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Lakewood’s Heritage, Culture & the Arts Magazine

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Washington Heights Arts Center Open House

08 Lakewood Cultural Center Presents Season 10 Slavic Soul Party!

14 Public Art Celebrating Lakewood 16 Lakewood’s 50th Anniversary Book 26 Cider Days

ON THE COVER Nobuntu performs at the Lakewood Cultural Center November 9 and 10. See page 8 for details.

Nobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and has gained international acclaim. The a cappella quintet was a huge success at Trans-Vocal in Frankfurt and Voice Mania in Vienna.

27 Recording Lakewood’s History 28 Holiday Events and Gifts

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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE

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e are happy to celebrate the reopening of the Washington Heights Arts Center, a historic and beloved building which holds so many of our city’s arts classes. The hard work and resources that have gone into infrastructure updates to this 120-year-old building will ensure that we continue to offer high-quality fine arts classes, workshops and events to the Lakewood community for years to come.

To commemorate this occasion, we invite everyone to join us for an open house celebration.

Bring the whole family for a day of art-filled games and demonstrations, building tours, pottery and art sales and more!

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, September 14 Washington Heights Arts Center 6375 W. First Ave.

To learn more and register for fall classes, visit Lakewood.org/WashingtonHeights.

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2019-2020 SEASON Lakewood.org/LCCPresents FAMILY PROGRAM

Childsplay in “Maddi’s Fridge”

The Cashore Marionettes: Life in Motion

6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 8

7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 17

A brilliant one-man show of absurd stories, death defying experiments and spontaneous hilarity.

Based on the book by Lois Brandt, this play explores child hunger and food insecurity through an endearing story of friendship.

Theatrical scenes of humor, pathos and poetic insight celebrate the richness of life.

Ballet Hispánico

Minetti Quartett with pianist Andreas Klein

Nobuntu

Tomáš Kubínek – Miracle Man 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 27

7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 2 America’s leading Latino dance organization features a bold and eclectic brand of contemporary dance.

7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 7

7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 9 2 p.m., Sunday, November 10

A musical sensation from Austria, this award-winning string quartet teams up with esteemed German pianist, Klein.

Back by popular demand! From Zimbabwe, this female a cappella quintet performs traditional African songs, Afro jazz and gospel.

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What do you get when you cross

traditional jazz forms and fiery Balkan brass-band with Roma accordion wizardry and a little (or a lot!) New Orleans style funk and soul? You get Slavic Soul Party!, America’s No. 1 band for Balkansoul-gypsy-funk coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center on Friday, November 22.

Bandleader and percussionist Matt Moran started out playing with traditional Greek and Macedonian groups that quickly put the kybosh on his instinct to throw in a funky backbeat.

Following his whimsy, Moran founded Slavic Soul Party! (SSP!) in 1999. The nine-piece party

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band’s longstanding residency at Barbès, one of Brooklyn’s coolest venues, is a hot ticket for music fans from around the globe. In over a decade of touring North America, Europe and beyond, SSP! has performed everywhere from Serbian schoolyards to prison courtyards, Turkish palaces to Russian baths, the Kennedy Center to Carnegie Hall to the Chicago Jazz Festival and from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe.

“Anytime musicians study traditions deeply, and then free themselves to follow their own whims, it’s a beautiful thing. But when it comes to the brass band fusion of Slavic Soul Party! that’s

just the beginning. With razorsharp precision, juggernaut force, and a healthy dose of playfulness, these guys start out in overdrive and never let up,” says Banning Eyre, National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

Case in point, SSP!’s program at the Cultural Center will feature the band’s take on Duke Ellington’s “Far East Suite.” Inspired by a 1963 State Department “jazz diplomacy” tour that was cut short — Ellington and his band didn’t make it to the “Far East”— this iconic piece blends old and new, different and familiar and is the perfect launch-pad for SSP!’s brand of world music. Time Out New York calls it “a pretty

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heavenly match” and The Wall Street Journal says “parts of SSP!’s reinterpretation sounds like a Bulgarian wedding, others like a gypsy jazz funeral in New Orleans. And yet … it all sounds like Duke Ellington.”

These nine musicians pump the sounds of life through a Balkan brass filter, reimagining the traditional while making new music out of immigration, integration and ingenuity.

