Ranching isn’t typically what comes to mind when you hear the word art, but the participants in the Art of Ranching (AoR) program are unraveling the artistry behind traditional agriculture in Routt county, and now, across the state, through storytelling.
Some of the most individualistic countries in the world—such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia—are now turning to community-driven solutions to heal. As the rates of social isolation, depression, and anxiety rise globally, it’s becoming clear that medication alone isn’t enough. Traditional pills often target one system in the body, but social prescribing addresses multiple systems at once, releasing neurochemicals, hormones, and endorphins that help people heal (w)holistically.
Krystal Mackey, a hospice volunteer with Northwest Colorado Health, is opening up about her own grief journey during November’s First Friday Artwalk on November 1 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Painter Paula Izydorek’s artistic journey spans from her upbringing in rural Michigan, to the metropolitan art scenes of California, New York, Ohio and Florida, to her new home in Craig, Colorado.
Art in the Park, the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, The Players and more. Routt County is a small community with an abundance of arts and cultural organizations, but who does what and why does it matter?
Summers found me riding for the Green Ranch in Steamboat Springs. I helped look after their cows and kept a few of my own with them.
The Steamboat Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is evolving. Founded in 1990 by flutist Mary Beth Norris, the first concert took place with thirteen players.
“Remember who you are,” says Alen Naranjo, a Ute elder, to Ute youth.
The caretaker pulled her shirt over her nose and mouth, the stench strong even from outside. She used the key she’d never returned to unlock the door.
