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Lakewood’s Heritage, Culture & the Arts Magazine

Lakewood Looks Back:

Gil & Ethel’s

KEIGWIN + COMPANY dance into Lakewood Feb. 8 Artist Profile:

Ken Papaleo

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in this issue A HAPPY LITTLE DITTY ARTIST PROFILE: KEN PAPALEO LAKEWOOD LOOKS BACK: GIL & ETHEL’S LCC PRESENTS SHUFFLE CONCERT ARTS & EVENTS CALENDAR

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A Happy Little Ditty Chelsea makes her first appearance at Atria Senior Living Applewood on its spiraling staircase, her arms full of tap shoes. She’s wearing a bright pink dress and a wide grin on her face. Her presence lit up the room before her tap shoes even hit the floor, and her students watched her get ready with a smile. Ever since her grandmother moved to Atria Senior Living Applewood, Chelsea, 14, has volunteered at the facility. Most recently, this has taken the form of a seated tap dancing class, made accessible for residents of all abilities.

Before the class started, Chelsea walked around the circle forming in the middle of the room and helped each woman put on her tap shoes. They often needed convincing, a reassurance from Chelsea that the dainty shoes were indeed intended for them and the tap steps were easy to learn. She then took her place and led eight pairs of feet through a seated tap routine. The participants smiled sheepishly at first, but throughout the class the taps grew louder.

sang the lyrics, “anyone can sing this song…you can sing this all day long” and she meant her participants. She does not have a stage act and loses none of her personality when she takes off her tap shoes. If anything, one can tell that she would sing all her words if she could and that she lives her life just waiting for the next opportunity to make a stranger smile, break into a dance or accomplish both simultaneously.

When she was a child, Chelsea’s mom, Tracy, tried signing her up for a number of different classes, from modeling to ballet, but Chelsea fell in love with tap after watching old dance tapes. From the age of 4, her favorite show was the “Shirley Temple Storybook,” and when she grows up she wants to be the next Shirley Temple. “She just made everyone happy, and that’s what I want to do,” shares Chelsea. “Everyone tells me that I’m too old, but I don’t think so!” she said with a hopeful smile. Indeed, why reduce that contagious cheer to a single actress, a single show, or a single age? Chelsea has the power to make such a mind set lasting, and happiness is a staple in her interactions with everyone around her.

If not the next Shirley, Chelsea wants to be a middle school counselor like her mother. She will enter her freshman year at Lakewood High School next year, and in the meantime she is working with Atria employees to arrange a staff talent show for which she will prepare a tap number. “She’s on fire at 14 years old. I’m very proud of her,” Tracy says.

Chelsea took two sessions of beginner tap dancing at the Lakewood Cultural Center and didn’t hesitate when the Atria staff first asked her to lead a class. Her biggest challenges were converting the steps to chair format and projecting her voice so her students could hear. Chelsea shared after class, “You’ve got to get the hang of it and then you’ll feel good.” And sure enough, “getting the hang of it” was tapping into the pure glee of motion experienced even when sitting. The participants did not tap in unison but were delighted in their own distinctive click on the floor.

She reteaches the same steps every week, but watching the women have fun never gets old. In the course of the class she even added jazz hands, which had everyone in the room beaming, including a few staff members who wandered in to watch and clap. The staff just laughed in joyful disbelief, with memories of youthful determination restored by Chelsea’s vivacity and grace. Chelsea also gives performances upon request and ended the session with her own dance to the song, “This is a happy little ditty.” Chelsea

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Tracy shares that the class “wasn’t my idea. I just suggested that she hang out with her nana, and it turned into this wonderful volunteer opportunity with another generation.”

Chelsea’s grandmother Cindy, who always comes to the class, describes Chelsea as an “old soul.” When Chelsea visits her grandmother, she also spends time with the other residents, joining them for meals and listening to their stories. She knows how to make her presence felt, in activity and in silent solidarity.

The women in the class look affectionately upon all of the tunes Chelsea hums to the clothing she wears. Every little thing Chelsea does, from gently nudging on her students’ tap shoes to swirling her pink dress around her, is simultaneously timeless and refreshing. She may remind the women in the room of Shirley Temple with her energy, but it is also her gentle nature, her humility and her warmth that resonates with individuals of all ages. She has forged a deep connection with her community through a radiant positivity that just happens to have a tap beat.

Written by Hannah Bendiksen, a senior in the creative writing program at the University of San Francisco.

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Artist Profile

Ken Papaleo

Ken Papaleo is an artist, photographer and two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, having spent 25 years with the Rocky Mountain News (the Rocky).

