It’s Not Too Late for In Plein Sight® 2018!

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In Plein Sight 2018 is off to a roaring start, with a wonderful day of painting this past Monday at Lair O’ the Bear Park in Idledale.  Tuesday was the Artists choice day, as we set up the Art Gallery in the Golden Community Center. Today we were at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park in Evergreen, and what a beautiful day it was!

It’s not to late to view the two dozen plein air painters as they work in the field. Tomorrow, Thursday, 9/13, we’ll be at Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen.

On Friday we tackle Centennial Cone Park, the Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden.

And Saturday we’ll be painting along Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Golden Community Center and adjacent to the trail, off 10th Street.)

So you see, there’s plenty of time to join us in the field!

In addition to the “in the Parks” experience, you can view the paintings produced during the week in our Art Gallery and even take home one or two of your favorites. The Art Gallery is at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street, Golden, 80401, 2nd floor, in the Coal Creek Room.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Saturday evening we’ll be having a Reception at the Art Gallery, starting at 5:30 PM. This will give you a chance to meet the artists and talk to them about the work they’ve been doing all week. So make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.

In Plein Sight® in Mile High on the Cheap

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See the article, “Live Painting Across Jeffco” in Mile High on the Cheap. “There’s little doubt that Jefferson County has some beautiful spaces. Now artists will paint within a variety of Jeffco Open Space parks as part of the famous In Plein Sight® event.  You can see the results.” Go to milehighonthecheap.com/live-painting-in-plein-sight-across-Jeffco/

VOLUNTEER FOR IN PLEIN SIGHT® 2018

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VOLUNTEERS FOR IN PLEIN SIGHT® 2018 NEEDED

Be a part of the most fun “Art in the Parks” event ever, join us as the 25 In Plein Sight 2018 artists create their renderings of our wonderful Jefferson County Open Space Parks! We need volunteers to help in the field and in the Art Gallery. You can register to volunteer at the following EventBrite sites, just choose which day(s) and time(s) suits your schedule.

In the Park volunteer:

Staff the PLAN Jeffco canopy, answer questions, assist artists is locating spots to paint, assist getting lunches to the artists, returning canopy and material to the Golden Community Center at the end of day. On Sunday the 16th, staff an information booth at the Golden Giddyup event in Lion’s Park, Golden.

Monday 9/10:  Lair o’ the Bear – https://tinyurl.com/ycmuejph

Choose 7:00 to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

Wednesday 9/12:   Alderfer/Three Sisters – https://tinyurl.com/y8bt6uf8

Choose 7:00 to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

Thursday 9/13:  Elk Meadow – https://tinyurl.com/ycpft3pu

Choose 7:00 to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

Friday 9/14:  Centennial Cone – https://tinyurl.com/ybrmvdx3

Choose 7:00 to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 3:00 to 6:00 PM

Saturday 9/15:  Clear Creek – https://tinyurl.com/y7dzjl2r

Choose  7:00 to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 3:00 to 5:00 PM

Sunday 9/16:  Lions Park, Golden – https://tinyurl.com/y7thtpfh

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

In the Gallery volunteer:

Log in artist’s paintings, assist them in hanging the paintings, handle sales, answer questions. On Saturday the 15th, at 5:30 p.m. also assist with the evening reception. On Sunday the 16th, at 4:00 p.m., also assist the artists in removing the unsold paintings and disassembling the Gallery.

Wednesday 9/12: https://tinyurl.com/ybhtm43l

Choose 2:00 to 5:00 PM, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Thursday 9/13: https://tinyurl.com/y9t9nx8t

Choose 2:00 to 5:00 PM, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Friday 9/14: https://tinyurl.com/y8nmj8k7

2:00 to 6:00 PM

Saturday 9/15: https://tinyurl.com/yb5awzhe

Choose 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Sunday 9/16: https://tinyurl.com/y9fhmxhr

Choose 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 2:00 to 6:00 PM

Conservation Summit Comes to Jefferson County

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PLAN Jeffco and Jeffco Open Space are proud to announce the Jeffco Conservation Summit Series, a series of talks that will address visitorship, stewardship, and enjoyment of our Open Space Parks while enhancing the understanding of how open spaces must be managed for the benefit of all – the land, wildlife, and park visitors.

