Have you run into a brick wall in your genealogy research? Tax records may help you to discover information about fathers, when a young man came of age, or allow you to add depth to your family history story. This is a more advanced topic and usually will require travel to your ancestor’s home county. These records must be used with land transactions, wills and probate records, and, even then, the brick wall may stay in place.
Hosted by the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center, this virtual genealogy class will be led by Terri Meeks. Interested parties should go to the museum’s website at museum.canoncity.org and click on events or calendar to register for the event. Register online or contact the museum for more information. This program will be held over Zoom from 9-10 a.m. April 17M. The program is free and open to the public but registration is required. For more information, call 719-269-9036 or email historycenter@canoncity.org.
Second Saturday reception, Clay Invitational at Blue Spruce
The Blue Spruce Gallery is hosting a clay invitational show during April and early May. Five talented Colorado clay artists have been invited to show their diverse work. An opening reception for the public and artists will be held from 4-6 p.m. April 10 at 205 W. Main St. in Florence. For more information, call 719-784-1339.
Loren Jones, formerly of Boulder and Portland, currently is based in Fort Collins. As a child, he used the wax from his mother’s candles to sculpt small animals and birds. After taking initial pottery classes in Boulder, he studied at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland and loves the entire process of making functional pieces for people. He managed the Multnomah clay studio for 13 years, returning to Colorado to be near family.
Nicole Copel works from home in La Veta. Making art is a way to take creative ideas and give them physical form. There is great satisfaction in using a simple ubiquitous material—clay—to create something useful, sculptural or thought-provoking.
Deb Hager has a studio in Divide. She was born in a small suburb outside of Pittsburgh and had a strong interest in art as a child. She could often be found making coffee-peanut butter mixtures in her Barbie swimming pools, and playing in the mud outside. After high school she attended Pittsburgh Art Institute and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, completing her BFA at CSU Pueblo.
Patti Paiz-Jones creates her work in La Veta. Her journey in ceramics started in high school. It was ceramics and an amazing art teacher that saved her and got her through to graduation and ultimately led to a career that she loves. She studied art at the University of Northern Colorado, receiving an art education degree with an emphasis in ceramics. Throughout her 36 years of teaching, she had the good fortune to work with students grades 1-12.
Jim Lummel, formerly of Colorado Springs, currently lives in Trinidad. His initial ceramic studies were at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, after which he relocated to Colorado. He worked and taught at Cottonwood studios in Colorado Springs for years before moving to Trinidad. A master production potter, he also loves making sculptural pieces. When he is not in the studio, he enjoys fly fishing and contemplation.
Refreshments, good conversation, and great art all await at this popular event. Masks and social distancing are required inside the gallery, depending on current COVID regulations.
Second Saturday events include some downtown merchants and galleries staying open late so that visitors can explore the stores until 6 p.m. and The Bell Tower Cultural Center has a concert featuring Phantom Canyon Band from 7-9 p.m.
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