Program Director of the Big Sky Community Food Bank Sarah Gaither Bivins (middle) stands with Jill Holder (right), HRDC's Food & Nutrition Department director, and Laine Hegness, an advisory council member to Big Sky’s food bank, at the Big Sky Community Pancake Breakfast on July 27. PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH GAITHER BIVINS
BIG SKY – Taken literally,
“breakfast” means to break the nightly fast, and what better way to do that
than with one’s community? That’s what the Big Sky Community Food Bank did the
misty morning of July 27 when they hosted their Big Sky Community Pancake
Breakfast.
In the midst of a week jam-packed
with Big Sky PBR, groundbreaking for Big Sky’s first community center and several
evening concerts, 36 volunteers served pancakes, smoky bacon and fruit to some
223 community members, despite a bout of rain in the middle of the event.
The breakfast raised $3,000 for the
food bank, though that wasn’t the main goal, according to Big Sky food bank
program coordinator Sarah Gaither Bivins.
“It’s mostly to raise awareness and
community support and participation for the foodbank,” Gaither Bivins said. “I
think still a lot of people don’t realize that we have a foodbank in Big Sky.”
Local grocers—Roxy’s, the Country
Market and The Hungry Moose—helped to offset costs, while local businesses
offered raffle items such as VIP tickets to Big Sky PBR from Outlaw Partners, a
half-day guided fly fishing trip from Spencer Crider of East Slope Outdoors and
a wildlife photography piece from Patricia Bauchman.
According to the food bank’s
website, Big Sky’s food bank serves working households whose income doesn’t
cover food expenses, seasonally employed households, older adults on fixed
incomes and those temporarily experiencing homelessness.
Gaither noted that she usually sees
an uptick in clients coming into the food bank in the fall when seasonal
workers arrive in Big Sky and are trying to make rent for their first month.
Visit bigskyfoodbank.org to learn more about the Big Sky Community Food Bank.
Saturday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm
We will combine the heart-opening powers of cacao with the transcendental powers of breathwork and sound. Together, these practices will give us the opportunity for a deep
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Saturday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm
We will combine the heart-opening powers of cacao with the transcendental powers of breathwork and sound. Together, these practices will give us the opportunity for a deep inward journey and peak state experience. This experience can activate and clear the chakras, release trauma, reset the nervous system, connect us with higher consciousness, and help us achieve self-actualization. No prior experience is necessary. Register at santoshabigsky.com/workshops-special-events
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March 23 (Saturday) 6:00 pm - April 23 (Tuesday) 8:00 pm
We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a
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We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a limited palette to create different color combinations? Are you tired of carrying around 15-20 different tubes when you paint plein air? Have you ever wanted to create a certain “mood” in a painting but failed? Do you create a lot of mud? Do you struggle to achieve color harmony? All these problems are addressed in John’s workbook in clear and concise language!
Based on the bestselling “Limited Palatte, Unlimited Color” workbook written by John Pototschnik, the workshop is run by Maggie Shane and Annie McCoy, accomplished landscape (acrylic) and plein air (oil) artists,exhibitors at the Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery and members of the Big Sky Artists Collective.
Each student will receive a copy of “Limited Palette, Unlimited Color” to keep and take home to continue your limited palette journey. We will show you how to use the color wheel and mix your own clean mixtures to successfully create a mood for your paintings.
Each day, we will create a different limited palette color chart and paint a version of a simple landscape using John’s directives. You will then be able to go home and paint more schemes using the book for guidance.
Workshop is open to painters (oil or acrylic) of any level although students must have some basic knowledge of the medium he or she uses. Students will be provided the book ($92 value), color wheel, value scale and canvas papers to complete the daily exercises.