The self-guided Stapleton Open Studios tour of artists’ studios is back, with 22 artists ready to meet visitors, show their work and demonstrate how it is made.
Stapleton Open Studios Sept 23-25
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Christie Gosch
Park Hill Home Tour Still Going Strong after 38 Years
The Park Hill Home Tour takes place Sept. 11 from 11am – 5pm. Accompanying the tour is a neighborhood street fair between Montview and 17th on Forest Pkwy. with vendors, music, kids activities and wine garden.
Stapleton Food Drive: Gathering Food to Offer Comfort
The Stapleton Community Food Drive was created at a staff meeting during a discussion of volunteering as a group during the holidays.
Fighting Cancer…It Takes a Community
Four local people’s lives remind us that everyone can have an impact in the fight against cancer.
Condemnation Alarms Owner, Tenants
Skye Barker Maa, owner of Neighborhood Music Stapleton, along with 13 other tenants, recently received formal legal notice of “eviction and condemnation” from their leased space on E. 25th Ave. in Aurora. Aurora Public Schools intends to acquire the property, possibly as soon as next March.
APS Goal: Middle/High School Campus Next to Stapleton
Aurora Public Schools (APS) wants to establish a middle school/high school campus next to Stapleton on properties fronting 25th Ave. in Aurora.
Cherry Arts Festival
The CherryArts Festival, featuring national and local art, will be held Sept. 16, 17 and 18 at the Stanley Marketplace.
Volunteers can help paint on Sept. 10-11 Aurora Street Mural to Guide Visitors to Stanley
“Street art” takes on a new meaning as two blocks of asphalt in Aurora become the canvas for a large-scale mural.
Colorado’s Other Growth Industry
The second-fastest growing industry in Colorado? Solar and renewable energy.
Little Men – Jessica Jones
Director Ira Sachs makes the kind of intimate character studies that make their way from Sundance to art-house theaters and then quickly into oblivion. His films don’t strain the speaker systems in theaters but they certainly illuminate corners of the world that tell us much about ourselves and the people in our orbit.
Items of Interest
Four local news items you may have missed: Colorado’s new pregnancy law has taken effect; Colorado has a new historic preservation plan; a large new open space has been designated in Far NE Denver on DIA land; and a church has been given historic designation status for its support of LGBT Rights.
Acting Locally from a Global View
For David Netz, Stapleton represented an opportunity to participate in a 20-year local “experiment,” bringing to bear a lifetime of world travel and work experience.
