Paintings of Colorado and Ecuador by artist Steve Wood, Kinfolks Mountain Shop, 950 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs; 719-685-4433,
Painterly mountains
Artist Steve Wood offers a $100 discount on his eclectic paintings of iconic cityscapes and mountain scenes to buyers who make donations to Colorado College or 28 other nonprofit organizations listed at Kinfolks.
Ax for anything
Vintage ice axes, some autographed, $175 and up; 303-670-0093,
That’s Hillary-ous.
Up in the air about what to give to the mountaineer in your life? How about an ice ax signed by legendary Everest climber Sir Edmund Hillary? Or his signature plus those of Yvon Chouinard, Heinrich Harrer, Reinhold Messner, Chris Bonington, Kurt Diemberger, Nawang Gombu, Maurice Herzog, Tom Frost, Apa Sherpa, et al? The price rises with the number of autographs.
What wouldn’t Jesus do?
“Awakening” by Claudia Cangilla McAdam; Sophia Institute Press, $14.95
Divine intervention?
The Catholic press published Colorado author McAdam’s novel about a teenager propelled nearly 2,000 years into the past. She finds herself in Jerusalem as the Romans prepare to crucify Jesus Christ. Can she stop them? Should she?
