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SINGER CORAL SKYE TAKES CENTER STAGE

"My family and my boyfriend (and bassist) Morgan Ball have been my rock and very supportive of me," says Coral Skye, above. Courtesy photo.

By Caitlin Switzer MONTROSE-She is barely old enough to go to a nightclub, but when it comes to singing for an audience, Coral Skye Dietrich is already a seasoned pro at 21. "I started performing professionally last year," Dietrich said, "but I have been playing on and off with my dad since I was 12." Those who have heard Coral sing tend to be very appreciative of the young singer's voice and presence, and she hopes to continue her education as a performer and as an entrepreneur. With a strong family background in the creative arts (dad is Donny Morales and mom is Bambi Dietrich), she takes a practical approach to launching her own artistic career.

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DOPE- [ADJ] A WORD IN URBAN SLANG MEANING COOL OR AWESOME HIT OF 2015 SUNDANCE FESTIVAL COMES TO THE FOX!

By Tanya Ishikawa

MONTROSE?"Dope" was sold in one of the biggest

deals of its kind in January, after a bidding war in

Utah. The sale took place at the 2015 Sundance Film

Festival, and Dope is a little independent film, pro-

duced on a $700,000 budget by Academy Award-

winning actor Forest Whitaker and executive pro-

duced by Grammy Award-winning music icons Phar-

rell Williams and Sean Combs.

The film, purchased by Open Road Films and Sony

Pictures for a reported $7 million plus a promise of

at least $15 million in marketing, won the U.S. Dra-

matic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Editing at

Sundance and was selected to close the Directors'

Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival in

May. Released in North America on June 19, Dope The Fox Theater welcomes the independent film "Dope"

had earned nearly $16.8 million

for Second Sunday Cinema Sept. 13.

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in this West Slope Public issue Radio fights on!

Musical Term Refresher!

Opera returns to Nickelodeon actress Arts & Events the Wright! Visits Ridgway School! Calendar!

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CENTRAL CITY OPERA COMING TO WRIGHT OPERA HOUSE IN OURAY!

Special to the Mirror OURAY-As leaves begin to fall, it's the perfect time to take in a show...head for the Wright Opera House in Ouray on Sept. 19, and kick off the season in style with Central City Opera's traveling performance, Smooth Operator! Friends of the Wright welcome opera for only the second or third time in the venue's127 year history. All proceeds from this fund raising event will benefit the restoration of the Wright Opera House.

The evening features staged scenes from operas and musical theatre highlighting infamous schemers from "Sweeney Todd" to "La Traviata" and "The Music Man" to "Carmen." With leading men and ladies like Don Juan, Cleopatra and Delilah, this concert features some of the most beautiful arias and duets ever written, as well as a few funny, jazzy, finger-snapping numbers. Tickets $40 at the door, $35 in advance. Visit .

THREE LOCAL BANDS TO PLAY SHARING MINISTRIES STREET DANCE SEPT. 26

Special to Art & Sol MONTROSE-It's a no brainer--come out and dance with your friends and neighbors for a great cause! The Stupid Band once again headlines the Sharing Ministries Street Dance, with special guests the Lug Nuts and Ghost River Band. Enjoy a pig roast by Kinnikin, hear great original songs like "Stupid Mistake" and "Jailbreak," and bid on plenty of enticing silent auction items. The Street Dance takes place Sept. 26, from 3 to 9 p.m. in Centennial Plaza Downtown. Tickets are $20 for adults 21 and over, $10 for youth ages 11 to 20, and free to kids ten and under. It's not rocket sci-

ence--it's the Stupid Band! See you at the Sharing Ministries Street Dance! For more information call 970-240-8385.

This year's Sharing Ministries Street Dance will be in Centennial Plaza. Mirror file photo.

MONTROSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HOSTS HOMECOMING CELEBRATION IN THE STREET SEPT. 13

Special to the Mirror

MONTROSE-Montrose United Methodist Church is having their annual Homecoming celebration in the street Sunday September 13 2015. This is a free community event, all are welcome to come have hamburgers and hotdogs with us on S. 1st street next to

the church starting around 12:30 p.m.

