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AT THE HEART OF THE CONQUEST Denver Art Museum’s Malinche exhibit runs through May 8

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‘HEROINE OF THE TITANIC’ Molly Brown House Museum’s new exhibit opened April 1

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Business Matters Christy Steadman | csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Business Matters is a monthly column featuring business news in the Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile coverage areas, which is roughly central and central-south Denver.

If you are a local business that would like to announce any updates to your operations, email Christy Steadman at csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

NEW OPENINGS Korean BBQ Chef A new at-home dinner service offering authentic Korean cuisine has launched to serve the Denver-metro area.

The business is the brainchild of mother-son duo, Sunny and MJ Hong, who are Korean-born American immigrants.

How it works is the client collaborates with the chef “to organize a customized menu in accordance with your preferences,” states the website. “The chef will arrive to your home at the agreed-upon time on your service date.”

The menu includes a variety of meats, soups, appetizers and traditional Korean side dish options.

Options for gluten free, vegan and other dietary restrictions are also available upon request.

The Korean BBQ Chef also offers Charlie Berger, left, and Patrick Crawford, co-owners and co-founders of Denver Beer catering and meal prep services.

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“The ride has been amazing for every one of us who have had the honor of serving you at Turin,” states the post. “We all thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”

According to the post, the closure comes as Alan Fine, founder and owner, is preparing for retirement.

Fine opened Turin Bicycles in 1971 near Denver’s Grant and Sherman streets area, and relocated to the bike shop’s Seventh Avenue and Lincoln Street location in 1991.

Turin Bicycles carried a wide variety of bikes and gear, and also offered various bike services.

Though the shop is closing at its current location, two longtime

employees, Mike Stejskal and Dave Wileden, “are working to re-home the business and hope to return next year in a new location,” states the post on Turin Bicycles’ website.

To learn more about Turin Bicycles, visit turinbikes.com.

MILESTONES Denver Beer Co. As Denver Beer Co. celebrated the one-year anniversary of opening its third taproom — which is located at 2425 South Downing St. in Denver’s Rosedale neighborhood — the brewery made a mid-March announcement that it would be opening a fourth location in Lowry.

“The Rosedale neighborhood is an underappreciated gem of a community in Denver,” said the brewery’s co-founder Charlie Berger. “We love our neighbors, our beer garden and our team. It’s been incredibly rewarding to see how we have been welcomed in this part of town.”

Berger and Patrick Crawford opened their first Denver Beer Co. brewery and taproom in Denver’s Highland neighborhood in 2007.

That was followed with Denver Beer Co.’s production brewery called Canworks in Sunnyside, then Olde Town Arvada’s Denver Beer Co. in 2017.

The Rosedale location features Denver Beer Co.’s craft beer — including year-round favorites and seasonal brews — and a variety of food options from DBC Eats Comfort Food as well as the onsite ice cream shop, Yum Yums Ice Cream.

An additional amenity is a large, dog-friendly outdoor patio.

The recently announced fourth taproom will be located at 7070 E. Lowry Blvd. within the Exchange at Boulevard One development in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. It will include a brewery, taproom, an outdoor patio and garden and an inhouse restaurant concept.

“This fourth taproom will be really special due to its location on the park within the Exchange at Boulevard One,” Crawford said in a news release. “Ever since traveling to Germany, I’ve always dreamt of having a taproom adjacent to open space where you can sip beers in between yard games.”

A groundbreaking is expected to take place in April with plans for a grand opening in late 2022.

To learn more about Denver Beer Co., visit denverbeerco.com.

MISCELLANEOUS Native Foods Native Foods has announced that Chef Chris Bertke will assume the role of executive chef for the vegan fast-casual restaurant brand.

Native Foods has a location in Glendale at 680 S. Colorado Blvd., and in Lone Tree and Boulder.

Bertke is a St. Louis native. He has a background in fine dining and experience in a number of vegan kitchens. Bertke, who is vegan, specializes in creating meat-like products using his own recipes — SEE BRIEFS, P3

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Comedian Sam Clark hosts benefit for theater scholarship fund STAFF REPORT

The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center’s (JCC Denver) Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting a comedy event to benefit the Wolf Theatre Academy Scholarship Fund.

“The Tight Five: Original Standup Comedy Show” takes place at 7 p.m. April 21 at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Elaine Wolf Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia St., in Denver.

The show will be hosted by Denver native Sam Clark, a rising star comedian, writer and filmmaker. He is a Wolf Theatre Academy alumnus. During the show, a dozen never-before-seen comedians will debut their

Warren Village, a nonprofit residential community that serves homeless or housing insecure single-parent households, is hosting its seventh annual fundraiser gala on April 30 at The Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, 7800 E. Tufts Ave. The evening includes a cocktail reception, seated dinner, a coffee and dessert bar, a live auction hosted by Gary Corbett and dancing to live music by Hazel Miller & the Collective.

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tight five - which is five minutes of original material that was developed during an eight-week comedy writing session at the JCC Denver.

Tickets cost $10 for general admission. All proceeds will go directly to the scholarship fund for Wolf Theatre Academy to provide equitable access to a professional theatre experience for young artists.

The show is recommended for guests 16 years and older.

To purchase tickets and learn more about the Wolf Theatre Academy, visit jccdenver.org.

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will have the opportunity to hear heartwarming testimonials from families. The event’s distinguished honoree will be Erin Brown, Colorado Health Foundation’s vice president of community investment and impact.

Tickets cost $200 per person.

All proceeds benefit Warren Village and its support programs for parents and children. Warren Village is located at 1323 Gilpin St. in the Cheesman Park neighborhood.

To learn more about Warren Village or to purchase tickets to the gala, visit warrenvillage.org.

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Native Foods’ spring menu launches in April and will feature new creations by Bertke.

To learn more about Native Foods, visit nativefoods.com.

versus using fillers such as soy or tofu — for house-made meat substitutes.

“Joining Native Foods as executive chef is so exciting because I have the opportunity to create plant-based meat alternative recipes for our already innovative menu,” Bertke said in a news release.

Twist & Shout In early March, Westword reported that the Twist & Shout owners sold the record store to a longtime manager.

Paul and Jill Epstein decided to retire after owning and operating Twist & Shout for 33 years, Westword reported.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide resume in-person gatherings STAFF REPORT

Beginning April 1, all congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the globe will resume its in-person meetings.

Resuming in-person meetings coincides with two global events being held in all 120,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The first is a special lecture entitled, “Where Can You Find Real Hope?” Most congregations will host the lecture, which is scheduled for April 10.

In a March 7 Facebook post, Paul Epstein wrote: “We have understood for a while that our ability to retire had to dovetail with a plan to keep Twist & Shout going far into the future. We believe that the store has become part of Denver life, and if it were to disappear, a huge hole in the cultural and musical life of our city would appear.”

Patrick Brown, the new owner, was hired to work at Twist & Shout 30 years ago. He has been the store’s manager for 29. In the above-mentioned Facebook post,

The second event takes place on April 15. This is Jehovah’s Witnesses’ largest gathering of the year, during which attendees commemorate the death of Jesus Christ.

Both gatherings will take place in-person with live speakers at local Kingdom Halls.

For the past two years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been meeting virtually, and buildings for worship have remained closed globally due to the risks associated with meeting in person during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Epstein added that Brown “assured me that nothing would change. The employees, product mix, special events, policies and overall vibe of our beloved Twist & Shout will remain the same … his energy will carry the store way into the future.

I’m excited for the store and have no trepidation about this move.”

Twist & Shout is located at 2508 E. Colfax Ave., which borders Denver’s Congress Park and City Park neighborhoods. To learn more about the record store, visit twistandshout. com.

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Denver Zoo launches emergency fund for Ukrainian zoos STAFF REPORT

The Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., has launched an emergency fund to help Ukrainian zoos.

