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  • FEBRUARY AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM

    FEBRUARY AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM

    Edgar Degas, Dancers, about 1900. Pastel and charcoal.

    Feb. 11, Opening — Degas: A Passion for Perfection will showcase more than 100 works by prolific French artist Edgar Degas, dating from 1855 to 1906. The paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings, monotypes and sculptures in bronze—including well-known masterpieces—will focus on the most prominent and recurring themes throughout Degas’ career. These include his interest in learning from both the art of the past and that of his contemporaries, a lifelong fascination with the nude, a passion for horses and his strong interest in opera and dance.

    The DAM is the sole American venue for this exhibition. Visitors will see his transformation from a portraitist and painter of historical subjects to one interested in the contemporary life of late 19th-century Paris. By experimenting constantly throughout his career Degas developed techniques that allowed him to capture modern subject matter through sharp and precise lighting, such as café concerts, street scenes with new electric lamps, sporting events and theatrical settings. Additional works on view by J.A.D. Ingres, Eugène Delacroix and Paul Cézanne will add depth to the exhibition’s narrative.

    Edgar Degas, Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg, probably cast c. 1921 (original wax modelled c. 1885-90), copper alloy.

    An accompanying book will be available in The Shop and online. A dated and timed special exhibition ticket, which includes an audio guide (for kids and adults) and general admission is required for Degas: A Passion for Perfection.

    Feb. 8, Celebration — Degas: A Passion for Perfection, the DAM is giving away a VIP Experience. The package includes a VIP tour by a curator, a $25 gift card to The Shop and a free exhibition catalog. One lucky winner will receive an in-depth tour of this amazing exhibition in its sole appearance in the United States. No purchase necessary, but you must enter by 11:59 p.m. MST. Enter now and good luck!

     

    Feb. 2, 4–5 p.m. — Conversation with Curator: Degas’ Escape: Affirming While Obliterating As an Artist

    Edgar Degas’ works defy categorization. Neither a Realist nor an Impressionist, but a hybrid of sorts, he worked in a vast array of media. Gates Family Foundation Curator Timothy J. Standring’s narrative of this artist is based on his current research and spiced with intriguing anecdotes. Included in general admission; however, seating is limited and on a first-come basis.

    Feb. 17, 7–11 p.m. — CultureHaus: Art of the Figure

    CultureHaus’ annual fundraiser will celebrate Degas: A Passion for Perfection. Get an early look while enjoying drinks, dancing, art grabs and much more. Tickets are $80 for CultureHaus members, $95 for nonmembers. For more information, contact  or 719-233-1087. Presented by CultureHaus, a DAM support group.

    April 14, 21 & May 12, 19, 2:30–4 p.m. — Degas: An Artistic Journey (registration now open)

    Delve into the world of Edgar Degas in this four-part spring course that will explore the influences, evolution and independence of the iconic artist. Participants will learn about his complex approach to contemporary themes, his masterful experimentation across mediums and techniques and the strong dualities of his personality and style of working. $75 members/$85 nonmembers for full four-session course. Single session tickets will go on sale April 2, pending availability. Sessions take place in Sharp Auditorium; tickets to exhibition sold separately.

    CLOSING SOON

    Exterior view of the North Building, 2015. Photograph © by James Florio

    Then, Now, Next: Evolution of an Architectural Icon

    Through Feb. 25, 2018

    As the museum embarks on the North Building renovation project, Then, Now, Next: Evolution of an Architectural Iconexamines the history and future of the renowned modernist building. The exhibition includes historical photos, original architectural sketches, building models and project renderings, showcasing architect Gio Ponti’s original vision for the building. Then, Now, Next also outlines the guiding principles for the renovation project now underway: Responsibly managing and caring for buildings and collections, offering a superior visitor experience, unifying the campus and inviting the whole community to enjoy the museum and its programs. Included in general admission, which is free for youth 18 and younger.

     

    EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY

    Linking Asia exhibition gallery view.

    Through April 1, 2018 — Linking Asia: Art, Trade, and Devotion

    Linking Asia features approximately 150 sculptures, ceramics, textiles, scrolls and other multi-dimensional works from 20 countries spanning more than 2,500 years. Linking Asia will dive deeper into the exchange of ideas, beliefs and techniques along the Silk Road trade routes, which profoundly affected the development of Asian art. The presentation explores themes such as artistic inspiration and cross-cultural hybridization of styles, trade by land and sea, ink art trends in East Asia and religious links before the 20th century. Guided tours are available daily at 2 p.m. Included in general admission, which is free for youth 18 and younger.

