Thursday, July 29, 2010
Artists' reception tonight at Cheyenne UU Church for Ron & Mike McIntosh
Artists (and brothers) Ron and Mike McIntosh will be at an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, July 29) at the Cheyenne Unitarian Universalist Church. The exhibit features new work by these Cheyenne natives.
Organize una Discusion de Libros en Espanol Gratis
El Consejo de Humanidades de Wyoming, ofrece un programa de discusin de libros gratis para comunidades con patrocinio local de organizaciones sin nimo de lucro, o tambin agencias de gobierno como bibliotecas, museos, iglesias, o centro para la tercera edad. "Reading Wyoming" une los miembros de comunidades, y un lder de temas de humanidades habla sobre siete libros. Las organizaciones de patrocinio escogen las series de libros y reclutan los participantes.
El Consejo de Humanidades de Wyoming provee programas de humanidades públicos en compaa con organizaciones locales, y es patrocinado por La Deuda Nacional para humanidades (Nacional Endowment). Para mas informacin sobre el consejo de humanidades, visite: www.uwyo.edu/humanities o llamar (307) 721-9243
Humanities Al Fresco! at Yellowstone Sept. 18-19
From the Wyoming Humanities Council:
Retired National Park Service Historic Architect Rodd Wheaton will lead a Sept. 18-19 tour focused on the history and preservation of important structures and buildings in Yellowstone National Park. During the two-day bus tour, participants will learn about the park's earliest period as an army fort and the influence of rustic vernacular architectural styles on the impressive design of late 19th and early 20th century "parkitecture." Wheaton has authored dozens of National Historic Landmark and National Register nominations, including many in Yellowstone. He also played a leading role in rehabilitation efforts at Lake Hotel, Mammoth Hotel and Old Faithful Inn and many other Yellowstone resources. Participants will leave Cody in the morning of the first day, spend one night in the original portion of the Old Faithful Inn, and return to Cody late in the afternoon the following day. Keep an eye on this page, the council's facebook page, and the Wyoming Humanities Network blog for further details as they are available.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION and HOTEL RESERVATION REQUIRED
TOUR COSTS
A registration fee of $15 per person includes the bus ride, snacks and water on the bus and park entrance fees. The registration fee is payable by credit card or check.
Cancellations after August 17, 2010 will not be refunded.
Participants will be asked to sign a waiver and provide emergency contact information before boarding the bus.
TRANSPORTATION
The Wyoming Humanities Council will provide transportation for the September 18 and 19 Yellowstone National Park tour by Americoach of Cheyenne. The tour will be conducted on a 56-passenger Americoach bus. You may see a photograph of the bus at their web site.
The Wyoming Humanities Council will not provide transportation to or from Cody, prior to or following the tour. For an additional, separate cost, Americoach of Cheyenne may be available for pre- and post-transportation, to and from Cody. Interested tour participants may contact Judy Jaterka at Americoach: 1-307-635-6990, 1-866-635-6990 or wjjaterka@aim.com.
MEALS
Participants are responsible for paying for their own meals. A variety of price options will be available at each stop.
HOUSING
Participants in the Wyoming Humanities Council Yellowstone Tour must make their own hotel reservation by June 20, 2010.
To reserve one of the group rooms (shared bathrooms in the hall) in the Old Faithful Inn for the rate of $108.04 for 1 or 2 beds for 1 or 2 people, please call 307.344.5437 before June 20, 2010 and give the following code: GPWYHUM. The deposit for the room is the full overnight room rate of $108.04. There is an additional charge of $12 per person for each additional person (more than 2) who are 12 or older and are staying in the room. Children under 12 are free.
The deposit must be received at the time of booking the reservation and is payable by credit card.
Rooms reserved for the WHC Yellowstone Tour are "N" rooms (room without bath) in the "Old House" at Old Faithful Inn.
FMI: http://uwyo.edu/humanities
Retired National Park Service Historic Architect Rodd Wheaton will lead a Sept. 18-19 tour focused on the history and preservation of important structures and buildings in Yellowstone National Park. During the two-day bus tour, participants will learn about the park's earliest period as an army fort and the influence of rustic vernacular architectural styles on the impressive design of late 19th and early 20th century "parkitecture." Wheaton has authored dozens of National Historic Landmark and National Register nominations, including many in Yellowstone. He also played a leading role in rehabilitation efforts at Lake Hotel, Mammoth Hotel and Old Faithful Inn and many other Yellowstone resources. Participants will leave Cody in the morning of the first day, spend one night in the original portion of the Old Faithful Inn, and return to Cody late in the afternoon the following day. Keep an eye on this page, the council's facebook page, and the Wyoming Humanities Network blog for further details as they are available.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION and HOTEL RESERVATION REQUIRED
TOUR COSTS
A registration fee of $15 per person includes the bus ride, snacks and water on the bus and park entrance fees. The registration fee is payable by credit card or check.
