Art therapy courses offered for veterans

July 24--Art therapist Natalie Norrell is offering three five-week art therapy sessions for veterans.

The first session starts Aug. 5; other sessions are in September and October.

The 1000Words Vet Art Project provides opportunities for veterans to use short-term art-based interventions to explore their experiences of war and service to foster storytelling and thereby attain a greater level of personal understanding, awareness and peace.

The project will culminate in an art show for the Kalispell Art Walk on Dec. 5. The show is dedicated to recovery from trauma, mental illness and deployment.

Norrell has a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in art therapy and trauma-focused, equine assisted psychotherapy.

She has worked in the healing arts for more than 20 years.

She is a working artist and passionate about creating change through the arts.

The project is supported through grants and donations. There is not cost to veterans

Session I: Aug. 5 to Sept. 9

Session II: Sept. 16 to Oct. 14

Session III: Oct. 21 to Nov. 18

All sessions will be on Tuesdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at 1500 Airport Road in Kalispell. RSVP to Norell at 756-7638 or natalie@artandcounseling.com.

The 37th annual Rollins Barbecue is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Rollins School on Methodist Camp Road.

The event is hosted by the Rollins Community Club. The traditional buffalo and turkey pit barbecue draws hundreds of people each year and there is always plenty of shade.

Advance tickets are $12.50 for adults, and $6 for children under 12. Children under 5 eat free. Tickets may be purchased at M&S Meats or the Rollins store. At the door tickets will be $15 and $7, respectively. Everyone is welcome.

For more details, call Ron Tjaden at 844-2386.

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