Ruth Handler, inventor of the Barbie Doll, went to East High School on Colfax Avenue in Denver. Although she modeled Barbie after the German Bild Lilli doll, (which was not meant for children at all, rather a gag gift for adults) I wonder if she'd approve of what Barbie is up to now?!
*NEW* 'Colfax Barbie' - This
recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a
Chevy with dark tinted windows, and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only
available after dark and must be paid for in cash (preferably small,
untraceable bills) ...unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you
are talking about.
There's magic in a good music store. There's the
smell of sheet music and the whiff of hope that you might soar into
celebrity-hood by playing someone's composition with your unique style
and talent. There are rows of acoustic guitars, maybe even one with a
checkerboard face. There are more rows of Gibsons, Peaveys. Trills,
Volts and more hanging from the ceiling where you can bend your head
back, stare with your mouth wide open and dream rock star dreams. And
then there are the Marshall stacks and packages of power cords and the
drum room and piano room and the temptation of sitting on the bench in
front of a shiny grand piano and playing a showboat piece for the clerks
to oooh and aahhhhh about. This is the stuff of
when-you-wish-upon-a-star. No doubt.
One of Denver's most comprehensive music stores is
located at 8555 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood (next to the Charles
Whitlock Recreation Center): ROCKLEY'S MUSIC CENTER.
The business opened in 1946 when Mildred and Mel Rockley decided on a
combination appliance and music store (wash and play, maybe?) It has
since been passed down the line to Bob & Nina, then to Tobin and
Leanne. They've maintained a vitality in the business with continual
updating, expansion, and a row of music studios complete with teachers
on the north side of the store. They've created their own Rockley
Foundation which works with schools directly, giving them musical
equipment which they sell at the end of the year and using the profit to
buy new instruments. Get out and take a step back in time. Enjoy the
painted mural on the store's front where student musicians are suspended
on the wall, laboring with their instruments to reach their own natural
Rocky Mountain high. Take joy in an authentic, been-around-awhile store
full of that ephemeral thing known as music.
Is Colfax Avenue really the longest street in the U.S.A.? According to Bil Munsil from Mesa, Arizona, it's not!
Colfax Avenue is 26.5 miles long through the metro
area. Indian School Road in the Phoenix, AZ area is almost 40 miles
long. It starts on an Indian Reservation (over four miles) on the east
end and goes in almost a straight line westbound all the way through
Scottsdale (four miles), Phoenix (21 miles), Litchfield Park (two
miles), Goodyear (five miles), and Buckeye (three miles), ending at a
new development up against the White Tank Mountains west of Luke AFB.
Before that development was built it went up INTO the White Tank
Mountains (a desert mountain range) for several more miles.
Obviously there are longer roads in North America (Yonge Street in Ontario claims to be the longest street in the world!) but our claim is that Colfax Avenue is the longest commercial street. And OK, so Indian School Road is longer than Colfax Avenue in the metro area maybe...but Colfax's claim to being the longest commercial
street is secure if you count the towns further east: Strasburg,
Bennett, and Watkins all have Colfax Avenue addresses, so it is
ColfaxAvenue.com's opinion that we still hold the title!
Other contenders: Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California and MacCorkle Avenue in Charleston, West Virginia.
Live Nation is pleased to present The xx at The Fillmore Auditorium on Monday, June 3.
Special guests TBA will open the show.Show time is 8:00 PM.Doors open at 7:00 PM
The
xx exist in a time and space of their own making. In 2009 the south
London trio’s debut album ‘xx’, quietly made at night over the course of
two years, bled steadily into the public consciousness to become
shorthand for newly refined ideas of teenage desire and anxiety.
Articulated with a maturity beyond their years, its hallmarks were
restraint and ambiguity. In the age of the over-share, ‘xx’ was pop with
its privacy settings on max.
Three
years on, Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith are back with a
new album, ‘Coexist’, and a new perspective. Where ‘xx’ lent in close
to whisper in your ear, ‘Coexist’ gazes warmly in your eyes. Much has
happened to lead to this point: most pertinently, they’ve grown up.
While
the fingerprints of their debut album remain, ‘Coexist’s dawn
realizations flicker into life under house music’s gaze, most resonant
on Reunion, Sunset and Swept Away. It also echoes in Romy’s guitar riffs
and Oliver’s bass lines, which circle and build like loops. “That’s
something I love about dance music, how something insignificant can
somehow become profound after the fifth repetition,” says Oliver.
