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Flowers and Pond by
Susan Tormoen
Dear Friends,
When we first imagined Green Box nearly two decades ago, we hoped to create a place where art, nature, and community could meet in ways that felt both intimate and expansive. Each year since, we’ve watched that hope take root—through the artists who bring bold ideas to our mountain town, the families who return summer after summer, and the neighbors who have embraced this festival as part of the rhythm of life in Green Mountain Falls.
This year’s festival continues that spirit of possibility. Throughout the 16 days of the Festival, you’ll encounter work that invites reflection, sparks conversation, and celebrates the creative courage that defines Green Box. From performances and installations to workshops and gatherings, every moment is shaped by the belief that the arts can deepen our connection to one another and to this extraordinary landscape.
We are profoundly grateful to the artists, partners, volunteers, and supporters who make this festival possible—and to you, our audience, whose curiosity and generosity sustain Green Box year after year.
Thank you for being part of this community and for helping us imagine what the arts can do. We’re thrilled to share this 18th season with you.
With gratitude,
Christian Keesee & Larry Keigwin GREEN BOX CO-FOUNDERS
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 18th Annual Green Box Arts Festival, where the mountains hold their breath just long enough for us to listen. Each summer, this valley becomes a meeting place—between people and ideas, between art and the natural world, between the familiar and the newly imagined.
This year, we invite you to pause, to notice the quiet architecture of the landscape, to honor the hands and histories that shape this region, and to consider the delicate web of relationships that binds us to one another and to the land beneath our feet.
As you wander the trails, step into a performance, or linger beside an installation, I hope you take moments to slow down, to look closely and to recognize that creativity is not separate from the world around us but deeply rooted in it.
Thank you for joining us in this season of reflection and discovery. May your time at Green Box be excellent, and may these mountains send you home carrying something new.
Warmly,
Scott RC Levy GREEN BOX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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We offer artists and artistic experiences that can be enjoyed by all.
Christian Keesee, President and Co-Founder
Larry Keigwin, Dance Advisor and Co-Founder
Carol Blackwood, Vice President
Elizabeth Eickman, Treasurer & Director, Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Elizabeth Mee Payne, Secretary
Jocelyn Wall, Board Member
Pard Morrison, Board Member & Green Box Artist
David Siegel, Board Member
Julie Maguire, Board Advisor, Visual Art
Kelley Barnes, Board Advisor & Executive Dir., Kirkpatrick Foundation
GREEN BOX
We value the arts in all its forms and work to protect our natural environment through our work.
We create, present and support artistic experiences which engage with our place and the people in it.
We strive to provide artistic installations, performances and educational opportunities that promote the best contemporary artists and artistic trends.
We are approachable, encouraging, open-minded and welcoming to all.
Scott RC Levy, Executive Director
Jesse Stroope, Director of Production & Operations
Anna Faye Hunter, Director of Engagement & Communications
Anne Stewart, Management Associate
Sean Ives, Operations Manager
Selah Border, Skyspace Operations Assistant
Kyle Blasi, Bradyn Dowling, Bryce Keigwin, Kyle Morris, Production Assistants
Joye Cook-Levy, Arts Camps Coordinator
Jazmine Strader, Assistant Coordinator
Atticus Baker, Mary Ripper Baker, Christopher Keller, Amy-Jane Mooney, Leslie O’Carroll, Lairden Rogge, Shodekeh Talifero, Katy Williams, Teaching Artists
Gabriel Barnett, Lena Dill, Levi Gerstel, Dominik Goodman, Ella Illsley, Analina Whitehead-Jimenez, Tula Whitehead-Jimenez, Gabe Levy, Eva Newbrough, Mirix Robertson-Leich, Emily Strader, Student Mentors
FOUNDING SPONSORS
Christian K. Keesee Charitable Trust
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Church in the Wildwood
Friends of Ute Pass Trails
Town of Green Mountain Falls
PRESENTING SPONSORS
ArtDesk Magazine
Kirkpatrick Bank
board & staff
FESTIVAL SUSTAINERS
Howard & Jane Price
GREEN BOX IS AN AFFILIATED MEMBER OF Artist Communities Alliance
Association of Performing Arts Professionals
North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association
Visit Colorado Springs
Western Arts Alliance photos by
Jeff Kearney, TDC Photography; Stellar Propeller Photography; David Lauer, and participating artists
FRIEND, INTRODUCTORY MEMBER, & MEMBER
$ 50-
$ 250
$ 500-
$ 2,500
$ 5,000$ 10,000
Supporting Green Box at the Friend, Introductory Member, or Member level brings meaningful benefits that connect you to art all year long, such as a complimentary one-year subscription to ArtDesk Magazine, as well as Buy One, Get One Free tickets to the iconic Green Mountain Falls Skyspace by James Turrell. It’s the perfect way to deepen your connection to the arts.
ASPEN, BLUE SPRUCE & PONDEROSA PINE
Elevate your impact at the Aspen, Blue Spruce, or Ponderosa Pine levels and enjoy invitations to exclusive donor events where you can connect with fellow arts patrons and Green Box leadership. Priority Festival Ticket Booking will ensure you secure the experiences you’re most excited about.
MT. REBECCA & MT. ESTHER
At the Mt. Rebecca and Mt. Esther levels, members enjoy private receptions with Green Box artists, offering rare opportunities for conversation and connection, along with special access to the rich cultural offerings of Green Mountain Falls. These premier levels celebrate your deep commitment to the arts with meaningful, behind- the-scenes engagement and unforgettable artistic encounters.
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YOU CAN SUPPORT THE ARTS
Your support makes art accessible to everyone. Whether through a one-time donation or ongoing membership, every contribution helps sustain our annual Arts Festival and vibrant year-round programs, supports visiting artists, and ensures transformative cultural experiences remain available to anyone who wants to experience the power of art.
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DONATE TO GREEN BOX
Make an immediate impact on the arts in our mountain community. Your tax-deductible donation directly supports our year-round programming, from stunning public art installations to enriching educational workshops. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us bring world-class art to our unique mountain setting.
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JOIN THE GREEN BOX CIRCLE
Experience the arts in extraordinary ways as part of our dedicated community. From intimate artist meet-and-greets to priority access, membership opens doors to exclusive benefits while supporting our mission. Enjoy special Festival access, behind-thescenes opportunities, and a deeper connection to the arts.
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No matter the level at which you support Green Box, your membership provides distinctive benefits that create lasting memories — all while sustaining the vibrant arts experiences you cherish.
All Green Box members receive 20% off memberships at Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Denver.
Where can I purchase tickets?
Tickets can be purchased online at greenboxarts.org or by visiting or calling our Box Office (6990 Lake Street, Green Mountain Falls, CO. 719-465-3065 x1). The Box Office is open daily from 9AM-5PM during the Festival.
Can I buy tickets at the door?
Yes, you can purchase tickets at the door at event venues, subject to availability.
Where do I get my tickets?
Green Box utilizes e-tickets for all events. All tickets are delivered digitally via email at time of purchase. Customers who provide a cell phone number will receive e-tickets via text message one hour before the event. If you do not receive a confirmation email when purchasing tickets online, please call the Box Office.
Do I need to bring my tickets with me to events?
Tickets will indicate whether they must be presented for entry.
Can I select my own seat?
For events with reserved seating, you can select your seats online or over the phone with Box Office Staff. For performances with general admission tickets, seating is first-come, first-served at the venue.
Is there accessible seating at the Sallie Bush Community Center?
Yes. To purchase accessible or companion seats, please log in to your Green Box account online and check the box next to “I need wheelchair accessible seating” in your profile. You will then be able to purchase accessible seating for events at Sallie Bush online. You may also call the Box Office, and a staff member will be happy to assist you.
Are Festival events & venues accessible?
The Green Box Farm Stand, Sallie Bush Community Center, and Church in the Wildwood are all wheelchair accessible. Some of our festival venues include steep areas and gravel roads (Lakeview Terrace, Mountain Road Corner), which may require extra consideration for wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility devices. If you need additional support or have specific questions about accessibility options, please contact the Box Office.
Where can I park?
There is various street parking in town. Additionally, refer to the map on Page 54 for parking lots. Parking in neighborhoods is prohibited. On the 4th of July, a shuttle bus will run continuously from the Ute Pass Elementary School parking lot to Green Box venues.
Are there accessible parking spaces at Green Box venues?
Sallie Bush Community Center and Church in the Wildwood have accessible parking. Not every location has a paved parking lot, and so there are not designated spaces. We encourage all attendees to arrive early to secure parking.
Where can I find restrooms and water fountains?
Accessible restrooms and water fountains are available at the Green Box Farm Stand and the Sallie Bush Community Center. Additional restrooms and water fountains can be found on Red Butte (on the way up to the Skyspace), and at Church in the Wildwood.
When should I bring my own chair or blanket?
For events held at the Green Box Farm Stand, Lakeview Terrace, Mountain Road Corner, and Pool Park.
Do infants and young children get free admission into events or need tickets?
In order to maintain capacity limits for safety, we require everyone attending an event to hold a ticket.
Can I bring my pets?
We love pets and are happy to see well-behaved, leashed dogs at any of our outdoor events. Only service animals are allowed in indoor venues, including the Green Mountain Falls Skyspace.
Will there be vendors selling art, food or other merchandise?
Concessions and merchandise will be available at most performing arts events, and art for sale will be available in Studio 1 at the Green Box Workshop.
Do you offer programming for families with children?
Yes! While children are welcome at most events, there are specific events designed for children and families, which you can read about starting on page 48. We recommend checking out the 4th of July festivities on page 16 and Winnie The Pooh on page 29.
What happens if I’m attending an outdoor event, and it rains?
In the event of weather, Green Box will communicate via email and text message (if you’ve provided a cell phone number) any changes to events, including venue or time change. You can also check for updates on the homepage of our website. We recommend checking weather ahead of events and dressing accordingly.
What is Green Box’s ticket purchase & refund policy?
All ticket purchases are final and non-refundable. Tickets may be exchanged for other events during the Festival, in person or via email, subject to availability. When exchanging for an event with a higher ticket price, you must pay the additional cost. When exchanging for an event with a lower cost, refunds will not be given for the difference in price.
