Learn how to make mini-works of art with ATC demonstration
Art Trading Cards are thriving in Colorado, the US, and around the world.
Come to the demonstration to see how our local artists put together their 4×3″ mini-masterpieces.
Keep your artistic brain stimulated with these fun monthly projects (traded at the library)
Get crafty with your community, at the library in March
==writing circle
==denim design, part 2
==Artist Trading Cards, demonstration
==Cookbook book club
==Collage Keepsake workshop
==craft Tuesdays
Get out your scissors and create a fun Valentine month, Library programs
Free workshops, parties and classes at the library
==ANNUAL Trivia Night fundraiser; bring friends worldwide
==Denim ‘redesign’ workshop
==learn what it takes to be a foster parent
==teen game night
==Adult crafternoon / bring your own and create cards
==Teen movie night and party
==lit and poetry writing
==Art 4 Art ATC / card trading
Books by Colorado authors tell tales of earthy lives and dreams
==Valentine Gifts==
2 adult / 2 youth books
(CO Humanities Ctr book of the year awards).
=Cowboy is not a Cowboy – is a boy cow a cowboy? (youth book)
=Woman of Light – a mystical Indian goes from 1930s Denver to her Indigenous homeland/ Lost Territory (adult book)
=Every Rock Tells a Story – while written for Youth, the understandable explanations of our mountain rocks is for all
==Black Smoke (Black bbq in the US)
Winter Fun around Lyons, arts, music and alpaca (photo spread)
It may be freezing outside, but these delightful photos will warm up your heart
==enjoy bright moments from the Opening Night of 1st Quarter Art Show 2024, Lyons
==welcome Kristin Bruckner and Android Jones
==Winter Concert series, including ice skating
==do alpaca’s like coffee?
PHOTO SPREAD
Grants, resources, opportunities for Boulder County artists in 2024
==multiple January deadlines
==other deadlines Feb – May
==Exciting opportunities… like Artist on the Farm, and working with NCAR on Climate Change, performing arts ‘preparedness’, and a Gates grant for capital projects.
It’s a new year, and Lyons Library is bringing new activities to you
New activities for 2024!
==Join the Trail cam rage – learn how to set it up== and borrow one
==new Martial Arts class for kids (free)
==ECO Elegance Unlocked – for those who love sustainable fashion
==Tween Book Club “Lost Library” (includes activity and snacks)
==Writing Circle – read a piece, discuss it, give it a try
UpStream Songwriters retreat, followed by performances in Lyons
UpStream 4th Song Writing Retreat
==details on songwriting retreat
==info on where live performances take place
==elective sessions open to non-retreat participants
==quotes from the 4 professional songwriters
World-renowned artist Android Jones will open 1st Quarter LAHC art show
Details on 1st quarter art show by Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission
==brief info on artist Android Jones
==details on what takes place at opening reception
==info for local residents to submit their art to tandem exhibit
Getting to know local award-winning band, The Fretliners
Insightful conversation on song writing, by local music critic Dave McIntyre.
Recent awards shot them to the top of the progressive bluegrass bands in the area.
Performing New Year’s Eve at Oskars
Winter Wonderland – activities at the library
==Tween Book club
==Teen Holiday Hangout
==Open Studio craft time
==Wild Mind, Sacred Heart “winter”
==Winter Wonderland Party – open to all, movies, crafts, treats
Local film festival, emphasizing The Land, and The West
==explores our collective relationship with the Land through a rich and diverse programming of fiction, documentary, and art films from around the world, with particular emphasis on Coloradan and Indigenous storytelling.
==1 feature film, and 7 short films, ==many stories are related to a death