The Denver Zoo’s Wildlife Emergency Fund will provide emergency assistance to the zoos in Ukraine that have been impacted by the Russian invasion. Funds raised will support the organizations, zookeepers and other personnel working in Ukraine and bordering nations that are providing food, transportation, veterinary care and evacuation for the animals.

The Wildlife Emergency Fund will support Ukrainian zoos im-

mediately, and other global wildlife emergencies in the future.

Denver Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). WAZA and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) will ensure the assistance will reach the people, animals and organizations most in need. Funds raised will be distributed in accordance with a plan developed

by WAZA and EAZA that will first provide immediate needs for animals and staff at Ukrainian zoos, and then will provide recovery assistance for zoos and other wildlife

organizations when the time comes.

“We’ve all watched in horror as this crisis has unfolded in Ukraine, and our hearts go out to the Ukrainian people,” said Bert Vescolani, president and CEO of the Denver Zoo who also serves as a WAZA councilmember, in a news release.

“Our zoo professional colleagues in Ukraine have inspired us with their courage and dedication as they work to care for the animals, and we must do what we can to support them as a member of the global zoo and wildlife conservation community.”

To donate to the Denver Zoo’s Wildlife Emergency Fund, visit den-

verzoo.org/WildlifeERFund.

“So much of what we do is giving the animals in our care everything they need to thrive and create a stress-free environment, and I can’t begin to imagine how you do that in a warzone,” said Maura Davis, assistant curator of pachyderms at Denver Zoo. “I’ve seen the reports that many of the zookeepers in Ukraine are sleeping at their zoos to care for their animals, but I’m sure they’re wondering where they’re going to get their next load of hay, vegetables and other supplies.”

For more information, visit DenverZoo.org.

Cousins create Byte Bars energy bar

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Casey Nunnelly, left, and Sabina Rizzo are cousins and Denver-based entrepreneurs. The duo set out to make an energy bar that was as delicious as it was healthy, and came up with their COURTESY PHOTO Byte Bars.

Casey Nunnelly and Sabina Rizzo knew there had to be a way to make healthy energy bars taste better.

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Byte is an acronym for Be Yourself Today Everyday.

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Denver Paper Fashion Show pushes artists’ boundaries

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Because “Project Runway” first aired in late 2004, Brielle Killip of Denver’s Cole neighborhood thought she was late in getting hooked on the reality TV show — considering she had watched it for the first time only a few months ago.

But something she and her longtime boyfriend, Chris Geissinger, were particularly attracted to in the show is its unconventional materials challenge. This is because Killip, a graphic designer, and Geissinger, who is in the construction field, have participated in the annual Denver Paper Fashion Show five times.

Add Jennifer Garber, who has a background in nursing and is a hobbyist knitter, to the team, and the trio has come up with quite an array of fashions through the years.

“It’s always great to share the time with them creating,” Killip said. “The three of us bring together interesting qualities that complement each other.”

The Denver Paper Fashion Show — which features haute couture fashions

made entirely from paper by Coloradoarea designers — is put on annually by the Denver chapter of The One Club for Creativity, a global nonprofit that exists to support all different types of creatives.

“I feel like everybody, in some form or fashion, is an artist,” said Lindsay Buemi, chief of staff for the One Club who co-manages the Denver Paper Fashion Show. “This is such an amazing event to bring together all these creatives.”

The Denver Paper Fashion Show is an all volunteer run event — including the models’ hair and makeup artists.

Proceeds from the event benefit the One Club’s programming, as well as Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, which is a nonprofit community organization that provides after-school arts programs for urban youth.

The first Denver Paper Fashion Show took place in 2004 and it has grown to be one of the largest in the country — if not unique to Denver.

Because of COVID, the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. But the 2022 event, which took place on March 10 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, was spectacular, said Buemi.

“This event has continued to grow and push artistic boundaries through the paper medium,” she said. “Every year I’m astonished by this creative platform and its ability to bring together so many generations from

Veronica Amancio wears a design titled Nature’s Shadow, which was inspired by the darker side of Mother Nature. This design, by Veronica Dewey of Longmont, won first PHOTOS BY JASON DEWITT place in the Denver Paper Fashion Show, which took place March 10.

bourgeoning students to professional artists.”

This year, about 35 teams competed, which included a mix of professionals and students. Professionals, however, does not necessarily mean people who are employed in the fashion industry.

Though some of them are. Those entering as a professional run the gamut of architects to those employed in academia.

“We don’t want to limit creativity,” Buemi said. “So, there are no rules on what you can create.”

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Molly Brown House exhibit sheds new light on sinking of Titanic — and a famous survivor

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On April 10, 1912, the newly completed HRS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. Before setting its course for New York, the luxury liner crossed the British Channel to pick up more passengers in Cherbourg, France — including Margaret Tobin Brown. Brown’s experiences during the calamitous sinking that followed are the subject of a new exhibition at the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver.

hortly before she boarded the HRS Titanic in the spring of 1912, wealthy socialite and activist Margaret Tobin Brown played tourist in Egypt. The 45-year-old Denverite explored the pyramids by camel and shopped in a Cairo bazaar, where she bought a 3-inch high, turquoise-colored statue called an ushabti. Purportedly, such ancient tomb ornaments brought good luck. She would need it.

On the night of April 14, Brown was reading in bed in her Titanic stateroom when she felt a jolt overhead. The world’s largest luxury ocean liner had just collided with a towering iceberg. The ship sank in less than three hours, killing 1,500 passengers and crew. Brown was among the 706 who survived.

Today, that ushabti is one of many fascinating items on display in a new exhibition, “Heroine of the Titanic,” at the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Perhaps the ushabti really saved Brown’s life — or perhaps it was her own level-headed behavior during that terrifying night. Brown was far more remarkable than most people know. She spoke five languages, studied acting in Paris under Sarah Bernhardt, crusaded for women’s voting rights, ran for Senate and won the French Legion of Honor for her relief work during World War I. Clearly, Brown, who lived from 1867 to 1932, was a fascinating person in her own right. To prove the point, the museum is voyaging back in time to that fateful April of 1912 — in a quest to reveal not only fresh insights about the sinking, but also about a woman who may rank as Denver’s most famous but least understood.

Movie props, items salvaged from the wreck and a virtual time machine The Molly Brown House Museum show, which runs from April 1 to Sept. 25, is displaying Titanic-related items from its own collection — such as an anxious telegram Brown received from her son when she was aboard the rescue ship, Carpathia. Thirty items loaned by the Branson Titanic Museum in Missouri include artifacts salvaged from the wreck, discovered in 1985. Also on display are props from the 1997 film, “Titanic,” and the entertaining but highly inaccurate 1964 movie musical, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

But Andrea Malcomb, the museum’s director, is even more excited about another artifact. In early 2020, just before the pandemic hit, the museum acquired a century-old scrapbook from descendants of the Brown family. Created in 1914, by Brown’s teenage niece, Helen Tobin, who was living in her aunt’s household at the time, the scrapbook contains newspaper interviews, photos and never-before-seen family documents. It was donated by the Vollrath/ Marenholz family.

“The scrapbook is a game-changer for us,” said Malcomb. “This comes from a period in Margaret’s life where we were missing a lot of information.”

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The fragile, yellowed pages offer fresh details about not only the Titanic disaster, but also Brown’s involvement in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and her 1914 run for the U.S. Senate.

According to museum curator Stephanie McGuire, the scrapbook functioned as a virtual time-machine, allowing her to immerse herself in the world of 1912.

“Putting together these exhibits is a dream,” she said. “We’ve built this whole exhibit off primary sources, rather than relying on books about it.”

Added Malcomb, “There are so many myths surrounding Margaret. This 110th anniversary of the sinking enables us to strip away myth and show the truth.”

Harmful caricatures of Brown and other Western women And of myths, there are many.

To set the record straight, Margaret Brown was never called “Molly,” except by Hollywood scriptwriters.

As a baby, she did not float down a rushing river in her cradle. She never worked in a saloon or accidentally burned up all her husband’s hard-earned cash by hiding it in a wood stove. She did not use expressions like “Gol’ durn.”