Above
all, though, ‘Coexist’ is an album of confident adult reflection.
Angels, sung by Romy, is a perfectly distilled love song. Its counter is
Fiction led by Oliver, a bittersweet ballad that’s strength lies in
naming its fear. What has changed for The xx? Nothing and everything.
Older and wiser, surer yet still so tender, ‘Coexist’ finds itself on
the other side of heartbreak, when the light returns.
“All
of our friends had been to university and left home,” says Romy. “We
really wanted to do that natural thing that you do when you go to uni or
grow up.” All three moved out of their family homes within two weeks of
being back. They made up for lost time with friends, hung out and
embraced a summer of festivals and shows that Jamie was booked to DJ.
“We were his groupies,” laughs Romy.
Previously
cast as the quietest of the three, Jamie became the public face of The
xx in 2011. In-between DJ gigs, he focused on growing his production
skills, developing a distinct sound and presence. His remix of Adele’s
Rolling In The Deep, re-imagining of Gil Scott-Heron’s final album on
‘We’re New Here’ with its defining single I’ll Take Care Of U, and his
debut solo single Far Nearer set him apart as a highly regarded producer
in his own right. That position was cemented when Drake asked Jamie to
produce the title track of his album ‘Take Care’, inspired by I’ll Take
Care Of U.
Career Highlights include:
•The xx nominated for 2013 Best British Group BRIT Award
•The xx's ""Coexist" score No. 1 on U.K. Album Chart
•The xx receive Best New Music from Pitchfork
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 @ 10:00 AM
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000
Tickets are $32.50 GA ADV and $35.00 GA DOS plus applicable service charges.
The
Fillmore box office is open Monday - Friday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00pm
& Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. On days of Fillmore shows, the
box office is open from 12:00 Noon – 9:00pm.
The box office accepts cash, MasterCard, Visa and American Express – No checks!Service charges may apply.
THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST. AT COLFAX.
Live Nation is pleased to present BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE at The Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, April 12.Special guests Halestorm and Young Guns will open the show.
Show time is 6:30 PM.Doors open at 6:00 PM
Bullet
for My Valentine, along with Halestorm and Young Guns, will take on the
5th annual HardDrive tour, celebrating the longest running nationally
syndicated new rock radio show of the same name.
Welsh
heavy-metal outfit Bullet for My Valentine will release its fourth
studio effort, "Temper Temper," in mid-February. The Don
Gilmore-produced set will follow 2010's "Fever," which debuted at No. 3
on The Billboard 200 and at the top of the magazine's Rock and
Alternative Albums charts.
The video for the impending album's first single, "Riot," is currently streaming at the band's website:www.bulletformyvalentine.com
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 @ 10:00 AM
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000
Tickets are $29.75 GA ADV and $33.00 GA DOS plus applicable service charges.
The
Fillmore box office is open Monday - Friday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00pm
& Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. On days of Fillmore shows, the
box office is open from 12:00 Noon – 9:00pm.
The box office accepts cash, MasterCard, Visa and American Express – No checks!Service charges may apply.
THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST. AT COLFAX.
Pizza Max has taken over as ColfaxAvenue.com's official pizzeria
reviewer. In his 10 years on Earth, he has eaten pizza twice a day for
at least six years. He knows more about the intricacies of flavor,
ingredients, and crust style than anyone we have ever heard of. He feels
the true test of a pizza's merit lies in an order of a straight-up,
cheese-only slice. He recently visited Enzo's End Pizzeria at 3424 East Colfax
Avenue, and here is what he found...
He ventured out in the cold down to Colfax Avenue on the chilliest night of winter so far this year. Looking around the place after placing his order, he commented on the restaurant's decor, "If this place wasn't decorated by dudes it would be more fancy schmancy. Definitely decorated by a dude; it's a dude's place..."
His pipin' hot cheese pizza arrived in no time and he hovered over it to help stay warm. French pop songs were playing on the radio, adding a nice touch as he put the famous thin crust pizza to the test.
It only took a couple of bites before the verdict was in: "Yummy!"
After his first slice, he was visibly excited by the caliber of the pie, and went straight after another. Other comments echoed his initial stance. "Perfect amount of crispiness"..."I like the sauce and that it has no tomato chunks, I like it smooth"..."I like that it's not too floppy!" and "Under the pizza so far is really good..."