He’s also a personal friend to many of Lakewood’s employees, as he’s served as our staff photographer for more than five years. Many of the photos you’ve seen of City parks and events such as Cider Days, Lakewood Lights, and the summer concert series were shot by Ken. But before the Rocky and Pulitzers and Lakewood, Ken was a “surfing bum with a camera.” He moved to Los Angeles in 1970, and as a young adult found himself working as a computer programmer back when machines were six feet high and coded with punch cards. Whenever he had a moment off, he was “surfing and bumming around.” Ken hated the programming work because he couldn’t stand to be inside, eventually quitting to go to college to study outdoor recreation in hopes of eventually becoming a park ranger.

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At Pierce College in Los Angeles, California, Ken took a humanities class that involved photography work.

It was then that his instructor told him that he had a natural gift: the photographic eye. Ken had spent years photographing his friends, surfing, and the natural landscapes he loved to explore, but he hadn’t thought of making a career of it. After that class, something shifted. He began working for the school newspaper, eventually becoming assistant editor, then going on after graduation to work for the Santa Monica Evening Outlook and the Herald Examiner.

The shift in focus, both personally and professionally “just felt natural” for Ken. Reflecting on this happy accident of a career path, Ken noted that his “A-ha!” moment occurred when he went to an annual photography award ceremony and was told upon arrival to run to his lab and get his ribbons and plaques because he won most of the awards. “That was the turning point for me.”

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His wife, Pam, whom he had met in Los Angeles, later received the opportunity to move to Colorado for her job with Western Airlines, so they packed up and headed east. Ken got a job with the Rocky Mountain News shortly thereafter and enjoyed his time and assignments there, covering Winter and Summer Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, World Cup Racing, and of course, all the beautiful outdoor opportunities that life in Colorado offers.

During his time at the Rocky, he was part of a team that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for coverage of the Columbine High School shootings in 1999 and the other for coverage of the Colorado wildfires in 2003. When asked about these awards, Ken says, “It never felt great to win an award on the back of other people’s sorrow. Columbine changed everything about the news and how it is reported. Media from all over the country showed up and stuck cameras in everyone’s faces. It was so invasive, and the media has never recovered from that invasion.”

His happiest days at the Rocky were when he was sent out on the open road to search for interesting shots. It’s a practice he still employs, driving around on weekends with Pam, just laughing, exploring and taking pictures. Early in 2017, Ken was off on another adventure, this time skiing, and found himself out of breath before he had reached the first lift line.

Being an active outdoorsman and practically lifelong Coloradan, he knew something was wrong. May 2017 brought a diagnosis of MDS, a type of bone marrow disease that prevents his white and red blood cells from regenerating.

Ken is purposeful to note that he and Pam are taking life one day at a time. “Every day we get up in the morning and thank God. We get the most out of it we can. For 17 days out of the month I’m on chemotherapy and shots. During the off time, Pam and I usually go on a road trip around Colorado to watch nature grow.”

Recently, in addition to his work for Lakewood, Ken has been photographing women who are incarcerated in Denver correctional facilities. He notes that the photos he has captured of the women with their children and families are some of the best he’s ever taken, but because of privacy and safety issues they can’t be shown in public. Ken also takes black and white photographs that he hand paints with oils post-printing, a practice he began while he was at the Rocky as a release from the newspaper business, which was heavy on crime and murder.

He still continues this practice, noting, “There aren’t many people who are doing this anymore. They used to be called colorists, artists who would paint black and white photos.” While mostly scenic, Ken has painted some historic photos of Denver for the city, and a photo of woman’s grandfather who was in the Scottish Army. First an artist but most importantly a husband, “Papa,” friend and co-worker, Ken is a cherished member of our arts community. We are grateful for his friendship and work over the years!

Ken’s work can be seen at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., in Denver and Lakewood’s City buildings, in countless doctors’ and other offices in the metro area and at KenPapaleo.com.

Discussing treatment with his doctor, he was given four months to live if he declined chemotherapy; with treatment, he was told he could expect to live one to three years. His family, including Pam, three children and eight grandchildren, was turned upside down. They quickly put together a Go Fund Me page and silent auction, in hopes of raising enough money so that Pam could quit her job and focus on spending quality time with Ken. They have had a parade of visitors for the last five months, including old high school friends, former co-workers and relatives. The Papaleos are looking forward to January, when things will slow down a bit after the bustle of the holidays.