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WEST SLOPE COMMUNITY RADIO:

RAISE FUNDS, LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY!

KOTO has just begun the search ground in community theater to the sta-

for a new director, Kerr said.

tion, perhaps with some old-school radio

"It will be someone multi-

drama.

talented, someone charismatic, "We have been doing live broadcasts

and someone who understands from the Wright Opera House," she said.

Telluride and the radio commu- "On Halloween we'll be doing the Head-

nity," he said. "They will know less Horseman. SO much fun to do over

who the players are, have a busi- the radio! Wouldn't it be great to intro-

ness background, and an under- duce a new radio drama?

standing of non-profit finan-

"We will be doing a survey," she added,

cials."

"to see what our listeners want to hear,

Though obviously the person and revamping the classes."

will bring a lot to the job, the

The school's radio classes are still very

search should not be impossible, popular, with 14 students currently en-

Students work in the studio at KURA in this file photo from 2004.

noted Kerr. "It's a challenging position for sure," he said, "so much is ex-

rolled between two classes. "I am really excited," Preston said. Grand Junction's excellent KAFM 88.1,

pected of this individual, and it is which has just named Ramona Winkeller

By Caitlin Switzer

a difficult hat to wear. But the Western as executive director, draws on the exper-

REGIONAL-On Colorado's Western Slope, Slope is full of talented people; it may be tise of many volunteers to create a unique

community-driven public radio stations tough to find the right person, but it is not blend of music programming; produce a

are among the most trusted sources of impossible."

daily community affairs hour Monday thru

information about local communities and At KVNF, which first took to the airwaves Friday, featuring information and discus-

regional events. Coincidentally, four of in 1979, Board President Pam Ellison and sion about area non-profit organizations

the region's public radio mainstays are board member Linda Bacigalupi are filling and community issues. The station also

under or are seeking new leadership.

in temporarily while the station searches operates "The Radio Room," a 75-seat

Last week, Grand Junction's popular

for its next general manager.

performance and meeting venue in the

KAFM 88.1 community radio announced "We are excited to get someone new to KAFM facilities at 1310 Ute Avenue in

that it has hired longtime staffer Ramona help us reach our potential, and drive us Grand Junction.

Winkeller as executive director. In Ouray, forward," Ellison said. "The station is

KAFM is extremely fortunate to be able to

KURA 98.9 has just named a new radio such a great community asset, and so im- hire from within, board president Cliff

teacher, and both Paonia's KVNF and Tel- portant to our communities."

Sprinkle said. "Ramona knows the station,

luride's KOTO continue to search for the KVNF's 10,000 square-mile, seven-county so there is no learning curve, and she is a

right people to lead the stations.

geographic reach, combined with increas- wonderful person.

Ben Kerr, who gives his title as "three- ingly strong regional news coverage,

"We're thrilled to have her."

hole-punch operator," started as a DJ with makes it an information pipeline for the Though a small community radio station

KOTO in 1975, the station's first year. KO- entire West Central region.

faces many challenges, KAFM began

TO serves Telluride and Ophir at 91.7and "We are really zeroing in on regional

broadcasting in 1999 and has weathered

89.3 FM, Norwood at 89.5 FM and down news," Ellison said. "It's important to the many changes over the years.

valley at 105.5 FM.

people in the area, and it keeps us rele- "Sixteen years, man--a pretty cool gig--

"I still love it," Kerr said. "We are always vant to the communities we serve."

we want to be everything to Mesa Coun-

under pressure to find the next source of In Ouray, KURA's leadership is in transi- ty," Sprinkle said. "We've got the best

funding--we are fund raising right now. tion for the first time since the station was programmers, volunteers and staff you

But the feedback, the phone calls, the

started as a school project in 2001. With can imagine. The people of Mesa County

immediate responses when you ask a

longtime radio teacher Nancy Nixon re- have been incredible generous. But cash

question on the air...we know we are

tired, Alyssa Preston will now work with flow is an ongoing challenge--there are

reaching more people than we think. And students at the station, which is located in only so many dollars to go around."

we are streaming in the most unusual

Ouray High School and run by OHS stu-

With a new executive director--who has

places. "When you go outside of Telluride dents with support from community un- strong fund raising skills--the station is

and listen to commercial radio, it makes derwriters.

poised to move forward. "We have a

us appreciate local radio stations like KO- Preston said she hopes to continue Nix- membership drive coming up," Sprinkle

TO and KVNF all the more."

on's "spirit," and bring her own back-

said. "We'll live to fight another day."