Dr. Kristen Iversen, author of the highly-regarded biography, “Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth,” is

To learn more about the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, or to purchase tickets to its latest exhibit, which opened on April 1, visit mollybrown.org. dismayed by these fallacies. Caricaturing Western women like Molly Brown and Baby Doe Tabor is dangerous, she warned, “because the reality of these women is erased.”

As a grad student in history at the University of Denver, Iversen was astounded to discover a treasure trove of old clippings and other documents that put the lie to the popular conception of Brown as an ignorant saloon girl.

“She was really smart and really motivated and absolutely undaunted by the things the culture said were inappropriate for women to do,” Iversen said.

The maritime tragedy that never should have happened What of the tragedy that made Brown famous? Her compassionate treatment of other passengers, many of them impoverished immigrants, won her the title, “Heroine of the Titanic.”

Newspapers rushed to interview her and world renown soon followed.

According to Iversen, Brown was an excellent writer and also published her own accounts of the ordeal. She especially wanted to expose human errors that led to the tragedy.

A widely published photograph from May 29, 1912, shows Margaret Tobin Brown, chair of the Titanic Survivors Committee, presenting a silver loving cup to Captain Arthur H. Rostron of the rescue ship, Carpathia.

The grateful Brown also gave Rostron her Egyptian ushabti, a good-luck talisman that accompanied her in Lifeboat Number PHOTO BY TIM COLLINS Six.

Brown strongly criticized the ship’s excessive speed and lack of safety drills. In Iversen’s biography, Brown commented, “the Titanic disaster was a tragedy as unnecessary as running the Brown Palace into Pike’s Peak.”

Although Brown didn’t have access to current scientific research, in a larger sense, she was probably right.

The tragic sinking of SEE MOLLY BROWN, P7

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MYTH: Molly Brown worked as a saloon girl in Leadville before marrying J.J. Brown.

FACT: Margaret Tobin moved to Leadville in 1886 at age 18 to keep house for her brother, Daniel, who was hard at work in the mines.

Money was tight so Margaret Tobin got a job at a local department store, where she sewed carpets, draperies and shades.

MYTH: Molly Brown was an ignorant yokel who couldn’t read or write.

FACT: Margaret Tobin grew up in a hard-working family of Irish immigrants in Hannibal, Missouri. She went to school until age 13, when she was expected to get a job to help support the household. As a young bride in Leadville and later in Denver, Margaret Tobin Brown hired tutors to further educate herself and her children. She ended up speaking five languages.

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the Titanic has special relevance today, in light of tragedies like the 2018 and 2019 crashes of Boeing planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

Just as Boeing’s new management took dangerous shortcuts in their race to beat the European-made Airbus to market, evidence from the wreck of the Titanic suggests that competition between two British shipping lines — White Star,

These five fallacies and many others are busted by Kristen Iversen’s biography, “Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth.” Perhaps the most widespread myth is the name, Molly Brown. The creative team that turned Margaret Tobin Brown’s heavily-fictionalized life story into a Broadway musical chose the nickname, Molly, because it was easier to sing. But during her lifetime, no one ever addressed Margaret Tobin Brown as Molly.

MYTH: Molly Brown was a gold digger.

FACT: After meeting the modestly paid mining engineer J.J. Brown at a Catholic church picnic in 1886, Margaret Tobin wrote, “I wanted a rich man but I loved Jim Brown.” They married the same year.

which built the Titanic and archrival Cunard — may have played a role in the sinking.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) surmised as much, after analyzing 40 iron rivets salvaged from the wreck. According to the NIST website, the Titanic’s hull was secured with 3 million rivets made from lower grade iron with a high percentage of slag. At the time, there was a worldwide shortage of quality iron and the shipwrights — under pressure to get the boat into the water —

MYTH: The Browns struck gold on their claim and became wealthy overnight.

FACT: In 1893, J.J. Brown’s employer, the Ibex mining company, struck a rich vein of gold in the Little Jonny mine. By then, J.J. and Margaret Brown had been married for seven years and had two children.

MYTH: Denver’s elite Sacred Thirty-Six, controlled by socialite Louise Crawford Hill, shunned Molly Brown and her husband, J.J., as ignorant upstarts.

FACT: After moving from Leadville to Denver in 1893, J.J. and Margaret Brown quickly became respected members of Denver society and at times, attended some of the same events as the Crawford-Hills. However, Margaret Brown’s progressive political views differed drastically from the Hills, who were publishers of the conservative newspaper, “The Denver Republican.

probably settled for what was available. But the slag-filled rivets grew brittle from exposure to the icy North Atlantic. On impact with the iceberg, the rivets popped their tops, opening five of the ship’s “water tight” compartments. The ship quickly sank.

The speed of the sinking was long attributed to a 300-foot gash in the hull ripped by the iceberg. Exploration of the wreck proved that this never happened.

Like many Titanic survivors, Brown was haunted by the experience for the rest of her life. But she

still managed to cram in a staggering number of experiences by the time she died at age 65 — 20 years after the Titanic sank. When she wasn’t working with Denver Judge Ben Lindsey to reform harsh juvenile laws or standing up for the rights of miners in Ludlow, she was in Switzerland, learning how to yodel.

It all feels a bit daunting. How did she have time? One thing is certain: Margaret Tobin Brown never had time to be dull.

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FASHION FROM PAGE 5

On the left, Jennifer Garber models the Shadows of the Night design. On the right, Kate Bordeaux wears the Fire in My Soul design. Both designs were created by Garber, Brielle Killip and Chris Geissinger for the Denver Paper Fashion Show, which took place March 10.

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BYTE BARS FROM PAGE 4

Nunnelly and Rizzo dedicated more work into their product. They incorporated consumer feedback on their recipe formulations and reformulations.

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However, 90% of the fashions must be made of paper, including props and accessories. One Club partners with Kelly Spicers, a paper distributor based in Aurora, to get the paper, which is donated by a number of paper mills.

Each year, the Denver Paper Fashion Show presents a broad theme. This year’s theme was “Chiaroscuro,” which is making use of bold contrasts between light and dark.

Killip, Geissinger and Garber — whose team name was Blue Linen Creative — entered two fashions in the 2022 event.

The first entry was Shadows of the Night, which was inspired by a “glimmer that you catch out of the corner of your eye, something floating through the darkness of night,” Killip said.

The second entry was Fire in My Soul, which was inspired by the “fire that burns inside each one of us, fueling our passions and desire,” Killip said.

four flavors — Choco Chip, Cinna Cherry, Peanut Butta and the newest release, Lemmy Razz Protein.

All offer a “happy medium between tasty and healthy,” Nunnelly said.

It is expected that King Soopers will carry Byte Bars by this summer.

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This year’s first-place winner was Veronica Dewey, of Longmont, for her design, Nature’s Shadow. This design was inspired by the “darker side of Mother Nature,” Dewey said.

Dewey has participated in the Denver Paper Fashion Show four times. The first time was for the first fashion show in 2004. Then, because she was busy raising her children, Dewey took a long hiatus until 2018.

The fashion show “really pushes your creative boundaries,” Dewey said. “It’s a tough competition because of the high level of creativity. Every year there’s more and more creative stuff that shows up.

But that’s what’s fun about it.”

Dewey spent 19 years as a graphic designer, but for the past four years, she has been transitioning into a career in costume design and construction. She is now employed in the University of Colorado-Boulder’s theater department.

The Paper Fashion Show has helped Dewey with her career transition, she said, adding it has given her the opportunity to test her skills, get portfolio work and

they said. They are looking to expand their vision of sustainability and local sourcing and get Byte Bars on more shelves regionally, nationally and eventually, worldwide.

They also are wanting to get involved with give-back programs that prioritize sustainability and human connection — Nunnelly and Rizzo are focused on contributing to communities to provide a positive and lasting impact.

For now, Nunnelly and Rizzo are looking forward to community engagement opportunities this

put her designs in front of an audience.

