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CONNECT WITH US! ON THE COVER: Lakewood Cultural Center recently received and installed a Walt Strony Signature 4-manual digital theater/classical organ! Turn to page 16 to read more about the instrument, and its namesake, Walt Strony!
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Winter/Spring Arts & Events Calendar Exhibits • Historical Luncheons • Performances • Special Events • Workshops
January - April 2017
EXHIBITS
is interrupted by challenge, which often plays out on my canvas. Introspective journey is the ebb and flow of coming back to tranquility and light. January 12-March 26 FREE Artist Reception: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 12 Mezzanine Gallery
Our galleries are always free and open to the public. See page 30 for open hours or visit Lakewood.org/Exhibits. • • •
The Corner, North and Mezzanine Galleries are at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. The Radius Gallery is at Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. The Richey Gallery is at Civic Center South, 480 S. Allison Pkwy.
The Women’s Project Lorri Acott Fowler January 1-31 Corner Gallery
Wood Print Cars Dick Gallager February 1-28 Corner Gallery
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Polaris Christopher Loving-Campos | Jessica Loving | Brianna Martray January 12-March 26 FREE Artist Reception 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 12 Non-representational paintings by Jessica Loving and Chris LovingCampos will be joined by Brianna Martray’s organic, sculpted forms. All three artists focus on the gesture in its most elemental form; be it in the reaching, spire-like forms of Brianna’s, or in the rambling marks in paintings by Chris and Jessica. All work together explores this notion of skyward architecture rotating around one pivotal point — Polaris. North Gallery
West Colfax Remnants: Paintings by Al Orahood January 12-March 24 FREE Artist Reception 5-7 p.m., Thursday, January 12 Through his paintings, Orahood has captured many of the eclectic buildings that define Lakewood’s changing West Colfax corridor. Richey Gallery
New Works and Inspiration Fletcher Miller School March 1-31 Corner Gallery
Jessica Loving
Al Orahood
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Home Sweet Home: Building Lakewood in the 20th Century Through February 18 If walls of Lakewood homes could talk, they would tell narratives of hundred year old marble and brick creations housing farmers and summer visitors. National and international events affected architectural styles, housing developments and homecrafts of the time period. Uncover the stories of Lakewood’s historic houses and the people who built the city. Radius Gallery
Introspective Journey Melanie Warsinske ‘Introspective Journey’ is a series of paintings that have evolved from a personal need to create time and space. Deep within my consciousness, I see ‘light’ and ‘darkness’ vying for attention, I choose to dwell in the light. In my most peaceful and meditative state, I visualize soft gentle shapes and movements, almost ‘womb-like’ or ethereal. As in life, sometimes serenity
Lights, Camera, Colorado! Buffalo Bill and the Big Screen March 25-August 12 Opening Saturday, March 25 with free historic tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Buffalo Bill” Cody founded a Wild West show that performed throughout Colorado, the United States and Europe until 1913. The new technology of motion picture cameras captured the drama of this time period and influenced a whole new movie genre: the Western. Reflect on the 100th anniversary of Buffalo Bill’s death with a display of authentic Western movie posters and artwork, dialogue about diversity in the West and history of the Lakewood.org/Bravo
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Spirit of Lakewood Gallery Lakewood Heritage Center’s permanent gallery highlights significant events throughout the 20th century, starting with May Bonfils Stanton’s ownership of farmland which later became city municipal buildings as well as the Villa Italia and Belmar shopping centers. The local artifacts immerse visitors in a time when people drove Ford Model T’s, used switchboards to call friends and first started watching color TV. Permanent Ongoing Installation
Historical Luncheons Wonders of Paper Students of Anne Van Leeuwen April 1-30 Corner Gallery Jeffco Schools Foundation Middle School Art Exhibit April 12-May 7 Free Artist Reception: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, April 27 Lakewood once again is pleased to host the Jefferson County Middle School Art Exhibit sponsored by the Jeffco Schools Foundation. This exhibit showcases the most outstanding student work and conveys the artistic skill, quality of design and higher level thinking of local middle school students. North & Mezzanine Galleries Jefferson County Teachers Exhibit April 12-May 5 Free Artist Reception: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, April 27 The tenth annual Juried Teachers Exhibition will be held concurrently with the Middle School Art exhibition. This exhibition features the work of instructors currently teaching in Jefferson County elementary, middle and high schools. Artwork includes a wide variety of mediums including painting, photography, mixed media, fiber and pottery. Richey Gallery
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Enjoy a delightful lunch at the Lakewood Heritage Center Schoolhouse with a guest speaker highlighting a topic of 20th century history. $20/each (includes lunch). $12 for lecture only. Space is limited. Register at 303.987.7850 or Lakewood.org/Luncheons. 1930s: Hard Times, Great Quilts Noon, Tuesday, February 14 1 p.m., Lecture Join the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for a visual showcase! The hardships and triumphant stories of the Great Depression will be told through 25 different quilt designs. Buffalo Bill and the Big Screen Noon, Tuesday, April 11 1 p.m., Lecture “Buffalo Bill” Cody founded a Wild West show that performed throughout Colorado, the United States and Europe. Join the director of Golden’s Buffalo Bill Museum to reflect about Cody’s impact on the Western movie genre during the 100th year anniversary of his death.