If you have additional questions before you arrive, please contact us at info@greenboxarts.org
THE 18TH ANNUAL GREEN BOX ARTS FESTIVAL
JULY 4 - 19 2026
07.02
THURSDAY 5:30-7:00pm
Festival Kick-Off Reception
Kirkpatrick Bank Colorado Springs
07.04 07.07 07.05
Water Lantern Design Studio
9am-8pm • Studio 2
4th of July Parade 10am • From Joyland to end of Gazebo Lake
Community Performance Hour 11am-12pm Lakeview Terrace
Hot Dog Lunch 12-1pm • Farm Stand
4th of July Pie Contest 1-2pm • Farm Stand
Opera Cowgirls 2-3pm Lakeview Terrace
4th of July Block Party 5-9pm • Farm Stand
Water Lantern Launch 9-9:30pm • Gazebo Lake
Keith Haring Fitness Court Training 9-11am
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
ArtDesk Conversation: Visual Art 12-1pm Church in the Wildwood
Visual Art Unveilings 1-3pm
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
Healing Sound Journey 3:30-4:15pm Skyspace
Healing Sound Journey 4:45-5:30pm Skyspace
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra: The General 7-8:30pm Sallie Bush
Leave No Trace & Naturalist Hike 9am-12pm • Pool Park
The Poetry of Motion: Kinetic Earrings 9am-4pm • Studio 2
Fabric Paper, Prints & Paint with Barbara Diamond 10am-4pm • Studio 4
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
Guerilla Cinematography with Mari Moxley 1-3pm • Studio 3
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
Focus On Art 4-5pm • Whispering Pine
Headphone Yoga 5:30-6:30pm • Farm Stand
Silent Disco Party 7:30-9pm • Farm Stand
Community Events Classes Performing Arts
WEDNESDAY
Visual Arts
Wellness & Healing Arts
Green Box Extras
07.09 07.11 07.10 07.08
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
The Poetry of Motion: Kinetic Earrings 9am-4pm • Studio 2
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
Indigo Dyeing with Blue Hands Art 10am-1pm • Studio 4
Keith Haring Fitness Court Training 10am-12pm
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
An Evening of Western Swing & Cowboy Poetry
6-7:30pm Lakeview Terrace Amphitheatre
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
Grasp: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Stone Setting 9am-4pm • Studio 2
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
Painterly Paints, Pastels & Inks with Barbara Diamond 10am-4pm • Studio 4
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
Zumba 3-4pm • Farm Stand
Focus On Art 4-5pm • Whispering Pine
Oklahoma City Ballet Exclusive Green Box Member Preview 7-8pm • Sallie Bush
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
Grasp: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Stone Setting 9am-4pm • Studio 2
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
ArtDesk Conversation: Ethan Tapper 12-1pm Church in the Wildwood
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
ArtVillage 5-7pm • Studio 3
Oklahoma City Ballet 7-8pm • Sallie Bush
Green Box & Beyond
Bike Tour
8am-12pm Wines of Colorado
Yoga 9-10am • Earth Benches
Birdwatching Hike 9-10am • Farm Stand
Birdwatching Talk with Joe LaFleur 10-11am • Studio 4
ArtVillage 10am-2pm • Studio 3
Patron Party 11am-1pm • Bear Crossing
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm • Earth Benches
Ikebana Workshop with Heidi Almosara 3-5pm • Studio 4
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 4:30-5pm • Earth Benches
ArtVillage 5-7pm • Studio 3
ICONS in Concert 5-6pm • Lakeview Terrace Amphitheatre
Oklahoma City Ballet 7-8pm • Sallie Bush
JULY 4 - 19 2026
07.12 07.15 07.14
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
ArtDesk Conversation: Santa Fe Opera 12-1pm Church in the Wildwood
Oklahoma City Ballet 2-3pm • Sallie Bush
Healing Sound Journey 3:30-4:15pm • Skyspace
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 4:30-5pm Earth Benches
Healing Sound Journey 4:45-5:30pm • Skyspace
Pre-Opera
Tailgate Picnic 5-7pm • Pool Park
Santa Fe Opera's La Bohème
7-9:30pm • Sallie Bush
Get To Know Red Butte Hike 9-10:30am • Farm Stand
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
ArtDesk Conversation:
Oklahoma City Ballet 12-1pm Church in the Wildwood
Dance Masterclass with Oklahoma City Ballet 1:30-2:30pm • Sallie Bush
Vanilla Extract
Making Class with Lisa Huizenga & Dani Hainds 3-5pm Church in the Wildwood
Focus On Art 4-5pm • Whispering Pine
Quarteto Nuevo 7-8:15pm • Sallie Bush
Astronomy & S'mores 9-11pm Horse Wellness Meadow
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
Santa Fe Opera's La Bohème 1-3:30pm • Sallie Bush
Art Talk with Dr. José Antonio Arellano 4-5pm • Studio 4
Mikah Meyer:
Parks Unknown 7-8:15pm • Sallie Bush
Community Events
Classes
Performing Arts
THURSDAY
Visual Arts
Wellness & Healing Arts
Green Box Extras
07.17 07.19 07.18 07.16
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
Chicken Pot Pie Class with Lisa Huizenga 10am-12pm Church in the Wildwood
Cyanotype Workshop with Maryanna Adelman 10am-1pm Studio 4
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
Zumba 3-4pm • Farm Stand
Focus On Art 4-5pm • Whispering Pine
Oklahoma City Ballet
7-8pm • Sallie Bush
Moonlit Mt. Dewey Hike 8pm • Pool Park
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Freestyle Ikebana Workshop with Heidi Almorsara
10:30-12:30pm Studio 4
Hand Pies Class with Lisa Huizenga 10:30-12:30pm Sallie Bush
Guided Art Walk
11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 2:30-3pm Earth Benches
ArtVillage 5-7pm • Studio 3
Oklahoma City Ballet 7-8pm • Sallie Bush
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
Birdwatching Hike 9-10am • Farm Stand
Birdwatching Talk with Joe LaFleur 10-11am • Studio 4
ArtVillage 10am-2pm • Studio 3
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Winnie The Pooh 11am-12pm Mountain Road Corner
Oklahoma City Ballet 2-3pm • Sallie Bush
Botanically Dyed Silk Scarves 2-5pm • Studio 4
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 4:30-5pm Earth Benches
ArtVillage 5-7pm • Studio 3
Oklahoma City Ballet 7-8pm • Sallie Bush
Yoga 9-10am • Bear Crossing
ArtVillage 10am-1pm • Studio 3
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 10:30-11am Earth Benches
Guided Art Walk 11am-12:30pm Farm Stand
Oklahoma City Ballet 2-3pm • Sallie Bush
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey 4:30-5pm Earth Benches
Closing Day Block Party featuring Amis Du Teche 6-9pm • Farm Stand
What
was your inspiration for Weight of the Sky?
I've been living in Colorado for twenty years and the sky still catches me off guard sometimes. This one came from watching a storm move through — that specific moment when the light underneath the clouds goes electric and warm while everything above it stays heavy and dark. The land picks up all that gold at the horizon and the water just mirrors whatever the sky is doing.
I called it Weight of the Sky because that's exactly what it feels, like the sky has actual mass. Colorado weather has a physical presence that I never experienced growing up in Michigan — storms here don't just pass through, they take over. And when the light breaks at the horizon like that, right at the edge of something heavy, I have to paint it.
You work with raw materials like charcoal, rust, and gold leaf. What draws you to these elements?
It comes down to the fact that these materials already have a story before I ever touch them. Rust has been somewhere. Charcoal came from something that was once alive. Gold leaf has this ancient, geological quality to it — like finding a vein of mineral in a rock face. When I work with them, I'm not just applying color to a surface. I'm working with time. Traditional paint is incredible, but these raw materials bring an authenticity that I can't fake with a brush. .
What
made you become an artist?
I can't remember a time when art wasn't part of my life. My mom was an artist, and there were times where I’d be helping her paint murals in high school. It just always felt like a natural language. When it came time to go back to school for my master's degree I chose art, and spent the next ten years teaching middle school art, both two dimensional and three dimensional. That was its own kind of creative work, watching kids discover what they're capable of making. Then COVID hit and everything shifted. I was already dabbling in the art scene enough that I thought — let's see if this can actually work. It was a leap. In 2018 I applied for a call for art at what was then Kreuser Gallery — now Auric — and I haven't looked back since. I've been a full time artist since 2020. Best decision I ever made.
Growing up in Michigan and now living in Colorado, how do these two landscapes show up differently in your work?
Michigan is water and woods and this soft, diffused light that hangs low and spreads evenly across everything. The landscape there is intimate — it wraps around you. Growing up in that environment trained my eye to look for subtlety, for the quiet shifts in tone and atmosphere that happen when light moves through moisture and tree cover. There's a gentleness to it that I think lives in the more muted, layered passages of my work. Colorado is the opposite in almost every way. The sky is enormous and it dominates everything beneath it. The light is sharp and high and the weather is dramatic in a way that feels almost theatrical. When a storm moves across the front range or the sun drops behind the Rockies and sets the clouds on fire, it's not subtle at all — it demands your attention. That's the energy that drives my larger paintings. The wide open horizons, the weight of the sky, the land going gold at the edges. Michigan taught me how to look. Colorado gave me something almost impossible to stop looking at.
What
role does light play in your artistic language?
Light is everything to me. It's what I'm chasing in every single piece I make. But what I've learned over the years is that you can't paint light without understanding shadow — they define each other. The darkness in my paintings isn't empty space, it's what makes the light matter. Without that contrast, the luminosity I'm after just disappears. I'm constantly studying the way natural light behaves outdoors — the way it burns at the horizon, sits heavy under a storm, or finds a thin line of water in an otherwise dark landscape. That relationship between light and shadow is the whole conversation for me.
What do you hope viewers feel or reflect on when standing in front of your work?
I want them to feel something they can't quite name at first. Not every painting is going to do that for every person — and that's okay. But when the right person stands in front of the right piece, something happens. They go quiet. They stay longer than they planned to. Maybe it reminds them of a place they've been, or a moment they haven't thought about in years, or just a feeling they didn't realize they were missing. If someone walks away from my work and carries a piece of it with them — even if they didn't buy it — that's enough for me. But if they find the one that sparks something deep enough to take home, that's everything.
What’s currently inspiring you, and what can we look forward to next?
The sky has been a constant obsession for as long as I've been painting. The big open sky, the way weather moves across it, the light that happens at the edges of a storm or right before the sun drops below the horizon. I could paint skies for the rest of my life and never run out of something to say. But lately I've been looking down. Way down — at the ground, at riverbeds, at the worn smooth surfaces of stones that have been shaped by water and time over thousands of years. That quiet process of nature doing its slow, patient work has completely captivated me and it's driven the most ambitious body of work I've ever created.
Your name means “Friends of the Teche.” How did growing up along Bayou Teche shape your music and your connection as a band?
The bayou represents connection and tranquility and growing up on the bayou, whether our community was celebrating our music, our history, or, our quality of life. As a band growing up on Bayou Teche we were able to play at festivals on the banks of the Bayou, on a boat ride from each other’s houses, or gathering on the back porch playing our favorite songs. Now as we are getting older, the Bayou represents what home is, how we can all come back to it one day and how we can share our home with others.
Cajun music is deeply tied to language and heritage. What does performing these songs mean to you?
Performing these songs is carrying on this vibrant legacy of generations of music that has been passed down. I feel like we get to add our special piece of the puzzle to this long extensive legacy by contributing original songs. We also pay homage to the musicians who came before us by playing traditional songs so we can stay true to our roots. In the spirit of storytelling our songs are written in our native language which plays a significant role in preserving a unique pillar of our culture.
You’ve shared Louisiana culture as far as Canada, even performing at Acadian historic sites. What was it like bringing your music back to those roots?
It felt like going home when we travelled up there. They even looked like us with the same last names. Hearing our songs on Canadian radio and hearing the audience singing back was a surreal experience.
You’ve been immersed in Cajun culture through family, university programs, and radio. How have those experiences influenced your sound?
Through the university and radio we were able to grow our musicianship with the sound we wanted through the other musicians in the area who wanted to see us succeed and grow. They wanted to help us be young ambassadors for our culture and made sure we were doing it correctly. Their generous mentorship allowed us to be more confident in who we are now. My dad always took me out to hear the Cajun bands and festivals. He taught me how to dance as early as I can remember. I watched his parents dance, and dancing was part of my childhood. I grew up knowing it was important.
Your performances are known for their energy and authenticity. What can festival audiences expect when they see Amis du Teche live?
They can expect to laugh, dance and have a good time. Not only will you feel something real but you will be a part of a living breathing culture whether it is the first time you hear Cajun music or the first time you get on a dance floor. You don’t have to be Cajun or know how to dance; that doesn’t matter because this experience is a part of you.
What’s next for Amis du Teche - new recordings, tours, or dream stages you hope to play?
We are working on our first music video. We are super excited and it embodies our personalities, the art in our community, and the “Joi de vivre” (Joy of life) our community represents. We are writing songs and working on our next album in the foreseeable future. Playing for the opening ceremony of the World Acadian Congress Festival in Nova Scotia was a huge dream stage in Canada, but going overseas and playing in Europe is the next step. Additionally, we continue to enjoy playing at home on our local stages at well-known Louisiana festivals such as New Orleans jazz & heritage festival, Festival International de Louisiane, and Festival Acadian & Creole
events FESTIVAL
4th of July Parade
SATURDAY
SATURDAY 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm
On the Street between Sallie Bush Community Center and Gazebo Lake FREE July 4
In partnership with the Historic Green Mountain Falls Foundation, join us as we celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary through this old-fashioned Independence Day parade. Over two dozen elements, led by the Southern Ute Veterans Association, will be featured, including horses, classic vehicles, community organizations and musical groups. Bring your own chair and line the street beginning at 9AM.
Want to be part of the parade? We welcome all to join in at the end of the parade as part of our Red, White & Blue Brigade. Dress yourself (and your pooches) in your finest red, white and blue garb, grab an American Flag from any of our pick-up locations, and be part of the celebration with us!
