdonald Book Shop. Adults are $15, children under 14 are $5. Tickets will be available at the door for cash only.
March 3
5th Annual Estes Park Bridal Crawl
Planning a wedding? Head to the Estes Park Resort, March 3, for the 5th Annual Estes Park Bridal Crawl featuring numerous vendors highlighting everything and anything associated with weddings. Tour Estes Park wedding sites, meet the area’s best vendors and win exciting prizes. Preregister online at www.estesparkweddings.com for discounted admission and for a chance to win a romantic getaway.
March 9
Composting and Vermiculture Class
Colorado’s climate creates some unique challenges that require a few tricks to have composting success. If you have attempted backyard composting with less than ideal results, or if you have heard of the value of building your soil through composting but never tried it, this class is geared toward giving you the practical knowledge needed to successfully turn household food and yard waste into gardening gold. The class will be led by Lyons resident Dan Matsch, manager of Eco-Cycle’s composting department and passionate lifelong backyard composter and gardener. The class takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lyons Farmette. Visit www.lyonsfarmette.com for more information.
March 9-10
Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed screenings
Watch the award-winning documentary featuring the “Frozen Dead Guy” of Nederland. Showings are approximately every 30 minutes from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Black Forest Restaurant in Nederland. Award winning documentary filmmakers, Robin, Kathy and Shelly Beeck will screen the 25-minute film on Bredo Morstoel, a Norweigan who was frozen by his grandson. The event is free and part of Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 8-10. Visit www.frozendeadguydays. org for more information.
March 10
Hand Balm Class
The Aromatherapy Institute of Colorado, 31469 Burke Road in Coal Creek Canyon, offers a class in hand balms featuring hand balm applications, therapeutic properties of essential oils, safety and contraindications of essential oils, difference between balms and salves, benefits of beeswax, the healing properties of butters and oils, benefits of herbal infused base oils, essential oil blending techniques and more. The class is held 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and costs $35. Visit www.aromaincolorado.com or contact Crystal Baldwin at 303-642-3944 or earthswt@aol.com for more information.
Home Medicine Chest Class
Fall River Botanicals in Idaho Springs offers a special class on March 10 from 2-4 p.m. on keeping healthy with oils and herbs. Learn ways to keep you and your family healthy throughout the year by using essential oils and herbs, spices as well as items
you may have in the kitchen cupboard. During class, participants will also learn how to stock a home medicine chest as well as the fundamentals of making herbal supplements in the form of, bath teas, poultices and liniments. Learn from both a lecture and hands on experience. Class members will go home with a product made during class. Call 303-567-0152 to sign up.
March 11
Friend’s Night Out Art Class
Sample an art class for adults with Jane Sanchez at Wild Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery in Nederland during “Friend’s Night Out.” Sample the first class of a fourclass series on Monday, March 11 or Thursday, March 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. for $25. Art supplies are provided for the evening and the fee can be applied to sign-up for the remaining three weeks. Call 828-773-6660 or email loosecanvas@gmail.com to sign up by March 10.
March 15
Senior Prom for Adults
The Longs Peak Rotary Club presents the Senior Prom For Adults, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the Village Playhouse. The event is a fundraiser to benefit the Estes Park High School After Prom and other youth activities. Tickets are available at Macdonald Book Shop for $25 per person. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, dancing, prom king and queen voting and karaoke are included. Prizes for the best prom outfit will be awarded.
March 16
Estes Park Easter Fun
Quota International of Estes Park, the Lions Club and Estes Valley Recreation District present an Easter-themed event at the Aquatic Center, March 16. The event begins with all-you-can-eat pancakes with the Easter Bunny. Easter crafts, songs, story-time and puppet shows entertain before the Easter Egg Hunt which begins at 9:30 a.m. for the youngest age group. Gift certificates will be hidden in golden eggs. Call 970-586-2798 for more information.
Vertical Challenge Fundraiser
The 3rd annual “Get Up & Get Down to Get Kids Out” Vertical Challenge Fundraiser to support G.O.A.L.S. - Get Outside And Learn Something takes place at Loveland Ski Area, March 16, at 8:30 a.m. The event is a fun and exciting way to raise money. Each participant makes a commitment to ski or ride no less than 10,000 vertical feet at Loveland on March 16th. Before the event, participants gather financial pledges from friends and family members and on the day of the vertical challenge they monitor the vertical feet they ski on realtime boards at the base area, with results tracked using GPS-based devices. Prizes and other great event swag will be awarded to the most valuable team members, awarding those who worked hard before the event and during the event. Visit www.goals4youth. org/ for more information.
March 21
Spring Has Sprung!
What’s blooming? Who’s singing? Who’s having babies? How are these springtime events connected and what does the position of the sun in the sky have to do with it? Join volunteer naturalists on a leisurely, 1.5-mile hike from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Heil Valley Ranch; off Lefthand Canyon Drive. Meet at group picnic shelter and celebrate the beginning of spring by looking and listening for signs of new life. Learn the importance of the sun at equinox in linking and timing these vibrant displays of new beginnings. All ages are welcome. Visit www.bouldercounty.org for more information.
Pizza for Preservation
Beau Jo’s Idaho Springs, Evergreen and Arvada stores will donate a portion of the net sales to the Historical Society of Idaho Springs on March 23 during “Pizza for Preservation.” Tell your friends, come eat pizza and help preserve the history of Idaho Springs.
March 30
Ski With a Ranger Day
The US Forest Service and Loveland Ski Area team up to host Loveland’s first ever Ski with a Ranger Day. Join a Forest Service Snow Ranger for a fun, free, and easy run centered around the relationships between Loveland and the land we all enjoy. Topics include glacial geology, winter ecology, local history, and partnerships and are suited for all ages but is recommended for ages 8 and up. Meet at Ptarmigan Roost Cabin at the top of Chair 2 at either 10:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m. for a run with the Snow Ranger. The season’s final Ski With a Ranger day is April 27. Visit www. skiloveland.com for more information.
March 30
Bunny Dip
Hop on over to the Clear Creek Recreation Center in Idaho Springs for the free Bunny Dip at 12:30 p.m. Participants dive into the pool and hunt for prize-filled eggs. All ages welcome. The hunt follows the ELKS Lodge BPOE No. 60 Easter Celebration. Visit www.clearcreekrecreation.com for more information.
March 31
Plein Air of Rockies entry deadline
For over 12 years, the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park has produced a national plein air event in Colorado. Patrons and artists from across the globe are invited to attend the 2013 festival. The Northern Rockies and Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most spectacular places on earth, and a breathtaking place to visit. All plein air artists can respond to the “Call for Entries” to compete for the opportunity to paint and experience the beauty of the majestic Colorado Rockies. The deadline for entries is March 31. For more information, contact the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park at 970-586-9203 and info@estesarts.com or visit www.estesarts.com.
Sing With Our Kids
Sing With Our Kids is a program for adults and children up to 5 years old offered through the Estes Valley Library to encourage adults and children to sing together. Singing not only builds neural pathways but it targets many developmental goals. For one, children understand a song even if they don’t understand the words. The emotion comes through and immediately builds a connection between the adult and child in the interaction through singing. Sing With Our Kids is offered free of charge from 6:30-7 p.m. on March 21 and May 16 at the Estes Valley Library in the Hondius Room. No registration is required. During these winter and spring months, participants sing around an indoor campfire, and kids are encouraged to come in their PJs along with their flashlight, stuffed animal and sleeping bag or blanket. Nancy Bell will lead a variety of songs for 30 minutes and end with songs that settle kids down in preparation for bedtime. Visit www.estesvalleylibrary.org to learn more.
March 23
Hunter Education Course
This Hunter Education Course, needed to qualify for a Colorado Hunter Education Certificate, is offered March 23 and 24 at the Gilpin County Recreation Center, 250 Norton Drive, Black Hawk. Students must attend both class sessions and pass a written test and live fire. Class time is 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. Call the instructor at 303-940-7078 with any questions. There is a $10 fee for the course.
