RBC | Calling All Sonic Pilgrims! If you sing or play an instrument, come to the Tank for our Solstice Festival! This year the TANK returns to a tradition from pre-covid years, inviting all sonic pilgrims to celebrate the summer solstice in weekend-long solo presentations, group sound making and general[Read More…]
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Celebrating Septemberfest
Rangely celebrated Septemberfest and its 75th anniversary in style this past weekend, with all sorts of events including a bike rally, open houses at The TANK and Rangely Automotive Museum, a parade, a ball drop, rib cook off, inflatables, numerous events in the park including a rib and chili cookoff[Read More…]
THE TANK …
On Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in the high desert of Colorado, guitarist and composer Bill Frisell and filmmaker Bill Morrison projected film images onto the stark landscape and the sides of the seven-story tower known simply as “The Tank.” The extraordinary structure was the backdrop for a sold-out audience seated[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: August 19
Public meetings for water initiative RBC | Public meetings for the White River Integrated Water Initiative Please join us at the: •Piceance Creek Rock School on Aug. 19, 6 p.m. For more information email [email protected] or visit whiterivercd.com. Frisell, Morrison at the TANK RANGELY | On Saturday, Aug. 28 at[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: August 12
White River Alliance meeting MEEKER | The next meeting of the White River Alliance will be Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at Circle Park in Meeker. Join us for pizza and beverages. Public meetings for water initiative RBC | Public meetings for the White River Integrated Water Initiative Please join[Read More…]
TANK SOLSTICE …
The Tank Center for Sonic Arts Executive Director James Paul (left) pictured with Los Angeles-based composer, songwriter, violinist, and board of director member Joshua Hill (right) during the Solstice Festival in the Tank’s recording studio. The festival featured modular synth legend Todd Barton on Saturday, June 19 and Slow Beethoven,[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: June 17, 2021
Piceance Mustangs barbecue June 26 MEEKER | Piceance Mustangs will be hosting its annual barbecue on June 26 at the Yellow Creek Corrals in the Piceance Basin. Start time will be 10 a.m. Piceance Mustangs will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages. Please bring a side dish to share. We[Read More…]
Loose ends: A lot of our friends
RBC | Rio Blanco County’s aural gem, The Tank Center for the Sonic Arts, is once again open for the summer. It sat for many years unnoticed, except for local teenagers. It was their secret spot and really wasn’t a secret to local law enforcement and parents. The steel water[Read More…]
The Tank returns to a normal schedule
RBC | The Tank Center for Sonic Arts is returning to a normal schedule of concerts and visits for its 2021 season, starting May 1. Festivities and regular programs include the fifth annual Solstice Festival, June 19 and 20; The Tank and the West, a film and music event with[Read More…]
TANK SEEKING HOME MOVIES …
Do you have home movies of Rangely and the region from the 1950s, 60s and 70s? The Tank Center for Sonic Arts seeks home movie footage to include in a film project exploring the history of the area and the Tank itself. Home movie clips will become part of the[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 29, 2020
Trick-or-treat at the White River Museum MEEKER | Trick-or-treaters young and old are invited to stop by the White River Museum on Saturday, Oct. 31 for some “night at the museum” style Halloween fun from 5-7 p.m. Walbridge Wing Halloween Parade Oct. 31 MEEKER | The Walbridge Wing will be[Read More…]
The Tank to receive a $25,000 grant from NEA
The Tank Center for Sonic Arts has been approved for a grant of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, to produce a film and music event in 2021. The award to The Tank is one of a number of such grants made nationwide. “These awards demonstrate the resilience[Read More…]
