Now you see it, now you don't! Way more than some tech gimmick, the new augmented reality (AR) tool available at the Clyfford Still Museum as part of their current exhibition "Still & Art" gives visitors fresh context and perspective on artists and works that may have influenced Still. Visitors can use one of the phablets to zoom in on these virtual works by simply walking toward the wall and even examine the texture of the paint by moving the device around. A fascinating (and really fun!) Continue Reading
Dreams Delivered
With the Dream Delivery Service, Mathias Svalina writes and delivers dreams to subscribers every day for a month. To nearby subscribers, Svalina hand-delivers the dreams—brief surrealist narratives he writes & encloses in small pink envelopes–to their doors, biking through the empty streets of Denver before dawn. Svalina started the Dream Delivery Service 2014, hoping to devise a new sort of relationship with a reader, a new kind of reading intimacy. In addition to his delivery service, th Continue Reading
Macbeth Reimagined
This is not the Macbeth you remember from English class. Rather, it's a contemporary dance-infused production that feels more like an evening out at a techno nightclub than a trip to the theater. Performed by an all male cast clad in black boots, minimal clothing and lots of leather, this performance takes a decidedly edgy approach to a classic tale. While the language of the play remains true to the original, the characters are brought into the present as actors incorporate modern day body Continue Reading
Knotty Tie Co.
"We're not really that into ties" is a strange comment from a man who along with a college classmate founded a company dedicated to creating custom bow ties, neckties, scarves and more. And yet, this is the true story of Knotty Tie Co., a company founded by Jeremy Priest and Mark Johnson. As Johnson clarifies, for both he and Priest, it was always about creating meaningful employment opportunities for an underserved, though talented group of people: resettled refugees and asylum-seekers. They Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Lincoln Park
“Every house in that neighborhood is 120+ years old. Our house is 127, I believe. It's a 1,400-squart-foot Victorian with a great yard. And it's historic from a foliage perspective too. We have great old trees.” -Ricardo Baca, Lincoln Park neighbor Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Highlands
“I think people forget how cool the river is, I mean the Platte. We see so much wildlife down there. For being in the heart of the city, we've seen bald eagles down there, coyotes, hawks, beavers, huge turtles, muskrats; pretty consistently you'll see something. I think that people forget that that nature fix is right there, just a 10 minute walk from downtown.” - Carl Reichley, Highlands neighbor Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Globeville
“People actually live here. It's not just someplace to drive through. There are things going on here and people living their lives here.” -Antonia Montoya, Globeville neighbor Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Cherry Creek
“Where else in the city can you just walk out the door and walk to everything? There's no where else, really. I walk to the grocery store, to the post office, to the library, to the dentist; there's everything here. It's so European.” -Marianne Orkin, Cherry Creek neighbor Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Stapleton
“I feel like there's a real sense of community here in a way that I did not think there would be. I thought it would be fake or something, but I joined this moms club and I met like a hundred other moms--a hundred!! And I hang out with them and I think that's so cool. It's just our neighborhood group.” -Rebekah Henderson, Stapleton neighbor Continue Reading
Neighborhood Ties: Five Points
"Some of the greatest musicians and entertainers passed through here. I mean, they were walking up and down Welton Street. So it's like, okay, Count Basie was here and I'm walking where he used to walk? It's that connection to the past that I just really love." - Cha Ka, Five Points Community Advocate Ball Park? Curtis Park? RiNo? That's all Five Points. This neighborhood is home to some of Denver's oldest homes and some of its newest developments. It's a neighborhood that has always at Continue Reading
