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Business and Developments

By Kailyn Lamb | klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

DEVELOPMENTS

A new condo development will be going in an undeveloped lot next to Benedict Fountain Park.

575 E. 20th Ave. The one-acre plot was sold by the Denver Housing Authority to NAVA Real Estate Development. According to NAVA’s website, the organization is planning on constructing a 12-story building with about 250 condominium units. Paul Suter, a press representative for NAVA, said the company does not have an estimated start date for construction yet.

Tammen Hall A groundbreaking was held at the historic Tammen Hall building at 1010 E. 19th Ave. on June 26. The building is being converted into affordable apartments for seniors by MGL Partners and Solvera Advisors LLC. The 52,000-square-foot building will have 49 units. The project was given State Low Income Housing Tax credits by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. The

housing is anticipated to be complete by mid-2019.

955 Bannock St. Alpine Investments recently closed a $3.1 million deal to purchase the building at 955 Bannock St. The two-story building will be demolished for a 10-story building that will have 65,000 square feet of office space.

The company plans to break ground in October, according to BusinessDen. Alpine Investments is preleasing space on the office building and estimates the building will be complete at the end of 2019.

BUSINESSES

Jacquard will also have a lounge area called Kisbee on the Roof. The rooftop lounge will be by a pool complete with cocktail bar and small plates.

PurLux Beauty Bar The new beauty salon will open at 3250 E. First Ave. in Cherry Creek on July 12.

PurLux is located next to Matsuhisa in the Steele Creek building. The salon is hosting a grand opening that day starting at 9:30 a.m. with an official ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m.

PurLux offers nail and skin care services as well as waxing and bridal make-up.

The company uses chemical free beauty products.

OPENINGS

CLOSURES

Bon Ami Bistro and Creperie The French restaurant opened in the former Telegraph Neighborhood Bistro and Bar location at 295 S. Pennsylvania St. Telegraph closed in November. Bon Ami put a coming soon sign in the window in March.

The restaurant officially opened on June 13.

Roostercat Coffee After six years in the coffee business, Roostercat Coffee house closed its doors on May 27. The café recently remodeled its location at 1045 Lincoln St. and began roasting its own coffee beans in January.

Roostercat opened a second location at 1999 Broadway in the summer of 2017. The Broadway location closed a few days before the original spot. Roostercat first opened in 2012.

Narrative The Jacquared Hotel is set to open at 222 Milwaukee St. in Cherry Creek this summer.

Chef Paul Nagan is set to open one of the restaurants in the hotel, a new concept called Narrative. The restaurant will take up 3,000 square feet in the Jacquard.

The hotel will have one other restaurant space that has not been announced yet. The

CHANGES

John Buccholz, owner of Denver Diamonds and Jewelry, will close his shop on Lincoln Street this month. He will be moving to a smaller location.

Denver Diamonds and Jewelry The jewelry shop is leaving its groundlevel shop in the Beauvallon building in favor of a smaller office space. Owner John Buchholz said he will have a sale in the location at 955 Lincoln St. until July 14. He added he has not decided on a new spot yet, but that he will reach out to customers by Facebook or through his email list once something is finalized.

Buchholz said that when he first opened Denver Diamonds in 2005, he thought he would have more staff to help him in the store. Instead, he’s been spending six days a week there. A smaller location will help him cut back on hours so he can travel again.

Urban Dogg closed its Capitol Hill location, and consolidated it with its other two spots in Uptown and Wash Park.

Urban Dogg The pet shop and groomer announced on Facebook that it would be consolidating its Capitol Hill location in the Beauvallon building at 955 Lincoln St. with its locations in Uptown and Washington Park. The last day for the shop was on June 16. Brad Taylor, the owner of Urban Dogg, wrote on Facebook that all grooming records would be transferred over.

“We believe our decision will ultimately lead to a higher level of quality and an enhanced customer experience while in our stores,” he wrote.

The store was open on Lincoln Street for four years.

Colfax Museum A museum dedicated to all things Colfax has moved from its former flower shop at 6109 E. Colfax Ave. The museum first opened in November of last year.

The museum has announced the move to Lakewood on Facebook.

Jonny Barber said he is hoping to evenutally buy a permanent home, but the museum will be in a pop-up location at 6851 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood for the time being. He added that he likes the energy in the 40 Arts West District.

Since the museum also received its nonprofit status, the city of Lakewood was also willing to provide funding to the museum, Barber said.

“You gotta admit there’s some poetry to the Colfax Muesum being gentrified out of its space,” he said.

The former location at the Ed Moore Florist and More location was a tight fit for the Colfax Museum. Over the years, Barber said he has collected large neon signs that run 25 feet long.

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Preparing

for the

worst

DPS works with first responders to simulate active shooter situation

By Kailyn Lamb | klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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Police enter the building at the Evie Dennis Campus during an active shooter drill. DPS participated in the drill to help learn what to do in case of an emergency.

radio crackled with chatter as first responders talked through an active shooter drill at the Evie Dennis Campus in Green Valley Ranch. Michael Eaton, chief of the department of safety with Denver Public Schools, listened as sirens wailed in the background.

“In a crisis is not the time to identify how well your plan works,” he said. Shootings “happen in a matter of minutes.”

Denver Public Schools participated in the two-hour drill on June 20, along with school safety officials from Jefferson County, Aurora, Adams 12 and Boulder Valley. A handful of students and educators from DPS participated as actors inside the building, while one person acted as a shooter.

The drill will help organizations find the strategy’s strengths and weaknesses in responding to a shooter, Eaton said. With so many entities involved, one of the most important aspects is how they all communicate with each other.

People who are the most effective in crisis situations are the ones who stay calm, he added. Drills help train safety officers to keep a level head.

DPS has invested $20 million in school safety, Eaton said. The department of safety has 135 staff members, including campus safety officers and emergency preparedness professionals.

Schools are fitted with video cameras, so the dispatch center is able to watch lockdown events in real time. During the drill, officials were able to communicate over the radio the location of the shooter in the building, as well as locations of any potential victims.

DPS has been working with Coloradobased I Love U Guys Foundation, which offers training programs in standard response protocols, Eaton said.

Each school in the district also goes through emergency training. DPS is included in the Denver Police Department

(DPD) radio system, Eaton said. This way, if an event in the city could impact a school’s safety, the school can immediately go into lockdown procedures.

“We want schools to have very clear and consistent protocols,” he said.

Randall Wells, special operations chief with the Denver Fire Department (DFD), said they frequently work with DPD and Denver Health to run similar drills for random acts of violence. The response will often incorporate other resources such as RTD as a means of transporting people away from a dangerous area.

DFD is responsible for setting up incident commands during the drills, Wells said. The exercises go through the response to an active shooter situation, as well as evacuation and medical care afterward. He added that first responders also help set up communications for concerned families and children to reconnect with their parents.

With more shootings occurring, Wells said it is important to practice drills with

schools so that children can be protected.

Running the drills, he added, shows students that people are working hard to keep them safe.

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The drills are a recognition that schools have “been a target for random acts of violence,” Wells said. “It’s a very hard pill to swallow.”

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Pedal Power West Cheesman Park resident works to improve bike transport in Denver

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Geneva Hooten, who does not own a car, works with CDOT on bike transportation. “(I can) be another voice of someone who says ‘Maybe we should think about something other than cars,’ ” she said.

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n any given day you can find Geneva Hooten pedaling down the streets of Denver, making her way to work at the Colorado Department of Transportation from her home in West Cheesman Park.

For Hooten, 29, biking is not just how she gets to work, it’s her life.

“I have never owned a car,” she said. “I am definitely a big bicyclist.”

For the past eight years Hooten has been working in transportation planning. She came to Denver from her hometown of Portland five years ago when her company, David Evans and Associates, offered to transfer her to Colorado. As soon as she moved here, she began working with Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods and quickly became the transportation co-chair at the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation. Both organizations act as liasons, collecting ideas and concerns from neighborhood residents and then voting on an official statement to give to the city.

She joined the organizations to learn more about the ins and outs of transportation in Colorado. She also hoped to be a voice for pedestrian and biking options in the city.

“One of the things I’m most proud of about co-chairing is we’ve changed the demographics of our meetings,” Hooten said. “So we have a lot more young people, we have people who don’t own cars who can join meetings. We’re changing the voice of people who are there.”

At David Evans, Hooten worked in multimodal transportation planning.

It wasn’t until she moved to a Denverbased company called Toole Design Group that she began focusing on transportation planning specifically for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Switching to CDOT in November was a big change for Hooten. She works there as an innovation and improvement lead.

While the department does own all the major highways systems in the state, she said Colorado is also working on transportation safety for bicyclists and pedestrians.

“But also (I can) be another voice of someone who says `Maybe we should think about something other than cars and parking and getting cars around,’ ” Hooten said. “The more people who are voicing it make it better.”

Hooten said it never made sense for her to get a car. When she was in high school, her brother totaled the family car, which meant she didn’t have the option to drive. During her senior year she

‘‘... we have a lot more young people, we have people who don’t own cars who can join meetings.

We’re changing the voice of people who are there.”

Geneva Hooten

studied abroad in France, where most people bike everywhere.

“I got to see how living and working and doing everything in a truly multimodal city could work,” she said.

While living in France she also learned about the Camino de Santiago. The Camino is a trail route through parts of France and northern Spain. The routes were traditionally taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Saint James. The trails are marked with sea shells and an arrow system, Hooten said.

