Day’s online art class available June 13
Kellie Day, an artist from Southwest Colorado, is offering “Pedal to Petal,” an online art class in which she’ll teach her mixed-media techniques June 13 at http://kelliedayart.com/ecourse/.
The 12-day online course can be accessed from any computer in the world. The mixed-media class builds upon itself, beginning with sources of inspiration. Day takes participants through the steps of art journaling, developing a playful collage, composition and integrating paint into final mixed-media paintings on canvas.
The cost of the 12-day class is $175 before June 1 or $214 after.
For more information or to enroll, visit kelliedayart.com/ecourse.
Western Slope poet laureate named
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer of Placerville was named the third Poet Laureate of the Western Slope during the Talking Gourds Poetry Performances on May 16 at the Ah Haa School of the Arts during the second Telluride Literary Arts Festival.
Trommer served two terms as San Miguel County Poet Laureate. She has maintained a poem-a-day practice for almost a decade, sharing her work with students and friends on the Internet. At this year’s LitFest, she catalyzed a poetry burlesque performance with several other women; premiered a poem video short with local filmmaker Suzan Beraza; premiered a neo-classical vocal composition she wrote and Robert McCauley set to music; and led a writing workshop called “Walking in Two Worlds at Once” at the Wilkinson Library.
For more information, visit TalkingGourds.Weebly.Com.
‘In Bloom’ to be performed in June
“In Bloom,” a play adapted from James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. June 4-7 at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.
The play is directed by Aaron Beck. “In Bloom” is an original stage adaptation of “Circe,” a chapter in Ulysses.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 at Southwest Sound or https://ulyssesinbloom.wordpress.com or for $25 at the door.
Herald Staff