SATURDAY
Free performances from some of our favorite community partners. Don’t miss Ute Pass Elementary School’s Fife & Drum Corps and Choir along with astounding performances from Ormao Dance Company and some special surprises.
Free Hot Dogs with all the fixin’s! Other concessions will be available for purchase!
Scan the QR code to enter a pie in the contest!
Opera Cowgirls
SATURDAY
July 4
2:00pm
Pie Contest
SATURDAY
July 4
1:00pm
Green Box Farm Stand
FREE to Enter a Pie in The Contest $10 to Sample Pies
Whether you are an experienced pie baker, just learned how to make pies, or simply love to taste a variety of pies, join us under the Farm Stand for slices of Americana as we bestow prizes on the ‘celebrity’ judges’ favorites.
Entering a pie in the contest? Preregistration is required, and we must receive your registration before midnight on Friday, July 3rd. To register, fill out the form at: greenboxarts.org/piecontest
Want to sample the pies? Tickets will be available until they run out at the Farm Stand.
4 th of July
Lakeview Terrace Amphitheatre
FREE
The Opera Cowgirls are an alt-country band where grand opera meets the grand ole opry. By blending the greatest operatic hits with some country flavor, the Cowgirls have proven that they can truly cover Puccini to Parton. Individually, the Cowgirls each cover a vast terrain, spanning The Metropolitan Opera, Amarillo Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, Florida Grand Opera, Nashville Opera, New York City Opera, Opera Memphis, Opera on Tap, Opera Philadelphia, PROTOTYPE Festival, Sarasota Opera and Tacoma Opera.
SATURDAY
July 4
5-9pm
4th of July Block Party
Green Box Farm Stand & Lake Street
FREE
Enjoy new and old friends with your own picnic or grab food & grog from the vendors on hand. Lawn games will be available while three different bands bring the party:
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
(5:30-6:30pm)
Fresh off their 2025 win at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have been captivating audiences. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner's lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Cary Morin & Ghost Dog
(6:45-7:45pm)
Colorado musicians Cary Morin & Ghost Dog unite to form a high-energy roots rock band with hints of blues, Americana, and world groove, intent on getting folks up and out of their seats! Named one of NPR Music’s Best Live Sessions of 2020 and described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as roots-infused Native Americana with hints of bluegrass, folk, blues, and rock. He has performed at renowned venues across the globe, including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.
Jeremy Mohney & His Orchestra
(8-9pm)
For over a decade, Jeremy Mohney has led one of Colorado’s most popular Swing Bands. His spirited renditions of Jazz classics as well as original compositions in the swing style give him a unique and authentic dimension. Whether playing for a jampacked ballroom for dancers, or playing for lovers of music in an intimate club, Mohney’s charm is sure to capture the attention of Green Box’s audience.
July 4
9 - 9:30pm
4th of July Water Lantern Launch
Gazebo Lake
FREE to attend
$10 per Water Lantern Kit
Our beloved tradition continues for our 5th annual Water Lantern Launch, the perfect way to end your 4th of July Green Box activities. Come into our design studio anytime before 8PM to design your own paper lantern and join the hundreds who make a ring around Gazebo Lake to witness this light-filled expression of calm and serenity. An ideal way to commemorate America’s semiquincentennial and a fitting end to this massive day of celebration.
The Town of Green Mountain Falls is excited to welcome all to visit the Municipal Pool.
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL on the 4th of July!
Oklahoma City Ballet
7:00pm 7:00pm Stay for a post-performance discussion with Parker Yamasaki following Sunday performances 7:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 2:00 & 7:00pm 2:00pm
Founded in 1972, Oklahoma City Ballet is the city’s professional ballet company and a leading cultural institution in the region. As the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City Ballet presents four mainstage productions each season in Oklahoma City, while also touring throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states to bring the power of live dance to broader audiences.
Originally established as the Oklahoma City Civic Ballet, the Company was founded under the artistic direction of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo artists Yvonne Chouteau and Miguel Terekhov. Today, Oklahoma City Ballet continues that legacy of artistic excellence with a roster of 27 professional dancers and 39 Studio Company dancers representing talent from around the world.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Oklahoma City Ballet performs a dynamic repertoire that includes classical masterpieces, full-length story ballets, and its critically acclaimed repertory productions, showcasing works ranging from neoclassical ballets to world premieres.
In addition to its performance season, Oklahoma City Ballet is deeply committed to dance education and community engagement. Through The Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School, the organization offers dance instruction for all ages and skill levels. Its home, The Susan E. Brackett
Through world-class performances, transformative education, and meaningful community outreach, Oklahoma City Ballet enriches lives across Oklahoma by fostering artistry, athleticism, and access to the performing arts. THURSDAY
Dance Center, is a 28,000-square-foot facility featuring six studios and a wellness studio, and has received international recognition for its innovative architectural design.
Oklahoma City Ballet’s free community programs serve rural and metro-area students and teachers, families, older adults, and adults with disabilities across the state. Through programs such as Ballet Under the Stars, ArtsReach, Dance Discovery, Día de los Muertos celebrations, and Dance Day, the organization reaches more than 23,500 participants annually. Community engagement includes 17,613 community performance attendees, 4,500 ArtsReach attendees across rural and metro schools, 1,000 Dance Discovery participants through Boys & Girls Clubs and underserved schools, and 445 older adults and adults with disabilities. These programs are delivered in partnership with more than 150 schools and organizations, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County, Autism Oklahoma, Canterbury Voices, Children’s Hospital, Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, Mustang PAC, Oklahoma Youth Orchestra, and Scissortail Park.
Repertoire (Subject to Change)
Don Quixote Wedding Pas de Deux, Act III
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Music by Ludwig Minkus
On The Sky
Choreography by Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye
Music by Max Richter
Falling / Holding
Choreography by Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye
Music by Max Richter
Petite Seat
Choreography by Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Chan Chan
Choreography by Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye
Music by Buena Vista Social Club
Rodeo
Choreography by Agnes de Mille
Music by Aaron Copland
Staged by Diana Gonzalez
Costumes Courtesy of Philadelphia Ballet
oklahoma city ballet
Artistic Leadership Bios
Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye is a choreographer, arts advocate, teacher, and Oklahoma City Ballet’s seventh Artistic Director since its founding in 1963. Originally from central Maine, Jolicoeur-Nye began his ballet training with Andrei Bossov at the age of 16, and after graduating from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, he danced professionally for Eugene Ballet, Ballet Idaho, Kansas City Ballet, plus many guest roles throughout North America before retiring from the stage in 2016.
In 2018, Jolicoeur-Nye was named Artistic Director of Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre based in Bentonville. Under his tenure, the company experienced exponential growth, creating more than 80 performances and reaching over 28,000 area residents.
As a choreographer, he has created ballets for Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre, Ballet Idaho, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Moving Arts Dance Festival, Ballet Des Moines, Oklahoma City Ballet, among others. JolicoeurNye was named “Outstanding Choreographer” at the 2017 Youth American Grand Prix as well as “Best Choreographer” at the World Ballet Art Competition (WBAC) Grand Prix 2019.
Jolicoeur-Nye joined Oklahoma City Ballet in August 2020 as a Rehearsal Director, working closely with company dancers. Since 2020, he has choreographed crowd favorite short pieces such as Chan Chan, Abbey Road, Playlist, and feature-length ballets The Sleeping Beauty and a fresh version of The Nutcracker, which debuted in December 2024.
Jolicoeur-Nye took on the role of acting artistic director in January 2022 and was officially named Artistic Director of Oklahoma City Ballet in October 2022 following an international search. Jolicoeur-Nye is married to Racheal Nye, School Director for the Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School and together they have two children. In his free time, Ryan enjoys playing music, painting, cooking, and family time.
Benjamin Tucker
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
Benjamin Tucker, originally from Evart, Michigan, trained with Grand Valley State University and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. In 2009, he joined Richmond Ballet as an apprentice, where he earned the Malcolm Burn Award from the Kip Kephart Foundation. Tucker went on to become an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He danced with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet during their European Tour performing in several principal roles, and joined Ballet Tucson in 2011 as a principal dancer. There he performed a range of ballets including Antony Tudor’s Continuo, Agnes de Mille’s Three Virgins and a Devil, Raymonda, and Carmen.
He then joined Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) in 2014 where he performed principal and soloist roles in ballets such as Giselle, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, Jorden Morris’ Peter Pan, Paul Taylor’s Company B, Matthew Neenan’s world premiere Until December, Cynthia Gregory’s Swan Lake, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and NBT’s production of James Canfield’s The Nutcracker. During his time at NBT, he has also danced in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Serenade, Who Cares?, Western Symphony, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
In the summers, Tucker has performed as part of the National Choreographers Initiative (NCI) in Irvine, CA, which promotes the creation and production of original work.
In 2017, he was commissioned to create a short dance film for Stolen Angels Inc. The film was designed to bring awareness to human trafficking and victims of domestic abuse and was shown at conventions internationally. His choreographic credits include a new work for NBT’s Studio Series and a full company work for their annual fundraiser, Black and White Ball. He has choreographed multiple works for NBT's collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, A Choreographers' Showcase. In addition, he has created works on Ballet Tucson’s school and 2nd company.
Tucker has taught for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Spokane Youth Ballet, Ballet Tucson, and NBT’s affiliated Academy.
Alejandro González
Originally from Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela, Alejandro trained with Isabel Franklin and Gloriant Herrera at the Gustavo Franklin School, followed by two years of training at the Houston Ballet Academy under Shelly Power, School Director. González started his career with Oklahoma City Ballet in 2017 as a studio company member, then was offered an apprenticeship in 2018, promoted to corps de ballet in 2019, to soloist in 2021, and to principal dancer in 2023. His repertoire includes works by Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, August Bournonville, Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Jiří Kylián, Helen Pickett, Val Caniparoli, Septime Webre, Robert Mills, Gerald Arpino, Cayetano Soto, Nicolo Fonte, Jessica Lang, and Michael Pink. González was awarded Gold Medalist in 2016 at CIBC (Concurso Internacional de Ballet Clásico), Gold Medalist in 2020 at MIBC (Miami International Ballet Competition), featured in Pointe Magazine’s “2020 Stars of the Corps,” nominated “NextGenerationUnder 30” in 2020 and most recently a Semi-Finalist at XII USA IBC 2023 (USA International Ballet Competition). In addition to his career as a dancer, González is part of the faculty of the Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School.
Randolph Fernandez
Originally from Boston, Randolph trained with Marcia Dale Weary at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. He started his career under Angel Corella at Philadelphia Ballet (formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet) in 2015. Fernandez joined Oklahoma City Ballet as an apprentice in 2017, and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2018, and most recently soloist in 2023. His repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, August Bourneville, Jiří Kylián, Twyla Tharp, Ben Stevenson, Angel Corella, Septime Webre, Val Caniparoli, Helen Pickett, Jeffrey Cirio, and Jessica Lang just to name a few. His favorite roles include Blue Bird in Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye’s The Sleeping Beauty, Twyla Tharp’s The Golden Section, and Helen Pickett’s Petal.
Courtney Connor Jones
Born in Huntington Beach, California, Courtney grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. She began her training at the young age of three at Southland Ballet Academy. After moving to North Carolina at age five, she began training at the North Carolina Dance Theatre and Charlotte City Ballet before graduating from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Connor Jones began her professional career at the Cincinnati Ballet where she danced for 11 seasons. During that time, she spent a summer in Russia where she performed in Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Carmen, and Swan Lake. She joined Oklahoma City Ballet as a principal in 2017. Throughout her career, she has performed feature roles in many ballets, and some of her most treasured are Juliet in Robert Mills’ Romeo & Juliet, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Aurora in Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye's The Sleeping Beauty, Mina Harker in Michael Pink’s Dracula, The Sylph in La Sylphide, The Chosen One in Adam Hougland’s Rite of Spring, The Eaglet in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and Jumping Girl in George Balanchine’s Who Cares? Her repertoire also includes works by Jiří Kylián, Jessica Lang, George Balanchine, Val Caniparoli, Cayatano Soto, Helen Pickett, Robert Bondara, Ihsan Rustem, James Kudelka, Rena Butler, and more. Connor Jones and her husband, former dancer Sam Jones, have a toddler son and young daughter; two of her alltime favorite roles! In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, creating custom jewelry, and educating others on healthy eating and lifestyle habits.