“My host family had a friend who was stopping in after doing the Camino and he had this sea shell on his backpack, and that’s kind of a marker of the programs,” she said.

Before joining CDOT, she spent some time walking the trail from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Toward the end of her trip she was walking about 20 miles per day.

This year, she will do a different route, leaving in September to go from Lisbon to Porto in Portugal and then to Santiago. The trip will be 380 miles and she will average about 18 miles a day over a month.

Said Hooten: “it’s not everyone’s cup of tea for a vacation.”

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Tony P’s closed in January of this year. The large purple building on East 17th Avenue has been vacant ever since. Photo by Kailyn Lamb

What’s happening on

‘Restaurant Row?’ Uptown’s restaurant street is headed for change

By Kailyn Lamb | klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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wo buildings tower on either side of the 700 block of East 17th Avenue, their empty windows gathering dust as the space waits to be filled, a reminder that several longstanding businesses on the Uptown street known locally as Restaurant Row have gone dark, one for more than a year.

But new restaurants also are flocking to the 12-block stretch, from a vegan eatery to a hipster diner, signs that despite high rates of turnover and some difficult challenges in finding new tenants the pedestrian-friendly street remains a popular dining destination.

In January, a sign on the purplepainted building at 777 E. 17th Ave. announced that Uptown pizzeria Tony P’s had closed after seven years. Owner Tony Pasquini said at the time that his lease was up and the landlord planned on redeveloping the property, according to news reports.

Since then, the 6,800-square-foot building has sat empty. Pasquini, who did not respond for comment on the building, still owns a Tony P’s restaurant in the Highlands.

Denver property records show the building is owned by Dome Development. The company also did not respond to a request for comment from Life on Capitol Hill.

Building size can be an obstacle Nearly one mile of East 17th Avenue, between Pennsylvania and North Williams streets, gained the name “Restaurant Row” over the years as restaurants set up shop on the street, including Ace Eat Serve, Steuben’s and Watercourse Foods. The eateries have unique flairs that not only give diners diverse choices of cuisine, but bring a lively flavor to the street.

Ace Eat Serve, for instance, offers Asian-inspired dishes and is known for its late-night ping pong games. The newly

“It just seemed to have an expiration date. We gave it our all and it was just time.”

Jennifer Kustok, on closing M Uptown in 2017

reopened Hamburger Mary’s is a gay sports bar. Watercourse has a vegan menu and Steuben’s focuses on American regional classics.

Among the recent new restaurants is Shanty Supper Club, which Tim Doherty, owner of the breakfast restaurant Syrup, opened last month at 1033 E.

17th Ave, offering Wisconsin comfort food. Stoney’s Uptown Joint, a neighborhood sports bar, also opened a spot there earlier this year. It took over the former Argyll space at East 17th Avenue and Downing Street.

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Chairs and tables still line the back patio of M Uptown on East 17th Avenue. The restaurant and bar closed in January of 2017.

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But some empty spaces have been more difficult to fill.

Across from the former Tony P’s is another vacant building, formerly home to M Uptown, a burger restaurant that closed in January 2017. The building, at 700 E. 17th Ave., is another restaurant with a large footprint to fill. Jennifer Kustok, whose family owns the building as well as M Uptown, estimated the space sits at 22,000 square feet, including the patio.

The size of the building has made it difficult for Kustok to fill. She said it’s all or nothing when it comes to getting a liquor permit for the building. So far, she and her husband have interviewed 40 entities, but she believes they may be close to finding the right one.

“That’s been a difficult situation all together,” she said. “We wanted to get the right person in there.”

Because of the building’s business history, Kustok said she’s hoping it will stay a restaurant for years to come.

“I think it’s meant for it,” she said. “It’s really always been in the restaurant industry.”

Kustok’s family has owned the building since it was the Cliff Young’s steak restaurant in the mid-1980s. Over the years, different restaurants filled the space. It was a coffee shop in the 1960s. Cliff Young’s moved into a portion of the building after its namesake moved to France. Stewart Jackson took over the restaurant and added Vino Vino, which would later become Dante and Stew’s Vino Vino Ristorante Italiano when he partnered with former Colorado Rockies player Dante Bichette in the late `90s.

In 2005, Kustok and her husband Jeff decided to try their hand in the industry and opened the first Denver franchise of San Francisco-based Hamburger Mary’s, an LGBTQ-friendly burger restaurant.

History of area important Before it was known as Restaurant Row, East 17th was also known as Lavender Row, said Annie Levinsky, executive director at Historic Denver. The strip gained the name for having a large number of businesses friendly to the LGBTQ community. Before becoming Tony P’s, the space at 777 E. 17th Ave. was home to gay bar JR’s Bar and Grill

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for 11 years. It closed in 2011. Hamburger Mary’s in Denver became home to drag shows and drag bingo nights. It also offered karaoke.

In late 2015, the Kustoks decided not to renew their franchise agreement with Hamburger Mary’s. The same month the pair had rebranded the restaurant space as M Uptown. The drag shows continued, and the décor and menu stayed much the same.

In 2016, a new group decided to reopen Hamburger Mary’s as a gay sports bar at 1336 E. 17th Ave. M Uptown continued to operate for two years. In January 2017, Kustok and her husband thought they would close and renovate the location. But in the end, they decided it was time to call it quits.

“It just seemed to have an expiration date. We gave it our all, and it was just time,” Kustok said. “I think that happens to a lot of businesses. It was a good run, it definitely was. It was definitely some of the best years of my life.”

Redevelopment in the area nearly led to the neighborhood losing another longstanding restaurant. After Southern Land Co., a developer from Tennessee, bought the property at 538 E. 17th Ave., Tavern Uptown, a popular neighborhood bar, was almost torn down for construction of new apartment buildings. In the winter of 2015, the neighborhood worked with Historic Denver to create a petition to save the building, which was constructed in 1901.

Southern Land worked with Historic Denver to keep the building, incorporating it into its design for an apartment complex.

Levinsky from Historic Denver said people really cared about the history of the Tavern Uptown building, which also used to be an LGBTQ-friendly hangout. She added that Southern Land was helpful in the process.

“They were actually really receptive to the idea of saving it,” she said. “A lot of our best preservations stories are ones that are win-win, that bring together the old and new.”

Tavern Uptown will remain closed during construction of the apartment buildings. Helen Wood, director of marketing with the Tavern Hospitality Group, which owns the bar, said it can start renovation work once Southern Land finishes construction. Michael McNally, senior vice president of multifamily developments with Southern Land, said they hoping to have the apartments open in the fall of 2019.

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Teacher salary increase announced after educator rally

By Kailyn Lamb klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Budget for 2018-2019 school year approved Denver Public Schools has unanimously approved a $1 billion budget for the 2018-2019 year, which includes an average salary increase for teachers of 4.4 percent, according to a news release.

The budget incorporates $25 million in new funding, all of which is going into increasing compensation, the release stated.

The decision at the end of May came a month after the Educators Rally at the Capitol building

in Denver. DPS closed schools on April 27 so teachers could attend the event. Several other school districts across the state announced closures as well.

The district also is working to raise other employee pay, the release said.

The $1 billion budget is being divided into creating resources that fit into the district’s goals for 2020. The plan has five goals including support for students as well as investing in college and career programming.

DPS will also be cutting spending to increase resource for special education, mental health and

funding for high-poverty level schools.

Thrive Fellowship at DPS A group of 20 teachers will be the first to participate in the DPS Thrive Fellowship, an extension of the Teacher Leadership and Collaboration program.

The Thrive teachers from 14 schools across DPS were announced on June 11.

Thrive will allow teachers to participate in a year-long leadership program, which will have monthly learning sessions, coaching and a capstone- action research project. The fellowship was funded

through a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

DPS first launched the Teacher Leadership and Collaboration program in the 2013-2014 school year.

The program is built for teachers who did not want to move into an assistant principal, or principal position. The program has teachers working with students in the classroom half the time and coaching fellow teachers in the other half.

Debbie Hearty, the chief human resource officer at DPS, said the Teacher Leadership and Collaboration program has been beneficial to teachers in the program and to the ones they work with.

Former newspaper publisher takes on new role Staff report A week after the sale of Life on Capitol Hill and the Washington Park Profile, former publisher Jill Farschman received an unexpected opportunity to work with the Colorado Press Association (CPA) in its search for new leadership.

On June 6, the CPA and its affiliate the Colorado Press Network (CPN), announced that Jerry Raehal would be resigning his position as CEO. He will be taking over as the publisher of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent and the Rifle Citizen Telegram.

His last day with CPA will be July 20.

Farschman will begin working with the organizations on July 2 to train with Raehal during the transition.

She will also be the chair of the search committee for a permanent replacement for the position. Before becomFarschman ing a publisher, Farschman worked as a recruiter for high-volume companies.

Farschman said her unique recruting background, along with her passionate advocacy for community journalism, made her a natural fit for the interim job.

Farschman was in her second term on the CPA board, from which she resigned to take the position as interim CEO. The CPA is a nonprofit trade organization that represents media members throughout Colorado. The organization also lobbies for press rights. CPN is a for-profit advertising agency.

Farschman added that since the CEO is in charge of both sides of the company, finding someone who fits the position will be a challenge.

“It’s a pretty vast skillset,” she said.

The organization had already seen some interest in the position, she added.

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“We have seen higher levels of retention for teacher leaders, the teachers they support and the kinds in their classrooms,” she said in a release. “Through this work, Thrive fellows can impact not only their students, but the entire district.”

