NORTH FORK VALLEY CREATIVE COALITION

2019 North Fork Un-Corked Luau

Enjoy Father’s Day Luau Weekend with a Tasting of New Releases from West Elks Wineries of Western Colorado

Paonia, CO (June 14 (evening dinners) and 15th & 16th from 11:00-5:00

Colorado’s summer season is here, and to celebrate, the winemakers of Paonia and Hotchkiss, CO invite you to come to the beautiful North Fork Valley and taste their newly released wines at North Fork Uncorked. This year we invite you to break out your grass skirt or favorite Hawaiian shirt and join us for a tastes of the Islands with your wine sips.  Complimentary glass of wine for Dad on Father’s Day.  Festivities, hosted by each of the wineries of the West Elks AVA, will be held throughout the weekend. North Fork Uncorked is three days of exciting events featuring wine and food pairings, barrel tastings, music, picnics, and winemaker dinners. Fun activities for everyone. Visit westelksava.com for details.

The 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows, a night of shorts animation for the entire community, is coming to Paonia June 21, starting at 6pm at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts. The night is a collaboration between Arts 4 All, Aspen Art Museum, the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paradise Theater, and the Animation Show of Shows. Tickets are $10 for adults and will be free to children.

The night starts with a special showing of the Arts for All Kids Short Fest: Paonia and Aspen Art Museum Young Film Makers. Shorts will be presented from the Arts 4 All Digital Animation, Film and Motion Design Workshop sponsored by the Aspen Art Museum and taught by Katie Hadar. In addition, Kids shorts from the Aspen Art Museum’s Stop Motion Animation Workshop will also be shown.

The night continues with a screening of award winning international animated short films curated by Ron Diamond at the Paradise Theater. Ron has been annually curating and producing this show for the past 20 years, seeking out over 1,000 international animated short films each year culling them down in an effort to package 11-16 of the most extraordinary of them all into feature length programs and to introduce them to a much wider audience. Since its inception in 1998, of the over 200 films featured over the years, 40 of them went on to receive Academy Award nominations, and 11 took Oscars. But more exciting than that is the show has become a platform for people all over the country and in multiple other countries to discover beautiful narratives in these films mostly in art house movie theaters, museums, film societies and at colleges and universities from community colleges to elite universities including Harvard, Princeton, Georgetown and Dartmouth. “It’s my goal to broaden people’s awareness of great animated works in an effort to spread the good word that these are highly entertaining while also on occasion carrying bigger insights that are important to society as a whole and hopefully breed positivity and openness to people of all cultures and nationalities.”

This is a magical community event that every child and adult should see. For more information or to buy tickets go to bluesage.org or call 970-527-7243.

*There will be additional showings of past Show of Shows at the Paradise Theatre Friday & Saturday at 11am.*

The focus of this salon is shamanism & art. The focus will change slightly depending on the current leader. Encounters are held on the 3rd Thursday each month. Encounters are held at Widdop House – the Shamanic Arts Center in Hotchkiss.  Current Facilitators – Julia Widdop & Dr. Robert Sullivan (Che). Seating is limited – please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/julia-shamanicartscenter-399256367.

Learn how to use shamanic journeying to enhance creativity in the supportive atmosphere of this group. Shamanic Experiences were designed by the Shamanic Arts Center to open your mind to alternative ways of thinking and creating.  Continued study will yield many benefits particularly enhanced creativity in all areas of your life.

The main instructor is Dr. Robert Sullivan (Chi), a Choctaw native and traveling shaman who’s assisted by Julia Widdop founding director of  the Shamanic Arts Center in Hotchkiss.  Meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Subscribe free to Postcards From Shamans to get email announcements.

What:  Grow Your Business with Digital Marketing

When:  Monday, June 24, 2019

Where:  Paonia Public Library

Presenter: Jordan Schevene

Free to NFVCC members, non-members may donate $10

Digital marketing can be powerful for growing your business or organization. A marketing framework is the first step and will give you a clear plan as you move forward. In this presentation, Jordan Schevene, will walk you through his process for developing your marketing framework.

• Target customer personas
• Online asset audit
• Outline your current business model
• Define your products and services
• Clarify your what, how & why
• Set your SMART goals
• Create a value proposition
• Identify your customer’s journey