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FOOD & DRINK CALENDAR March 2 Wild Collected Sourdough Starter – The Lyons Farmette Avery Brewing Sampling – Eldora Mountain Resort High Country Auxiliary Chili Dinner – Gilpin Community Center March 7 Soup Night – The Old Gallery Food Pantry/USDA Distribution – Nederland Community Center March 16 Chili Challenge – CCCIA Hall March 21 Community Cupboard Food Bank – The Old Gallery March 23 Whiskey University – Stanley Hotel Pizza for Preservation – Beau Jo’s March 28 Food Pantry/USDA Distribution – Nederland Community Center WEEKLY FOOD Sunday Brunch – Aspen Lodge Sunday Brunch Buffet – Waterfront Grille @ Estes Park Resort Dayton’s Soup Line – Eagle Plumes Monday NAS Lunch – Nederland Community Center Dinner Special – First Street Pub Chicken Dinner Special – Millsite Inn Family-Style Dinner – Lyons Fork Gilpin County Senior Lunch – Gilpin County Community Center Volunteers of America Lunch – Project Support Senior Center Tuesday Volunteers of America Lunch – Project Support Senior Center Wednesday NAS Lunch – Nederland Community Center Pastor’s Pantry Food Distribution – Whispering Pines Church Gilpin County Senior Lunch – Gilpin Community Center Volunteers of America Lunch – Project Support Senior Center Thursday Volunteers of America Lunch – Project Support Senior Center Friday Gilpin County Senior Lunch – Gilpin County Community Center Volunteers of America Lunch – Project Support Senior Center
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MARROCCO’S FAMILY DINING
Ward restaurant features ‘drive-worthy’ meals By Jennifer Pund JAMESTOWN aking home in the restored 1800s powerhouse of Ward’s Boston mill, Marrocco’s Family Restaurant is once more open following its annual winter break. Patrick and Celeste Marrocco are again filling the air with homemade treats both savory and sweet. This small endeavor is fueled by family recipes and home-grown, in-season ingredients. A lot of the herbs and spices used in the recipes are directly from the Marrocco family greenhouse. The restaurant is somewhat unassuming from the outside and easy to miss. Look for a large “open” banner waving from a pole or the spigot for Ward’s spring water, which usually has at least one person filling jugs. Inside, the hand-finished pine timbers and walls are covered with family photos and candlelit corners provide the same cozy, home feel as the freshly prepared brownies, french toast or the famous
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green chili, which rumors claim create a line for each home-made batch. Daily made-to-order Italian specials, pasta, lasagna and pizza are also local favorites. Be sure to check out the home-baked goodies in the bakery case. Celeste is well-known for her brownies, cheesecake and baked goods made with local rhubarb or raspberries when in season. “I’ve known the family for 20 years,”
Eric Maiorana of Peak to Peak Batiks and Ward resident said. “I like breakfast and dinner; my favorite is peppers and eggs and pancakes for breakfast. For dinner they have a fantastic eggplant parmesan special. Their meatballs are the bomb and the pizza is fantastic.” Written on a blackboard, specials change regularly as does the tasty desserts and sweets. When trying to decide what to order at Marrocco’s Maiorana explained, “everything is made from scratch, so you can’t really go wrong.” Marrocco’s Family Restaurant, located at 8 Utica St. in Ward, now has a wine list featuring hand-selected Italian wines. Imported beers are also available. Breakfast is served from 7 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Dinner is served 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Be sure to bring cash or checks as no credit cards are accepted. In a rather unique situation, the restaurant’s building doubles as the community church, so it is closed on Sunday.
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FOOD & DRINK New Aspen Lodge chef relocates from Chicago
Taste homemade chilies, salsa at Chili Challenge
By Jeffrey V. Smith ESTES PARK The new chef at Aspen Lodge left behind years of experience in Chicago for a new home, and job, in Estes Park. Chef Will Sturgess is continuing the Aspen Lodge Bar & Grill’s reputation for great food – and views – and adding to the restaurant’s offerings with a new menu featuring gluten-free, vegetarian, organic and hor-
COAL CREEK CANYON Fire up your stove and head to the store for those secret ingredients, the 16th annual Chili Challenge at the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association Community Hall takes place March 16 from noon to 2 p.m. Trophies are awarded for top three red, green and vegetarian chillies as well as for the best salsa and chocolate based desert.
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mone- and steroidfree food among other delights. “My restaurant experience started at the age of 12, when I started working with my uncle Ivo Manchetti who opened an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s little Italy,” he said “I worked side by side with my uncle and his mother, Enos, who made ravioli from scratch. I still use her recipes.” When he was 19, Sturgess entered the Chef Olympics in Chicago and missed earning a medal by one point. He realized then, however, that cooking was what he wanted to do in life. He’s been an executive chef and has opened a variety of ventures including Williams Catering. He was also a partner in Zing, a restaurant in a Michigan resort town and worked at The Westin in Chicago. “I am very glad to be a part of Aspen Lodge, and look forward to the prosperous years to come.” The restaurant is open Thursday and Friday for dinner at 5 p.m., Saturday for lunch and dinner starting at 11 a.m., and Sunday for brunch, lunch and dinner starting at 10 a.m. Specials are offered weekly.
The Chili Challenge, held in the CCCIA Hall, 31528 Colo. 72, also offers the opportunity for those who don’t cook to come sample and judge the more than 20 homemade chillies, salsa and chocolate goodies. Tortillas and corn chips will be provided. Sodas are available for purchase, or bring your own. All proceeds go to helping maintain the community hall. For more information, call 303-642-3088.
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Class teaches how to bake with sourdough LYONS Learn how to collect local wild yeast and turn it into self-sustaining sourdough starter that can live for a 100 years at the Lyons Farmette’s Wild Collected Sourdough Starter and Biscuits class, March 2. Participants learn to collect yeast, how to maintain and use a yeast starter and a brief history of sourdough and some myths and facts associated with it. The class will make a batch of sourdough biscuits, and eat them with tea during a question and answer period about sourdough baking. Also, everyone will leave with a small jar of starter, and the recipe for the biscuits. The class is led by Christina Keibler, a cultural anthropologist who has studied the history and archaeology of sourdough for many years and is devoted to teaching others how to resurrect lost skills to make life more sustainable, cheaper, and happier. The class fee is $45 and space is limited. RSVP to betsyburton@mac.com. Your locally-owned, independent source for Music, Arts and Culture in the Peak to Peak Region
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MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR March 1-2 It’s Showtime! – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies March 1-3 Light & Snow: Winter Photography Seminar – Rocky Mountain Nature Association Conference Center 38th Annual Wells Fargo Ski Cup – Winter Park Resort
March 2 Winter Subalpine Ecology & Cross-country Ski Adventure – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
March 2-3 Apex Ski Boots Demo – Eldora Mountain Resort March 3 4th Annual Estes Park Bridal Crawl – Estes Park Resort EPES Winter Carnival – Estes Park Middle School Gym Albritton Skis Demo Day – Loveland Ski Area March 5 Common Cents Counts: Managing Your Money During Retirement – Estes Valley Library March 6 Facing Your Fears in a Yoga Class – Tadasana Mountain Yoga Leading Edge Entrepreneurs Workshop – Estes Valley Library Cornhole Tourney (Free Beer for Year) – Pizza Bar 66 March 7 Outdoor Divas Demo Day – Loveland Ski Area March 8 The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies Teen Game Night – Nederland Community Library DMNS presents Rocket Works! – Idaho Springs Library Game Night – Idaho Springs Library
March 8-10 Frozen Dead Guy Days – Nederland (various locations) March 9 Beginning Watercolor for the Nature Enthusiast – Rocky
Mountain Nature Association Conference Center The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families – Rocky Mountain National Park Composting and Vermiculture Class – The Lyons Farmette Sunrise Rotary Casino Night – Stanley Hotel
March 10 Home Medicine Chest Class – Fall River Botanicals March 11-16 U14 Championships – Winter Park March 12 Tiny Tot Ice Skating – Estes Park Ice Skating Rink March 13 Leading Edge Entrepreneurs Workshop – Estes Valley Library Yin Yoga – Tadasana Mountain Yoga March 14 What’s Ahead and Who’s Driving?: Common Cents Counts Seminar – Estes Valley Library 95.7’s Ski Hooky Party – Loveland Ski Area March 15 The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies
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MOUNTAIN CULTURE – high country living and activities Annual celebration of ‘Frozen Dead Guy’ returns By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND verything’s a little different in Nederland, Colorado. The town, which celebrates the unusual and elevates the alternative on a daily basis, takes things to new levels when it annually fêtes one of its most famous residents, “Grandpa” Bredo Morstoel. The 113-year-old grandfather of Trygve Bauge actually died of a heart conditions in 1989 and through a series of almost unbelievable circumstances, remains kept on dry ice in a Tuff Shed on a mountainside above town. Frozen Dead Guy Days, entering its 12th year in 2013, has become a Nederland tradition (and one of the most unique festivals in the country) that honors Morstoel’s frozen corpse and celebrates the completely bizarre situation that left the body in the small mountain town. It could be called making the best of an strange situation, or simply a good excuse to beat cabin fever and throw a party in the middle of winter. The event features a parade of hearses, team coffin races, three days of free live music, frozen turkey bowling, a polar plunge, craft beer and other frozen dead guy-themed events. Frozen Dead Guy Days attracted nearly 15,000 attendees in 2010 and 2011 and is becoming increasingly well-known around the world. Beginning Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. and continuing through March 10, FDGD takes place in numerous locations all over Nederland. The “Blue Ball,” featuring a one-off, all star band and crowning of the Ice Queen is held March 8 at the Black Forest Restaurant. Three days of live music is scheduled on two stages as well. For a town like Nederland that thrives on the colorful, the offbeat, and the weird, Frozen Dead Guy Days has become a fitting way to end the short days of winter and head into the melting snows of spring. Bauge calls it “Cryonics’ first Mardi Gras.” Visit www.frozendeadguydays.org for more information, a complete schedule of events and live music, festival background and to sign up for contests.