Designers generally have about three months to design their fashions. No doubt, it’s a lot of hard work that goes into them.

“Those of us driven to make this type of art really have a passion for it,” Dewey said.

Dewey added taht It is all worth it for the moment that her design comes out on the runway.

“It’s like this magic moment when everything comes together,” she said.

The Denver Paper Fashion Show is truly a unique event that is elevating Denver’s creative scene, Dewey said.

Geissinger agreed. In fact, participating in the Denver Paper Fashion Show has inspired he and Killip to take other arts courses, such as pottery, he said.

“The Denver area is very creative,” Geissinger said, adding that there is everything one can imagine here, including working with iron to sketching and glass blowing.

“Denver can certainly hold its own compared to other cities when it comes to creativity,” he said.

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Both humans and dogs enjoy Sunday afternoon strolls in Washington Park.

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A Sunday afternoon at the park

o matter the weather, people love to visit Washington Park. But add the sunshine and temperatures above 60 degrees, and you get a setting that’s just as picturesque as Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Here are some photos of people enjoying a Sunday afternoon in Washington Park on March 20.

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Olivia Lau and Gloria Kg enjoy a lakeside picnic at Washington Park.

Eliel Rodrigo plays in the sand with his dump truck.

Liam Dietrich eyes the landing point before sliding down the play structure.

Even the geese know that Washington Park is a perfect hangout spot to spend an afternoon.

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VOICES

Calling all class of 2022 graduates

FROM THE EDITOR

Christy Steadman

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hile Denver Public Schools students are getting ready for their spring break, I am already thinking about the students who will be graduating in a couple of months.

This means it is that time of year again to start putting together our 2022 grads package.

And I need your help.

Here is what I need to run this feature: • Full name of the graduate.

• A headshot photo — a senior picture, or even a selfie of the grad in their cap and gown would work just fine.

• The high school the student is graduating from. The school must be located in Denver, or the graduate must live in Den-

Getting together with the D10 community

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s the councilperson for District 10, one of my goals is to increase community participation in our democracy. Our democracy is stronger when we all participate, and I have seen firstGUEST hand that one person can make a difference in our community. I COLUMN advocated for a bill that became law in 2018, and because of my years of advocacy at the state level, our state elected officials decided to name the bill after me. Not everyone can have a law with their name on it in their list of accomplishments, but we can all participate in our own Councilmember way.

After a tumultuous few years Chris Hinds domestically, preserving our democracy seems more important and challenging now than in recent memory. We have had protests, civil rights conversations, global unrest, and during all of that, we’ve been wrestling with a global pandemic. This pandemic has shifted our definition of normal for more than two years, and we’ve all had to make incredible adjustments to every part of our lives. I think it’s a perfect time for us all to get to know our neighbors, form new connections to our city, and become more engaged in our government. That’s why our office is planning monthly events that will take place throughout District 10 from May through October.

These events are designed to encourage and increase civic engagement, and it will give our community yet another way to access their city councilmember and council office. These events will highlight District 10, and they will also provide a great two-way conversation so I can share some of my priorities and hear more about you and your priorities. And, while we’re coming together, let’s have some fun in the process.

Each event will be a little different, but you can

ver if attending a school outside of the city of Denver. Students who are homeschooled or attending an online/virtual school are also welcome to participate.

• After high school plans. These plans do not have to be college. Perhaps the grad is joining the military, taking a gap year or entering into a profession. Whatever their immediate future plans are, let me know.

• QUOTE (please have the graduate answer one or both of these questions in a full sentence): 1) In your opinion, what makes the class of 2022 special and why?

2) What did you learn during your high school experience that you will take with you in your future endeavors?

Responses and photos can be emailed to

LETTER TO THE EDITOR CSP seeks help in reducing fatalities Over the last few months, I have asked the motoring public to join the Colorado State Patrol in driving down the number of fatalities on our state’s roadways. While I firmly believe this effort can only be realized through a majority of our drivers consciously participating through safe driving behavior, I also want to share how your Colorado State Patrol members are taking action.

Law enforcement agencies across the nation are experiencing the same strain on their workforce that most industries are facing, so the Patrol is working strategically to do more with less. We have leaned into what our agency’s crash investigation data is telling us, so we can focus our enforcement on the most predictable behaviors that cause serious crashes in Colorado.

In addition, we are advancing our use of data to pinpoint where and when crashes are most prevalent. In late 2021, the Colorado State Patrol initiated surge operations in predictable, high crash areas and these efforts yielded the best possible result - no fatalities in those areas.

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Troopers continue to couple what we learn from our data with their knowledge of local traffic patterns and problem areas. This complete approach allows our members to build a more impactful enforcement plan and remain visible. Yet, we will always need your partnership.

As we continually improve what we can gain from our data, implement intermittent surge operations and steadily grow back our number of troopers, we also have to accept that the quality of our lives greatly depends on individuals.

Drivers collectively decide how safe or how dangerous our roadways will be each time the ignition turns over. Whether there are 100 Colorado State Troopers or 10,000, there will never be a law enforcement officer at every mile marker to catch every bad action.

Your Colorado State Patrol will commit to working smarter with every resource at our disposal. Now this is where you come in. Join us in making Colorado a safe place to drive again.

Col. Matthew C. Packard Chief of the Colorado State Patrol

How to talk to your child to protect them from abuse GUEST COLUMN

Julie Federico

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A publication of

me directly at csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Feel free to give me a call at 303-566-4107 if you have any questions.

This feature will run in the June editions of Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile newspapers. Deadline is May 18.

Anyone with a loved one who is graduating this year can participate — in the past, I’ve had grandparents, neighbors, family friends, neighborhood organizations, school faculty and student peers send in the information for their graduate. It’s always fun to see the submissions, but it’s also great to be able to highlight the graduating students. I can’t wait to see how this year’s grads package turns out.

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pril is child abuse prevention month. It is the month set aside to try and end child abuse.

Parents have many responsibilities when educating their children about life. One of the most important conversations to have with your child is a conversation about body safety. What is body safety, you ask? Body safety is teaching your children that their body is their own, and if anyone touches them in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable, you want to know as soon as possible. This one piece of information can save your child from childhood sexual abuse and is key to abuse prevention.

I think parents overthink this topic,

get scared, and then do not say anything to their children. But the best way to prevent child abuse is to talk about it before it happens — not after.

Taking a few steps to prevent child abuse is easy: Know who is watching your children, educate your child about body safety rules, and respond quickly if your child self-discloses information that someone has harmed them.

Contrary to what the media feeds families, children are usually harmed by people in their own family. About 93% of children who are harmed are harmed by someone they know. Meaning, anyone is capable of harmful SEE FEDERICO, P11

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Spring garden clean-up

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iving in Colorado, we plant our gardens a little later than other areas of the country. This is mostly due to our high elevation, which increases GUEST our chance of COLUMN snow and freezing Mike Holloway nighttime temperatures well into April and early May. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty to do to prepare our gardens on those warm April days ahead. The month of April is a great time to get started.

As a matter of fact, April 14 is National Gardening Day and the whole month of April is designated as National Gardening Month.

With that in mind, here are some great tips on preparing your garden for planting.

The first thing to do to get your garden ready is to remove debris that may have ended up in your garden over the winter. This might include fallen branches, leaves, unwanted rocks, old labels and litter.

Then, it’s time to pull those weeds.

Whether they are leftover weeds

from fall, or newly sprouted, they must go. It’s good to remove them before they get established and go to seed.

Next, inspect your shrubs and trees for damage they might have incurred during the winter. Prune any broken, dead or storm-damaged branches. Also snip the brown tips off any evergreens that have suffered dieback from the winter’s cold.

Now it’s time to check your perennials. Some people deadhead and cut back their perennials and grasses in the fall, but I’m one of those who waits to do it in the spring. I like having them for winter interest and they provide food and shelter for wildlife. So, if you are like me, it’s time to cut back and clear the way for this year’s new growth. While you’re concentrating on your perennials, you may notice that some need to be divided. Before new growth begins is the perfect time to dig up and divide. Replant and water the divided clumps ASAP. If you have any leftovers, give them to your friends.

