Library patrons can get taste of Latino culture
The Douglas Public Library District will give patrons a taste of
Latino culture with an evening of stories and chili
rellenos.
Patrons will learn to make homemade chili rellenos and munch on
tortilla chips and chili verde salsa, courtesy of Flying Horse
Catering.
Afterward, audiences will enjoy an evening of Hispanic
storytelling with Esther Acosta of Denver, who will share folktales
and other stories from her Chicana/Mexicana background in her
presentation, “La Vida esta Llena de Cuentos – Life is Full of
Stories.”
Her stories incorporate childhood and family traditions,
journeys and tales filled with laughter and tears. A native speaker
and high school Spanish teacher, Acosta will include Spanish words
and phrases, working the translations into the stories.
Hispanic celebrations will be: May 1 at the Parker Library,
10851 S. Crossroads Drive, (303) 841-3503. Food starts at 5:30
p.m., and storytelling starts at 7; May 2 at the Philip S. Miller
Library, 961 S. Plum Creek Blvd., Castle Rock, (303) 688-5157. Food
starts at 5:30 p.m., and storytelling starts at 7; May 6 at
Roxborough Elementary School, Rampart Range Road, (720) 981-3040.
Storytelling only at 6:30 p.m.; May 8 at the Lone Tree Library,
8827 Lone Tree Parkway, (303) 799-4446. Food starts at 5:15 p.m.,
and storytelling is at 6:30; May 9, at the Highlands Ranch Library,
9292 Ridgeline Blvd., (303) 791-7703. Food starts at 5:30 p.m., and
storytelling is at 7.
Final history series program is May 4
The final program in the Douglas Public Library District 2002
history program series will be May 4.
“Lakota Chief Red Cloud: A Profile of a Truly Formidable Leader”
will be at 2 p.m., in the commissioners’ hearing room at the Philip
S. Miller Administration Building, 100 Third St., Castle
Rock.
Robert Larson is a retired professor of history at the
University of Northern Colorado. The presentation is based on his
extensive research of Chief Red Cloud and his 1997 book “Red Cloud:
Warrior Statesman of the Lakota Sioux,” published by University of
Oklahoma Press, Norman.
The series is sponsored by the library district’s Local History
Collection, which is in the Philip S. Miller Library at 961 S. Plum
Creek Blvd., Castle Rock.
The collection holds materials relating to the history of
Douglas County, the High Plains and the Arkansas/Platte Divide area
of the Front Range of Colorado.
Items available in the Local History Collection include maps and
aerial photos of Douglas County, high school yearbooks,
photographs, manuscripts, personal papers, organizations’ records
and newsletters, etc.
For questions regarding the 2002 History Program Series, the
Local History Collection, or to make a donation of historic
materials to the collection, contact the archivists at (303)
814-0795, e-mail dpldlhc@mail.dpld.org or visit
www.history.dpld.org.
Metal sculptor’s work is on display
The work of metal sculptor Edie Nelson will be on display
through July 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree
Parkway.
Nelson’s work includes welded figurative pieces with brushed
steel, powder coated surfaces or natural rust patinas. Some pieces
even include Colorado river rock or other inspiring found
objects.
She uses recycled materials to interpret elements of indigenous
rock art into expressive figures and forms.
Her images move from the whimsy of life to the spiritual realm
with a profound and passionate vision.
For more information, call Laurie Brown at the Lone Tree
Library, (303) 799-4446.
Committee seeks artist submittals
The Art Selection Committee of the Highlands Ranch Library is
accepting submittals from artists who wish to exhibit at the
library during 2002-03.
The committee will jury all submittals.
Artists who wish to be considered should submit slides of each
piece they wish to display. Slides should be submitted in 8
1/2-by-11-inch clear slide protector sheets. The artist should also
provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope so slides can be
returned after they have been examined.
The deadline for submittals is May 17. The Highlands Ranch
Library is at 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. For more information, call Pam
Nissler, Highlands Ranch Library manager, at (303) 791-7703.