Exhibition Dates –  May 10- June 29, 2013
2nd Fridays - Opening Reception – May 10   6-9pm   Gallery talk 7:30pm
 2nd Fridays – June 14  6-9 Gallery Talk – Beyond the Beauty: Local aesthetic plastic surgeon and sculptor Dr. Peter Schmid.

Receptions by Sun Rose Cafe

WESTend    UnMasked – the Language of Cultural Identity
Exploring cultures, identities, habits and commonalities through the “eyes” of original masks that represent different regions and time periods around the world. Masks created by Grahame Atkinson, Duane Farquhar, Ann Kruglak, Susan Weschler, Laurie Beth Zuckerman and traditional ceremonial masks from Mexico and South America from the Museo de las Americas’ collection.

Main Gallery –
Resident Artists     Barbara Hegy, Jon Clarke ,Linda Sole Faul, Angelo Ambrosia, Connie Garcia,Shawn Shea, Brice Harbert, Suzanne Frazier, Kathy Reilly, Michelle Henzel,Katherine Ware Wolniewicz, Ana Maria Botero, Britt Ripley, Sally Fulton

Muse Gallery – 356 Main St, Longmont CO 80501
303-678-7869  http://www.ArtsLongmont.org

The Prospect Artists Association open their working studios for the 6th Annual Prospect Artists Studio Tour, Noon to 6pm, June 22-23. Visit artist's studios and see each member's home/store front in this architecturally unique community. Look for the green studio tour signs in front of the studio locations. Map of the tour is available at www.prospectartistsassn.com. This is a special community of artists with unique expressions to match the unique architecture where they live and work.
WEBSITE: www.prospectartistassn.com

There Should be an App for That!

The City will host the first Longmont community hackathon in March to develop technological solutions to everyday problems. But first we need to identify the issues to work on. The city council is inviting the public to share ideas and help develop a list of apps that can make our lives easier at 7 pm on Tuesday, January 15, in the Longmont Civic Center at 350 Kimbark Street. Those suggestions will be used to challenge local techies to spend a marathon weekend developing solutions to benefit our community. Would you like an app to help you find bicycle parking? Maybe you want to find all the public art in Longmont. Or perhaps you’d like to know what fresh produce is for sale this week at the farmers’ market. Whatever your ideas, bring them to this open forum for consideration. Follow them on Facebook  at https://www.facebook.com/cityoflongmontco or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cityoflongmont  Hashtag #LongmontHackathon.

Various shelter options are available to individuals and families seeking weather-related emergency shelter in Longmont. Available Shelter options vary depending on the severity of the weather and change daily.

For the most accurate, timely and appropriate information contact the following:

Emergency Shelters

Agape Family Services (church sheltering)
Single adults
Rotating church locations with plenty of capacity
HOPE transports from NW Corner of parking lot at 225 Kimbark Street
(303) 774-7994 (recorded message available after-hours)
7pm – 7am, temperature dependent opening, 32F wet conditions, 20F dry conditions

Resources available to people in emotional crisis during and after holidays

Boulder, CO – Mental Health Partners (MHP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to mental health and wellness, serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties, offers a free, 24-hour crisis hotline, a child crisis hotline, a rape crisis line and free referrals to other community resources, supporting those facing an emotional crisis. MHP’s hotline also offers coaching, support and safety planning to friends and family members seeking assistance for a loved one in crisis. 

“The stress of the holiday season can magnify existing stressors such as loss of a loved one, financial strain or living up to family expectations, affecting one’s physical and mental health,” said Dr. Jeff Almony, MHP’s Medical Director. “Typically, emotional crises and suicide rates increase after the holidays, because for some, it takes everything they have to make it through. Each one of us has the potential to make an enormous difference for the people we know, simply by reaching out and offering support and resources to those we think need it.”

Call MHP’s crisis lines when an individual displays
• unusual or atypical behavior for a person in the situation
• behavior that is extreme in the number or frequency or for the duration of the stressor
• disruptive or inappropriate behavior or inappropriate expressions of anger
• intimidating or frightening behavior such as verbal threats or destructive acts
• feelings of hopelessness, helplessness or worthlessness
• inability to perform daily routines or tasks such as bathing or eating
• insomnia or excessive sleeping
• self-isolation or decreased interest or pleasure in previously enjoyable activities
• sudden happiness after a period of being depressed
• excessive alcohol or other substance use
• verbal indications of suicide or repeated themes of death in conversations
• loss of reality or is inconsolable
• signs of sexual assault or abuse 

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