Calendar of Colorado Events

February 1 to March 3 - Moving Waters: The Colorado & The West traveling exhibit at Ocean Journey, 700 Water St., Denver

February 1 to March 3 - The Colorado River Basin Water Management Wall Exhibit at Ocean Journey, 700 Water St. 

A lecture on the law of the river by was given by Monte Pascoe on February 17^th at 6:30 p.m., Ocean Journey, 700 Water St.

February 11, 25 and March 4, 12-1 p.m. - Reading the River Reading Discussion Series led by Richard Fleck.  Location: Education Classroom at Ocean Journey

Aired on KGNU, 88.5 FM, Boulder, also on 93.7 (Ward) and 89.2 (Ft. Collins)
Times:  9-9:30 a.m. on the following dates - Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21

KUNC, 91.5 FM, Greeley. Contact:  KUNC, PH: 800-443-5862, www.kunc.org

Also on the following KUNC transmitters:

Estes Park - 90.9
Breckenridge - 88.3
Haxtun, Holyoke, Salida & Buena Vista - 89.9
Julesburg/Ovid - 89.1
Steamboat Springs - 88.5
Sterling - 90.9
Summit County - 107.1
Vail & Eagle Valley - 99.7
Wray - 93.5
Yuma - 88.7

Opened March 8 and closed April 5 at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery located at 831 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs.

There was an exhibit opening and reception on March 11, 6:30 p.m. at the Colorado Mountain College District Office Gallery, 831 Grand Ave.  At the reception there was a brief presentations by the Colorado River Water Conservation District, Roaring Forks Conservancy, and River Water (a high school conservation group)  Each group gave a presentation of their work on behalf of the rivers and the issues they currently faced.  This was followed by a discussion with high school students and the community at large. 

On March 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Gary Zabel, Professor of Geology at Colorado Mountain College lead a walking tour of Glenwood Canyon, Hanging Lake and No Name.  His discussion was on the geology of the Colorado River, riverine ecology, and local lore about the river. 

Richard Fleck lead three discussions at the Glenwood Springs Public Library based on the readings from his book, A Colorado River Reader.  Discussions were held on March 13, 20 and 27 at 6 - 8 p.m.. 

A panel discussion entitled "Colorado River Water Rights" was held on April 3, from 12-1:30 p.m., at the Colorado Mountain District Office Conference Room (831 Grant Ave.).  Panelist were Jim Lockhead, Greg Hall, and Ron Hoffarth Kuhn, all Glenwood Springs area attorneys.

KDNK-FM (Carbondale)

Six, 30-minute programs were aired at 12:00 noon beginning on March 8 and continuing on March 15, 22, 29, April 5, and the 12. 

KAJX-FM (Aspen) Six, 30-minute programs were aired at 12:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 21 and on:  March 7, 14, 21, 28, and April 4. 

For information about programs in the Roaring Fork Valley contact Lynne Cassidy at 970 947-0417.

The exhibit opened on April 12 and runs through May. 

There was an exhibit opening reception on April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Whitman Education Center, Museum of Western Colorado located at 4^th and Ute Avenue.  Giving the opening addresses were Steven Schulte, Professor of History at Mesa State College, and Monte Pascoe, one of the most respected water attorneys in Colorado.  Audience members then went to the exhibit premiere at the neighboring History Museum. 

On April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dave Fishell lead a tour of the Colorado River and associated water sites.

May 7, 8, and 9 was Re-Enactors Day in Grand Junction.  School children from various Western Slope schools took guided tours of the traveling exhibit on those days. 

On May 16, during Historic Preservation Week, a panel of water experts discussed the Colorado River Compact in the Federal Court House where some of the 1922 Colorado River Water Compact discussions were held. 
 

On April 14 at 2 p.m., Dr. Steven Schulte, Professor of History at Mesa State College, talked about his d book, Wayne Aspinall and the Shaping of the American West at the Whitman Education Center, Museum of Western Colorado. 

April 13 and May 4 were two reading discussions by Richard Fleck, editor of The River We Know.  On April 13, Fleck presented a narrated slide presentation on the Colorado River.  He returned on May 4 to lead a discussion of the various essays featured in his anthology.  Both sessions were held at 10 a.m. in the Whitman Education Center, which adjoins the Museum of Western Colorado.  The museum is located at 4^th and Ute Avenue.

The Moving Waters Radio Documentary aired on KAFM 88.1FM Community Radio in Grand Junction.  The program aired on the following dates:

3/18/02, 3/25/02, 4/1/02, 4/8/02, 4/15/02 and 4/25/02

For further information about events in the Grand Junction area call the Museum of Western Colorado at 970 242-0971. 

The Colorado Endowment for the Humanities announced The West of John Wesley
Powell, a summer teacher institute. The Institute was held at Mesa
State College in Grand Junction, Colorado from June 24-28, 2002.
This five-day Institute was especially developed for K-12 teachers,
specifically those with an interest in the Colorado River, geology, Native
American ethnology and linguistics, and western water history.
A limited number of space were reserved for non-teachers.
The Institute was directed by Clay S. Jenkinson, one of the nation's
leading public humanities scholars, also known for his first-person
characterizations of Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis.
The Institute covered the following themes:

-The life and achievements of John Wesley Powell
-The geology of the American West
-Powell's reform agenda for land and water development in the West
-Mapping the West: John Wesley Powell and the US Geological Survey
-Powell's pioneering work on Native American linguistics
-Powell and Indian ethnology and American Indian policy
-The 1869 running of the Colorado River
-Western water law

Teachers earned three recertification and/or three graduate credits. For
further information call Betty Jo Brenner, ph. 303 894-7951, ext. 17,
e-mail, brenner@ceh.org, or visit our web site at www.ceh.org.

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