Whether live, on TV or radio worldwide, this dynamic brass/percussion ensemble is recognized for superior virtuosity blended with a huge helping of spontaneous fun.

Canadian Brass 7:30 p.m.,Thursday, December 5 The world’s most famous brass group performs the greatest hits of the holiday season, from popular standards to new arrangements.

SEASON AT A GLANCE Lakewood.org/LCCPresents

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**Tomáš Kubínek –

*“ The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” co-presented with Missoula Children’s Theatre Saturday, February 1

Miracle Man Friday, September 27

*Childsplay in “Maddi’s Fridge” Tuesday, October 8 **The Cashore

Marionettes: Life in Motion Thursday, October 17

*Cuentos: Tales from the Latino World with David Gonzales Saturday, February 22

**Ballet Hispánico

**Reverso

Saturday, November 2

Saturday, February 29

**Minetti Quartett

**ETHEL’s Documerica

Nobuntu Saturday & Sunday, November 9 & 10

“The Drowsy Chaperone” co-presented with Performance Now Theatre Company Friday-Sunday, March 20-April 5

with pianist Andreas Klein Thursday, November 7

**Slavic Soul Party!

Friday, November 22 Canadian Brass Thursday, December 5

Timothy P. and the Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday, December 6 & 7 2 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8

Timothy P. and the Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers Friday-Sunday, December 6-8

Friday, March 13

**The Lao Tizer

Quartet featuring Nelson Rangell Saturday, April 11

*Family programs. ** 8-Pack Series.

Programs, artists and prices are subject to change.

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PUBLIC ART ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS

Echoes and Reflections of a City Through Public Art

by Laine Godsey, arts programming curator

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environment and all the people who WKK]Xa Q\ VW_ IVL QV \PM N]\]ZM º Parson’s proposal received the majority of votes from the online public voting platform Lakewood Together, the support of the Public Art Selection Panel and unanimous approval from the Public Art Committee. His sculptural installation integrates community engagement and interactivity into the historic homesite and will stand as a permanent celebration of the residents and history of Lakewood.

Parson’s passion for the project comes from his deep connection with his hometown. He and his wife frequent the park with their child. They’ve explored the Addenbrooke family home’s ÅZMXTIKM _PQKP Q[ \PM WVTa XIZ\ WN \PM home that is standing today, near the park’s South Garrison Street entrance. <PM ÅZMXTIKM [\WVM[ _MZM KWTTMK\ML from around the globe.

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Laine Godsey: What has the process been like for you as an artist in the design and early fabrication stages of the project?

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vernacular of using light, space and perception. Now that the conceptual and engineering phases are complete, we can move forward to fabrication and landscaping of the area.

It’s been a pleasure working with the collaborative team at Demiurge to fabricate the sculptures and the City of Lakewood to help make this possible.

LG: What does it mean to you, personally, to create the artwork that will bring your hometown together in celebration of Lakewood’s 50th Anniversary?

CP: I grew up in a family of artists in Lakewood and love the idea of leaving a small mark in the city that helped me become the person I am today. I’m proud to call Lakewood my home.

LG: What is your hope for the future of arts and culture in Lakewood? Or what do you hope younger generations will experience in the future of Lakewood arts and culture?

CP: I think Lakewood has evolved in the arts a great deal since I was a kid but I think it has plenty of room to expand and become a leader in the arts in the Denver metro area. I am a former member of Pirate: Contemporary Art, a co-op that for many years lived in northwest Denver but recently moved to the 40 West Arts District in Lakewood in part because of UWZM I‫ٺ‬WZLIJTM ZMV\ 1 \PQVS Q\[ UW^M [I^ML \PM KW WX but also strengthened our local arts district. My hope is the district will continue to welcome and support the arts as development and prices increase in the future. I’d like to see Lakewood invest more in the arts and continue to build programs to make art accessible to all.

“Echoes and Reflections: Lakewood’s 50th Anniversary,” a large-scale installation of reflective metal sculptures

by Collin Parson, will be installed at Addenbrooke Park.

COMING SOON! Subscribe to the Lakewood Arts e-newsletter at Lakewood.org/Newsletters or visit Lakewood.org/50 for updates about the installation and public reception.