Finally, turn to your annual beds.

You can improve the soil by adding organic material such as good quality compost. The result is rich soil that holds moisture but drains well.

Also, good garden soil is loose and filled with air that plant roots need, and it contains minerals essential for plant growth. It is alive with living organisms such as earthworms and good bacteria. If you haven’t already done so, rake any debris from the beds to clear the area for preparation. On a day when the soil is moist but not wet, spread

a minimum of three inches of compost onto your soil. Then turn or till the soil as deeply as possible, at least eight to 10 inches. Deep tilling aerates and loosens soil which lets roots grow deeper. Now, rake the beds level and when it’s finally warm enough in mid-to-late May, your beds are ready to plant with beautiful annuals. Happy gardening!

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that friend or family member, “I have spoken with my children about ways to prevent child abuse.

In our family, we have an open dialogue. My children will be reporting to me if someone they know is making them feel uncomfortable.”

It does not have to be in those exact words, but saying something goes a long way to aid in child sexual abuse prevention. Most friends and family members will respect the boundary you have set.

Kids of all ages institutively know abuse is wrong. If you give them permission to self-disclose, they usually will. Remember, if you say nothing, your children will say nothing if something happens to them. They will take their cues from you, so be sure you speak out

on this topic.

Children will understand this information at a very young age.

You want to be the first person to talk to your child about child abuse, not the perpetrator. My daughter was about 18 months when I got the first proof of my children’s book, “Some Parts Are NOT for Sharing.” This is a child abuse prevention book, available in English and Spanish, for children 0-9 years old.

I read it to my daughter, and while we were carving pumpkins one day, she asked me, “mom, do pumpkins have private parts?” I thought, I am really onto something here — she gets this. Your child can get it as well.

Parents struggle with how to prevent child abuse, but it is re-

ally very simple. Read my book to your children, have conversations about people who are in a caregiving role in their life and talk about your family relationships. Tell your children that it is OK to tell if anyone in the family hurts them.

Tell them that you will not be angry and that you want to know as soon as possible. As your child grows, their questions will change. You will know when it is time to include more information than what is in the book.

theme of the six events is mobility, and each event will showcase different ways to explore District 10 besides the traditional car. I encourage you to attend as many as you would like, as each event will be unique.

I think it’s important to let residents know that the city and the District 10 office are here for them.

I hope that these events bring our community closer together while showcasing how our office can help you. I look forward to seeing the D10 community in person again.

You can find out the most up to date information about these events by visiting our website, denverperfect10.com, or on our social

media channels. Our first event will take place from 2-4 p.m. May 29 on Acoma Street between 10th and 11th avenues.

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acts. Most children are not harmed or abducted by someone at a store, but by someone sitting around your dining room table. Child abuse is all about access. Make a mental list of who has access to your children and who spends time with them alone when you are not there.

It is also highly likely that the parent introduced the child to their perpetrator. The parent left the child alone with the perpetrator without knowing they wouldn’t be OK. If you frequently leave your child alone with a close friend or family member, it is OK to say to

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expect all of them to be similar to a block party — with food trucks, live music, tables of information from different entities and fun. The overall

April is a great time to spring clean your garden in preparation for May. PHOTO BY SCOTT DRESSEL-MARTIN/DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS

Mike Holloway is a horticulture coordinator with the Denver Botanic Gardens

Julie Federico is a Denver resident and the author of “Some Parts are NOT for Sharing.” To order the book or learn more about Federico’s other children’s books titles, visit juliefederico.com/books.

Chris Hinds represents District 10 on Denver City Council. He can be reached at district10@denvergov.org or 720-337-7710.

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Giving back to Mother Earth this April River clean-up, litter removal, tree celebration on deck for Denver

BY ELICIA HESSELGRAVE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Denver residents have proven a vested interest in environmental wellness.

In 2020, Ballot Measure 2A was voted in by Denver residents, creating the Climate Protection Fund, which provides up to $40 million annually to advance climate action goals.

As a result, the city and county of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency was approved to increase its office staff from a handful of employees to now more than 35 staff.

“This investment in our future is a testament to how much Denverites truly care about the environment,” said Winna MacLaren, manager of communications and engagement for the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency.

“We’ve seen active participation for Earth Day around the city for many years.”

Growing concern for the environment Earth Day and Arbor Day both fall in April and are recognized to raise awareness for the environment.

Arbor Day specifically celebrates

trees and often includes a tradition of tree planting. While this may be a component of Earth Day, it has a wider spectrum of traditions involving activities that lower carbon footprint, for example, and highlighting humankind’s negligence toward the environment.

The concept of Earth Day began in the 1960s from the mind of the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who hoped to instill public involvement and concern for the environment. The first official Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, and consisted of rallies in big cities across the U.S. It drew more than 20 million people nationwide. This event was a catalyst for change. In the following years, public concern about the environment increased. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “when polled in May 1971, 25% of the U.S. public declared protecting the environment to be an important goal, a 2,500% increase over 1969.”

Earth Day is still observed on April 22 each year. Now recognized globally, and with an estimated 1 billion participants, it is deemed the largest secular event worldwide.

Arbor Day preceded Earth Day by nearly 100 years. It was established in Nebraska by J. Sterling Morton, a journalist who was involved with the Nebraska Board of Agriculture.

Morton shared his love and appreciation for trees with his community and noticed the lack of forestation in the area. It is estimated 1

Volunteers with The Greenway Foundation clean up downtown Denver during a previous year’s event. This year, the organization has slated its Family Spring South Platte COURTESY OF THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION Stewardship Day to take place on April 23.

million trees were planted on the first Arbor Day, which was April 10, 1874.

The Arbor Day holiday is now celebrated globally. In the U.S., it is always recognized on the last Friday of April, falling on April 29 this year.

There are many events, learning opportunities and a variety of activities that Denver residents can participate in this April to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day. Here are a few examples.

Sustainable Neighborhoods Program Residents can make a difference for the local environment yearround through Denver’s Sustainable Neighborhoods Program. This program invites residents to participate in sustainability projects with other community members, such as workshops, projects and events.

To learn more about the Sustainable Neighborhoods Program, visit sustainableneighborhoodnetwork. org.

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Revitalizing Malinche’s legacy

Denver Art Museum exhibit runs through May 8

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bout 500 years ago, Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors captured Tenochtitlán, the great Aztec city known today as Mexico City.

While this history is well documented, Victoria Lyall, the Jan

and Frederick Mayer curator of art of the ancient Americas at the Denver Art Museum, and Terezita Romo, an independent curator, did not want to talk about Cortés.

“It’s time to reconsider the Indigenous woman who was the heart of this story,” Lyall said.

Lyall is referring to a young woman named Malinche, whose

In addition to the exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, other local institutions also have exhibitions that deal with La Malinche.

“Malinalli on the Rocks: A Latinx and Chicanx perspective of La Malinche” Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr. in Denver, is presenting “Malinalli on the Rocks.”

This exhibit features 11 Latinx and Chicanx artists in Colorado and offers the opportunity to explore and re-discover Malinche’s story. The “exhibit will challenge us to reflect on how she should be remembered; what she did and represents, immortalized in the artists’ interpretations,” states the website.

Artworks include paintings, installations and mixed media works.

It is curated by Maruca G. Salazar, former executive director of Museo de las Americas.

“If we remove the patriarchal lens and Eurocentric vantage, what we confront is a powerful presence, a woman that survived (and) overcame adversity, fulfilling the destiny foretold to her parents the night that she was born,” Salazar said in a news release.

“She is Malinalli Tenepal, the wild weed and the one that talks too much with enthusiasm and fluidity.”

According to a news release, the exhibit will also include “a remembrance piece for the late artist Alicia Cardenas since she was going to be part of this exhibition.” Cardenas owned Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing, 56 Broadway, and is the murder victim of a Dec. 27 shooting that spanned Denver and Lakewood.