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The property that was ultimately included in the park has a long history of pioneers, homesteaders, bootleggers and retired miners. As there was no mining in this area east of Colo. 119, two-types of people were drawn to homesteading here: speculators wanting to buy land cheaply View of the entrance to Golden Gate Canyon to sell for profit and in 1870 showing the toll road leading to Black people who wanted Hawk, Central City and Nevadaville. to settle on the land. Homesteaders could pay $200 for 160 acres on the condition they A man rows a woman and small boy in a rowboat across Dory Lake improved and developed the land by building a home, planting crops, near Dory Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado in 1900. and fencing the property within two years. Much is known about the Photos courtesy Denver Public Library Western History Collection families who settled in the area and can be discovered in the park. Ralston and the other creeks of Golden Gate were also sought-after sources of water for illegal still operators who transported it to illegal bars of Denver and smaller towns along the way. The remains of what is thought to be a bootlegger’s cabin can be found along the Coyote trail at Bootleg Bottom trailhead. The Peak to Peak continues north past a commercial area, a gas station and library before reaching Gap Road, which heads east into the state park. During the settlement years, Gap Road was the only way for residents who lived in the northern part of the park to reach the towns of the region. Gap Road was almost always impassable in winter, leaving many families house-bound for months at a time. As the scenic route continues past Gap Rd., it winds through north Gilpin County past South Beaver Creek Road and into what was known as the Northern Gilpin District mining area. Many of the gulches in the district west of Colo. 119 saw placer mining. Dredging also occurred along South Beaver Creek. The most important production in the district was in the vicinity of the town of Gilpin in Lump Gulch near this segment’s end.
EVENTS CALENDAR March 15-31 Permaculture Design Course – The Lyons Farmette March 16 The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies
Winter Subalpine Ecology & Cross-Country Ski Adventure – Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Vans King of the Grommets – Winter Park G.O.A.L.S. Get Up, Get Down, Get Out Fundraiser – Loveland Ski Area Retro Day – Eldora Mountain Resort 54 Sun Salutations – Tadasana Mountain Yoga Easter Breakfast, Egg Hunt, Puppet Show – Estes Park Aquatic Center Gym
March 17 The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper – Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies
St. Baldricks Fundraiser – Crags Lodge St Patrick’s Day Celebration – Winter Park Resort March 18 Healthy Living Series – Estes Valley Library March 20 Leading Edge for Entrepreneurs Workshop – Estes Valley Library
Facing your Fears in a Yoga Class – Tadasana Mountain Yoga
March 23 Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families – Rocky Mountain National Park Free Family Race Day – Loveland Ski Area Introduction to Meditation – The Old Gallery
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March 23-24 Subaru’s Master the Mountain – Loveland Ski Area Hunter Education Course – Gilpin County Rec Center March 24 Treat Your Feet Class – Fall River Botanicals March 26 Visit to NCAR – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center March 27 Leading Edge for Entrepreneurs Workshop – Estes Valley Library
Discover our Natural History – Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center
March 28 Scientific Illustration – Wild Bear Mtn. Ecology Center March 30 Easter Celebration – ELKS Lodge BPOE No. 60 Free Bunny Dip Egg Hunt – Clear Creek Recreation Center
Golden Bunny Classic Candy Hunt & Fun Race – Winter Park
New Belgium Brewing Scavenger Hunt , Ski With a Ranger Day – Loveland Ski Area WEEKLY EVENTS Sunday Master Chen Doaist Lecture – Aspen Lodge Family Yoga – Shoshoni Yoga Retreat Maya Vinyasa Flow, Gentle Yoga – Tadasana Mountain Yoga
Men, women, and girls salute an American flag as they lower them in 1926 at a Salvation Army camp near Thorn Lake in Gilpin County.
Mat Pilates with Nicole – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers Gilpin County H.A.L.T. – St. Paul’s Church, Central City
Monday Yoga with Peggy – The Old Gallery Yoga with Steffi or Mike – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers Iyengar Level 1/2 – Tadasana Mountain Yoga Megan Vallender Yoga – Alternative Medical Supply Gentle Yoga w/Joelle, Yoga w/Abby – CCCIA Hall Pilates Mat II, Hatha Yoga, Zumba, Aquacize –
Yoga with Cherie – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers Moms and Babies Yoga, Vinyasa Flow –
Clear Creek Road Runners AA – 1410 Colorado,
Church, Central City NA Meeting – Nederland Veterinary Hospital (Back Office) AA Meeting – Coal Creek Canyon United Power Offices AA Meeting – The Old Gallery AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park
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Al-Anon – United Church of Idaho Springs Al Anon – Allenspark Community Church AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park Tuesday Texas Hold’em Poker Showdown – Estes Park Resort Spanish for Beginners – Gilpin Community Center Yoga with Peggy – The Old Gallery Yoga with Jackie – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga – Tadasana Mountain Yoga
Mom & Tot Yoga – Shoshoni Yoga Retreat Tai Chi – Nederland Community Center Pilates Mat I, Aquacize, Kickboxing, Celtic Music Ensemble – Gilpin Community Center AA Meeting – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Nederland AA Meeting – Golden Gate Grange AA Meeting, Woman’s AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park
Wednesday S’mores by the Fire – Winter Park Resort Bible Study – Gilpin Community Center Yoga with Peggy – Wild Basin Lodge
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Circuit Training Elevate Conditioning – CCCIA Hall
Zumba, Nia, Aquacize, Hatha Yoga, Total Tone – Gilpin Community Center
Gilpin County H.A.L.T. – St. Paul’s Episcopal
Thursday Texas Hold’Em – Outlaw Saloon Long Lunch Ski/Ride Group – CCMRD Rec Center Kids’ Night Out – Winter Park Resort Spanish for Beginners – Gilpin Community Center Yoga with Pam – The Old Gallery Yoga with Peggy – Wild Basin Lodge Yoga Therapy for Stress Release – CCCIA Hall Gentle Yoga, Yoga/Pilates Fusion – Tadasana Mountain Yoga
Tai Chi – Nederland Community Center Hatha Yoga, Kickboxing, Aquacize – Gilpin Community Center
Eating Disorders Group – Nederland Veterinary Hospital (Back Office)
Overeaters Anonymous – The Old Gallery NA Meeting – 701 Elm Road Clubhouse, Estes Park Clear Creek Road Runners AA – 1410 Colorado, Idaho Springs
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AA Meeting – Nederland Veterinary Hospital (Back Office) AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park Friday Texas Hold’Em – Outlaw Saloon Kids Kayak Club – Centennial Pool Friday Night Mini-Rail Jams – Winter Park Resort Yoga (beginner & intermediate) – The Old Gallery
Yoga with Cherie, Meditation – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers
Hatha Yoga, Happy Hour Yoga – Tadasana Mountain Yoga
Yoga with Cariann – CCCIA Hall Mindful Meditation, Zumba, Yoga – Gilpin Community Center
NA Meeting – 1600 Fish Hatchery Road, Estes Park Clear Creek Road Runners AA – 1410 Colorado, Idaho Springs
AA Meeting – St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Nederland AA Meeting – New Covenant Church, Allenspark AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park Saturday Texas Hold’Em – Outlaw Saloon Ghost Hunt – Stanley Hotel Yoga with Pam – The Old Gallery Yoga with Cherie or Sarah – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers
Zumba, Kinder Kix – Gilpin Community Center Clear Creek Road Runners AA – 1410 Colorado, Idaho Springs
AA Meeting – St. Bartholomew’s Church, Estes Park
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Yoga high above Rollinsville
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Yoga’s benefits too numerous to list