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Dennis “Denny Doughball” Leach, manager of the iPIE food truck, adjusts a sign before opening for business at Civic Center EATS in June at Civic Center Park in Denver. This is the truck’s first year participating in Civic Center EATS and its artisan personal pizzas have already become a crowd favorite.

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Truck stop: Something for everyone Food trucks serve up at Civic Center Park

By Forest Wilson Special to Life on Capitol Hill

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s the mid-day sun beamed down on Civic Center Park, Jorge Dominguez smiled warmly from the window of his truck.

The young lady standing below him returned the smile as she ordered an arepa — a stuffed white cornmeal bread that is a staple in Dominguez’s home country of Venezuela. The truck, Arepas House, is brightly colored with the yellow, red and blue of the Venezuelan flag.

“We really love this place,” Dominguez said.

Jorge Dominguez, owner of the Arepa’s House food truck, helps a customer ordering lunch at Civic Center EATS in June at Civic Center Park in Denver. Dominguez and his truck have been at the event for three years and are one of the more popular food destinations there.

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TRUCKS From PAGE 8 Along with Arepas House, 24 other trucks ring the edge of the walkway at Civic Center Park as Civic Center EATS ramps up to full force just past 11 a.m. on a recent day.

The 13th annual EATS food truck gathering introduced 28 new trucks to its lineup, giving eaters a choice of 82 vendors on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays across the May 1-Oct. 4 season. The trucks that are scheduled each day vary, with some trucks like Arepas House enjoying two days per week across the season, while others will be in the line-up a few times a month. The Civic Center Conservancy, a nonprofit that coordinates the event, has the line-up on their website at civiccenterconservancy.org, or in person at their booth.

Across from Dominguez stands the baby-blue trailer of “What Would Cheesus Do?”, making its second annual appearance at Civic Center EATS. Owner and operator Genevieve Hardin bought the trailer in February and had it up and running for about two weeks before it was stolen. It was found gutted two days later.

After hearing Hardin’s story, Colorado Food Trucks and Restaurant Equipment decided to fix her trailer and donated new equipment to get Cheesus back on the road and at Civic Center EATS for Tuesdays in June.

“I hate being remembered by the press of being stolen,” Hardin said. “I want to be remembered by our delicious grilled cheese.”

Hardin happens to share a space at the Denver Kitchen

Food trucks line Civic Center Park in June in Denver for Civic Center EATS as the lunchtime crowd begins to file in. Now on its 13th year, Civic Center EATS hosts approximately 25 food trucks each day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from May 1 through Oct. 4.

Photos by Geoff Ziegler

Share, a commercial kitchen in Northeast Denver, with Dominguez, and a few other food truck vendors. Denver law requires mobile food retailers to work in conjunction with a city-approved or -licensed kitchen. Often, if a truck doesn’t have an established physical location beforehand, they rent space in shared kitchens alongside other vendors. Hardin

said that the shared kitchens and a shared Facebook forum for local breweries and food trucks create a close community.

A few of the trucks that can be found along Civic Center’s promenade already have physical locations, while others hope to open soon. Arepas House plans to open a restaurant in the Sloan’s Lake area next April, while In-

finitus Pizza Pie already has three locations in the Denver-metro area.

The Civic Center Conservancy starts the application process for new food trucks in January of every year. Trucks can apply for a drop-in list throughout the season, to be a replacement in the event that a vendor can’t make a day.

“We had more trucks apply this year than we ever had before,” said Amanda Johnson, marketing coordinator for The Civic Center Conservancy. “It’s definitely a pretty involved process of vetting through who are some of our veteran favorites (and) wanting to give enough of the new ones a chance — then also having a nice variety.”

IF YOU GO Civic Center EATS is presented Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 4, excluding some holidays at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave. Trucks begin serving at 11 a.m. and close at 2 p.m.

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Genevieve Hardin, owner and operator of “What Would Cheesus Do?”, prepares to open for lunch at Civic Center EATS in June at Civic Center Park in Denver. “What Would Cheesus Do?” specializes in gourmet grilled cheese and is participating in Civic Center EATS for the second year.

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VOICES

Telling your stories is at the heart of what we do I have been writing since I was little, when my large untidy scrawl took up an entire page of paper. Something about the way words captured my heart as a reader wanted me to take on the job of stringing sentences together myself.

My journey to Life on Capitol Hill involved a lot of words, though my childish scrawl eventually morphed into typed articles.

Unlike many of the people who landed in their dream profession, I did not always want to be a journalist. I wanted to be the next Annie Leibovitz, the magazine photographer famous for her photo of John Lennon, and have my photos grace the cover of Rolling Stone.

But before long I found myself working for The Metropolitan, the student-run newspaper at Metropolitan State University-Denver.

I wrote about student art shows and the LGBTQ community at Metro. I learned that newspapers are not just a part of the community, they sometimes help to create it.

By the time I made my way to Columbia University for a master’s degree in journalism, I had decided that journalism was the field for me. While studying there I spent

time covering neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn, where I learned stories surround us all the time, if we only take a moment to listen.

Walking into a local shop or bar could yield stories on volunteers helping to save feral cats (yes, I really did write about that) or vintage camera collectors.

Kailyn Lamb I love telling people’s stories. I love the way people light up when they talk.

The first step I took in my career after grad school was at the Summit Daily News in Frisco, a community-oriented paper much like Life on Capitol Hill. After covering a memorial park for a Flight For Life helicopter pilot who died in Summit County, his widow told me she would keep the article I wrote for the rest of her life. This taught me what a newspaper article can truly mean to one person, that storytelling is also about heart.

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My next stop at BusinessDen taught me to look for the heartbeat behind the facts and figures, the reasons people start a business, the life that local shops lend to a community.

And, now, my path has led me here, to Life on Capitol Hill, where I’m excited to find the heartbeat in your neighborhoods, to tell your stories, to further build upon the legacy the papers have created in building community.

To help me do that, you’ll find me in local cafes once a month for Coffee with the Editor.

I’ll be posting information about these gettogethers on our social media pages. The first will be on Friday, July 13. I will announce the location and time on our social media pages.

We have also created polls on our Facebook pages and websites (www.coloradocommunitymedia.com) for you to reach out to us about what you want to see more of in the papers.

You’ll see some changes this month in design and presentation. But we will continue to highlight business and real estate developments, school happenings and the stories about people, places and issues that make up the fabric of your communities. I want to make sure these papers continue to tell

d a s h interesting and important stories about your d neighborhoods. Please reach out to me any a time with ideas and suggestions at klamb@ communitymedia.com or 303-566-4107. m As a lifelong lover of photography, I also r want to know how you see the community. a Next month we will start a new community a photo page in the paper with the best photos t sent in by you, our readers. Caption your l Instagram photos with #CaptureCapHill and a we’ll pick images to feature in the paper every c month.

As the new editor of Life on Capitol Hill, c t I can’t wait to get to know your neighborhoods and what makes them tick. I can’t wait p to meet you and learn about your passions W and dreams, the work you do that makes a c difference, the everyday moments that make 3 life special or bring simple joy: A run in the r park at the end of a busy day. A coffee shared with friends at a favorite cafe. That pastime c o that rejuvenates.

X Me — I love to cook and travel to new places. I finished the Walt Disney World Mar-r athon in January and am hoping to qualify l for the Boston Marathon by the time I turn 30. I turn 27 this month, so wish me luck.

Thoughts from the inside In response to the article “Colfax Works to break cycle of unemployment,” I’d like to throw in a few thoughts.

I have been through homelessness, into shelters, and finally landed in the disability system. I am currently living in subsidized housing and have been rehabilitating from a traumatic brain injury. I am ready to get out of the system and lead a fulfilling life.

The jobs I have been offered are in no way life-sustaining. I know firsthand how many of us choose homelessness, myself included, for this very reason. Until I can find my way into feeling valued, I will continue to choose the system, as demeaning as it can be. I have made close connections with my doctors and community, which would be most beneficial to maintain. I still have my skillset of a quality engineer and have been taking classes to keep up to date with the most current demands.

Please consider this when evaluating how successful a program is, such as that presented in this article.

Thank you.

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July 2018

Small cell installations face city regulations In order to meet the current 4G voice and data demands of businesses and consumers, as well as prepare for future upgrades to 5G speed service, all of the wireless carriers are having to expand their infrastructure using a decentralized small-cell approach in business and neighborhood areas.

Using a decentralized small-cell approach means putting installations in the public right-of-way (the area between the street curb and sidewalk), which is allowed by federal and state law. These small cell local installations are dramatically different than the past large cell towers covering large geographical areas.

As with many improvements, unintended consequences will occur. When the first carrier began its small cell installations, their 30-foot-high infrastructure poles were proposed for any area within the right-of-way.

With the pole issue in mind, there was great concern on the possibility of one or more 30-foot-high poles being located in front of residential properties and in our parks.

As a first step, Councilman Wayne New contacted Xcel Energy’s local and corporate offices to get a co-location policy approved by Xcel. This policy would allow the wireless carrier to install equipment on an existing street light pole, eliminating the need to install an

additional 30-foot-pole.

With Xcel’s approval of a co-location policy, the Denver Public Works Department worked with Xcel and the city attorney to mitigate the effects of these installations and develop specific regulations to govern the small-cell infrastructure program. These regulations were approved by Councilmember the city.

The following key Wayne New regulations now manage the small cell infrastructure program: Each small cell infrastructure pole installation is allowed by an individual revocable permit, which means the installation permit can be revoked due to regulation non-compliance.