     

    Through May 19, 2019 — Stampede: Animals in Art

    Stampede: Animals in Art brings together more than 300 objects from the DAM’s collection, demonstrating how animals have captivated artists throughout history. Stampede creates an opportunity for visitors to discover and consider the role animals play through themes such as personal connections with animals, how animal materials have been used in art, how animals are used to tell stories or represent political ideas and how artists use animals in imaginative ways. The expansive display also includes an interactive space where visitors can learn about the creative process behind the Never Alone video game created by Native North Alaskan storytellers. Guided tours are available daily at 1 p.m.; a tour in Spanish is offered on Free First Saturday at 1 p.m. Included in general admission, which is free for youth 18 and younger every day and free for everyone on Free First Saturday.

     

    SPECIAL EVENTS

    Butterfield Hearts For Art

    Feb. 7–14 — Hearts for Art 2018

    Once again the DAM is ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Hearts for Art! During the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, you’re invited to show your love for a work of art by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of your artwork crush.

    Step 1: Pick up a single heart and hold it close until you’re ready…

    Step 2: Fall in love with a piece of art and make it official by placing your heart ON THE FLOOR in front of the piece you love.

    Step 3: Snap a photo of your heart placed next to your artwork crush, and post it to your favorite social media site, tagged with #denverartmuseum and #heartsforart.

    Please note: Not everything at the DAM is in the mood for love. Hearts and photography (without flash) are permitted in all DAM galleries except Degas: A Passion for Perfection and works marked with a No Photography sign. Ask your friendly gallery host if you are unsure.

     

    Feb. 24, 8:30–10 a.m. — Low Sensory Morning

    At the DAM, we embrace the unique qualities of all who walk through our doors, and appreciate that many visitors need to explore the museum in different ways. For those who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment we offer our Low Sensory Morning events during which loud gallery sounds are turned down and attendance is limited. Tours, hands-on activities and artmaking projects are available for individuals and families to enjoy. In February, we’ll explore the many animals found in Stampede: Animals in Art. Included in general admission, but space is limited. Reservations open Jan. 24. Contact  or 720-913-0074 with any questions or for ticketing assistance.

     

    ADULT PROGRAMS AND LECTURES

    Feb. 9, 6–7 p.m. — Meditation in the Museum — new program!

    Unwind with a mindfulness meditation session in the galleries led by our partners from the Kadampa Meditation Center. Whether you are a first-timer to meditation or enjoy a regular practice, all are welcome to join in on this “happiness hour” of relaxation, reflection and calm. Meet on level 1 in the exhibition Linking Asia: Art, Trade, and Devotion. Included in general admission; free for members.

    Xiaohang Wu (Chinese, b. 1972), Blue Fish, 1999. Oil paint on canvas.

    Feb. 20, 1 p.m. — Mindful Looking

    This month, plumb the depths of Xiaohang Wu’s Blue Fishwith teaching specialist Molly Medakovich alongside Kadam Lucy James (Kadampa Meditation Center), who will lead our first look at the painting with a mindfulness meditation practice. Join us on the third Tuesday of each month for Mindful Looking as we slow down and savor a single work of art. Included in general admission; free for members.

    Feb. 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m. — Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza, Spanish Colonial Painter in Louisiana, 1782-1802 (doors open at 1 p.m.)

    During Louisiana’s Spanish Colonial period a singular artist’s name emerges: Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza. After immigrating from Spain to New Orleans in 1782, he spent 20 years creating a visual record of the city’s leading citizens, military and political figures in a style frequently compared to Francisco Goya. Judith Bonner, curator of art at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will discuss how Salazar’s paintings provide a unique historic glimpse into life in a difficult colony. Free for Alianza members and students with ID; $5 DAM members; $10 others. Tickets available at the door.

     

    Feb. 23, 6–10 p.m. — Untitled: The Narrators

    Gather round and listen to The Narrators as this group of storytelling superstars writeup a lineup of legends and laughs in our second installment of artist-led Untitled Final Fridays. Produced with local creatives, Untitled Final Fridays is the museum’s monthly late night program featuring workshops, performances and tours with a twist. Experience the museum in an entirely different way—every time. College students with valid ID receive 2-for-1 admission to Untitled Final Fridays.

    Feb. 24, 2–3 p.m. — Insight series — Spotlight on Conservation: Treating a Rare Map — new program!