Mayu Odaka
Originally from Los Angeles, Mayu trained at the Lauridsen Ballet Center in Torrance, California, where she danced in the pre-professional company Ballet California. She was offered an apprenticeship with Oklahoma City Ballet after participating in the 2015 summer intensive and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2017, to soloist in 2019, and to principal in 2023. Since joining Oklahoma City Ballet, her repertoire includes works by Twyla Tharp, Gerald Arpino, Jerome Robbins, Bryan Pitts, Jessica Lang, Nicolo Fonte, Helen Pickett, Paul Vasterling, Agnes de Mille, Dennis Spaight, Robyn Pasternack, Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Amanda Herd-Popejoy and Dayoung Jung. Favorite roles include Marguerite and Nichette in Val Caniparoli's Lady of the Camellias, 4th Movement Principal Couple in George Balanchine's Western Symphony, Lucy in Michael Pink’s Dracula, and Lucille Grahn in Robert Joffrey’s Pas des Déesses. She has also performed feature roles that include Ariel in Robert Mills’ The Little Mermaid, Firebird in Robert Mills’ The Firebird, Eaglet in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and demi-soloist roles in both George Balanchine’s Serenade and The Four Temperaments. In 2022, Odaka was one of only two American ballerinas to be selected for the 2022 Helsinki International Ballet Competition in the senior division.
Paige Russell
Paige began training at the Maryland Youth Ballet, in her hometown of Silver Spring. Over the course of her years there, she performed leading roles in The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Raymonda, and La Bayadere. In the summer of 2015, she was accepted into the Houston Ballet Academy, where she furthered her training for two more years. While in Houston, Russell performed Stanton Welch’s Brigade, The Long and Winding Road, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, and The Nutcracker. In 2017, Russell joined Ballet Austin II, where she performed in Stephen Mills’ Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker, as well as George Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie, Paul Vasterling’s Peter Pan, and Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint. In 2018, Russell attended Oklahoma City Ballet’s summer intensive, and was offered a position with the Studio Company. During that time, she performed Robert Mills’ The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, and The Firebird, as well as George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Michael Pink’s Dracula, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and August Bournonville’s La Sylphide. She was promoted to Apprentice in 2020, then to Corps de Ballet in 2021. Since then, Russell has added Jessica Lang’s To Familiar Spaces in Dream, Nicolo Fonte’s Of Dreams and Dice, Ryan JolicoeurNye’s The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Cinderella, as well as Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias, Twyla Tharp’s The Golden Section, Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, and George Balanchine’s Western Symphony to her performance repertoire.
Mickayla Carr
Originally from Arlington, Texas, Mickayla trained with Chung-Lin and Enrica Tseng at Ballet Frontier for four years. Carr joined Oklahoma City Ballet as an apprentice in 2016 and joined the corps de ballet in 2018. Her repertoire includes works by Agnes de Mille, August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Michael Pink, Nicolo Fonte, Robert Mills, Roy Tobias, Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Septime Webre and Val Caniparoli. Her favorite roles include Jumping Girl from Gerald Arpino's Birthday Variations, a Vampiress from Michael Pink’s Dracula, a Rose from Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland) and she enjoyed also being a part of Nicolo Fonte's world premiere Of Dreams and Dice. Carr is a ballet instructor and company teacher at Dance Phase Studio in Edmond. She is also a guest teacher for Tupelo Ballet, Ballet Center of Fort Worth, and Ballet North Texas.
Oslaniel Castillo
From Havana, Cuba, Oslaniel began his training at Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) where he studied under Monika Rostomian, Dodie Askegard, Clarice Rathers, James Canfield, and Roy Kaiser. Castillo joined NBT as a trainee for the 2016/17 season and was promoted to apprentice in 2019. During his time there, he was fortunate to perform in many ballets including Ben Stevenson’s Dracula and Swan Lake, and James Canfield’s The Nutcracker. Castillo attended the Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive in 2021 and was offered an apprenticeship for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons. He was then promoted to the corps de ballet for the 2023/24 season and is thrilled to continue into his third season at Oklahoma City Ballet. With Oklahoma City Ballet, Castillo has performed in Jessica Lang’s To Familiar Spaces in Dream, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and Twyla Tharp's The Golden Section. Castillo has also performed in a “Tribute to Michael Jackson” at the Grand Theatre, in several collaborations with Cirque du Soleil, and as a guest artist for Microsoft. A few of his favorite roles include Russian in Robert Mills’ The Nutcracker, Men in White in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil.
Kesler Colton
Originally from Park City, Utah, Kesler began his training at Park City Dance when he was seven years old. In his early teen years, he transitioned to Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake City where he was trained under the mentorship of Jeff Rogers. After three years in the Professional Training Division, he was promoted to trainee at 17 years old. The following year in 2022, Colton joined Oklahoma City Ballet's second company, OKCB II, for two seasons and joined the company as an apprentice for the 2024/25 Season. Some of Colton's favorite roles performed since joining Oklahoma City Ballet are Trepak in Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye's The Nutcracker, JolicoeurNye's Carmina Burana, and Twyla Tharp's The Golden Section.
Grace Manuel
Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Grace trained in Houston with Liza Pollok and Sonja Staines at Excelsior School of Dance from 2011-2015. She then trained with Houston Ballet Academy from 2015-2018 under Shelly Power. Ms. Manuel joined Oklahoma City Ballet as a trainee in 2018, joined the Studio Company in 2019, promoted to apprentice in 2021, and promoted to corps de ballet in 2023. Her repertoire includes works by Stanton Welch, Septime Webre, Val Caniparoli, Michael Pink, George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Michel Fokine, August Bournonville, Robert Mills, Austin Hartel, and Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye. Her favorite roles include Wafting Girl in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, fourth movement corps in George Balanchine’s Western Symphony, and little flamingo in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland). Ms. Manuel also teaches at Marjorie Kovich School of Ballet as well as Dance Studio 150.
James Klump
Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, James began his training with Sarah Quinn Jones before continuing with Colleen Benoit and the Lake Charles Dance Academy. During his time there, Klump danced with the pre-professional company performing roles in Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardee, Coppelia, Etudes, and The Nutcracker. In 2020, Klump joined Oklahoma City Ballet as a trainee following participation in the summer intensive and was promoted to apprentice in 2021. During his three seasons with Oklahoma City Ballet, Klump has performed in Robert Mills' The Nutcracker and The Little Mermaid, Septime Webre's ALICE (in wonderland), Sarah Tallman's Love in a Jukebox, and Ryan JolicoeurNye's The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Nutcracker, and Val Caniparoli's Lady of the Camellias, and George Balanchine's Western Symphony.
Leah Reiter
Originally from Kansas City, Leah began her training under Rachel Vickrey and Robin Welch in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Heartland Youth Ballet from 2010-2013. She then trained with Racheal Nye at Kansas City Ballet School from 2013-2017. Reiter later joined De Nationale Ballet Academie in Amsterdam and trained with Nathalie Caris, Ernst Meisner, and Grigory Tchitcherine from 2017-2021. She joined Oklahoma City Ballet as a member of OKCBII in 2021, and was promoted to apprentice for the 2023 season. Her repertoire includes works by Wayne McGregor, Alexander Ekman, Cayetano Soto, George Balanchine, Septime Webre, Gerald Arpino, and Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye. Favorite roles include Echappe Girl in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, Odette in Swan Lake staged by Racheal Nye after Marius Petipa, and Nymphs in Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye’s The Sleeping Beauty.
John Aguirre
John was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts but started training in Columbia, South Carolina at Columbia Ballet School before attending the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Then he attended Kansas City Ballet School before moving to Salt Lake City to join Ballet West’s trainee program. After which he started working with OKCB Studio Company during the 24/25 season.
The Unexpected: A Literary Journey
July 5
Jul. 7-10
July 11
July 12
Jul. 16-17
Jul. 18-19
Adjacent to brooke smiley’s Earth.Speaks bench installation | $5
In celebration of America250 and created by Jean François Alcoléa, this 30-minute audio experience, consisting of excerpts from six beloved American novels and plays (recorded by over a dozen actors from the Pikes Peak Region), invites audiences into the heart of vivid, captivating stories. Surrounded by sound and atmosphere from every direction, and comfortably settled in the open sky, listeners embark on a musical and narrative journey. Original musical and sonic compositions shape a rich tapestry of moods and characters, offering a rare pause outside of time. The Unexpected opens a new way of discovering books and their worlds—part literature, part music, part cinema for the ears.
Pianist, composer, improviser and scenographer, Jean François Alcoléa stages shows that reflect his multiple universes, combining music and sound compositions, lighting, still images and moving pictures, street arts, dance, texts, and plastic arts installations. He likes to combine the various artistic disciplines in his creations, merging each piece of the puzzle into a single entity.
Green Box Festival favorites, the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, returns to present Buster Keaton’s The General with live music accompaniment. One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, The General is a landmark film packed with breathtaking stunts, Civil War adventure, and Keaton’s deadpan brilliance. Following a stolen locomotive and a runaway love story, the film remains one of cinema’s most inventive and enduring masterpieces – thrilling, funny, and visually unforgettable.
The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra is a five-piece chamber ensemble that revives the repertoire of silent film orchestras. Since 1994, Mont Alto has compiled and performed over 150 silent film scores.
An Evening of Western Swing & Cowboy Poetry
WEDNESDAY
July 8
Lakeview Terrace
Amphitheatre
$10
Central Texas born vocalist Georgia Parker and New Orleans’ own Hunter Burgamy play the music where Louisiana and Texas meets in the middle, authentic Western swing and country music a la Bob Wills, Freddy Powers, and Willie Nelson. Georgia Parker has held the Ameripolitan Awards for Western Swing (female) and Western Swing Band with Big Cedar Fever in 2019. Hunter Burgamy is a founding member of New Orleans’ beloved Secret Six Jazz Band, as well as leading his own band, The Garden of Joy. Georgia Parker & Hunter Burgamy’s debut six-song EP was released in February of 2025.
Joining Hunter & Georgia are two Colorado-based cowboy poets. JJ Steele is a native of the Northern Colorado livestock industry, and currently resides in Westcliffe, where he co-founded the annual Day of the Cowboy celebration. Lindy Simmons was rated among the top five female cowboy poets in 2025 by the International Western Music Association. She recites original cowboy poetry which she labels “storytelling in rhyme.” She claims all her stories of cowboy antics are mostly true. She also puts into poetry the history of the west. She has been a ranch wife in Colorado’s Mancos Valley all of her adult life. She has traveled the rodeo road and makes award-winning biscuits on the family chuck-wagon. She released her CD entitled “Range Rhymes” in 2025. She served on the board of the Durango Cowboy Gathering for twenty-five years.
ICONS in Concert
SATURDAY
July 11
5:00pm 6:00pm
Lakeview Terrace
Amphitheatre
$10
From their award-winning downtown Colorado Springs location, Icons (that gay bar with the singing bartenders) returns to Green Box to fill us with the sound of music. Their world class vocalists will be joined by a live band for a cabaret-style performance celebrating the music of pop and Broadway Icons. Don’t miss this unforgettable night featuring the best vocalists around!
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Opera On Screen
Santa Fe Opera’s La Bohème
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY
July 12 July 15
7:00pm 1:00pm
Sallie Bush Community Center
$10
For the first time anywhere outside of New Mexico, Green Box is bringing Santa Fe Opera (via film) to the Festival this summer! Recorded live at the Santa Fe Opera during the 2025 season, Opera on Screen offers audiences a fresh way to engage with La Bohème, the timeless tale of love and friendship set to some of opera’s bestloved music. Composed by Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème is set in the vibrant playground of 1920s Paris, where six Bohemians come together in pursuit of connection, meaning and artistic greatness.
Don't miss our Pre-Opera Tailgate Party (page 35) or our post-performance discussion with Parker Yamasaki on July 12th.