The first session of the Conservation Summit series, “Celebrating Visionary Women”, will focus on issues surrounding gear disparity, self-perception, and inequity in the outdoors.

The Summit will feature local women and outdoor enthusiasts:

Jennifer Barbour, Executive Director of Team Evergreen Cycling, http://teamevergreen.org/organizer/jennifer-barbour/

Niki Koubourlis, Entrepreneur and founder of Bold Betties, http://www.freshtrackswithkellyrobbins.com/employee-to-entrepreneur/niki-koubourlis-story-employee-entrepreneur-low-bold-betties/

Alexia O’Connor, Health Coach & Postural Therapist, Lead Sales for Title Nine, https://www.titlenine.com/

This event is free, but reservations are required. Go to EventBrite to make your reservation now!

“Celebrating Visionary Women” will be presented at Boettcher Mansion and the Lookout Mountain Nature Center on Saturday, June 30th, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM.  Continental breakfast and lunch provided, post-lunch yoga instruction by NamasteWorks Yoga + Wellness, http://namasteworksyoga.com/

Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Road, Golden, CO 80401
720-497-7630
https://www.jeffco.us/1658/Contact-Us

Happy 45th Birthday PLAN Jeffco!

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PLAN JEFFCO CELEBRATES ITS 45TH BIRTHDAY ON AUGUST 29 WITH A SUMMER PICNIC IN THE PARK

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Public Picnic and Guided Tours at Lookout Mountain Nature Preserve Open to All Ages

PLAN Jeffco is pleased to announce it will host a Summer Picnic in the Park to celebrate its 45th Birthday on Tuesday, August 29 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. All ages are invited to attend the celebration at Lookout Mountain Nature Center, located at 910 Colorow Rd. in Golden. The event will be free to attend and open to the public.

 Guests can pack their own picnics, or will be able to purchase food from SmokeStack70 BBQ, vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free cuisine from WongWay Veg, and ice cream from Happy Cones, on-site at the Nature Center. PLAN Jeffco is providing birthday cake for all. There will be children’s nature-based activities, scavenger hunts indoors and out, and three guided hikes will be available for attendees of all ages. Enjoy one or all of the hikes, and do remember to bring picnic blankets and folding chairs if you want to picnic in the meadow.

4:15-4:45 PM: Bird-watching guided hike with PLAN Jeffco’s own Ann Bonnell, 2nd Vice President of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver. PLEASE BRING YOUR BINOCULARS. Due to the specialized nature of this hike and the hands-on instruction involved, this group will be limited in size to the first dozen attendees. If there is demand, Ann has agreed to guide a second group of bird-watchers, from 5-5:30 PM. ASSEMBLE ON THE STEPS OF THE BOETTCHER MANSION and be ready to leave promptly at 4:15 PM, and again at 5 PM.

5-5:30 PM: Natural History & Bio-diversity Tour lead by Alicia Vermily, Naturalist and Education Specialist at JeffCo Open Space since 2006. Join Alicia for a fun nature walk and see the oldest tree on Lookout Mountain. ASSEMBLE NEAR THE PICNIC AREA and be ready to leave promptly at 5 PM.

7-7:30 PM: Lookout Mountain Nature Center Site History Tour with Andrea Keppers, Jeffco Open Space’s own history educator. Andrea will delight you with stories of the history of Lookout Mountain and the Nature Center itself. ASSEMBLE IN THE PARKING LOT NEAR THE GATES TO THE NATURE CENTER and be ready to leave promptly at 7 PM. Don’t forget a jacket or a sweater, as the evenings on Lookout Mountain can be rather cool.

 Mary Ann Bonnell, Jefferson County Open Space Visitor Services Manager (also known as Ranger1), will provide a keynote talk at 6PM where she’ll discuss the stewardship of the land and its inhabitants, including the increase in the populations of coyotes, rattlesnakes and moose (yes, moose!) in Jefferson County. Mary Ann will be speaking in front of the Nature Center, or – if weather demands, inside the main room of the Nature Center.

Advance registration is encouraged so that we can be certain to have enough food; birthday cake will be served. Register here!

More information will follow by email and on this website as we complete the details. Sign up now so you don’t miss a thing! 

