COLORADO ARTS CONNECTION
Colorado Arts news - Part 1 of 2
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THANKS!
Editor's Note:
We
arrived back in beautiful colorful Colorado safe and sound after a 2400 mile
little drive. It was sad to go for a memorial service near San Diego but
wonderful to meet old friends in Grand Junction, Del Mar CA and Pasadena CA.
All the speedsters, tail gaiters and other outrageous drivers in Colorado
are rank amateurs compared to our brethren in California. I shall not complain
anymore.
The
"Arts" may be spread out in Colorado, but I got a very close family
feeling about Colorado arts in coming back. Please stay connected to one
another and with me.
Two
more CAC issues to go to arrive at the four year anniversary of this arts
newsletter. I hope to hear from you!
Paul
Saunders
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Contact:
Amanda Mountain
719-262-3114
ARABIAN
NIGHTS EXPLORES MIDDLE EAST WITH SPECIAL EVENTS
PLEASE
NOTE HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS
In an unprecedented collaboration,
Colorado College and THEATREWORKS at
UCCS are joining forces to create The
Arabian Nights. The production is a
featured part of the Pikes Peak Library
District's All Pikes Peak Reads
project and will run in the Dusty Loo
Bon Vivant Theater October 7-16,
then moving to Colorado College's Armstrong
Hall October 20-30. Shows are
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday Matinees at 2 p.m. (no matinee
on Oct. 8) and Sundays at 4 p.m.
Adults are $22-$25; children 16 and
under are only $12 each. Group
discounts are available. Anyone with a
valid Colorado College or UCCS student
I.D. receives free tickets (one per
I.D.). Call 262-3232, or log on to
www.uccstheatreworks.com to get your
tickets
now!
As
always, the magic begins with special events planned around the show.
EVENTS
AT THEATREWORKS - Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater
EDUCATORS
RECEPTION - Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. - FREE
Learn more about the UCCS Theatre
Department and the new Major in Visual
and Performing Arts at this free
cocktail reception hosted by Professor
Laura
Tesman.
STAGED READING OF
"HOMEBODY/KABUL" - Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 16 at 3
p.m.
- FREE
Award-winning actress Jane Fromme reads
this modern masterpiece written by
Tony Kushner (Angels in America). The
play, set in London and the Afghan
capital at the end of the '90s, follows
the story of a lonely and
over-medicated British housewife -- a
"homebody" -- falling under the
spell of an out-of-date travel guide for
Afghanistan. When she finally
travels to Afghanistan, she discovers
there is more to understanding other
cultures
than simply reading about them in books.
FRIDAY
NIGHT FEAST -Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. - Cost: $30 per person
Featuring food from award-winning
caterer Alpine Chef, the Friday Night
Feast allows you to join us at the
theater after work to enjoy a sumptuous
gourmet buffet and delicious house wine
with THEATREWORKS Artistic
Director
Murray Ross followed by world-class theater.
AFTERNOON WITH THE ACTORS - Oct. 15
after the Saturday matinee performance
-
FREE
Get a behind the scenes glimpse with
enlightening Q & A sessions with the
cast
of The Arabian Nights.
EVENTS
AT COLORADO COLLEGE - Armstrong Hall
"BLACKS IN THE ARABIAN NIGHTS"
LECTURE BY SAADI SIMAWE* -
Oct.
17 at 7:30 p.m. - FREE - CANCELLED
Saadi Simawe has a B.A. from
Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and an
M.A. from the University of Nebraska. He
also earned both an M.A. in
African-American studies and a Ph.D. in
English from the University of
Iowa.
He teaches English and African-American literatures. He also offers
independent projects on comparative
literature and Middle Eastern
literature. He has published
translations and fiction as well as articles
on
African-American, Middle Eastern, and comparative literature.
*This
lecture will take place in Bemis Great Hall.
CC
OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION - Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. - FREE
Arrive a little early to help celebrate
this creative collaboration
between THEATREWORKS and Colorado
College with cookies and punch before
the
show. It's fun for the whole family!
