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insideLONGMONT THE MAGAZINE
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Business Profile: My Energy Oasis
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Happening In Longmont: Longmont Cash Mob
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Happening In Longmont: Mac’s Place 1-Year Anniversary
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Happening In Longmont: The Inn Between of Longmont Graduation Party
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Happening In Longmont: Spanish Easy & Fun Language School Open House
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Non Profit Spotlight: The Pearl Group
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Sports & Fitness: Boulder County Bombers
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Music: Bella Musser
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Happening In Longmont: Downtown Summer Concert Series
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Music: Denny Driscoll - Find Your Dance
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In The Community: ArtWalk Longmont
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Upcoming Events
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From the Editor The first official day of summer may be just over a week away, but the summer season is already in full swing here in Longmont, and we couldn’t be happier! School is out, , the weather is warm, and lots of fantastic activities and events are just beginning. Over the past few weeks we’ve had a blast celebrating high school graduations, experiencing all that ArtWalk has to offer, enjoying the music of the Downtown Summer Concert Series, and much more. And summer is just barely getting started! We can’t wait to see all the fantastic things that will be happening in Longmont over the coming weeks. We will do our best to bring you all the excitement, but we also hope to see you out and about experiencing some of the fun activities and events for yourselves. If you happen to see Mari or I out there with our cameras, please be sure to say, “Hi!” Because one of the best parts about attending events in Longmont is seeing all the familiar faces and unexpectedly running into friends we haven’t seen in awhile. And who knows, you may even get your picture taken! See you next month!
Brian T. Wolf Editor-in-Chief
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Business Profile
my energy oasis Typically when you think of your overall health and well-being, many factors come to mind that will
help you get healthy and stay on track. Eating less processed food, drinking more water on a daily basis, and getting enough exercise are just a few examples. However, how often do you stop and think about improving your well-being on a cellular level? When we sat down with LeighAnne Moore with My Energy Oasis, we found out that is what light energy therapy is all about and how it may help your body “get back to normal”. “Our bodies are made up of two things: light and vibration,” LeighAnne told us. Every day, our bodies are affected by factors that may impact our overall health, such as stress (both internal and external), unhealthy foods, and medications. Light energy therapy uses light and vibration to potentially improve your well being at a cellular level. When the body receives this light and vibration, the body then returns to a natural, parasympathetic state. “The body is designed to self-heal, but not given the proper environment no healing will take place. You must provide the body with an environment to properly heal.” Some people choose to use things like meditation and yoga to return the body to this calm, parasympathetic state. However, yoga and meditation are not for everyone as they take a lot of time and discipline to master. In contrast, a concentrated light therapy session can achieve the same goal in only 20 minutes. As with any system, repetition is the key. “When the body gets this information consistently over a period of time, the body holds this information for a lot longer and the healing process and well-being within your body continues to improve,” LeighAnne said. 8
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The light therapy at My Energy Oasis is quite an interesting experience. Clients lay down in a piece of equipment called a Light Immersion Canopy. The top half of the canopy is lined with an assortment of LED lights that produce a variety of red, infrared, and blue lights that pulse with specific quantum frequencies. When these lights are combined, their effects work more efficiently. “Red light is a stimulant, and penetrates 6mm into the skin,” LeighAnne explained. “Infrared light is a vasodilator, increases circulation in the body, and is able to penetrate into the body 8 inches or until it hits bone. Blue light is calming to the body and stimulates collagen production, which improves skin issues and rejuvenates. This combination works to support the body at its optimal level.” When a client first comes to LeighAnne, she begins with a brief assessment to find out why they came to see her. “I also let them know that I am not a medical doctor. I do not claim to heal, diagnose, mitigate, or cure,” she stated. “I do claim that I apply these energies and modalities to the body to support the balance in the body and then the body does its miraculous thing.” Through the course of the conversation, she asks them their goals, such as what they want to accomplish.