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Lakewood Looks Back: A Conversation with Ethel Gomez “Can you see how engrossed I am?” asks Ethel Gomez, her eyes twinkling as she smiles down at an old photograph of herself cutting hair at the beloved salon she ran with her husband. Ethel and Gil’s salon was the pride and joy of the Gomez family in its original location on Federal and Alameda for 33 years before it was moved to its final home at the Lakewood Heritage Center in 1998. “These photos are Gil’s history, this is our history. I try to keep this all together,” says Ethel as she pulls out dozens of newspaper clippings written over the years, chronicling their charming business and love story. “They always wanted us to kiss,” Ethel says with a chuckle.

Their romance began in 1954, after Ethel graduated from South High School and Gil moved to Denver to live with his brother following three years in the Army. Ethel babysat Gil’s nieces and nephews, and Gil was taking classes to become a barber. Ethel whistles playfully, remembering how handsome he was when she first saw him sitting on a porch swing as she walked by. She recites their first conversation line by line, her voice swelling theatrically with her interpretation of youthful longing. They began 14 January - April 2018 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD

dating, and Ethel began to work in a laboratory at St. Luke’s Hospital under a kind-hearted man named Dr. Fry. When Dr. Fry first met Gil, he suggested, “Your little girlfriend here should try to be a hairdresser.” “We had never thought about it before!” Ethel exclaims. Dr. Fry would go on to pay for Ethel’s beauty school, and in 1956 both she and Gil graduated and were married.

When they’d both built up a loyal clientele, Ethel and Gil started their own respective hair shops, across the street from each other on Federal. Both the barber shop and the salon had a view of “Snow White Cleaners,” the charming structure that would soon become the his and hers salon.

When both the cleaners and an antique store came and went, Gil jumped on the opportunity and bought the building, designating the front as his barber shop and the back as Ethel’s hair salon. Their success grew, and soon Gil purchased a second barber shop on Avondale Lane. Ethel still loves to brag about her husband, insisting emphatically, “He was an artist…he loved doing what he did, and that’s exactly why he succeeded.”

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Ethel and her son opened the salon the next day to check on the barbers. That same day she received a call from the City of Denver, delivering the news that they would be widening Alameda and would have to tear down her salon. “I got slapped on Monday then slapped on Tuesday when I got to work. I became pretty strong though,” Ethel remembers. “And my husband never had to hear of that bad news.” The tragic fate of the building circulated by word of mouth throughout the community until the City of Lakewood acquired it, with Denver pitching in $50,000 for its transportation. Lakewood Heritage Center jumped at the opportunity to save the building and add another structure to its 20th Century Museum, later receiving a $95,000 grant from Colorado’s State Historical Fund for its restoration.

Ethel beams proudly as she finds newspaper clippings of four trophies Gil won in hairdressing competitions, and she shares that he taught razor cutting at Emily Griffith Opportunity School. The couple made enough money to afford to renovate the salon and split the building from front to back into its final beloved his and hers design. Not surprisingly, Ethel and her husband chatted all day long from their respective sides. Ethel rolls her eyes as she recalls the men that would enter into the wrong side to try to sneak a peek at the women.

Ethel uses a hushed voice as she relives midnight on Easter in 1998, when her salon beckoned and she and her family left their celebration to accompany the structure on its journey across Alameda. Ethel knew the approximate time the transport would begin, scheduled as to avoid the typical traffic. Sure enough, Ethel arrived as the movers placed the structure on a platform with wheels, and Ethel and her family followed it in a procession to Lakewood Heritage Center. “At four in the morning we were still there, watching from West Kentucky Avenue,” Ethel remembers, her eyes widening as if still watching the salon wiggle down the road.

To this day, 81-year-old Ethel still cuts hair on the top floor of her senior living community. She is eager to show newcomers the small makeshift but charming salon, with its fair share of hair pun plaques, and to comb her fingers through a new friend’s hair, inspecting for layers. She has spoken at every Cider Days since 1998. While her hair styles and colors fluctuated throughout the years, her photo album chronicles the constant presence of friends, family and clientele that encircle her adoringly. They reveal the true legacy of the salon and Ethel’s dainty, quick hands.

The classic allure of Ethel and Gil’s salon always drew customers in. The couple’s warmth is what encouraged them to stay. That warmth is evident from the moment one meets Ethel and witnesses firsthand the pride she still has in her marriage, her business and in hair as a way of drawing people together.

Ethel and Gil raised three children and flourished in the energized social sphere of the salon. Ethel explains that she would close her salon at 5 p.m. to pick up the kids, and Gil would stay until seven to socialize with his customers, drinking Miller High Life beer that they brought him as a tip. Ethel’s favorite part about being a hairdresser was the people, and to this day she can’t walk into a bar on Federal without someone recognizing her. She is usually greeted with a friendly, “Do you want to cut my hair today?” Every time she smiles sweetly and replies, “You know, you do need a haircut!”