SPEAKER
SERIES - Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. - FREE - CHANGE IN SPEAKER
The Look of Arabian Nights Costume
designer Gypsy Ames explores attire in
the
Middle East and how it relates to custom and tradition.
STUDENT
MATINEES - Oct. 27 and Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. - $7 per person
These special student matinees feature a
talkback with the cast following
each performance. Study guides for
use in the classroom are also
available.
Call 719-262-3114 for more information.
SPEAKER
SERIES - Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. - FREE
So You Think You Can Dance? Donna Mejia,
Arabian Nights choreographer,
explores how dance is used both in the
context of the play and in Middle
Eastern
culture. Come prepared to move!
The
Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater located near the corner of Union and
Austin Bluffs at 3955 Cragwood
Drive. Armstrong Hall is located at 14
East Cache la Poudre. No RSVPs needed
for FREE events unless otherwise
noted. Call 262-3232, or log on to
www.uccstheatreworks.com to purchase
tickets for the Friday Night Feast or
Saturday Wine Tasting.
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SWALLOW
HILL
MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Denver's
Home for Folk, Roots & Acoustic Music
Contact:
RJ Betancourt
rudy@swallowhill.com
<mailto:rudy@swallowhill.com> | 303.765.2488
Trout Fishing Live at Swallow Hill
WHAT: Concert by Trout Fishing In
America
WHEN: Friday, November 4, 2005. 8 p.m.
WHERE: Swallow Hill Music Association.
71 East Yale Ave., Denver
TICKETS: $21 in advance, $24 day of show
INFO & TICKETS: www.swallowhill.com
<http://www.swallowhill.com/> ,
303.777.1003
PHOTO:
www.swallowhill.com/images/artists/highrez/TroutFishingInAmerica003.jpg
<http://www.swallowhill.com/images/artists/highrez/NewcomerCarrie004.jpg
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Denver Ñ Trout Fishing in America (TFIA)
bring their infectious brand of
folk music to the Swallow Hill stage on
Friday, November 4 at 8 p.m.
This eclectic, genre-defying duo of
guitarist Ezra Idlet and bassist
Keith Grimwood has been writing,
recording and touring together for over
22 years. Acoustic Guitar magazine
proclaims, ÒThey're an anachronism in
many ways. They play contemporary,
acoustic-based music, but they are a
throwback to buskers, vaudeville, and
even old-fashioned medicine shows.
Their material ranges from introspective
folk and country-tinged songs,
to wildly energetic rock tunes, to Stan
Freberg-style comedy.Ó Multi
award winners, TFIA have earned three
National Indie Awards, two Grammy
nominations Ñthe recent release of their
12th album, Merry Fishes To
All, earned them their second
nominationÑ, as well as Parents Choice
Gold Awards and American Library Awards
for their childrenÕs albums. Not
the least of their list of awards, TFIA
has been inducted into the
Kerrville Folk Festival Hall of Fame.
Performing music that is difficult to
pin down into a particular genre
and is influenced by reggae, Latin,
blues, jazz along with classical
music writing songs that run the gamut
from touching ballads to silly
folk-pop tunes. TFIA prefer their
diversity and claim this is the reason
that they have been performing together
for so many years. Keith
Grimwood talked about trying to find
their albums in music stores, "In
Nashville, we're country. Someplace
else, we're in kids' music. Some
other place, we show up in the pop
section. They don't know quite what
to do with us.Ó Come to Swallow Hill on
November 4 and see why this band
is more than childrenÕs music and figure
out for yourself what they are.
Legendary
songwriters Lowen and Navarro
perform their hits at Swallow Hill
WHAT: Concert by Lowen & Navarro
WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2005. 8 p.m.