poses said to be good for beginners. “The benefits are almost too numerous to list. Yoga is incredibly great for posture. There is tremendous emphasis on alignment, which in and of itself is beneficial to the health and well being of the physical body. This is particularly true of people who live a sedentary life, work at a desk or are on their feet all day. Additionally, yoga is extremely relaxing and stressShoshoni Yoga Retreat reducing,” Peggy Donahue, who teaches yoga in Allenspark and Estes Park, explained. Laura Collins of Homegrown Yoga in Estes Park said, “At explained. “With practice and age 50, I am way more flexible then I have ever been in my entire consistency; flexibility, ballife. I’m stronger, more centered and more confident in who I am ance, strength, and equanimity and what I am here to do. This is powerful. I have a strong sense will definitely come.” of balance and a lot more energy. This allows me to do more and Collins discovered another to know when to take it easy, using my body, mind and energy benefit of practicing is that the “honoring” of her body prevents most efficiently whether it be climbing a mountain, standing in injuries and maintains a “more joyful mountain experience.” line at the grocery store or wading through hundreds of tourists “I also last longer on the slopes then anyone else,” she during the summer time in Estes Park.” said. “I’m ready for three more runs when my friends leg’s Any skill level can start a yoga practice, even if touching who don’t regularly practice yoga, fatigue.” toes or lifting a sack of potatoes is difficult. All abilities will The instructor also encourages people to use yoga as a “doorimprove the longer the poses are practiced. Yoga encourages way into a new life.” She explains that “practicing yoga opens up a non-competitive spirit, letting go of the ego and listening to possibility.” While practicing yoga the body breaks up all sorts of your body. Experts encourage to practice at your own pace, adhesions – muscular and psychic. Along with these new body even in a group. If you need to move slower than the rest, positions, “a new heart is formed and new vision – an authentic move slower. Each person should honor their uniqueness and vision that serves the best you. Stick with it, amazing things do practice to their own ability. and will happen right away and in your future,” Collins said. Diana Underhill of Tadasana Yoga in Nederland believes With the hustle of spring and summer right around the cor“yoga is fun, deeply rewarding and personal and unique” to ner, take some time for yourself. Between Estes Park and Idaho each person. Springs there are many centers, classes and groups that are warm “I often say in class that there is no sane reason to be disap- and welcoming to beginners. The only thing needed is a willingpointed or discouraged about your ability to do yoga,” Collins ness to learn, ability to be open and a comfortable pair of pants.
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MOUNTAIN ARTS – galleries, artists and crafts people
MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR
March 1-31 What I See Exhibit – Art Center of Estes Park Gallery 26th Annual Women’s History Month Art Exhibition & Sale – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park March 1 Ladies No. 1 Literary Society – The Old Gallery Movie Night: The Keymaster: Patrick Orwell’s Story – The Lyons Farmette
March 1-3 Estes Park Repertoire Theatre: Hidden Evil – Hemple Auditorium @ YMCA of the Rockies
March 3 Movie Night: Dive – The Lyons Farmette March 5 Evening Knitting and Crocheting Group – Coal Creek Coffee NedQuilts – Nederland Community Library March 6 Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee Morning Knitting and Crocheting Group – Coal Creek Coffee March 7 “Lyons through the Lens” Entry Night – Shirley Johnson Council Chambers
March 8-10 Estes Park Repertoire Theatre: Hidden Evil – Hemple Auditorium @ YMCA of the Rockies
March 9 Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Application Deadline – Estes Park Opening Reception for “Lyons through the Lens” – Lyons Town Hall
March 10 How to Make a Moisturizing Hand Balm – Aromatherapy Institute of Colorado
Game Night – CCCIA Hall March 11 “Bag It!” Screening – Blue Owl Books Movie Night: Cuba By Bicycle – The Lyons Farmette
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Local jewelry designer a master of the metal By Cathy Stiers NEDERLAND ocky Stiers first thought of becoming a jewelry designer as a 6th grade student at Douglas Elementary school in Boulder. Watching a 20-minute film on Indians of the Southwest, Stiers was intrigued watching the Navajo silversmiths casting in stone molds. “I knew where there were sandstone deposits located in the vicinity of our house near Lafayette and my dad had a torch; for many years I’d daydream about how to bring the two together,” Stiers said. “It didn’t happen until I was living on my own at age 18. I carved a negative image of a bracelet into a hollow form in the sandstone. Using my dad’s torch, I melted silver into an iron frying pan. A small crowd of my neighbors gathered to watch, they thought I had lost my mind and ruined a perfectly good frying pan.” That first bracelet came out so well, with the unique texture of the sandstone imbedded into the piece, that Stiers worked on more carvings. Rings and bracelets that looked like rattlesnakes, silver charms of skulls, anchors and swords followed. With a dozen sandstone castings and a box of gemstone key rings, he and his girlfriend set up a display in the Greeley Mall in January 1979. It was a five-day craft fair and his sales totaled $35.
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Discouraged, he told the fiber artist next to him that he wouldn’t be trying any more craft fairs. She encouraged him to persevere, expand his selection and try a couple more craft fairs. By the time summer rolled around, Stiers had dozens of pieces made – all cast in sandstone – and was selling $200 a day at a weekend craft fair in Denver’s Larimer Square. Reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy and enjoying his new home in NedContinued on page 11
Coal Creek Quilters meet at coffeehouse COAL CREEK CANYON The newly formed Coal Creek Canyon Quilters meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Coal Creek Coffee. It is aimed at beginning quilters, but all levels are in-
vited to participate. The group plans to complete a block every two weeks for a total of 9, twelve-inch square blocks to be assembled into a quilt. Search for Coal Creek Coffee on Facebook or stop in for project information.
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NEDERLAND Local artist Al Hart has created a bird’s eye view painting of the entire town of Nederland and is showcasing the art during Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 8-10. Hart started the two-by-four-foot painting last spring by photographing the entire town and then creating an “imaginary
view looking north.” Meet the artist, buy a poster of the painting and see the original at Whistler’s Café throughout the festival. Harts says there are five things hidden in the painting. The first to find them all, wins a free poster. Learn more and see additional work at www.artbyhart.yolasite.com.
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ARTS Lyons seeks photographers and videographers LYONS The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission has issued a call to all local photographers and videographers – of all abilities and ages – to submit work for the March 9 “Lyons through the Lens” show opening. Everyone’s work is welcome for submission for this un-juried local talent showcase that will also feature the awardwinning photographs of Ed Bruder. On March 7, from 4-7 p.m., artists should bring up to three pieces of ready-to-display
entries to the Shirley Johnson Council Chambers in Lyons for the curator’s consideration. Each entry requires a placard with the artist’s name, title of piece, current contact information and pricing. Videographers should bring short films on DVD. The opening reception is March 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 432 5th Ave., is open to professionals, amateurs and anyone interested in supporting hometown art offerings. Video productions will be shown during the public reception.
Innkeeper Abigail Miser (Linda Shafer) & Sheriff Beuford T. Clueless (Steve Wilson) discuss the spitting habits of Estes Parkians.