Ethel unfolds one last newspaper clipping from 1998 and finds her horoscope on the back. “You’ve been working very hard, and it is about to pay off for you,” she reads. “Your efforts were not in vain, and you will be more than surprised by the outcome of it all.” And indeed she is.

A special thank you to Ethel Gomez for generously sharing her time and personal photos with us.

Written by Hannah Bendiksen, a senior in the creative writing program at the University of San Francisco.

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E c E i a U D N Choice

Blue skies to stormy weather: it might be a Colorado forecast for an afternoon, even a single hour. It might also describe a SHUFFLE concert, provided that, in place of one or the other of those old standard songs, one substitutes a bit of Baroque music. The result will be onstage at the Lakewood Cultural Center March 3.

The ensemble’s name comes from the iPod setting to shuffle different musical tracks. An unsuspecting listener might be taken by surprise when one piece of music is followed by something unexpected. For pianist Eliran Avni, it happened on the treadmill at the gym, when the Pretenders suddenly gave way to Prokofiev. “It was so cool,” he says. “I was completely transported.”

Soon, he was on the phone to friends and colleagues in the New York City area, persuading them to join him in an ensemble dedicated to concerts based on the principle of such unintended juxtapositions.

With audience input as to what the next choice shall be, the concert is an immersive experience for all. Those in the audience receive a list of possible options, compiled from ensemble members’ suggestions. Most of the items last less than 10 minutes, so 10 to 12 of them fit in a standard length program. Some use the full ensemble, others just a handful of performers, with resources of piano, strings, woodwinds, and voice. Options range from Baroque to Broadway, jazz to Jewish, popular songs, ethnic options, even new commissions crafted specifically for SHUFFLE’s concerts.

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Given the range of options on the menu (which is exactly what SHUFFLE calls it), the resulting performance surely will have something for everyone.

For both performers and audiences, it’s an exciting opportunity. Performers have an unusual degree of interaction with the audience and the steady rush of the adrenaline that comes from needing to be ready for anything. As for audience members, some of them get to choose the actual music to be performed, so that no one knows what’s next until the last minute. Thanks to smartphone technology, one person in the audience is identified to select a piece from the menu; someone else chooses the next. Anyone who feels unequal to the responsibility can pass the honor to a friend or work with guided questions from the ensemble.

Avni admits that, occasionally, they’ve seen heated debates between audience members as to what should come next. Schubert or Sondheim: Both will have determined advocates. In the classical world, having listeners so deeply involved in program choices is rare. After all, how often do classical listeners get the chance to express their preferences for what they shall hear?

Once they’ve decided to attend, the music is what it is. Even at rock concerts, where much of the audience will be on its feet, the band likely has a planned set list and shouted requests from the crowd may or may not be acknowledged.

The malleability of SHUFFLE’s menu approach ensures that various views have influence, and whether one adores a particular piece, the one that follows will surely be different.

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Avni and his colleagues all teach, and many have steady orchestral work as well. So scheduling rehearsals can be a juggling act. However, they regularly rehearse all the options on any given menu, some more than others, if those happen to be chosen more frequently.

Anything might be selected at any time, so all options must be ready for prime time, and anything might come up in any order.

Occasionally, audience selection creates a sequence that standard programming practice forbids. Brahms and Ellington simply do not tend to be played in close proximity to one another -- the latter’s approach to rhythm would have quite perplexed the former. When that happens, Avni says, “We take a deep breath and dive in.” After all, he notes, why not? “It teaches us as musicians so much about preconceived notions of programming. Maybe it teaches the audience something, too.”

Consider it a chance to try a new experience. Most of us, at least at times, have ordered something unfamiliar at a restaurant. We might then decide against ordering it again, but we’d made the attempt. As Avni says, “Everything on the list is something we feel has content.

There’s something worth hearing in it. It’s part of our mission in life to convince skeptics to give things a try.”

At a SHUFFLE concert, audiences can be sure they’ll try some new combination of musical experiences. “It’s so much fun,” Avni adds. “Please come!”

Betsy Schwarm is author of the seven books of the Classical Music Insights series.

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January - April Arts + Events Calendar

Portraits of Lakewood Through March 9 Join the Heritage Center in celebrating the people of Lakewood through their photographs and objects!

Radius Gallery Wire and Stone Jewelry Jordon Wolberg January 2-31 Corner Gallery Resonance January 19-March 25 FREE Artists Reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, January 19 The wisdom of the unconscious illuminates each of these six artists’ work in a personal way through their relationship with ‘light.’ Similar or dissimilar in technique, their congruence will be determined by the viewer.