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50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK

Lakewood’s 50 th Anniversary book

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE A HALF-CENTURY OF TRANSFORMATION

Lakewood, Colorado, 1969–2019

A HALF-CENTURY OF TRANSFORMATION Lakewood, Colorado 1969–2019

A HALF-CENTURY OF TRANSFORMATION Lakewood, Colorado 1969-2019

In 1969, a group of residents led numerous neighborhoods to come together to form the City of Lakewood. A number of factors combined to support the incorporation including concern that Denver would annex the area, worry about a lack of sufficient law enforcement services for a growing area, and apprehension that a forced annexation by Denver would damage the high quality of education available in the schools in Jefferson County. Over the last fifty years, many changes and transitions have taken place, but one thing has remained constant—the residents’ pride in their city. This book is not a history book but rather a celebration of the city’s humble beginnings, the transformations that have carried it forward to today, and the culture and amenities that define Lakewood.

This special commemorative edition book details how the city grew, the vision the community established for the city, the abundant recreational and cultural amenities, and the business base that combine to support a consummate Colorado lifestyle. It honors our history, our traditions, our residents, our neighborhoods and our leaders. Lakewood is a special place, a community that, 50 years after incorporation, is just getting started.

Purchase your book today for $34.95 at the Lakewood Heritage Center, Cultural Center, Washington Heights Arts Center or other Lakewood facilities. You can also prepay online at Lakewood.org/Emporium and pick up your copy at the 20th Century Emporium in the Heritage Center’s visitor center (books will not be mailed).

Please contact the Lakewood Heritage Center at 303.987.7850 with any questions.

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HELLO W RLD Hello World brings the artistic achievements of people from near and far to Jefferson County. Celebrate creativity as an integral part of the human experience and revel in cultures from around the world.

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Cleo Parker Robinson presents Anansi the Spider EVERGREEN LIBRARY Explore the African folktale of Anansi the Spider through movement and storytelling.

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Fiesta Colorado LAKEWOOD LIBRARY | ARVADA LIBRARY Enjoy and learn the diverse cultural richness of Mexico and Spain through dance, music and art with the Fiesta Colorado Dancers.

NOV. 9 2 -3 PM

Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum STANDLEY LAKE LIBRARY Cleo Parker Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth Ensemble performs a sampling of their multicultural production, Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum.

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Welcome to Earth

Through November 3 Lakewood Heritage Center Featuring artwork by Joyce Martinez, winner of the annual Earth Day poster contest.

Lakewood: A 20TH Century Journey

Lakewood Heritage Center The permanent gallery highlights significant events throughout Lakewood’s 20th century, including the evolution of commercial growth from farmland.

Local artifacts immerse visitors in times when people drove Model T’s, worked in World War II factories and voted to incorporate the city.

50 Objects for Lakewood’s 50th Anniversary

Through February 2, 2020 Lakewood Heritage Center Only 5% of Lakewood Heritage Center’s 40,000 objects, photographs and archives are on display at any one time.

Experience a few in person and more at Lakewood.PastPerfectOnline.com.

Welcome to the Big City

Through February 16, 2020 Lakewood Heritage Center Celebrate Lakewood’s 50th anniversary of city incorporation with a look back at life in 1969! Immerse yourself with clothes and music of the time, while enjoying some fabulous local photographs and political archives.

Slowly, To Unravel. To Reveal.

Daniel Granitto and Eric Anderson

September 5-November 8 Lakewood Cultural Center, North Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, September 6 Explore the quiet revelation of an ordinary life made extraordinary in this two-person exhibition. Through painting and sculpture, these artists are revealing the subtle beauty and chaos in the domestic, suburban landscape and in the moments that congeal into the stuff of our lives.

Illuminate the Structure Dale Montagne

September 5-November 8 Lakewood Cultural Center, Mezzanine Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, September 6 Artist Dale Montagne’s dynamic dichroic glass sculptures are enlivened with color and light. He combines steel with the luminescence of colored glass to illuminate his sculptures with vibrant personality.

Shape of Landscape

September 5-November 8 Lakewood Civic Center, Richey Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, September 6 Celebrated for their contemporary landscape paintings, Kathy Beekman and Katherine McKenna each use their own style and a palette of glowing colors to express what they see in a landscape.

They explore a place, either real or imagined, that is not so easily expressed in words. The works magically capture the spirit and feel of a landscape that evokes an emotional response.