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Quarteto Nuevo
July 14
Quarteto Nuevo merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin and jazz with an organic feel that packs a wallop. The ensemble’s razor-sharp precision is enhanced by jazzy interludes, lightly rumbling percussion motifs and mesmerizing rhythms. They effectively meld the music of ancient worlds and faraway places with a contemporary groove that enchants audiences of all ages. Winners of the Beverly Hills National Auditions and twice recipients of South Arts’ Jazz Roads Touring Grants, Quarteto Nuevo’s master musicians create emotionally-charged soundscapes with instruments and sensibilities that represent very different world cultures. For their Green Box performance, Quarteto Nuevo will celebrate America250 by featuring an American Composers program.
Winnie The Pooh
TUESDAY SATURDAY
July 18
Join Christoher Robin and that "Silly Old Bear," Winnie the Pooh, for a cozy adventure perfect for young audiences ages 0-10. We'll search for honey, do some exercise and take a balloon ride with Pooh Bear. We'll also make a honeybee craft, throw a make-believe party and tumble along a nearby trail with the characters. Wigglers welcome! Jacqueline Stone, director of last year's Peter Rabbit, adapts this beloved A.A. Milne classic. Presented by Theatre Across Borders.
WEDNESDAY
July 15
In 2005, days after his father's funeral, 19-year-old Mikah embarked on his first independent road trip. What was initially planned as a post-freshman year getaway quickly became a transformative experience that showed Mikah the healing power of road trips. At age 30, Mikah honored his father’s lost-retirement, and the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, by tackling one of his retirement goals at an age before his father’s 58-year-old passing: Visiting every single one of the 400+ U.S. National Park Service sites—nonstop. After traveling nearly 200,000 miles to every one of the 50 U.S. States, 5 Territories, and 1 District of Columbia, Mikah’s project completed its Finale on April 29, 2019, just steps from where it began at the Washington Monument, when he climbed the steps of The Lincoln Memorial. With 2026 marking the 250th Birthday of America, Mikah is honoring “America250” with the production of his one-man show “Mikah Meyer: PARKS UNKNOWN” – a multimedia presentation that is equal parts Rick Steves, Kevin Hart, and Dolly Parton.
July 19
Join us for the final event of the Festival, with this free block party featuring Amis du Teche (translation ‘Friends of the Teche’). Simply named because its members are friends who grew up living on the historic Bayou Teche in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, they are steeped in Cajun music culture. With a rich repertoire reaching deep into the archives of Cajun music classics and drawing from the best compositions of their contemporary peers, the talent, cultural influences, and musical curiosity of Amis du Teche will result in a wildly vibrant and toe-tapping final moment to this year’s festival.
Visual Art Unveiling
Meet at Church in the Wildwood | FREE
July 5
SUNDAY 1:00pm
Join us as we officially unveil the 5 new artworks that will be on display throughout the summer, joining our existing collection of works across our campus. A ribbon-cutting celebration with some of the artists in attendance.
A New Installation by Ziba Rajabi
Lakeview Terrace
A Green Box Artist in Residence in the Spring of 2026, Ziba’s newest work, created on site, will be on view inside Lakeview Terrace through October. Read more about Ziba in the Artists in Residence section on page 50 of this publication.
A New Work by Cory Feder
Lakeview Terrace
A Green Box Artist in Residence in the Spring of 2026, Cory’s newest work, an embroidered colcha created on site, will be on view inside Lakeview Terrace through October. Read more about Cory and her work in the Artists in Residence section on page 50 of this publication.
Weight of the Sky
by Shannon Mello
Lake Street Display
This new work, featured on the cover of this publication and created exclusively for Green Box, will adorn the Lake Street Display through October. Read more about Shannon in the featured Q&A article on page 12.
Open House by Billy Joe Miller
On view throughout 2026
Accessed via the Anderson Trail
A newly commissioned work, Open House is a new large-scale installation. The work takes the form of an open sanctuary built from a monumental wood cruck frame. Above, a canopy of colored glass tiles filters sunlight into shifting fields of color that fall onto stone below, creating an ever-changing environment of light and shadow. Designed as a porous and welcoming structure, Open House invites visitors to pause, gather, and inhabit a shared space of reflection within the natural landscape. The project draws inspiration from the writings of Bayo Akomolafe, whose reflections on sanctuary as a relational and emergent practice inform the work’s conception. Rather than a closed refuge, Open House imagines sanctuary as something open, collective and continually unfolding.
Billy Joe Miller is an interdisciplinary artist working across mixed media, sculpture, installation, and site-responsive public projects. His practice centers on the transformation of space—reworking architecture, everyday objects, and landscapes to generate new forms of gathering and spatial encounter. Through shifts in structure, material, and scale, his work reimagines familiar environments, opening them to new uses, meanings, and relationships. His experiences working in hospice and healthcare settings, alongside his 2010 diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, sparked an interest in bridging healthcare and arts and in recognizing aesthetics as an essential component of healing environments. These experiences inform his commitment to accessibility and to creating restorative spaces within civic and public contexts. Originally from San Diego, California, Miller now lives in the East Mountains of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work has been supported by New Mexico Arts; Public Art Urban Enhancement ABQ; the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Meow Wolf; Bridge Projects; The Speranza Foundation; the City of Palm Desert; the City of Fraser; Artists at Work: Borderlands; and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Wind Phone by Lynda's Phones
Town Overlook
This phone will never ring. It is connected by love to nowhere and everywhere. It’s for those who have an empty place in their heart left by a loved one. Say hello, say goodbye. Talk of the past, the present, the future. The wind will carry your message.
Originating in Japan in 2010, Wind Phones provide a therapeutic, public space for sharing unsaid words. This wind phone, designed by Colorado Artist Jacob Shannon, will be available to the public throughout the year. The Town Overlook is located in the Red Butte Recreation Area, half of the way up to the Green Mountain Falls Skyspace.
Untitled (African Red I)
by Jose Dávila
Sallie Bush Community Center
Jose Dávila received formal training in architecture at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudio Superiores de Occidente. Drawing on his training as an architect and his knowledge of art history, Dávila creates sculptural installations, photographic works and paintings that simultaneously emulate, critique, and pay homage to 20th century avant-garde art and architecture. Throughout his artistic career, Dávila’s practice has explored spatial occupation and the transitory nature of physical structures. Referencing artists and architects from Luis Barragán and Mathias Goeritz to Josef Albers and Donald Judd, Dávila’s work investigates the expanded possibilities of the modernist movement through its translation, appropriation, and reinvention. Dávila is widely celebrated for his sculpture and public installation practice. In his sculptures, Dávila employs industrial and quotidian materials to make simultaneously humorous and critical reference to Modernist masterworks of art and design. In these works, materials are held in semiotic and structural tension –balanced both between high and low culture, and between permanence and collapse. Employing gravity and chance as materials, Dávila’s carefully arranged, and precariously balanced works expand the conventions of historical forms, and test the limits of the medium of sculpture. Jose Dávila currently lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Guided Art Walks
July 7 Daily, except Mondays July 9 July 16
Focus on Art
Whispering Pine
A new, special opportunity only for members of Green Box at the Blue Spruce level or above. The original Kirkpatrick Family cabin in Green Mountain Falls opens its doors to the public for the first time. Join Dr. José Antonio Arellano for a discussion of three of the historic artworks displayed in the home, and then retreat to the deck to enjoy lemonade and cookies.
4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 11:00am 11:00am
Exclusively for Green Box members
Green Mountain Falls Skyspace by James Turrell
For More Information on showtimes, visit: greenboxarts.org/skyspace
Green Mountain Falls Skyspace
$10
Be enveloped in a kinetic light and color encounter – a sensory and contemplative experience unlike anywhere else in the world. While open year-round, we increase the frequency of shows in the Skyspace during the annual Green Box Arts Festival. Sunrise, midday and sunset experiences are all available. Green Box Farm Stand | FREE Studio 4 FREE
With over a dozen installations on display at Green Box this summer, join us for a 90-minute walkabout through town and learn about the artists and artwork located throughout Green Mountain Falls, including two works that are only accessible during these guided tours. With a range of topography, come prepared with hiking shoes and a bottle of water. Hikes are guided by Air Force Academy Associate Professor of English and Fine Arts, Dr. Jose Antonio Arellano.
Seated Art Talk
July 14 July 19 July 8 July 15 July 15 July 7 & 14 July 9 & 16 July 12 July 17
Join Dr. José Antonio Arellano for a sit-down version of the Guided Art Walk.
Silent Disco Party
TUESDAY
July 7
7:30-9:00pm
Green Box Farm Stand
$10
Led by DJ Taz Rashid, don a pair of headphones and engage in free-form dance, as DJ Taz elevates the tempo and invites everyone to celebrate the moment through rhythm, playfulness, and expressive movement. In this space, dance becomes exploration of joy, freedom, and authentic expression. There is no choreography, no expectation, and no performance— only the invitation to move, laugh, connect, and celebrate the music together.
Create a spontaneous art piece while visiting the Green Box Festival. We will provide all supplies and have various workstations for you and your entire family to make quick, fun and easy art projects. This friendly, relaxing workspace will become a catalyst for pleasant personal or group experiences. Take your work home with you, or leave it for us to display!
Pre-Opera Tailgate Picnic
SUNDAY
July 12
Pool Park | FREE
5-6:45pm 9 - 11pm
Following the opera’s tradition of pre-performance picnics in Santa Fe, in advance of our first screening of Santa Fe Opera’s La Bohème, we invite you to gather your picnic baskets and join friends on the lawn. Bring your own blanket, camp chairs, and/or foldable tables (or arrive early to stake out a spot at one of our picnic tables). Parking spots adjacent to Pool Park will also be available if you are a tailgate purist, and want to enjoy the festivities out of the trunk of your vehicle. Consider bringing a fun culinary experience and celebratory beverages. Feel free to dress for the occasion, especially if you plan on attending the opera screening at 7PM – from bolos to ballgowns, all forms of creative expression are welcome!
Don’t want to bring your own food and drink? No problem, specially designed picnic boxes will be available for sale at Cantina Verde!
Astronomy & S'mores
TUESDAY
July 14
The Colorado Springs Astronomical Society returns with their state-of-the-art telescopes. Join the experts for some informative stargazing and then retreat to the fire circle to make and enjoy your own delicious camp-style S’mores.
community events
Conversations with local, national, and international acclaimed speakers on a variety of subjects. These hour-long sessions include lunch and opportunities to dialogue with the conversationalists. Join us for thought-provoking discussions that connect our community with diverse perspectives and innovative ideas. These conversations are sponsored by ArtDesk Magazine, the quarterly publication devoted to contemporary arts, performance and thought which debuted in 2013 and is published by the Kirkpatrick Foundation.
$5 Visual Art with Billy Joe Miller & Shannon Mello
July 5
Church in the Wildwood, Tatter Hall
Join two of our 2026 featured visual artists in conversation with Dr. José Antonio Arellano to discuss their careers, body of work, and the process of creating their Green Box installations. SUNDAY 12:00pm
Home Is Where The Art
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How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper
Church in the Wildwood, Tatter Hall
$5
12:00pm
Ethan Tapper is a forester, ecologist, digital storyteller, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World, which received the 2025 New England Book Award for nonfiction. For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader in the world of ecosystem stewardship, winning numerous regional and national awards for his work. Ethan will discuss his work and will sign copies of his book (available for purchase) following the conversation.
Santa Fe Opera with Robert K. Meya
July 14 July 10
July 12
Artists of Oklahoma
City Ballet
Church in the Wildwood, Tatter Hall
$5
12:00pm 12:00pm
In advance of our screenings of La Bohème, join Robert K. Meya (Santa Fe Opera’s General Director) for a conversation about one of America’s most revered cultural institutions, moderated by Green Box co-founder, Christian Keesee.
Church in the Wildwood, Tatter Hall
$5
Join Green Box co-founder and dance advisor Larry Keigwin in a wide-ranging conversation with artists from Oklahoma City Ballet, talking about the company’s legacy and the work they are performing specifically for Green Box this summer. Continue the afternoon with a free masterclass (details in the Classes section of this publication).