Estes melodrama a ‘play’ on words ESTES PARK Puns and plays-on-words are littered throughout the script of “The Great Estes Park Rodeo Caper or Anything For a Buck” by Rich Mitchell, the third in a series of melodramas he’s authored loosely based on Estes Park history. The melodrama runs March 8-9 and 15-
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17 at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Ave. The March 9 and 17 performances are at 3 p.m. The other dates are all at 7 p.m. “Some are old puns that have just been around,” Mitchell explained. “Some of them, as the script gets written, just sort of come to me. For some reason, I’ve always done a lot of word plays in my mind. I do an awful lot that I never speak because, boy, they get old.” When they wind up in the script, however, expect a chorus of groans from the audience. It’s not Shakespeare, it’s just fun. Come boo, hiss, and throw popcorn at the villains and cheer on the heroes. Tickets are on sale now in the church office or at Macdonald Book Shop on Elkhorn Ave. Adults are $10. Children (12 and under) are $5. All the proceeds are split among Lifelong Learning of Estes Valley, Habitat for Humanity and Crossroads Ministry.
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Colorado’s ‘Iceman’ tells story of Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy By Kimba Stefane NEDERLAND ederland is known for it’s beauty, music history, small-town charm, funky mountain folk and for better or worse, it’s dead guy. To those of us who call Nederland our home, the frozen dead guy has been a controversial topic. Some locals enjoy the notoriety of having frozen Grandpa Bredo here, and others would rather Nederland not be known for something so odd. The author, Bo Shaffer is also known fondly as “The Iceman” since he began taking care of Grandpa Bredo in 1995 by delivering nearly 2000 pounds of dry ice every month or so to Nederland to keep Grandpa frozen. He became an integral part of Frozen Dead Guy Days by doing his infamous champagne tours to Grandpa’s resting place.
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Shaffer’s book came out in 2011, and covers the story of how Bredo came to Nederland, the inception and history of Frozen Dead Guy Days, how Shaffer became “the Iceman”, and his stories surrounding his strange job. His book is filled with interesting and unusual photos and aptly chronicles the history of the internationally-known frozen dead guy of Nederland. Shaffer was born in Pennsylvania. After moving around the country for many years he got his graduate degree in Colorado in environmental biology. He eventually started his own environmental consulting and nontoxic construction company, DTI Planetary Ecologists, and one of his first highprofile jobs was to be caretaker of the frozen dead guy. When asked why he does this, Bo replied simply, because it’s his job. Bo’s book can be found at Blue Owl Books.
MOUNTAIN ARTS CALENDAR Friends Night Out Art w/Jane Sanchez – Wild Mountain Brewery March 14 Coal Creek Book Club – Coal Creek Coffee Friends Night Out Art w/Jane Sanchez – Wild Mountain Brewery March 15 Ladies No. 1 Literary Society – The Old Gallery Movie Night: Like Water For Chocolate – The Lyons Farmette March 16 NedKnits – Nederland Community Library Crafting Group – Gilpin Recreation Center March 17 Soggy Noodle Children’s Theatre – Estes Valley Library March 18 Idaho Springs Book Club – Idaho Springs Library Art w/Jane Sanchez – Wild Mountain Smokehouse March 20 Coal Creek Quilters – Coal Creek Coffee Morning Crochet and Knitters – Coal Creek Coffee March 21 Art w/Jane Sanchez – Wild Mountain Smokehouse March 22 Trance Dance – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers March 23 The Art of Block Printing Class – Estes Park Museum Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt – CCCIA Hall March 27 Active Adult 50 + Arts and Crafts – Walt Self Community Building March 28 Kirtan Chanting – The Yoga Room/2 Brothers Estes Park Area Weavers Guild – Estes Valley Library
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March 31 Deadline for Plein Air of Rockies Entry – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park
WEEKLY ARTS Monday NAS Movie Matinee – Backdoor Theater Stitch ‘n Rippers Quilters – New Covenant Church Folk Dancing in the Mountains – Nederland Community Center Tuesday Story Time – Idaho Springs Library Soup Supper & Book Study – Nederland Community Presbyterian Church
Planet Motion Dance – Nederland Community Center Wednesday Art Group – The Old Gallery Baby Story Time – Nederland Community Library Senior Art/Painting Group – Nederland Community Center NAS Watercolor Painting – Nederland Presbyterian Church Children’s Story Hour – Gilpin County Library Estes Park Anime Club – Estes Valley Library Wednesday Morning Clay – Gilpin Community Center Thursday Story Time – Estes Valley Library Preschool Story Time – Nederland Community Library Toddler Story Time – Nederland Community Library Basic Handbuilding/Throwing – Gilpin Community Center Friday-Saturday Story Time – Estes Valley Library Movie – Backdoor Theater Saturday Saturday Morning Clay – Gilpin Community Center
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erland, Stiers was inspired by a quote from Gimli, a dwarf warrior who said, “We have wrought the image of those mountains into many works of metal and stone.” The quote reminded Stiers of the Flatirons. “I thought those are cool mountains, I should work their image into jewelry,” he said. Designing and creating “Rocky’s Mountains” was a turning point in his metalwork and the beginning of what became a lifetime career as a silversmith. Galleries were interested in carrying the pieces and they sold well. Stiers decided to forego job offers in his field of welding and focus on learning different techniques of jewelry making. “My father was a tool and die maker; I learned a lot from him throughout my childhood. I make all my own punches and daps from old railroad spikes that I forge and pound out on a large anvil,” Stiers said. While there is an abundance of commercially made stamps available, Stiers designed his own punches that he uses for hand stamping very small imprints of the sun, moon, birds and other nature inspired motifs onto rings, bracelets and pendants. The ancient technique of lost wax casting was invented by the Sumerians some time around 2500 BC, shortly after bronze was invented to make cups and jars. It is a timeconsuming process with many steps. Stiers was first introduced to the technique while in a junior high school shop class. A model is made out of wax, encased in liquid investment which hardens and is fired at high temperature to eliminate the wax. Then molten silver is introduced into the cavity under centrifugal force, leaving an exact silver replica of the wax. “The nice thing about lost wax casting is it gives me the ability to work in a threedimensional mode,” Stiers said. Many of my carvings are animals in-the-round such as fish, giraffes and rabbits. Although the process is complicated and difficult, the possibilities are almost unlimited.” Stiers has had an eclectic assortment of requests for custom orders. In addition to the usual bear claw pieces, he has set cougar claws and elk teeth. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts commissioned him to make a comedy/tragedy mask pin. A school for the deaf in Lakewood special ordered “I Love You” sign language necklaces and earrings. A sorority whose logo was a squirrel requested 750 sterling silver squirrel pins to be given to their members at their national convention. “By far my most unusual request came from a hotel housekeeper in Tucson,” he said. “Elvis Presley had stayed at the hotel where she worked, and while cleaning his room she found a button off of one of his outfits. She commissioned me to set the button into a necklace.” While he has won numerous awards for his jewelry designs, Stiers is most proud
of being able to make a living doing what he loves. “Metal is my favorite medium because of the endless challenges it provides. So many factors converge in every step that a successful outcome can’t be taken for granted,” he said. “To truly master metal, whether silver or steel, you must understand what is taking place on the molecular level. Two important factors must be considered: How to soften it to shape and how to harden it to endure. Each piece – tool or product – must incorporate both factors to meet its full potential. It took me 20 years before I really started to understand, and I still learn new things most every day. So many surprises occur, you have to be ready to re-think your strategy constantly.” Stiers’ jewelry is can be purchased at
Blue Owl Boutique in Nederland, Foothills Art Center and Baby Doe’s in Golden and other shops throughout Colorado in addition to his online store at www.etsy.com/ shop/rockystiersjewelry. This year will be his seventh year as an exhibitor at the High Peaks Art Festival. __________________________________ Cathy Stiers has been the business manager for Rocky Stiers Jewelry since 1979, when the two did their first craft fair in Greeley. She is the Director of the High Peaks Art Festival and is contributing profiles of this year’s artists to MMAC Monthly.