Cancellations after August 17, 2010 will not be refunded.
Participants will be asked to sign a waiver and provide emergency contact information before boarding the bus.
TRANSPORTATION
The Wyoming Humanities Council will provide transportation for the September 18 and 19 Yellowstone National Park tour by Americoach of Cheyenne. The tour will be conducted on a 56-passenger Americoach bus. You may see a photograph of the bus at their web site.
The Wyoming Humanities Council will not provide transportation to or from Cody, prior to or following the tour. For an additional, separate cost, Americoach of Cheyenne may be available for pre- and post-transportation, to and from Cody. Interested tour participants may contact Judy Jaterka at Americoach: 1-307-635-6990, 1-866-635-6990 or wjjaterka@aim.com.
MEALS
Participants are responsible for paying for their own meals. A variety of price options will be available at each stop.
HOUSING
Participants in the Wyoming Humanities Council Yellowstone Tour must make their own hotel reservation by June 20, 2010.
To reserve one of the group rooms (shared bathrooms in the hall) in the Old Faithful Inn for the rate of $108.04 for 1 or 2 beds for 1 or 2 people, please call 307.344.5437 before June 20, 2010 and give the following code: GPWYHUM. The deposit for the room is the full overnight room rate of $108.04. There is an additional charge of $12 per person for each additional person (more than 2) who are 12 or older and are staying in the room. Children under 12 are free.
The deposit must be received at the time of booking the reservation and is payable by credit card.
Rooms reserved for the WHC Yellowstone Tour are "N" rooms (room without bath) in the "Old House" at Old Faithful Inn.
FMI: http://uwyo.edu/humanities
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Visual Arts Director position open at Angels Gate Cultural Center
Angels Gate Cultural Center (http://angelsgateart.org/index.html) seeks an energetic and capable Visual Arts Director who is responsible for the oversight of all exhibition programs, visual arts special projects and events as well as curatorial and
planning duties related to Angels Gate Cultural Center's Studio Artist Program.
The position includes curatorial work, overseeing exhibitions by guest curators, creation and oversight of budgets, grant writing, exhibition installation duties, supervision of preparatory and docent staff. The Visual Arts Director also takes the lead role in attracting and vetting candidates for the Studio Artist Program and overseeing the activities and studios of 50 Program participants. General office computer skills, internet skills and familiarity with graphic design and digital image processing a plus.
Candidate must have a BA degree or equivalent professional experience in curatorial, gallery or program management. Salary is commensurate with experience and benefits are available. An application package should contain a letter of interest and vitae with 3 references. Please mail to:
Deborah Lewis, Executive Director
Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 South Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
or
email to Deborah@angelsgateart.org.
Application deadline is September 1, 2010.
Angels Gate Cultural Center is an equal opportunity employer.
planning duties related to Angels Gate Cultural Center's Studio Artist Program.
The position includes curatorial work, overseeing exhibitions by guest curators, creation and oversight of budgets, grant writing, exhibition installation duties, supervision of preparatory and docent staff. The Visual Arts Director also takes the lead role in attracting and vetting candidates for the Studio Artist Program and overseeing the activities and studios of 50 Program participants. General office computer skills, internet skills and familiarity with graphic design and digital image processing a plus.
Candidate must have a BA degree or equivalent professional experience in curatorial, gallery or program management. Salary is commensurate with experience and benefits are available. An application package should contain a letter of interest and vitae with 3 references. Please mail to:
Deborah Lewis, Executive Director
Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 South Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
or
email to Deborah@angelsgateart.org.
Application deadline is September 1, 2010.
Angels Gate Cultural Center is an equal opportunity employer.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Happy Jack Music Festival at Curt Gowdy State Park
July 30-Aug 1 -- FREE ADMISSION
Come out to beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park, located between Cheyenne and Laramie on the Happy Jack Road (Highway 210). Besides listening to great acoustic music, jamming with friends, learning something new at the workshops or entering contests, there is world class rock climbing, fishing, hiking and mountain biking in the area.
A great festival is planned this year with wonderful performers, workshops, fiddle contest and activities for kids.
There will also be a free drawing for an instrument - open to all ages - donated by Pickin' on Tennyson.
This festival is a benefit for the Friends of Curt Gowdy State park. All camping and day fees go to the Friends group to help publicize & raise awareness about the park.
Come out to beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park, located between Cheyenne and Laramie on the Happy Jack Road (Highway 210). Besides listening to great acoustic music, jamming with friends, learning something new at the workshops or entering contests, there is world class rock climbing, fishing, hiking and mountain biking in the area.
A great festival is planned this year with wonderful performers, workshops, fiddle contest and activities for kids.
There will also be a free drawing for an instrument - open to all ages - donated by Pickin' on Tennyson.
This festival is a benefit for the Friends of Curt Gowdy State park. All camping and day fees go to the Friends group to help publicize & raise awareness about the park.
