New Year's Eve events may signal start of big year for downtown Cheyenne

Some really fine detail in this photo by David Jamison of NV Photographics. My wife, daughter and I, along with a thousand of our closest friends, came downtown to the first-ever ball drop, a project of the LightsOn! Project. LightsOn! has taken over the ground floor of the Hynds Building which is catty-corner to the Depot Plaza. Many events are planned for the Hynds in 2012, including art exhibits, figure-drawing classes, and a slate of LCCC Enrichment courses, including a workshop on creating your own one-person shows by writer and performer Christi Mitchell. Rumor has it that the State Museum is looking at the Hynds space for its annual Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition. Stay tuned...