| PRINT | EMAIL | PERMALINK Free Verse Chelsea Bunn unpacks the power of poetry By Maggie Grimason Poet Chelsea Bunn hosts reading at South Broadway Library Courtesy of Chelsea Bunn “The singular fact,/ both a shock and a comfort,/ that time moves on, that so much/ time has moved on, and still so little, rarefies/ the air sweeping in to touch our living skin.” These lines from Chelsea Bunn 's poem “Saint Elizabeth” (published in Sky Island Journal ) are both a closing tonic and starting blocks for the imagination. They are elegant but electric as they outline a simple, everyday scene of a man and a woman standing in a kitchen, and then zoom us outward to broader, more pervasive human struggles. It is through the medium of poetry that words can offer not so much the definition of a feeling, but simply evoke them line by line. They can conjure moods from the obscure depths of our imagination that we ourselves might not have the words to call … [Read more...] about Arts Interview: Chelsea Bunn
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Denver Art Museum will be only U.S. stop for biggest Monet exhibit in decades
The Denver Art Museum will be the only U.S. museum to show the most comprehensive survey of Claude Monet paintings in two decades when it opens “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature” next year, officials announced today. The exhibition will fill three galleries and more than 20,000 square feet of space with 100-plus paintings spanning the legendary French Impressionist’s career, with an emphasis on “the artist’s enduring relationship with nature and his response to the varied and distinct places in which he worked,” according to denverartmuseum.org. That includes Monet’s increasing isolation from people and immersion in nature, which typified the latter days of his career. Group tickets and event reservations will go on sale December 17. Single ticket prices and on-sale dates for the exhibition, which is not included in museum general admission, will be available at a later date. The museum, which is already setting the tone for the … [Read more...] about Denver Art Museum will be only U.S. stop for biggest Monet exhibit in decades
Vandals set fire to “Tree of Transformation” art installation in Civic Center Park
City police and officials from the Denver Fire Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are investigating a fire in Civic Center park that damaged artwork Wednesday morning. Later Wednesday morning, the wood-framed piano that makes up the base of the “Tree of Transformation” was covered tightly by black plastic next to the mid-week lunchtime food truck festival. The piece is an interactive wood-and-steel sculpture that depicts a tree-like structure sprouting from the top of a functional, weatherized piano. The apparent vandalism was at least the fifth — and most debilitating — episode suffered by the art piece since March, said Eric Lazzari, director of operations for the Civic Center Conservancy. He said past incidents typically involved “what looks like a baseball bat being taken to it several times,” he said. Each time, the piece was repaired. After one incident, the piano’s keyboard had to be replaced. In the most recent incident two … [Read more...] about Vandals set fire to “Tree of Transformation” art installation in Civic Center Park
Arts and Entertainment Wrap Up: 07-26-18
Entertainment Thursday, July 26, 2018, 12:05 a.m. Share this story Steve Chelminiak, left, plays Gandalf and Joziah Chelminiak plays Bilbo Baggins in Waimea Community Theatre's production of "The Hobbit." Performances are this weekend at Kahilu Theatre. (Waimea Community Theatre/Courtesy Photo) Lauhala bracelets by Jelena Clay. (Volcano Art Center/Courtesy Photo) ‘The Hobbit’ premieres this weekend at Kahilu Waimea Community Theatre opens ‘The Hobbit’ at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea on Friday. ADVERTISING Directed by Rich Givens, performances are scheduled this weekend for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available through the Kahilu Box Office, and can be purchased online at kahilutheatre.org or at waimeacommunitytheatre.org. Prices are $30/$25/$20, with a discount for children 12 and under. Info: Visit waimeacommunitytheatre.org. Learn lauhala weaving at the Volcano Art Center Learn the art of lauhala … [Read more...] about Arts and Entertainment Wrap Up: 07-26-18
See this amazing Bryant-Denny Stadium classroom entrance art at Cullman school
Walking into Bryant-Denny Stadium anytime you go to school must be a cool feeling for some young Alabama students now. Unless, of course, they're Auburn fans. Either way, Parkside Elementary (in Cullman County) teacher Danny Weaver's fourth grade classroom has a one-of-a-kind entrance thanks to local artist Aaron Sullivan, who painted the iconic college football stadium as the entrance in the hallway. Weaver said Parkside principal Richard Orr gave teachers the option to let someone paint their doors any way they chose to, so he picked a tribute to the Crimson Tide. First tweeted by WBRC's Rick Karle, the mural offers a beautiful look at the stadium with an autumnal backdrop (complete with orange leaves on the trees). Weaver says his classroom is only trying to keep up with the other impressive entrances across the school this summer as they prepare for a new school year. "The seventh and eighth grade teachers have turned their hall into Harry Potter, and it looks amazing," Weaver … [Read more...] about See this amazing Bryant-Denny Stadium classroom entrance art at Cullman school