PERFORMANCES
Performances are at Lakewood Cultural Center. Tickets at Lakewood.org/Tickets. Man of La Mancha Performance Now Theatre Company 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, January 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 2 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, January 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 This is a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” It’s a poignant story of a dying old man whose
impossible dream takes over his mind. Tickets start at $20 PerformanceNow.org
Aladdin Missoula Children’s Theatre 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 28 Join 50 area school children in this fully staged musical theater adaptation. It’s a swirling sandstorm of famous Arabian Tales from Ali Baba to Scheherazade, and even Sinbad the Sailor, as Aladdin journeys to find a magic lamp in a Cave of (not-so-great) Wonders. Even with the lamp in hand, Aladdin will have to learn that it takes more than a wish to make a good impression in this adventure worthy of 1001 laughs. Tickets start at $5 MCTinc.org Lunafest Red Rocks Community College Foundation & Girls on the Run 7 p.m., Thursday, February 2 A traveling film festival of awardwinning short films. This season, nine films – filled with stories of reflection, hope and humor – will be screened in support of youth leadership and education. Tickets are $35 Lunafest.org/the-films Family Concert Lakewood Symphony 11 a.m., Saturday, February 4 A musical adventure for the whole family featuring Peter and the Wolf, a child’s introduction to the orchestra. The music is sophisticated and enjoyed by adults and its moral is uplifting: you can’t be a hero if you don’t take risks. Tickets are $8 LakewoodSymphony.org
Brubeck Brothers Quartet 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 4 The Brubeck Brothers Quartet returns to Lakewood after a sold out performance in 2014. This exciting jazz group features two members of one of America’s most accomplished musical families, Dan Brubeck (drums), and Lakewood.org/Bravo
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the stage in this evening’s production. Tickets are $19 ADreamProject.com The Dublin Zoo Heritage Irish Stepdancers 3:30 p.m., Sunday, February 19 Enjoy some Irish stepdancing to get you in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day! Fun for the whole family. Tickets are $15 HeritageIrish.com
Oklahoma! Colorado Christian University 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, February 9-11 2:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, February 11-12 Oklahoma! tells the romantic love story of Curly the Cowboy as he woos his true love, Laurie. With classic songs “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” and “People Will Say We’re In Love,” audiences will be swept up in a beautiful love story. Tickets are $15 CCU.edu/MusicEvents
Dreams & Visions with Trumpeter Brian Shaw Colorado Wind Ensemble 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 24 Music expressing life’s dreams and visions, including Peter Graham’s “Harrison’s Dream” and Frank Ticheli’s “Wild Nights!” CWE is joined by trumpet soloist Brian Shaw of Louisiana State University performing Fisher Tull’s “Concerto No. 2,” as well as the Lakewood High School band. Tickets are $17 ColoradoWindEnsemble.org
PROJECT Trio 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 17 Blending their classical training with an eclectic taste in musical styles, and a collective desire to perform high energy, top quality music, PROJECT Trio has made an impact on audiences of all ages. Tickets start at $20 ProjectTrio.com
Saving Paradise – One Song at a Time! High Country Chorus 2:30 & 7 p.m., Saturday, February 25 Residents of Harmony Haven join together to save their retired singers paradise from the money-hungry developers. High Country Chorus is 2017 International Competition bound and joined onstage by champion quartets Class Ring and Ruby Blue! Tickets are $24 HighCountryChorus.org
HERO Dream Project Dance Company 6 p.m., Saturday, February 18 There are heroes among us, hiding in the shadows. Others live out in the open, hiding in plain sight. Villains are among us, and unfortunately, they live the same way.” Both good and evil take 8 January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD
