Learn Adobe software at photo club meeting
The Durango Photography Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Banquet Room at the Holiday Inn & Suites, 21636 Highway 160 west.
Instead of the usual format of half instruction and half show and tell, the meeting will consist of demonstrations and tutorials on the three software packages most requested by members:
Adobe PhotoShop CS6 by Jerry Baumann.
Adobe LightRoom by Carol Lewin and Kim Furry.
Adobe Elements by MaryAnne Nelson and Linda Brothers.
Each demo/tutor leader will have his or her own laptop and table with chairs for participating members.
Club members are encouraged to bring one or two images on a thumb drive so others can inquire about ways to apply changes to the images and what changes might have greatest impact.
For membership and more information, visit www.DurangoPhotographyClub.org.
Durango artist to offer papermaking workshops
Durango artist Mary Ellen Long will offer two workshops during Durango Arts Center’s upcoming exhibit “Washi and Other Ephemera: The Art of Hand Papermaking.”
The first will be a Sidewalk Cloud Workshop on Aug. 31 ($75/$65 for DAC members plus a $10 materials fee). Students will make hanging clouds of kozo fiber using stencils made from photos of clouds and will learn about processing including cooking and handbeating. The focus will be on techniques of pouring pulp, embossing and pulp displacement.
On Sept. 7, Long will teach Hand Papermaking with Plants (same cost plus $15 for materials). Stems, leaves and petals will be harvested and processed during the week before the workshop, and techniques for inclusions, laminating and embossing will be covered.
To register for either workshop, call Sandra Butler at 259-2606 or visit www.durangoarts.org.
Symphony announces season schedule
Tickets are on sale for San Juan Symphony’s 2013-14 concert season, “Come Hear Us Now.”
Highlights will include Beethoven’s Third Symphony Eroica, Bruch’s Violin Concerto, Handel’s Messiah, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, Mozart’s Flute Concerto and Rita Chiarelli, award-winning Canadian blues vocalist.
Season tickets for first-time buyers in Durango are 50 percent off regular prices.
For tickets, call the Community Concert Hall in Durango at 247-7657, visit www.durangoconcerts.com, or stop by the Welcome Center at Eighth Street and Main Avenue.
For more detailed information, call 382-9753 or visit www.sanjuansymphony.org.
Arts Center to hold 10-minute play auditions
Durango Arts Center will hold auditions for the third annual 10-Minute Play Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at 802 East Second Ave.
Actors ages 16 to 70 are invited to audition; no preparation or experience is necessary.
Festival plays will include the Grand Prize Winner, the People’s Choice Award and other finalists from the 10-minute Play Competition, which was held in February. Performances will be Sept. 13 and 14.
For more information or questions, call Diane at 259-2606, ext. 19.
Herald Staff