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Face of Steam Greg Chapleski

50 Photos, 50 Stories Through March 9 Preview Lakewood’s 50th anniversary community spirit with a photographic feature about historic and recent buildings in the city.

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Colorado Watercolor Society Members Exhibit January 19-March 25 FREE Artists Reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, January 19 The Colorado Watercolor Society, diverse in their approaches and cohesive in their love of art, is a welcoming, vibrant and inspiring organization! This annual member show presents a full spectrum of visual watercolor experiences.

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Nature’s Way Jenny Wilson January 19-March 25 FREE Artist Reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, January 19 “Nature’s Way” is a collection of present works in acrylic and pastel on paper. These paintings represent picturesque moments from travel.

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A Sense of Place Jenny Wilson

Spirit of Lakewood This permanent gallery highlights significant events throughout the 20th century, including May Bonfils’ ownership of farmland which later became city buildings and shopping centers. Local artifacts immerse visitors in a time when people drove Model T’s and called friends using switchboards.

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Watercolor Wonders Kathy Jones February 1-28 Corner Gallery Eastern Colorado Veterans Creative Arts Festival Hosted by Dept. of Veterans Affairs March 1-30 Awards Ceremony and Performances: Tuesday, March 13, 1 p.m.

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Into the Woods Performance Now Theatre Company 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, January 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 2 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, January 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 Enjoy this Stephen Sondheim classic as The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make.

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Gulliver’s Travels Missoula Children’s Theatre 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 27 Join 50 area school children in this fully staged musical theater adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels.” Brave explorer Gulliver finds himself lost in space and being transported from world to world. He discovers fighting aliens, arrogant Horse Leaders, largerthan-life royalty and robots – all who need just as much help from Gulliver as Gulliver needs from them!

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K + C Celebrates Bernstein KEIGWIN + COMPANY 7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 8 KEIGWIN + COMPANY presents an electrifying brand of contemporary dance. In this performance, K+C joins the worldwide centennial celebration of composer Leonard Bernstein with its exhilarating all-Bernstein program.

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Pipes and Stops Colorado Wind Ensemble 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 10 The mighty organ! CWE emulates the king of instruments with a splendid Bach transcription by Donald Hunsberger, and then joins up with Denver’s queen of organists, Dr. Joyce Shupe Kull, for pieces featuring the organ with wind ensemble.

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Theatre Organ Society 2 p.m., Sunday, February 11 Join Jim Calm and Kevin Utter for a musical afternoon on the 4-manual theatre organ, a grand piano, some wind instruments and a pair of Theremins, all creating a delightful afternoon of popular, favorite and even some classical music.

Tickets are $15.

RMCATOS.org Guys and Dolls Colorado Christian University 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, February 15-17 2:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18 Guys and Dolls tells of con-man Nathan Detroit’s bet with Sky Masterson. Nathan bets Sky that he can’t take the “doll” of Nathan’s choosing on a date. Sky thinks he’s been duped, but he’s in for a surprise!

Tickets are $15.

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Maria Schneider Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 27 Together, with her 17-member ensemble, Maria Schneider blurs the lines between genres, placing her on a very short list of artists who have received both Jazz and classical GRAMMY® Awards.

Tickets start at $20.

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Musical Tales Lakewood Symphony 11 a.m., Saturday, February 3 Two wonderful children’s stories have been set to music by our very own conductor.

Tickets are $8, $6 children ages 3-12.

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SHUFFLE Concert 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3 You choose. They play. Get ready for a genre-bending chamber music experience with this modernday ensemble that delivers the unexpected by asking the audience to choose the works to be performed, ranging from classical, Baroque and romantic to jazz, pop and Broadway.

Tickets start at $20.

ShuffleConcert.com Hearts for Heart’s Sake Benefit Colorado Centre of Dance 3 p.m., Sunday, March 4 Join us for our 14th annual benefit for Children’s Hospital Colorado. This collaboration of various artists and dancers comes together to use their talents to support others in need.

Don’t miss this heartfelt, amazing show!

Tickets are $30.

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Musical Feast - Mediterranean Lunch Lakewood Symphony 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 8 Our Musical Feast continues with a “Mediterranean Lunch” of an overture

by Rossini, the Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto featuring Steve Metcalf, bassist with the Colorado Symphony, Puccini’s “Chrysanthemums,” and Mendelssohn’s masterpiece, the “Italian” Symphony.

Tickets start at $10.

LakewoodSymphony.org Soaring Kim Robards Dance 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10 Kim Robards Dance will celebrate its 30th Season – “Soaring” - with a wonderful evening of dynamic masterworks by critically acclaimed artistic director Kim Robards. Enjoy crafted, moving modern dance which The Denver Post highlighted as “superior artistry.”