Installations are preferred in the following locations: • Closest to the corner of two intersecting streets • Within alleys • Closest to the common side-yard property line between adjacent properties • Co-location with an existing applicable

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street light pole • Placed equidistant between street trees, with a minimum separation of 15 feet Installations are not to be located in the following areas: • Between the street-facing wall plane of any single- or two-family residential structure and the adjacent street centerline (not in front of the home) • Within 250 feet from any other freestanding small cell infrastructure • In front of properties designated as federal, state or local historic landmarks • Along the frontage of city public parklands The small cell infrastructure program has initially focused on installations in the higherdensity areas of downtown, Capitol Hill and Cheesman Park. This program will eventually affect all Denver areas and neighborhoods as the demand for 5G service increases.

Additional information and pictures of installation examples can be found at goo. gl/8YbJxq. In addition, the Public Works’ Small Cell Infrastructure Program entrance requirements can be accessed at goo. gl/2bSRSP. If you should have any questions about a small cell pole installation at your property, contact Councilman Wayne New at 720-337-7710.

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Helper’s Here and Now The past informs the future, and I have decades of “Hindsight,” but hey, this is the Here and Now. It’s July and when we explain to the kids that our forefathers had this idea of Independence which did not decree we have fireworks, picnics and bike-decorating (though you could call this “pursuit of happiness”). Our forefathers celebrated with gratitude for our new national decrees of independence and our freedoms. Speeches and marching bands! So, kids, remember that as you eat your hotdogs and decorate your bikes and sing along with the band.

We’re wired for Independence! At birth, we want to get out and breathe on our own — The twos! The teens! Out on your own!

Then later “I will not give up my car! I will stay in my house!”

Along the way we learn to get along with inter-dependence, accomplishing goals with others, seeing many viewpoints and making decisions, the interconnectedness of everything, everywhere. Our forest fires darken skies far away. Your melted ice sloshes over my porch. Your helping hand saves my life.

In a big-growing city, the City Fathers/ Mothers can feel the urge to exercise Independence by making big-city plans, then announcing them. They figure they are experts and know best. It’s a time-saver. Savvy

J.Q.Public takes a look and says “Hmm, but that won’t work.” A street to be eliminated, say. City says, “But you can use this other street.” JQ says, “That other street was removed years ago.”

City had old aerial map.

This turns out to slow the process. Back to the drawing board. Citizens want to be informed Diana Helper early on. Inter-dependence saves time.

If we may segue — and we may! Information is a major reason a great city with great neighborhoods needs a great newspaper.

Tens of thousands of citizens want to help the Denver Post be a great daily big citystate newspaper, with plenty of smart local reporters and writers who can be contacted in person if needed. Surely the Governor, Mayor, legislators, council people and businesses all want this! How can folks help?

Inform them!

July is Hot. I got hot making a list of projects going on that give me claustrophobia. Gasp! Buildings upon buildings. Higher

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ever higher. We’re a Mile High to start.

How high can a green roof be? Where is the water for all these people? And the power for lights, A/C, the open parkland (not provided by the builder!) Abundant trees?

Handy transportation?

Maybe a great city is a smaller, but beautifully balanced city. The city and the people in good health, good spirit, working for liberty and justice. A sustainable city improving life for its people, being an example for this nation and the planet. A harmony of our independence and our inter-dependence. And speaking of harmony, music can lift your heart and brighten your brain. Sing along with the band. Pursue happiness. Picnic, decorate the bike, marvel at the night sky — with or without fireworks.

Diana Helper has written for the Washington Park Profile for 35 years. She and her husband John came to Denver in 1955, and have worked in University Park projects for eons, or so. They are musicians. Helper also works on projects with the city, University of Denver, Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, Open Space and Parks and Recreation. She helped plan early bikeways in Denver. She is a burbling fount of local history

The Curmudge bids farewell

By D. Todd Clough This is the last you will hear from The Curmudge. As many of you know, “Life On Capitol Hill” has been sold, again — three times in the past four years. This publisher has a different formula, and pay structure that

doesn’t work for me, so I am saying adios.

I appreciate this opportunity to do bid you farewell.

I especially appreciate Hilleary and Rory for giving me my voice in this fine paper 20plus years ago, but mostly I will miss you the readers, even the ones who thought I was an

opinionated air bag.

I am experiencing more change in this past year or two than in the previous 30. I say, “What the heck? Let’s see where it all leads.”

Best to you all and best to the new owners of “Life On Capitol Hill.” It is a special beacon to a fabulous neighborhood.

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July 2018

How to choose the right plants to add color to your life Container gardening is a good option for urban dwellers

By Mike Holloway Calling all potential urban gardeners: if you would like to add some color to your life, I have tips for gardening in the city. All you need is a bright room, balcony or patio.

When planting in locations with full sun exposure, be sure to select sun-loving plants.

When planted in containers, however, even sun-worshipping varieties do better where they have a little relief from the sun. This is because plants in containers, especially hanging baskets, have less soil to retain water. Regular watering will prevent leaves and flowers from drying out in hot, sunny periods. On the flip side, planting containers in deep shade can be somewhat of a challenge.

Choose your plants wisely. Selecting bright and/or white flowering, shade-loving plants can really brighten up an otherwise dark area.

Protected sites are usually found beside walls or other garden features that provide shelter from the sun, wind and rain. In builtup areas, the temperature is often several degrees warmer than other exposed areas, so it is possible to grow a range of tender plants successfully. Exposed sites are more difficult.

Here, you can try planting a tougher variety of plants in well-drained soil, or select lowgrowing plants that will not be battered by wind. Succulents and cacti are very resilient in exposed areas.

Container gardening can help brighten up spaces in your home.

Plants grow in a variety of different shapes and sizes. To select the most suitable plants for your containers, consider a plant’s natural

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growth habit. Is it upright or trailing and how tall will the plant grow? When buying plants, always check the mature dimensions on the label. The shape of the container and plantings should look harmonious and when out in the open — as opposed to against a wall — the container should look just as good from the back and sides.

Color is a matter of personal taste, but when designing your containers, an awareness of the mood color combinations create is important.

For example, reds, oranges and yellows give a feeling of warmth, while purples, blues and greens create a cooling effect.

When selecting a color theme, you can choose colors that are in harmony with each other, such as different shades of the same color such as dark red to pink. Other harmonious colors are orange and yellow and purple.

Another way to design is by using contrasting colors that do not share common pigments such as blue and yellow, red and green or even vivid orange and deep purple.

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When planting for texture it becomes clear that flower petals and foliage come in a staggering range of sizes and textures. They encompass everything from waxy, smooth, shiny, matte and prickly with subtle variations in-between.

Your choice of textures should be decided by where you intend to place your containers.

Small feathery leaves and delicate little flowers create subtle beauty that should be appreciated from up close. When creating a display that can be appreciated from a distance, try working with bold flowers and large leaf shapes.

When working with groups of containers, I often try to choose containers in similar colors and styles to focus attention on the different foliage and flowers.

Happy planting!

Mike Holloway is a horticulturist with Denver Botanic Gardens. He can be reached at hoticulture@botanicgardens.org.

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July 2018

PrideFest ‘a giant flashing stop sign’ for inclusivity Father’s Day weekend festival draws more than 300,000

By Kailyn Lamb klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

For many of Denver’s residents, heading to the annual Pride Parade means more than enjoying the June sunshine. Eloise Chajkowski and Brenda Lacewell attended PrideFest on June 17. The pair live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and came to cheer on friends who were participating in the parade. Seeing a big crowd supporting people’s right to be who they are, brought an emotional response.

“It’s been a really beautiful day, lots of tears on our part,” Lacewell said.

Neighborhoods across Denver came together to support the rights of the LGBTQ community over Pride Weekend, which ran from Friday, June 15, to Sunday, June 17.

On Saturday, the festival launched with the Pride 5-kilometer race, followed by performances in Civic Center Park. The parade and a rally at the Capitol building were held on Sunday. Event organizers for the 43rd annual event estimated that 350,000 people attended the festival, and said it was one of the largest Pride events in the region.

The Baker Broadway Merchant Association and the Office of Councilman Jolon Clark raised about $31,000 to install rainbow crosswalks at Broadway and West Irvington Place. The organizations began installing the sidewalks on June 12 to have them completed for Pride events.

Fundraising efforts were spearheaded by Buffalo Exchange, including owners Todd Colletti, Shawna Slavinski and Greg Maronde.

The crosswalks are made of thermoplastic materials that better withstand traffic on Broadway than traditional paint. Extra funds raised will go toward maintaining the crosswalk in the future.

The materials of the crosswalk should last about 10 years, Slavinski said. “If we were

going to collect that much money, we wanted it to last.”

Clark and the merchant association held a ribbon-cutting on June 15, followed by a walkoff event hosted by Buffalo Exchange.

The group worked for 1 1/2 years to bring the project together, Clark said.

Councilwoman-at-large Robin Kniech, Denver’s first lesbian member of the city council, said it was important for LGBTQ allies like Clark to help bring visibility to the community.

“It’s not just up to us LGBTQ folks,” she said.

The parade had special meaning for many this year, after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in favor of a Colorado business that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on his religious beliefs.

Jon Rhodes, who moved to Denver three weeks before Pride, said it was his first time attending the festival in Colorado. He added that it was important for members of the LGBTQ community to come in support of the event.

“It’s our community,” he said. “It’s just what we’re supposed to be doing honestly.”

Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins led the parade as grand marshals this year. The couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in 2012 after Lakewoodbased bakery Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to make a cake for their wedding. The Colorado court system ruled in favor of the couple. Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. While the court did not decide that Phillips had the constitutional right to refuse service to the couple based on his religious beliefs, the majority did decide the case was not free of religious bias. The decision was 7-2 with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissenting. The decision came in on June 4.

For Sissy Lu, Pride is a visual way to speak out for the rights of the LGBTQ community.

Sissy Lu spent three hours putting together a leotard outfit with a lampshade style-hat and pink face make-up. “(It’s) visibility for those that are marginalized and empowerment for those people,” Sissy Lu said. “It’s kind of a giant flashing stop sign to the straight people for inclusiveness.”

Lexi Allen holds Maia Allen while watching the Pride Parade from Colfax Avenue on June 17.

Photo by Kailyn Lamb

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July 2018

DU hopes $143 million development will connect with community New dormitory, hotel, commons area among planned construction

The plan’s upcoming projects • A new 500-bed dorm for firstyear students • Community Commons with classroom, study and dining spaces

By Kailyn Lamb klamb@coloradocommunitymedia.com

A large-scale development plan at the University of Denver proposes to change the landscape of the campus with the addition of more retail and dining outlets and better connect the 125-acre campus to its surrounding communities, university officials said.

“It was our deep commitment to try to open up our campus to be used more,” Chancellor Rebecca Chopp said. “When you think about campuses, they’re these phenomenally large facilities that are just not used enough.”

The private school is in south Denver’s University neighborhood, with the core of campus at 2199 S. University Blvd.

In addition to improving and building new student facilities, DU is looking to add mixed-use retail and restaurant developments with housing, as well as a hotel. The plan will be flexible to meet the needs of students and neighbors over the next decade, said Chopp, adding that she hopes the plan’s ambitious scale will attract developers and shop owners who want to be a part of the expansion.

“It really sets the table for what we could be,” she said.

• Career Achievement and Global Alumni Center to bring in networking opportunities for students

A rendering of what campus could look like when projects from the Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan are finished.

The first phase of the Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan will be three new buildings that are expected to be completed by the summer of 2020 and will cost a combined $143 million. Construction on the first two, a 500-bed dormitory for first-year

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students and a “Community Commons,” began in mid-June, and the third building, the Career Achievement and Global Alumni Center, will follow in January.

The Community Commons will include classroom, study and dining spaces. The Career Achievement building will provide students with the opportunity to build relationships with DU’s alumni and to network with potential employers.

Outside of the three buildings, the school has not started the design process on new structures. DU is working with Ayers Saint Gross, a Baltimore-based architecture firm.

The school board would need to vote on individual building projects within the plan before construction starts.

Renovations, student fee part of proposal Chopp said construction at DU will happen in clusters around the school instead of spreading the work throughout the large campus. This way, students can navigate around building projects. The plan has been divided into phases, and Chopp said they are hoping a bulk of the projects will be finished in eight to 10 years.

The school will also look at adding affordable housing projects and, potentially, even senior housing in the area.

Construction on the buildings and open spaces in the plan will happen as money becomes available. Cost estimates for completing the entire plan are still being estimated, the school said.

The upcoming residence hall at the school will be paid for by student room and board charges. The Commons and Career Achievement Center are being paid for by donations to the school as well as development partners. The school is hoping to use similar development partnerships to fund future construction.

Once the buildings open, all students will pay a new fee of $6.50 per credit hour to support the commons building.

Adam Gross, a principal with Ayers Saint Gross, said the mixed-use developments will help add additional revenue streams to DU through lease terms.

• Improved bike and pedestrian access • New signage at entrances to the school and around campus • Retail and dining options • A hotel • Student housing for upper classman and graduate students • Festival areas

About the University of Denver The University of Denver was founded in 1864. It has more than 300 academic programs for undergraduate and graduate-level students.

As a private school, DU does not receive aid from the government and instead gets funding from tuition and private donations.

For the 2018-19 school year, the DU tuition rate is $49,392 for a traditional full-time undergraduate student.

During the May 30 presentation, Gross said some buildings will be renovated, such as Sturm Hall, which serves as an academic building. Others, like 50-year-old student dormitory Johnson-McFarlane Hall, also known as J-Mac, would be demolished. Gross said J-Mac in particular would have cost more to renovate than to build a new structure. The building will be replaced with a new building for undergraduate housing.

“You’re kind of throwing good money after bad by continuing to invest in it,” he said.

Plan would improve campus mobiity Campus buildings are currently separated into different sections across the 125 acres.

Gross said the new construction plans would help to better connect those parcels. The school is also planning on improving mobility around campus, including new pedestrian and bicycle pathways. A pilot program for a new shuttle system will launch in July.

Part of improving pedestrian access is making the walk around campus safer for students. The school estimated that more than 12,000 people cross Evans Avenue every day. DU will be adding special crosswalks that provide medians in the road for pedestrians to safely wait.

“We are trying harder and harder to find ways to make it more natural to move across campus, and that the cars understand that they’re in a pedestrian zone,” said Mark Rogers, the university architect.

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July 2018

Fun in the

Sun The Artivity Ave area of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival has art lessons as well as activities for children. Courtesy of Liz Levy

Free and cheap events throughout the city of Denver FREE EVENTS

ART EVENTS

Cherry Creek Arts Festival Where: Cherry Creek North Shopping District, from 2nd to 3rd avenues between Clatyon and Steele streets.

When: July 6-8, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Details: The Cherry Creek Arts Festival has creative activities for children and adults.

The 12 winners of last year’s festival are automatically invited to participate in the 2018 festival. The event also has live music and a beer garden. There are also evening events until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

More info: cherrycreekartsfestival.org

Between Us: The Downtown Denver Alleyways Project Details: In mid-June, five artists took over alleyways downtown for new art installations. The art pieces can be found in the alleys between Stout and California streets, Champa and Stout streets, Curtis and Champa streets, Market and Larimer streets as well as 14th and 15th streets. Each artist has his or her own alley space and include Carlos Fresquez, Kelly Monico, Stuart

Colorado Black Arts Festival Where: City Park West When: July 13-15, Friday 12-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-8p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Details: The Colorado Black Arts Festival was founded in 1986 to celebrate AfricanAmerican arts and culture. The festival has live music, including a gospel stage, films and an art garden. The lineup for the 2018 festival has not been announced yet.

More info: colbaf.org Denver International Festival Where: Civic Center Park When: August 4, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Details: Now in its third year, the Denver International Festival brings food from all over the world into Civic Center Park. The event will have more than 20 food trucks, as well as performances and a beer garden.

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July 2018

Pancakes, parades and picnics — Oh, my!

A quick guide to Fourth of July events across Denver

Wellshire East Parade and Picnic The parade will start at 8:30 a.m. at South Magnolia Street and East Eastman Avenue. The parade ends at Hutchinson Park, 7201 E. Eastman Ave., where there will be games and a picnic.

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Stapleton Pancake Breakfast and Parade The breakfast will be held at the Fountain Pavilion in Central Park, 8801 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Breakfast starts at 9 a.m.

Pancakes are a suggested donation of $5 per adult, or $3 per child. A family four pack of two adults and two children is available for $12. Donations go to the Stapleton Stingrays Swim Team. The parade will start at 10:30.

July 2 Four Mile Historic Park Independence Celebration The event will start at 5 p.m. at the park, 715 S. Forest St., on July 2, and has viewing spots of the Glendale fireworks show. The park will have food trucks and beer vendors as well as games and historic demonstrations.

July 3 Independence Day Eve On July 3 starting at 8 p.m. there will be a free concert-and-light show followed by fireworks at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave. The event will feature patriotic songs performed by Chris Daniels and the Kings, as well as the Colorado National Guard’s 101st Army Band.

The light show will play on the city and county building, synchronizing with the music and fireworks. The event is produced annually by the Civic Center Conservancy nonprofit organization.

Stars and Stripes Express Fest at Union Station Starting at 1 p.m. on July 3 there will be free

Since 2010, Denver’s Civic Center Conservancy firework show has been one of the top July 4 events in the metro area. live music on the Terminal Bar’s Patio, at 1701 Wynkoop St. The three bands in the lineup will play popular songs through the decades starting with the `60s. The Denver Dolls will perform in the Great Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Coors Field The Colorado Rockies will play the San

Francisco Giants from July 2-4. Both of the games on the 3rd and the 4th will have firework shows. Both games are scheduled at 6:10 p.m.

Fireworks begin after the game is finished at 2001 Blake St. July 4 Liberty 4 Mile Run at Washington Park Registration on the day of the race will begin at 7:30 a.m. The race will be held at 1000 S. Downing St. Participants can walk or run the four miles. There will be awards for the best patriotic outfit. At 10 a.m. there will be a free fun run for children 8 and under. The race is supporting the Denver Fire Department Foundation.

Highland Parade and Picnic Kids are invited to decorate their bikes for the parade at 8 a.m. at 32nd Avenue and Clay Street. The parade will follow 32nd Avenue to Tejon Street starting at 9:30. After the parade there will be performances at Hishorn Park, 3000 Tejon St., including Ballet Folklorico from Aurora and Kicked to the Curb. There will also be a potluck picnic. At 11:30, Little Man Ice Cream will make a 200-foot long ice cream sundae.

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University Park Parade The University Park Community Council is hosting a Fourth of July Parade and Celebration at Observatory Park, 2100 S. Fillmore St. The parade will start at 10 a.m., and will be at East Warren Avenue between South Milwaukee and South Fillmore streets. Parade floats are required to be non-motorized. Children’s parades are separated by age group.