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“Your body can’t do any type of healing until I put you back into a parasympathetic state,” LeighAnne told us, “so I will start with what is called a DeStress Session. It’s a 20 minute session that takes the body and moves it into a parasympathetic state. At that point, if necessary, I can apply the light to the specific area of concern for another 20 minutes.” During the De-Stress Session, the client reclines in a gravity chair as light therapy pads are placed strategically on your back, your belly, and the most crucial piece, the light eye mask. In addition to the light therapy, My Energy Oasis also offers additional services that can be combined into a whole circuit of modalities. The whole circuit system begins with the light energy bed, which consists of 6000 LEDs of light, including quantum red, infrared, and blue lights that “release toxins from the body and detoxify you at the cellular level.” After 20 minutes in the light ener-
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gy bed, the next modality is the vibe plate, which “stimulates the lymphatic system and keeps all the toxins we’ve dumped into the bloodstream moving, so they don’t find their way back where you don’t want them.” Once you’ve finished 10 minutes on the vibe plate, you’ll feel as if you just completed a 60 minute cardio workout! Next, you move to the infrared sauna. Its infrared light, coupled with dry heat, “stimulates the body’s thermostat to kick up your metabolism.” Though each modality in the circuit is beneficial, not everyone is ready for the circuit the first time out. “For someone with joint pain or fibromyalgia, I would recommend the light energy bed and infrared sauna, but not the vibe plates,” LeighAnne said. “That is why the assessment is so important.” With all of the different modalities available these days, light therapy is still relatively unknown by the general public as an available form of therapy. “People are very reactive when it comes to their well being. When people get desperate and have no hope, that’s when they ask ‘is there something else out there?’. It’s at that point that they are open to something like this and it’s highly effective,” LeighAnne said. So the next time you’re wanting to take control of your well being and be proactive, give My Energy Oasis a call and see if light therapy is for you!
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Happening In Longmont
Longmont Ca$h Mob
On May 17th the Longmont Cash Mob gathered on the rooftop patio at Joe’s Grill to await further instructions from “Guido”. Everyone enjoyed the warm weather, lively conversations and drink & food specials courtesy of Joe’s Grill. When the call came in, the group was happy to find out they were going to mob Adorn and Adornables - two mobs for the price of one! We all piled into Adorn first and then, one by one, cash mobsters crossed the street to shop at Adornables. From teeny-tiny western boots, to a construction fork & spoon set, to interactive books, they have all the cool kids gifts you could want. “This is so cute!” was the resounding comment of the day!
To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/longmontcashmob
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Mac’s Place 1-Year Anniversary
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On May 18th, Mac’s Place celebrated their 1 Year Anniversary in style. Mac’s Place is “a family run diner in a family run neighborhood” serving up breakfast and lunch at 17th & Pace. Diners sat outside on the patio to enjoy tasty food, warm sun, and the sweet tunes of The Prairie Scholars, a favorite in the Longmont music scene. Eventually, owners Teresa and Keith Macphail were able to join everyone out on the patio and served up slices of cake! Congratulations Mac’s Place on your 1st year! May this be the beginning of many more celebrations to come.
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The Inn Between of Longmont Graduation Party
It’s not everyday that we are shown this clearly just how much the face of homelessness has changed. We recently were invited to celebrate a group of young adults who have overcome life’s hardships to create a brighter future for themselves. The Inn Between of Longmont held a party in May to honor their latest group of graduating residents. This year six teens, five of whom are living on their own, graduated from high school. It was also a proud moment for the staff and families as, one by one, each graduating senior told those in attendance their plans for the future. Congratulations on your milestone and may you achieve all of your goals and ambitions!
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Spanish Easy & Fun Language School Open House On May 23rd, Spanish Easy & Fun Language School held an Open House and invited the community to spend an evening enjoying refreshments, Latin music, and a crash-course in salsa dance moves! Between the thumping sounds of House DJ ChiChi and the dance trains moving from room to room, no one was standing still! If you have been thinking about learning Spanish, here is a great way. They have a unique and interactive program for immersing all of their students not only in the language, but in the Spanish culture, too! You won’t just be given lots of homework, you will learn a new language in a conversational setting and while watching movies and listening to music. Visit them at www.spanisheasyfun.com to find out more about all the programs they offer.