Three different yoga instructors will provide hour-long morning sessions throughout the Festival. Join in these open air, all level practices. Each morning will feature dynamic sequences of postures that build strength, flexibility, and balance. Guided by the rhythm of your breath, you will leave feeling grounded, refreshed and connected to the beauty around you. Enjoy the fresh air, natural surroundings, and a chance to move with intention in a peaceful outdoor setting. WEDNESDAY
Vanessa Nassif
WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS
For over two decades, Vanessa has been a dedicated full-time educator, supporting individuals, training programs, and corporations through the lens of yoga and anatomy. As the former Co-Director of Education for Bhakti Barn’s teacher training, she spent eight years developing comprehensive 200 and 300-hour certification programs with a multi-disciplinary faculty. Vanessa’s commitment to healing was forged at age 20. While a student at NYU, a life-altering medical crisis shifted her path from theater to wellness. Emerging with deep wisdom and a devotion to service, she now channels that resilience into her work as an advisor and educator. After 23 years in the NYC metro, Vanessa and her husband are grateful for a new chapter in Manitou Springs.
July 15 July 10 July 17 July 9 July 16 July 11 July 18 July 12 July 19
Lantz SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS July 8
A E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Rebecca is a native of east Tennessee, but currently resides in Colorado Springs where she teaches public yoga classes and teacher training programs with Cambio Yoga, a popular and award winning donation based studio in the heart of the Springs. She also teaches mindfulness and wellness for the global non-profit Center for Creative Leadership. Rebecca has worked extensively in the Pikes Peak Region as a yoga teacher for a decade, and as an actor/singer/educator for twice as long.
Excited to return for her second year teaching yoga with Green Box, Lora is a certified yoga instructor and yoga therapist with more than 22 years of teaching experience. Based at Cambio Yoga, she also serves on the teacher training faculty and mentors emerging instructors. Lora’s alignment-based vinyasa classes integrate mindful movement, breath awareness, and thoughtful sequencing to create a practice that is both grounding and energizing. She also works as a wellness facilitator with the Center for Creative Leadership, bringing mindfulness and movement practices into leadership development. Her classes invite students to slow down, connect with their breath, and experience the clarity and balance that yoga can bring, especially when practiced outdoors in nature.
Rebecca Burdick
Lora
Headphone Yoga
TUESDAY
5:30pm
Green Box Farm Stand
$10
DJ Taz Rashid and Adam Brous invite you into an immersive experience that blends yoga, live music, and conscious movement into a vibrant celebration of creativity and connection. The journey begins with a slow-flow somatic vinyasa practice guided by Adam Brous, E-RYT 500 and founder of Hineni Yoga School.
Adam’s teaching emphasizes fluidity, presence, and the innate intelligence of the body. Enhancing the experience is the live music of DJ Taz Rashid, whose performances are celebrated around the world for blending electronic music, live instrumentation, and sacred sound into uplifting, highvibrational journeys. Throughout the class, Taz performs live, weaving together electronic beats, melodic textures, and instruments such as guitar, flute, percussion, and atmospheric soundscapes. Participants will experience the entire practice through SoundOff wireless headphones, creating a deeply immersive sonic environment. Through the headphones, Taz’s live music and Adam’s voice become clear, intimate, and enveloping—allowing participants to fully drop into the rhythm of breath and movement while remaining surrounded by the quiet beauty of the mountain landscape.
Keith Haring Fitness Court Training
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY
July 7 July 5 July 8
9-11am 10am-12pm
Jacob Hacker will be on hand to provide individual instruction on how to best utilize the Fitness Court equipment. Learn exercises and appropriate workouts for all levels that can be continued throughout the year. You are welcome to drop into this session and stay for a little or as long as you'd like! Please be sure to bring bottled water and wear comfortable clothes to move in. Jacob is a professional Adventure Guide for Adventures Out West and a Fitness Coach for Orangetheory Fitness. Jacob is a certified personal trainer and loves mountain biking and hiking 14'ers.
wellness & healing arts
Healing Sound Journey
SUNDAY SUNDAY
July 5 July 12
3:30 & 4:45pm 3:30 & 4:45pm
Green Mountain Falls Skyspace
$20
Healing Sound for Hope, Restoration & Renewal with Judith Piazza. In this healing sound experience, Judith will use her intuition, skill, and decades of experience in vocal, instrumental, and rhythmic music to bring us into vibrations of peace, wholeness, and wellness in the beauty of the Green Mountain Falls Skyspace and Nature. Bring water and a blanket for comfort if you wish. Judith Piazza is a music therapist, sound healer, educator and explorer of indigenous sound wisdom throughout the world. She has been recognized internationally in the field of music therapy and education for her work with people of all ages.
Zumba with Tashiana Jahnke
THURSDAY THURSDAY
July 9 July 16
3:00pm 3:00pm
Green Box Farm Stand
$15
Green Box & Beyond Bike Tour
SATURDAY
July 11
8:00am
Dance, move, and celebrate in the mountains! Zumba is a high-energy dance fitness party featuring music and rhythms from around the world. Easy to follow, fun for all fitness levels, and guaranteed to make you smile—it’s exercise in disguise. Come move, groove, and enjoy the beautiful mountain air of Green Mountain Falls!
Meet at Wines of Colorado
FREE for SoCo Velo Members
$10, for Non-members
Doug Crockett and the SoCo Velo Cycling Club invite you to join the Festival by powering your own transportation and experiencing a different perspective on the Green Box Arts Festival by bicycle. We’ll start from the Wines of Colorado parking lot and ride on quieter paved roads through Cascade to Green Mountain Falls for a stop at the Green Box Arts Festival Office. Riders will have the option to stay on paved roads for a shorter ride and explore the event venues in Green Mountain Falls or continue riding on a partial gravel road up to Woodland Park. After a brief tour and refreshment break, we'll return to the Wines of Colorado parking area for about a 20-mile round trip ride and 1,000’ of elevation gain. Your own bicycle with rear lights and helmets are required. Doug Crockett is a retired energy manager, Returned Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Mexico, seasonal resident of Woodland Park, and member of the SoCo Velo Cycling Club.
Leave No Trace Hike
TUESDAY
Hikes
Meet outside the Green Mountain Falls Pool House FREE
Led by Ute Pass Elementary School staff and students, learn about watershed health, including a visit to the Garden of Eden. This hike is rated difficult and is expected to last 3 hours.
Birdwatching Hike
July 14 July 11 July 18
Join Mountain Birds of Teller County author Joe LaFleur for an hour-long, mile-long hike around Gazebo Lake and Fountain Creek. Learn how to identify local birds by sight and sound, while also learning about the plants and trees where birds live. This hike is rated easy. Binoculars strongly suggested.
Meet at the Green Box Farm Stand FREE July 7 July 16
Take your own self-guided hike on any of the beautiful trails located in Green Mountain Falls, or join us for one of our educational hikes guided by local experts. Information about our additional Guided Art Walks can be found in the Visual Arts section of this publication.
Get to Know Red Butte Hike
Meet at the Green Box Farm Stand FREE
Led by Green Mountain Falls’ Parks, Recreation and Trails Committee, learn interesting facts and take in scenic overlooks throughout the Red Butte Recreation Area including the new Anderson Trail. This hike is rated moderate.
Moonlit Night Hike
Meet outside the Green Mountain Falls Pool House FREE
Led by Friends of Ute Pass Trails, this hike is limited to 20 participants and is a great way to view the night sky from the summit of Mt. Dewey. This hike is rated moderate/difficult.
Fabric Paper, Prints & Paint with Barbara Diamond
TUESDAY
July 7
Studio 4Green Box Workshop $75
Create fabulous collages on paper-like fabric. Using Gelli plates, you will print directly on fabric using paints and inks with stencils and hand-crafted stamps. Combine with printing on a variety of organic and imported rice papers, tissue and mulberry, layered with pastels and glazes to compose unique collages.
Barbara Diamond is a mixed media artist and art educator. Originally from New York City and then New Mexico before moving to the Pikes Peak Region, Barbara graduated from CUNY in Art and Art Education and later attended Colorado College’s Graduate School in Southwest Studies. She has been teaching at the Bemis School of Art for 30 years, and continues to provide workshops and college-level courses throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.
Guerilla Cinematography with Mari Moxley
TUESDAY
July 7
The Poetry of Motion: Kinetic Earrings
with Ace McCasland of Studio Luna Verde
TUESDAY
July 7
WEDNESDAY 10am - 4pm 1 - 3pm
Studio 3Green Box Workshop FREE
Learn best practices on utilizing your personal cell phone to create striking moving pictures. Learn how to change settings, framing, and best ways to utilize all cameras available on your device for vertical/horizontal/selfies to create footage that can be utilized in various applications, including social media and high-definition films. Bring your phone!
Mari Moxley is a filmmaker and social worker. Their background in clinical social work and philosophy fuels a passion for crafting films that highlight diverse human perspectives. They approach the filmmaking process as a therapeutic intervention, fostering meaningful conversations and deeper understanding. Their portfolio spans projects from suicide prevention initiatives to community-driven campaigns, as well as documentaries on grief, medicine, and space exploration.
July 8
9am - 4pm 9am - 4pm
Studio 2 - Green Box Workshop $350
Are you ready to play with fire? Are you ready to add dimension, texture, and movement to your jewelry creations? Let’s get together and make some dynamic earrings that dance and sway. In this twoday workshop learn how to make a variety of hollow forms, how to bezel set rose cut gemstones and other cabochons, and how to hinge it all together for movement into kinetic sculptures for your ears. You will walk away, or better yet, strut away, with at least one fantastic pair of kinetic earrings that are (almost) as unique as you are.
Ace McCasland, of Studio Luna Verde, wandered (and settled) into the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, after many years exploring and hiking and driving all over the western U.S. Experiences have included driving 1950s era tour buses for Green Tortoise Adventure Travel / performing for a year with a three ring circus / hiking into (and out of) the Grand Canyon so many times she’s lost count / living out of a '72 Toyota Landcruiser for three (and a half) years while exploring the U.S. / and failing miserably at surfing on the Sea of Cortez in Baja California. She loves spicy chocolate, and lightning storms. Her largest creation thus far is having built her own studio, where she currently makes her eclectic jewelry and unabashedly embraces the art of imperfection.
Indigo Dyeing Workshop
with Blue Hands Art
WEDNESDAY
July 8
10am - 1pm
Studio 4Green Box Workshop
$50
Step into the deep, luminous world of indigo and let color reveal its quiet magic. This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the ancient dye and playful art of shibori, where simple folding, binding, and clamping techniques transform ordinary fabric into rich, one-of-a-kind patterns. You’ll be guided through quick, easy-tolearn shibori methods and then dye your pieces directly in our working indigo vats—watching as striking blues emerge before your eyes. Participants are welcome to bring small items to dye—including t-shirts, bandanas, napkins, tea towels, or washcloths. *Please note the size limit: nothing larger than a t-shirt due to vat capacity. All materials must be natural fibers; cotton and linen yield the most reliable, vibrant results. Blends or synthetic fabrics will not take indigo and are not recommended.
Blue Hands Art is an indigo dyeing event organized by the Blue Hands Art Collective, a group of artists dedicated to educating others and preserving the tradition of indigo dyeing. Our mission is to make the creative process of dyeing with indigo accessible.
Grasp: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Stone Setting
with Ace McCasland of Studio Luna Verde
THURSDAY
July 9
9am - 4pm
FRIDAY
July 10
Studio 2Green Box Workshop
$300
In this two-day workshop we will explore a handful of organic options for creating and sizing unusual ring bands. After we have a couple of bands under our belt, we will learn how to grasp a faceted gemstone in a unique, hand fabricated prong setting to make a dramatic, sculptural ring. You will have options to go simple or sublime. You will leave the workshop with a dynamic finished ring to flaunt, as well as an additional completed ring band or two to continue your practice at home.