Park Hill Parade Park Hill’s ninth annual parade will start at 1:30 p.m. at 23rd Avenue and Dexter Street.

The parade follows a one-mile route on 23rd to Krameria Street. A street fair will be held on the 2200 block of Kearney Street after the parade.

Mile High Stadium Denver’s outdoor lacrosse team the Outlaws will face off against the Boston Cannons on July 4. A fireworks show at Mile High Stadium will follow the game. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m at 1701 Bryant St. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Before the game, Commerce City holds the 4thFest Community Festival for free. The festival includes games, food and karaoke.

The Colorado Rapids play the Seattle Sounders at 7 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way in Commerce City. The fireworks show will happen after the game, and country music artist Lucas Hoge will perform after the show.

Elitch Gardens The amusement park will light fireworks on July 4 after closing time. Elitch Gardens closes at 10 p.m. The park is located at 2000 Elitch Circle.

May to October, a full schedule can be found at historicdenver.org. Tickets to tours start at $15. Historic Denver is also offering two specialty tours once per month this summer. One tour covers the Five Points neighborhood, the other looks at the mansions of Quality Hill.

More info: historicdenver.org Denver County Fair Where: National Western Complex When: July 13-15 Details: Tickets for grounds admission are $10 for adults and $3 for kids.

Admission for the carnival and beer garden sold separately. Events include goat yoga, a 5k race, a drag queen pageant, roller derby and more.

More info: denvercountyfair.org

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Things to Do Submit calendar listings on our website, coloradocommunitymedia.com, got to the Calendar tab and click “Submit an Event.” Priority is given to non-profits, low- or no-cost events and locations within our distribution map.

Next Issue Deadline: Monday, July 16

ART Thursday, 07/05 | 10:00 a.m.-through Aug. 5.

Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard at the Denver Art Museum The exhibition offers a nostalgic look at fashion trends set by top readyto-wear designers, high-end fashion retailers, and cosmetic companies.

720-865-5000 Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway https://denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/drawn-glamour Friday, 07/27 | 6:00 p.m.

Untitled: Gregg Deal at the Denver Art Museum In July, join former native arts artist-inresidence Gregg Deal for a creative takeover of Untitled Final Fridays exploring the art of activism.

720-865-5000 Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway https://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/untitled-gregg-deal

CLASSES, LECTURES, FORUMS Tuesdays, 07/03, 07/10 6:30 p.m.

Argentine Tango, practice and lessons Tango Colorado hosts these low cost Tango lessons, followed by a practice session where dancers can polish the steps they learned, interact with other students and advanced dancers and improve their skills.

303-710-2250 Denver Turnverein Event Center, 1570 Clarkson St. http://tangocolorado.org/lessons Friday, 07/06 | 7:00 a.m.

Denver GOP First Friday Breakfast Great speakers and conservative camaraderie. This months speakers are Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams and Denver Clerk & Recorder. Please RSVP and order breakfast to support Pete’s.

303-782-9555 Pete’s Greek Town Cafe, 2910 E. Colfax Ave. http://www.denvergop.org

Saturday, 07/07 | 2:00 p.m.

YogaZo CO at Denver Bicycle Cafe Join us for another class hosted at the Beer Hall at The Denver Bicycle Cafe! Class will start at 2:00 and is 1 hour, but stay after and enjoy drink specials and making new friends!

All level of yogis are welcome, just bring your own mat.

720-446-8029 Denver Bicycle Café, 1308 E. 17th Ave. https://www.facebook.com/ events/1653235071637742/ Sundays, 07/08, 07/15 9:30 a.m.

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Learn both Tibetan and rhythmic English chants and brief silent meditations. Led by members of Yeshe Nyingpo Denver, a chapter of the Dudjom Tersar and aligned with the Dalai Lama.

303-2949258 Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. http://mercurycafe.com Mondays, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 11:45 a.m.

Denver Laughter Club Meets every Monday except major holidays at St. Barnabas Church.

All are welcome, free, no jokes

just laughter for no reason, with Chi Kung warmups, pure joy!! Call Meredee for more info.

303-877-9086 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St. http://denverlaughs.com 07/23 12 p.m.

303-877-9086 First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 Lafayette St. Monday, 07/09, 07/30 | 1:00 p.m.

Yoga for Stress Reduction (for self-identified men) This yoga is an opportunity to practice in a safe space through movement, breath, and yogic teachings and philosophy.

The practice is for anyone experiencing anxiety, stress, past or current trauma and/or on a path to self-healing.

Mats provided.

720-8651111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org Mondays, 07/09, 07/16 | 6:00 p.m.

Learn to Code Meetup An open house/study group for anyone, at any level, with any interest in computer programming. No prior knowledge/future commitment needed.

720-865-1706 ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://meetup. com/learntocodedenver Fridays, 07/13, 07/20 | 7:00 a.m.

Daybreak Toastmasters Cat got your tongue?

Public speaking and more. Call Bob after 6p.m. Now meeting on the second floor of the building.

720-3089090 State of Colorado Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman St. http://daybreaktoastmasters.org

Fridays, 07/13, 07/20 | 2:30 p.m.

Hard Times Meditation Going through a tough time? Developing mindfulness can often help us find new resiliency. Join professional instructor Nancy Nielsen for a supportive mindfulness meditation class that’s free and open to all. No registration or experience required.

720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org Tuesday, 07/17 | 10:30 a.m.

Sharing and Storing Online: Google Drive Basics Learn how to save files online, create your own documents using Google’s word processor and learn about Drive’s collaborative sharing features.

Must have email address to attend this class. Floor 2, Meeting Room #1 720-865-0955 Ross-University Hills Branch Library, 4310 E. Amherst Ave. http://www.denvermakes. org/events Tuesdays, 07/17, 07/31, Monday, 07/30 | 6:00 p.m.

Adult Open Lab Interested in recording music or editing your videos? Want to use a 3D printer or learn about Arduino? Need to scan your drawings and clean them up? ideaLAB has a wide variety of hardware and software available.

Also, Thursdays, 1-3p.m.

720-865-1706 ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org/idealab Wednesdays, 07/18, 07/25 | 7:00 p.m.

Denver Socrates Cafe Join a group that “seek truth by their own lights.” No regular attendance or preparation required. Speak your own mind, then take turns playing Socrates by asking questions.

303-861-1447 Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway http://meetup.com/Denver-SocratesCafe Sunday, 07/22 | 10:00 AM-Sun, 07/22 Free Yoga for All Relax and stretch with free yoga at a year round class designed for all ages and levels. Bring a mat if you can. Donations are appreciated but not required. | 720-244-8252 | Alamo Placita Park, 4th & Ogden http://wscc-denver.org Sunday, 07/22 | 10:30 a.m.

Capoeira Angola Introductory Class Take an introductory class in African-Brazilian art form rooted in Bantu traditions carried to Brazil by enslaved Africans. Free,

other classes available.

303-294-9258 Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. http://mercurycafe.com Tuesday, 07/24 | 12:00 p.m.

Meditation at Noon Take 30 minutes to connect to your heart, cultivate inner peace and happiness, and clarify your intention for the day, free.

303-813-9551 KMC Colorado Capitol Hill, 1081 Marion St. http://meditationincolorado.org

Friday, 07/27 | 5:00 p.m.

Happiness Hour A short talk and guided relaxing meditation to help increase a peaceful good heart. It is an ideal way to unwind after work and recharge for a great evening ahead. Free.

303-813-9551 KMC Colorado Downtown, 1336 Glenarm Place http://meditationincolorado.org Saturday, 07/28 | 1:30 p.m.

Women’s History Lecture: Women in Baseball From umpires to owners, women have influenced our national pastime. Dr. Meg Frisbee explores women’s participation in baseball both on and off the field from the 1800s through today. Tickets are $8 and call 303-620-4933 to reserve your seat!

303-620-4933 Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock Street https://www.historycolorado.org Sunday, 07/29 | 4:00 p.m.

Meditation and Kirtan Leave your troubles behind and practice meditation and Kirtan every Sunday. Childcare provided.

For more info call Ed. 720-810-9071 854 Pearl St., 854 Pearl St. SEE CALENDAR, P18

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Tuesdays, 07/03, 07/10, 07/24, 07/31 | 6:30 p.m.

Moderation Management Weekly meetings for problem (vs. chronic) drinkers who want to reduce their intake of alcohol. Email: denver@moderation.org.

First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. http://moderation.org

FESTIVALS AND FAIRS Thursday 07/19- Sunday 07/22 | 10:00 a.m.

48th Annual Cherry Creek North Sidewalk Sale Come to Cherry Creek North for four fabulous days of hot deals, fashion and food!

Last year, more than 90 businesses participated in Sidewalk Sale.

303-394-2904 Cherry Creek North, 299 Milwaukee St. Ste. 201 https://cherrycreeknorth.com

Wednesdays, 07/04, 07/25 Thursdays, 07/05, 07/26, Tuesdays, 07/10, 07/17, Fridays, 07/13, 07/20| 12:00p.m.

Home for the Heart AL-ANON Mondays - Group Al-Anon Adult Children of Alcoholics. Tuesday through Thursday - Group Al-Anon. Fridays - Group Al-Anon (Meditation the first 10 minutes).

Room 114, In lower level. Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway http://al-anon-co.orgThursday, 07/05, 07/26 | 6:00 p.m.

KIDSTUFF Tuesday, 07/03, Thursdays, 07/05, 07/19, 07/26, Wednesday, 07/11, Friday, 07/13 3:00 p.m.