Third Coast Percussion 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2 Hailed by The New Yorker as “vibrant” and “superb,” Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire. Formed in 2005, and recently nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award, the group has developed an international reputation for concerts of inspiring energy and subtle nuance. Tickets start at $20 ThirdCoastPercussion.com
Spinoff Kim Robards Dance and Spinphony 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday, March 3-4 Spinoff: where world class modern dance meets cutting edge classical pop fusion. This evening of dance and live music presents original choreography by critically acclaimed Kim Robards dance artistic director/choreographer Kim Robards and unique arrangements by Spinphony founder/violinist/ composer Brett Omara. Tickets are $25 KimRobardsDance.org Hearts for Heart’s Sake Children’s Hospital Colorado 3 p.m., Sunday, March 5 Join us for the 12th annual benefit for Children’s Hospital Colorado. This collaboration of various artists come together to entertain and support others while sharing their talents. Tickets are $30 CCofDance.org Poetry Out Loud Colorado Creative Industries 3 & 6 p.m., Monday, March 6 Join us for the 12th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud: a national poetry recitation contest. High school students from across the state perform classic and contemporary poetry in hopes of becoming the state champion. Free www.coloradocreativeindustries.org Scheherazade Lakewood Symphony 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9 The epic story of Scheherazade’s tales over 1001 nights in an orchestral masterpiece. There are 1001 reasons to attend this concert! Tickets start at $10 LakewoodSymphony.org
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Cirk La Putyka: Slapstick Sonata 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12 Cirk La Putyka is an ensemble from the Czech Republic dedicated to the contemporary circus. With uniquely European sensibility, they are transcending the lines between acrobatics, contemporary dance, puppetry, concert and sport. Tickets start at $20 LaPutyka.cz
The Mark of Zorro 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 18 Walt Strony (see p. 16), accompanies this 1920 classic silent film on the organ. Great entertainment for the whole family. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, graduate of Denver East High. See (and hear) what movies were like before talkies, surround sound and wide screens and computer graphics. Tickets are $15 adult; $5 ages 6-18 WaltStrony.com Walt Strony in Concert 2 p.m., Sunday, March 19 A theater organ performance featuring the 4-manual, 32 rank, Strony Signature organ. If you are expecting an afternoon of Bach and Buxtehude, you’ll be disappointed! Theater organ music includes ballads, show tunes, popular songs and old favorites. You’ll watch, in real time on the big screen…all the keyboards and pedals, fingers and feet in action! A sights and sounds experience to be enjoyed by young and old alike. Feet tapping by the audience is allowed. Tickets are $15 adult; $5 ages 8-18 WaltStrony.com
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Theatre Company 7:30 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, March 24-25, 31, April 1, 7-8 2 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, March 25-26, April 1-2, 8-9 Set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Tickets start at $20 PerformanceNow.org
Che Malambo 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 11 This powerhouse all-male Argentinian dance company excites audiences with their percussive dance and music spectacle. Malambo, a dynamic blend of precision footwork, rhythmic stomping, drumming and song, is at the heart of the gaucho tradition, thrilling audiences around the world! Tickets start at $20 CheMalamboLive.com
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Lakewood Symphony 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 20 Hear Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.” Originally dedicated to Napoleon, it brought out the greatest Beethoven had to offer. Upon hearing that Napoleon had declared himself emperor, Beethoven rescinded the dedication by tearing the beautifully rendered title page in two. Hear the magnificence. Tickets start at $10 LakewoodSymphony.org Life’s a Parade 2017 Ms. Colorado Senior America Pageant 2 p.m., Sunday, April 23 Be a part of a continuing celebration of senior women at their best. Beautiful and talented women compete for the state title of Ms. Colorado Senior America.
