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Day of the Arts a fun day of visual, performing arts BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Saturday was a convergence of the arts in many of its forms. Day of the Arts combined visual and performing arts in a fun-filled day for kids and adults alike. Center for the Arts Evergreen hosted the event, which brought art lovers to see its new exhibit, “Getting Sideways: A Slightly Different Journey Through Life.” Plus they could watch performances by Evergreen Children’s Chorale, StageDoor Theatre, Evergreen Dance Center,
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Evergreen Players, Conifer band Who’s Thomas and more. Day of the Arts was born out of a fundraising dinner that traditionally named CAE’s Arts Person of the Year. Executive Director Lisa Nierenberg said a free arts day made more sense than a dinner, so the whole community could enjoy the art. “This is a great way to celebrate the arts,” she said as she watched people mingle behind the gallery. “The arts go beyond the visual.” In addition to people at the event, residents at Rocky Mountain Village Estates, located behind the gallery, sat in chairs in their parking lot, listening to the performances. Some children played cornhole and participated in other crafts. Lo-
gan Lamont, 11, and Maeve Lamont, 4, went straight to the children’s booth when they arrived to create art. Their mom, Sarah, said she was happy to bring her family outside for the event to do crafts and see the performances. In front of the gallery, several artists painted while attendees ate food from the Slife’s Devil Dogs and Em’s Ice Cream food trucks. Parents gathered in front of the outdoor stage SEE ART DAY, P9
Hazel (foreground) and her superhero sister Ruby hang out at the Day of the Arts event June 5 with “papa” and grandma. “We live in Denver, so up for the day,” father Tony Saab said of the family. PHOTO BY GLENN WALLACE
Breaking the mold
Sculpture Evergreen places 10 sculptures in Evergreen, Bergen Park BY GRACIELA A. FISCHER & DEB HURLEY BROBST SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Jodie Bliss and Chris Daddario assemble Bliss’ sculpture titled “Light Hearted Drummer” in downtown Evergreen on June 5. This sculpture was one of 10 installed in PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG Evergreen and Bergen Park.
Art invaded Evergreen in a good way on June 5 as the nonprofit Sculpture Evergreen installed six new sculptures in downtown Evergreen, three in Bergen Park and one at the post office. The annual sculpture installation
the first weekend in June brought artists from New Mexico, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada and around Colorado to continue the organization’s Sculpture Walk legacy that started in 1999. While the sculptures have different meanings, they have one thing in common: The artists want to make connections between their work and the viewer. The 10 new sculptures join the 39 permanent sculptures that grace Evergreen and Bergen Park. In adSEE SCULPTURE WALK, P6
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