“Malinalli on the Rocks” runs through July 23. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit museo.org.

“Malintzin: Unraveled and Rewoven” The exhibit, “Malintzin: Unraveled and Rewoven,” is a partnership between the Latino Cultural Art Center (LCAC), the University of Colorado-Denver, the CU Denver College of Arts & Media and the Denver Art Museum.

“This show exhibits current works of art, craft and design from upcycled materials to unpack a woman whose legacy has been reinterpreted and reimagined by artistic, scholar and activist communities across the U.S.-Mexican border,” states a news release on CU Denver College of Arts & Media’s website.

This installation, which complements the exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, includes fresh artwork by Denver artists Lilian Lara and Norbeto Mojardin, and CU Denver College of Arts & Media professor Bryan Leister and his students; as well as pieces from the LCAC’s Abarca Family Collection, including never before exhibited textiles. It is Lara’s curatorial debut.

“I found it important to call this show ‘Malintzin’ to use the honorific given to her by her own people as a sign of respect,” Lara said. “I want young Latina women to see this powerful woman who took a horrible situation, and through sheer wit and determination, became an immortal figure in Mexican history.”

“Malintzin: Unraveled and Rewoven” is free and open to the public through May 1. It is located at the CU Denver Experience Gallery (formerly Next Stage Gallery), 1025 13th St., which is in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

To learn more about the exhibit, visit tinyurl.com/Unraveled-and-Rewoven.

legend portrays her as both a betrayer of her people and the mother of Mexico.

Lyall and Romo are two of three co-curators of the Denver Art Museum’s exhibit, “Traitor, Survivor,

CENTER Jesús Helguera, La Malinche, 1941

Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche.”

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IF YOU GO “Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche” is on exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., through May 8.

Visitors are welcome to contribute a six-word poem to the exhibit.

Another feature is a digital, interactive app that includes a digitized viewing of Leslie Tillett’s tapestry, “The Conquest of Mexico,” which is housed in the museum’s Art of the Ancient Americas collection.

The digital, interactive app — created by CU Denver College of Arts & Media professor Bryan Leister and his students — offers “a modern interpretation of Cortés’ 36-month long campaign in Mexico between 1519 and 1521.”

Entry to “The Legacy of La Malinche” is included in general admission to the Denver Art Museum.

To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit denverartmuseum.org.

Cecilia Concepción Álvarez, La Malinche Tenía Sus Razones (La Malinche had her reasons), 1995. Acrylic paint on amate paper; 34-1/2 x 27 in. Courtesy of the artist.

IMAGES COURTESY OF THE DENVER ART MUSEUM © Cecilia Concepción Álvarez.

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It opened in February and will end on May 8.

Following its Denver run, the show will head to Albuquerque and then San Antonio.

A purpose of the show is to revitalize Malinche’s legacy, Lyall said.

“For five centuries, Malinche has remained a contentious figure, revered and reviled on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border,” Lyall said in a news release. “She is a historical figure about which very little factual and biographical documentation exists. In examining and presenting the legacy of Malinche from the 16th century through today, we hope to illuminate the multifaceted image of a woman unable to share her own story, allowing visitors to form their own impressions of who she was and the struggles she faced.”

Malinche was born near the Gulf Coast of Mexico and was enslaved at a young age, perhaps between the ages of 11 to 16. It is believed she was eventually sold to a Mayan chief in Tabasco, a southern Mexican state with a northern coastline on the Gulf of Mexico that is near the Yucatán Peninsula.

By the time Cortés arrived in 1519, Malinche was fluent in both Yucatec and Nahuatl, the languages of the Mayan and Aztec people, respectively.

Malinche was one of 20 young women gifted to Cortés to serve as

cana writers and artists, Malinche slaves to the conquistadors, but is the subject of a narrative that realizing the value of Malinche’s had been reframed and recently multilingualism, he took her as invigorated to reflect a Chicana his personal slave. feminism that resists male-domAs the Spaniards traveled ininated interpretations of her life land toward Tenochtitlán, it was Malinche who played a key role as and significance,” Romo said in the news release.

Cortés’ interpreter and cultural While Matranslator. linche’s legacy The exhibit is maligned by at the Denver many — the Art Museum word malinboasts 68 artchista means works created to be a traitor by 38 artists to one’s own from the people — many U.S., Mexico also revere it. and France.

Malinche Among them eventually is Denver’s became Corown Emanuel tés’ mistress Martinez, and whether whose work complacent to can be found it or not, she all over the gave birth to Denver-metro his first-born area, as well son. That child as in other became the states. first-known There are mestizo, a many notable artists being Alfredo Ramos Martínez, La Malinche (Young term used to describe one of featured in Girl of Yalala, Oaxaca), 1940. Oil paint on a mixed race, the exhibit. canvas; 50 x 40-1/2 in. Phoenix Art Museum: particularly, For example, Museum purchase with funds provided by Spanish and Ramos Marti- the Friends of Mexican Art, 1979.86. ©The Indigenous nez, a MexiAlfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project, descent. This can painter reproduced by permission. who lived COURTESY OF THE DENVER ART MUSEUM makes Malinche “the from 1871 to symbolic progenitor of a modern 1946 and is considered by some to Mexican nation, built on both Inbe a founding father of modern digenous and Spanish heritage,” Mexican art. Another is Sandy the news release said.

Rodriguez, a Los Angeles-based The Denver Art Museum exhiChicana artist and researcher. bition begins with a video that “As a figure embraced by Chi-

introduces Malinche to visitors. It establishes the historical, cultural, chronological and geographical contexts behind the invasion of the Spaniards and the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521.

The exhibit is divided into five different sections that demonstrate five identities that have been linked to Malinche during the past 500 years.The sections include: • Malinche as La Lengua/The Interpreter • Malinche as La Indígena/The Indigenous Woman • Malinche as La Madre de Mestizaje/The Mother of a Mixed Race • Malinche as La Traidora/The Traitor • Malinche as Chicana/Contemporary Reclamations.

Malinche continues to emerge as a figure of interest, Lyall said, adding that her story is timeless.

But her story has never been documented in her own words, Lyall added, so she is one of many women whose voices, historically, have been marginalized or told only by men.

Additionally, prior to 1848 when the U. S. and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the southwestern part of Colorado was Mexico. Today, at least 30% of Denver’s population identifies with Latino culture.

Malinche is “a figure they know well,” Lyall said. But even visitors to the Denver Art Museum who may not know who Malinche is will enjoy the exhibit, she added.

“Once they hear her story, they will be hooked.”

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The Greenway Foundation For more than 10 years, The Greenway Foundation has been hosting two big volunteer events each year as part of its mission to keep the river clean and connect residents with nature.

Ryan Aids, deputy director of The Greenway Foundation, said he hopes attendees of the river clean ups become environmental stewards with a sense of connectivity and ownership for the local environment.

“It is important to keep the river clean,” Aids said, “but it’s just as important for volunteers to have an opportunity to engage with local waterways.”

The Greenway Foundation is again offering its family-friendly Earth Day this year. Called the Family Spring South Platte Stewardship Day, the event takes place from 9-11 a.m. on April 23 at the Downtown Children’s Playground, which is located along the Cherry Creek Trail near Wewatta Street in Denver.

The Greenway Foundation’s South Platte River Environmental Education (SPREE) team will be catering to its youth volunteers by engaging them with arts and crafts and environmentally-focused activities, in addition to the trash pick-up.

The event is free but space is limited and advance registration is required.

Nearly 100 people attended last year’s Family Spring South Platte Stewardship Day, and more are expected to attend this year.

To learn more about The Greenway Foundation or to register for the Family Spring South Platte Stewardship Day, visit thegreenwayfoundation.org.

LoDo Cares LoDo Cares, an organization under the LoDo District, Inc. umbrella, is hosting its 2022 Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration from 9 a.m. to noon April 23 at the Rothman Children’s Playground, 1404 Wynkoop St., in Denver.

