Art aRound Town 2013
Artist Steven Durow describing his sculpture Levee Break More than seventy-five art enthusiasts had the opportunity to hear the artists’ share the “stories behind the sculptures” as Carbondale hosted the 11th Annual Art aRound Town Exhibition. Organized by the Carbondale Public Arts Commission (CPAC), this years installation features entries from 19 states and Bangkok. Recent […]
Giving is Getting
The school year is ending for many. Students at the local boarding school, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, are preparing to travel to their homes all about the country. Some will be returning in the fall, others will be venturing off to colleges. All of them will be negotiating new minefields of drug and alcohol temptations […]
James Surls – “Man and Nature”
His thinking is that Art is something that should be shared, that it is a vehicle for creating community James Surls’ body of work has been termed as organic, primal, pure form, and unpolished beauty. I would describe it as boundless and surreal. I have had the opportunity to tour his studio in Missouri Heights […]
First Friday Fun
Carbondale rolls out the red carpet on the First Friday of every month as the community celebrates with art , shopping, dining and music. To kick off the evening Jaywalker Lodge hosts an open community Bar-B-Que dinner before the Friday night speaker meeting. After an inspiring sharing of experience, strength, and hope many of us […]
Highway Helpers
What a better way than to spend the afternoon by being of service and helping support the C dot Highway cleanup. The weather was nice, the orange vests were out, and the smell of a clean stretch of highway was in the air. This was Jaywalker lodge’s first quarterly highway cleanup of the year; it […]
Community Partner Spotlight
Cast and crew celebrate another successful production with a cast pizza party at SOL Theatre headquarters! Jaywalker men were part of a large community contingent which helped with the “Set Strike” following the successful run of James and the Giant Peach, SOL theatre company’s latest production at Carbondale Middle School. SOL ( Stage of Life […]
Beyond Inspiration – 5 Point Film Festival
“Time and Love are all we have…Give them Freely” This quote is just one of multitudes of inspiring words, stories, performances, and phenomenal films enjoyed by Jaywalker Alums and those lucky enough to have tickets for the 6th annual 5 Point film Festival. We experienced amazing stories of adversity, triumph, selflessness, fellowship, and community all […]
Digging Deeper
It stimulates social interaction, encourages self-reliance, helps people learn about civic participation and grows leaders, helps reduce stress and teaches patience, creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education. Sounds like an excerpt from a Drug and Alcohol treatment facility promotional brochure! Actually, it is a partial list of the many benefits of community gardening […]
Photography and Community
Here are the Solutions men participating in an ongoing Photography class with local photographer, Sue Drinker. She gave each person a sweet potato, (yes, a sweet potato) with the task of developing a photographic relationship with it. Sue gave the men pointers about photography design, color, lighting etc. The men then took to using programs […]
