I Never Saw Another Butterfly

A Holocaust Memorial Exhibit, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” will be on display from Sunday April 17^th through Sunday, May 8^th at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greeley, at 929 15^th St and 10^th Ave. This exhibit is one of many Greeley Holocaust Memorial Observances to be sponsored in several places in town in the next few weeks.

A well-known book of poetry, an anthology of poems written by or about children at the Terezin concentration camp in the Holocaust, is called “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” edited by Hana Velovkova.

Based on this book, and the terrible facts of the Holocaust, Greeley school children  have created butterflies to remember the lives of children who lived in those harsh times.

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Chalice Arts (of UUCG) will feature a collection of posters from several years  of past Holocaust memorial observances, and will also show a number of hand made art and origami butterflies made by Greeley school children to memorialize those who lived or died during the Holocaust.

The public is welcomed to visit the exhibit on First Friday, May 6, 2011 from 5 to 7 pm. People are also invited to visit

the exhibit on Sundays following the service from 12 to 1pm.

The exhibit continues through May 8.

Image above, Two Rabbis and the Art Piece at Right are the ©Copyright of

the artists who created them, owned by Beth Israel Synagogue on Reservoir Road in Greeley, and are included here only for the purpose of publicizing this Exhibit event. Other use of these images is strictly forbidden.

A Little Bit of Magic

Second Saturday Writers Group from Greeley, will share their writing and perform a little bit of magic,  on First Friday, May 6 from 7 to 8 pm. at the Unitarian Universalist Church. The location is at 929 15^th St and 10^th Avenue.

Some of these writers are published, and their books will be available. The member’s works span a range of writing genres and styles, from short stories to humorous essays to poetry. There may even be a little magic in the mix.

The group of around ten members has met monthly for about ten years on Second Saturday mornings a 9 am. at the New Life Church on 47^th St. The group is open to new members.

There will be no admission charge, although donations to Chalice Arts, which sponsors various arts events, are appreciated.

 by Chalice Arts Coordinator

Fred Myers Exhibit, March through April 11

Fred Myers, Florida.                                                        ©Fred Myers

"Reflections and Recollections: Works Through Time," an exhibit of Fred Myer’s work is on display currently in the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greeley at 929 15^th St and 10^th Ave. Fred will be attendance at a reception to be held from 5 to 8 pm on First Friday, April 1^st. Additional hours to view the show will be from 12 to 3 pm on Saturday, April 2,  and Sunday, April 3,  from 12 to 3 pm. and on other Sundays from 12 to 1pm. It is rumored that a spontaneous blue grass jam may occur after 7pm.

Fred's exhibit features a collection of past and present works that span the range of oil painting, oil pastel, pastel and graphite (pencil). Subjects include numerous landscapes and some figurative work. Those familiar with his work will not want to miss this rare opportunity to see his unique vision, once again.

Myers has lived for several years with his wife Judith in Pensacola, Florida. He is an active member of the Plein Air Artists of Pensacola, where he continues to use his eye for composition and form, his vision of light and his appreciation of color to create extraordinary images of even common subjects.

Fred Myers is professor emeritus of drawing and painting from the University of Northern Colorado, where his commitment to sharing his passion and talent for art inspired students and colleagues for over 26 years. Myers taught drawing and painting in the Department of Visual Arts until 1994.He holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree from Auburn University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Oklahoma.

Myers' work has been included in juried and group exhibitions in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Indiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, Texas, Washington, D.C., Wyoming and in Florence, Italy. His work is in a number of public collections including the University of Oklahoma, the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri, Del Mar College in San Antonio, Texas, New Mexico State University and the University of Northern Colorado. His work is also in numerous private collections all over the United States.

The Exhibit is sponsored by Chalice Arts, a committee of the Unitarian/Universalist Church of Greeley. 

The Image and Writing on this post are the Copyright of © Fred Myers, used here by his permission.

Chalice Arts Author Presentation March 4

Skipping Stones –

Karen Griffiths, a fourth generation Coloradan, will offer a program touching points connecting poetry, oral history, and even splashing upon research based non-fiction on March 4, at 7 pm at the UU Church of Greeley,  at  929 15^th St and 10^th Avenue, Greeley, CO. 

Karen’s Writing has appeared in many Coloradan newspapers  and  publications. She was invited as one of eight speakers invited to present for the Mountain Plains Library Association’s program, Country School Legacy; Humanities on the Frontier, directed by Andrew Gulliford, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A retired teacher, Karen resides in Johnstown and in Ouray Colorado. Karen is also a lifetime founding member of the Johnstown Historical Society. At present, she is establishing a poetry performance outreach group, Voices of Poetry, for the Johnstown- Milliken communities that offers poetry events each April in recognition of National Poetry Month. She is also a member of the Greeley Poetry Club.

Karen is currently working on a manuscript that focuses on facts, figures and personal stories about the land and land use connected to three irrigation systems of Larimer and Weld Counties, covering over ten decades of history.

In 2008, Western Reflections Publishing Company released Karen’s non-fiction book, Reflections on Lake Lenore. Karen’s historical prose flows through the pages of this book, capturing the past, present and possible future of the Lake Lenore community on Colorado’s Western slope.

  © Contributed by Karen Griffiths
                                                                                               

The event is sponsored by Chalice Arts. on March 4, open from 5 to 8 pm, There will also be an exhibit of Fred Myers’s paintings, March 4 – April 11. Fred Myers will talk about his work on April 1, with more information to follow, closer to his event.

Chalice Arts Exhibit Feb. 4, at UU Church of Greeley.

Montage and Metaphor, an exhibit of montages by Ruth Zachary continues through February. Her richly detailed works in photo montage, collage and etching may be viewed at the Unitarian-Universalist Church on Feb. 4, First Friday, from 5 to 8 pm. at 929 15^th St and 10^th Avenue. The exhibit began in January and continues to the end of February, open also on Sundays following church services from 11am. to noon.

Montage, with the layering of imagery suggests visual metaphors, to convey ideas and emotion, much as metaphor does in writing. Interspersed with her visual images, she has included poems, dealing with topics often stimulated by similar experiences to convey the relationship between the different creative processes.  

Music by Claire Barta on Violin and Kristina Bain on Flute will be performed between 6:30 and 7pm. Ms Zachary will be available from 5 to 6 and from 7 until 8 to answer questions about content of her work and techniques used.

The solo show is sponsored by Chalice Arts, a group formed to promote opportunities for interaction between various artists of different art forms and to stimulate creative dialogue both for artists and the community. Ms Zachary is coordinator of the group at this time.

Ms Zachary has lived in Greeley since 2004, moving from Michigan that year. She has been active in two Greeley Arts Organizations and in two writing groups since 2005,