Tag: Breckenridge Center
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Free screening of award-winning documentary at CMC-Breckenridge
Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge will present a free screening of the award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Eileen & Paul Finkel Auditorium. “Chasing Ice” was shot by acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog, who through his Extreme Ice Survey in the Arctic discovered undeniable evidence of a changing…
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Biodiesel conference grows and returns to Colorado
Collective Biodiesel Conference comes to CMC-Breckenridge Aug. 15-18 By Stefanie Kilts [BRECKENRIDGE] – The Collective Biodiesel Conference, which is returning to Colorado this year, will attract some of the nation’s leading experts, researchers and innovators in the biodiesel industry. But the conference that was first held in 2006 at the Colorado School of Mines in…
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Dave Askeland named CMC campus vice president
Dave Askeland, who for the past year has served as the interim vice president for Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge and Dillon, now officially holds the title of vice president. “I am very pleased that Dave Askeland has agreed to be the head of our campus in Summit County,” said Dr. Charles R. Dassance, interim president…
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Teens invited to learn about sustainability
This article was first published in the Summit Daily News. Because sustainability is such an all-encompassing term, it can be difficult to understand, said Colorado Mountain College student Ashlee Elliott. She plans to break it down into fun and practical concepts teenagers can incorporate into their everyday lives through a summer sustainability program. The CMC…
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Three CMC students on same path to finish dual bachelor’s degrees
Students find opportunities in combining business with sustainability [BRECKENRIDGE] – Three of a kind beats a pair? That might have been the strategy when twins Cody and Tyler Jensen met Hayden Van Andel during their first year at Colorado Mountain College. And the winning hand continues as the trio finishes dual bachelor’s degrees in sustainability…
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CMC Sustainability Students Visit National Ice Core Lab
When Sustainability Studies adjunct Jessica Burley starts off her “Thinking in Systems” class at Colorado Mountain College, she likes to ask her students the following question: “What can our history teach us about a sustainable future?” It’s a question Burley poses to her students without any expectation of what the response might be, but rather…
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Thrilling Met production of ‘Giulio Cesare’ simulcast
Simulcast ends season at CMC-Breckenridge A live simulcast of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s “Giulio Cesare” starts at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, in the Finkel Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” is the season’s final simulcast of “The Met: Live in HD” – and the last chance to see a…
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Author, poet tells tales of sailing around the world
Doann Houghton-Alico sailed across 43,000 nautical miles and 41 countries Author and poet Doann Houghton-Alico set out on a sailing adventure with her husband, for a 10-year journey across 43,000 nautical miles and 41 countries. Houghton-Alico will tell tales of her travels April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eileen & Paul Finkel…
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Poets welcomed to share their work at CMC Poetry Slam
Event showcases poets of every style, skill level, age By Stefanie Kilts Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge invites local poets and poetry lovers to its sixth annual poetry slam on Thursday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Eileen & Paul Finkel Auditorium. Poets can read everything from formal verse to free-flowing prose…
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Met production of ‘Francesca da Rimini’ simulcast
Live high-definition simulcast at CMC Breckenridge A live, high-definition simulcast of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s production of Zandonai’s “Francesca da Rimini” begins at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in the Finkel Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. “Francesca da Rimini,” inspired by an episode from Dante’s “Inferno,” features doomed lovers in a work…