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Housing Both Affordable and Affluent in the Works n By
J. Patrick O’Leary
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s we roll into springtime, two for-rent residential projects are nearing completion, and an upscale forsale residential development approaches groundbreaking.
Lakehouse, South of Sloans Lake Rising soon from the fenced, vacant lot at 4202 W. 17th Ave. will be an “ideal urban oasis of private penthouses, condominiums and rowhomes,” a 12-story, 206-unit residential development called Lakehouse. Located on the “south shore of Sloan’s Lake,” the project is designed by architects RNL Design and Munoz + Albin, who term it a “consciously constructed blend of natural and modern with open designs that reflect water and wood, Continued on page 2
NOT QUITE SPRING YET. A recent warm and dry spell brought pedestrians, joggers, dogs and bicyclists to enjoy an outing around Sloans Lake. PHOTO BY SCOTT WESLEY
Bad Asstronauts to Open 40 West Arts District’s 2017 Art Walks n By
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J. Patrick O’Leary
bloom of giant jellyfish is expected to swarm the 40 West Arts District on Friday evening, March 3. Fake news it’s not. It’s the kick off of the District’s 2017 Art Walk events, featuring a performance-art group called The Bad Asstronauts, according to Liz Black, 40 West Arts District’s Executive Director. “We’re trying not just to create gallery exhibitions, but want folks to walk away with an experience,” said Black. “Maybe saying to themselves ‘that was a little different’.” The district-wide First Friday Art Walk celebration and opening reception for 40W's fifth annual Colfax Avenue exhibit, “Art of the Streets” takes place March 3, 5 to 8 p.m., at the 1560 Teller St. gallery. Multiple galleries, creative businesses & 40 West Studios will be open, showcasing artwork featuring elements of iconic Colfax Avenue that “inspire, intrigue, and even shock.” Free beer and wine, and “light bites” will be available at the free, family-friendly event. It’s the second year of District Art Walks, last year staged on the first Fridays of March, June and October. “We’re a community-based arts movement,” Black said. For a long time the 40 West Gallery – owned and operated by the District – was the only real gallery in the area. “We were starting to amass a number of galleries and creative businesses, and last year we decided we were ready to host an art walk, rather than just ‘First Friday’ openings.” Currently there are approximately 130 creative businesses in the district – not only galleries but also architecture firms, coffee shops and working studio spaces – and 140 artist members.
Although the District officially lies between Depew and Ammons streets, Blacks she considers the entire Lakewood West Colfax corridor to be a component of its mission and vision of artistic revitalization. “The core center of 40 West Arts District is 40 West Arts Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, and the five or so galleries and studios in this half-mile radius.” Last June, guests were invited to throw darts at paint-filled balloons attached
to 10-foot-tall, paper-draped sheets of plywood, creating colorful large artwork, said Black. Last October, 40 West Studios adopted a Dia de Muertos theme, with decorations, artists attired in long traditional dress with faces painted as skulls, and live music. Participating studios choose how to present the District mission. “It’s an opportunity to make their space more expansive… for people not to just to look at artwork on walls, but to experience.”
“This year we hope to go even bigger with bigger and experiential, interactive art,” said Black. “We want people to play with it, touch and dance around.” Inviting the Bad Asstronauts will do just that. “They’re jellyfish…live, large-scale jellyfish, walking around in a swarm,” is how Black described the performance artists. “We’ll be asking people, see if you can find Continued on page 4
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Edgewater Library Looking Forward to the Big Time n By
Nancy Hahn
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dgewater Public Library is a busy little library, with the emphasis on both busy and little. The neighborhood streets leading to the 25th Avenue businesses have wide sidewalks, big trees, people on roller blades, and neighbors chatting while walking their dogs. There is a small-town feel and Edgewater Library is, also, very small. If you visit early in the day on a weekday, you are may see a mom with small children and a few adults. Space is very tight, but no one minds. Conversations start easily. People chat about books, but there are no easy gathering spaces. If you are there when schools end for the day, though, be prepared for a crowd. Edgewater becomes a busy, busy library. Four teenage girls sit at a tiny table with just enough room for the four tablets they are using. A group of middle-school boys stand between the bookshelves looking at magazines and talking about cars. Moms with school-age children are looking at picture books and easy-readers on the end row of bookshelves. EDGEWATER LIBRARY PATRONS AND STAFF look Edgewater Library is participating in the 1000 Books before
forward to having enough room for a childrens area. PHOTO: NANCY HAHN
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