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Block party christens one of Alamosa’s newest murals
It’s not often you get to see a mural being painted, to see the work in progress. It’s even more of a sight when three murals, all within one square block of each other, are being worked on at the same time. Different artists with different styles are all contributing to Alamosa’s growing wealth of murals and it’s starting to really create a spark.
Merna Lewis: ‘Music is in my blood’
ALAMOSA — Merna Lewis may not have been born with a fiddle in her hand, but she came about as close to that as a person can get. A native of Monte Vista and part of a large family of farmers, entrepreneurs and musicians, Merna’s mother – Bobbie Heersink, Aunt Bettie and Uncle Dan Freel plus her Aunts Bonnie and Billie would gather together after church on Sundays for a jam session. Named for the Bowen Community Methodist church in Monte Vista, the Bowen String Band played at weddings and funerals, festivals, blue grass jams and contests.
Alamosa murals bring history to life
ALAMOSA — Downtown Alamosa was busy on Thursday with a block party to celebrate three murals being painted. The event was sponsored by the Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce and Jade Communications. The Alamosa Adventurer mural featured in the block party at 407 State Ave. is sponsored by Jade.
Alamosa mural block party on Thursday
ALAMOSA — The Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a mural block party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, at 407 State Ave., Alamosa. The event will celebrate three murals in downtown Alamosa it has commissioned including the Alamosa Adventurer mural sponsored by Jade Communications.
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