WHERE: Swallow Hill Music Association. 71
East Yale Ave., Denver
TICKETS: $18 in advance, $21 day of show
INFO & TICKETS: www.swallowhill.com
<http://www.swallowhill.com/> ,
303.777.1003
PHOTO:
www.swallowhill.com/images/artists/highrez/Lowen&Navarro005.jpg
<http://www.swallowhill.com/images/artists/highrez/Lowen&Navarro005.jpg>
Denver Ñ Singer-songwriters Eric Lowen
and Dan Navarro return to Swallow
HillÕs stage on Saturday, November 5 at
8 p.m. Bob Edwards of NPRÕs
Morning Edition has said that Lowen and
Navarro are ÒÉneck deep in
integrity and oozing talent.Ó Known for
penning such hit songs as "We
Belong," recorded by Pat Benetar,
they have written songs for The Four
Tops, Dave Edmunds, The Bangles, The
Temptations and many others. After
years of writing for other people, Lowen
and Navarro decided to form a
duo in order to perform their own songs.
Ever since, they have released
nine albums including their critically
acclaimed debut Walking On A Wire
and their most recent release All The
Time In The World (2004), which
has
been called Òbreathtaking.Ó
For tickets visit www.swallowhill.com or
call (303) 777-1003. Discounts
are available for Swallow Hill members.
A Colorado non-profit organization with
twenty-five years of grassroots
advocacy for folk, acoustic and roots music,
Swallow Hill Music
Association is one of the largest
institutions of its kind in the United
States. With more than 2,000
membersÑsome of whom are also volunteers,
Swallow
Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard
elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Three concert venues house more
than 150 performances a year, featuring
some of the worldÕs great
artists as well as up-and-coming new
talent. Swallow Hill provides a
valuable and affordable extra-curricular
educational resource to the
community with more than 50 music
instructors involved in more than 240
adult
classes and 70 childrenÕs classes annually.
Subject:
A&E CALENDAR LISTINGS: Swallow Hill's Week of Music
Week
of October 17 to 23
Story Circle | Monday, October 17,
6:30 p.m.
Swallow Hill CafŽ
TXS: $1 at the door
Love stories? The Rocky Mountain
Storytellers' Guild invites you to a
participatory storytelling session.
Bring a story to tell or just come
and listen. Hosted by Kate Lutz.
Open Jam | Tuesday, October 18, 7
p.m.
Swallow Hill CafŽ
TXS: $1 at the door
It's a
"no-pressure-any-instrument-any-skill-level" jam session! Playing
with other musicians is a fun and
challenging opportunity no musician
should pass up. Here's your chance to
lead, listen, share, and learn -
all styles and instruments are welcome!
Blues Jam | Wednesday, October 19,
7 p.m.
Swallow Hill CafŽ
TXS: $1 at the door
John Toebbe of the Colorado Blues
Society will host this new and
exciting acoustic blues jam. Bring your
favorite songs to share or
simply unleash your best blues licks.
The format is casual and the
emphasis is on fun. Hey, even folkies
get the blues!
Sons of Zeno | Thursday, October 20,
6:30 p.m.
Swallow Hill CafŽ
TXS: $7 at the door
Better known for his smart guitar licks
accompanying local blues harp
legend, Clay Kirkland, Bruce Bouck has
been busy with compadre Dennis
Chamberlain in a duo called Sons of
Zeno. SOZ present a contrast to the
hard drivinÕ blues of Mr. Kirkland with some
toe tapping acoustic
country folk with a definite Ô70s
groove.
More info:
http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=676&c=39&pg=4
<http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=676&c=39&pg=4>
Women
In The Round w/Danny Shafer | Friday, October 21, 8 p.m.
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill
TXS: $12 in advance; $15 day of show
Women in the Round performers Rebecca
Folsom, Liz Barnez, Celeste Krenz
and Mary Huckins return to Swallow Hill
with their unique style and
artistic prowess to the stage and
delight audiences once again.
More info:
http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=671&c=45&pg=5
<http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=572&c=45&pg=4>
Tom Kimmel | Friday, October 21, 8 p.m.
Tuft
Theatre @ Swallow Hill
TXS: $12 advance, $15 day of show
Tom Kimmel is known for his truthful
songs that have been described as
ÒimagisticÓ
and having an ÒanthemicÓ and ÒurgentÓ quality to them. The
list of top-notch artists that cover his
songs is long É HereÕs just a
sample: Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman,
Levon Helm, Johnny Cash, Joe
Cocker,
Linda Ronstadt, Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis and They Stray
Cats. Not merely a songwriter but a
performer as well Tom was a New Folk
Winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival in
1993.
