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Week of January 27, 2022

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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 6

Men’s quilting exhibit anything but square Vibrant colors, personal stories merge in total man-made show BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new exhibition at Golden’s Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum celebrates and elevates the stitchcraft of men. No longer humble bedcoverings, quilts have come into their own as powerful formats for artistic expression and storytelling. RMQM Exhibits Manager Shirley Esher said the Rocky Mountain High Men’s 16th Biennial Exhibit is now open and is one of the museum’s most talked-about quilt shows. “I don’t know how it started, but people are just thrilled when we have the men’s exhibit,” she said. “There’s such a range of topics and styles — there’s some traditional quilts as well as art quilts; they’re just really fun.” She added that the stories accompanying the more than 30 quilts on

display are intriguing. She first points to Canadian quilter Bill Stearman and his art quilt titled “His name is Clarence,” a handsewn personal statement about his journey with cancer. Then, Denver artist Micheal Gold’s quilt, “Autumn Splendor,” pays homage to a maple tree in the front yard of his childhood home. He started the quilt two decades ago while touring with the Broadway production of “Annie.” The Men’s Biennial Exhibit runs through April 16 in the museum’s main gallery and concurrently with Maynard Westlake’s solo show in the northeast gallery. Westlake’s exhibit features a collection of quilts inspired by Impressionist artists such as Monet and Van Gogh. Visitors to the show may also be interested in RMQM’s quilting education programs, ranging from lectures to hands-on workshops and a fun-filled summer program for young quilters. RMQM’s Sandra Dallas Library contains more than 8,500 books, SEE QUILTS, P2

Colorful bolts of quilting fabric await inspired quilters at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. The museum opened its doors in 1990 and has served the community as a trusted repository for treasured family heirlooms, historically significant PHOTOS BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY quilts, and cutting-edge contemporary quilts.

Rotary on quest for best in business ethics Awards luncheon slated for May 6 at Denver Sheraton West BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Rotary Club of Golden wants to know which local organizations you think display the highest standards of ethical practice.

For-profit business, nonprofit organization? It doesn’t matter because there’s an award for both, and you can help by submitting an online nomination. Tom Hughes, Chair of the Rotary Club of Golden EIB Awards Committee, says this year’s event is extra special as after two years of being either canceled or scaled back, the luncheon returns in all its glory to an in-person format. “Color us happy campers,” Hughes said. “COVID didn’t give us many options in `20 and `21—

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we are pleased as punch to get this thing back up to where it was.” Each year, Rotary’s Ethics in Business program seeks nominations from the public to help identify and honor one for-profit business and another for a nonprofit organization that demonstrates the highest standards of ethical business practice, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. According to Hughes, Rotary collects the community nominations and then turns them over to an ethics class at the Colorado School of Mines for selection.

While nominees come primarily from the Golden, Hughes said those from across Jefferson County are welcome. Winners will be announced at a luncheon emceed by perennial favorite Denver meteorologist Ed Greene, who has served as the event’s master of ceremony for 15 out of 17 years. The keynote speaker is the president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, Hanna Skandera. Hughes said the luncheon is SEE ETHICS, P3

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