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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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WAITS NEW IN THE ARTS
Art on the Green is this Saturday
Ever so quietly, Jeff
Snyder, with the help of
Tommy Watts, has been
working on what might
well be the largest sculp-
ture in Bastrop County.
The entrance to River-
bend Park in Smithville
is the site chosen by a lo-
cal benefactor, with input
from the Lost Pines Arti-
sans' Alliance, as part of
the "Art in Public Places"
program.
This 28-foot tall steel
and aluminum work will
be visible to traffic travel-
ng both east and west on
Texas 71. Jeff has been
working on this piece for
several months and hopes
to have it finished in four
to six weeks. The pieces,
weighing a total of more
than 4 tons, will be moved
by crane and a very big
truck for assembly at Riv-
erbend.
Most of us are familiar
with Jeff, a large, den-
im "overalled" man who
never does anything in a
small way. We've become
familiar with his giant
metal bugs, caterpillars,
butterflies and dinosaurs.
This may be the first thing
he's made that he can't lift
by himself, but the design
is all his; honoring Smith-
ville, its people and its his-
tory as a railroad town.
JO
WATTS
was filled with laughter
and tears on Wednes-
day as Bastrop Fine Arts
Guild members gath-
ered to say good bye to
long-time member Carol
Grigsby. Carol is known
not only for her beauti-
ful paintings. She and
her partner, Danielle
Adams, run the kitchen-
ware store and catering
business, Fat Cat. Bas-
trop's loss will be Ala-
bama's gain, although
Carol swears not to make
friends there."They just
won't be as good" so why
bother?
Arts Fest
Tomorrow is the last
day to get your application
in for the First Saturday
Arts Festival in Smith-
ville at the price of $25 for
a booth. Nov. 7 is the date
for fun, original art, free
crafts for children and
live music. Be at the ga-
zebo at the Railroad Park
n Smithville between 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. Call me
for more information at
360-4347 or 577-5252.
Art on the Green
Art on the Green, spon-
sored by the Bastrop Fine
Arts Guild is Saturday.
This will be the biggest
and best-est ever with live
music by the Academy
Jazz Band, the Bastrop
Civic Orchestra and Terry
Lee Moore. Art demon-
strations will be taking
place all day, so plan to at-
Leaving
Baxter's
restaurant Carol Grigsby and friends.
tend between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m. Hint: This will be
a great place to do some
Christmas shopping.
If you haven't reserved
your space and wish to
show and sell a few things,
you still have time to put
some work in the LPAA
booth. We'll have draw-
ings for artwork and dem-
onstrations ongoing all
day. Call me if you want
to participate.
Sad news
After finishing this
week's column, I learned
some shocking and ex-
tremely sad news. Our
dear friend and colleague,
Cinnamon Meeker, died
very suddenly last Thurs-
day, leaving behind a hus-
band, a son and uncount-
able friends.
She and her husband,
Dan, are the "tie dye"
king and queen and are
well known in art circles
n Bastrop County, in
Austin, in Kerrville and
wherever "tie dye" is
worn. If you've attended
Pine Street Market Days
or Smithville's First Sat-
urday Festival, you've
probably seen their color-
ful display of T's, dresses,
scarves, etc. competing
with Cinnamon's color-
ful personality and bright
smile.
Cinnamon served on
the Lost Pines Artisans'
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Jeff Snyder and wife, Sharon with a small part of sculpture. They are
keeping the whole thing under wraps until the unveiling corning soon to a
Riverbend near you.
Alliance board
years and
for two
was festival
chairman for most of that
time. She organized the
vendors, the theme for the
month, the musicians, the
kids' activities and was
usually there hours in
advance make sure every-
one got set up and ready
for the day. Her ideas, her
support and efforts on be-
half of the arts in the com-
munity have helped the
LPAA in so many ways.
I once had to ask if
Cinnamon was her real
name and she explained
that when she was in high
school, she loved to suck
on cinnamon sticks and
always carried a "stash"
with her. All her friends
would call out "hey, cinna-
mon!" when they wanted
her to give them one and
the name sort of stuck..
Somehow, it seems to fit
the lady we've all come to
love.
As of this writing, ser-
vices have not been set.
We miss you, Cinna-
mon.
Mckinney Roughs o 'ers workshops, green' living
Local interest in green
living is alive and growing,
and LCRA's McKinney
Roughs Nature Park can
help you put down roots.
Attend the park's free "At
Home in Nature" weekend
workshops to learn how
you can go green at home.
Explore wind, solar power,
rainwater collection sys-
tems and how to create a
backyard habitat for na-
tive animals.
The following pro-
grams will be featured
this fall and winter at the
park:
Nature Realized: Con-
necting your children to
the land - This workshop
is for any parent, grand-
parent and adult influen-
tial in a child's life who
wonders how they can get
their kids outdoors and
love it. The class will ad-
dress the di sconnection be-
tween today's children and
the natural world. Discuss
your challenges and fears
associated with getting the
children you care for out-
side in nature. Participants
will discover the difference
between free play versus
structured play and equip
themselves with basic out-
door knowledge and local
resources and activities to
begin connecting children
to nature. Pre-registration
required. Saturday, Dec. 5;
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; $15 per
person; adults.
■ Backyard Habitat Ba-
sics: Enticing wildlife to
your home - Learn how to
create a habitat for butter-
flies, birds and native crea-
tures in your own back-
yard, even if it's on your
apartment balcony. All you
need is shelter, water and
food. Enjoy saving money
by planting native plants
and getting rid of the lawn
- which means more time
to watch the wildlife you
have attracted. Take away
deas about how to make
small changes to your
backyard that will result
in huge benefits for native
wildlife. Pre-registration
is required. Saturday, Jan.
16; 9 a.m. to noon; free;
adults.
Saving From a Rainy
Day: Rainwater collect-
ing for beginners - Don't
let our water resources go
down the drain. Capture
the rainfall when it comes.
Plants love the Texas
rain as much as we do - a
source of pure, soft, low-
sodium water. Be a part of
a time-honored method of
rainwater collection. Learn
how to lower your bills and
build a rain barrel for col-
lecting this clean source of
water. Pre-registration is
required. Saturday, Feb.
13; 9 a.m. to noon; free;
adults.
McKinney Roughs Na-
ture Park is a 1,100-acre
nature park and natural
science center owned and
operated by LCRA. To
register for any of these
programs, call McKinney
Roughs Nature Park at
(512) 303-5073 or send e-
mail to outdoorprograms@
lcra.org. For more infor-
mation about the park or
a list of all its programs,
look online at www.lcra.
org/mckinneyroughs.
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Wright, Cyndi. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 67, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 2009, newspaper, October 22, 2009; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252624/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.