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Can you dance with your boots on? We’re not talking cowboy boots or even your Sorrels. We’re talking about your ski boots – alpines, teles, snowboard boots. If you learned over the years how to do the delicate boot dance, you’ll probably have fun Saturday if you go to Wolf Creek Ski Area to celebrate their 75th anniversary. From noon to 4 p.m., New Mexico-based Sean Healen Band will play on the outside deck. Healen’s folk-Americana music has been described as having the “edge of a Ryan Adams and the soul of a John Prine.” At 1:30 p.m., there will be ski boot dance contest, which carries many prizes, including lift tickets.
Voices of Ireland
Husband-and-wife musicians Tommy and Saundra O’Sullivan will perform a Celtic concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. Irish Music Magazine said of Tommy O’Sullivan: “A tenor voice that has all the ring of Waterford Crystal which has only ever served smoky whiskey.” Irish band Patrick’s Crossing will open the show. Tickets are $45/$24/$18/$15. For more information, call 375-7160.
A dark and stormy night
National Theatre of London will perform the theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Treasure Island and will be simulcast live at 11 a.m. Saturday at Animas City Theatre. It’s a story of “murder, money and mutiny. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the innkeeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.” The show is suitable for people 10 years and older. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.animascitytheatre.com.
Shining jewels
Native American jeweler Ray Tracey has taken his creations to Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., for display. Tracey, who grew up in Arizona, says his grandfather, who worked the goat bellow to fuel the fire in the forge to melt silver for making jewelry, was his greatest influence. At a young age, Tracey began taking silversmithing classes. His first piece was a cabachon made from an unknown stone. It set his passion to become a lifelong jewelry maker. Today, he is amid a revival. During and after college, he became more interested in acting, and he pursued that successfully. But his love of Old Style Navajo jewelry drew him back in, and he now lives in New Mexico and concentrates full time on making it.