Tickets are $23.

KimRobardsDance.org The Emerald Slippers Heritage Irish Stepdancers 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 14 What if Dorothy Gale had been from Killarney instead of Kansas? Heritage Irish Stepdancers retell the story of the Wizard of Oz with an Irish twist.

Featuring Irish dance, music and storytelling, this show is good family fun just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Tickets are $15.

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Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Voces del Sur 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 17 Brilliant sights and rich sounds converge on stage with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of the nation’s premier Flamenco and Spanish dance companies.

Tickets start at $20.

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Master Hypnotist Tracy Gray delivers a high energy, fun-filled comedy hypnosis show that is interactive and full of surprises for all ages. Audience members can participate by watching or starring in the show. Don’t miss this fun and unique experience!

Tickets are $20.

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The Producers Co-Presented with Performance Now Theatre Company 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, March 23-24, 30-31, April 6-7 2 p.m., Saturday & Sundays, March 2425, 31, April 7-8 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 5 No performance Sunday, April 1 A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud musical spectacle. Winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, “The Producers” skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself to be an “equal opportunity offender!”

Tickets start at $20.

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Garry Krinsky: Toying with Science 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 13 Toying with Science is a fast-paced, one-hour program that combines circus skills, mime and audience involvement in the exploration (cont.)

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Performances, Events + drop-ins

The Sleeping Beauty Denver Ballet Theatre 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14 2 p.m., Sunday, April 15 Denver Ballet Theatre proudly presents their new, stunning fulllength production of “The Sleeping Beauty” featuring professional guest artists from the Colorado Ballet, beautiful sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s greatest ballet score.

Tickets are $30.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Edmar Castañeda

of the scientific principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines. Best suited for audiences ages 5 and up.

Tickets start at $6.

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A Musical Feast - Beethoven for Dinner Lakewood Symphony 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19 Feast on Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture” and “Piano Concerto No. 2” with Steinway Artist Stephanie Cheng.

Topping off the evening will be the “Symphony No. 7.” Beethoven - it’s what’s for dinner!

Tickets start at $10.

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Edmar Castañeda Trio 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 20 Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda has taken the world stage by storm with his virtuosic command of the harp, revolutionizing the way audiences and critics alike consider the instrument.

Tickets start at $20.

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Ballerinas by Degas and Appalachian Spring Ballet Ariel 7 p.m., Saturday, April 28 2 p.m., Sunday, April 29 In this premiere inspired by Degas’ beautiful, impressionist paintings, this ballet brings to life the story of a young dancer admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet. Ballet Ariel also dances to Copland’s enchanting and pastoral American classic “Appalachian Spring.”

Tickets are $26.

BalletAriel.org Into the Forest Iluminar Aerial 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday, May 11-12 3 p.m., Sunday, May 13 In the newest aerial dance production presented by the professional company, watch as these amazing performers tell a dark and enchanting fairytale story through circus and dance.

Tickets are $25.

IluminarAerial.com Whispering Willow Iluminar Aerial 3 p.m., Saturday, May 12 Noon, Sunday, May 13 The newest aerial dance production presented by the youth company; See dance and circus fuse and take flight with a spectacular, death-defying fairytale story.

Tickets are $20.

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Earth Day Celebration 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, April 21 Save the Date! Live Music, Games, Bike Valet, Beer Garden, Art Station Lakewood Heritage Center Lakewood.org/EarthDay

DROP-INS & TOURS Not ready to commit? These activities don’t require advance registration!

Guided Museum Tours 11 a.m.-Noon and 2-3 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays Lakewood Heritage Center Explore Lakewood’s past as an experienced guide leads you through the museum’s historic structures such as the Country School and 1930s Farmhouse. Tours by appointment only in January and February.

All ages • $5/adult, $4/senior 65+, $3/youth ages 3-12. Reservations required from groups of 10+.

FREE Storytime 10-11 a.m., Every Wednesday Lakewood Heritage Center Enjoy a different group of (cont.)

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drop-ins + workshops themed stories each week, followed by a craft or activity. Activities are best suited for ages 0-5 but all ages are welcome. Co-sponsored by Belmar Library.

Art with Storytime Series 11:15 a.m.-Noon, Mondays Winter, January 8, 22, 29, February 5, 12. Animals, February 26, March 5, 12, 19, April 2. Garden, April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7. Ocean, May 14, 21 Lakewood Cultural Center Kristee Graham • Ages 2+ Activity # 171901 • $5 Drop-in fee, ages 2 and under free.