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hat brought you to the area W and why do you choose to stay? A friend had a room for rent in Nederland, I made awesome friends, loved the Nederland community, met my husband, bought a house, started a plumbing company and made a few rug rats
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Event Coordinator: Frozen Dead Guy Days/Nederland, CO Birthplace: Plymouth, MA Current Residence: Boulder Time in Peak to Peak: 14 years in Nederland/6 year in Boulder Homelife: single mom of 2 boys, 3 chickens, 2 hamsters and a dog
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What do you like to do for fun when not working? I ski with my kids, bike, yoga, climb and dance occasionally.
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hat do you like most about W living in the Peak to Peak region? I loved the sense of community in Nederland. It used to really feel like everyone cared and had your back and you had theirs. Then, of course, there are the mountains, snow and endless possibilities!
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MOUNTAIN MUSIC – sounds from the high country
MOUNTAIN MUSIC CALENDAR March 1 Jamestown Downtown Honkytonk w/Gasoline Lollipops, Halden Wafford & the Hi Beams, The Alcapones – Jamestown Town Hall (JT) Steampowered – The Rock Inn (EP) Mojomama – Ameristar Casino (BH) Rocktin Grove – Oskar Blues (LY) Tickle Mafia – Pioneer Inn (NED)
March 2 Hen Scratch – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Midnight Trampoline – Lonigans Saloon (EP) John & Bill McKay – The Rock Inn (EP) Mojomama – Ameristar Casino (BH) One Ton Pig – Oskar Blues (LY) M Squared – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 3 Julia Kruger – Stanley Hotel (EP) The Swing Chicks – Oskar Blues (LY) March 6 First Wednesday Music Club – Oskar Blues (LY) March 7 Dale Cisek and Mike Ryan – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Early Childhood Music Workshop, Science Program for Kids – Estes Valley Library (EP) Jonathen Warren & the Billy Goats – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 8 Jeff Brinkman – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Shaefer Welch – The Rock Inn (EP) Dotsero – Ameristar Casino (BH) Steve Thomas Band – Riviera Casino (BH) Riff Raff – Pioneer Inn (NED) Caribou Mountain Collective – Very Nice Brewing (NED) Live Music – First Street Pub (NED) Grant Farm – Whistler’s Café (NED) Blue Ball – Nederland Community Center (NED) Frozen Dead Guy Days Music Showcase – Downtown Nederland (NED)
Snowball Music Festival – Winter Park Miss Tess & the Talkbacks – Oskar Blues (LY) March 9 Sweetbred – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Neal Whitlock – The Rock Inn (EP) Dotsero – Ameristar Casino (BH) Steve Thomas Band – Riviera Casino (BH) New Family Dog – Pioneer Inn (NED) Fox Street Allstars – First Street Pub (NED) Caribou Mountain Collective – Very Nice Brewing (NED) Grant Farm – Whistler’s Café (NED) Frozen Dead Guy Days Music Showcase – Downtown Nederland Snowball Music Festival – Winter Park House Concert w/Marybeth Cross – Miner Pickin’ (IS) Wendy Woo Band – Oskar Blues (LY) The Jukes – West Winds Tavern (IS) March 10 Caribou Mountain Collective – Whistler’s Café (NED) Frozen Dead Guy Days Music Showcase – Downtown Nederland Steve Thomas Band – Riviera Casino (BH) Jonathan Groszew and Selena Adams – Stanley Hotel (EP) Snowball Music Festival – Winter Park Firing Line – Oskar Blues (LY) March 11 Old Time Pick w/KC Groves – Oskar Blues (LY) March 13 Bruce Hayes – Gold Hill Store & Café March 14 Brandon Hagen – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Blue Grama Bluegrass – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 15 Deadwood Trio – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Alex Thoele & Friends – The Rock Inn (EP) JV3 – Ameristar Casino (BH) Saxy Lady – Riviera Casino (BH) Irish Music – Miner Pickin’ (IS) Finder and Youngberg – Oskar Blues (LY) Tribute to Miles Davis – Pioneer Inn (NED) Steve Itterly – Very Nice Brewing (NED) March 16 Monocle – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Stubby Shillelaghs – Lonigans Saloon (EP) Taarka, New Time Ensemble – Rogers Hall (LY) JV3 – Ameristar Casino (BH) Saxy Lady – Riviera Casino (BH)
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Smooth Money Gesture’s mountain jams going nationwide By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND nfectious groove-funk act Smooth Money Gesture spent 2012 emerging from its Nederland home and touring the country. The band performed over 100 shows in 15 states and has plans to break even more new ground this year. Catch them headlining an all ages show at Fox Theater in Boulder on March 15 with Vermont-based quartet Twiddle. “The band is feeling pretty optimistic these days,” keyboardist Pete Goldberg said. “We’ve been writing new material as a band, which has never really happened to this degree. We’re also excited to record the follow up to our debut album the Grand Scubian.” Making the transition from local band to touring act hasn’t been easy, however. Even though Smooth Money Gesture has experienced pronounced musical growth and national exposure, financial and transportation issues have temporarily taken their toll . “The transition to nationally touring band has been a tough one. There’s a reason people call it ‘paying your dues.’ We all love the social aspect of meeting and connecting with all sorts of different people, but playing to smaller crowds than we’re used to, locally, and being away from loved ones is really hard,” Goldberg explained.
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Smooth Money Gesture are the Diminico brothers, Doug on guitar and Dan on bass, Pete Goldberg, on keys and Cody Wales on drums.
The group is actually experiencing enough financial issues, they had to pull the plug on a scheduled winter tour to stay closer to home. While new fans outside the region will be disappointed with a cancelled show, Colorado fans are rejoicing at the prospect of more local performances, something that has been absent since the group started playing more shows out of state. “We’re going to take a little time off from touring until we can get the bands
Taarka celebrates new music in Lyons LYONS Taarka celebrates the release of its latest recording, Adventures in Vagabondia, with a performance in their hometown of Lyons. The act performs at Rogers Hall, 4th and High Street in Lyons on March 16 with New Time Ensemble. Conceived in New York City in 2001, Taarka has toured extensively over the past decade, stopping in Portland, OR, before settling in Lyons in 2006. The act is a new-acoustic group presenting masterfully deep Americana and gypsy-jazz string band music. The band is led by the husband-and-wife team of mandolinist David Pelta-Tiller and violinist Enion Pelta-Tiller, who are joined by bassist Troy Robey and a crew of cellists, guitarists and other string artists. “I like the way that Vagabondia makes you think of a country, it evokes this community of people that travels around making music,” Enion said.
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Categorizing Taarka’s music, which borrows and builds on global folk, classical and jazz traditions, is difficult. “We don’t want to be pigeon-holed into any one category,” says David. “Although we played mostly Gypsy music at the beginning, there is really only a hint of that on this album. We’re still essentially a family that travels, but we’re playing more Americana string music and string jazz.” Opening the evening is New Time Ensemble, a band simultaneously traditional and innovative that weaves an articulate tapestry from the rugged threads of Irish dance tunes. Formed in Ireland while its members pursued advanced music degrees at the University of Limerick, New Time Ensemble emerged from a shared passion for animating old tunes in new ways. Tickets are available online at www. highstreetconcerts.com or at the Stone Cup in Lyons.
finances straightened out, but we will still be playing locally, so keep your eyes out for us in Colorado,” Goldberg said. “We were really bummed out we didn’t get to see the new friends we’ve met over the last year, and play with some of the amazing bands we’ve hooked up with, but for the safety of the future of SMG, we couldn’t do this tour.” For the most part, all the blame can be placed on Billie. Continued on page 15
SnowBall Music heads to Winter Park, March 8-10 WINTER PARK The SnowBall Music Festival is back to once again provide the most spectacular weekend of music and downhill action in the winter season. The event, which takes place March 8-10, is held in Winter Park this year following two sold out events in the Vail area. Cutting-edge artists popular with the younger listener like Colorado’s own Pretty Lights, Tennis and Big Gigantic along with Kendrick Lamar, STS9, Robert Randolph & Family Band, Flying Lotus, Delta Spirit, Krewella, Japandroids and Polica are among the more than 65 artists scheduled to play on three stages at what is known as one of America’s most unique and exciting music events. SnowBall is the ultimate winter getaway for music fans and adventure-seekers, who’ll converge on Winter Park to absorb SnowBall’s visionary marriage of music and mountains. Tickets are on sale now at www. SnowBallMusicFestival.com. All early-bird options are sold out, but plenty of general admission tickets remain.
