CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Creating fire is easy, yet understanding and learning to live with this friend and foe has never been easy; stopping fire is a dangerous, and often deadly, pursuit. Drawing on his experiences as an environmental historian, firefighter and life safety educator, author Einar Jensen presents Ancient Fire, Modern Fire: Understanding and Living … Continue reading
ESTES PARK Join local authors Kay Turnbaugh and Lee Tillotson for a talk about their new book, “Rocky Mountain National Park Dining Room Girl: The Summer of 1926 at the Horseshoe Inn,” Oct. 15 at 7 p.m at the Nederland Community Library. The authors will share photos, including some never before published, and stories from … Continue reading
George Blevins signs “Cabin Fever Complete Volume One: 1983-1989” for a fan Photo by Jeffrey V. Smith By Jennifer Pund GILPIN COUNTY Cabin Fever isn’t just the ailment felt this time of year, it’s the beautifully accurate description of the comic depiction of George Blevins’ life in desolate Fourth of July Canyon and nearby Gilpin … Continue reading
Photo by Jeffrey V. Smith By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND Jane Wodening has led a fascinating life, to say the least. Thankfully, she’s written some of it down. Hear the author speak and sign her work at Blue Owl Books in Nederland, Jan. 18. Wodening’s latest release, “The Lady Orangutan and Other Stories,” is a … Continue reading
JAMESTOWN Author Sylvia Welner’s, “Welcome to Jimtown,” is an imagined expedition through the lives of the wildlife and people living in a real mountain town in Boulder County. Straddling the human-animal divide, the story takes the reader into the world of a group of wilderness animals, with Burnee, a Black Bear, assuming the role of … Continue reading
ESTES PARK Poet David Mason of Colorado Springs, Colorado’s poet laureate, visits Estes Park for a poetry reading and book signing, Aug. 25. Mason is an accomplished poet and co-director of the creative writing program at Colorado College. A teacher and editor, Mason was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. He earned a BA from … Continue reading
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