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VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 38
Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation hosts ‘The Perfect Playlist’ First concert a success BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Cheers erupted from the audience as School of Rock musicians took the stage at Centennial Center Park on July 31, featuring impressive guitar solos and high energy as the young performers jumped around the stage, head-banged and sang their hearts out throughout the nearly one-hour setlist. They were among a series of live performers for a free concert, called “The Perfect Playlist,” that was the Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation’s first-ever event. The concert highlighted a range of music genres, including pop, rock and classical music. “It is my honor today to be standing up here as the president of the Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation,” Mayor Stephanie Piko said to the audience. “It’s called ‘The Perfect Playlist’ because we wanted to make sure it was inclusive of all the different types of music that people cherish and appreciate, and maybe open their eyes to some music relationships that they didn’t really know that they have.” The event kicked off with a booming performance by the Colorado Avalanche Celly Squad, a professional and interactive drum team. The squad performed two more times during the concert, in between the sets of other performers as the amphitheater stage was being rearranged. Local talent was one of the first to hit the stage as Max Frost, a recent graduate of Arapahoe High School, played his guitar and sang two songs. Following Frost, Halley Peecher and Camden Krumholz, two SEE CONCERT, P9
Colorado supply of homes rises, prices still climb Ripple effects of inflation bring changes BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Members of the School of Rock’s House Band performed a series of songs at “The PerPHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW fect Playlist” concert at Centennial Center Park on July 31.
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From June 2021 to June this year, the number of active listings for single-family homes in the Denver metro area jumped up by about 52%. Statewide, the number saw about a 43% uptick. But despite the larger pool of options, home prices continue to climb. The median sales price rose 11% statewide in that same time, and it increased by about 11% in the Denver metro area, where the median sales price sat at a staggering $647,500 as of June. The good news? The 11% price bump represents a notably smaller increase than Colorado had endured each month over the past year, according to a report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. The jump in the supply of available homes means buyers now have a better chance of purchasing a house, but prices in metro Denver and Colorado at large remain notoriously expensive. “The story here, just to be frank, is not that all the sudden the market has drastically changed — it’s that it mellowed out compared to 2021 and 2020,” said Matthew Leprino, a Realtor based in metro Denver. “The current state of SEE MARKET, P8
BEING PART OF THE ART Local venues pull viewers into the performance
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