Town Hall Forum Done Right

Lyons knows how to get a turnout for a Town Hall forum.  Bring State Representative Jonathan Singer and State Senator Steve Fenberg to the local pub, Oskar Blues in Lyons, and throw a bash, with live music and refreshments.

It was a packed house, with all ages in attendance, and residents could ask questions, and they did, from local issues to national politics.  The event was presented by the Lyons Economic Development Commission.

Photography by Kenneth Wajda.

Colorado State Representative Jonathan Singer and State Senator Steve Fenberg on the Oskar Blues stage.

Open mic for questions.

Attendees of all ages listen to Representative Singer and Senator Fenberg.

Hollywood Wedding Photo Booth – Glamorous Portraits at your Wedding

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Whisky Slap at Spirit Hound Distillery in Lyons

I AM BOULDER BUSINESS | Spirit Hound Distillery, 4196 Ute Hwy, Lyons, CO | 303.823.5696

Spirit Hound Distillers had their whisky release party with a Whisky Slap on Saturday at their facility in Lyons.  Whisky Slap: Take a shot, get slapped, get a kiss!

Gillian Welch Lights Up the Lyons Stage at Folks Fest

Gillian Welch closes out the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, Colorado.

But there’s always time for a last minute snack, even as the show winds down.

But the best show may have been as you exited the venue, with the dancing crossing guards.

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Cars As Art

The art of automobile design on display at the car show at Lyons’ Good Old Days fair.

Barefoot in the Tree

It takes a certain skill to climb a tree.  It takes an extra-special one to do it barefoot.

A Note About Aging

Boys get older, but they never grow up.

A Banjo Bigger Than Life

I AM BOULDER COLORADO

A Lyons artist sits with his giant banjo sculpture in his front yard.

C’est La Vie (Until the Hail Lets Loose)

I AM BOULDER COLORADO

“I’m going to stay here all summer.  I’m working in Boulder this summer, then this fall, I’m taking it on the road anywhere I want to go.  Probably somewhere warm.” 

At Meadow Park, Lyons.

(A violent hail storm hit the night that I photographed her, and in the morning, I saw she had packed up and left. )

Yard Sale Season Arrives!

It’s yard sale season!  Here’s a photo from a Lyons sale, with a nod to the great photographer, William Eggleston.  You can find almost anything at a yard sale.  (I look for old film cameras–let me know if you have one that you’re not using and are looking for a good home for.)