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Known for smashing the stereotypes of organ and classical music, Grammy-nominated Cameron Carpenter is the world’s most visible organist. Carpenter will thrill audiences with an all-Bach program on Friday, February 2, during the LCC Presents spring season. View the spring schedule on pages 12-13.
STUDENTS DISSOLVING BARRIERS: LCC Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: LCCP Spring Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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INSPIRING INCLUSIVITY: Exhibitions at LCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 IN THE LIMELIGHT: WHAC Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
IN THE THEATER A BALANCE OF BEAUTY AND CRAFT: LCCP Featured Artist . . . . 11 PERFORMANCES: LCC Partner Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
COMMUNITY BEYOND THE STAGE: LCC Community Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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EXPLORING HISTORY IN LAKEWOOD entertainers will feed your mind as we explore a wide and engaging variety of subjects. These luncheons serve up topics ranging from forestry to shopping malls. Take home a souvenir from the “pop-up” branch of our charming Museum Store.
Building Tours Still looking to satisfy your hunger for knowledge? Explore the 1940s diner and other historic structures when you book a tour of the property. Get the inside scoop from friendly, knowledgeable volunteers as they take you inside buildings normally closed to the public. History from the 20th century is always the main course at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park! Located approximately half a mile from the Lakewood Civic Center, Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park is home to 15 historic structures that represent Lakewood’s growth over the 1900s. Together the buildings create a 20th century history park, museum and festival experience that preserves Lakewood’s history for the enjoyment of current and future generations.
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We are always serving up something fun to learn at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park! Educational Luncheons Join a Historical Luncheon program where our outstanding volunteers prepare a delicious, themed meal accompanied by impeccable and friendly service. The historic Country School has been transformed into a unique dining experience. Bring friends or make new ones over the course of the meal. Meanwhile, a rotating series of experts and
Visit Lakewood.org/Heritage to view virtual tours of the historic buildings, stop by for a self-guided tour of the park or schedule a guided tour by calling 303-987-7850. Browse our online catalog for programming offered at Heritage Lakewood.
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PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS | HERITAGE LAKEWOOD BELMAR PARK
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Heritage Lakewood works to ensure responsible preservation practices that maintain the integrity of the site’s historic buildings. In the past year, great strides have been made to maintain these structures with careful attention to historical accuracy so they can share the story of the 20th century for years to come.
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• The 1930s Farmhouse story represents a Depression-era family home for turkey farmers and helps visitors recognize advances in technology. The Farmhouse exterior stucco was carefully restored by one of the few experts in the area.
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• The Streer-Peterson House shares the story of young Jewish immigrants who came to the area in the early 1900s, providing young visitors with a new appreciation for modern-day amenities like indoor plumbing. Portions of the siding on the east side were replaced to match the old in materials, texture, color and design. • The outdoor Wide Acres Interurban Stop structure required restoration so that visitors could continue to step on the platform and contemplate the impact that the interurban rail line had on the area’s growth, making way for today’s light rail system.
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How do you interact with your community? Historic Lakewood residents got involved with their local schools, agricultural organizations, outdoor youth movements and many other special interest groups. In the exhibition, discover how making a difference in the quality of life in our city has evolved over the past century.
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• Peerless Gas Station will undergo complete rehabilitation in 2024 and is anticipated to be ready for visitors to enjoy in the summer. Once complete, the building will represent a story focused on midcentury transportation and family travel. Lakewood.org/Bravo
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STUDENTS DISSOLVING BARRIERS One of only four teachers in Colorado certified to teach the ground-breaking, inclusive dance program DanceAbility, Kathryn Dudley is now teaching at Lakewood Cultural Center. DanceAbility is a unique dance method that uses improvisational dance to promote artistic expression and exploration between people with and without disabilities. The mission of this method is to dissolve barriers and connect people with and without disabilities through dance and movement. "I believe that DanceAbility® goes beyond movement exploration and creates an opportunity for people to define themselves in their own terms and
see that this dance form, like their lives, has many options and possibilities," said Executive Director Susan Sygall of Mobility International, U.S.A. DanceAbility cultivates a common ground for creative expression of all people. The method supports self-empowerment by offering ways that all individuals can participate fully in expressing their creative choices, including respecting one’s own limits. Through dance and movement, people from diverse backgrounds experience the art of being together, erasing prejudices and misconceptions about diversity in the field of dance, and by extension, society. Multiple sessions of this inspiring class are offered at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Follow the QR code above to learn more about DanceAbility and other LCC programming.
