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Serious Play

June 1, 2019 / Laurie Dunklee / Arts/Culture, History / No Comments

“Take your pleasure seriously,” was the motto of Charles and Ray Eames, a husband-and-wife midcentury design team.

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A Glimpse of Genius

April 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Arts/Culture, Events, History / No Comments

From the most technologically advanced photographic analysis of the Mona Lisa ever undertaken to kid-friendly desktop catapults, life-sized “cars” and a flying machine, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: 500 Years of Genius, offers something for everyone.

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Denver after Brown v. Board: From Segregation to Integration (in theory)

February 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / History, National Issues, Politics, Schools/Education / 2 Comments

In 1970, 12 dynamite bombs destroyed 24 school buses and damaged an additional 15 at a DPS bus depot; the New York Times referred to this as a “massive and skillful demolition job.”

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After Brown: Fewer Black Teachers

February 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Community Issues, History, Politics, Schools/Education / No Comments

MLK, Kids March from Steve Larson on Vimeo.

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In 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court determined that segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment, in the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The following year, the Supreme Court, in what became known as Brown II, instructed states to begin desegregation “with all deliberate speed.”

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Lowry’s Eisenhower Chapel: The Only Surviving Military Chapel in CO

February 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Arts/Culture, Community Organization, History / 3 Comments

Tucked behind the Lowry Town Center, the Eisenhower Chapel at 293 Roslyn Street is reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting.

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“Welcome to Our Land”

January 1, 2019 / Laurie Dunklee / Arts/Culture, Events, History / No Comments

Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History at the History Colorado Center brings the story of Colorado’s longest continuous residents into present-day Colorado.

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Social Media: Does it Erode Democracy?

December 1, 2018 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Community Issues, History, Schools/Education / 5 Comments

Does Social Media Enhance Democracy or Erode It?

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Visit Beautiful ¡Cuba!

November 1, 2018 / Martina Will de Chaparro, Ph.D. / Arts/Culture, History, Travel / No Comments
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If you have been curious about exploring Cuba but unsure where to start, take a direct flight to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS).

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All Souls’ Day: Celebrating the Dead

October 1, 2018 / Martina Will de Chaparro / Arts/Culture, Community Organization, Denver News, Events, Families, History, People / No Comments

On October 31, as much of our community is trick-or-treating, some among us will be thinking of their departed loved ones and preparing to celebrate All Souls’ Day—the Day of the Dead.

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The Big Constellation Installation

August 1, 2018 / Charles Borsos / Announcements, Business, Eastbridge Business, Food, History / No Comments

They really don’t make things like they used to– just look at the Lockheed Constellation.With its elegant curves, the “Connie,” as it was affectionately known, flew faster, farther and higher than most of its contemporaries.

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