"The cheese smells good, the pizza is very cheesy but with the right amount of cheese. I don't like it when they put too much cheese." said Max.
When asked if he would recommend Enzo's End to a friend he replied, "Yes! Even to Uncle Jimmy!"
What did Max like the most? "The taste. All of it."
He decided to give the pizza a final score of 9.5. He was going to give it a perfect ten, but the last pizza place he gave a perfect ten (Naked Pizza) went out of business shortly after his review, and he doesn't want Enzo's to share their fate! He wants them to keep cranking out their amazing thin crust pizza for years to come.
Charlie and Pizza Max
"You'll be completely satisfied with your Enzo's Pizza or I'll make it
right or refund your money!" - Charlie, Enzo's owner and pizza lover.
Enzo's End Pizzeria serves Denver's Tastiest THIN CRUST pizza with YOUR Favorite Toppings, Plus FREE Delivery! Each pizza they bake is the best because they use:
California Vine Ripe Tomato Sauce - No Added Sugar
Homemade Thin Crust with the Richest Hearth Baked Flavor
33 Premium Toppings PLUS the Finest Natural Mozzarella
"Denver's Best Thin Pizza" - Westword
CALL NOW! 303-355-4700 and tell them that Pizza Max sent you!
Dine-in, Take-Out & Free Delivery. Open Evenings at 4:30 pm. Closed Tuesdays.
By Gil Asakawa--Minoru Yasui's name
is preserved forever. Those who walk into the Minoru Yasui Plaza at 303
W. Colfax Avenue will know that he had a great impact on the city he
loved. That's the power of a memorial -- it reminds the future of the
legacy of the past. And I can think of hardly a more appropriate
memorial to someone of Yasui's accomplishments than to name a building
after him.
The civil rights leader was memorialized as the
namesake of the very building he worked in for years, as director of
what is now called the city of Denver's Agency for Human Rights and
Community Relations. Yasui was one of the Japanese American heroes who
first fought in the courts the injustice of the Japanese American
internment during World War II.
The ceremony was attended by a large contingent of Japanese Americans
and Yasui's family, and Denver's Mayor Wellington Webb, among others,
spoke eloquently about Yasui's contributions to the civil liberties of
all people. At the end of the ceremony, the Mayor unveiled a bust of
Yasui, who died in 1986, in the building's lobby. Yasui was one of three
Japanese American heroes (the others were Fred Korematsu and Gordon
Hirabayashi) who first fought in the courts the injustice of the
Japanese American internment during World War II.
Born in 1916 in Hood River, Oregon, and a graduate of
the University of Oregon Law School, Yasui was working for the Japanese
Consulate in Chicago when Pearl Harbor was bombed. The next day he
returned to Oregon, and began representing Japanese Americans. On Feb.
19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 into law,
paving the way for internment. That April, in order to set a legal
precedent, Yasui purposely ignored a Portland curfew, demanding to be
arrested.
He was eventually sent to Minidoka internment camp in Idaho, and spent
part of the time in solitary confinement. He fought the charges all the
way to the Supreme Court -- and lost his case. But he never stopped
fighting to right the wrong of internment.
In the late '70s he became involved with the Japanese
American Citizens League's efforts to gain governmental redress for
internment, a battle that was finally won after his death.
It's worth noting that Yasui's life wasn't just focused on the
experience of Japanese Americans. He came to Denver in 1944, and served
as early as 1946 on a Denver mayor's committee which became the
Commission on Community Relations. He became director of the commission
in 1967, during a time of turbulence throughout the U.S., and ran it
until his retirement in 1983. At the building dedication ceremony, Bill
Hosokawa, one of the speakers who had known Min since childhood,
reminded people that it was largely because of Yasui's pioneering
community network efforts that Denver was one of the few major American
cities which didn't suffer race-related riots and civil unrest in the
late '60s.
Minoru Yasui Plaza
Seeing Minoru Yasui's name forever gracing the
edifice of a city and county building -- the first Asian American to
have this honor -- was a powerful statement to me that this man made a
difference in his community.