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COMMUNITY NEWS ?ARTS AND CULTURE

SHARE AN AUTHENTIC HARVEY GIRL DINNER WITH BERTHA SPEARS, HARVEY GIRL!

Girl experience at the Historic Western provided excellent meals and service ?

Hotel in Ouray.

alternatives to bad saloon food and rough

The evening features a one-woman, his- mining town lodgings.

torical reenactment of a Harvey Girl's life In character as Bertha Spears, Atwood

and a four-course, Harvey Girl-inspired will describe the experience of boarding a

dinner.

train for the unknown and the rigors of

"Bertha Spears ? A Harvey Girl" begins Harvey Girl training. She also will explain

with Happy Hour at 4:30 p.m. followed by how Fred Harvey's family business devel-

dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the Harvey Girl oped through 1949.

presentation at 7 p.m.

Susan Atwood has been performing for

The menu offers a double entr?e of lamb 18 years as a member of the Legendary

chop with creamy shallot sauce and roast- Ladies, a Colorado women's history per-

ed beef with mushroom gravy.

formance organization. With Legendary

A vegetarian alternative also will be avail- Ladies, she has presented historical reen-

able. A lavish dessert buffet will feature actments for audiences at museums, his-

traditional Harvey House favorites pre- torical societies, schools and libraries

pared by award-winning chef and Choco- throughout Colorado.

latier Rosemarie Pieper.

Atwood has portrayed "Tomboy Bride"

The evening's activities include chances Harriett Fish Backus, Silver Dollar Tabor

to win a night's stay at the La Fonda Hotel (Baby Doe Tabor's youngest daughter) and

in Santa Fe, NM and the La Posada Hotel Bertha Spears.

in Winslow, AZ. Both are original Harvey The Harvey Girl Evening ties into Ouray

"Bertha Spears ? A Harvey Girl" begins with House Hotels. Unique door prizes also will County Railroad Days, an annual, four-day

Happy Hour at 4:30 p.m. followed by dinner be presented.

celebration of narrow gauge railroad his-

at 5:30 p.m. and the Harvey Girl presentation at 7 p.m.

The OCHS fundraiser, A Vignettes of His- tory offered September 17-20 by the Ridgtory event, features Susan Atwood's por- way Railroad Museum. For information

trayal of Bertha Spears, an actual person about Railroad Days hikes, auto tours, and

Special to Art & Sol

who was hired as a Harvey Girl in 1932.

OURAY-In the late 19th Century, staffs of Bertha will share her story and those of

other activities, see .

gracious and well-trained waitresses

other Harvey Girls who, beginning in 1883, Admission to "Bertha Spears ? A Harvey

served home-cooked meals to travelers on worked for Fred Harvey at Harvey House Girl" is $75 per person for the dinner and

the transcontinental railroad. Known as hotels and restaurants.

presentation. A cash bar will be available

"Harvey Girls," these adventurous young More than 100,000 young women ven- for Happy Hour. To reserve a table, call

women brought comfort and civility to the tured across the country to find respecta- (970) 325-4576.

Wild West.

ble employment as Harvey Girls along the The OCHS wishes to thank the Terrance

On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Ouray County Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. K. and Elizabeth L. Barry Foundation for

Historical Society will recreate the Harvey Fred Harvey's legendary establishments their generous sponsorship of the event.

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NICKELODEON ACTRESS VISITS RIDGWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

Katie Barberi, who plays the role of Ursula in the top-rated Nickelodeon show "Every Witch Way," shared life lessons with students in Mandie Willey's Spanish classes and Chris Shima's theater class at the Ridgway Secondary School last Wednesday. Barberi and her fianc?, Craig Hurley, who grew up acting in television and film, visited Ridgway to watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" at the Townie Tuesday film show, which ended up at the Sherbino Theater due to rainy and windy weather. Photos by Tanya Ishikawa.

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