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LAKEWOOD CULTURAL & CIVIC CENTERS | EXHIBITIONS
INSPIRING INCLUSIVITY Lakewood Cultural & Civic Centers Inspiring an inclusive appreciation of art through exhibitions that range in content from thought-provoking contemporary works to traditional methodologies is the intention driving the artwork selection in the Lakewood art galleries. This winter and spring, exhibitions in the North, Corner, Richey and Mezzanine Galleries offer a diverse array of visual delights across the fine and visual arts. In the North Gallery from late January through March, viewers can explore the group exhibition “Scales,” which investigates the role size plays in the understanding of an artwork. From the tiniest, most intimately sized sculptures to paintings that loom impossibly large, viewers will journey across a crescendo of visual scales within the gallery. The Corner Gallery will feature the group photography show, “Wildlife of Lakewood,” for its third annual juried exhibition, which celebrates the incredible diversity of fauna within our very
own city. This show welcomes submissions from the community, filling the gallery walls with a menagerie of wildlife photography from March 1 to 31. In April, crowd favorites, the “Jeffco Middle Schools Art Show” and “The Fletcher Miller and Sobesky Schools’ Show” take over the LCC galleries with youthful energy. While the kids are celebrated in the Cultural Center Galleries, the Richey Gallery hosts a show of works by Jeffco teachers, featuring the incredible talent of the educators who inspire students across the school district.
This year, ahead of the Jeffco Middle School exhibitions, the Mezzanine Gallery will present an exhibition of the thesis body of artworks by more than 20 students in the Jeffco International Baccalaureate (IB) arts programs.
There is truly something for everyone within our galleries! To find out more about LCC galleries and exhibitions, including dates and public receptions, visit Lakewood.org/Exhibitions.
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IN THE LIMELIGHT Washington Heights Arts Center Fiber art is enjoying a moment in the art world spotlight. According to the New York Times, “Fiber Art is… being taken seriously. Long caught in the liminal space between craft and something more prestigious, works of thread and fabric are reaching newfound institutional recognition.” What is Fiber Art? We are so glad you asked. Have you ever wanted to try printing your own unique design on fabric? How about the art of bookmaking?
Does the idea of rug tufting with an exciting and powerful tufting machine thrill you? What about weaving your own scarf for those late spring snowstorms?
Fiber Art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber, and other components, such as fabric, paper, yarn, woven plastics, thread, and more. It is a medium that highlights the materials and the manual labor on the part of the artist/maker, and we can get you started during classes at Washington Heights Arts Center. Really, the only question is, how will you weave your own creativity into this beautiful and varied medium of Fiber Arts?
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A BALANCE OF BEAUTY AND CRAFT Few instruments have the sheer weight of history behind them that organs do. Their roots can be traced back to ancient Greece, but what really makes the instrument unique, according to world-renowned organist Cameron Carpenter, is the power it has over time. “It’s the instrument that I found most interesting because of its scale,” he explained. “It is the organ’s aspect of time that is different in operation from other instruments. A note that is held will continue to sound as long as it’s held.” The organ’s ability to be both secular and religious, ancient and startlingly modern, makes it the perfect instrument for a musician as dedicated and experimental as Carpenter. Lakewood audiences will be able to hear firsthand what Carpenter can do with an organ at his performance at the Lakewood Cultural Center on Friday, February 2.
For his Lakewood performance, Carpenter will be drawing from the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, a figure whose compositions have played a critical role in Carpenter’s own musical evolution. He first became familiar with Bach playing the “Well-Tempered Clavier” as a child. The Lakewood concert will include “The Goldberg Variations,” one of the ultimate keyboard challenges. “For me, Bach is like Occam or one of those old scientists who defined the boundaries of the known world. The music has been a major relationship for me, for better and for worse,” Carpenter said. “It’s an intensely serious and introspective program.” In the music world, Carpenter describes the organ as a bit antisocial, something that he sees as a strength. Its massive range allows it to take up so much musical space, and that’s why audiences typically see it as either an instrument for solos or in the background of larger classical works. This makes it a challenge for both the performer and the listener, but one that is very rewarding to all involved. What audiences take away from the performance will be an appreciation of both beauty and mastery of a craft. “The organ is a world unto itself, and I find it’s best to accept and appreciate that for what it is. It is like visiting an austere museum by yourself to take in a very severe collection of 18th-century engravings,” Carpenter said. “A single performance of a given work will mean different things to everyone who hears it.”
