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Jack Robert’s paintings on display at CMC in Rifle
Opening reception to take place November 30 This article was first published in the Rifle Citizen Telegram. By Kristin Carlson. Captured by the spirit of the West, in all its glory and infamy, Jack Roberts translated the story of the region into art for more than 50 years. Now, western Garfield County residents can see…
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Aspen Young Professionals offers discounted memberships to CMC students
The Aspen Young Professionals Association (AYPA) is offering 25% off membership to all CMC students at our Aspen, Carbondale and Spring Valley locations. AYPA is a non-profit organization that provides networking, entrepreneurship and community engagement opportunities to young Roaring Fork Valley professionals to encourage the growth of a vibrant professional culture. AYPA events include speaker…
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CMC Faculty among honorees at 22nd annual Summit Philanthropy Awards
This article was first printed under a different title in last week’s Summit Daily News. The 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards on Friday was an evening of heart-warming celebration as friends, colleagues, community and family members gathered at Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center to honor this year’s recipients. Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, Climax Molybdenum…
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Happy Thanksgiving
CMC student and veteran Clayton Bolton shares his thoughts on previous Thanksgiving holidays spent overseas. This article was first posted in his blog, Out of Uniform. So it’s that time of year again, Thanksgiving. I can almost smell the turkey already. I can’t help though but to think back to some of my past Thanksgivings. …
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CMC Instructor Wins LA Screenplay Festival Award
Jan Hubbell, a local fiction and poetry writer who teaches writing at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, has won has won an award in the recent LA Film and Script Festival contest. Her screenplay, a romantic comedy titled A Perfect Gentleman, is about two women who recruit a homeless man and transform him into a…
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CMC photo students offer free portraits for families in need
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — At a time of year when many agencies are organizing food and clothing drives for families in need, students in the professional photography program at Colorado Mountain College are gearing up to provide help of a different kind: family portraits. Eighteen sophomore students in the college’s portrait photography class, taught by…
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2013 Cosmic Calendars are here!
It’s that time of year again. CMC professor and astrophotographer Jimmy Westlake has created another edition of his annual Cosmic Calendar. The 2013 version, titled the “Year of the Comet,” is now available for purchase. Chock full of Westlake’s unique and beautiful celestial images, the calendar also keeps you alerted to the cosmic highlights of…
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Spotlight: Colorado Mountain College graduate Keegan Hammond
CMC Concurrent Enrollment program helps CMC Edwards grad save thousands and earn prestigous master’s scholarship When Keegan Hammond was four years old, her mom gave her several Barbies one day in an effort to encourage her interest in dolls. Checking in on Keegan later that afternoon, she discovered her daughter surrounded by a pile…
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CMC offers dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving dinner
Holiday culinary classes also include gingerbread workshop This CMC Corner column first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Beth Zukowski. If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year and you’re already feeling the stress, Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs offers a way to help. Deb Martin teaches “The Great Thanksgiving Dinner,” a six-hour cooking seminar…
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Opening doors
College secures $2.6 million in grants; Upward Bound to serve Lake, Eagle counties for five more years This article first appeared in the Vail Daily. GYPSUM, Colorado — “Before Upward Bound, I didn’t really have goals or think about how to achieve them,” said Emma Niswonger, a senior at Eagle Valley High School in Gypsum.…