Art of Brady

September 1-30 Lakewood Cultural Center, Corner Gallery Drawings by Brady Dollyhigh.

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Dear Friend Pals

October 1-November 30 Lakewood Cultural Center Corner Gallery An intergenerational exploration of connection through text and image from the Village at Belmar.

Accentuate the Aggregate

November 15-January 3 Lakewood Cultural Center, North Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, November 22 The diversity of our community creates an aggregate; we are parts of a whole.

Together we create the sedimentary bedrock upon which our sense of place and belonging are built. This group exhibition brings together artists from varied backgrounds to look at cultural traditions through the lens of their personal experience.

Colorado Water Color Society Member’s Show

November 15-January 3 Lakewood Cultural Center, Mezzanine Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, November 22 The Colorado Watercolor Society’s annual member show presents a full spectrum of visual watercolor experiences.

Who Knew, We Knew!

November 15-January 3 Lakewood Civic Center, Richey Gallery FREE Artist reception: 5-7 p.m., Friday, November 22 City of Lakewood employees and volunteers come together to present their exceptional artistic talents. Though we may be planners, police officers or administrators by day, everyone possesses creativity. Celebrate the artist within us all at this annual exhibition.

Vibrant Abstraction

December 1 - December 31 Lakewood Cultural Center, Corner Gallery Mixed media, abstract sculptures and two-dimensional work by Andrea Gordon.

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performances

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Ring of Fire Performance Now Theatre Company

7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday, September 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21 2 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, September 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21 & 22 A jukebox musical based on the music of Johnny Cash. Single tickets on sale 10 a.m.,Thursday, August 1.

Tickets start at $20.

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Harp Fantasia Mile High Chapter of the American Harp Society 7 p.m., Saturday, September 28 This amazing harp ensemble features over fifty students, amateur and professional harpists playing a diverse program of classical, popular and movie music! Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and children under 12.

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Robert Johnson Sings Nat King Cole with The CJRO Sextet The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra 2 p.m., Sunday, September 29 This concert celebrates the centenary of Nat King Cole with The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra Sextet featuring vocalist Robert Johnson performing hits such as “Route 66,” “Unforgettable” and “Nature Boy.” Tickets are $35, $28, $20.

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Old Friends, New Faces Lakewood Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 3 “Old Friends, New Faces” season opening concert includes Beethoven’s “Fidelio” overture, Brahms’s Hungarian Dances, Bruch’s Symphony No. 3 and Grondahl’s Trombone Concerto performed by John Sipher, principal trombone of the Colorado Symphony.

Tickets are $20, $16, $12.

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7 p.m., Friday, October 25 5 p.m., Saturday, October 26 The ghost of the Headless Horseman haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow in the 1700s. Watch as aerialists take you on this classic story of mystery, murder and mischief. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, students and children.

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Love, Loyalty and Friendship: An Afternoon of Irish Dance Heritage Irish Stepdancers

“Cat & The Canary” Silent Film Rocky Mountain Chapter American Theatre Organ Society (RMCATOS)

“Elvis Forever!” Starring Cody Ray Slaughter, Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice

Be Glad Then America Rocky Mountain Brassworks

3:30 p.m., Sunday, October 13 Enjoy an afternoon of Irish dance as the Heritage Irish Stepdancers tell the story of the Irish Claddagh symbol— representing love, loyalty and friendship.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, students and children.

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7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, October 18 & 19 3 p.m., Sunday, October 20 Cody Ray Slaughter, Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, returns to perform with the David Fontana Band. Cody has sold out 11 shows and will sell out again in 2019. Buy tickets to see the very best!

Tickets start at $35.

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Sleepy Hollow Iluminar Aerial

2 p.m., Sunday, October 27 Annabelle West must survive a night in her late uncle’s haunted mansion to collect her inheritance, complicated by asylum escapee “the Cat” who is at the estate. Live theatre organ accompaniment by Chris Elliott.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students (21 and under).

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7 p.m., Sunday, November 10 Rocky Mountain Brassworks will be joined by the El Jebel Shrine Pipe Band in a Veterans Day program of stirring music and lively stories of America’s veterans in war. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students and $5 for children.