Tickets are $20 ColoSrAmerica.com Jungle Book’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Ballet Ariel 7 p.m., Saturday, April 29 2 p.m., Sunday, April 30 Come see our exciting premiere of Rikki Tikki Tavi based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic Jungle Book short story and the delightful comedy La Fille Mal Gardee (The Misbehaving Daughter). Tickets are $26 BalletAriel.org
Las Cafeteras 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 5 A remix of traditional Son Jarocho sounds, Las Cafeteras add AfroCaribbean marimbol and cajón, poetry in English and Spanglish, and instruments like jarana, requinto, and a donkey jawbone a into one energetic, fun and uplifting performance! The floor will be open for dancing! Tickets start at $20 LasCafeteras.com
Ode to Joy Boulder Chamber Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6 Join us for Beethoven and the season finale! Tickets are $35 BoulderChamberOrchestra.org
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WORKSHOPS
Lakewood.org/Workshops Drop-in Evening Guitar Gary Jugert 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mondays, January 9, 23, 30 Lakewood Cultural Center Grab your neglected guitar and join us for a weekly jump start toward becoming a groovin’ guitar guru! Drop-in fee is $8. Introduction to Photo Software David Barry 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, January 10 Lakewood Cultural Center An introduction to photo manipulation, various effects and how to improve and enhance your photos. Workshop is $25. Introduction to Mosaics Workshop Alina Deac Pelegrin 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, January 14 Washington Heights Arts Center Learn about mosaics and acquire basic skills from design to grouting. Tools and supplies included. Workshop is $52. All about Yarn Holly Causey 1-3 p.m., Saturdays, January 14, 28 Lakewood Cultural Center Knitting, crochet, macramé and beginning weaving. Each session, students will come home with a couple different projects they have worked on. Drop-in fee is $5. Drop-in Art with Storytime Kristee Graham 2-2:55 p.m., Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 Lakewood Cultural Center Join us for an art-filled drop-in class that ends with Storytime! Each day will be different. Come early, space is limited. Drop-in fee is $5. Monoprinting on Clay Workshop Jacki Roberts 12:30-4 p.m., Sunday, January 22 Washington Heights Arts Center Create surface designs to be transferred to clay slabs, supplies included. Finished work is kiln fired. Workshop is $45.
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Drop-in Evening Guitar Gary Jugert 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mondays, February 6, 13, 27 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $8. Drop-in Art with Storytime Kristee Graham 2-2:55 p.m., Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 Lakewood Cultural Center Join us for an art-filled drop-in class that ends with Storytime! Each day will be different. Come early, space is limited. Drop-in fee is $5. All about Yarn Holly Causey 1-3 p.m., Saturday, February 11 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5. Improvisation 101 PROJECT Trio 4-5 p.m., Friday, February 17 Lakewood Cultural Center The members of PROJECT Trio lead a fully interactive class, with beginning improvisers encouraged to bring an instrument and play throughout the class. Apply your $15 class registration fee towards a ticket to PROJECT Trio’s 7:30 p.m. performance later that night, also at Lakewood Cultural Center. Workshop is $15. Introduction to Raku Firing Michael Bowe 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, February 25 Washington Heights Arts Center Potters with some experience will learn clay selection, glazing and participate in hands-on firing. Study examples of successful Raku fired work and learn how to go from there! Workshop is $30. Sundae Clay Sculpture for Families Christine O’Dea Noon-2 p.m., Sunday, February 26 Washington Heights Arts Center Ceramic ice cream sculptures topped with your favorite creations will be created by family members. Work will be glazed and fired for pick up in a few days. Workshop is $9 per participant.
Cocktail Sculpture James McLellan 6-8:30 p.m., Fridays, March 3, 10 Washington Heights Arts Center Complete and glaze a large cocktail glass ceramic sculpture, kiln fired and pick up in a few days. Advanced registration required. Cheers! Workshop is $49. Watercolor for Everyone Scott Ronzio 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 4 Washington Heights Arts Center If you want to find out if watercolor is for you, then join us for this fun class that will introduce you to everything you need to know. Materials provided. Workshop is $25. Drop-in Evening Guitar Gary Jugert 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, March 6, 13, 20 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $8. Drop-in Art with Storytime Kristee Graham 2-2:55 p.m., Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5. All about Yarn Holly Causey 1-3 p.m., Saturday, March 11 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5. Cutting Techniques for Mosaics Alina Deac Pelegrin 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 11 Washington Heights Arts Center Continuing level mosaic artists learn to cut smooth curved line, scoring and nipping techniques as well as fitting tesserae together harmoniously. Materials provided. Workshop is $45. Performance Opportunities for Belly Dancers Dianne Losasso Folkloric Egyptian Cane Technique 1-3 p.m., Saturday, March 11 Folkloric Egyptian Cane Choreography 1-3 p.m., Saturday, March 25 Lakewood Cultural Center Dance in the Spring Hafla and the January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD 11
Spring Recital by registering in the intermediate level belly dance classes and both workshops. Workshop is $25. Both workshops for $45.
Drop-in Evening Guitar Gary Jugert 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mondays May 1, 8, 15, 22 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $8.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Theater Organs But Were Afraid to Ask Walt Strony 2-4 p.m., Saturday, March 18 See p. 16 for details. Workshop is $25.
Drop-in Art with Storytime Kristee Graham 2-2:55 p.m., Tuesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5.