Extravagantly talented...the audience's response was raucous...everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable. — THE NEW YORK TIMES A graduate of New York’s famous Julliard School, Carpenter has spent nearly two decades mesmerizing audiences with his uniquely contemporary style of playing such a traditional instrument. Audience members whose familiarity with the range of an organ from hearing it used in church services will be radically surprised by what Carpenter can do with it. “Carpenter is one of the world’s most visible organists, and we’re thrilled to have him in Lakewood this season,” said Rita Sommers, Cultural Center administrator. “This is going to be a performance unlike anything our audiences have heard before.”
Article by Clarke Reader, freelance arts and culture journalist in the Denver metro area. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
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LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER | LCC PRESENTS 2023-2024 SPRING SEASON
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS With powerful classical soloists and ensembles, an adventurous jazz supergroup and stirring flamenco dance that takes tradition to new heights, audiences will be surprised and thrilled by the touring artists of the LCC Presents spring season.
Canellakis-Brown Duo 7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 22 Virtuoso cellist and composer Nicholas Canellakis joins renowned pianist and composer Michael Stephen Brown to perform as a chamber music duo. The pair have traveled the world and simultaneously created a comedy web series featuring satirical interviews with classical music stars. During the “(b)Romance” performance, expect a blend of strong musicianship and friendly banter presented from the duo’s newest album. BRAVO JANUARY-APRIL 2024
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Tickets and additional information available at Lakewood.org/LCCPresents or by calling 303-987-7845. Lakewood.org/Bravo
Cameron Carpenter 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 2 Performing an all-Bach program, Cameron Carpenter creates sound from the organ like never heard before. Honored as the first organist in residence with the Berlin Philharmonic, then headlining with the Chicago Symphony, Cameron has earned his reputation as “one of the rare musicians who changed the game of his instrument. He is technically the most accomplished organist I have ever witnessed.” (L.A. Times)
Special EFX 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 9 Beautifully wrought smooth jazz meets the explosive rhythms of rock and world music in this Grammy-nominated jazz supergroup led by award-winning guitarist Chieli Minucci and featuring violinist Karen Briggs and keyboard artist Lao Tizer. Expect all-star instrumentalists and a range of music that takes the audience on a sonic journey.
Akropolis Reed Quintet 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 15 Celebrating 15 years as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine), Akropolis has “taken the chamber music world by storm" (Fanfare). Photo by: Jason Walker This untamed band of five reed players and entrepreneurs are united by a shared passion: to make music that sparks joy and wonder.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: “Fronteras” 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18
The Music Man 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, March 22-April 7
Electrifying flamenco dance highlights the dynamic interplay between the dancers and live musicians as flamenco and Spanish dance artist and educator Carlota Santana directs this emotional and culturally vital dance company based in New York. The company draws on diverse influences from Arab, Jewish, Roma, Spanish and Latin American cultures to carry out a mission to promote flamenco as a living art form that continues to be a part of Hispanic heritage.
LCC Presents teams up with Performance Now Theatre Company for a delightful production of this classic musical by Meredith Wilson. Funny, warm, touching and romantic, this six-time Tony Awardwinning musical comedy is family entertainment at its best. Lakewood.org/Bravo
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Tickets are available at Lakewood.org/Tickets or 303-987-7845. Lakewood Cultural Center offers performance space to many partner organizations in addition to the LCC Presents series. Tickets for these performances are available at the LCC Box Office. Newsies Performance Now Theatre Company January 5-21 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays 2 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, a delivery boy rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right! Tickets start at $22.
Cinderella Missoula Children’s Theatre Residency/Rehearsals: Monday-Friday, January 22-26, 4:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Performances: 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 27
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7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 2 See page 13 for details. Tickets start at $25.
Children’s and Family Concert Lakewood Symphony Orchestra 11 a.m., Saturday, February 3 It’s time for Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf!” Be entertained with Maestro Switzer’s antics as we make learning about music fun. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for youth.