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Non Profit Spotlight
There is probably no job in this world more difficult than being a single parent. When you are a single
parent trying to raise children alone, it can be very isolating. Often you question whether you are making the right decisions. Just as often, you worry about the future for your kids, especially when dealing with the effects of generational poverty. Since 2008, The Pearl Group has been helping single-parent families overcome their challenges by providing mentoring, encouragement, and much-needed support. The Pearl Group can trace their origins back to when the Senior Pastor at LifeBridge put out a challenge to a group of folks to choose an issue in the community and come up with an answer to address it. A group took up the task and spent a year reviewing a number of different options from various problems affecting our community. Drug abuse, gangs, suicides, and single moms were all considered. After looking at the data, it became clear that single-parent homes were a foundational problem that often led to many of the other social problems affecting our communities. Children of single parents are have a higher probability of not finishing high school, turning to drugs or gangs, ending up in prison, etc. So, the group ended up saying, “Let’s see what we can do to help single parents,” co-founder Hal Bagley told us. They originally began as an informal group with a leadership team and just started doing things to help single moms. One of the first initiatives was the car clinic, at that time held in the parking lot of LifeBridge. During the first few years, The Pearl Group operated under the umbrella of LifeBridge, but it was important for them to become a community group, not solely a church group. Finally in 2012 they established themselves as an independent non profit in order to be fully available to any single-parent family who might need their help. The Pearl Group offers a number of unique and much needed programs to help single moms and single dads with the challenges of raising children on their own. Since transportation is a fundamental necessity, they have a Vehicle Safety Clinic on the 2nd Saturday of each month, except in July and August. 18
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Single parents meet representatives at a designated location and a volunteer takes their vehicle to the shop, where the vehicle is inspected to make sure it is safe to drive. “We start with safety first,” said volunteer Mike Milburn. “The first line of defense is checking the brakes, lights, windshield wipers and anything that makes it stop and go.” Many of the volunteers have been with the program for years and a handful right from the beginning. Working together to bring a little light and safety into the lives of these parents, it’s easy to see how being a part of the clinic affects them. “We enjoy it, we have a good time here. We have a camaraderie - it’s like a club,” said co-founder Ken Jones. “We have about 50 guys involved. It takes about 25 to do this every month, so we rotate out and alternate between the shops.” Currently, the clinics alternate between Best Auto and All American Auto Repair. In addition all of the parts needed to keep the vehicles safe are generously provided by NAPA free of charge. And if a larger mechanical problem is found, The Pearl Group works with local mechanics and the parent to get the repairs made. The Transportation Program doesn’t stop at the safety clinics. “We are always looking to add to the program,” said co-founder and Operations Manager Scott Owen. “People can even donate their cars to us. We inspect them, make sure they are safe and either offer it to a client who is in dire need or sell it to put money back into the program.” Another program that they have developed is the Focus Pearl Program. This program pairs a mentor family, usually a married couple, with a single-parent family to share their time, help develop relationships, and provide a personal support system. The mentor family provides one-on-one mentoring with the single parent and also social interactions that they may not normally get. Mentor families are asked to commit at least one year to the program to ensure stability and to spend at least 4 hours each month engaging with the single parent. This program is based not only on mentoring and relationship building, but also getting the parent into structured employment that provides a good income where they can pull themselves off government assistance. If the single parent is ininsideLONGMONT.com
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terested in education or job training The Pearl Group can also provide resources to facilitate this. This is just one example of how The Pearl Group differs from other organizations because they are a relationship-based organization, not case management based. These long term relationships build over time, and it is through these relationships that the real growth occurs. Ultimately all programs are family-based. The Pearl Group will put a lot of resources into helping the parent, but ultimately the goal is to break the cycle by helping the children escape generational poverty. “The reason we do this is for the kids,” Hal Bagley said. “The parent may see the majority of the benefit, but it’s by providing that stable environment for growing up that the kids don’t drop out of school or end up in prison.” It’s not necessarily a magic formula, even kids of two-parent households get into difficulties, but it helps the odds in breaking these cycles.