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Timeless, presented by Volkswagen Warren Miller Entertainment

7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 13 Kick off winter with Warren Miller Entertainment’s 70th annual ski film, and travel with all-star athletes to world-renowned locations. Moviegoers will receive amazing lift ticket offers to destination resorts.Tickets are $22.

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The Nutcracker Classical Ballet Academy

11 a.m. & 7 p.m., Friday, November 15 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Saturday, November 16 2 p.m., Sunday, November 17 Ballet Melange and Classical Ballet Academy present “The Nutcracker.”

This holiday classic transports us to a land of magic and dreams that come true. Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children.

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Pops Concert & Benefit Auction Lakewood Symphony Orchestra

7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 21 The music will have you laughing and guessing! The auction always has a wide range of items from small to large - you may find that perfect Christmas gift.

Tickets are $20, $16, $12.

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The Children’s Nutcracker Denver Conservatory of Dance

4 p.m., Friday, November 29 Noon & 4 p.m., Saturday, November 30 Noon & 4 p.m., Sunday, December 1 DCD’s “The Children’s Nutcracker” is performed by children ages 3-17 and is geared towards an audience of all ages.

Enjoy a less formal but magical rendition of this holiday classic with your entire family! Tickets are $25.

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Ukuleles in Outer Space Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 3 We’re going as far out as you can go… out past the satellites, the moon, the stars, the galaxies and deep into the universe with brand new arrangements of spaceship-inspired tunes. Tickets are $22, $18, $10.

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Holidays with The CJRO The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra

7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 4 Kick-off the season in style with great versions of holiday favorites such as selections from Duke Ellington’s “Suite from The Nutcracker,” an exuberant arrangement of “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and more. Tickets are $35, $28, and $20.

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The Nutcracker Ballet Ariel

2 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15, 21 & 22 7 p.m., Friday & Saturday, December 20 & 21 2 p.m., Monday, December 23 The entire family will be spellbound by beautiful dancing as Clara travels through a swirl of Snowflakes to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. Ballet Ariel returns for its sixth season at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Tickets are $38 for adults, $35 for seniors and students, and $30 for children.

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May Bonfils and Her Legacy

Noon-2 p.m., Tuesday, October 15 Lakewood Heritage Center Schoolhouse History professor Tom Noel unveils his new research about local legend and landowner May Bonfils Stanton. Beautiful mansions, family drama and love of the arts all star in this compelling story of one woman’s life and legacy.

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Home for the Holidays

Noon-2 p.m., Tuesday, December 10 Lakewood Heritage Center Schoolhouse Author Penelope Carlevato will uplift your holiday spirits with stories of holidays from years gone by.

Activity # 376610-02 and -2L $20 Lecture & Lunch; $12 Lecture Only

Journey back in time with activities, snacks, drinks and a fun program! Tickets are available at the door until sold out.

Neon Lights

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, September 10 Lakewood Heritage Center Schoolhouse Flashy neon demonstrations will vie for your attention as you listen to local historians’ stories of motels once located along Colfax Avenue.

Activity # 376611-01 $5 Program fee; Beer and wine are available at a cash bar.

Promenade Your Partner

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, November 12 Lakewood Heritage Center Schoolhouse Get your dance on with competing movements of the twentieth century! Dress in your flapper best or western garb and learn some jazz moves and do-si-do.

Activity # 376611-02 $5 Program fee; Beer and wine are available at a cash bar.

SEPTEMBER-DECEMEBER DROP-INS AND TOURS

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Drop-In Figure Drawing

6:15-9:15 p.m., Thursday, September 5-December 12 Washington Heights Arts Center (new location!)

Work independently on quick, short and long poses during supervised figure-drawing sessions.

Basic drawing experience is recommended. Bring your own supplies.

Instructor: Izzy Lozano Ages 18+ • $9 drop-in fee

FREE! Storytime

10-11 a.m., Wednesdays Lakewood Heritage Center Enjoy a different group of stories and songs each week, followed by a craft or activity! Themes include cars, seasons and sounds. Activities are best suited for ages 0-5 but all ages are welcome.

Guided Museum Tours

Weekdays by reservation only.

Saturday, 11a.m. and 2 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.

Lakewood Heritage Center Adult $5, Seniors $4 Youth $3, Age 2 and under are free.