More info:
http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=672&c=45&pg=4
<http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=669&c=50&pg=>
Hit & Run Bluegrass | Saturday,
October 22, 8 p.m.
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill
TXS: $12 in advance; $15 day of show
These local bluegrass pickers are taking
the country by storm!
Unbelievably, the multi-award winning
Hit and Run Bluegrass have only
been performing together for a little
over two years and have already
been invited to participate in the
International Bluegrass Music
Association Showcase this year. They
have also won first place at the
2003 Telluride Band Contest, first place
in the 2002 Rockygrass Band
Contest and first place at the 2005
SPBGMA International Band
Championship in Nashville. Not merely
award winning, Hit and Run have
shared the stage with such well known
bluegrass artists as Jimmy Martin,
J.D. Crowe, Hot Rize, Rhonda Vincent,
Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Del
McCoury, David Grisman and Ricky Skaggs
just to name a few.
More info:
http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=673&c=40&pg<http://events.swallowhill.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=572&c=45&pg=4>
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Subject:
News from Colorado Theatre Guild
From:
"Gloria Shanstrom" <shanstrom@comcast.net>
Items
of Interest
PAPER CAT THEATRE CO WAS HAVING A GOING-
OUT-OF BUSINESS SALE!
but they had to cancel due to a location
conflict
New
date to be announced soon!
Coal
Creek Community Theater cordially invites CTG members to the opening night of
Picnic at 7:30 p.m. on October 14th at the Louisville Center for the Arts,
801
Grant St. in Louisville. A reception will follow the performance.
Seating is limited so reserving seats in advance is recommended. Call
303-665-0955 or order online at www.ccctheater.org.
Denver
Improv Festival October 14-16, 2005 A new and exciting venture for the improv
and theatre community is underway in our fine city of Denver.
www.denverimprovfest.com
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Subject:
A Holiday Tradition - Updated
From: "Denver
Center Theatre Company"
<webmaster@mypacmailreply.paciolan.com>
Especially
for our E-Mail Club
Buy
your tickets to A Christmas Carol now before they go on public sale Sunday,
October 9
November
25-December 24 á The Stage Theatre
by
Charles Dickens, Adapted by Richard Hellesen, Music by David de Berry
Directed
by Bruce K. Sevy
We
welcome children age 6 and older
A sparkling new musical adaptation of
everyoneÕs favorite holiday story.
Bring
the whole family along on this fantastical journey.
Producing Partners:
Dick
and Peggy Notebaert and Mr. and Mrs. William Dean Singleton.
...or try our
exclusive
Holiday
Tea & Theatre at the Brown Palace. Private Motor Coach Service
Holiday
Tea and Theatre Tickets included.
Call 303.893.4100 to purchase
Tea
& Theatre tickets. Hurry these events will sell-out!
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ArtistsRegister
Monthly - October 2005
View this month's ArtistsRegister
Monthly at:
http://www.artistsregister.com/blog
Subscribe
to ArtistsRegister Monthly Newsletter: http://artistsregister.com/
COLORADO
Jack
Balas & Wes Hempel
Exhibition continues through November 5,
2005. Robischon presents individual and collaborative paintings by
ArtistsRegister.com members Jack Balas and Wes Hempel. Robischon Gallery, 1740
Wazee Street, Denver, CO. robischongallery.com
Trading
Voices
Exhibition continues through November
21, 2005. Two works by ArtistsRegister.com member Cristina Craigo will be
exhibited in Trading Voices, a show featuring contemporary work by artists
living in Colorado and Arizona at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities,
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 15th
from 7:00-9:00pm. For directions to the Center, visit
www.arvadacenter.org/about/plan.php.
