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This summer I’m pleased to announce the launch the first volume of my ArtPlayPages coloring books series: “Green Mountain Falls History: ArtPLAYpages.” The book features coloring and drawing pages based on the historic photographs and local history of Green Mountain Falls and the Ute Pass, Colorado. Of the 44 ArtPLAYpages, 28 are my hand-drawn renditions of historic photographs. The remaining pages are historic photos stylized for coloring and drawing. The captions and quotes bring the history of our idyllic town to life. Each page is a launching pad for a creative art collaboration, a relaxing, peaceful, non-screen pastime - and creation of a completed art project!
Designed for Ute Pass and Pikes Peak history buffs and/or complex coloring artist enthusiasts. Learn about the history and life experiences of the indigenous people, locals, and tourists who have treasured this steep green valley on the flanks of Pikes Peak from ancient time, through the railroad tourism age of the 1890s, and on until now.
The book will be available locally at gift shops, the Green Box box-office, and at Ute Pass Historical Society’s Museum Gift Shop STARTING JUNE 20.
Events
Here’s where you can find DrMike and his art this summer:
The debut of the S.O.S. Machine:
Green Mountain Falls & Chipeta Park
Firefighters Appreciation Day,
GMF Fire Station on June 6
The debut of DrMike’s invention, The S.O.S. Machine, was a success! Many people played the game, hit the target and released a refreshing splash upon a neighbor - and won a medal. A bunch of kids and a few adults sat for a splash and experienced the sudden liberating jolt of water on the head! The person who sits for a splash chooses the amount of water - from a spoonful to a full gallon - dropped on their head.
What is this S.O.S. Machine?
A neighborly old-school twist on the Dunking Tank, the S.O.S. Machine’s game is to hit the target, thereby releasing a cooling S.plash O.f S.ummer to help a neighbor cool off! Win a prize medal!
To experience the S.O.S. Machine’s Splash of Summer, wear something that can get a bit - or a lot - wet and, maybe, bring a towel. The person sitting for a Splash of Summer chooses the amount of water dropped on their head!
News about the next appearance of the S.O.S. Machine will be posted here!
The S.O.S. Machine is now available for LOAN to Ute Pass area community events and family & friends gatherings. Submit requests through the Contact page.
June, July & August: Gnomes’ Second Home
DrMike’s whimsical diorama creation, “Gnomes’ Second Home” is now on display (and visible through the windows) in the historic Land Office in Green Mountain Falls’ Lake Park. The artwork will be on display this summer and fall.
Land Office Open Hours this summer
See Gnomes’ Second Home up close! DrMike will be a local history docent at the Land Office Open Hours a number of days this summer, dates and hours below.
The Ute Pass Historical Society maintains this delightful historic Victorian relic and holds scheduled open hours during the summer (Thursday - Saturday, 11-3). Stop by and learn how this whimsical building, the nexus of the town during the railroad tourism era. Local history books, including my Green Mountain Falls History: ArtPLAYpages, are available for perusal and purchase.
DrMike at the Land Office:
11am - 3 pm: June 13, July 31, August 28
Additional dates may be added, see updates here.
July 8 – 19: Green Box Arts Festival 2026:
Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
DrMike will host ArtVillage Creativity Space, a collaborative art studio for festivalgoers to create spontaneous art during this summer’s festival. The ArtVillage Opening Day Celebration will be Wednesday July 8, 10am-1pm. Visiting the ArtVillage does not require a Green Box ticket.
The ArtVillage Creativity Space collaborative art studio will be open for 12 sessions throughout the Festival, starting on Wednesday June 8. The festival begins on July 4 with a parade.
Come and Experience the ArtVillage Creativity Space!
Schedule:
ArtVillage Opening Day Celebration: Wednesday July 8: 10am - 1pm
July 8th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 19th: 10am - 1pm
July 10th and 17th: 5pm - 7pm
July 11th and 18th: 10am - 2pm & 5pm - 7pm
Saturday, July 25: Bronc Day
Bronc Day has been Green Mountain Falls’ traditional old-fashioned summer celebration since 1939.
Giant Bubbles: DrMike will entertain visitors with Giant Bubbles in GMF’s Lake Park in the afternoon.
Coloring Table: An outdoor Coloring Table will be open to all ages at the picnic tables in Lake Park in the afternoon. The Coloring Table will feature DrMike’s drawings of historic Green Mountain Falls and a wide variety of Coloring Books and coloring media.