And in the larger American community, the Japanese American Memorial
would be an equally powerful statement, that our community served
patriotically during WWII but also that we were wronged by our own
government. I'm usually too much of a cynic to believe that a memorial
can affect people in any way other than mere nostalgia, but I have to
admit, I think this memorial is important. It's important to me as a
third-generation Japanese American, especially because no one in my
family was affected by internment. It's important to me because the
memorial would remind others like me, who grow up with no idea of the
pain an entire generation suffered.
I'd bet anything that if Minoru Yasui were alive today, he'd be asking
you to do the same.
Denver, Colo., Jan 22, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).
Hundreds of pro-life advocates gathered on Colfax Avenue on the west steps of the
Colorado State Capitol Building on Sunday for the March for Life rally and walk ahead
of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Father Rocco Porter, pastor of Blessed John XXIII University Parish in
Fort Collins, Colo., encouraged the crowd to persist in their advocacy
to end legalized abortion, which the U.S. Supreme Court declared a
constitutional right in 1973.
“God's plan takes time. God's conversion in everyone’s heart takes a lifetime,” he said at the Jan. 20 rally.
“God allows us to fight this fight,” he added. “We have to fight this
fight, because he knows we will be victorious. In every fight from David
and Goliath to now, the giant will fall. And when the giant falls, we
will see our victory. It is not a victory for ourselves but a victory
for God.”
Police estimated attendance at 1,500 people, while organizers said it
drew more participants than any previous pro-life march in Denver. After
the rally, marchers took a winding path through downtown Denver, with
many people carrying pro-life signs and banners. Organizers said the
march was half a mile long.
Other rally speakers included Fr. W. Scott Daniels, O.P., a priest
associate with Priests for Life; pro-life speaker and founder of
Issues4Life Walter B. Hoye II of Oakland, Calif.; author and former
legal abortion advocate Jane Brennan; Julie Averill, Denver regional
coordinator of Silent No More; and Michael Voris of Church Militant TV.
Author and former radio host Gregg Jackson emceed the rally.
Several women who had had abortions shared their stories. One woman
said she had an abortion at age 16 after her father and stepmother
threatened to throw her out of the house. She recounted how she later
acquired her medical records of the act in an effort to heal. She
discovered, however, that the records from the abortion clinic
misrepresented her age and the age of her unborn baby and incorrectly
said she had been shown an ultrasound of her baby.
March for Life Denver director Rosalinda Lozano told CNA Jan. 20. that
the pro-life movement in Colorado is “blessed with amazing pro-life
advocates” and there are “many dedicated people” who want to find “the
key to ending abortion.” She said the pro-life movement only needs
improvement in “unity in numbers.”
She credited the organization Personhood Colorado for encouraging more
interest in the movement. Lozano expressed gratitude to long-time
pro-life advocates for their “dedication and perseverance.”
Lozano said young people new to the movement should remember that their life has value.
“Be an example of that value and actively promote the pro life movement
in your life. You are the generation who can end this evil against the
innocent,” she said.
One of the many young attendees was Jessica Clark, Vice President of Regis University Students for Life.
Clark told CNA that pro-life advocates have to testify that life is “not a burden, but a gift.”
“Life is a gift and our culture is constantly trying to tell us otherwise,” she noted.
Earlier that day, Catholics packed the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception across the street from the capitol for the Respect Life Mass,
celebrated by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver.
At the same time as the capitol rally, about three hundred people
attended a prayer vigil at Lighthouse Women’s Center in north Denver.
Archbishop Aquila led the vigil and blessed participants before leading a
procession to the abortion clinic Planned Parenthood Stapleton, the
Archdiocese of Denver reports.
They prayed at the clinic and a choir of seminarians led a song in
honor of the Virgin Mary. Many people placed flowers at the facility’s
fence.
DENVER - The largest Martin Luther King Jr. march and rally in the U.S. is today
in Denver. The “Marade” kicks off at the Martin Luther King memorial in
City Park at 9 a.m. Thousands will march along Colfax Avenue to Civic
Center Park. This is the 28th year for the Marade. King's birthday was declared a state holiday in 1984.
This Martin Luther King Day also marks the 50th anniversary of his march on
Washington. It’s also the same day President Barack Obama will be
publicly sworn in. He’s participating in community service events this
weekend and is encouraging everyone to volunteer during this time.
Live Nation is pleased to present BAD RELIGION at The Fillmore Auditorium on Wednesday, April 10.Special guests Against Me! and Polar Bear Club will open the show.