Clay Whistle and Wheel Christine O’Dea 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, March 22 Washington Heights Arts Center Experiment with both hand-building and wheel-throwing in this workshop. We will make a sculptural whistle and a bowl, cup or vase on the potter’s wheel. Workshop is $25.
Pastel Landscape Painting Workshop Ruthann Woods 1-4 p.m., Saturday, May 6 Washington Heights Arts Center The focus of this class will be on skies and trees. Bring soft pastels, paper and photo images you would like to work from. Discussions and exercises will encourage successful work. Workshop is $35.
Monoprinting on Clay Workshop Jacki Roberts 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 8 Washington Heights Arts Center Create surface designs to be transferred to clay slabs, supplies included. Finished work is kiln fired. Workshop is $45. All about Yarn Holly Causey 1-3 p.m., Saturday, April 8 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5. Ukulele Friday Gary Jugert 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, April 21 Washington Heights Arts Center Strum some chords and learn a favorite song. No experience needed. Workshop is $25. 12 January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD
AUDITION NOTICE: YOUR CHILD CAN BE A STAR! Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Lakewood presenting Aladdin in a one-week musical theater residency for school children grades K – 12. No experience necessary. All auditions, rehearsals and performances at Lakewood Cultural Center.
Group Audition: 4:15 – 6:15 p.m., Monday, January 23
Rehearsals: January 23 – 27 (after school), January 28 (morning)
Performances: 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 28
Cost: $50 per child accepted into the program. Limited scholarships available.
Drop-in Evening Guitar Gary Jugert 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mondays, April 3, 10, 24 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $8. Drop-in Art with Storytime Kristee Graham 2-2:55 p.m., Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Lakewood Cultural Center Drop-in fee is $5.
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A musical gift for Lakewood Cultural Center! Walt Strony
New On Stage at the theater We are pleased to announce that a state-ofthe-art Walt Strony Signature Quantum™ STR-4 digital theater/classical organ has been installed at Lakewood Cultural Center. Installation at LCC was handled by members of the Rocky Mountain Chapter American Theatre Organ Society. RMCATOS spent many hours experimenting with the positioning of the organ console and its 20 speakers, adjusting cables and baffles, to find the optimal placement for all necessary components. Walt Strony then provided the finishing touches by voicing the instrument to our unique space. Classical pipe organs are found mostly in churches and orchestral concert halls. When silent films came out in the early 1900s, background music was provided by live orchestras or pianos. The theater organ was invented to replace the more expensive live orchestra and later, electronic organs were introduced. People also wanted to play organs in their homes, but did not have the space nor the funds for a “real” home pipe organ. To meet the demand for such an instrument in homes and churches, electronic organs were introduced into the market. As technology progressed digital organs came into being. The sounds of real pipes are digitally sampled (recorded) and those sounds are digitally stored and when triggered by touching a key or a pedal, and then the selected sounds are retrieved and played through a speaker system. The new Walt Strony Signature digital organ at Lakewood Cultural Center will be used for theater and/or classical organ concerts, accompaniment of silent films and in conjunction with other Center activities and performances. 16 January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD
One of the world’s top organ artists for both classical and theater organs, Walt Strony has performed hundreds of concerts from coast to coast in the United States as well as in Japan, Australia, England and Canada. In addition, he has performed at many conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society and the American Guild of Organists. In Lakewood he will present a theater organ workshop, accompany a silent film and perform a full-length concert. As the specification designer of the STR-4, who better than Walt to explain and exploit the intricacies of theater organ and classical organ performance! WEEKEND WITH WALT | March 18 -19, 2017 Workshop: Everything You Wanted to Know About Theater Organs but Were Afraid to Ask 2-4 p.m., Saturday, March 18 Presented on stage for organists and organ enthusiasts alike, Walt provides insight into theater organ playing and registration. Tricks of the trade will be revealed. Be prepared to take notes (no pun intended!). Workshop is $25. • Lakewood.org/Workshops Performance: The Mark of Zorro 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 18 See p. 10 for event details Performance: Walt Strony in Concert 2 p.m., Sunday, March 19 See p. 10 for event details
