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3000 Turn Out for Art and Music Festival 7.14.10
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The numbers for the 1st Annual Greenhorn Valley Arts and Music Festival which took place at Greenhorn Meadows Park on July 10 - 11 were impressive. Over 3000 people attended the two day festival. Thirty artisans sold quality wares. Food vendors sold out, restocked and sold out again. Nineteen musical acts took the stage beginning with the world famous Blackwood Brothers Gospel Quartet Saturday morning. Twenty five to thirty volunteers assisted, pointed, directed and kept things neat, orderly and flowing. The numbers were impressive. But so, also, were some of the stories of the craftsmen who displayed their products. Sheryl Olson, Manitou Springs, displayed her jewelry at the festival. Sheryl got her start in jewelry after saving a man’s life in Nepal. The experience so moved the RN who was assigned to the Med Vac helicopter at Penrose hospital in Colorado Springs, that she decided to make jewelry to raise money for medical supplies in Nepal. To date she has raised over $10,000 for the people of Nepal. The show this last weekend was the first show she has participated in. “I started to make the jewelry to raise money and now I have fallen in love with making jewelry. People in high stress jobs tend to have hobbies to relax them, and this one was mine. Now I love my ‘hobby’ more than the work I was doing.” Although it was her first show and sales didn’t quite meet her expectations, Sheryl wants to come back next year. “I really enjoyed the people and the area,” she said. “If there is a show next year, I want to be there.” Paul and Patti Keihne sell tie-dye clothing. They call their business “Earthtones”. Patti is also a member of the musical group ”Planet O” which performed Saturday at 5:45 p.m. “We were going to be here anyway for the band, so we thought we might as well set up shop,” said Patti. Paul is a construction person by trade but, like many, has watched construction fall to all but nothing. “Last summer my dad and I built a spec house and that was about all the work we had, so Patti and I decided to take our product on the road.” Paul, with long beard, overalls, tie-dye, and hat could have been at any country fair in the 60’s. “At LaVeta’s “Art in the Park” last week we won ‘The Most Colorful Booth’. That was no surprise,” he chuckled. “We were surrounded by rainbows!” Patti had a shop in LaVeta for awhile and many area residents are aware of their product. Angie Pickman arrived at the festival from Atchison, Kansas, to display her cut paper art. Her parents, Ron and Donna Pickman, are members of the local community. In addition to her art Angie is also part owner of a bakery. “I’m phasing the bakery out,” she said. “I love doing this.” Lori Stalcar is a photographer from Pueblo. “We really love the way the Festival was organized. Johnathan and Beth (Evans) did a great job.” Her husband, Lance, is a pipefitter by trade and his work has been steady but he enjoys being the “muscle” for his wife’s shows. “We love the camaraderie of other artists. As you go from show to show you see the same people and it’s a good group,” he shared. Annette and Dave Moore traveled all the way from Louisiana to attend the show. “We always spend July in Colorado,” said Annette. “It is too hot at home. Most years we spend this weekend in a show at Steamboat Springs but we wanted to do something different this year and decided to come here.” The Moore’s specialized in pictures made out of pre-World War I ceiling tin. The tin is shaped and framed by Dave, and the art work is created by his wife. In the highly talented artistic pool, Melanie Myron of Wyoming won first place for her metal and glass work. She received $100. Local pastel artist, Joyce Muhic, won second prize and got $50. “The artists seemed to be very pleased and said overall their sales were very good,” commented organizer Jonathan Evans. “The vendors kept running out of food and things went well. Time to get ready for the next year!”
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