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One program that is solely for the children, aimed at those in elementary school, is the Pearl Mentoring Program. Children are matched up with a mentor and the pair meet once a week at Life Bridge for two hours to play games, go to the gym, do homework, or just spend time together. The Pearl Group is also in the process of starting a new scholarship program to send children to Christian summer camps and provide scholarships toward college, thanks to a very generous donor working with them. This program will be available to kids beginning in the summer of 2015.
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For anyone interested in supporting the great work being done by The Pearl Group, their number one need is for volunteers in a variety of areas. More volunteers are needed for the car clinics to provide more scheduling flexibility. You don’t necessarily have to be mechanically inclined, just have a desire to help out. They are also looking for more mentor families to join the Focus Pearl Program. Executive Director Janay Bahnsen-Price recognizes that this can seem like an overwhelming commitment for people, but encourages anyone who might be interested to get more information and consider just how rewarding this program can be. And, of course, more mentors for the Pearl Mentor Program are wanted to spend one-on-one time with the kids. In addition, The Pearl Group is always interested in support from local businesses either by offering to hire single parents, make financial contributions, or provide in-kind donations. If you would like to find out more about The Pearl Group and the amazing work they are doing, visit their website at www.thepearlgroup.org.
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Sports & Fitness
Boulder County Bombers
The Boulder County Bombers had their third home bout of the season on May 24, with the
Bombshells taking on the Pueblo Derby Devil Dollz. It was an exciting bout and it was great to see the Bombshells finish with another the win. That same night, the Boulder County Bombers also hosted a Game of Thrones themed mix-up bout with a twist. This was a rules change bout, where fans could get involved with the bout by paying for a power jam, paying to release skaters from the penalty box, or even having the players skate in reverse. And just to make things even more interesting, this was a co-ed bout with a few brave men joining the women on the track. Together these two bouts made for a fun Saturday night! Next, the first (and only) home bout for the BCB All-Stars this season will be on June 28th. We decided to sit down with four members of the team to learn more about them and find out what inspires them to be part of the BCB League. Get to know Feist E One, Catastrophoebe, Jaynesrous Jukes, and MegMyDay, then come out and support them as the All-Stars take on the Denver Roller Dolls later this month. To see the Boulder County Bombers’ full schedule and learn more about the team, you can always visit www.bouldercountybombers.com. 22
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Bombshells vs. Pueblo Derby Devil Dollz
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Feist E One Member of the BCB All-Stars. Position on the team is Jammer. Joined BCB in the beginning of 2012, but has been skating roller derby since 2009. “This really is for anybody. You can be any body type to do it, that’s one of the cool things about roller derby.” “We give you the skills to do it, if you have the drive to learn.”
Catastrophoebe Member of the BCB All-Stars. Position on the team is Blocker. Joined BCB in August 2011. “I’ve never experienced team morale and team unity like I have with this sport. We are always there for each other.” “This is a sport that everyone can be good at and that everyone should have a chance to do. If you’ve ever thought about it, just do it. Do something scary to do something great.”
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Member of the BCB All-Stars and Bombshells. Position on the team is Blocker. Joined BCB in February 2012. “Skating is a great reason to get out of the house or if you are bored with your exercise routine. It’s really good exercise and you don’t ever get bored. There’s always something new to learn.” “The women on the team are all strong and independent coming together. I don’t think you can find a better group of women.”
MegMyDay Member of the BCB All-Stars. Position on the team is Jammer. Joined BCB in March 2013. “I love that we are all weird in our own awesome way. There are so many women who are so accomplished and come from so many different backgrounds.” “You get a whole new family when you join the league. You come to play a sport, but you gain a family. And you get to brag about all of your bruises.”
