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THE ARTS by kaleigh lawson
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By now most Coloradans are aware that the renovated Union Station is home to the gorgeous Crawford Hotel, fun shops and eateries offering everything from ice cream to oysters. But did you know it also houses its own art collection? On each floor and around every corner, guests will find themselves face to face with inspiring pieces by both up-and-coming and established artists. Curated by NINE dot ARTS, the collection includes a wide variety of items including the building’s original blueprints, Victorian artifacts, postcards and even a 1940s Mickey Rooney trading card. The historic train station also hosts works by artists A. Shelby, Jake Weidmann and Paul Brokering, and, located out front in the new plaza space, the water display is not to be missed. unionstationindenver.com
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art around town April 19-June 21
Starring Linda: A trio of John DeAndrea Sculptures Denver Art Museum
View extremely lifelike sculptures of nude or partially dressed human figures. 720.865.5000 denverartmuseum.org
April 22-26
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Buell Theater
Watch this family musical surrounding the story and trials of the Biblical Joseph, directed and choreographed by Tony Awardwinner Andy Blankenbuehler and starring “American Idol” alum and Boulder native Ace Young. 800.641.1222 / denvercenter.org
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Gallery 1261 Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait. Architect: SOM
on our radar THE ART OF ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY On May 7, join Denver Life Magazine in exploring the photography of Hedrich Blessing at the modern Bulthaup showroom (1038 Bannock St.). From works in the Denver area
to esteemed international locations, “Building on Tradition: Contemporary Photography of Hedrich Blessing” tells the story of architectural personality. Call 303.777.5409 to RSVP.
View the creative works of a variety of artists including Gregory Block, Alyssa Monks and Joseph Todorovitch. 303.571.1261 / gallery1261.com
April 7-12
Aspen Shortsfest
Wheeler Opera House
Enjoy a week filled with film screenings of comedy, drama, documentary and animation, as well as conversations at this premier short film festival. aspenfilm.org
April 17
Shawn Huckins
Goodwin Fine Art
April 18 & 20
The Infamous Stringdusters with Trout Steak Revival & Gipsy Moon Boulder Theater
Kick up your boots to the tunes of this Bluegrass band with music that will have you dancing all night long. thestringdusters.com
stanley film festival
Heeere’s Johnny! We can’t think of a much more thrilling experience than viewing original independent horror cinema in Estes Park at the famously haunted Stanley Hotel (the inspiration for Stephen King’s “The Shining”). In its third year, the Stanley Film Festival, presented by NBC Universal’s Chiller cable channel and produced by the Denver Film Society, takes place April 30 through May 3. Grab your popcorn, and be prepared for edge-of-your-seat scares. After all, as “The Shining” tells us, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” stanleyfilmfest.com
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Through May 9
Birger Sandzén
David Cook Galleries
Check out rare block prints and lithographs of landscapes on paper at this unqiue exhibit. 303.623.8181 davidcookgalleries.com
DENVER FILM SOCIETY; NICK MERRICK, HEDRICH BLESSING
Take a peek at these unique canvases that incorporate contemporary views on American culture. 303.573.1255 goodwinfineart.com
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know your art poet, noah eli gordon The author of nine books of poetry, including this month’s “The Word Kingdom in the Word Kingdom,” Noah Eli Gordon is a writer and assistant professor in the MFA creative writing program at the University of Colorado–Boulder, where he also directs the nonprofit publisher Subito Press. Denver Life Magazine spoke with Gordon about his sentiment for words. DLM: What inspires your poems? NG: I’m inspired by anger, grief, disillusionment, joy, love, contempt, strange afternoon rainstorms, the angular viscosity of a word rolling around on my tongue as I repeat it to myself while walking down the street, the moon, the machinations of capital, momentary thoughts, other poems, a particularly striking syntactic construction I feel the sudden urge to emulate or deploy, something my daughter says in passing, sunlight, clouds, the color green. DLM: What subject do you enjoy writing about most? NG: I think my poems stumble into their own subject matter, always with an eye elsewhere. They are never about only one thing. Sometimes, they won’t even tell me what they’re about until years later. I like this unknowing—what Keats called negative capability—and
think that it’s through uncertainty and doubt itself that we reach a place of authenticity. DLM: Is writing a long process for you? NG: I have spent years and years on some poems and a total of five minutes on others. But I think poets are always writing, always working, always waiting to latch onto some ethereal thoughtplane, some current in the air that’s churning above one’s head. DLM: Who are some of your favorite poets? NG: The truth is that the Front Range has a plethora of amazing poets—so many folks who are recognized on a national and even international scale—that our current historical moment is being labeled as the Front Range Renaissance. DLM: You’re a teacher as well as a writer. How do you manage your time? NG: I am lucky in that I get paid to teach what I love, so my students see a professor consistently in awe of his material, which I hope elicits interest from even the most passive among them, allowing their intellectual curiosity to stem from the example of my commitment. My students inspire me.
photography by paul miller
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Find works from the poet at noaheligordon.com