CMC ENews Archive

Tag: Glenwood Springs

  • CMC offers dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving dinner

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in

    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…

  • Galaxy of paintings formed by alchemy

    —

    by

    cmcgenesis
    in

    Abstract exhibit opens at CMC Gallery Oct. 12 By Debra Crawford When Ellen Zagoras was 70, she looked at the 132 paintbrushes she’d accumulated over decades of working in other media. “I put a fortune into those brushes,” she says. “And I thought, ‘I could be dead before I use those things.’ So if not…

  • Help Portrait

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in

    Last fall, students in CMC professor Steven G. Smith’s portrait photography class participated in the worldwide  Help-Portrait movement, providing free portraits to Roaring Fork Valley families in need during the holiday season. The portraits were the basis for a short multimedia piece just posted on CMC’s YouTube channel: Catch a glimpse of this feel-good project…

  • Internationally exhibited artist’s show to reopen Colorado Mountain College gallery

    —

    by

    cmcgenesis
    in

    Opening Reception July 20 at CMC’s new art gallery Colorado Mountain College will celebrate the reopening of its downtown Glenwood Springs gallery in its new home, with an exhibit from renowned Santa Fe artist Michael Kessler. Kessler’s abstract paintings have brought him international honors, including the Rome Prize for painting from the American Academy in…

  • Pedals power many commuters to work

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in

    Lack of parking just one reason to hop on your bike This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.  By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Julie Albrecht spends a lot of time on the Rio Grande Trail during her daily bicycle commutes between Carbondale, where she lives, and her job in downtown…

  • GED graduation honors 43

    —

    by

    cmcgenesis
    in

    Diplomas sign of hard work, achievement At the GED graduation ceremony at Colorado Mountain College June 5, graduates earned 41 GEDs and two adult high school diplomas from the college’s Glenwood Springs and Carbondale centers and Aspen campus. Getting a GED or adult high school diploma can translate into serious earning power, research shows. According…

  • New Welcome Center Aims to Double Tourism Attendance

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in ,

    This article first appeared in the KREX TV News blog. By Cori Coffin GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.- Of the two million tourists that come into Glenwood Springs every year, only about 50,000 of them visited the city’s old commerce center. Officials hope to double that this year through a unique partnership between the chamber resort association…

  • GarCo Sewing Works

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in

    CMC grad puts degree to work for sustainable CMC business partnership This article first appeared in Colorado Mountain College student Jordan Callier’s blog, The Art of Visual Communication. As a student in the Graphic Design Program at Colorado Mountain College, I was able to participate in real-life projects. My professor, Brian Tinker, helped me find…

  • Glenwood Springs visitor center now a lot more central

    —

    by

    coloradomountaincollege
    in ,

    Downtown move a partnership between chamber, CMC GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association Welcome Center just got a lot closer to the visitors it aims to serve, and just in time for the Memorial Day launch to the summer tourist season. The chamber, in partnership with Colorado Mountain College, officially opened…

  • Tell us what you want to learn!

    —

    by

    cmcgenesis
    in ,

    Colorado Mountain College opens Continuing Education survey online By Jonathan Satz Over the past two years you may have heard about Colorado Mountain College’s new four-year degrees.  Many people already know about CMC’s great tradition, for more than 40 years, of offering two-year degrees and occupational certificates. But perhaps you already have a college degree…