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Band carries on area’s ‘rich history’ NEDERLAND Seeking mountains and proximity to the vibrant music scene of Boulder County, four bluegrass renegades were drawn to the ever-evolving folk traditions of the West. They convened at the foot of Caribou Ranch to carry on the rich history of Nederland acoustic music and appropriated called themselves the Caribou Mountain Collective. The band performs locally numerous times in March including appearances at Eldora Mountain Resort, March 2; Very Nice Brewing, March 8-9; Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 9, at the Polar Plunge event and, March 10, backing Doug Brightwood; Whistlers Café, March 10; Jamestown Mercantile, March 23 in addition to several Boulder appearances. The act tries not to be pigeonholed as strictly a bluegrass band, keeping true to their influences of folk, blues, country, and jazz. The band’s four musicians include Miles Perry on guitar, Dan Jo on banjo and mandolin, Curly Collins on upright bass and fiddle and Alan Cooke on dobro, who took second place at the 2012
Rockygrass pick-off. Each musician contributes vocals and harmonies along with their own unique song writing and musical arrangements. Each are also multi-talented when it comes to their instruments as swapping instruments is the rule, not the exception. Ultimately, the band’s members have honed their skills as entertainers and are developing a understanding of what audiences love in a live show. With all the options this month, it will be easy to check out the act’s engaging act.
Top area bands play Frozen Dead Guy Days NEDERLAND Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy Days festival, March 8-10, is preparing for an “epic” year in 2013. As always, included with the coffin races, hearse parade, polar plunge and other unique events is a three-day showcase of some of the best local and regional bands. Expect another outstanding line-up including Jet Edison, Hot Soup and Power Lung Rangers on Friday; Fox Street AllStars, John McKay Band, Holden Young, Hwy. 50, The Zydecoasters, Greg Schochet & Kyle Ussery and more on Saturday; and DeadPhish Orchestra, Fat Rabbit, Stereo Giants, Kort McCumber & High Road, Onda, She Said String Band, and more on Sunday. Like much of FDGD, all live music during the day is free to spectators. Another festival highlight is Grandpa’s Blue Ball held March 8 from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. and features Billys’ Rock Billy, a “secret lineup, special project, one-time rockabilly
jam band comprised of some of Nederland's finest, nationally touring musicians and special guests.” Nederland’s Gipsy Moon, featuring Vince Herman’s boys, opens the event. Tickets are $12 at the door. Visit www.frozendeadguydays.org for more information and a complete schedule.
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NEDERLAND “Progressive psychobilly folk-grass” is music that “makes you jump up and down, and that you wake up humming in the morning. It’s new timey, post retro, pre apocolyptic, south appalachian, gypsy folk rock. It’s also what Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats, who play the Pioneer Inn on March 7, claim to play.
Musician inspired by spirit of pioneers IDAHO SPRING Miner Pickin’ hosts an intimate night of world-class music when MaryBeth Cross performs as part of the store’s House Concert Series, March 9, at 7 p.m. Miner Pickin’ is located at 1614 Miner Street in Idaho Springs. Cross’ music is influenced by the rural farmland and forests of her Wisconsin upbringing and the Rocky Mountains where she currently resides. Her new release Beyond Good and Evil is a folk-Americana collection of original and cover tunes. It is inspired by the spirit and grit of the pioneers that blazed the trail from the east to the west in search of what they treasured most. Beauty, adventure, land to call their own, new opportunities for work, and freedom from oppression are all part of the collective tapestry
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F of a country that continues to forge on and grow despite great adversity. A donation of $10 is suggested for adults and children under 12 are free. There is a play area away from the music as well. Visit www.minerpickin.com or call 303-567-2433 for tickets and information.
Fox Street AllStars
ox Street Allstars, featuring Gilpin County bassist Dave “Pump” Solzberg in its talented line-up, released its second studio album, Tough Talk, Feb. 26. The new album was a year in the making and features an “awesome roller coaster of roadhouse blues with supersized helpings of funk, soul and rock.” The album showcases the band’s continued maturity as a group and as songwriters and arrangers. It showcases the act’s music that reeks of the roadhouses and West Texas honkytonks of the deep south that inspired its signature sound. The band brings an all-out-party to every show by pouring their hearts and souls into every note, and the studio is no different. Front man Jonathan “Skippy” Huvard channels soulful, whiskey soaked vocals and a frenetic stage presence, but the result is a blistering powerhouse of sound that defies his age. The Fox Street Allstars have toured with The New Mastersounds and shared the stage with various top notch acts including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Blues Traveler and more. Catch them in Nederland, March 9, during the day at Frozen Dead Guy Days and in the evening at First Street Pub. The Fox Street All Stars are Huvard on vocals and guitars, Eric Low on drums, James Dumm on guitars and vocals, Mirco Altenbach on saxophone, Chris Speasmaker on keyboards and vocals and Solzberg on bass and vocals. Find the album at www.amazon. com or www.homegrownmusic.net Track List 1. Too Good 7. Turn The Corner 2. Been Tryin’ 8. Living In The City 3. Holdin’ On 9. Heard That Line 4. What I know 10. Take It Or Leave It 5. Upstream 11. Saturday Night 6. If I’m Wrong
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“Anyone who knows SMG is probably familiar with our bus, ‘Billie.’ We picked her up at auction four years ago, and since then we’ve played shows all over the country,” Goldberg said. “This last year though, she decided she’d had enough, and we were forced to sink a lot of our money into bus repair and maintenance. We’ve been stranded many times for a variety of reasons ranging from a flat tire, to needing a new transmission. Last spring we had the bus converted to run on veggie oil. This allowed us to tour with only minimal fuel costs, but it also put a strain on an already heavily used engine, which leaves us where we are now: with a bus that’s not reliable enough to drive without major repairs.” Although the bands roots go back to Girdwood, Alaska where brothers Doug and Dan Diminico formed the band, it wasn’t until they moved to Nederland in 2006 that they found a solid line-up including Goldeberg on keys and Cody Wales, a Nederland native, on drums. “Nederland has done a lot to nurture and support SMG over the years. All four members currently live in town, and although three of us are from the east coast, we all think of Ned as our hometown,” Goldberg explained. “Living in the mountains is a unique experience. Not only are we tempered to deal with all sorts of extreme weather, we are also conditioned
MUSIC CALENDAR Irish Music – Miner Pickin’ (IS) St. Patty’s Party w/Indigent Row – Oskar Blues (LY) Live Music – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Party – Lonigans Saloon (EP) Carolyn Keyes, Ben Antu – Stanley Hotel (EP) St. Patrick’s Day Party w/Steampowered – The Rock Inn (EP) Saxy Lady – Riviera Casino (BH) Irish Music – Miner Pickin’ (IS)
Gadbaw, Kimmel, Sirotniak & Wu – Oskar Blues (LY) Music Potluck w/Kevin Dooley – The Old Gallery (AP) March 20 Tribute Night – Oskar Blues (LY) March 21 Danny Shafer – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Greg Wells – Roy’s Last Shot (RV) Sing With Our Kids – Estes Park Elementary School (EP) Montessori School Benefit – Oskar Blues (LY) Project 3 – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 22 John Statz – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Early Childhood Music Workshop – Estes Valley Library (EP)
to function with less oxygen. When we play places at sea level, we probably have a slight advantage, but we don’t really notice. The best part about living in the mountains is the small town feel mixed with a population who is very accepting and supportive of the musician’s lifestyle.” The quartet’s sound is rooted in rock ‘n’ roll with elements of funk, bluegrass, metal, and electronica that creates a jambased, high-energy, psychedelic creation all their own. With a variety of musical influences feeding its improvisational groove and the majority of members contributing vocals and to songwriting, the band “takes one on an adrenaline rich celebratory journey that never runs out of fuel.” Ultimately, the act’s musical intentions are to connect with each other and the audience, to pay homage to member’s musical heroes and entertain people. “On the perfect night, there is an exchange of energy between the band and the crowd that is indescribable. When the band is communicating at the highest level, it can be magical,” Goldberg said. “These experiences are what drive us to take chances night after night. The magic is usually in the mistakes.” According to the keyboardist, the band’s members are “really excited” for their shows in March with Twiddle, one of the bands they met and got to perform with on the road last year.
