Upcoming events for the week of the 22nd

Exhibit Darfur
August 25 - September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Ditto Gallery
Ditto Gallery is honored to present Exhibit Darfur, a multi-media experience that will take visitors on a photographic journey through the lens of four astonishing artists: Mia Farrow, Brian Steidle, Izabela Lundberg, and Aaron Cohen. The artists' personal experiences of the genocide and slavery in the Sudan provide unique perspectives on the conflict and serve to make Exhibit Darfur an unprecedented opportunity to view their collaborative efforts.


Dr. Seuss For President
August 15 - September 30, 2008
PRESENTED BY Gallery One Writer's Square
Coinciding with the historic 2008 Presidential election, Dr. Seuss throws his hat into the ring by releasing the first-ever political print editions to the public. Featuring imagery from politically charged artworks, books and editorial cartoons, the Dr. Seuss for President art exhibition offers an unusual glimpse into the sociopolitical-minded imagination from the world's most celebrated icon of popular culture.


IMAX Film Festival
June 13 - September 25, 2008
PRESENTED BY Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Museum will host an IMAX Film Festival featuring the most loved IMAX films of all time as selected by the public earlier this year. The festival will feature: Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, Beavers, Coral Reef Adventure, Greece: Secrets of the Past, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure and To Fly!


Eye Believe Independent Filmmakers Competition
September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Denver Public Library
Partnering with Denver Open Media, and sponsored by Westword and Westwood College, Fresh City Life launches its newest interactive, community venture.


Cafe Nuba Spoken Word and Music Showcase
September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Pan African Arts Society
Cafe Nuba is a multi-award-winning monthly microcinema, poetry and music showcase set at the historic Roxy Theater in Denver's Five Points neighborhood - featuring local, national, and international artists and performers, independent films, and live music. Some past guests of note include; Oscar Brown, Jr., Dead Prez, Amiri Baraka, Staceyann Chin, Ursula Rucker, The Last Poets, and Suheir Hammad.

train by Fortune Valley Casino

Chair Garden in Central City.

accompied plaque reads:

Chair Garden: this Chair is a replica of the hickory chairs which were placed in the opera house in 1932. These Chairs were in use until 1999 when new seating was installed.

The Plaques on the wall recognize the major donors to the chair campaign. these generous patrons made the new chairs possible.

Opera House's Garden

Central City's Fire House and Church

Day Lilly at Central City's Opera House Garden

Central City

Central City Up the Street

Events for the week updates

So it occurred to me that it might be helpful to have a weekly Event Blog for people that are actually interested in going somewhere and not just reading about it after it's over. So I decided to add a weekly blog about upcoming events with (that is if I'm not lazy) links to the event's site. I haven't really thought of the layout (say splitting things up by type of event or by day). For right now it's just going to be Denver events but maybe if I get into it and seems to be beneficial to people I might include the surrounding areas too. We'll shall see.

Central City

I took a week off from work and did small adventures around Colorado. Central City was one of them. Mom was a true sport since she not only drove in horrible weather but also followed me around with an umbrella so I could get the shots. We took the Teller Hotel and Opera House tour. I loved the whole thing to Teller being the best hotel this side of the Mississippi in the 30's and that President Grant almost, but didn't stay there even though the redecorated a room for him and created a walk way of silver that he ended up not using. In the Teller Hotel, there is this bar that a painter painted a face of a girl on the floor. There is a tale about how this old man painted it to pay for beer and ended up having a heart attack and dying right after he finished. This of course wasn't true. Apparently, an artist was hired to paint the bar, but was going to be fire-- so out of out of spite he painted the face as graffiti and the building owners left it.
The following weeks photos will be my favorites from Central City. On a side note, I decided that over cast days are the best for photographing.

For more information about the Opera House click here.