Meet the Artists, In Plein Sight 2016

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We are pleased to announce that after issuing a call for artists and conducting a national search, our upcoming In Plein Sight event will feature a total of 27 artists descending upon Jeffco Open Spaces this October.

In Plein Sight is the first plein air painting event to be held in Jeffco’s Open Space parks. This free, public exhibition for all ages to enjoy will feature a series of events October 4 – 8 in South Valley Park, Mount Falcon Park, Crown Hill Park, White Ranch Park and along the Clear Creek Trail in Golden. The public is invited to take a hike or stroll to observe the painters as they work, and this incredible week of art-making will culminate in an art show and sale in Golden October 8 – 9.

The 2016 In Plein Sight artists will include:

Cliff Austin (Aurora, CO)

Brenda Behr (Goldsboro, NC)

Gina Blickenstaff (Fort Collins, CO)

Patty Dwyer (Littleton, CO)

Blair Hamill (Littleton, CO)

Don Hamilton (Castle Rock, CO)

Linda Hamilton (Castle Rock, CO)

Shelley Howard (Denver, CO)

Debra Jeffry (Paola, KS)

Janeice Linden (Littleton, CO)

Deborah McAllister (Lakewood, CO)

Linda Mooney (Aurora, CO)

Norbert Nagel (Lakewood, CO)

Rodgers Naylor (Denver, CO)

Mike Ray (Littleton, CO)

Jennifer Riefenberg (Castle Rock, CO)

Clare Scott (Lafayette, CO)

Patricia Sheeran/Daggett (Meeker, CO)

Karen Spotts (Evergreen, CO)

Cheryl St. John (Arvada, CO)

Sabrina Stiles (Longmont, CO)

Jeannette Stutzman (Evergreen, CO)

Beverly Thomas (Denver, CO)

Karin Toppel (Larkspur, CO)

Ann Tristani (Edgewater, CO)

Patty Voje (Saint Paul, MN)

Anita Winter (Centennial, CO)

Visit www.inpleinsightjeffco.org for additional event details, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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In Plein Sight – SAVE THE DATES!

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WHAT

In Plein Sight, Art in Open Air for Jeffco Open Spaces, an outdoor painting demonstration and public art sale and show. Events are free and open to the public.

WHEN AND WHERE

Sept. 19.  Pre-event Kick-off Reception and Art Show, 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Atrium of the Jefferson County Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Open to Oct. 9.

Oct. 4 to 8.  Painting in the Parks. Tuesday, Oct. 4, South Valley Park north trail head; Wednesday, Oct. 5, Mount Falcon Park upper trail head; Thursday, Oct. 6, Crown Hill Park; Friday, Oct. 7, White Ranch Park upper trail head; Saturday, Oct. 8, Clear Creek Trail in Golden west of the Washington Street bridge.

Oct. 8 and 9. In Plein Sight Art Show and Sale. Original paintings will be available for purchase on Saturday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., both days, at the Golden Community Center, 2nd Floor, Clear Creek Room, 1470 10th St., Golden.

What is In Plein Sight?

A series of indoor and outdoor art events, Oct. 4 to 9, celebrating the wild beauty of the publicly owned foothills and mountain landscapes in Jefferson County, to raise funds for PLAN Jeffco.

Using paint, canvas, brush and imagination, 27 professional artists from around the region and out of state will take inspiration from the scenic county open space parks, Oct. 4-8.  Bring the family, enjoy the fall colors and watch the artists as they capture the glory of October in Colorado.

The results will be available for purchase, Oct. 8 and 9, at an art show and sale at the Community Center in Golden. Dozens of original, freshly painted scenes will be available at a wide range of prices, a rare opportunity to bring some of the beauty of open lands to home or office.

The kick-off event is a reception for the opening of a Private Art Collection, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Sept. 19, at the Jefferson County Administration Building.   The collection features spectacular paintings by local artists using a variety of mediums, including water colors, oils and acrylics. The works, capturing Jeffco Open Space in various seasons, have never before been shown in public.

