NOVEMBER 17 / DECEMBER 15, 2021
REDSTONE • REVIEW
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Walking the Camino de Santiago
Balance Lost By Jane Ripley
By Sally King Redstone Review LYONS – Betsy Burton and Mike Whipp walked the 172 miles of the Camino Portuguese pilgrimage which ends in King Santiago, Spain, the declared burial site of St. James, the disciple. Long distance walking, day after day, is a natural way of getting acquainted with the newest version of yourself. “It’s as though your brain shifts” says Mike. Life has as many turns in the path: they met a recently retired principal from Finland figuring out what’s next, and an 80year-old man from Amsterdam who just lost his wife. They met folks from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, like-minded people walking through the fertile countryside of Portugal and spending the night in the villages spaced about 14 miles apart. The trail, marked with a yellow arrow, sometimes has stones beneath your feet that are part of a 1200 years old Roman road. Betsy had many photos of public art in
How did I come to this venue? And why are you sitting in that chair Your smile wrapped around a gingham scarf. My glitter façade My Stevia heel Your round face I’m all here and you’re surreal. You manipulated Like a puppet And I won’t forget it.
It was the wedding of the century and I was there. Terry and Michelle both live at Mesa Vista the nursing home where my sister lived. And when I would go to visit my sister I would ask Michelle have you seen Anne and she would always know exactly where she was.
We step outside The pull of autumn feels sickly sweet.
Louie Goosey Junebug Rivers, feline companion to Cathy Rivers, is seen here checking to be sure the potted plants have been properly watered. Brought home as a stray at about two years old, he has been Cathy’s confidant and big furry love muffin for 13 years. His Maine Coon lineage gives him his super chill personality.
Sally King is a local artist who has created whimsical bears and delightful wild flower acrylic paintings to enhance the appearance of Lyons all over the town. She lives near Lyons.
By Sally King
You know the game The flirtatious loquacious banter You freely distribute.
Grateful sunset Glows bold. And I bow to no one But the cold.
Lisbon and Porto, their starting point, saying, ”Without art life would be so boring.” She especially loved the mosaic sidewalks, hundreds of years old, that art has paid (paved) it forward.
Michelle and Terry’s Wedding, October 10, Flagstaff
Like the days of Pumpkin spice And cinnamon rolls With flesh pulling Off the bone.
Michelle had a near-fatal bike motorcycle accident in her thirties and she likes to tell the story of being in heaven and wanting to stay because it was so wonderful and yet being told she had to return.
he has stories to tell. One of the elements of their romance is that Michelle met Terry when she was 17. Riding motorcycles under different colors (is there such a thing? Only to meet again at Mesa Vista in their 50s.
Michelle and I stayed in touch after my sister died and when I visited with her I met Terry, another human who has lived a wild life, something I admire,
Their wedding was the real thing, whittled down to the ritual’s essence. Odd angels both of them, my kind of people. And I heard Michele say over and over again “I love Terry, I love Terry, I love Terry.”
Whatever Floats Your Particular Boat art show and new installations By Brianna Hoyt Redstone Review LYONS – If you have not been to the Lyons Regional Library recently, stop in to see Diane Dandeneau’s stunning show, Primal Wanderings. She is a local artist who paints sacred sites from around the world (as well as being a singer/songwriter, author, and community contributor). She has also included images of her most recent custom work. To learn more about her work visit her website, http://dianedandeneau.com/. There is a new community art show in the Town Hall Board room as well, titled Abstraction – in other words. Both shows will continue until January. Diane Dandeneau’s show, Primal Wanderings, is currently at the Lyons Regional Library. PHOTO BY LAUREN CLICK
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The next art show reception is scheduled for January 12, 2022. The LAHC would love to hear from musicians, caterers, and restaurants who are interested in participating in future art show receptions, contact chrystaldecoster@gmail.com for more information. The past two receptions included music from Shauna Lee, Eric Thorin and Dylan McCarthy. The next library art show will be Working Duo by local artists, Jacob Leeuwenburgh and Ann M. Hall. The current community art show in Lyons Town Hall will be dismantled January 7, and the next show will be hung the same evening. The upcoming theme is Free for All – Whatever Floats your Particular Boat. The Lyons Arts and Humanities
Commission (LAHC) encourages the community to start creating. Art must be ready to hang on the wall and up to five pieces per artist can be submitted. Instructions will be sent out closer to the art show. To stay up to date on art shows, calls to artists, and art happenings sign up for the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission’s monthly newsletter, Kaleidoscope, at https://www.townoflyons.com/181/Lyons-Arts-Humanities-Commission. The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission is working on preparing programming for the next year by applying for grants and funding. The commission’s goal is to fund new Creative Outlets opportunities and new sculpture installations. The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission is currently working on sourcing a stone plinth and a cultural expert to create an interpretive sign for the historic Ute trail. In September 2021, the LAHC and the Town of Lyons received a grant from the State Historic Fund for the interpretive sign. The goal is to create educational material on the Ute and other indigenous people who used this land before it was platted. The LAHC has made the first payment on a marble sculpture by talented and renowned artist Oreland Joe. The LAHC has begun fundraising for the remaining balance of the sculpture. The LAHC has tentatively begun planning an unveiling and cel- The sculpture Trail of ebration for the fall of 2022. If Treaties by Oreland Joe you would like to contribute to has been purchased by the Ute Trail Marker and LAHC. Sculpture, you may make a donation to the LAHC at Town Hall or online: https://www.townoflyons.com/181/LyonsArts-Humanities-Commission. The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission meets every second Tuesday of the month at the Lyons Regional Library at 4:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.