Show time is 7:30 PM.Doors open at 6:30 PM
Bad Religion
LA's
legendary punk heroes Bad Religion are streaming their new album True
North in its entirety starting today, in front of their January 22nd
album release date. In anticipation of their new release, Bad Religion
have announced a North American tour starting in March of 2013 with
support from Against Me! and Polar Bear Club.
True
North celebrates the power of cogent punk in the face of personal pain
and adversity. It is one of the band’s most emotionally accessible
albums to date. Beneath the bristling guitars and surging drums exists
one of the most cathartic works of the band’s career. With True North,
Bad Religion deliberately revisits and refines the fast melodic Southern California sound they helped to define on albums such as Suffer, No Control and Recipe For Hate.
With
a new album around the corner, Bad Religion cements their place in punk
rock history with 16 studio albums, worldwide critical acclaim and
countless world tours and will continue the celebration of their
distinguished career with extensive touring in 2013, a rare intimate
show in Los Angeles on January 23rd at The Echo in Los Angeles and their
first ever appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this January
30th.
TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 10:00 AM
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000
Tickets are $25.00 GA plus applicable service charges.
The
Fillmore box office is open Monday - Friday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00pm
& Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. On days of Fillmore shows, the
box office is open from 12:00 Noon – 9:00pm.
The box office accepts cash, MasterCard, Visa and American Express – No checks!Service charges may apply.
THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST. AT COLFAX.
Sometimes in life, you cross paths with people that you can’t help
but like. The kind of genuine people that radiate positivity and throw
sparks of life into a crowded room…the kind of people who make it
impossible to be angry around.
Photo by Todd Roeth
Denver-based singer/songwriter, Rob Drabkin, is definitely one of those people.
Easily recognizable in the local music scene by his head of sky-high
curly locks and infectious smile, Drabkin is kicking off the New Year by
throwing himself his Annual Birthday Bash at The Bluebird Theatre
tomorrow night. For the sixth year in a row he’ll celebrate by
performing a combination of new music, original songs from his previous
five albums and, of course, a few of his favorite Paul Simon songs that
he covers so well. As many of his fans know, it just isn’t a Rob
Drabkin show without a stripped down version of “Diamonds on the Soles
of her Shoes”.
Having left a career utilizing his degree in science from Trinity
University in 2007, Drabkin grabbed his guitar and set out on his own to
pursue his musical dreams. “I woke up one day and decided that I really
wanted to do music,” he said.
And “do music,” Drabkin did. He started playing open mic nights and
coffee shops all over town, mastered the vulnerable art of performing
acoustically, refined and developed his natural songwriting skills, and
eventually worked his way up and on stages at The Walnut Room, The Soiled Dove, The Bluebird—and the mack-daddy of all venues in Colorado—Red Rocks Amphitheatre—where he opened for REO Speedwagon and STYX in 2012.
These days, Drabkin is definitely living his dream and has settled
nicely into the singer-songwriter niche in Denver’s prestigious music
community as the leader of a talented 5-piece band, performing a mix of
energetic and soulful tunes with an “edgy-jam rock feel.”
His music is upbeat and carries a relaxed and positive vibe—which is
an absolute mirror reflection of Drabkin himself. With the recent
release of his sixth album, he feels like he’s definitely hitting his
stride as an artist and a musician. “I’m really excited about this CD.
It’s cool to see how the music has developed, how my voice has changed
and how the sound has changed,” says Drabkin. “I feel very proud about
sharing it.”
Like most people on their birthday, Drabkin will have family in the
house on Friday night to celebrate with, but unlike most people on their
birthday, his accomplished, talented saxophone-playing dad, Harry
Drabkin, will be joining him on stage to add some jazz action to a few
songs.
And his mom—well like any good mom celebrating her son’s birthday,
his mom will be bringing cake—for everyone. That’s right, live music by
the winner of Westword Magazine’s “Best Singer-Songwriter” three years
in a row—and birthday cake by is mom.
Doesn’t get much better than that.
Drabkin will take the stage at the Bluebird following opening
performances by the whimsical, classically-trained, all-girl folk band, SHEL, and a solo performance by singer-songrwiter, Dave Tamkin.
Advanced tickets for this show are $12.00 and $15.00 day-of
Birthday cake and smiles on the house.
Join Phamaly Theatre Company for the “charmin’ ‘n side-splittin’ comedy,” The Foreigner, January 17 – February 2 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.