Monday poetry -- American Life in Poetry: Column 279
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006
Rhyming has a way of brightening a poem, and a depressing subject can become quite a bit lighter with well-chosen rhymes. Here’s a sonnet by Mary Meriam, who lives in Missouri. Are there readers among you who have felt like this?
The Romance of Middle Age
Now that I’m fifty, let me take my showers
at night, no light, eyes closed. And let me swim
in cover-ups. My skin’s tattooed with hours
and days and decades, head to foot, and slim
is just a faded photograph. It’s strange
how people look away who once would look.
I didn’t know I’d undergo this change
and be the unseen cover of a book
whose plot, though swift, just keeps on getting thicker.
One reaches for the pleasures of the mind
and heart to counteract the loss of quicker
knowledge. One feels old urgencies unwind,
although I still pluck chin hairs with a tweezer,
in case I might attract another geezer.
Rhyming has a way of brightening a poem, and a depressing subject can become quite a bit lighter with well-chosen rhymes. Here’s a sonnet by Mary Meriam, who lives in Missouri. Are there readers among you who have felt like this?
The Romance of Middle Age
Now that I’m fifty, let me take my showers
at night, no light, eyes closed. And let me swim
in cover-ups. My skin’s tattooed with hours
and days and decades, head to foot, and slim
is just a faded photograph. It’s strange
how people look away who once would look.
I didn’t know I’d undergo this change
and be the unseen cover of a book
whose plot, though swift, just keeps on getting thicker.
One reaches for the pleasures of the mind
and heart to counteract the loss of quicker
knowledge. One feels old urgencies unwind,
although I still pluck chin hairs with a tweezer,
in case I might attract another geezer.
Friday, July 23, 2010
2010-2011 USArtists International Guidelines Available
Program Supports Sending U.S. Performing Artists to Festivals Abroad
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts announce the availability of guidelines for the 2010-2011 cycle of USArtists International("USAI"), which provides support for American dance, music, and theatre artists who have been invited to participate in significant international
festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere n the world outside of the United States and its territories.
Link for guidelines:
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103562021759&s=0&e=0010M0lrASYCoIqgQQRStqqAUqqe8OBbvbigLcZ-afDkNS5Qg6HukbzAhQaKi9-SF2E5JorrApwWURToCfRmKAYHN5sRWyEQB3Q9gXXWu--fyaTFBJE_GytfXnarkBoh8SVmZAqHAqfFL-9beFcknJ822HL5vIYf1bsBs6VkKgYtPk53yjopcxU0A==
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts announce the availability of guidelines for the 2010-2011 cycle of USArtists International("USAI"), which provides support for American dance, music, and theatre artists who have been invited to participate in significant international
festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere n the world outside of the United States and its territories.
Link for guidelines:
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103562021759&s=0&e=0010M0lrASYCoIqgQQRStqqAUqqe8OBbvbigLcZ-afDkNS5Qg6HukbzAhQaKi9-SF2E5JorrApwWURToCfRmKAYHN5sRWyEQB3Q9gXXWu--fyaTFBJE_GytfXnarkBoh8SVmZAqHAqfFL-9beFcknJ822HL5vIYf1bsBs6VkKgYtPk53yjopcxU0A==
Goziac (rhymes with mosaic) posts "Tracks Across Wyoming"
As travelers picked up their lives and headed out West— whether it was on the Oregon Trail or the transcontinental railroad—passing through Wyoming’s southern corridor was a fundamental part of the journey. But for some, this piece of Wyoming became more than a gateway to a target destination. It became a destination unto itself, as those who came to work on the railroad were drawn to the tranquility and untamed beauty of the region and decided to claim it as home. The communities they founded and the trails and landscape that left such a remarkable impression on them can be seen by visitors who explore the Tracks Across Wyoming heritage area today.
Public Art Project in Jackson taking off
http://www.jacksonholenet.com/events/event_details.php?event_ID=4951&title=ArtSpot%20Submissions%20Due&loc=Jackson,%20WY
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Hot music on a cool summer night
The Cheyenne yard concert was a hit all around. A few had worried eyes (well, me; someone has to worry, after all) watching the close southern sky, but the pesky breeze seemed to blow all the clouds somewhere else that evening and cooled us all down considerably. But no rain and no high plains hurricane made for some bluesy good music from Jeff Finlin, Cory McDaniel and Amy Gieske. The small group of attendees were bowled over by it all, and the food was good. If you haven't been to a yard concert, you ought to give one a try. All I have to say is, "Where were ya?"
Keep an eye out for (hopefully) more yard concerts to take place around Cheyenne.
Best, Linda
Keep an eye out for (hopefully) more yard concerts to take place around Cheyenne.
Best, Linda
Left to right: Jeff (playing guitar drum, or drum guitar, not sure which, but I think it depends on which way the neck is pointing), Cory, Amy
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