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Game of Thrones
Mix-Up Bout
Wildlings vs The 7 Kingdoms
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Music
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Every day, little moments are occurring that will lead to bigger and better things, but how often do you have the pleasure of actually witnessing one of these moments for yourself? When you see Bella Musser perform for the first time, there is no doubt that, in that moment, you are witnessing the rise of an amazing talent! Being a musician seems to be the most natural thing in the world for her, and the strides she has made on her journey so far make you sit on the edge of your seat wondering just how high her star will rise.
Bella’s first experience singing in front of an audience was at the age of 11 when she participated in the 2009 Longmont Idol. She did not play any instruments or have any original music, so she sang a variety of songs karaoke-style. That year she came in fourth place in the competition. Over the course of the next year, Bella started choir in middle school and began to learn how to read music. Having had some experience with the piano at an even younger age, she also taught herself how to play chords on the piano. During this time, Bella continued to write poetry, something she had been doing since the 3rd grade. So, she would play chords on the piano, sing her poems, and eventually turn them into songs. The next year, Bella returned to Longmont Idol for a second time. On the final night of the competition, she performed her very first original song which she played on the piano. This was not only the first 28
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and more recently at the Tasty Weasel hosted by The Prairie Scholars. She has also been invited to perform during several ArtWalk events, last year at the Callahan House and just a few weeks ago at Ziggi’s Coffee. Earlier this year, Bella had to the opportunity to perform along with Foxfeather and The Prairie Scholars at the first Longmont Live event of 2014 earlier this year, which was held at the Kay Carol Gallery and Priscila Working Arts Studio. “I never really noticed that we have such a fairly large music scene here. I’ve just been recently introduced to that and it’s kind of amazing.” Usually Bella plays a mix of original songs along with covers, but Longmont Live was the first time she played an entire set of all-original songs, including at least one song she had never performed for anyone before. The experience of playing at Longmont Live was a new one for Bella. “It felt very focused on me,” she said, “as opposed to an open mic when people are usually talking to each other.” It was also one of the first times she had performed with other musicians, too. Although her one-hour set was a solo performance, all three time Bella had ever performed an original song in public, it was also the first time she had ever played the piano in public, too. That performance helped her win the 2010 Longmont Idol at age 12. Afterwards she thought, “Hey, I might be able to do this as an actual thing!” In addition to the piano, Bella also writes and performs on acoustic guitar. During her Freshman year of high school, Bella found out that her school offered a guitar class and she thought, “I should learn how to play guitar.” The class taught her the four basic chords and how to read tablature, and then she continued to teach herself more chords. She has also taken a few guitar lessons at Mojo Music to learn finger-picking, but overall she considers herself to be self-taught. This past Christmas, Bella was given a ukulele and has now included that in her arsenal as well. Following the win at Longmont Idol, Bella continued to perform, at her school during assemblies and at open mic nights around Longmont. She has played at Oskar Blues, the Dickens Tavern, insideLONGMONT.com
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acts got together at the end to sing one of The Prairie Scholars’ songs, The Open Road.