Intensely
shy Englishman, Charlie Baker, visits a resort-style fishing lodge in
rural Georgia with his eccentric army buddy, Froggy LeSueur. Froggy
concocts an outrageous scheme to save Charlie from his pathologically
shy self by introducing him to the lodge’s inhabitants as an exotic
“foreigner” who can’t speak or understand English. It isn’t long before
Charlie’s guileless persona backfires and like a fly on the wall, he
overhears more than he should about the scandalous and damaging
revelations of those around him. The nonstop hilarity of the play builds
to an uproariously funny climax where events go awry for the “bad guys”
and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.
The
cast includes Don Gabenski (Billy), Michael Leopard ("Froggy" LeSeur),
Jaime Lewis (Owen Musser), Jeremy Palmer (Charlie Baker), Lyndsay
Palmer(Catherine Simms), Trenton Schindele (David Marshall Lee), Daniel
Traylor (Ellard Simms) and Kathi Wood (Betty Meeks).
Executive
Director, Chris Silberman, says “This play is a perfect vehicle for
Phamaly that audiences will love. It places a humorous twist on what
happens when people misperceive someone as different, something Phamaly
actors can definitely identify with.”
“The Foreigner” runs
at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010.
Previews are Thursday, January 17 & Friday January 18 @ 7:30 p.m.;
opening Saturday, January 19 and running through February 2.
Performances are Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m., Sundays @ 2 p.m.,
and Monday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Audio Description & Sign Language Interpretation, Sun. Jan 27 @ 2 p.m. with a post-show talk back. Phamaly
will also offer a backstage sensory tour at 11:00a.m. The sensory tour
brings individuals on stage for a tactile experience, touching elements
of the set, costumes, and prop pieces. The tour is free but advance
reservations are required by calling the Phamaly office at 303-575-0005 (lunch will not be provided).
Tickets for the Aurora Fox performances on sale now,
are $29 adult, $26 seniors, students & military, $22 for groups of 4
or more; $15 all seats preview Jan 17 & 18 and on Monday, Jan. 28.
Please call 303-739-1970 or purchase online at www.phamaly.org.
Now
entering its 24th season, Phamaly is an award-winning Colorado based
Theatre Company comprised entirely of performers with a wide variety of
physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. Phamaly’s mission is
to provide professional theatre opportunities and artistic development
for performers with disabilities, and to promote the inclusion of people
with disabilities in the performing arts community.
Named Best Theatre Company of 2012 by 5280 Magazine
Recipient of the Alliance for Colorado Theatre’s 2012 Professional/Community Theatre Award
Phamaly Theatre Company presents
“The Foreigner”
Jan 17 - Feb 2 (Opens Jan. 19)
@ The Aurora Fox Theatre – 9900 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO
Fri./Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 28
The
Athena Project Arts Festival was created out of Athena Project’s desire
to celebrate local female artists (visual, dancers, musicians,
sculptors, theatre artists, etc.), in collaboration with the community.
Performing artists will appear from March 15-March 31 at the Aurora Fox
Theatre (9900 E. Colfax Avenue), while visual artists and musicians
will be showcased at The Collection (9801 E. Colfax Avenue) from March 8-April 26. From now through January 31, 2013, Athena Project and The Collection will be accepting images of artist submissions pertaining to the theme of CHANGE.
Email
a jpg image with a file size of no more than 1000 pixels in any linear
dimension and no more than 2MB by midnight on January 31 to info@athenaprojectfestival.org.
2 dimensional works may submit one picture only; 3 dimensional works
may submit 2 pictures. Please include name of artist, email address,
phone number, and title of the piece with your submission.
Submit
an artist’s statement including why the artwork represents CHANGE.
Include medium submitted and detailed artist contact information.
Athena
Project and The Collection at Aurora Arts District will not provide
artist insurance, nor accept liability for any artwork not insured.
There
is no entry fee and no prize awarded at the end of the Festival, but
there is the opportunity to sell your work. A portion of the sale will
be given to two non-profits (Athena Project and The Collection at Aurora
Arts District) for hosting the Festival. 60% goes to the artist and
40% goes to the non-profits.
Selected artists must complete
the consignment agreement upon acceptance into the Festival. All
pieces will be judged for entry based on the relevance to the theme of
CHANGE. Please keep in mind, we expect families to attend this art
show.
