Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Young actress’s talents soar in CMC Theatre’s ‘Tongue of a Bird’
McLaughlin drama a modern odyssey of lost and found This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Beth Zukowski. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Director Sue Lavin says, “I like plays that have to do with adventure and personal exploration.” On both counts, Lavin finds a meaty play in Colorado Mountain College Theatre’s next…
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If You Like to Ski, Thank a Veteran
This post first appeared in CMC student Clayton Bolton’s blog, Out of Uniform. Miners may have settled the mountains, but veterans conquered them. I love to ski. I get out every couple weeks but not nearly as much as I would like to. I like to think that I’m good skier but I’ve seen people…
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Spellebration 2013
“Spellebration” returns to Glenwood! Literacy Outreach and CMC Learning Lab will once again be sponsoring this annual community event, which features teams of three competing in an old-fashioned adult spelling bee. Each team is sponsored by businesses and individuals from all over Garfield County. At Spellebration, spelling teams dress according to each event’s annual theme.…
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“Portraits of Kenya” features photographs by Kenyan children
Opening reception set for March 1 at CMC Aspen Gallery Colorado Mountain College’s Aspen Gallery will feature photographs taken by children living in the slums of Kenya in a “Portraits of Kenya” exhibit opening on March 1. Andrew Braun, a CMC professional photography program student, spent the fall in Africa teaching photography to a class…
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Don’t just push the button
This CMC Corner column was first published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Derek Johnston. When George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera in 1888, he also coined the slogan, “you press the button, we do the rest.” Photography had already drawn criticism from other artistic disciplines for being a medium based predominantly in science,…
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The Albany Movement: a fight for desegregation in the South
CMC dean to present personal account in commemoration of Black History Month [LEADVILLE] – Jonathan King remembers when he was only 5, sitting in his living room and listening to family friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., discuss with the young Jonathan’s parents, political leaders Slater and Marion King, a movement that would put a…
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Met production of ‘Rigoletto’ set in Las Vegas, simulcast at CMC Breckenridge
A live, high-definition broadcast of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starts at 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Finkel Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. Reimagined in 1960s Las Vegas, Michael Mayer’s “Rigoletto” seethes with glitzy amorality. The local simulcast is made possible through a partnership between the…
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Classes for the romantic, culinary-inclined offered in Breckenridge
Noncredit culinary classes offered at Colorado Mountain College Those who enjoy fine food and drink will find memorable opportunities to dine, sip and brew in noncredit recreational culinary classes at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. Adventurous types seeking an unusual Valentine’s Day dinner can partake in a demonstration-style cooking class with Chef Carolyn Deal, a…
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Honey Don’t broadens bluegrass to embrace Americana
Free concert hosted by CMC and Chevron in Rifle on Feb. 22 The talented musical duo and husband-and-wife team of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray have deep roots in traditional music – they were half of the popular Paonia-based old-time bluegrass band Sweet Sunny South for 10 years – but it’s an expanded sound that…
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Colorado Mountain College Photography Students and Alumni exhibit in ArtShare Gallery
CMC ArtShare’s current exhibit features the work of students and alumni of Colorado Mountain College’s professional photography program. The exhibit is on display during February. Selected photographs range from illustrative and commercial work to photojournalism, portraiture, and landscapes. The pieces were either produced in a CMC class or are from the artists’ personal collections. The photographs…