Not all of Bella’s music experiences have been in Longmont. Last summer, she attended a one-week songwriting workshop in Los Angeles through the Now 16, Bella feels like she is still finding her own Berklee College of Music. “It was the first time I style. She calls her music alternative-indie-rock, had ever met other musicians my age and was able but the songs she writes are all in different styles to work and collaborate with them.” The program and she intentionally tries to not confine herself consisted of various workshops that focused on a to any single specific sound. Often she will exper- range of topics from lyrics and melody to produciment with blues, jazz, and pop. “I definitely want tion and management. It gave Bella her first real to expand what I am able to play,” she said. experience with the business side of music and also the collaborative side of music. By the end of When it comes to writing music, Bella considers that week, Bella clearly made an impression as she herself to be a lyric person. “I focus on lyrics more was one of only two students who were awarded so than the melody or the instruments.” For her, a scholarship to attend a 5-week music program the most important thing about writing is that the through the Berklee College of Music the followsongs are not too obvious and somewhat abstract ing year. So, this summer Bella will be traveling so the listener can take the song any way they to Boston to eat, sleep, and breathe music for over want. When asked what a particular song is about, a month! she doesn’t usually like to answer. “It can really be about whatever you want it to be about as long as This fall, Bella will be a Senior at Niwot High it relates to you.” School and, like most her age, she is already looking ahead to college. She has begun looking at dif-
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ferent schools around the country and considering different courses to follow, from business to music performance, all the while keeping her dad’s advice, “Make sure you pick a marketable major,” in mind. Of course, music is there, too. “There needs to be some element of music wherever I go,” Bella told us. “That’s always going to be something that I want to keep doing no matter what.” What lies ahead for Bella Musser? Big things, you can be certain. It is amazing to see all that this young woman has accomplished in a few short years and there can be no doubt that she will continue on to even greater things in the coming years. Where does Bella see herself in the future? “I definitely want to be releasing music. Collaborating and working with other people like in a band would be great.” Whether solo or part of a group, we look forward for many years of great music by this talented artist. You can follow Bella at www.bellamusser.com and be sure to come out and see her perform whenever you can.
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This year’s Downtown Summer Concert Series got off to a great start on Friday, June 6. Every Friday night this summer, the stage is set up at 4th & Kimbark and it’s your opportunity to enjoy live music and to literally dance in the street. People quickly lined 4th St. from Main to Kimbark in preparation for a night of music by Cat Jerky and Last Men On Earth, food from downtown eateries, and drinks from an assortment of local Longmont breweries. Be sure to catch all of the great shows coming this summer.
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Denny Driscoll Find Your Dance While some musicians are exploring the early stages of their
careers, others are enjoying the experience of being in their prime. Denny Driscoll, a well-known favorite in Longmont, both as a solo artist and as part of the Left Hand Market Boys, has been writing and performing for over 7 years with a great amount of success. But in all that time Denny has never recorded his own album...until now! “I always wanted to create a recording, but I never had the time or put the effort in before.” Well that time has finally come. Earlier this month, Denny celebrated the release of his very first recording, Find Your Dance. With about 25 original songs in his repertoire, one of the first tasks for the album was deciding which songs would actually get recorded. “I wanted to bring together songs that I felt were very representative of my music,” Denny told us. Of course, he also wanted to listen to his fans who have been following his career for years. High on their list of favorite songs is “Feeling Colorado”, a song Denny wrote about five years ago about living the Colorado life. With its incredibly fun chorus, anyone who has heard it can’t help but sing along. “It’s a favorite and people have been asking for a copy of that song since its inception.” In the end, Denny credits each song’s maturity and his ability to deliver their performance as 36
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the driving forces behind his selections. “Knowing that I could play all of the parts myself was definitely a consideration. But more importantly, it was the way the songs made me feel,” Denny said. “These are songs that exhibit my guitar playing capability, my vocal capability, my composing capability.” While Denny played all of the instruments on this album and sang all the vocals, he still needed help bringing it all together. For the recording process, he turned to Andy Eppler of The Prairie Scholars, who has been recording his own music for many
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years. “Andy gave me some great insights from a recording perspective. I was really thrilled with all the suggestions he had.” Overall, the recording process seemed to flow just as easy as the music itself. “It felt like I was in a hurry to get started and then I was in a hurry to get it done. I was amazed at how fast and how easy it went.” Throughout the recording process, Denny never needed more than two takes to lay down the original track, with one microphone for his guitar and one for his vocals. They then recorded the background singing, background instruments, second guitar part, each in only one take. All in all, Denny spent a total of
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12 hours in the studio and came out with a 7 song album! “I’m kinda hooked! I’m already thinking about my next album.” And we are already looking forward to it! If you’ve been looking for an enjoyable blend of folk, blues, and Colorado Americana, look no further than Denny Driscoll’s Find Your Dance. It is reminiscent of the American singer-songwriters who emerged in the 60s and 70s with Denny’s thoughtful lyrics and pleasing melodies. We believe it is a musical journey well worth the ride. Visit www.dennydriscoll.com where you can listen to Find Your Dance for yourself or you can purchase a copy to own. Better yet, check his calendar and see when you can catch an upcoming show. You can see Denny Driscoll next at Sun Rose Cafe on Friday, June 13th at 6pm!