“We’re particularly looking forward to our return to the Fox in Boulder on March 15,” he said. “It’s been a year since we last played there, and it’s always a great time to play for all of our friends and family.
We will be debuting several new songs, and will probably do some sort of collaboration with Twiddle, so go get a ticket now. This is one show you’re not going to want to miss.”
‘It’s Showtime!’ presents musical variety By Doug Fox ESTES PARK From Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt to Brahms, Broadway, and de Beriot – there’s an extraordinary mix of music and talent among the 18 acts to take the stage at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, March 1 and 2, for the third annual musical variety show, “It’s Showtime!” “We have a fabulous lineup of some of the best musical talent in the Estes Valley,” says show director and Estes Park Rotary Club President Pete Sumey. “I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.” Performers include, among others, Estes Park High School Jazz Band, Major 13 Jazz Choir, Valerie Dascoli and Scott Anderson in a duet. Christy Florence sings “Vanilla Ice Cream” from the show She Loves Me. Lori Burnham sings “Lascia ch’io pianga” by George Handle. Ruby Bode sings songs about peace and change. Emcee and show director Betsy Skinner sings “The Alto’s Lament.” Larry Pierce
sings “I’m Reviewing the Situation” from Oliver. Randy Boyd sings “Ama Credi e Vai.” Vic Anderson will yodel western songs. Roger Thorp sings “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables. Margaret Patterson will perform a Brahms piano solo. Violinist Ted Dumont will perform the first movement from Concerto No. 9 in A Minor by deBeriot. Bob Brunson offers the humorous talk, “I Wish I Were 18 Again.” The OLM Trio will do “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley.” And Elk Hollow will perform the Irish folk song “Sonny’s Dream” and “My Prayer.” All proceeds from “It’s Showtime!” go to the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation’s scholarship fund which provides more than a dozen college scholarships to Estes Park High School graduates. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Students and children are free. They are available at Macdonald Book Shop, Estes Park Visitor’s Center, and MedX.
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Troublesome Gulch – The Rock Inn (EP) Alias – Riviera Casino (BH) Stereo Clone – Ameristar Casino (BH) Gipsy Moon – Oskar Blues (LY) The Symbols – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 23 Caribou Mountain Collective – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Pete Stein – The Rock Inn (EP) Stereo Clone – Ameristar Casino (BH) Alias – Riviera Casino (BH)
Danny Shafer’s 21st Century Band – Oskar Blues (LY)
Nolin McInnis Band – West Winds Tavern (IS) Papa Juke – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 24 Miroslava Mintcheva and David McArthur – Stanley Hotel (EP) Alias – Riviera Casino (BH)
Mike Finders & Alex Johnstone – Oskar Blues (LY) March 28 Esther Sparks’ Whiskey Remedy – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) The Holler! – Pioneer Inn (NED)
March 29 Joel Kachel – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Lori Flynn – The Rock Inn (EP) Open Mic Night – The Old Gallery (AP) Delta Sonics – Ameristar Casino (BH) The Hildees – Riviera Casino (BH) Whitewater Ramble, Caravan of Thieves – Wildflower Theater (LY)
Sally Van Meter Project – Oskar Blues (LY) Captain Quirk & Cosmic Rangers – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 30 She Said String Band – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Sarah Canton – The Rock Inn (EP) Delta Sonics – Ameristar Casino (BH) The Hildees – Riviera Casino (BH) The Gromet – Oskar Blues (LY) George Nelson Band – Pioneer Inn (NED) March 31 The Hildees – Riviera Casino (BH) WEEKLY MUSIC Sunday The Big Pick Jam hosted by Family Dog – Pioneer Inn (NED)
Open Bluegrass Pick – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
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Bluegrass Gospel Church & Jam – Miner Pickin’ (IS) Sunday Evening Music Series – Lyons Fork (LY) Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Brunch with Amanda Valley – Estes Park Resort (EP) Monday Open Jovan Open Mic – Jamestown Mercantile (JT) Live Music – Lady Luck Casino Tuesday Open Mic hosted by Maus – Pioneer Inn (NED) Bluegrass Pick – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY) Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Wednesday Blues Jam hosted by The Firebreathers –
Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Friday Karaoke – Pizza Bar 66 (LY) Ray Young – Nicky’s Restaurant (EP) James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP) Karaoke w/Justin D and Colleen – Lonigans
Brown Bag Lunch Jam – Highland Music (EP) Dennis Tobias Band – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP) Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Thursday James Davis – Dunraven Inn (EP) Open Bluegrass Jam – Rock Inn (EP) Dennis Tobias Band – Waterfront Grill @ Estes Park
Dennis Tobias Band – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP) Open Mic hosted by James Moellers – Ed’s
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Friends Of Folk Open Mic hosted by Dick Orleans – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)
Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Saturday Ray Young – Nicky’s Restaurant (EP) Karaoke w/Justin D and Colleen – Lonigans Saloon (EP)
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Live Music – Lady Luck Casino (BH) Submit any music events for free listing in the Music Calendar to MMACeditor@gmail.com All listings/dates subject to change. Contact venues to confirm a show.
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GET AWAY – short trips & fun events
No. 18 celebrated its 100th birthday in 2011 and it’s still chugging over LaVeta Pass to show riders on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad the beauty of the Spanish Peaks.
Scenic train offers specialty excursions ALAMOSA scape the stuck-indoors blues this winter with a journey to the San Luis Valley in the Southern Rockies. Relax in heated cars with warm meals and cool views of pristine snowy fields, fresh pines and maybe even some glimpses of Colorado wildlife. Trains depart from Alamosa and generally travel to the town of La Veta for a brief stop. Meals are available in the dome car and snacks and drinks in coach. Some weekends feature extras like music, special guests or holiday themes. In March, special excursions including the T-Rex Express on March 3. All
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kids will get to participate in the handson activity with instruction from park rangers and a dig site featuring real mammoth bones. Take a Wine Tasting Train on March 23. Learn the nuances of tasting and choosing wine from the experts. After a few tastings, get creative and make a wine glass charm to take home. Also, the Easter Bunny Train runs on March 30. This annual family tradition includes a visit from the Easter Bunny and a stop including an Easter egg hunt. Visit www.coloradotrain.com for more information about these and other trips, including photographer specials.
Old Gallery continues capital campaign, providing for Allensspark area residents The Old Gallery ALLENSPARK Since 2008, The Old Gallery has been providing programs and activities related to arts, wellness, education, visitor information and community gatherings to a diverse population of Allenspark area residents and visitors. Thanks to the efforts of numerous volunteers, this unique venue helps neighbors and visitors connect, build new friendships and strengthen the community. A new capital campaign for “The New Old Gallery,” with hopes to raise $850,000, was recently launched. The funds will help renovate and expand the building to meet the growing demands of its future. More than $360,000 has been raised so far. After an existence as an ATV-rental outlet – and national news-making threat for a future XXX Porn Shop – a group of concerned Allenspark residents came together as The Allenspark Community Cultures Council to buy the building in 2008. Since then, an all-volunteer board and residents have made The Old Gallery a place that welcomes any and all. There is no membership required; everyone is welcome, regardless of age, gender, social status, political or religious affiliation. More than 200 activities are held each year, with over 600 people attending in a community with less than 400 full-time
residents. Community meals, open to all, take place twice monthly; 12-step and grief counseling programs are available; and the Community Closet provides low-cost or free clothing, coats, and shoes for those in need. The Community Cupboard provides food and personal items to those in need; local artists teach classes, display and sell their art while classes for yoga, writing, singing and seasonal walking/running groups inspire residents. Children enjoy a beautiful outdoor playground, and a brandnew outdoor stage provides a venue for outdoor celebrations as well as the home of the Allenspark Performing Arts Group’s annual summer musical theatre productions. It’s important to show community support with both large and small donations and volunteer time. For information on how to contribute, visit www.theallensparkold gallery.com or call 303-747-2089.
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