The SpongeBob Musical Colorado Christian University 7 p.m., Thursday, February 8 7 p.m., Friday, February 9 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Saturday, February 10 2 p.m., Sunday, February 11
Moms Unhinged—Standup Comedy Show Go Big Productions 7 p.m., Thursday, February 15 Join us for a night of laughter as we explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating, and other things that irritate us. Men are welcome, too. Tickets are $25.
Annual Charity Performance Rand Dance Academy 4 p.m., Sunday, February 18 RDA presents its sixth annual benefit for Colorado charities. Enjoy innovative performances from the breathtaking RDA company dancers and local musical artists. Please join us to celebrate their work. Tickets start at $30. Limited discounts available.
Canellakis-Brown Duo: (b)Romance
7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 22 See page 12 for details. Tickets start at $25.
Starry Night Sweatshop Dance 3 p.m., Saturday, February 24 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 24 Featuring new works created by local and guest choreographers, and brought to life by Sweatshop Dance's renowned preprofessional Company, this progressive and diversity-driven dance concert has something to offer every audience member. Tickets start at $25.
Based on the beloved series, this musical is a fun undersea adventure for all ages! Join SpongeBob and friends as they come together to save the fate of their undersea world! Tickets are $25 for adults; $15 for students/seniors.
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Ella & Louis: Jazz Music’s Perfect Partnership with Mary Louise Lee & Robert Johnson Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra 3 p.m., Sunday, February 25 The small band ensemble will be performing music from the iconic album "Ella & Louis" that features these two legendary singers. This will be a performance you will not want to miss! Tickets start at $29. Senior, student, and child discounts are available.
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Spring Spectacular! Rocky Mountain Chapter American Theatre Organ Society 2 p.m., Sunday, March 3 Experience the power and versatility of the Cultural Center’s magnificent theater organ. Movie themes to show-tunes, classic to contemporary, all ages will enjoy music from a nationally featured theater organist. Tickets start at $15; students are $5.
Classical Mix Lakewood Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 7 This concert features Rossini's "William Tell" Overture, Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances #2," and the Brahms Symphony No. 3, Op. 90, F major. Tickets start at $15.
Comedy Night Featuring Josh Blue The Arc - Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties 7 p.m., Friday, March 8 Exclusive performance by the hilarious Josh Blue, a stereotype-busting stand-up comic who “happens to have cerebral palsy.” Proceeds benefit The Arc and its work with people with disabilities in our local area. Tickets start at $49.
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The Gospel Side of Elvis Special EFX Featuring Chieli Minucci & Karen Briggs 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 9 See page 13 for details. Tickets start at $25.
Ailish in Wonderland Heritage Irish Stepdancers 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 10 Enjoy an Irish dance version of “Alice in Wonderland” just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Featuring Irish music, dance, and storytelling, this show is fun for the whole family. Tickets are $20 ($17 for kids, students, and seniors).
Akropolis Reed Quintet 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 15 See page 13 for details. Tickets start at $25.
Zikr Dance Ensemble 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 16
Denver’s nationally acclaimed Zikr Dance Ensemble presents “Secrets,” a multimedia exploration into the realms of hidden dance ritual. Tickets start at $30.
The Music Man Co-presented with Performance Now Theatre Company March 22 - April 7 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays 2 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays See page 13 for details. Tickets start at $22.
Czech It Out Lakewood Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11 Wagner: Prelude to "Die Meistersinger." Granados: "Tres Danzas Españolas." Dvorak: Symphony No. 6, Op. 60, B. 112, D major. Tickets start at $15.
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George Gray and the Elvis Experience Band 7 p.m., Saturday, April 13 Elvis loved gospel music, and you’ll love this concert full of his favorite gospel songs! George Gray and the Elvis Experience return with another highenergy, spiritual, and moving concert as they sing the gospel hits of Elvis! Tickets are $39 for adults, $29 for seniors, and $25 for students.
Hitmakers of the 60s & 70s
Featuring the Music of Carole King, James Taylor & Friends Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra 3 p.m., Sunday, April 14
Humor For Boomers (and Gen Xers too!) Zing Productions 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 We bring you back to the heyday of standup comedy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Featuring professional, nationally televised comedians from the Baby Boomer/X generations. Get out and laugh! Tickets are $25. Early discounts available.
Silver Anniversary Dance Collection Ballet Ariel 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 2 p.m., Sunday, April 28
Vocalist Marion Powers performs with a small band ensemble during an afternoon of hits made famous by these legends along with Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and others. Tickets start at $29. Senior, student, and child discounts are available.