Painterly Paints, Pastels & Inks
with Barbara Diamond
THURSDAY
July 9
10am - 4pm 9am - 4pm
Studio 4Green Box Workshop
$75
classes & camps
Join us as we brushstroke our way into compositions of Watercolor, as well as both wet and dry pastels! Create abstract and representational compositions with various textural and resist techniques. Work with a variety of pastels and inks in a new way. Learn to make your own gestural markings and walk away having created at least 2 frameable pieces.
Moribana Workshop: Ikebana,
The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging with Heidi Almorosa
Through this workshop, participants will discover and experience the beauty and pleasure of self-expression through ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging in which nature and humanity are brought together in harmony. Participants will learn moribana, one of the traditional styles of Ikebana. Instruction will be given to show the arranger how to create balance through the use of measurements, angles, and space. All materials are provided, and participants will walk away with flowers, a container, and a special ikebana tool.
Heidi Almosara is a former fine arts professor, a multidisciplinary artist, and a certified Sogetsu Ikebana teacher. Her artwork has been featured in over a hundred exhibitions both nationally and internationally. In 2025, she opened her first studio located in downtown Colorado Springs called Yanagi Botanic Arts where she teaches Ikebana classes and creates Ikebanainspired artwork.
Birdwatching Talk with Joe LaFleur
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
July 18 July 11
10am-11am
10am-11am
Studio 4Green Box Workshop FREE
Following his birdwatching hike earlier in the morning, join Joe LaFleur for this onehour audiovisual program designed to give you the knowledge to identify common breeding birds in Green Mountain Falls.
Joe LaFleur earned degrees in wildlife biology and communications from Colorado State University. For many years he was a research biologist for CSU, Colorado Division of Wildlife & Idaho Fish and Game. LaFleur grew up in Colorado and has lived in Teller County since 2016.
SATURDAY
July 11
3 - 5pm
Studio 4Green Box Workshop
$100
Dance Masterclass
with Oklahoma City Ballet
TUESDAY
July 14
Making Vanilla Extract
with Lisa Huizenga & Dani Hainds
TUESDAY
July 14
1:30 - 3pm 3 - 5pm
Sallie Bush Community Center FREE
Oklahoma City Ballet artistic staff will teach contemporary ballet excerpts from the company’s repertoire. For ages 16+ with intermediate to advanced dance experience.
Church in the Wildwood — Tatter Hall $75
Homemade Vanilla Extract and Paste can be a “game-changer” in baked goods. This class is a deep dive as we explore vanilla’s origins, and pay homage to the farmers in the world’s “Vanilla Belt.” Learning how farmers hand pollinate each plant, harvest, and cure the beans is inspiring. Then on we go to the sensory experience of vanilla beans! Dani and Lisa are looking forward to guiding you in making your own extract and paste. It’s a class for all your senses! Did we say we’ll start by sampling a vanilla forward desert; crème brulee? YUM!
Lisa Huizenga is a longtime resident of GMF since 1989. She started baking pies decades ago when her Aunt taught her the family recipe for Apple Pies. She hasn’t stopped baking pies since! Lisa has been teaching pie baking to Green Box fans for 10 years. Lisa’s passion is teaching pies to both her young charges when she was a pediatric Occupational Therapist, and now to bakers of all ages. Lisa found that her students came to her classes feeling that pies were intimidating. Seeing her pie students with big smiles, having a ton of fun, and leaving with a beautiful pie that they are so proud of, “floats her boat.” She loves communing with friends old and new over pie.
Dani Hainds is a 36 year resident of Green Mountain Falls! In that time, as secretary at Ute Pass Elementary, she nurtured the students of the Ute Pass region for 28 years. She continues to nurture by helping to create and maintain the Green Mountain Falls Triangle garden and teaching vanilla and pie making classes with her “partner in crime” Lisa Huizenga. Dani is passionate about her beloved Green Mountain Falls and shares her gifts as a member of the town’s Parks, Recreation, and Trails Committee. Dani tries to do her part to make a kinder, beautiful and even tastier world!
Chicken Pot Pie with Lisa Huizenga
Hand Pies with
Lisa Huizenga
THURSDAY FRIDAY
July 16
Church in the Wildwood — Tatter Hall
$50
You and your guests will love this pie! Lisa and friends are looking forward to showing you how to make the flakiest, prettiest, and tastiest all butter latticed crust. Of course, we’ll first be sampling the pies you will be making. You see, our theory is that if you know straight away how good this pie tastes, you won’t want to miss any of our best tips and tricks. We want you to continue on your pie making journey so not only will you be leaving with a “Take and Bake” chicken pot pie, but a “pie tool kit” and lots of info to carry on your mad pie skills.
Cyanotype Workshop with Maryanna Stark Adelman
THURSDAY
July 16
July 17
10am - 12pm 10:30am12:30pm 10am - 1pm
Studio 4 — Green Box Workshop $50
Join us for a day of discovery with cyanotypes, an alternative photography process. We’ll use natural materials such as leaves, grasses, flowers and of course, the abundant sunshine of Green Mountain Falls! All participants will find success with the cyanotype process and no previous art experience is necessary. This will be a joyful and exciting experience for all.
Maryanna Stark Adelman is a lifelong summer resident of Green Mountain Falls, but when the Aspen leaves turn gold, you can find her at home in Kansas City. Maryanna earned her BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute and her MA in Printmaking from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She has exhibited widely in the Kansas City area and teaches drawing at the University of Central Missouri.
Sallie Bush Community Center
$50
Hand Pies are a fantastic way to learn or even perfect the art of pie crusts. You will be filling your hand pies with really tasty fruit fillings, to be taken home to bake in your own oven. (You’ll also go home with a “pie kit” so you can keep on baking on!) Gaining confidence or learning a new skill that you might once have thought daunting is empowering. As Julia Child says, “We’ll have so much fun doing it too!” Bring a friend or family member or make some new friends. There is no failing in pie class: Only students who leave feeling proud of their new found or improved skills that they can share with those they love. Yes. Pie is love and love is best when shared.
Freestyle Workshop: Ikebana, The Japanese Art of Flower Arranging with Heidi Almorosa
FRIDAY
July 17
10:30am12:30pm
Studio 4 — Green Box Workshop
$100
Through this workshop, participants will create a freestyle ikebana arrangement with their own unique personalities and creative expression. Instruction will be given to show the arranger how to collaborate with the diverse plant materials through bending, twisting, and/or intertwining methods. Visual elements and principles of design will be key components to consider when creating a freestyle arrangement. All materials are provided, and participants will walk away with flowers, a container, and a special ikebana tool.
Silk Scarf Botanical Dyeing Workshop: Eco-Printing with
Flowers and Plants
with Brianna K. Gordon
SATURDAY
July 18
2 - 5pm
Studio 4 — Green Box Workshop
$100
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the process of botanical dyeing by creating an eco-printed silk scarf using fresh flowers, leaves, and natural plant materials. Eco-printing is a natural dye technique that transfers pigment directly from plants onto fabric through heat, allowing the shapes and colors of flowers and foliage to imprint naturally onto silk. Led by Brianna Gordon of KAE Design Co., this workshop will introduce participants to a simple and accessible approach. Designed for beginners and anyone curious about working creatively with plants and natural materials, by the end of the session, each participant will leave with their own eco-printed silk piece.
Brianna K. Gordon is the founder and creative director of KAE | Event Studio & Floral Boutique, a Colorado-based studio specializing in floral design, event experiences, and natural artistry. With a passion for working directly with plants, Brianna creates immersive experiences that connect people to nature and the creative process.
youth
Arts Education is an essential part of Green Box’s mission, and in the weeks leading up to the Festival, Green Box annually hosts multi-week day camps for 1st-9th graders. Registration and scholarship information can be found at: greenboxarts.org
Clowning Around in the Woods | $450
For 11-14 year olds, this camp for middle-schoolers is led by celebrated professional actors and clowns. No experience is necessary for this camp — just a love for performance, text analysis and laughter! Students will also create original clown pieces and build skits based in Shakespeare & Commedia del Arte and share some of their favorite skits and giggles on our final day in the forest.
Green Box Arts Camp | $450
Experienced instructors create a supportive atmosphere where young artists (1st-5th graders) can discover new talents and develop existing skills. Each day brings a perfect balance of structured artistic exploration and joyful outdoor play. Students explore multiple art forms including: dance, visual art, music and theatre, and additionally enjoy swimming, hiking and outdoor mindfulness.
Step into a world of imagination at our very first Parade Puppets Camp, where creativity takes center stage and kids become makers, designers, and parade performers. Designed for children ages 9-13, this hand-on camp invites young artists to dream up and build their very own parade-sized puppet, culminating in a joyful march through the Green Mountain Falls 4th of July parade. Campers will learn from award winning puppeteer Katy Williams, who brings her expertise, artistry, and deep commitment to safety to every step of the process. Under her direct supervision, children will explore the fundamentals of puppet construction and safely learn to use essential tools—including hand saws, hammers, pliers, electric drills, and even a chop saw. Days will be filled with creative building sessions, playful time in the streams, lunch on the green, and an inspirational hike to spark ideas for their giant parade creations. By the end of the week, each child will proudly debut a puppet that is entirely their own—an unforgettable blend of imagination, engineering, and summertime adventure.
from Mozart to Schönberg to Pepin Sparks will fly!
Since 2019, Green Box’s year-round Artist in Residency program has provided time and space to artists of national and international stature, from diverse disciplines, opportunities to create new works while living in and engaging with the community. Below, presented in chronological order, are the artists who were awarded residences in 2026:
Helanius J. Wilkins
DANCE
Helanius J. Wilkins is a choreographer, performance artist, educator, certified Colorado Change Leader, innovator and artivist (artistactivist). He is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. Wilkins’ creative research and projects are rooted in the interconnections of American contemporary performance, cultural history, and identities of Black men.
He has choreographed over 60 works. He is Chair and a Professor of Dance at Florida State University, and a member of the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Association for the Northwest Region. Helanius conducted his residency at Green Box in two parts, two weeks in the Autumn of 2025, and another two weeks in February 2026. His residency culminated in a fully-produced performance of his ongoing and always shifting “dance-quilt” called, The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging.
Hannah Garner & 2nd Best Dance Company
DANCE
2nd Best Dance Company creates, performs, and teaches physically rigorous, sometimes virtuosic, almost always slapstick dance-plays. Hannah Garner, 2nd Best’s Artistic Director, was named a 2025 Princess Grace Award recipient in Choreography and ‘25 to Watch’ by Dance Magazine, and is a NYC based dancer/choreographer making work that “tackles topics like death and queer identity through rigorous, inventive movement and wit” (Dance Magazine).
Hannah and the rest of the company spent the month of March in residence, creating and developing work for their next dance-play.
Ziba Rajabi
INSTALLATION ART
Ziba Rajabi (b. Tehran, Iran) received her MFA from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and her BFA from Sooreh University, Tehran, Iran. Her primary practice is focused on painting, drawing, and fabric-based installation. She is the recipient of the DAG Prize for Visual Arts, Jerome Foundation Early-Career Artists Fellowship, and the Artist 360 Grant. Her work revolves around reconciling her relationship with two distinct spaces: where she comes from and where she resides now. Utilizing an expanded painting practice, she investigates the politics, privileges, and hierarchies surrounding her complex reality. Responding to a sense of a growing distance from cultural roots, she sources Persian language and architecture to create fiber-based installations and paintings that operate as a sentimental refuge and, through personal tales, explore the collective experiences of displacement/ distance. The result of her residency at Green Box in May can be viewed inside the Lakeview Terrace building.