Allegories
and Art
October 7-November 5, 2005. Sandra
Phillips Gallery presents Allegories and Art, an exhibition featuring
ArtistsRegister.com members Irene Delka McCray, Patricia Aaron and Lenore
McKerlie. Trained at the Boston Museum of Fine Art and earning her MFA at the
University of Denver, Patricia Aaron's 8 ft. aluminum totems articulate
transition and travel. Aaron is an Adjunct Professor of sculpture at the
University of Denver and Regis University. Combining art historical elements
with contemporary figures, Irene Delka McCray creates narrative paintings
commenting on contemporary culture through archetypal beings. She is a
Professor of painting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Painter
Lenore McKerlie delves into concern about the separation between humans and
animals and the place of women in western culture. McKerlie also a painting
Professor at University of Colorado. Opening Artist Reception: Friday, October
7, 5-8pm. Sandra Phillips Gallery, 744 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204.
www.sandraphillipsgallery.com
Visible
Song
Visible Song is a solo exhibition of
paintings, drawings, and tree goddess sculptures by ArtistsRegister.com member
Lindy Lyman. The exhibition will continue through the month of October, 2005
and will open Sunday, October 2 from 4-6pm at the Joan Hanley Fine Art Gallery,
604 S. Oak Street, La Veta, CO 81055.
JABOA
Studio Tour
October
22, 2005 from 10-5, Just a Bunch of Artists (JABOA) will be having its 10th
annual studio tour. Come and see six professional artists displaying and
demonstrating their art in four of their studios, three located in historic
downtown Grand Junction. Brochures that include a map of the studios are
available at ArtistsRegister.com member Piera Kllanxja's studio, located at 839
Chipeta Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado. For more information, call Piera at
970.241.7482.
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WINTERFEST
ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL 2005
Contact: Antoinette Bradley
Tel: 303-674-4625 (1)
evergreeneaca@aol.com
www.evergreenarts.org
WINTERFEST: An Evergreen Tradition for twenty-five
years is scheduled for
Saturday, November 5th. The Arts
& Crafts fair, presented by The
Evergreen
Arts Council, will be held on Saturday, November 5 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
The site of Winterfest is the Evergreen High School located at 29300 Buffalo
Park Road in Evergreen (off Highway 73).
The
festival features over 100 talented artisans displaying a variety of
handcrafted media. Many local artists will display works from jewelry,
quilted
items,
sculpture, photography, to seasonal items of handcrafted Santaªs.
A $1 admission fee will be charged at
the door, children under 12 free.
Admission
goes to the Arts in the School Programs. Performances by Mt. Handbell
Ringers, Alpine Winds Jr. and Sr. Flute
Choirs, Evergreen Chorale and
Childrenªs
Chorale, and more. Join neighbors and celebrate our 25h year. Fine
Arts
and Crafts for the holiday giving.
New
this year, the National Charity League will host a Santa Workshop for Children,
from 9am to 3pm.
The
Arts Council promotes and nurtures all forms of the arts in the mountain
area. The profits that are earned during WINTERFEST go towards the Arts
Councilªs grant program, granting many thousands of dollars to a variety of
groups in the Evergreen Area. Much of the Arts Councilªs operating expenses
are generously supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
For further information please call
303-674-4625 (1).
Contact: Antoinette Bradley
Tel: 303-674-4625 (1)
evergreeneaca@aol.com
www.evergreenarts.org
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OPENSTAGE
THEATRE PRESENTS
Rasputin
For
more information: call Denise Freestone at (970) 484-5237
or
email denisef@openstagetheatre.org
Fort
Collins -OpenStage Theatre & Company presents Rasputin,
written
by award-winning Fort Collins playwright David Hall. A compelling new
work where passion, power and betrayal collide, Rasputin
is an intimate look at one of history's most controversial, mysterious and
infamous characters. Called by some a saint, by others a "holy
devil," he may well have been both. Rasputin runs October 22 through November 19, 2005 at the Lincoln Center,
417 W. Magnolia in Fort Collins.
Call
970-221-6730 for Tickets.
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Subject:
BROOKVALE, Colorado presents