All About Yarn Drop-in 1-3 p.m., Saturday, January 20, 27 1-3 p.m., Saturday, April 21 Lakewood Cultural Center Little fingers are so ready to do all kinds of projects and yarn is just fun to work with. Subjects that will be covered: knitting, crochet, macramé and beginning weaving.

Holly Causey • Ages 6-16 Activity # 171902 • $7 Drop-in fee Rug Hooking Noon-4 p.m., Saturday, January 20 Noon-4 p.m., Saturday, February 17 Noon-4 p.m., Saturday, March 17 Noon-4 p.m., Saturday, April 21 Lakewood Heritage Center This class is designed for intermediate and advanced rug hookers. Supplies are not provided but bring your lunch, advice and friendship!

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ $3 Drop-in fee Call 303.987.7850 to register.

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Introduction to Mosaics Workshop 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, January 6 Washington Heights Arts Center A condensed version of Contemporary Mosaics, this class provides basic skills to learn about and create mosaics.

Alina Deac Pelegrin • Ages 18+ Activity # 177901 • $52 Primitive Rug Hooking Noon-3 p.m., Saturday, January 6 Lakewood Heritage Center This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. After two classes, you will finish a beginner’s project! Call 303.987-7850 to register.

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ • $40

Have you ever wondered how to make soap at home? Explore supplies, techniques and fun recipes, and take several pieces home!

Andre Polo • Ages: 16+ Activity # 176701 • $40 Exploring Mosaic Andamento Workshop 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, February 3 Washington Heights Arts Center Students will focus on cutting different kinds of glass and arranging the mosaic tesserae to create contrast, flow and direction within the work. There will be no grouting in this class.

Alina Deac Pelegrin • Ages 18+ Activity # 177906 • $52 Primitive Rug Hooking Noon-3 p.m., Saturday, February 3 Lakewood Heritage Center This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. After two classes, you will finish a beginner’s project! Call 303.987-7850 to register.

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ • $40

Introduction to Photo Software 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, January 9 Lakewood Cultural Center This class will introduce photo manipulation, what software tools exist and how to use them. Learn about various effects and how to improve and enhance your photos!

Dave Barry • Ages 18+ Activity # 177705 • $25 Craft-Tea 11 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, January 27 Lakewood Heritage Center Join us for a fun pioneer craft or activity, followed by morning “tea” and snack with your little one!

Activity # 177720 • $10, ages 3-12, other attendees free.

Let’s Make a Dance Workshop 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 7 Lakewood Cultural Center Stage Join us in this special workshop aimed at community members and non-dancers! Participants are guided through a choreographic process with Keigwin and his dancers using games and guided improvisation.

KEIGWIN + COMPANY Dancers Ages 16+ Activity # 172905 • $25

Soapmaking 3-5 p.m., Saturday, January 27 Lakewood Heritage Center

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workshops A Painted Silk Scarf 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, February 13 Lakewood Cultural Center Learn the fine art of painting on silk.

You will design and paint on a white silk scarf blank using a brush and stamping. Instruction will be given on how to create your personal stamp.

Jan Janas • Ages 14+ Activity # 170268 • $55 Watercolor for Everyone Workshop 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, February 17 Washington Heights Arts Center If you want to find out if watercolor is for you, let us introduce you to everything you need to know. All materials provided.

Scott Ronzio • Ages 12+ Activity # 170217 • $25 Sketching with a Fountain Pen 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, February 24 Lakewood Heritage Center Do you doodle with your pens? Learn sketching basics while exploring how to use a single nib to draw different line widths and build texture with dots, dashes and cross-hatches.

Renee Jorgensen • Ages: 16+ Activity # 176711 • $40

Introduction to Raku 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, February 24 Washington Heights Arts Center This one-day class will discuss the raku process including a firing demonstration, hands-on firing practice and glazing. Topics include safety, clay selection, glazes and their application and examples of 26 January - April 2018 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD

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Michael Bowe • Ages 18+ Activity # 170101 • $30 Beginning Inkle Loom Workshop 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, February 24 Washington Heights Arts Center The inkle loom is an ancient loom used to make decorative bands and cords. Using the modern day version of the loom, learn to make bookmarks, belts, sashes and more.

Robin Wilton • Ages 16+ Activity # 177314 •$68 Craft-Tea 11 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, February 24 Lakewood Heritage Center Join us for a fun pioneer craft or activity, followed by morning “tea” and snack with your little one!

Activity # 177720 • $10, ages 3-12, other attendees free.

Image Transfer on Clay Workshop 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 3 Washington Heights Arts Center Begin or advance your skills in monoprint imaging from newsprint or plaster slabs and learn the process of creating laser decals. Bring thrown or hand-built pieces, not quite leather hard, or have slab pieces ready.

