Tag: Music

Take the Fun to the Backyard

If you’ve been spending a lot of time indoors lately, you may be ready to get outside for some fresh air. Here’s how to make your backyard the center of family fun. • Set up an outdoor theater: There’s no need to spend the day indoors, even if your family wants to binge watch favorite …

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The Clearview Library District: A Good Place to Visit!

What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions libraries? Books? Well of course the library has books. Did you know that you could check out a drone, a meditation kit or a guitar? Those are just some of the interesting items found in the Explore Kits collection. If you have a Kindle, iPad …

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Music Enriches Life

By Laurie Avalos, Garden Square Greeley Did you know that although as we age and dementia and Alzheimer’s may take over our minds, there is one very important thing that we seem to hold on to and that is music. Music is the heart and soul of so many elders. I am amazed every day …

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How Libraries Are Changing In Communities Nationwide

Libraries aren’t just about books any more. Most have shifted focus from their collections to the communities they serve, and adjusted their designs to match. Library-sponsored programs, such as children’s reading hours and job-search assistance sessions, are bolstering many branches’ outreach and education efforts. A 2016 library use study from the Pew Research Center indicates …

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Greeley’s 2017 Arts Picnic is July 29 & 30

Greeley’s annual Arts Picnic celebrates 39 years of summertime fun Saturday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Considered one of Northern Colorado’s best arts, crafts & music festivals, the Arts Picnic draws more than 20,000 people to Greeley’s historic Lincoln Park each year. …

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Rocky Ridge Music Center Summer Programs

Transform your world this summer with beautiful music echoing off the mountains. Rocky Ridge Music Center is a 17 acre campus with historic log cabins near Estes Park. Healthful, delicious farm-to-table meals are provided with lively conversations forging friendships for life. Adult Piano Seminars. Session 1: Saturday, May 28 to Wednesday, June 1. Session 2: …

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