This event provides an opportunity to beautify the waterway,

community playground and public gardens, and environmental agencies will provide interactive and eco-friendly activities.

LoDo Cares has been hosting clean ups for the past 15 or 20 years, said John Wetenkamp, executive director of LoDo District Inc. He added that last year’s 90 volunteers collected about 45 bags of trash from the area, and he expects this year’s Earth Day event to be the biggest one yet.

The importance of the Earth Day event is to bring the community together and show the residents and businesses that they have a place to gather and give back, Wetenkamp said. He also hopes participants will take away a sense of responsibility and belonging.

“How we take care of each other — the people, the land and even the buildings — it’s all-encompassing and all tied into how we feel as an ecosystem,” Wetenkamp said.

Registration for LoDo Cares’ 2022 Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration can be done on Eventbrite.

Youth Sustainability Board (YSB) Rakhi Kataria is a high school senior at Silver Creek High School in Longmont and serves as co-president of the Youth Sustainability Board (YSB), a student-run nonprofit that got its start by Denver youth a few years ago.

YSB is dedicated to mobilizing Colorado students to get involved in sustainability efforts.

This year, YSB is celebrating Earth Month and is hosting an Earth Day Scavenger Hunt, which runs for one month, beginning the week prior to Earth Day. The event will consist of a variety of challenges that have different point values. Some examples include DIY upcycling projects, interacting with nature, promoting sustainability, attending events and volunteering to pick up trash.

YSB had 80 participants last year and Kataria hopes that everyone who can participate this year, will.

“I wish every day was Earth Day,” Kataria said. “It is a really important day for people to get involved in the community.”

To learn more about the Youth Sustainability Board, follow the organization on social media: @ youthsustainabilityboard.

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This year’s celebration of trees will feature a DJ, games, giveaways and beer. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with guests from a variety of environmental organizations.

The Urban Forest Initiative program supports the care and promotion of trees downtown for the growth of an urban canopy.

According to Amanda Miller, senior specialist for the downtown environment with the DDP, downtown Denver has one of the lowest tree canopies in the city.

But several organizations are working to change this statistic, she added.

Attendees of the Arbor Day event will learn more about these initiatives, as well as the importance of trees — specifically, their ability to cool the city, boost the economy and combat climate change. Through increasing awareness, DDP hopes to create stewards of the environment and generate an interest from the community for more trees downtown.

DPP is preparing for more than 300 guests at the event, and encourages anyone interested in attending to register.

To register, visit tinyurl.com/ DDP-ArborDay.

Keep Nature Wild As a conservationist, Alicia Greer shares her passion for the environment year-round. She teaches others about animal natural history, biodiversity, ocean acidification, climate change, plastic pollution and more.

But Earth Day is special.

“It is a celebration,” Greer, of Lakewood, said. Earth Day is “an opportunity for us to share how we can make a difference in caring for Mother Earth.”

Greer is a Wild Keeper — which is a volunteer ambassador — with Keep Nature Wild. To celebrate Earth Day this year, Greer will be picking up litter from wild spaces.

Keep Nature Wild is a national organization that sells outdoor apparel and accessories and commits to picking up one pound of trash for every product sold. The trash is collected by ambassadors, like Greer, across the globe.

These ambassadors have collectively removed 575,000 pounds of trash from the outdoors.

“It is so important that we learn what our impact is on the natural environment as human beings. Earth Day is an opportunity for us to share how we can make a difference in caring for Mother Earth,” Greer said. “Seeing the collective of people who always come together to bring awareness to a variety of topics is so encouraging to me.”

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very nine minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

It is the fastest-growing neurological disease, but there is much less known about it when compared to other diseases, said Lisa Cone, an advocate for the Parkinson’s Foundation who also serves as vice

To learn more about the Parkinson’s Foundation, visit parkinson.org.

To register for the foundation’s Parkinson’s Revolution event, visit PDRevolutionCO.org. chair of the organization’s People with Parkinson’s Council.

“It’s such a different disease to live with because it affects everything,” Cone said. “Every body system is connected to Parkinson’s symptoms.”

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movement. While the disease itself is not fatal, its complications can be serious and greatly diminish quality of life. The most obvious motor, or movement, symptoms include tremors, slowing and stiffening movements.

Parkinson’s also includes a wide range of non-movement, or nonmotor, symptoms that can include fatigue, cognitive changes such as problems with attention, and mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and apathy. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 50% to 80% of those with Parkinson’s eventually experience Parkinson’s disease dementia as their disease progresses.

Additionally, because there is no standard diagnostic test for Parkinson’s, misdiagnosis can happen.

“Some people suffer for years” before knowing they have Parkinson’s, Cone said.

The Parkinson’s Foundation reports that more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, and nearly a million of them live in the United States. Within the foundation’s Rocky Mountain chapter, which

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According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, incidence of Parkinson’s increases with age, but an estimated 4% of people with Parkinson’s were diagnosed younger than age 50. Men are 1.5 times more likely than women to have Parkinson’s disease.

But Cone wants people to know that Parkinson’s disease is a “disease of everyone,” she said, not just men older than 65.

“It can happen to any demographic no matter age, gender or ethnicity,” Cone said.

Cone is a Lakewood resident who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008 when she was 45.

A former executive in the health care sector, she was the first to notice her symptoms of Parkinson’s, which consisted of cognitive decline rather than a decline in motor skills. She has been an active advocate since 2012 when she had to go on long-term disability.

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“It is underfunded compared to other diseases, but the economic burden does matter,” she said.

Cone is referring to the many health care costs associated with Parkinson’s.

“Treatment, Social Security payments and lost income is estimated to be nearly $52 billion per year in the United States,” states the Parkinson’s Foundation. Medications alone, for one person, can cost an average of $2,500 a year, and therapies, including physical therapy, can be even more costly.

“And (Parkinson’s) patients can’t work,” Cone added.

Some Parkinson’s patients must take 20 to 30 pills a day to mitigate their Parkinson’s symptoms, said Dr. David VanSickle, a Denver-area neurosurgeon, in a previous interview.

VanSickle specializes in a surgery called deep brain stimulation, commonly referred to as DBS, which helps patients with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. The operation can help most motor symptoms of Parkinson’s, but people with Parkinson’s must still take medication for the non-motor symptoms.

Others also find relief with a regular exercise regime that focuses on neuroprotection, which helps protect neurons in the brain from degeneration, and neuroplasticity, which helps with getting different areas of the brain to do the work.

Aside from DBS and exercise that may alleviate symptoms, there is limited direct treatment, and there currently is no cure for Parkinson’s disease.

Research is being conducted to determine whether genetic or environmental factors could cause Parkinson’s, but no definitive cause is known as of today.

“Not having that hampers finding a cure,” Cone said.

One such study is the Parkinson’s Foundation’s PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease. Through this study, the foundation offers genetic testing for clinically relevant Parkinson’s-related genes and genetic counseling at no cost for people with Parkinson’s disease.

“A cure would be fabulous, but for today, education and care teams are important resources,” Cone said.

And “awareness is super important,” she said.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. The theme for this year is #FutureOfPD with a goal to “raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease, the Parkinson’s Foundation and encourage people to take action to impact the Future of PD,” states the foundation’s website.

The Parkinson’s Foundation is a national nonprofit that has regional chapters to serve people nationwide. Its mission is to provide a better quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure.

“I love that the foundation is there for everyone’s journey,” said Alexis Rodriguez, the Parkinson’s Foundation’s west regional director. “People need resources today, while we work for the future of a world without PD.” The Parkinson’s Foundation offers a variety of free resourcefocused and educational virtual events and webinars. These include Live Fitness Fridays, the Home Social Engagement Series and Parkinson’s 101: What You and Your Family Should Know and Expert Briefings.

An upcoming fundraising event is the foundation’s Parkinson’s Revolution. This is a cycling event “that combines passion, determination and community to generate awareness and advance our mission toward a cure,” said Francesca Villa, national director of fundraising events for the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Parkinson’s Revolution takes place nationwide June 11, with Denver being one of 35 cities hosting an in-person Parkinson’s Revolution.

