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Gallery Moab showcases landscape painter and sculptor

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Gallery Moab will feature work by guest artist Louise Seiler and featured artist Nick Eason throughout April. Seiler and Eason have both lived in Moab for decades, though their art forms are much…

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Local cartoonist Paul Trap adds his long-running comic strip to the Sun

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Cartoon artist Paul Trap has to keep the creative juices flowing to come up with plots and punchlines for his daily comic strip, Thatababy. Sometimes the inspiration needs coaxing. “I attribute it to…

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Terry Lee Cleaveland, July 30, 1951 – Nov. 2, 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Terry passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Nov. 2, 2021, after a long battle with the genetic lung disease Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and five months in hospice…

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Unity, hope emerge as main themes at Moab ArTTrails: Sculpture exhibition was installed in late September.

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Michael Dunton and Christy Williams-Dunton, co-founders of Moab ArTTrails, never pick a theme for their annual exhibition, but distinct themes always organically emerge. This year’s process was no different from other years—artists submitted…

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James Wesley Hill, Sept. 30, 1951 – Sept. 26, 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

James Wesley Hill left this world to return to his Heavenly Father on Sept. 26, 2021. He was surrounded by his loved ones as his battle with lung cancer ended. James was born…

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Red Rock Arts Festival offers workshops, street fair: The week-long festival celebrates painting, poetry and expression

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

What originally started as a celebration of “plein air” painting has transformed into the Red Rock Arts Festival, starting Saturday, Oct. 2, a week-long gathering for artists and art-lovers put on by the…

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Local teacher awarded spot in Fulbright program: Third grade teacher to study classrooms abroad

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Charlotte Quigley, a third grade teacher at the Helen M. Knight Elementary school, was recently awarded a spot on the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, a yearlong professional learning opportunity. Quigley will…

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Adele Alsop, April 30, 1948 – Sept. 4, 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Artist Adele LeBourgeois Alsop, 73, died peacefully at her home in Castle Valley, Utah, on Sept. 4. Adele grew up in Stockbridge and New York City in the 1960s and attended the School…

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Connect with local artists during the Moab Artists Studio Tour: The tour features 16 artists and their studios

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

The annual Moab Artists Studio Tour returns for its 18th year on September 4 to 5. The tour is an opportunity for locals and visitors alike to connect with local artists and tour…

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The show must go on: Moab Music Festival celebrates 29th year, will feature new work with George Takei

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

When Michael Barrett drove through Moab on his way to Santa Fe in 1990, he was in awe. The reddish orange sandstone cliffs and the glory of the Colorado River captured his imagination…

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