Teen Open Lab Interested in recording music or editing videos? Want to use the 3D printer or learn about Arduino? Want to learn how to make a video games? Ready to sew or paint a masterpiece? Just want to hang out and play games? Drop-in, for teens 12-19, free.

720-865-1706 ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://teens.denverlibrary.org

Wednesdays, 07/04, 07/11, 07/18, 07/25, Tuesdays, 07/17, 07/24, 07/31 | 10:30 a.m.

Toddler Storytime In the Berger Children’s Pavilion, Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their parents or caregivers. Craft activity immediately follows the program. Free.

720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org

Wednesdays, 07/04, 07/18, 07/25 | 4:00 p.m.

Eazy Gaming Play great video games on a Wii, N64 and PS4. Ideal for ages 6-18.

720-865-0160 Byers Branch Library, 675 Santa Fe Dr. http://www.denverlibrary.org/events Saturday, 07/07, Tuesday, 07/10 | 10:30 AMSat, 07/07 Young Children’s Storytime Young children are invited for a half hour of stories and fun, with a different topic each week. Free.

303-322-1965, ext. 2731 Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. http://tatteredcover.com Thursday, 07/12 | 11:30 a.m.

Toddler Play & Explore Enjoy unstructured play and social time for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their caregivers. Enjoy books, music, and a variety of developmentally appropriate toys in our warm and inviting play space.

720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org

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Sundays, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29 1:00 p.m.

All Ages Open Lab Have a project you want to work on as a family? Want to learn more about Photoshop, 3D printing or anything else in the lab?

Come on in! Family open lab is all ages, but no unaccompanied adults or kids under 10, please!

720-865-1706 ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org

FREE Support with Binge Eating Challenges This support group is ideal for individuals at least 18 years old who are struggling with a binge type eating disorder. All groups are free of charge. We hold confidential groups facilitated by specialists to allow you to gain the support you need. The Eating Disorder Foundation, 1901 E. 20th Ave. http://eatingdisorderfoundation.org Sunday, 07/08 | 12:30 p.m.

Nicotine Anonymous A fellowship of men and women helping each other to live our lives free of nicotine.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 915 E. 9th Ave. http://nicotine-anonymous.org Monday, 07/09 | 10:00 a.m.

Denver Human Services Drop-In Assistance Stop by to ask Denver Human Service questions and receive assistance signing up for all state benefits.

720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway http://denverlibrary.org Wednesday, 07/11 | 6:00 p.m.

LifeRing Secular Recovery Meeting A network of people who support one another in living free of alcohol and other non-medically indicated addictive drugs.

303-875-5088 First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. http://liferingcolorado. org Fri, 07/13 | 12:00 PM-Fri, 07/13 Home for the Heart AL-ANON Mondays - Group Al-Anon Adult Children of Alcoholics. Tuesday through Thursday - Group Al-Anon. Fridays - Group Al-Anon (Meditation the first 10 minutes). Room 114, In lower level. | | Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway http://al-anon-co.org SEE CALENDAR, P19

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Sunday, 07/15 | 10:00 a.m.

Episcopal Services 303-831-8963 Church of the Holy Redeemer, 2552 Williams St. http://303-831-8963

Mondays, 07/16, 07/23 8:00 a.m.

Grant Street Reach Providing meals at no cost to its clients and it is sustained by committed and compassionate volunteers. 03-839-1432 St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith, 1600 Grant St. http://grantstreetreach.org/

Sunday, 07/15 | 10:30 a.m.

Baptist Service 303-861-2501 First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street http://fbcdenver.org

Tuesday, 07/17 | 8:00 p.m.

Joy AL-ANON Al-Anon’s Purpose is to help friends and families of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. In the Roberts Building, Room 103.

Saint John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. http://al-anon-co.org Wednesday, 07/18 | 6:30 p.m.

Marijuana Anonymous A fellowship of people who share experience, strength and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.

Unity Church on the Hill, 1555 Race St. http://marijuana-anonymous.org Monday, 07/23 | 7:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Committee Meeting This Historic Preservation Committee is responsible for numerous historic districts as well as individually designated homes and buildings.

Join us each month to learn what is happening in your neighborhood and to add to your voice.

303-830-1651 Castle Marne, 1572 Race St. Sunday, 07/29 | 6:45 p.m.

Nar-Anon A twelve step support group for families and friends of addicts to help themselves cope.

First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. http://nar-anon.org Monday, 07/30 | 7:00 p.m.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Through shared experience and mutual support, join a meeting to help each other to recover from the disease of food addiction.

303-775-8062 Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway http://foodaddicts.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Sundays, 07/08, 07/22 | 12:00 a.m.

Sunday Festival We have a festival every Sunday which begins with a Kirtan. After Kirtan, we have a presentation on Bhakti Yoga followed by an Kirtan & Arati, and a free vegetarian feast.

Radha Krishna Temple, 1400 Cherry St. http://www.krishnadenver.com Sunday, 07/08, 07/22 | 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m.

Episcopal Service 303-388-6469 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St. http://stbdenver.org Sundays, 07/08, 07/22 | 9:00 a.m.

Catholic Mass 303-534-4014 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Parish, 1060 St. Francis Way http://stelizabethdenver.org

Sunday, 07/08, 07/22 | 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Progressive Service Please join us in celebrating our next era of active, progressive service in the 21st century!

We value, accept, appreciate and celebrate each person’s uniqueness, creativity, and talents as expressions of God. ALL are welcome.

303-388-6469 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St. http://www.stbdenver.org Sunday, 07/08, 07/22 | 10:00 a.m.

Orthodox Mass 303-698-2433 Saint Augustine Orthodox Church, 55 W. 3rd Ave. http://staugustinedenver.org Sunday, 07/08, 07/22 | 10:00 a.m.

Interfaith Devotions 303-744-6456 Baha’i Center of Metro Denver, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. http://denverbahais.org Sunday, 07/08, 07/22 | 10:30 a.m.

Lutheran Worship 303-839-1432 St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith, 1600 Grant St. http://saintpauldenver.com

Sunday, 07/15 | 5:00 p.m.

Catholic Mass for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender A social follows Mass on most Sundays.

Sunday, 07/15 | 9:00 a.m.

Acts 29 Christian Service L2 Church, 1477 Columbine St. http://L2today.com

720-515-4528 Dignity Denver, 1100 Fillmore St. http://dignitydenver.org

Sunday, 07/15 | 9:30 a.m.

Lutheran Worship All are welcome to share in God’s grace.

303-831-7023 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 915 E. 9th Ave. http://oslchurchdenver.org

Saturday, 07/28 10:00 a.m.

Saturday Messianic Shabbat 303-322-5733 Church in the City-Beth Abraham, 1580 Gaylord St. http://churchinthecity.org

Sunday, 07/15 | 10:00 a.m.

Christian Science Service 303-839-1505

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Sip a little Cuidado on National Tequila Day! (But be careful!)

Tuesday, 07/10 | 12:00 p.m.

Music at Noon Free performances held on the second Tuesday of each month. Generally 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Concert-goers are welcome to bring their lunch and eat their lunch before the concert.

303-831-7115 Saint John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. http://sjcathedral.org Saturday, 07/14 | 5:00 p.m.

Catholic Mass 303-839-1432 St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith, 1600 Grant St. http://saintpauldenver.com Sunday, 07/15 | 7:45 a.m.

Anglican Services 303-831-7115 Saint John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. http://sjcathedral.org Sunday, 07/15 | 8:30 a.m.

Interdenominational Service 303-800-8269 Denver United Church, 660 S. Broadway http://denverunited.com

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Worship Service With pre-worship coffee at 9:30 a.m. and post worship social time at 11:30 a.m.

303-860-1819 Metropolitan Community Church of the Rockies, 980 Clarkson St. http://lifelegacyphotography.com/mccr/

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303-831-7010 Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 1535 Logan St. http://denvercathedral.org

Sunday, 07/29 | 7:30 a.m.

Catholic Mass Also, Spanish Mass, 12:30p.m. (2nd and 4th Sundays) and African Mass, 1p.m. (3rd Sunday).

303-322-8042 St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, 2301 York St. http://loyoladenver.org

Sunday, 07/29 | 9:00 a.m.

Contemporary Services 11:00 a.m. Service offered as well.

303-322-5733 Church in the City-Beth Abraham, 1580 Gaylord St. http://churchinthecity.org

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Sunday, 07/29 | 8:30 a.m.

Catholic Mass Also at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, 07/29 | 9:30 a.m.

Presbyterian Services Followed by fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and education for all ages at 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday, 07/29 | 10:00 a.m.

Progressive Protestant Services An open and affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ that welcomes all people regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Sunday school offered and fellowship hour following each service. Come join our community!

Sixth Avenue UCC, 3250 E. 6th Ave. http://sixthavenueucc.org Sunday, 07/29 | 10:00 a.m.

Presbyterian Services 720-316-1279 St. Patrick Presbyterian Church Denver, 1570 Clarkson St. http://saintpatrickdenver.org Sunday, 07/29 | 11:00 a.m.

Catholic Mass Catholic Mass with Children’s education and nursery available.

303-333-9366 Ten Thirty Catholic Community, 1100 Fillmore St. http://1030catholic.org

SENIORS Mondays, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 | 10:00 a.m.

FREE Senior Strength & Balance Class Hosted free of charge by Brookdale Parkplace Senior Independent Living community - enriching the lives of those we serve with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity.