PJ logo - hosting InPleinSight  www.planjeffco.org or www.inpleinsightjeffco.org

Major Sponsors:  William K. Coors, Greg and Sue Stevinson, 240 Union (in kind); Martin Marietta, AdWest Consulting (in kind), Joe and Gail Coors, Kentwood City Properties Ann Lenane and Angela Beldy, 1stBank, OnSight Public Affairs (in kind), City of Golden, Colorado Development Foundation.

For a full list of our sponsors go to http://planjeffco.org/meetings-and-events_2016IPS_OurSponsors.html#sponsors2016IPS

Visit www.inpleinsightjeffco.org for additional event details, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Painting: Early Autumn by Don Hamilton, Lair o’ the Bear Park, Jefferson County Open Space

 

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Save the Dates for In Plein Sight – Art in Open Air for Jeffco Open Spaces

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The preparations for the In Plein Sight series of events this September and October are proceeding rapidly. We are anticipating up to 27 artists painting in Jefferson County Open Space during the week of October 4 to 8.

The week of painting will be proceeded by a three week exhibit of paintings of Jefferson County Open Space parks from a private collection in the Government Center Rotunda.

The paintings by the Plein Air artists will be available for viewing and purchase at the Golden Community Center on October 8 and 9.

PLAN Jeffco will be previewing the events with a booth or information at:

  June 9, 2016   Taste of the West
Jeffco Fairgrounds
  July 16 – 17, 2016   Summerfest
Center for the Arts, Evergreen –
  August 6, 2016   A Night in the Park (MALT)
  August 20 – 21, 2016   Golden Chamber of Commerce Arts Festival
11th Street, Golden
  August 27 – 28, 2016   Evergreen Fine Arts Festival
Evergreen
  September 17 – 18, 2016   Golden Giddyup
Lions Park, Golden

Plein Air painting opening event:

The ‘In Plein Sight’ events begins with the display of a private collector’s commissioned paintings of Jefferson County Open Space Parks in the County Administration Building Rotunda. The display will open the afternoon of September 19 with a reception and will remain available for viewing weekdays through October 7.

Plein Aire painting at Mount Falcon, Moonlight by Don Hamilton - click to enlarge Plein Aire painting at Lair o the Bear Park, Early Autumn by Don Hamilton - click to enlarge Plein Aire painting, Autumn Afternoon by Don Hamilton - click to enlarge

Plein Air painting in the parks will begin October 4, from dawn to dusk:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Plein air painting at

South Valley Park

click for park info & map »

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Plein air painting at

Mount Falcon Park

click for park info & map »

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Plein air painting at

Crown Hill Park

click for park info & map »

Friday, October 7, 2016

Plein air painting at

White Ranch Park

click for park info & map »

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Plein air painting along

Clear Creek Trail in Golden

(from the Washington Street Bridge into Clear Creek Canyon)

click for park info & map »

The finished paintings will be available for viewing and purchase in the Clear Creek and Coal Creek Rooms on the Second Floor of the Golden Community Center on October 8 and 9.

The PLAN Jeffco Board of Director’s thank the following businesses, organizations, and individuals who have become sponsors to date:

Martin Marietta

240 Union

Kentwood City Properties – Ann Lenane & Angela Beldy

First Bank

Holley, Albertson & Polk PC

Applewood Plumbing, Heating & Electric

LIV Sotheby’s International Realty

Bandimere Speedway

Pickard & Ross PC

Tueller & Gibbs, LLP

Onsight Public Affairs

Mount Vernon Data Systems

Jeffco Outdoors Foundation

Denver Mountain Parks Foundation

The Tuesday Birders

Jefferson County Nature Association

William K. Coors

Greg & Sue Stevinson

Joe & Gail Coors

Jan & Ross Wilkins

Margot & Richard Zallen

Maryanne Bach Andrie

Paige & William Alread

Beverly Lipman

Bob & Margie Howe

Nancy & George Crego

T.J. & Deb Carney

Kitty & Rock Pring

Dana Jacobsen

Ann & Mike Moore

Rachel & Andrew Price

Cindy Estrada & Ned Connolly

Liz Wald & Wayne Forman

Ralph Morgenweck

Steve Hoffman

Ken Morfit

Elizabeth Moore

Michael Lancaster

The PLAN Jeffco Board of Director’s also thank the following organizations that so far have offered to assist us in disseminating information about the events:

