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CHALK ART FEST EXPANDS TO CENTENNIAL For the first time, the Larimer Arts Association expanded its Chalk Art Festival from its original location at Larimer Square in Denver to a two-day festival last weekend at Centennial’s Center Park. The community enjoyed the work of about 75 artists, as well as street food and music. “It’s an interactive festival for the public, and this new venue has been great,” said Jacey McDaniel, associate director of Larimer Arts.

PHOTOS BY ALEX DEWIND Families enjoy intricate chalk art by more than 75 artists at Centennial’s first Chalk Art Festival on Sept. 20.

Artist Mandy Hazell and her team represent their Denver tattoo parlor, Bound by Design.

Spectators watch as art comes to life.

Military brides-to-be given free wedding dresses Program will begin at Compleat Couture in Centennial on Oct. 2

Qualification: The bride or her fiancé must be serving in the military, currently deployed, deployed in the last five years or scheduled for deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Korea, Japan or surrounding territory. Prospective brides will be required to present proper identification and deployment papers on the day of the event.

By Taryn Walker twalker@coloradocommunitymedia.com Starting in October, every first Friday of the month, military brides-to-be can get a free designer wedding dress of up to $4,000 at Compleat Couture in Centennial, thanks to Babara Raskin Myers. She has teamed up with nonprofits James Resource Network and Brides Across America. Operation Wedding Gown will kick off at the charity salon at 7562 S. University Blvd. on Oct 2. and give those who register for $20, qualify and make an appointment a free range of 500-plus dresses to choose from. The dresses are sizes 2-30, 95 percent brand-new and from all over the country, with the majority coming from a base in New York City. Ever since Myers moved here to Colorado from South Carolina, with trucks full of gowns in tow, she’s been hunting for charities and volunteers. With the Brides continues on Page 10

Registration: Eligible brides should register early at www.bridesacrossamerica.com. Appointments: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., should be scheduled directly with the store at 720-287-4077. (Compleat Couture will sponsor additional “Operation Wedding Gown” events this year on Nov. 6 and Dec. 4)

Barbara Myers opened Compleat Couture, a Centennial bridal and formal store, in April. She has worked with nonprofits James Resource Network and Brides Across America to organize an event called Operation Wedding Gown, in which every first Friday of the month starting in November, military brides who make an appointment receive free bridal gowns. Photo by Taryn Walker

For more information or to register, visit www.bridesacrossamerica. com/register.

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