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It is impossible not to have fun with Sean Doherty. A working artist for over 30 years, Sean is full of wisdom and light and laughter and boundless energy. His outdoor studio in Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District is a happy cacophony of sound, color, and shape, where Sean works year-round creating towering flowers and other whimsical sculptures out of steel, aluminum and found materials. Currently, Doherty is working on a towering Praying Mantis sculpture for installation in Eiber Elementary’s school garden. Commissioned through a collaboration between the City of Lakewood’s Heritage, Culture & the Arts division and Denver Urban Gardens, the polka-dotted Praying Mantis is meant to show school aged children that found materials have value and can inspire creativity. As Doherty likes to say, he does not consider himself a craftsman, he’s a “crapsman,” noting that no space is sacred. Back in his corporate sales days, he carried a colorfully painted briefcase which he noted was a “great conversation starter.” Sean chose to put down roots in 40 West Arts District because it has all the room and space he needs, plus a built-in community with a relaxed, laid-back vibe. He laughed and noted that in Lakewood, you can have a full-sized goat and a bonfire, meaning that the city is just a bit more relaxed and accommodating than its closest neighbors. Doherty sees Lakewood as the Denver area’s new arts hub, with many artists and galleries making the move West in search of increased space at lower costs. When asked what his personal tour of Lakewood would be, Doherty said, “Go to Lakewood Grill for a burger and over around Casa Bonita for a beer at WestFax Brewing, then tour the 40 West galleries there (Everything Gallery and Lakewood Arts Council). Then we’d bike over to the roundabout where the puzzle piece sculpture is (“Connected” at 14th & Lamar St.) then go to see Lonnie Hanzon’s light rail piece (“Legacy Trees” at RTD W Line Lamar Street Station).” 18 January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD
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orful world of Sean Doherty Through immense talent and tenacity, Doherty has found tremendous success in the Colorado art scene. He was the first artist ever allowed by the Denver Public School District to manipulate the exterior of a building, when he added fanciful bugs, butterflies and flowers to the exterior of Carson Elementary. He has since decorated fourteen other schools in the metro area, adding to his 150 large scale sculptures that stretch from Castle Rock to Lakewood. His largest installation is a mile-long sculpture lining Broadway in Englewood, featuring 32 large flowers. He also has 14 large pieces on Morrison Road. Once you have seen Sean’s work, it is hard to go anywhere in the metro area and not spot one of his sculptures. When talking about his work, he often mentions personal voice, saying, “Everyone has a voice in a different way. My voice is the three-dimensional physical form. Art is the way I speak. I can’t run from it.” Much of Sean’s work is in flowers, which he notes for their versatility, saying, “They are proper for everything from a funeral to positive affirmation, pain, sorrow...they transcend.” He hasn’t yet gotten tired of his floral creations, likening them to a Dr. Seuss painting or “crazy music in my head.” Flowers just makes sense once you meet Sean, as they, like him, ooze vibrancy and color. When asked about his message to the world, or at least to the 35,000 readers of BRAVO, Doherty said, “ I hope everyone gets that special moment; there is something that everyone does better than everyone else, the gift they are given. The pursuit of that, where you find that moment and feel it, that’s what I would wish for all people. I think that makes you human. Everything else seems like a waste of all that time and energy.” Sean always ends his emails, phone calls, conversations and casual greetings with the same cheery, “Keep a smile!” He says his dad once said the same thing to him, and its stuck as sort of a mantra. It’s a perfect one, as Sean is a bright spot on Lakewood’s shining arts scene. Keep a smile! Lakewood.org/Bravo
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Lakewood Looks Back: WESTERNAIRES
Imagine yourself as a young person living in rural Jefferson County, a land full of tractors, dirt roads and farm animals. The Westernaires was started for you. Elmer Wyland, a Mountain Bell telephone company executive and Colorado native, had a lifelong passion for horses and history. After he and his wife, Marjorie, joined Lakewood’s riding club and participated in the local parades, Lakewood Youth Council asked him to create a community-building project. A kid’s group centered on horses seemed to be the perfect fit for an area where, in 1949, ranching and 4-H groups still flourished. The precision drill riding team, called the Paul Gregg Pony Club after the late Denver Post artist, was open to any residents of Jefferson County between the ages of nine and nineteen. Twenty-six young riders joined up immediately. Wyland—fascinated by the roles of Native Americans, U.S. cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers and Mexican cowboy charros in the early West—ran the team with strict guidelines for dress, attendance and behavior. By 1954, the group moved from the Mississippi Stables at Mississippi Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and changed their name to The Westernaires – the youth noted that they rode horses, not ponies. This was also the first year that they presented an “Extravaganza” in the Livestock Building. There were seats for about 900 people and the organization had to borrow heaters from the local telephone company to heat the barn. Early volunteers built concrete steps into the arena that still exist today. This event has evolved into the “Horsecapades,” staged each year in October with almost 1,000 riders. Glen Keller took the reins of The Westernaires in 1983, when Elmer Wyland passed away. Keller, the son of a Longmont farm-implements dealer, buried his childhood love of horses in a fulfilling career as a lawyer until a day in 1976 when he and his family went to see The Westernaires perform. He joined up as a volunteer and never looked back, organizing teams of