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SEPTEMBER-DECEMEBER WORKSHOPS

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Art Adventures: Plein Aire, on the Rocks!

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, September 7 Matthews/Winters Park Take a hike and paint an iconic Colorado scene. Learn how to make a pocket-sized pallet and easel to take your paintings on the go! Some light hiking involved. Materials provided.

Ages 18+ Activity # 370272 • $40

Intro to Zentangle

1-4 p.m., Saturday, September 14 or Saturday, November 2 Green Mountain Recreation Center The Zentangle Method is an easy tolearn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. If time allows, students will also have the opportunity to work with black tiles and white ink. Includes materials fee.

Ages: 13+ Activity Number# 370371 • $42

Paper Marbling Workshop

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, October 5 or Saturday, November 2 Washington Heights Arts Center Float, swirl and drip colors to instantly create your own stationary, wrapping paper, gift cards and one-of-a-kind designs. Materials provided.

Ages 16+ Activity # 370524 • $50

Beginning Quilting

1-4 p.m. Sundays, October 13 & 20 Lakewood Heritage Center Get started on your quilting journey in this two-session class. Learn about and practice quilting techniques and gain confidence by working on simple projects or tackle more advanced techniques if you have some sewing or quilting experience. Take your project home at the end and show it off to all your friends!

Ages: 16+ Activity Number# 376608 • $65

Beginning Macramé

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, September 21 Lakewood Cultural Center We’ll learn essential knots and techniques to create our own retro-inspired macramé woven plant holders. Materials provided.

Ages 16+ Activity # 377402 • $45

Cyanotype on Paper Workshop

10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 28 Washington Heights Arts Center Soak up the sun and transform mementos, plants and more into beautiful prints with cyanotype on paper.

Materials included, but students are encouraged to bring objects.

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Make Your Own Bath Fizzers

1-3 p.m., Saturday, October 19 Lakewood Heritage Center Take your baths to the next level by learning how to make these ever-popular fizzing bath pods. Each student will take home the totally cool bath fizzers they make. All supplies included in registration cost.

Ages: 14+ Activity # 376602 • $30

Holidays on the Guitar

6:30-8:20 p.m.

Thursdays, December 5 & 12 Lakewood Cultural Center Two-day BLITZ! Learn the technique and skills to play some traditional tunes, a handful of modern ones and how to carry around way more songs than you’ll master before Santa is a distant memory.

You will need a playable acoustic guitar.

We recommended you have taken Guitar Level 1 prior to this class.

Ages: 10+ Activity # 375014 • $20 Early registration price; $30 Regular price

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CIDER DAYS ANNUAL EVENT

October 5 & 6 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lakewood Heritage Center 801 S. Yarrow St. Traditions. It seems safe to say that an annual event now in its 44th year can be considered just that. From the start, Cider Days has provided meaningful experiences for every age. Although much has changed over the years, a few things remain the same: cider pressing, tractor pulling, saw mill demonstrations, vintage farm equipment and catching up with longtime friends.

This year’s Cider Days event takes place on October 5 and 6 at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

Highlights include the ever-popular tractor pull, horse drawn wagon rides, apple pie eating contests and, of course, plenty of apple products for sale and sample.

Among features added in recent years are Apple Annie’s Baking Challenge, a straw bale maze and a hard cider tasting. Plan ahead, though — if you hope to participate in the hard cider tasting, a special ticket is required and space is limited. A variety of live entertainment and kids activities set the tone for a fun fall weekend spent with friends and family.

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RECORDING LAKEWOOD’S HISTORY

SPEAKING OUT

Milk bottles from the Beers Sisters dairy

farm, a mid-century diner and the Ping-Pong table upon which Mayor Richey negotiated the city’s boundary — these are all part of Lakewood’s fascinating history.

How do we capture the unwritten stories connected to Lakewood’s historic structures and the objects in the museum collection?

That’s where Lakewood Heritage Center staff and volunteers come in, armed with audio or video recorders, seeking to document recollections of daily rituals and unique perspectives that reveal the details of people’s lives in Lakewood during the 20th century.

“First person accounts are really important.