Timeline:
Call for Submissions: December 5, 2012-midnight, Jan. 31, 2013
Artists notified of selection: February 15, 2013
Drop off of Artwork: February 25, 2013 between 12pm and 4pm
Gallery Opening Night Public Reception: March 8, 2013
Arts Festival Opening Night (to take place at The Aurora Fox Theatre): March 15, 2013
Gallery Display: through April 25, 2013
Pick up of Unsold Artwork: April 26, 2013 between 12 and 5pm
All mediums are welcome but the size limitations are as follows:
2 dimensional pieces will be a minimum of 12” x 9” and a maximum framed size of 24” x 36”.
3 dimensional pieces may be no more than 35lbs and 18”x18”x24”h.
All artwork must be framed, dry, and ready to hang with a wire (no saw
tooth hangers please). Canvas works may be unframed as long as they are
gallery wrapped.
Delivery:
All artwork, ready to display, must be delivered to The Collection
(9801 E Colfax Ave, #120 Aurora, CO 80010) between noon and 4pm on
February 25, 2013. Aurora Fox Arts District or Athena Project is not
responsible for picking up artwork. All unsold artwork must be picked
up between noon and 5pm, April 26 or will become the property of Athena
Project and The Collection. Athena Project and The Collection are not
responsible for returning artwork to you unless proper packaging and
postage is delivered up front along with artwork. No substitutions at
the time of delivery.
Reception:
The Collection will host an opening night reception from 5-8pm on March
8, 2013. All artists are invited to attend, as are members of the
public. Athena Project will be hosting another opening night reception
for all Festival participants, after the World Premiere of the play, Tell Martha Not to Moan by Clinnesha D. Sibley on March 15 at The Aurora Fox Theatre. All artists and members of the public are invited to attend.
Athena Project’s
mission is to empower women and strengthen the Denver community through
developing and showcasing women’s and girls’ artistic contributions,
while inviting new audiences into the creative process.
Please join us for an exhibit
of Aurora Art teachers Artworks at DAVA (Downtown Aurora Visual Arts). This
marks the 13th annual Aurora Art Educators show.
DAVA is located at 1405 Florence St.,
one block south of Colfax Avenue
in Original Aurora. The exhibit will be open to the public from January 18th to
February 22nd with the opening reception from 4 to 8 pm on Friday January 18th.
The exhibit is free and open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday
or by appointment through February 22nd, 2013.
Genesis by Leigh Gonzales
This year, in addition to
artwork on display from art educators in Aurora Public Schools,
there will also be a charity art sale to benefit a scholarship fund in honor of
Gateway student A.J. Boik.A.J. was
killed during the Aurora
theater tragedy and was a devoted student to the arts.“We dedicate this show to A.J. ,” comments
Debbie Nolasco art teacher at Boston K-8.“Our community lost both a student and an artist that day.”Proceeds from a dedicated part of the show
will benefit his scholarship fund.
For more information e-mail: gallery@davarts.org or call DAVA at 303
367 5886.
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to strengthen the community
through the arts with youth as its primary focus. For more information about
our programs, visit www.davarts.org.
Aurora, CO
– The regional premiere of Conor McPherson’s Tony Award-winning play “The
Seafarer” will open February 8, 2013, for a four-week run at the Aurora Fox
Theater.
The
play, one of the most frequently produced plays at regional theaters around the
country, is about four Irish drinking buddies gathered together on Christmas
Eve; one of them has to play poker with the devil for his soul.
PHOTO by A&J Photography
Steef Sealy, John Ashton and Kevin Hart appear in the regional premiere of Conor McPherson's Tony Award-winning play THE SEAFARER, set for a four-week run February 8 through March 2 at the Aurora Fox Theater.
“A
deep and enthralling fable of despair and redemption,” the play also contains
“the liveliest, funniest dialogue yet written by Mr. McPherson,” according to
Ben Brantley of the New York Times.
The
play has also been called “an unmistakable masterpiece” (Houston Chronicle), “a
timeless classic” (Hollywood Reporter), and “far and away the best Irish play
since the glory days of Samuel Beckett” (Chicago Tribune).
Performances
are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from February 8 through March
2, with matinees at 2 p.m. on Sundays February 17 and 24, at the Aurora Fox
Theatre, 9900 East Colfax Ave.