youth and horses celebrating speed and self-reliance. In the early years, The Westernaires drove a herd of horses over Green Mountain to use in practice; now they have over 100 horses that riders can learn from, take care of and train. The Westernaires still exist today at Fort Westernaire in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, harkening back to a more agricultural time in Jefferson County and Lakewood, but still teaching youth self-respect, responsibility and leadership through horsemanship and family participation. The Orrin C. Curtiss Westernaire Museum of Western and Riding History at 15200 W. 6th Avenue in Lakewood is open on Saturdays throughout the year, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Inside, there’s a library filled with Western and Colorado History books, and exhibits about the anatomy of the horse, the history of the region and the progression of the saddle. There are branding irons, barbed wire, bits, bridles, stirrups, spurs and even the carriage that brought Abraham Lincoln to the train in Springfield, Illinois as he set off to serve as U.S. President. For more information on the Westernaires, visit Westernaires.org. 20 January - April 2017 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD
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Anne has a rich background in papermaking including work in Fabriano Italy (Paper’s first home!), Taos Papermaking, International Assoc. of Papermaking workshops in Italy and France and a Degree in Design from UCLA. She exhibits creative and successful contemporary work and enjoys teaching basic level classes and working with continuing level paper artists in our Garden Level Washington Heights Papermaking studio.
Izzy Lozano - Painting
Join Izzy for oil and acrylic painting classes that strengthen your work through skill development and building your ability to look at art. He will be at the Cultural Center on Tuesday nights and some Saturday classes. His background includes successful teaching in school, college and art programs at the Art Students League of Denver and the Smithsonian Latino Center. He welcomes all!
Michelle Michelsen Tap
Michelle enjoys every aspect of movement and sharing it with those who wish to learn. She teaches our Tap classes for youth and adults on Monday nights. She choreographs for weddings, studio recitals, Goodwill ambassadors, conventions, production companies, performing arts companies, and many more. So if you ever get an itch to do some private lessons, just give us a call!
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Rita Moore - China Painting
Rita teaches classes at the Washington Heights Studio on Thursday afternoons helping students transform porcelain into delicate works of art. Her 40 year life in the arts includes professional illustration. Her successful and rich china painting includes a wide range of subject matter from traditional floral work to figurative and wildlife.
Alina Deac Pelegrin Mosaics
Alina is a talented, exhibiting mosaic artist. Her work focuses on color, strong cutting techniques and andamento; the flowing placement of tesserae tiles. She enjoys teaching and you can join her at the Washington Heights studio on Saturdays for one day workshops and ongoing six week classes. Classes focus on mosaics as a fine art and include all materials and tools.
Jessica Riggs - Ballet
Jessica is the founder and artistic director of Life/Art Dance Ensemble, a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit dance company that focuses on artistic collaboration and making the arts more accessible. She teaches our upper level youth and adult ballet classes at the Lakewood Cultural Center on Tuesday evenings. Not only does she have a B.A. in dance but she also has a B.S. in dietetics which she currently applies as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for King Soopers/City Market and The Little Clinic.
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GUIDED MUSEUM TOURS Explore Lakewood’s past with an hour-long guided tour. Stroll through historic Belmar Park, once home of Denver Post heiress May Bonfils Stanton, as you learn about life in early Lakewood. An experienced guide will lead you through the museum’s historic structures such as the 1930s farmhouse and 1920s Country School. Tours leave the Visitor Center at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday beginning in March. Tours by appointment only in January and February. Tour cost: $5/adults, $4/seniors 65+, $3/ youth 3-12
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STORYTIME Every Wednesday of the year, 9-10 a.m. Enjoy a different historical story each week, followed by a craft or activity! Activities are best suited for ages 0-5. Each week will be sponsored by a different local company or non-profit. $5 fee for ages 0-5, other attendees are free. Weeks sponsored by Belmar Library are free for all attendees.
Use your new knowledge of knots to create a friendship bracelet to take home. Open to adults and children ages 5 and over (adult must be present for children ages 5-12). Supplies included in $10 registration cost. FIRST QUILT 1-4 p.m., Saturdays, February 18 or 25 If you already love to sew, this class is for you! Participants will use a nine patch quilt pattern to create a small lap quilt to take home. Start with designing, piecing, quilting and finish with edging. Each person has the option to create their own unique design and color combination. Supplies included in $35 registration cost. Ages 8 and up. CHAIR CANING 2-3 p.m., Saturdays, March 4 - April 15 Learn how to weave a cane chair seat from the ground up. Supplies are included in $100 registration cost. If possible, bring a chair you would like to re-cane. Ages 18 and up.
