Fall-themed 'Aspens on the Avenue' art promotion in Old Colorado City Sept. 22

Fall-themed 'Aspens on the Avenue' art promotion in Old Colorado City Sept. 22

Sept. 10, 2018
In its second year, Aspens on the Avenue, a promotion by the Old Colorado City Associates (OCCA) business group, is slated to have twice as many retail participants as in 2017.
Scheduled Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event will feature artist demonstrations (outside, if the weather cooperates) and “hundreds of fall-themed

Artists Fide Durban (jewelry design, foreground) and Keoni Carlson (wood art) are shown providing demonstrations at the Squash Blossom during Old Colorado City's ArtWalk in June. The business is also participating in the second annual Aspens on the Avenue Sept. 22.
Westside Pioneer photo

artworks created for this one-day event,” a press release states.
       Sixteen shops/galleries, all of which are part of the monthly First Friday ArtWalks in Old Colorado City, are scheduled to participate, compared with 8 at last year's inaugural "Aspens." Those involved will be identified with “colorful balloons,” the release adds.
       The listed businesses - all located along Colorado Avenue between 24th and 27th streets - are the following: Arati Artists Gallery, By Design Gems, Colorado Creative Co-op, Colorado Fine Art Works, Chavez Gallery, Cucuru Gallery Café, Febra's Boutique & Gallery, Hunter-Wolff Gallery, Laura Reilly Fine Arts Gallery, Oaks Glass Gallery, Safron of Manitou Springs, Second Floor Studios, Silver Sparrow Beads, Squash Blossom, Thunder Mountain Trading Company and 45° Gallery & Custom Framing.
       For more information, call Hunter-Wolff at 520-9494 or go to Facebook.com/ArtWalkOCC.

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