Friday speaker series continues May 10, 2013
5:00 - 7:00 pm Grand Hill Mesa Community Center
This "Don't Miss" program features local broadcasters:
Andy Koen and Bill Folsom, KOAA News
Jim Arthur, KVOR 740 AM
We'll discuss the media's coverage of the Waldo Canyon fire, and its effect on viewers and listeners. Learn what happens behind the scenes.
Mark your calendars! Please join us in person.
It's right after work, so light refreshments will be served!
Hours through August 31, 2013:
Wednesdays through Sundays 12 noon to 5:00 pm, and Fridays until 7:00.
Location:
Gold Hill Mesa Community Center.
142 S. Raven Mine Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80905.
Easy to find off Lower Gold Camp Road. Click for map.
Admission:
Free. A portion of all donations are given to the renewal of Mountain Shadows Park.
Wednesdays through Sundays 12 noon to 5:00 pm, and Fridays until 7:00.
Location:
Gold Hill Mesa Community Center.
142 S. Raven Mine Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80905.
Easy to find off Lower Gold Camp Road. Click for map.
Admission:
Free. A portion of all donations are given to the renewal of Mountain Shadows Park.
Faces of the Fire
A Multi-Media Gallery Tribute to Mountain Shadows Residents
In June of 2012, nearly 350 homes were destroyed by the Waldo Canyon Fire,
and two residents lost their lives.
How did such a tragedy occur? What were the atmospheric conditions that pushed the fire with such ferocity down Queens Canyon and into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood nestled in the bluffs of Colorado Springs, Colorado?
What was it like for the residents to pick up in minutes, evacuate in a state of chaos, watch the firestorm unfold real-time on television and through social media channels, and ultimately return to their beloved neighborhood, now a sea of ash and debris?
Faces of the Fire addresses these questions while documenting and preserving
the evolution of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. Through
their memories and mementos, the multi-media photo essays and exhibit tell
the stories of families whose lives have been forever changed.
and two residents lost their lives.
How did such a tragedy occur? What were the atmospheric conditions that pushed the fire with such ferocity down Queens Canyon and into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood nestled in the bluffs of Colorado Springs, Colorado?
What was it like for the residents to pick up in minutes, evacuate in a state of chaos, watch the firestorm unfold real-time on television and through social media channels, and ultimately return to their beloved neighborhood, now a sea of ash and debris?
Faces of the Fire addresses these questions while documenting and preserving
the evolution of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. Through
their memories and mementos, the multi-media photo essays and exhibit tell
the stories of families whose lives have been forever changed.
C.J. Moore's family heirloom silverware was saved from the fire when her mother called and asked C.J. to pack it before evacuating.
"I was coming home from the groomer with [my dog] and I saw a plume of smoke. I didn't think much of it. I did laundry, sat in the sun for a bit and then we got the reverse-911 call... I knew in my heart it was gone."
~ C.J. Moore, describing the loss of her Mountain Shadows home.
Every resident of Mountain Shadows has their own story to tell. Read C.J.'s story and dozens more when you visit Faces of the Fire. Experience their accounts of what they were thinking, hearing, smelling and seeing in the days, hours and even minutes before the Waldo Canyon fire destroyed nearly 350 homes in their neighborhood.
Connect with them through their portraits, as well as photos of the precious mementos saved from the fire or found in the aftermath. Faces of the Fire is a compelling documentary of the Waldo Canyon fire as told by the Mountain Shadows residents who lived through the traumatic ordeal.
Connect with them through their portraits, as well as photos of the precious mementos saved from the fire or found in the aftermath. Faces of the Fire is a compelling documentary of the Waldo Canyon fire as told by the Mountain Shadows residents who lived through the traumatic ordeal.
