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LOCAL
Hernandez sworn-in as Colorado State Patrol Chief
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Col. Scott Hernandez, who has been a state employee for 26 years, officially took his place as the eighth Chief of the Colorado State Patrol on Oct. 25.
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TRAFFIC
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Santa Fe at Oxford to close this weekend
This weekend the Colorado Department of Transportation will close Santa Fe Drive between Union Avenue and Oxford from Friday, Nov. 1, reopening, weather permitting, early the next Monday morning, Nov. 4.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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‘The Book of Mormon’ keeps the faith The Tony-winning mix of song, dance and vulgarity has something for everyone – to offend them, that is. It will be at the Buell Theater at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through Nov. 24.
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October 31, 2013
Vol. 92 No. 45
Local movie explores love, ambition & music
‘The One Who Loves You’ to play Denver Film Festival
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By Peter Jones hen Katharyn Grant jumps into the role of wide-eyed singer Gloria Bethune, there is a reason the actress-director is so convincing. “There is an element of me that is like Gloria, but I’m probably more of a cynic,” the Colorado filmmaker said with a smile. “You come from your understanding of a role. You find the place where you connect with the character. It was very cathartic.” In Grant’s new film, The One Who Loves You, Gloria is a green, if well-intentioned, songstress whose emotional vulnerability rivals her talent. When she falls under the spell of a smooth-talking would-be manager named Roy, the audience may want to slap her around and talk some sense into the fledgling singer. “She’s gullible because she wants her dream so much and she’s been so disappointed,” Grant said in an earnest tone reminiscent of her character. “So when somebody believes in her, it means so much to her. For all Roy’s fakery, there is something real there. They do connect. He fakes it from the heart.” Although Grant would hope not to trust her own movie career to the hands of a subpar Svengali, she knows that dreaming comes before the brass ring. “Making a film, you have to have the same dogged determination and naïve faith that it can happen,” she said. “As a young person trying to be an actor, I was
Roy (Briel DiCristofaro) and Gloria (Katharyn Grant) star in the locally produced The One Who Loves You. Parts of the film were shot in south metro Denver and in Arapahoe County near Denver International Airport. Photo courtesy of Denver Film Society
Gloria, but my happy ending is that I made this movie.” The One Who Loves You will have its Colorado premier Nov. 11-12 at the Starz Denver Film Festival at the United Artists at Denver Pavilions. Grant and
other members of the cast and crew will introduce the movie and answer questions. The 95-minute film, a longawaited labor of love, was shot between 2009 and 2012 at locations ranging from south metro
Denver and Arapahoe County near Denver International Airport to Wheat Ridge, Golden and Longmont. Because The One Who Loves You is set in the early 1970s, Grant, who also directed, took the production to the old
Elitch Gardens, the Mayan Theater and the distinctively dated Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner on West Colfax Avenue, among a host of other aging locations. Adding challenge See upon challenge was Page
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Inter-Faith holiday programs need your help Submitted by Inter-Faith Community Services Each year, Inter-Faith Community Services provides two different holiday programs to help our neighbors in need. These programs help bring joy and comfort during a stressful time of year. Without them, hundreds of seniors and families would feel further despair and sink further into poverty. Simply put, IFC S works to stop the unyielding stress and hopelessness of poverty. This work only happens though with your support. Here is how to help. Volunteers help distribute hundreds of food boxes for IFCS Thanksgiving food basket program. IFCS offers two holiday programs: • Thanksgiving baskets program, a complete Thanksgiving meal with extras • A d o p t - A - F a m i l y / S e n i o r
program, holiday gifts/clothing and food Last year, 4,011 individuals benefited from IFCS’s Holiday Programs, including hundreds of children who received gifts from generous donors. “The holidays can be a dark time for people in need,” said Sandra Blythe-Perry, Inter-Faith Community Services executive director. “Through the support of the community, we are able to create a warm glow in the hearts of neighbors in need. Creating that special moment for a child, individual, family or senior can have a long-lasting impact. It can restore hope and help lift the depression often surrounding poverty. I am so grateful for all the community support we get during this time of year because it truly changes lives with a hand up, not a hand out.” These programs are essential in helping struggling families manage
these annual one-time expenses. Quite often, the one-time expenses can run upwards of several hundred dollars. For families living paycheck to paycheck or seniors on a fixed income, it simply isn’t possible to pay for this. You may be wondering, what is the big deal in missing a Thanksgiving dinner or a holiday gift? Going without these items is a huge emotional burden. It creates a further separation between those who have and those who have not. Simply skipping these events puts a real mental burden on these families in need and can lead to long-term depression issues. It is part of the spiraling effect of poverty. As you or your family misses out on these
events, it speeds you quicker into poverty. Through the community’s generosity, IFCS is a beacon of hope during the stressful holiday season. This means IFCS is able to provide a Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of families during November. In December, IFCS puts the joy in a child’s heart with gifts. They also help seniors with gifts and food that lifts their spirits. Join IFCS this year as they aim to provide every one of their clients a hand up, not a hand out during the holidays. During the next several weeks, IFCS needs the community’s support through financial and food donations. There is also a need of volunteers to help collect and distribute food and clothing. Find out more on how you can make a difference by visiting IFCS.org or by calling 303-789-0501.