720-485-4124 Brookdale Parkplace, 111 Emerson St. http://www.live2bhealthy. com Tuesday, 07/10 | 6:00 p.m.

Lawn Bowling Free lessons every Tuesday.

Come out and try a new sport, meet the club and make new friends. All equipment provided, just wear flat sole shoes. The lawn is located on the East side at E. Mississippi Ave. and S. Franklin St. 201-669-6007 Washington Park, 1200 E. Virginia Ave. http://www.washingtonparklawnbowlingclub.com

EVENTS Tuesdays, 07/03, 07/10, 07/24, 07/31, Thursdays, 07/05, 07/12, 07/19, 07/26 | 8:30 p.m.

Chamberlin Observatory Public Night All public nights start with an informative, multi-media astronomy presentation.

Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for kids and is payable online via PayPal. Reservations are recommended, as nights sell out. Times vary by season.

Observatory Park, 2930 E Warren Ave. http://www.denverastro.org/das/publicnights Wed, 07/04, 07/25 | 4:00 p.m.

Why Not Wednesday We open wines that most stores wouldn’t dare to open. Whether it’s grand cru champagne, cult cabernet or an amazing bottle of Amarone. Find out what the wine of the week is on our website!

303-282-5103 Pearl Wine Company, 1886 S. Pearl St. http://www.pearlwinecompany.com Monday, 07/09 | 7:30 p.m.

Monday Movie Madness Every summer, Infinity Park opens welcomes families and friends to sit under the stars and watch movies on the stadium’s jumbo screen, free of charge.

Infinity Park Events Center, 4400 E. Kentucky Ave. https://moviesatinfinitypark.com Tuesday, 07/24 | 5:30 p.m.

Monday, 07/16, 07/30 | 10:00 p.m.

Comedy with Roger | 303-320-9200 | Lion’s Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. http://www.lionslairco.com/events East Evans Business Association Meeting This meeting provides a great opportunity for local businesses to meet, network and raise awareness of what’s happening on the East Evans corridor. Meets every 4th Tuesday.

303-671-6639 Panorama Building, 2055 S. Oneida St.

MUSIC Wednesdays, 07/04, 07/18 | 8:00 p.m.

Paul’s Open Stage 303-320-9200 Lion’s Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. http://www.lionslairco. com/events Fridays, 07/06, 07/13 | 12:00 a.m.

Live Music at Lincoln’s Roadhouse!

Come on down to Lincoln’s Roadhouse for scrumptious eats and fresh live music!

Visit the website for a full list.

303-777-3700 Lincoln’s Roadhouse, 1201 S. Pearl St. http://lincolnsroadhouse.com SEE CALENDAR, P21

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Culture is illuminated after dark Zoo, museums offer evening events for adults

BRING THE FAMILY Many of the after-hour events hosted by local spots host are geared toward adults, but not all.

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Visit Denver’s cultural hot spots like the Denver Zoo or Museum of Nature & Science during a summer day and you’ll see children of all ages running around everywhere.

While it’s always fun to experience Denver’s many cultural amenities as a family, just as many adults want to explore on their own. Maybe, even, while having a drink or two.

“Adults want the opportunity to learn, too,” said Jessa Phillips, the Museum of Nature & Science’s adult programs manager. “Because of that, the museum offers experiences that offer an adult night out.”

When facilities like the zoo, museum, Museum of Contemporary Art and more shut down after regular hours, that doesn’t mean they’re closed. Instead, they offer specialty programming that provides more depth, entertainment and a different kind of community.

“This is a different angle of the zoo than most people see when we’re

The Denver Botanic Gardens hosts its popular Summer Concert Series, which is open to everyone, and features artists like Bruce Hornsby and Amos Lee. Plus, the gardens host a couple family fun nights each summer, featuring s’mores and storytelling.

The Denver Botanic Garden’s annual summer concert series is back this year, and is open to all ages. Artists like The Milk Carton Kids and Chris Botti will be performing this year.

COURTESY OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS open and full of crowds,” said Jake Kubié, communications manager with the Denver Zoological Foundation. “We want to make the zoo more accessible for adults and show that we are a place people can learn, explore and even have a date night.”

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Sunday, 07/08 | 5:00 p.m.

The Hillbenders With a perfect mix of virtuoso musicianship and rock star vocals, The HillBenders bring Pete Townshend’s original vision to life in a new and exciting way.

Free, online RSVP appreciated. $30 VIP upgrade available.

Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave. http://www.levittdenver.org Wednesday, 07/18 | 8:00 p.m.

Open Mic Night at Lincoln’s Roadhouse Are you an aspiring musician? Do you love listening to new talent? Interested in enjoying great food and cold beers with friends and neighbors? Don’t miss Open Mic Night at Lincoln’s Roadhouse featuring Jon Steidman.

303-777-3700 Lincoln’s Roadhouse, 1201 S. Pearl St. http://lincolnsroadhouse.com

When it comes to after-hours activities, these facilities’ events mainly fall into two categories — series and one-offs.

The Museum of Nature & Science has a monthly Science Lounge series specifically for those who

Friday, 07/20 | 6:00 p.m.

Sotomayor Sotomayor is the Latin American electronic music project of the siblings Raúl and Paulina Sotomayor. Free, online RSVP appreciated. $30 VIP upgrade available. | | Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave. http://www.levittdenver.org Saturday, 07/21 | 6:00 p.m.

The Stone Foxes They bear the torch of their predecessors with the knowledge that rock ‘n roll can move a new generation. Free, online RSVP appreciated. $30 VIP upgrade available.

Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave. http://www.levittdenver.org Thursday, 07/26 | 7:00 p.m.

Open Stage Got a song you’ve just got to share? Come play at Swallow Hill’s open stage! Sign-ups are at 6:00 pm. Sets are 2-3 songs, 303-777-1003 Swallow Hill Music Association - Main, 71 E. Yale Ave. http://swallowhillmusic.org

are 21 years old and older, featuring rotating topics and special drinks on the third Thursday of every month.

Likewise, the zoo hosts the Watering Hole, an adult lecture series that features a unique theme, light appetizers and a cash bar.

The majority of programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art are for all ages but are generally better suited for adults.

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performance, lecture and music.

There is also B-Side Music Fridays, a rooftop summer music series focused on presenting the best emerging Denver bands.

Finally, the museum works with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to host Mixed Taste, which pairs two speakers, giving presentations on completely unrelated subjects, followed by questions from the audience on both topics at the same time.

“These after-hours events allow the museum to better integrate into people’s everyday life,” said Clayton Kenney, director of experience and strategy with the MCA. “They also help make MCA Denver a social gathering place, and not just a white box with objects on the walls.”

Then there are the special events that visitors have just one opportunity to participate in.

Such events include Do At The Zoo, which was held on June 21, which allows attendees the chance to sample dishes from 70 of the city’s best restaurants and purveyors of the local craft beer, wine and spirits.

Tickets include an open bar as well as live musical entertainment.

“We have tasting stations all over the zoo, so people can explore while they’re eating,” said Kubié. “This is

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a chance to engage with people on a different level. You can have a night out with dinner and get to see what the animals are like in the evenings.

It’s the best of both worlds.”

The History Colorado Center is also getting in on the fun, hosting “Collecting America’s Passion” from 7 to 8 p.m. on July 16. The evening will explore the history and legacy of baseball and share stories behind some of the artifacts in the new Play Ball! exhibit.

And the Museum of Nature & Science has a changing line-up of after-hours programs that includes everything from an evening with astronaut Kjell Lindgren and audiencedriven tours through space at the planetarium.

“The museum offers a lot for adults who want to get out,” Phillips said.

“We’re a place where adults of all ages can explore.”

Adults get to try their hands at arts and crafts at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s monthly Science Lounge event.

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Comic Con takes Denver out of this world

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Downtown Denver is almost always a busy place, but it’s only during the weekend of Denver Comic Con that you see Superman, a storm trooper and Harry Potter crossing the busy 16th Street Mall.

More than 100,000 guests made the trip to the Colorado Convention Center for the annual event on June 15-17 to celebrate all things nerdy — films, television shows, video games, fantasy and science fiction and, of course, comic books.

“I’ve always wanted to come and see what the con is like,” said Jeff Libby, booth expert with MiHi Photo Booth, which ran an interactive, slowmotion film booth at the event. “What better way is there to be here than with some really fun stuff ?”

Proceeds benefit Pop Culture Classroom, a Denver nonprofit focused on education and literacy.

More than 200 celebrity guests, like Doctor Who’s David Tennant, stopped by to join artists and authors in more than 600 hours of panels and programming. There was also a Kid’s Lab, where children and teens explored pop culture through projects and talks from industry luminaries.

The con featured cosplaying and shopping for all ages and levels of interest, from newbies in the world of comic culture to veteran collectors.

“This is my kid’s first time to the con, and I’m showing them all the fun there’s to be had while their mom is at a cosplaying class,” said Englewood resident Justin Baca, who was dressed as Gandalf, a character from “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings. His two children, Marcus and Eric, dressed as hobbits. The costumes were made by the children’s mother. “I love the community here and all the things going on we get to gather to celebrate.”

From left, JayJay, Paisley and Craig Dechant, of Brighton, attended Denver Comic Con as members of the Belcher family from “Bob’s Burgers.”

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The festival, held June 1-3, had three stages scattered throughout Civic Center Park, with the main stage sitting in front of the Denver City and County Building. Horpedahl said the company has experience booking bands through the Taste of Fort Collins. Team Player also added a Friday night concert.

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