Cory
Feder
EMBROIDERED ART
Cory Feder (b. 1993, Greensboro, NC) is a multidisciplinary artist working across Colcha, ceramics, drawing, painting and animation. Inspired by the childlike perception of endless wonder, her work lingers in the interplay of the natural world, folklore and the divine. During her residency in May, Cory explored the storytelling of Asian history in Colorado and New Mexico through the regional tradition of Colcha embroidery. Cory was raised in Denver, CO, received her BFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently lives and works in Santa Fe, NM.
artists
Danny Sherrard, Rocky Duval & Doug Balliett MUSIC
PERFORMANCE
Danny Sherrard and Rocky Duval met while serving on the Youth Speaks Seattle Advisory Board in 2006. For the last twenty years, they have journeyed around the world, collecting accolades and honors for their musical and poetic prowess, only to find one another again in this collaboration of auditory magic. Rocky and Danny are joined by composer Doug Balliett — who will be utilizing their Green Box residency time in August to create an evening length performance of The Epic of Gilgamesh that weaves humankind’s oldest epic together with classical vocals and Sumerian hymnody. Recent works and awards include the release of Sherrard’s poetry collection Cast Your Eyes like Riverstones into the Exquisite Dark (Write Bloody, 2025), Balliett’s tenure as Composer in residence at the Festival dans les Jardins de William Christie (2014-2024), and the premiere of Duval’s musical play, Hildegard, Reborn at Lincoln Center (2024). The trio hold deep faith in the power of historically informed performance and strive to connect audiences both to our distant past as well as to each other here and now through story, music, and myth.
Jungmin Cha
DIGITAL ART
Jungmin Cha, also known as Chamin, is a Korean artist working primarily with digital media, video, and 3D processes. Her practice explores gaps between virtual systems and lived reality, focusing on observation, distance, and non-intervention. Drawing from animation, found footage, and computational structures, she examines how belief, fate, and control are constructed in contemporary life. During her residency at Green Box this November, Jungmin will extend her practice to encompass elements of nature, such as weather, water & erosion.
Liberty Styles
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Liberty Styles creates subversive worlds through tap dance, theater and electronic music. Based in NYC, Liberty is an avid beatmaker and tap dancer. For 12 years Liberty has been instrumental in building and growing DIY communities related to dance and electronic music. Also an emerging choreographer, Liberty will develop a new solo performance grounded in the ideas of collage and performativity while in residence at Green Box this Autumn. Liberty will layer tap dance, electronic sound, and character to create worlds that shift between abstraction and story. Liberty will use the residency to synthesize these threads into a portable performance that can travel beyond Green Box.
Festival Kick-Off Cocktail Reception presented by Kirkpatrick Bank
Annual Patron Party
Bear Crossing Studio
July 11
11am - 1pm
THURSDAY SATURDAY
July 2
5:30 - 7pm
Kirkpatrick Bank
Free for Green Box Members
Green Box members are invited to this special cocktail party. Take in the new art at the Kirkpatrick Bank branch while enjoying drinks and light bites and a last-minute preview of the Festival that will begin two days later. Not a Green Box Member yet? Not too late! Become a member of Green Box by June 15th to receive your invitation to attend.
After the Festival
Join us on the grounds of the beautiful Bear Crossing Studio for a delightful buffet-style early afternoon tea, followed by a private performance featuring Oklahoma City Ballet and some special surprises.
NOTE: Members of Green Box at the Aspen level and above receive an exclusive invitation to this event. Please make your contribution by June 15th to ensure your admission.
Art for Sale
Walk away from the festival with original works of art by picking out your favorites from the Shannon Mello works curated by Auric Gallery and from our beloved Art-o-Mat machine, where jewelry, paintings and other homemade works are available, all for $5. Tokens are available in the Festival Box Office, where other merchandise and treats can be acquired.
Guided Art Walks 5th Annual Farm & Art Market
Studio 1 Green Box Farm Stand
Dr. José Antonio Arellano continues his art walks throughout the rest of the summer season. While these guided walks are free, advance registration is recommended. Come prepared with hiking shoes and a bottle of water, and learn about the installations on display throughout the Green Box campus.
EVERY SATURDAY IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 11am Sept. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Oct. 16 SATURDAY MONDAY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 11am - 3pm 5 - 7pm
Green Box Farm Stand
Featuring extraordinary food items curated by Karin Ellis, art from Auric Gallery, and up to two dozen other private vendors, hundreds of savvy shoppers join us each September for this one-day market unlike any other. Fruit, veggies, baked goods, items created by local artisans and original artwork will all be available.
Autumn Drinks Celebration
Another Green Box member benefit, we’ll celebrate all we’ve accomplished, and get a look forward to 2027’s programming. A special work-in-process performance by Artist in Residence Liberty Styles is also part of the festivities.
Adventures Outside the Box: Miami Art Week
Miami Beach
Save the date and join us for our annual excursion to Art Basel and the rest of what makes Miami the art capital of the world the first week of December. Green Box members receive advance notification and registration for this adventure, along with our annual trip to New York City each Spring.
Cultural Campus Map
Hundreds of individuals and organizations believe that making art accessible to everyone is imperative, and we are thankful for all who provide financial assistance towards Green Box’s mission. Every contribution helps sustain our vibrant programs, supports visiting artists, and ensures transformative cultural experiences remain available to all who want to experience the power of the arts. GIFTS OF $250 OR MORE, RECEIVED IN 2025:
INDIVIDUALS
Derry & Dave Adams
Maryanna Adelman
Laura Agnew
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
José Antonio Arellano
Nasit Ari & Libby Rittenberg
Kim Arnn
Kay & Terry Bachus
Heidi Bailey & Rocco Blasi
David Banta & Karen Field
Pam Banta
Kelley Barnes
Susan Barnett
Karen & Jeff Becker
Chuck & Melinda Bellatti
Bill Berenz
Brenda Biondo & Sean McKeown
Carol Blackwood
Rhonda Blain
Wayne & Pamela Bland
Carrie Blumert
Carolyn Bowers
Anne & Gary Bradley
Ron Brasch & Una Ng-Brasch
Mrs Martha Brassel
Jim & Joy Brown
Margie & Bob Bruner
Alfred & Leigh Buettner
Karen Bumb
Kelly Butts
Bobby & Kay Caldwell
Catherine Calvin
Anna & Erick Carlgren
Beth & Bob Carlson
Carnaghan Family in memory of K.B. Mehl
Bert & Mary Carollo
Kallene Casias
Cynthia Chandler
John Chaney and Elizabeth Mee Payne
Sally Coberly
Deborah Collins
Paul & Suzanne Connaughton
Rebecca Cota
John & Lucy Covington
Nancy & Charlie Craig
Cheerie M. Cregan in memory of Kenneth B. Mehl
Doug & Jackie Crockett
David & Marlies Cunningham
Allison Daniell
Denise Davis-Pedrie
Sharon & Tom Dobson
David Douglas and Lamar Mathews
Barbara Downs & Mike Medvar
Ed & Melody Durso
Tom Edens
Elizabeth Eickman & Marvin Quinn
Dean & Wendie Elliott
Mr. Mark A Ellis & Mr. Earl B Thayer
Sari & William Escovitz
Adele & Michael Faber
Barbara Faulkenberry
Harley & Joan Ferguson
Diana & Mike Fink
Margaret & Mike Frey
John & Margaret Fuller
John & Amy Garrison
Susan Gaston and Don Proffer
Dashea & Stephen Gelnar
Diane Gjerstad
Charles and Abigail Giraud
Charles and Pamela Giraud
Ray & Kristin Granado
Jeanne & Vic Gregor
Spencer & Gretchen Gresham
Jimmy Sue Guggenhime
Joe & Laurie Guido
David & Olive Hanna
Erin Hannan
Stephen Harman & Dennis Foor
Kimberly & Phillip Hatfield
Ellie Hauser
Bruce & Meg Henderson
The Hiking Buddies in memory of KB Mehl
Pat Hill
Karen & PJ Hollenbeck
Lisa Huizenga
Pam Hurt & Vickie Samuelson
Kyle and Sally Hybl
Doug & Debby Hydeman
Sean & Elizabeth Ives
Judy Iwata
Ross Jacobsen
Janet Johnson & Dave Sherman
Peggy Johnson
Joanna (Johnston) and Ryan Bendell
Joann B Jones
Amy & Jeff Kearney
Christian Keesee
Mr. Larry Keigwin
Patrick & Pamela Keller
Mary Kelley
Jehan-Ara Khan
Jennifer & Fritz Kiersch
Valerie & Adam King-Peters
Mary Ann Kluge
Jan & Joe Kneib
Andrea Kohlman
Judy Kramer in memory of Kenneth B. Mehl
Hank Avery Krehbiel
Gloria Latimer & Jan Johnson
Elizabeth Leslie
Scott & Joye Levy
Jenee & Darren Lister
Barbara Litchfield
Michael & Jean Luce
Bruce & Anne Magnuson
Christa & Jim Mahoney
Pam & Dave Maier
Dinah Mann & Douglas White
Keith & Judith Marcantel
Meredyth Marshall
Bonny & Newman McAllister
Chris McGarry
Bruce & Marilyn McSpadden
Debra Mee and Victor Goetz
KB & Linda Mehl
Shawn & Robin Meyers
Sherry Miller in memory of Kenneth B. Mehl
Suzanne & John Miller in memory of KB Mehl
Phil Morris
Thomas and Emily Murawski
Richard Ortiz & Michael Moore
Cindy Parker
William & Jaime Payne
Percy Pellerin & Nancy Taylor
Gina Perenchio
Lynn Peterson
Fran Pilch
Timothy Pool & Mark Richards
Howard & Jane Price
Anne & Steve Rendon
Jane & Eric Ridings
Karen & Robert Sanders
Kathleen & Rick Scaletty
Peter & Jane Scanlon
Lynda Ward Schedler (In Memory of Peggy Jane Cummings)
David & Cheryl Schwartz
Linda Seger & Peter Le Var
Ben Sherrill
Fahm Sikder
Joel Simon
Jane Sleppy
Papa Soph
Alesia & John Sova
Nancy Stannard
Janet Stoddard
Jesse Stroope
Michele Strub-Heer & Jordan Strub
Christine Tessarowicz
Elisa Thompson
Jon Thompson
Michael Thompson and Elizabeth Berry Thompson
Herman Tiemens
Eve Tilley & Sol Chavez
Karen Travis
Abigail Urish & Ken Sutton
Rick & Jennifer Vasek
Younghee Wait
Jocelyn Wall
Rachel Wannlund
Karen Watson & Craig Peterson
Josh Waymire
Blake Werner
Patti & Jim White
Todd & Nancy Whitford
Ms. Elizabeth Wieland
Jason & Ree Willaford
Starr Wise
Jeff Wooddell
CORPORATIONS
Auric Gallery
Broadcom
Green Scapes Landscape
Kirkpatrick Bank
Maguire O'Hara Construction
Penman Construction & Properties
FOUNDATIONS
Adam R Scripps Foundation
Alexandra William Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Buettner Family Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Christian Keesee Charitable Trust
Colorado Creative Industries
Craig Family Charitable Trust Fund
Creative West & The National Endowment for the Arts
El Pomar Foundation
Front Porch Giving Circle Fund
Jane Hill Charitable Fund
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Kirkpatrick Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Your Local Hero Fund
additional support from
thank you TO OUR SUPPORTERS
HOW DO YOU
Green Box?
Show us Green Box through your eyes and win an adventure to Art Week Miami!
As we celebrate the 18th Annual Green Box Arts Festival, we’re turning the spotlight on the people who help make it make it extraordinary: You! Show us how YOU experience our Festival this year: the band that you loved, the installation that surprised you, the landscape that framed a perfect evening, or just a moment you felt most connected or inspired.
How to Participate:
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Film a short video (30–90 seconds) showing us How YOU Green Box – whatever that means to you!
Post it on Instagram or Facebook
Tag Green Box (@GreenBoxArts or greenbox.arts)
Grand Prize
One lucky participant will receive an exclusive Art Week Miami experience (a $1,500 value) as part of Green Box’s Adventure Outside the Box, including:
VIP passes to Art Basel
Use the hashtag #HowDoYouGreenBox
Don’t use social media? No problem! Send us your videos to info@greenboxarts.org with the title “How Do You Green Box”.
Access to SCOPE and Untitled art fairs
Guided museum and private collection visits
Curated group dining experiences
(Travel and lodging not included. One entry per participant. Winner will be chosen randomly.)
LEARN MORE AT greenboxarts.org/HowDoYouGreenBox
Interested in advertising in next year's Festival Magazine?
Contact us at info@greenboxarts.org to learn more
Photo by Chuck Bigger for the Artist Series perform ance from American Ballet Theatre Studio Company March 13, 20 26.
