Tag: Edwards
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Westlake to speak about poetry, stars
National award-winner at CMC-Edwards Sept 26 Some people try to capture the beauty and majesty of the starry sky with a camera or on canvas. Others try to capture it with words. In an evening called “The Poets and the Stars,” Colorado Mountain College astronomy Professor Jimmy Westlake will present verses about the stars written…
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Sustainability Studies student picnic at CMC Edwards
CMC is hosting a picnic for Sustainability Studies students on Saturday, September 29th. The event is designed to give BASS students from all CMC campuses a chance to meet fellow students from other campuses and spend some down time with their professors. Participants are asked to bring a visual or spoken “image” of their interpretation…
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Philanthropists commit $100K to potential degree
[EDWARDS] — Bachelor’s degrees at Colorado Mountain College have generated so much interest on the Western Slope that donors from Eagle County are supporting a proposed new degree that is in the planning stages. Women in Philanthropy, a group of philanthropists in the Vail Valley who have united to support Colorado Mountain College, voted recently…
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Eclectic quartet melds string improvisations, voices
Bay area musicians to play at three Colorado Mountain College locations How did an all-female group of musicians and vocalists from San Francisco’s Bay Area end up shattering preconceived notions of string quartets, folk harmonies and world music? Real Vocal String Quartet began with violinist Irene Sazer’s inspiration to combine her musical passions: chamber music,…
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Art on the Rockies at CMC in Edwards
Art on the Rockies will open its second year with a diverse and international group of 120 artists this weekend, July 14 and 15, at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Sponsored by The Vail Valley Arts League, the Gallery Tent of this two day event features nationally acclaimed artists who work and interact with the…
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Teaming with Microbes a lesson in sustainability
Colorado Mountain College workshop promoted organic gardening By Kristen Green Organisms that are too small to be seen by the human eye carry the weight of all living things on their microscopic shoulders. Microbes form the foundation of the soil food web, helping the soil support plant life, which supports the rest of life as…
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Homework Assignment: Graduate from college and high school…simultaneously
Edwards graduate Hayley Beard joins list of CMC Concurrent Enrollment students earning two degrees at once When Hayley Beard walked across the stage to receive her high school diploma from Eagle Valley High School earlier this month, she already had her college diploma in hand. The role reversal happened thanks to Colorado Mountain College’s Concurrent…
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Explore the soil food web with a true garden expert
Jeff Lowenfels kicks off the Vail Symposium’s summer season with organic gardening lecture at CMC This article first appeared in the Vail Daily. By Tracey Flower. Gardening writer and expert Jeff Lowenfels grew up working, as he describes it, as an indentured servant on his parent’s hobby farm in Scarsdale, N.Y. There he said he…
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Greener Pastures: Summer means local food in valley
Gardening lecture, workshop will help you start producing your own great veggies This article is excerpted from an article first published in the Vail Daily. By Cassie Pence. No matter where your plant starters were grown or how heirloom your seeds may be, experienced gardeners know when it comes to success in the garden —…
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The right rite
Colorado Mountain College opens commencement season in new Edwards building This story first appeared in the Vail Daily. By Randy Wyrick. EDWARDS, Colorado — Inspiration is where you find it, and you can find it everywhere, said graduating Colorado Mountain College students. CMC hosted its first commencement in the newly expanded Edwards campus. The theme…