For reservation or more information, call the Aurora Fox Box Office at
303-739-1970, or go to www.aurorafoxartscenter.org.
The
production is a collaboration between Ashton Entertainment and some of the key
creative members of the Paragon Theatre ensemble, including founders Michael
Stricker (Executive Director) and Warren Sherrill (Artistic Director), and
Managing Director Wendy Franz. Stricker is directing, Sherrill is in the cast,
and Franz is the sound designer and dramaturge.
The
cast features John Ashton (Dearly Departed, Sylvia – Aurora Fox, Avenue
Theater); Brock Benson (Newark Violenta, It’s Just Sex – The Edge); Kevin Hart
(Conviction – 59E59 Theater in New York, November – Avenue Theater); Steve
Sealy (Dearly Departed, Picasso at the Lapin Agile – Aurora Fox), and Warren
Sherrill.
Stricker
is the Director of the Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation and Cultural
Programs Supervisor for the City of Northglenn.
Directing credits include A Moon for the Misbegotten, (W)hole, and the multiple
Henry Award-winning Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
Set
Designer is Stuart Barr, technical director of the Department of Education for
the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
“We
are very proud and excited to be working with these great creative talents from
Paragon,” said Ashton. “We’ve got a powerful cast, a skilled design team, and
we’re glad to be back at the Aurora Fox.”
Live Nation is pleased to present INDEPENDENT POWERHOUSE TOUR 2013featuring
TECH N9NE at The Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, March 22.Special guests Krizz Kaliko, Brotha Lynch Hung, Kutt Calhoun, Ces Cru and Rittz will open the show.
Show time is 8:00 PM.Doors open at 7:00 PM
Tech N9ne
After
embarking on last year’s record setting “Hostile Takeover” tour and
then following up with back-to-back runs in Canada and Europe,Tech
N9ne has announced that he will be headlining the “Independent
Powerhouse Tour 2013.” The hard-hitting rapper will be joined on the
tour by his Strange Music label mates: gold recording artist Brotha
Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, along with newcomers Rittz and
Ces Cru.
“I'm
very excited to tour with the guys on the roster. I've always wanted to
take Ces Cru out. I admire what Rittz does on stage and everybody's
been asking about Lynch on every tour. It's also great to have Kutt
Calhoun back on the road with us. I can't wait for the Independent
Powerhouse Tour. I wish it started today and so does Krizz Kaliko!”
In
addition, Tech N9ne has also been confirmed to perform at the 2013 Paid
Dues Festival in San Bernadino, CA on March 30. Tech will share the
stage with De La Soul, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Immortal Technique,
Hopsin and festival headliners, Black Hippy, whose members include
Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Strange Music recording artist,
Jay Rock.
Each
artist on the Independent Powerhouse Tour 2013 will release at least
one project on Strange Music during the duration of this tour. Headliner
Tech N9ne is putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming studio
album, Something Else, releasing in May 2013. Brotha Lynch Hung’s Mannibalector,
the third and final installment of his historic album trilogy, is due
in stores February 5, 2013. Strange Music stalwarts Krizz Kaliko and
Kutt Calhoun will each add another project to their prolific recording
catalogs, while Rittz and Ces Cru will be releasing their respective
debut Strange Music albums in 2013, as well.
Last month, MTV aired Tech N9ne’s Hostile Takeover: The Story Behind The Tour, a 30-minute tour special that gives an in-depth look at what went in to pulling off the most challenging tour in rap history.
Don't miss your chance to experience the Independent Powerhouse Tour
like a VIP! For $150 plus shipping you can roll like a VIP - you'll get
complimentary admission with front of line access to the show of your
choice, a one-hour Meet & Greet with the artists, a limited edition
VIP shirt (XL only), along with other kick-ass merchandise worth over
$350! Don't miss your chance to experience the hottest tour - VIP style!
To order your Tech N9ne's Independence Powerhouse Tour 2013 VIP
Packages, go to www.strangeVIP.com
TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 10:00 AM
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000
Tickets are $34.50 GA ADV and $37.50 GA DOS plus applicable service charges.
A GA 4 PACK is also available: $25.00 per ticket
The
Fillmore box office is open Monday - Friday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00pm
& Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. On days of Fillmore shows, the
box office is open from 12:00 Noon – 9:00pm.
The box office accepts cash, MasterCard, Visa and American Express – No checks!Service charges may apply.
THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST. AT COLFAX
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