Photo by Shane Morris / town of Silverthorne
The sound of a film camera’s shutter was captivating for Amy Marie Dlubac
. Her father put his old 35-millimeter Canon single-lens reflex camera in her hand while she was in middle school and lit a passion in her. That led to doing the yearbook at school and studying photography and photojournalism at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Now, Dlubac is one of the artists appearing at the Silverthorne Art Stroll, which was previously known as Stroll Along the Blue. The First Friday event once again combines visual and auditory arts on the Blue River Trail between the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center and the underpass by Chipotle Mexican Grill from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7. It’s also the time to turn in bingo cards from April’s First Friday for the chance to win free drinks for a year.
Last year, The Peak School defied typical graduation standards to provide its students with a mountaintop graduation ceremony. The experience was so invaluable to its seniors that the school decided to do it again. The.
With the weather warming up, May’s First Friday event is another Silverthorne Art Stroll, previously known as Stroll Along the Blue. Community members are invited to stroll along the Blue River Trail between the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center and the underpass by Chipotle Mexican Grill from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7.
People can experience pop-up local artists and musicians like Lisa Ann White and Todd Johnson along the trail, including a concert by Zuma Road outside of the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center.
The Bakers’ Brewery will have live music from Primal J & The Neanderthals on its renovated patio from 4:20-7:20 p.m.
Photo by Joe Kusumoto / Breckenridge Creative Arts
Of all the industries, arts and entertainment arguably has suffered the most during the pandemic. It became a cultural death sentence as concert venues and theaters closed across the country and sources of income dried up.
“We’ve been impacted just like every other business in the county and beyond,” former Breckenridge Creative Arts CEO Matt Neufeld said in March. “I would say there has not been a single arts organization that didn’t have to completely rethink how they can fulfill their mission and serve our community in new ways.”
Those new ways became apparent over the summer. Breckenridge and Frisco Main streets were filled with murals. Groups performed outdoors at pop-up concerts, and actors put on theatrical cabarets in neighborhoods.
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