“An American in Paris,” is a whimsical, entertaining ballet to Gershwin; “Appalachian Spring” depicts a farmhouse wedding to Copland’s masterpiece; and charming dances from “The Naiad and the Fisherman” are featured. Tickets start at $28. Discounts available for seniors/children.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Fronteras
LCC Presents performances are hosted by the Lakewood Cultural Center.
One hour matinee: 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 17
Performances and prices subject to change.
Tickets are $25; group discounts available.
Full length: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18 Tickets start at $25. See page 13 for details.
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Augustine Classical Academy Theater Program 7 p.m., Friday, April 19 2 p.m., Saturday, April 20 Join the young artists from Augustine Classical Academy’s theater program on the wild and wonderful adventure in Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory. Performers are all in third through 12th grades, as is the set crew. On-stage storytelling meets development of fine arts in this always-popular offering! Tickets are $15.
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Mirari Brass Quintet perform for residents of Village at Belmar.
a flamenco movement workshop Many of the touring artists of the for older adults, a special one-hour Lakewood Cultural Center Presents matinee at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, series extend their performances April 17 and an evening performance beyond the Cultural Center stage to of the full-length piece, “Fronteras,” step out into the community. These performed with live music at talented performers, teachers and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. coaches eagerly share a passion for Performance tickets and additional their craft, nurture skills and artistry information about these programs in others, and spark discovery and are available at Lakewood.org/ wonder for all ages. LCCPresents. In collaboration with the LCC Another community Presents artists, the Cultural Center engagement program offered has provided master classes and through LCC Presents is the workshops for middle/high school annual Missoula Children’s Theatre and college students in vocal and residency and production. In instrumental music, acting and just one week, directors from this dance. Artists have performed venerable international touring assembly programs in cafeterias and company will cast local kids ages gyms for elementary school students 5-18 in an original musical based on a and conversational performances David Gonzalez performs at Belmar School of Integrated Arts. familiar story, rehearse the cast, add for lifelong learners at retirement sets, costumes and lights, and voila— centers and senior residences. two performances of the musical are presented at the The Cultural Center also offers special weekday end of the week. This year’s MCT residency is January matinees of select LCC Presents performances 22-27 with a production of “Cinderella.” For more at the theater for students and the community at information and to register students for this magical large. These shows are typically one-hour versions week, visit Lakewood.org/MCT. of the full-length evening performance offered at a reduced cost and include a post-matinee Q&A session with the performers. The Lakewood Cultural Center, Heritage Lakewood and This spring, LCC is looking forward to having the Washington Heights Arts Center each offer offsite workshops dance company, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, and programming for schools and colleges, retirement and in residence April 16-18. This highly acclaimed older adult living communities, and service clubs. Request more information by sending an email to HCA@Lakewood.org. flamenco company will offer a guitar masterclass, BRAVO JANUARY-APRIL 2024
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wit LEARN with LAKEWOOD Lakewood Cultural Center Programs The City of Lakewood’s arts outreach program provides educational workshops to support the visual and performing arts such as printmaking or cultural art forms from Mexico and Japan. Custom-designed workshops are offered to school and community groups of all levels to enhance thematic subjects, academic studies and content standards. Choose from designed programs or let us collaborate on your specific needs.
Washington Heights Arts Center This vibrant arts studio in a 19th century schoolhouse offers a variety of clay, fiber, printmaking drawing and painting classes. Pottery pit-firing sessions are hosted for high school ceramics classes, and youth pottery classes can ignite a passion for clay. Check out a full list of adult and youth regular classes and give us a call if you have a special school project in mind.
Did you know the City of Lakewood offers opportunities for students to learn inside and outside of the classroom? From arts and culture to history, field trips and programs are offered for all ages! Share this information with your child’s teachers and school to request details about programs at these facilities: • Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park • Lakewood Cultural Center • Washington Heights Art Center
Heritage Lakewood Programs Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park hosts handson historic field trips that align with academic standards. Explore historic structures and learn about the intriguing history of Lakewood while participating in themed activities about community culture, commercial growth and agriculture. Specific programs, such as the Decades Trunk program, can be offered at your school.
Visit Lakewood.org/SchoolPrograms to find out more about these amazing programs and learn with Lakewood!
