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A Pitch For Ballpark History

April 1, 2018 / Dick Kreck / Arts/Culture, Community Organization, Denver News, History, Sports / No Comments

When I walked through the front door of the National Ballpark Museum I was instantly transported to the days when I was a 14-year-old baseball fanatic.

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Dead Sea Scrolls a Window to the Ancient Past

April 1, 2018 / Laurie Dunklee / Arts/Culture, Denver News, Events, Families, History / No Comments

“Many of the people who are coming to this exhibition aren’t our regular museum goers. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” says Robert Payo, an educator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

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Degas at the DAM

March 1, 2018 / Laurie Dunklee / Arts/Culture, Denver News, Events, History, People / No Comments

Degas is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers, but his palette of subjects was much broader, as was his range of artistic mediums.

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Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies

February 1, 2018 / Laurie Dunklee / History, People / 1 Comment

“People like Clara Brown are rare. She saw her role in the world not as ‘I’ or ‘me’ against ‘them,’ but as ‘us’ and ‘we,’” says Dr. George Junne, professor of Africana Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. “It was the way that she lived her life that garnered her the amount of respect that she received.”

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Colfax Avenue Finally Gets Its Due

January 1, 2018 / Laurie Dunklee / Arts/Culture, Business, Denver News, History, State Issues / 2 Comments

“The story of Colfax deserves to be told,” says Jonny Barber, a musician, former Elvis impersonator and curator of the new Colfax Avenue Museum.

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January & Early February Events

January 1, 2018 / Announcements, Events, Families, Food, Health & Wellness, History, Parenting, Science, Seasonal / No Comments
City Park Winter Walk

Denver School of the Arts. Montview and Quebec. Tickets/complete listings: www.dsapresents.org, www.dsa.dpsk12.org/performances

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Zoom In On Colorado’s History Through 100 Objects

December 1, 2017 / Melinda Pearson / Announcements, Community Organization, Denver News, History / No Comments

Zoom In from Steve Larson on Vimeo.

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In November, History Colorado opened a new exhibit in a 3,700-square-foot, brand-new gallery space.

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Marlon Green: The Jackie Robinson of Commercial Aviation

December 1, 2017 / Melinda Pearson / History, People, Science, Transportation / 4 Comments

Pilot Marlon Green broke racial barriers when he won a Supreme Court case banning racial discrimination in airline hiring practices. Green started his career with Continental Airlines at Stapleton International Airport in 1965.

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Tower Renovation Nears Completion

November 1, 2017 / Courtney Drake-McDonough / Announcements, Central Park, Denver News, Development, Food, History / 4 Comments

In the building where air traffic controllers once coordinated landings and takeoffs for the old Stapleton Airport, Punch Bowl Social will open on Nov. 18 at 7pm with an open-to-the-public ticketed event to support the local charity We Don’t Waste (WeDontWaste.org). Get tickets online at PunchBowlSocial.com. At 9pm doors will open to non-ticketed guests. 

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Conversations About “Stapleton” Continue

October 27, 2017 / Carol Roberts / Central Park, Community Issues, Community Organization, History, National Issues, People, Politics / 2 Comments

October was the third month of community discussions about the name Stapleton. In the prior two months, the conversations were dominated by those who favored changing the name and representatives of five Stapleton organizations listened to those views. This month brought an emphasis on having a community conversation in which all voices would be heard, making a decision and moving the community forward in a positive way.

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