So “Denver is a key part,” Villa said, adding that the goal is to have 2,000 participants nationwide, with about 50 to 60 of them in the Denver area.

Locally, people can participate in-person on stationary bikes at the Sloan’s Lake High Ride Cycle, 1711 Sheridan Blvd. A, in Edgewater. Participants who prefer an outdoor ride can participate virtually, anywhere they’d like. Villa said some people have expressed

interest in meeting up with a group and biking around Sloan’s Lake, which is right across the street from the studio.

Riders of all abilities are welcome, and in-studio participants have the option between two rides. The first will be Parkinson’s-friendly and the second will be high-intensity.

It is free to register, and there is no fundraising minimum or requirements, but participants are encouraged to fundraise.

Funds raised directly support the Parkinson’s Foundation’s mission, its Centers of Excellence that provide comprehensive care to people living with Parkinson’s disease and its various programs such as the PD GENEration.

Funds also allow the Parkinson’s Foundation to award grants to local community organizations such as the Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies in Denver, Parkinson’s Pointe in Centennial and the Parkinson’s Community Center in Aurora.

Last year, Parkinson’s Revolution took place in 29 cities and 1,100 participants raised more than $450,000 for the Parkinson’s Foundation, said Alicia Chapdelaine, coordinator for the Parkinson’s Revolution.

Cone’s team represents three families that all have a loved one with — or lost a loved one to — Parkinson’s disease.

“There are so many things you can do that would help a person with Parkinson’s,” Cone said. “It takes an army to take on Parkinson’s.”

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April 1, 2022

A new home for contemporary art beyond gallery walls MCA Denver leases Holiday Theater to host live performances

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Denver’s art world is getting a big boost on the northside, with the nonprofit Museum of Contemporary Art Denver signing a seven-year lease to use the historic Holiday Theater.

The museum is leasing the theater from the Denver Cultural Property Trust, which purchased it for $5.1 million in August. The lease with MCA Denver was signed on Dec. 21. The hope is to operate it like a nonprofit and make the space more accessible to artists. The theater is located at 2644 W. 32nd Ave. in the Highland neighborhood.

MCA Denver is building a busy schedule of artist talks, lectures, performances, dance events and more.

“It’s a huge opportunity for a contemporary arts center,” said Sarah Kate Baie, MCA Denver’s director of programming for 12 years.

She added the space will primarily be used for artists and performances, lectures and music.

“Those kinds of things will find a natural home in the auditorium,” Baie said. “It can be the place to

The nonprofit MCA Denver has signed a seven-year lease to use the historic Holiday Theater, 2644 W. 32nd Ave. in the Highland PHOTO BY NIKKI A. RAE neighborhood, for its various programming.

discover the next amazing contemporary artist, to see one of your favorite artists or to discover an amazing performance by someone you haven’t heard of yet.”

All of this comes from a unique arrangement. Mark Falcone, CEO of Continuum Partners who also serves as an MCA Denver Emeritus board member, helped establish the Denver Cultural Property Trust with a goal to help artists in the community. The Holiday Theater is the trust’s first purchase. The ownership structure enables buildings bought at market price to be leased to creative workers and the organizations that support them at belowmarket rates.

On March 3, Denver Cultural Property Trust announced that the Colorado Creative Industries office

of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade chose the Holiday Theater project as one of eight recipients of the Community Revitalization Grant program and would receive a $1 million grant.

Denver North High School is nearby, and Baie said the organization will work with its teachers to develop programs that connect them to artists and shows at MCA Denver.

The project also will include leadership programs for teens.

The Holiday Theater was built in 1914 and was named the Egyptian Theater in 1926. In 1953, it was renamed Holiday Theater. The theater closed in the 1980s and housed a Peruvian restaurant for a while.

Highlands Church later bought the theater and utilized it from 2010 to 2020, when it outgrew it and decided

To learn more about MCA Denver or to browse upcoming events at the Holiday Theater, visit mcadenver.org/holidaytheater. to sell the theater.

MCA Denver already has a robust spring schedule planned for the theater. Its opening celebration takes place April 7 and 8, featuring a free community event on April 7.

“We’re thrilled that we can have this home in the community for these kinds of things,” Baie said.

“We want to be a space where people can gather and enjoy contemporary art beyond gallery walls.

We really think art is for everybody and we’re so excited to have this space that can be a home for live performances.”

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A main attraction of Newsed’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival is the music and dance performances. This year, the event takes place on May 7 COURTESY PHOTOS and 8 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

A low rider car show is one of the features of Newsed’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival.

The Chihuahua races are one of the cutest events at Denver’s Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival.

Annual Cinco de Mayo event returns to Civic Center Park

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tacos, Chihuahuas and low riders.

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner. But no Cinco de Mayo celebration would be complete without the music and the dancers in their colorful costumes.

“It’s the cherry on top of the event,” said Jeanette TrujilloLucero, director of Fiesta Colorado Dance Company who is managing the community stage for Newsed’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival.

Newsed Community Development Corporation is a community-based nonprofit with a mission “to promote and develop economic, community programs and projects that raise the income, educational and political levels of Denver residents,” states its website.

Newsed has been putting on the

Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival since 1988. It got its start on Santa Fe Drive in west Denver, and because of its popularity, it was moved to take place at Civic Center Park annually sometime in the 1990s.

Denver’s event has now grown to be one of the largest in the country.

After not being able to have the event for the past two years because of COVID, the annual event is back for 2022. The Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 7 and May 8 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

“We’re very excited to bring the event back,” said Andrea Barela, president and CEO of Newsed. “Both days will offer plenty to experience.”

This year’s highlights include three stages of entertainment that will feature musical and dance performances, Chihuahua races, taco eating contests, arts and crafts vendors, a low rider car show and a

community parade.

The lineups for the three stages will be announced soon, but Barela leaked that the entertainment will truly be the best, with each stage featuring unique aspects of Mexican, Hispanic-American, Latinx and Chicano/a culture. The main stage will host regional groups such as mariachi, banda and Mexican rock.

The local stage will host local bands that perform a range of genres from hip hop to Latin jazz. The community stage will host traditional music and dance groups — this is where one can experience baile folklórico, or, folkloric dances.

“In Mexico, each state has its own dance, costuming and music that comes from that region,” TrujilloLucero said.

For example, the white dresses can be associated with Veracruz, and the colorful dresses — the most popular — come from Jalisco, which

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is thought to be where mariachi originated.

When Fiesta Colorado Dance Company performs, the dances are announced and its origins are explained “so the audience gets to learn about the culture,” TrujilloLucero said. “When you go to the fiestas (the Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival), you’ll get to experience the whole spectrum of it all.”

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862, victory over France at the Battle of Puebla — which is a south-central Mexican state — during the Franco-Mexican War. The significance of this one battle is that the Mexican army defeated the French, which was supported by heavy artillery, despite being vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied.

“Like St. Patrick’s Day, these events aren’t widely celebrated in their country of origin, but they are in the U.S.,” Barela said. “Here in Denver, Cinco de Mayo goes way, way back.”

According to popular belief, the U.S.’ Mexican Americans celebrated Cinco de Mayo as an act of resistance during the late 1800s. Circa the 1960s, Mexican-American youths celebrated Cinco de Mayo to demonstrate pride and ownership of joint heritages, and Chicano activists — identifying with the struggle of the Mexican army in Puebla — used the day to raise awareness to civil injustices.

Today and locally, Newsed’s Cinco de Mayo event offers a fun way to learn, experience and celebrate culture.

“This event is like experiencing Mexico in Denver,” Barela said. “If you don’t know much about Mexican culture, now is your opportunity to experience it.”

IF YOU GO A schedule of attractions and the performance lineup is yet to be announced.

It is recommended to keep an eye on the website for upcoming announcements and to plan your visit. All information will be available on cincodemayodenver.com.