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LITTLE GNOME FACTS Gnomes are known in folklore to protect spring gardens and ensure a bountiful harvest. The image of the gnome was based on classic Dutch and Swedish book characters and then updated with the popularity of the dwarfs in Disney’s Snow White. Today, gnomes are a topic of debate with people who seem to have a clear passion or a strong aversion toward these eccentric characters with impressive facial hair. If gnome is where your heart is, use the guide below to create a character that reflects your own creativity.
HOW TO CREATE YOUR GNOME 1. Cut a long rectangle that will fully cover your jar, both height and circumference, and hot glue to attach. 2. Cut the piece of fabric that will become your pointed gnome hat using a pattern. Make sure that the hat will fit over the top of your jar when rolled into a cone shape. Place hot glue down one of the straight edges and roll the other straight edge to meet it so it forms a cone shape. 3. Glue the hat to the top of your jar. 4. Form a beard by cutting small pieces of yarn about the same length and carefully gluing them to the jar at the base of the hat brim. You can even out the ends of the yarn with scissors once they are glued down. You may want to brush out the yarn slightly to give it a fluffi er look! 5. For the nose, glue a wooden bead right at the base of your hat brim, on top of your yarn beard. 6. Personalize your gnome: Decorate the hat with any bits and bobs you have at home; cut out some felt shoes, and add some arms with extra fabric—get creative!
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Meet Tish Taylor— Guiding with Enthusiasm Tish Taylor, and her fellow volunteers, assist in activating Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park by bringing to life the history and stories connected to our historic structures and collection objects. Tish has been guiding group tours at Heritage Lakewood for over five years and is always eager to share her knowledge and enthusiasm as she trains new volunteer tour guides. From tours for older adults to school field trips, Tish shares unique aspects of the history of Lakewood with each group. Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park offers guided walking tours and field trips facilitated by our dedicated team of volunteer tour guides. Each year, in preparation for a busy field trip season, we hold a five-part tour guide training for new and returning guides. During this training, guides brush up on history with our museum curator and learn best practices from other institutions. The training takes place every other Wednesday from the end of January through March. This spring, we are excited to activate our tour guides in a new and exciting way. Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park will be hosting a 20th Century Fest! This two-day event will be an opportunity for local schools to bring students to Heritage Lakewood for an interactive and immersive field trip experience! Interested in learning more about becoming a volunteer at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park? Contact Volunteer@Lakewood.org.
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Exceptional performances. Convenient location. Great group rates. Ask about discounted ticket pricing for groups of 10 or more.*
Present your LCCP ticket at a participating Belmar, Downtown Lakewood restaurant on the day of the show to receive dining deals. View the performance schedule and offer details at Lakewood.org/LCCP or scan the QR code.
Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office 303-987-7845 or Tickets@Lakewood.org
LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER 470 S. Allison Pkwy. | 303-987-7845 Tickets@Lakewood.org
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APRIL 27 HERITAGE LAKEWOOD BELMAR PARK 801 S. Yarrow St.
Live Music • Family Activities • Art Beer Garden • Bicycle Valet • Exhibitors
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LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER
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Museum Tours | Store | Exhibits Classes | Concerts | Events
Classes | Workshops Self-Directed Studio Time
VISITOR CENTER & GALLERIES (Ohio & Wadsworth) 801 S. Yarrow St. Lakewood, CO 80226 303-987-7850 Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays: Noon-4 p.m.
ARTS CENTER (Between Sheridan & Wadsworth) 6375 W. First Ave. Lakewood, CO 80226 303-987-5436 Open Weekly, Hours Vary
Lakewood.org/LCC Theater | Classrooms | Galleries LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER (Alameda & Wadsworth) 470 S. Allison Parkway Lakewood, CO 80226 303-987-7845 NORTH, MEZZANINE & CORNER GALLERIES Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. JAMES J. RICHEY GALLERY Lakewood Civic Center South 480 S. Allison Parkway Lakewood, CO 80226 Weekdays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hearing Loop Equipped Theater Personal receivers also are available on loan from the box office. Closed on major holidays. All exhibits are free. No reservation required. Free surface & covered parking with elevator access.
MUSEUM STORE 303-987-7848 Closed on major holidays. All exhibits are free. No reservation required.
Washington Heights Arts Center is a renovated early 20th century schoolhouse that enriches the community by offering arts opportunities for all ages. Closed on major holidays.