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In The Community
ArtWalk Longmont
There was a lot of anticipation for the opening night of this year’s ArtWalk Longmont and we
were not disappointed one bit! On May 31st, we arrived early and had a chance to see the last of the preparations being made and a variety of performers waiting patiently for their time to shine. This year the festivities moved from Friday to Saturday night and it didn’t take long for Main Street to become lined with people from 3rd Avenue all the way to 6th Avenue. With activities featuring live music, art in action, and street performers, there was something for everyone! Celebrating its 18th year of merging art and music in downtown, ArtWalk Longmont gives the public an opportunity to enjoy a variety of live music acts, entertaining street performers, and works of art all in one evening. If you were unable to make it to the opening night of ArtWalk Longmont 2014, you will get another chance on July 19th, when once again we gather downtown to enjoy an evening of art, music, and community!
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The people in the street were entertained by The Dragon Dance Performance from Shalon Hung Mei Kung Fu, winged Stilt Walkers from Frequent Flyer Productions, and singing and dancing from Broadway Performing Academy.
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We also got to see some fun Art in Action where artists were in the process of creating art! There was everything from painting watercolor landscapes to pottery making, spray paint art to jewelry, and caricature art to live photography! It was interesting to see the beginning of the art piece when we arrived and then return towards the end of the festival to see how the piece transformed from a concept into a work of art!
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Shower Me Blues No ArtWalk would be complete without the music! With over 12 musicians performing on the street and in downtown businesses, beautiful melodies filled the air. There was no shortage of musical genres represented, that’s for sure! There was rockabilly, jazz, bluegrass, folk, blues, and American, not to mention a number of acoustic songwriters who entertained throughout the evening.
Tim Hill Combo
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Kevin Dooley Nick O’Connor
Bella Musser
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Upcoming Events
June Events June 2 2014 Golf Tournament to Benefit “I Have a Dream”
June 17 Summer Nights at Sandstone Ranch with The Prairie Scholars
Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
Free Pastel Workshop with Diane Wood
June 3 Love Joy Women’s Circle
June 18 CrossFit Longmont 12 Hour Sale
June 6 Coffee & Connections
June 20 Coffee and Connections
June 7 Fathers Are Forever
June 21 Fathers Are Forever
June 9 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
June 22 Burgers, Brews, & Tunes with The Prairie Scholars
June 12 The Prairie Scholars: Brews & Tunes
June 23 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
June 13 Coffee and Connections
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
KCP Gallery 2nd Friday pARTies!
June 24 Dinner Music with the Prairie Scholars
June 14 Bach & Bling to Benefit OUR Center
June 27 Tacos & Tequila with the Prairie Scholars
June 16 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
Coffee and Connections June 30 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
For details on any of these events, visit our on-line Calendar of Events at www.insidelongmont.com
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July Events July 1 Love Joy Women’s Circle
July 19 Fathers Are Forever
July 4 The Prairie Scholars at Niwot Market
July 21 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
Coffee and Connections
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
July 5 Fathers Are Forever
July 22 The Prairie Scholars: Dinner Music
July 7 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
July 23 The Prairie Scholars in the Clubhouse
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
July 25 The Prairie Scholars: Tacos, Tequila, & Tunes
July 8 Free Pastel Workshop with Diane Wood
Coffee and Connections
July 11 Coffee and Connections
July 28 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
KCP Gallery 2nd Friday pARTies!
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing
July 14 Open Mic at the Tasty Weasel
July 31 The Prairie Scholars: Brews & Tunes
Open Mic at Bootstrap Brewing July 17 The Prairie Scholars: Dinner Music July 18 Coffee and Connections
For details on any of these events, visit our on-line Calendar of Events at www.insidelongmont.com
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