San Juan Silver Stage | July 2021 Volume 25, No. 07
CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY
as the region’s Premier Lifestyles Publication since 1996
Photography by Gary Radcliff. His new Treehouse Studio opens in Ridgway, Friday, June 4th.
This issue
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Gary Ratcliff, photographer,
Ridgway
Gary Radliff at his new Tree House Studio. Courtesy Photo.
By Kate Burke. Our cover artist, photographer Gary Ratcliff, is renowned for his beautiful photography of the San Juan Mountains and Colorado Plateau. While Gary likes to spend most of his time in the field, mostly behind a lens, he plans to put some (weekend) time in this summer at his new gallery, the Treehouse Studio, in Ridgway, at 549 Clinton St. The Opening Reception is Friday, June 4th. Read Gary’s story and see some of his beautiful photography. [Story here.]
Jeff Ellingson, watercolorist
Durango
Jeff Ellingson, Museum Curator for the Roundhouse Museum, Durango CO. Courtesy photo.
By Kate Burke. Jeff Ellingson has been with the Durango and Silverton Railroad for 37 years, painting trains, restoring them, and serving as an engineer, fireman, and conductor. Since 1998, he has been Curator for the Roundhouse Museum. Jeff is also an acclaimed watercolorist, and his favorite subject matter is—of course—railroads, railroad history, and the San Juan Mountains. Jeff is our guest artist in July for a show at the Montrose Center for the Arts, commemorating Narrow Gauge Railroads and San Juan Mountain history. The opening reception is July 2nd, from 5-8 pm. Come meet Jeff and experience some stellar train art! [Story]
Dr, Karen Huber
Concert Pianist – Ouray
Concert pianist, Dr. Kara Huber, will play an encore performance on Saturday, July 31, the fifth time she has
been featured by the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild. This concert is part of the 2021 Dave and Mary Wood Concert Series. The Grammy nominated American-Canadian, Huber will be playing an ambitious program on the stage of Ouray’s historic Wright Opera House. [Story[
Visit our just updated July Arts & Entertainment page to see the latest A&E news.
Community Living Services:
The New Normal
[By Eva Veitch, Region 10 Community Living Services Program Director.] I had the pleasure of attending the reopening of the Montrose Senior Center a couple of weeks ago and the excitement was palpable! Everyone was so excited to be together again, as I find myself out and about people are generally smiling and happy to be among each other. We all hope that the days of the masks and isolation are behind us, but the threat still lingers with the new variants rearing their ugly heads daily.
We have all learned a lot about ourselves this past year and half, we have learned about our own self-reliance and resilience. We have learned about loneliness; some have managed better than others and many have faced different types of grief. The grief of death, the grief of not seeing loved ones for long periods of time, the grief of being alone and the fear of the unknown. The one common denominator that we have never faced before is that we have ALL been in it together, regardless of geography, race, religion, sex, or socioeconomic status. Worldwide we all share the same fear, and we all hope this plague leaves soon never to return!
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Mark your calendars
TICKETS available at Sharing Ministries and Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans. All proceeds will equally benefit Sharing Ministries and Habitat. All alcohol sales will benefit the Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club.
At Montrose Senior Center
