Lyons Sculpture Trail
Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Oct. 21
The art steals the show in “Magic Beans – A Retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk,” this year’s theme on the Lyons Sculpture Trail. The self-guided walk depicting events from the classic story about the boy who finds himself confronting giants starts at the Stone Cup Cafe, 442 High St. Spend an hour on the trail, or a little less if you do without the $2 guidebook that fleshes out the story told by 36 sculptures, including a giant beanstalk in the town center and an enormous oven on Main Street.
AX FOR AUTOGRAPH
Chessler Books
303-670-0093;
Last month, Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary autographed some ice axes, books and New Zealand bills in exchange for Colorado book dealer Mike Chessler’s generous donation to Hillary’s Himalayan Trust. Chessler flew to New Zealand last month to meet with the venerable mountaineer who stood with Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay atop Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. Now Chessler is selling the signed stuff: A 40-year-old Austrian ax signed by Hillary is offered for $350, a Swiss version is priced at $500.
WISH YOU WERE HERE
City Hall elevator atrium
250 N. Fifth St., Grand Junction
Open 7:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. weekdays
Grand Junction artist Ruth Feild’s quilted “Postcards From Home” find new dimensions in everything from buildings to peach labels. The exhibit “honors Grand Junction’s threads of time, our historic leaders, their stories and their gifts of contribution that created our community and inspires us to cherish our future together.”
