The Estes Park Museum

Hand Coloring Greeting Cards for Kids with Cheryl Pennington.    Back by popular demand!  Children and their parents are invited to join artist Cheryl Pennington from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. as she demonstrates the art of hand-coloring on reproductions of classic Thanksgiving and Christmas greeting cards from her grandmother’s collection, circa 1910.  Space is limited and reservations are required by calling the Museum at 577-3762 after October 1.  The program is free to the public and sponsored by the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc.  Included with each free registration are three black-and-white greeting cards for coloring, envelopes, the use of the artist’s colored pencils, and refreshments.    

Ute Indian Stories.  Nationally-recognized Storyteller and Recording Artist Kay Negash will share the Ute Creation Myth, Legend of Grand Lake, and the story of Spirit-Glenwood Springs.  This free and family-friendly program begins at 2:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation and the Estes Park Museum.

Christmas with Red Feather Woman. Back by popular demand! Internationally known, Rose Red Elk, known as Red Feather Woman, is a Native American storyteller, singer, songwriter and author. Born on the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana, she is an enrolled member of the Sioux/Assiniboine Tribes. Rose has captivated audiences for more than 20 years, singing and telling traditional stories to children and adults of all ages   Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. program. Free and open to the public.

Ghost Towns: Eastern Colorado by Kenneth Jessen.  Join the author when he describes his adventures documenting nearly 1,000 abandoned sites.  Jessen will describe the struggle of homesteaders hoping for the return of prosperity, settlers forced out by drought, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s which was the final blow for many of Coloradoans.  Sites include stage stations, forts, once-thriving towns along cattle trails, agricultural communities and railroad-financed towns.  Be there when he presents the history of the towns described in his recent publication depicting nearly 950 towns on a “sea of grass.”  Program begins at 11:00 a.m. and is free and open to the public.  Ghost Towns: Eastern Colorado and other publications by the author are on sale in the Estes Park Museum Shop.