Tag: Partnerships
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‘Climb to Glory’ screens at Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge
CMC screens film on 10th Mountain Division Saturday, March 8 This article was published in the Summit Daily News. Following a successful 2013 festival, the Breckenridge Festival of Film is seeking to expand its offerings in 2014, beginning with the nearly sold-out Summit County premiere of “Climb to Glory,” a film by Warren Miller Entertainment…
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SnowSports Industries America and Colorado Mountain College Honor First Graduates of Joint Certification Program
Washington, DC (February 19, 2014) — The inaugural graduating class of the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) SIA Certification program, created in partnership with SnowSports Industries America (SIA), is the first to complete curriculum and assessments that qualify them to work in snow sports sales, marketing and retail. “The greatest part about this program is that…
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GarCo Sewing Works training local workforce
Design Training Center opens in Rifle This article first appeared in the Citizen Telegram. By Beth Shaw and Jill Ziemann In these challenging times, we are thrilled when any opportunity comes along that brings a promise of providing new skills, or launching new careers or, better yet, potentially starting an entirely new industry. In the…
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Colorado Biz article highlights CMC
Colorado Mountain College‘s #17 college ranking and pilot snowsports job certification program were highlighted in ColoradoBiz’s recent article on the Sports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show, an annual gathering of retailers, athletes, media and snowsports manufacturers showing off their latest gear. The 2014 SIA show kicks off Jan. 30. Full article below. For the past…
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Breckenridge Startup Weekend set to host immersive competition for entrepreneurs
This article was published in the Summit Daily News. By Kelsey Fowler. The snowy cold of Summit County is far removed from the warmth of Silicon Valley, but the two places will soon have at least one more thing in common: motivated entrepreneurs ready to start the next big business. Startup Weekend, a global movement…
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CMC Theatre’s “Amadeus” cast featured on Aspen Public Radio
Aspen Public Radio’s Carolyne Heldman interviewed CMC Theatre’s “Amadeus” director Brad Moore and cast members Nick Garay, Jaime Sklavos, and Gary Ketzenbarger for Crosscurrents, the station’s public & cultural affairs program. The show aired yesterday; you can still catch the audio thread on the station’s website by clicking this link. Better yet, catch the show…
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J. Miller Band stakes new musical territory at Rifle’s CMC campus
Rooted in bluegrass, rock, honky-tonk, Western swing, and good, old-fashioned storytelling, the J. Miller Band will bring its own brand of “hippie cowboy music” to a free, live concert at the Colorado Mountain College campus in Rifle on Jan. 17. “We like to cater our shows to the audience,” said Jason Miller, the singer-songwriter who…
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CMC buildings are now on the Energy Navigator
In what could be a huge boost to regional energy and economics education, 25 large Colorado Mountain College buildings are now on CLEER’s Energy Navigator, a software and hardware system that tracks energy use and displays it on kiosks around the community. Facilities managers with the 11-location college are this month rolling the Energy Navigator…
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Backcountry Film Festival in Breckenridge Jan. 12
BRECKENRIDGE – Backcountry enthusiasts will want to mark Jan. 12 on their fresh new 2014 calendars. That’s when the Winter Wildlands Alliance’s Backcountry Film Festival rolls into Breckenridge for a night of short, outdoor winter films. Founded nine years ago, the film festival is a production of the Winter Wildlands Alliance, a national nonprofit headquartered…
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Conflicting ideas, materials animate new exhibition
ArtShare showcases ‘Ink Paintings’ by Andrew Roberts-Gray Glenwood painter Andrew Roberts-Gray, like most people, is full of contradictions. Unlike many, he strives to embrace them – in his life and in his art. Instead of bringing disparate elements into harmony in his most recent series of paintings, Roberts-Gray decided to let an unlikely amalgam…