PRIMITIVE RUG HOOKING Noon-3 p.m., First Saturdays of each month This class is designed to teach the basics of rug hooking. By the end of these two days, you will finish a beginner’s project! Wool, a hook and a pre-stamped pattern are included in the registration cost. Please bring a 10-inch quilter’s hoop and scissors. $40, ages 18 and up.
HOMEBOUND HAYRIDES SPRING BREAK CAMP 8 a.m.-1 p.m., March 27-31 Experience school and home life like you lived in the 1920s. Make butter in the barn, a spinning top to take home and play games at your very own historic desk in the 1920s schoolhouse. $100 early registration fee, ages 6-10.
RUG HOOKING DROP-IN Noon-4 p.m., Third Saturdays of each month This class is designed for intermediate and advanced rug hookers. No supplies are provided but bring your lunch, and advice and friendship are available to everyone! $3 fee, ages 18 and up.
HARDY HOMESTEADERS SPRING BREAK CAMP Noon-5 p.m., March 27-31 Could you survive farm life in the 1930s? Find out in this camp when you make your own stew and can some applesauce. Create your own Superman comic book as you listen to historic radio shows. Channel your inner cartoonist by designing a mural-style art poster. $100 early registration fee, ages 6-10.
CRAFT-TEA 10-11 a.m., Last Saturdays of each month Join us for a fun pioneer craft or activity, followed by morning “tea” and snack with your little one! Save the date for a special tea on April 29! Activities are best suited for ages 3-12. Please call 303.987.7850 if you have any dietary restrictions. No program in February. Cost is $10 for ages 3-12, all other attendees are free. SOAPMAKING 3-5 p.m., January 21 or April 15 Have you ever wanted to make soap at home? Explore supplies, different techniques and fun recipes in this class. You will be able to take several pieces of handmade soap home with you at the end! All supplies included in $40 registration cost. Ages 16 and up. FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS 2-3 p.m., Saturday, January 28
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COYOTES OF THE FRONT RANGE 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 5 Join agents from Lakewood Animal Control and a Park Naturalist from Bear Creek Lake Park as we answer your questions on coyote behavior and how we can co-exist. We will meet inside the Visitor Center and after a brief presentation, go on a walk around Kountze Lake to discover why coyotes call this habitat home. This event is free, advance registration required. MOTHER’S DAY TEA Noon-2 p.m., Saturday, April 29 Enjoy your tea, sandwiches and dessert with your mother or friends on historical china plates. Join us after you eat for a guided tour of historical farmhouses, diner and motel. All ages, cost is $25. www Register today at Lakewood.org/LHCPrograms Lakewood.org/Bravo
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On the anniversary of May Bonfils’ birth, enjoy a virtual photographic walk through her life in Belmar Mansion. Tea and cake will be served. Cost is $10, all ages welcome!
bonfils girl performance 7-9 p.m., saturday, april 29
Frederick Bonfils was a down and dirty businessman in the days when Colorado was still a part of the legendary Wild West. Frederick’s younger daughter Helen would achieve amazing success in the early part of the 20th century in her own right as the first female producer on Broadway and the publisher of the Denver Post among other achievements. But Helen Bonfils always felt she lived in her father’s shadow. This one-person show brings Helen to the stage, reflecting on the ins and outs, ups and downs and maybe a few of the vices in her life. Light hors d’oeuvres served. Cost is $25, ages 18 and up.
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LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER North, Mezzanine & Corner Galleries 470 S. Allison Parkway (Alameda & Wadsworth) 303.987.7845 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday Open one hour prior to performances. Village Roaster Coffee Cart Lakewood Cultural Center Lobby 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday + across the plaza: James J. Richey Gallery Lakewood Civic Center South 480 S. Allison Parkway 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday Facebook.com/LakewoodCulturalCenter
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LAKEWOOD HERITAGE CENTER Spirit of Lakewood & Radius Galleries 801 S. Yarrow St. (Ohio & Wadsworth) 303.987.7850 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday Guided tours: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., beginning in March. Tours by appointment only in January and February. Reservation required for groups of 10 or more.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER 6375 W. First Ave. (Between Sheridan & Wadsworth) 303.987.5436 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday
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