Actually hearing about the object from the person who used it or about the home they lived in adds an emotional impact,” said curator Katy Lewis. “We currently have about 300 oral histories and are scheduling more interviews. We don’t want these stories to be lost.” The Heritage Center is undertaking a multiyear project that includes transcribing and digitizing the interviews, a process that involves typing out transcripts and converting older cassette tapes to digital WAV formats.

The goal is to make the recordings publicly accessible online and searchable by keywords to facilitate research.

Over the years, people who have used the museum archives in their research include fiction and nonfiction writers, genealogists interested in learning about family members, residents curious about the history of their houses, and local retailers and restaurant franchises looking for historic photos and stories to display in their storefronts.

A research hub, the Heritage Center offers appointments for in-depth study and a growing online archive at Lakewood.org/ HeritageCenter.

Now, you can add your own story to the city’s history at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

The new exhibition “Lakewood: A 20th Century Journey” includes a space to submit a written story. View the exhibition at 801 S. Yarrow St., Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

Admission is free.

The center is also interviewing residents to add recordings to its collection. If you have a story about what life was like in the 1900s in Lakewood, email CaiLew@Lakewood.org or call 303-987-7879.

Lakewood.org/Bravo

From oral histories in the collection PEOPLE’S CHOICE

“Then the election came along in June of ’69, 1969. We were successful, and this was after four unsuccessful efforts, and we were celebrating in the old Jefferson County Bank Building at 15th Colfax and Wadsworth. And they had a party room in the back of the building, and we were sipping champagne, toasting our success for the incorporation, and somebody said, ‘There’s the Mayor,’ and pointed to me. And so, that’s how … it all started.”

— James J. Richey, who became Lakewood’s first mayor.

DAIRY QUEENS

“They [the Beers sisters] had the cleanest milk at the time they were producing milk there, going into Denver.

That was quite an operation. They was five old maids.

None of them ever been married, and they run that dairy and they milked Photo courtesy of Walter Burdette Weare. by hand for years and then they had their own pasteurization deal.” — Oscar “Buck” Matthews, talking about his neighbors “down the road.”

HORSE SENSE

“I do remember another uncle of mine … He frequented Lane’s a lot. He’d ride his horse down there, and then, of course, it’d take him home after he’d had … oh, a bit too much.”

— J. Alen Huitt, reminiscing about the popular Lakewood pub, Lane’s Tavern.

Explore more stories at the Lakewood Heritage Center.

Watch “Becoming Lakewood: An Oral History” at Lakewood.org/50.

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Emporium Holiday Sale

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday & Saturday November 29 & 30 Lakewood Heritage Center Shop for unique and retro items this holiday season and save up to 70% off select items in the 20th Century Emporium gift shop.

Lakewood.org/Emporium

Arts & Pottery Sale

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, December 14 Washington Heights Arts Center Shop items skillfully handcrafted by local artists.

Unique gifts including mugs, bowls and serving dishes, jewelry, scarves, paintings and much more.

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7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday December 6 & 7 2 p.m., Saturday & Sunday December 7 & 8 Lakewood Cultural Center Consummate entertainer Timothy P. Irvin returns to the stage with acclaimed Western musician and songwriter Jon Chandler; Ernie Martinez, 2018 Western Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year; Mary Huckins of Dakota Blonde; and other outstanding Colorado acoustic musicians.

Lakewood.org/LCCPresents See page 20 for other holiday performances.

winter wonderland FREE! Lakewood Lights

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday & Saturday December 6 & 7 Lakewood Heritage Center Gather your friends, family and neighbors for this annual celebration! Join us for the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree Lighting ceremony at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, December 6. Enjoy a stroll among the light displays or hop on a wagon ride, listen to festive live music and warm up with roasted chestnuts and hot chocolate. Spin the dreidel to get chocolate gelt or snap a photo with jolly old Santa to commemorate this happy holiday season.

Lakewood.org/HolidayLights

Winter Solstice

6-8 p.m., Saturday December 21 Bear Creek Lake Park Celebrate the first day of winter with a short night hike. Then, gather around the campfire for a marshmallow roast and traditional burning of the yule log. Bring your own mug to enjoy a hot beverage. Registration $5.

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LAKEWOOD HERITAGE CENTER Visitor Center Lakewood: A 20th Century Journey 801 S. Yarrow St. (Ohio & Wadsworth) 303.987.7850 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday Noon-4 p.m., Sunday

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