Jacki Roberts • Ages 17+ Activity # 170077 • $45 Primitive Rug Hooking Noon-3 p.m., Saturday, March 3 Lakewood Heritage Center This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. After two classes, you will finish a beginner’s project! Call 303.987-7850 to register.

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ • $40

explore and develop the alphabet in copperplate lettering style. Learn how to mix an ink recipe, how to use stick ink, line guide sheets and experiment with color.

Renee Jorgensen • Ages: 16+ Activity # 176712 • $60 Flamenco Dance Master Class 3-4:15 p.m., Saturday, March 17 Lakewood Cultural Center Stage The supportive and fun class aimed at dance students, seniors and the general public is a handson workshop with instruction in rhythmic handclaps, arm movements, body posturing and footwork. The flamenco technique is then woven into a short choreography.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Dancers • Ages 18+ Activity # 172910 • $30

Craft-Tea 11 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, March 24 Lakewood Heritage Center Join us for a fun pioneer craft or activity, followed by morning “tea” and snack with your little one!

Activity # 177720 • $10, ages 3-12, other attendees free.

Elegant Hand Lettering: Beginning Copperplate 1-4 p.m., Saturdays, March 24-31, April 7 Lakewood Heritage Center Build your skill and technique as you Lakewood.org/Bravo

Workshops + historical luncheons Kumihimo Braid-Making 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, April 4 Washington Heights Arts Center Kumihimo, Japanese for “gathering of threads,” is a braid-making technique creating intricate, decorative cords.

Judie Dickinson • Ages 16+ Activity # 177312 • $38 All Hands On Deck Tea 10:30 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, April 7 Lakewood Heritage Center This kid-specific mini tea party includes simple and fun hands-on activities that teach proper etiquette and manners. Boys and girls will love this interactive workshop!

Penelope Carlevato • Ages 6-14 Activity # 179702 • $25 Primitive Rug Hooking Noon-3 p.m., Saturday, April 7 Lakewood Heritage Center This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. After two classes, you will finish a beginner’s project! Call 303.987-7850 to register.

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ • $40

This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. After two classes, you will finish a beginner’s project! Call 303.987-7850 to register.

Cheri Talbot • Ages 18+ • $40

HISTORICAL LUNCHEONS

The Art of Afternoon Tea 1-4 p.m., Saturday, May 5 Lakewood Heritage Center Learn how to host your own tea! Make sandwiches and tea from traditional recipes, and set the table before enjoying a full tea.

Penelope Carlevato • Ages 15+ Activity # 179703 • $45

Victorian Quilts Noon-2 p.m., Tuesday, February 13 Lakewood Heritage Center Join us for a show-and-tell escape into the world of early 20th century quilts.

View quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. $20 Lecture/Lunch; $12 Lecture Only

Pastel Landscape Painting Workshop 1-4 p.m., Saturday, May 5 Washington Heights Arts Center We will focus on using color to create harmony in landscape paintings.

There will be a discussion and exercises followed by individual attention and encouragement. Some experience with pastel helpful.

Ruthann Woods • Ages 18+ Activity # 170249 • $35

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Portraits of Lakewood Noon-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 10 Lakewood Heritage Center Immerse yourself in the photography of the Lakewood area with Colorado native, teacher and professional photographer Dave Barry. $20 Lecture/Lunch; $12 Lecture Only

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Craft-Tea 11 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, April 28 Lakewood Heritage Center Join us for a fun pioneer craft or activity, followed by morning “tea” and snack with your little one!

Activity # 177720 • $10, ages 3-12, other attendees free.

Bonfils Birthday Bash 3-4 p.m., Saturday, April 28 Lakewood Heritage Center On the anniversary of May Bonfils’ birth, take a virtual photographic walk through her life in Belmar Mansion.

Tea and cake will be served.

Katy Lewis • Ages 18+ Activity # 179701 • $10

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Glass on Glass Workshop 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 19 Washington Heights Arts Center This workshop explores the techniques and a variety of materials used to create mosaics on glass (and generally glossy) substrates. No experience necessary.

Alina Deac Pelegrin • Ages 18+ Activity # 177907 • $45

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Open 7 Days A Week

Sun-Thurs 10:45-10

Fri, Sat 10:45-11

SPORTS BARS LAKEWOOD

1535 S. Kipling Pkwy.

Suite M (Kipling & Florida)

303-278-0363 AURORA

2790 S. Havana St. Suite X (Havana & Yale)

303-338-2024

FREE

MARGARITA

Buy 16 oz. House Margarita, get 2nd of equal or lesser value.

Limit 1 coupon per table/not valid at happy hour.

Not valid with lunch special. Valid at these locations only.

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