Clear Creek Land Conservancy

Colorado Open Lands

ENABLE

Evergreen Artists Association

Center for the Arts Evergreen

Foothills Arts Center

Foothills Running and Cycling Club

Golden Giddyup

Golden Chamber of Commerce

Mountain Area Land Trust

Colorado Native Plant Society

Trust for Public Land

American Association of University Women

Audubon Society

Tuesday Birders

Jeffco League of Women Voters

Mount Vernon Country Club

Harmony Village HOA

Ruby Ranch HOA

Governor’s Ranch HOA

Ridge HOA

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Just Around Here

Golden Newsletter 

Invitation to In Plein Sight 2016

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Dear Open Space and Art Lovers,

In Plein Sight - PLAN Jeffco is excited to announce a series of events to celebrate the beauty of our open space in September & October 2016. Plein air painting by Don Hamilton (pictured here) and many others.For more than 40 years PLAN Jeffco has worked for the protection and conservation of our open spaces. Because of our initiatives, Jefferson County established the first county-wide Open Space lands program and has protected more than 55,000 acres of open space lands with outstanding scenic, natural or recreational values.

As open spaces and art lovers, PLAN Jeffco is excited to announce a series of events in September and October 2016 to celebrate the beauty of our open space. These events will include an art exhibit, a week of plein air painting in our Jefferson County Open Space parks and an art show with the freshly painted landscapes to view and purchase.

In addition to providing a unique cultural experience for our entire Metro Denver community, these events will allow attendees to bring the beauty of Jeffco’s Open Space parks into their homes and offices as a reminder of why we live in Colorado.

We invite you to join us to promote these events by becoming a sponsor!

Proceeds from your sponsorship will help PLAN Jeffco continue its successful efforts to conserve our open space lands. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Margot Zallen, President of PLAN Jeffco

Margot Zallen, President of PLAN Jeffco

PLAN Jeffco 2015 Annual Dinner

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PLAN Jeffco 2015 Annual Dinner 
with the County Commissioners to Celebrate 43 years of Conserving Jeffco’s Open Spaces

“Celebrating Jeffco Land Trusts”

Date: September 21, 2015

Location: The Vista at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401

Honorees: Clear Creek Land Conservancy, Colorado Open Lands and Mountain Area Land Trust.

Their efforts have protected over 11,000 acres in Jeffco and over 290,000 acres in Colorado.
For this we all owe them a big THANK YOU!

The September 21 dinner in the Vista Room at the Applewood Golf Course was enjoyed by the almost 100 attendees. The dinner was also attended by the three County Commissioners and Tom Hoby, the Open Space Program Director who joined with PLAN Jeffco in honoring the Mountain Area Land Trust, Clear Creek Land Conservancy and Colorado Open Lands. All of these have been actively protecting Jeffco open space lands and two of these also focus their efforts on preserving lands throughout Colorado.

Representatives of the land trusts received framed photographs of properties that they have conserved. Peter Morales, a member of the PLAN Jeffco board, volunteered his services as photographer.

Claire Riegelman received the award for the Clear Creek Land Conservancy. The conservancy has protected lands on both sides of Clear Creek.

PLAN Jeffco 2015 Annual Dinner - Celebrating Jeffco Land Trusts - Claire Riegelman received the award for the Clear Creek Land Conservancy. The conservancy has protected lands on both sides of Clear Creek.

Dan Pike and Tony Caligiuri receive the award for Colorado Open Lands. Colorado Open Lands has protected lands along North Turkey Creek and adjacent to Golden Gate State Park.

PLAN Jeffco 2015 Annual Dinner - Celebrating Jeffco Land Trusts - Dan Pike and Tony Caligiuri receive the award for Colorado Open Lands which has protected lands along North Turkey Creek and adjacent to Golden Gate State Park.

Kurt Ballantyne receives the award for the Mountain Area Land Trust. MALT got its start with an easement on Noble Meadow and since then has protected many properties within the county, including a large area of Resort Valley.

PLAN Jeffco 2015 Annual Dinner - Celebrating Jeffco Land Trusts - Kurt Ballantyne receives the award for the Mountain Area Land Trust. MALT got its start with an easement on Noble Meadow and since then has protected many properties within the county, including a large area of Resort Valley.