    Peek behind the scenes at Insight, a new series of dynamic conversations that will offer a glimpse into unexpected adventures, creative problem solving and what it takes to make things tick at the museum. Explore how museum exhibitions come together, hear about a day in the life of our director, learn the ins and outs of conservation projects, discover how artworks make their way into the collection and more. The inaugural conversation will focus on a rare map of China and Asia that has undergone treatment by the DAM’s conservation team. Director of Conservation Sarah Melching will discuss the map’s materials, including colorants, as well as aspects of its conservation treatment and display. Map owner Wesley Brown will share his experience acquiring the map and talk about his interest in Chinese mapping and world maps. Tickets for the four-session series are $18 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Single session tickets go on sale Feb. 17, pending availability: $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

     
    Horse, China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed ceramic.

    Feb. 9 & 10, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. — Tactile Tables: Linking Asia

    Travel the Silk Road and explore a Chinese ceramic horse and silk scroll painting like pieces from the Linking Asia exhibition. Facilitated by specially trained docents, Tactile Tables are open to all visitors who desire a multisensory, hands-on experience with art, including those visitors who are blind or have low vision. Tactile Tables are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every other month (Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.). Included in general admission, which is free for youth 18 and younger.

     

    FAMILY FUN

    Feb. 3, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. — Free First Saturday

    On the first Saturday of every month, enjoy the museum’s art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime! Check out some of the DAM’s many family-friendly activities and enjoy bilingual fun with a free Spanish language tour of Stampede: Animals in Art at 1 p.m., Create-n-Takes and the storytelling program Cuentos del Arte at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free general admission tickets are available onsite starting at 10 a.m. Free First Saturday is made possible by Your 6 Hometown Toyota Stores and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). #ThanksSCFD #GraciasSCFD

    Feb. 11, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. — Foxy and Shmoxy: Art Detectives

    Two smart and hilarious foxes are ready to solve art mysteries in the galleries. Bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, pick up a letter from the Fox Box on level 1 and follow the riddles into the galleries. Included in general admission; kids 18 and younger free. No reservations required.

    Feb. 14, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. — Create Playdate

    Drop in with your little ones, aged 3 to 5, on the second Wednesday of the month. Meet up with other tots and their grownups for story time, artmaking and more! Included in general admission; kids 18 and younger free. No reservations required.

     

    ARTISTS ONSITE

    Through May 19, 2019 — 3-D Studio and Weekend Artist Demonstrations

    Explore the expansive and varied realm of 3-D art in the 3-D Studio. Build an abstract sculpture at our Purely Paper activity, draw inspiration from Stampede to create your own animal at Wound in Wire or work together with family and friends to contribute to a collaborative sculpture designed by artist Pam Fortner.

    Every weekend you can see an artist work on 3-D art, from sculpture, to 3-D printing, to drawings that turn 3-D right before your eyes! Included in general admission; kids 18 and younger free. No reservations required.

     

    Weekend Artist Demonstrations in February – Saturdays & Sundays, noon–3 p.m.

    February 3-4: Rudi Monterroso, Metal Sculpture

    February 10-11: Ann Cunningham, Multi-sensory Tactile Art

    February 17-18: Ajean Ryan, Dimensional Drawings

    February 24-25: Jesse Mathes, Weaving Metal

    NORTH BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT

    (L-R) Michelle Sie Whitten, Curt Fentress, Jorge Silvetti, J. Landis “Lanny” Martin, Anna Sie, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, John J. Sie, Sharon Martin, Christoph Heinrich.

    Moving into 2018, all outdoor artworks on the site have been removed and safely stored. Following a successful groundbreaking event on Jan. 10, construction is getting under way. To expand access during the renovations, the Hamilton Building is open seven days a week for visitors to enjoy DAM exhibitions, programming and hands-on creativity. For ongoing information and images relating to the North Building renovation, please visit denverartmuseum.org/north.

    Note: This is an overview of February happenings and does not include all exhibitions, events and programs available at the DAM this month. Please visit the museum website for complete information.

     

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  • The Outdoor Retailer Show comes to Colorado — Jan. 25 to 28 —

    The Outdoor Retailer Show comes to Colorado — Jan. 25 to 28 —

    On January 25 – 28, the Outdoor Retailer Show (OR Show) will host its Snow Show in Denver—an event that will generate $45 million for Colorado’s economy. The event further positions the state as a national leader in the outdoor recreation industry.

    To celebrate the opening of the OR Show, the environmental community will be hosting a welcome party that’s open to the media.

    Night Zero Untamed: A Welcome Party for Outdoor Retailer

    Wednesday, January 24
    7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
    McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202)
    If you haven’t yet registered for this event, please contact Jace Woodrum: ; 720-412-3772

    Night Zero Untamed is a night to celebrate our public lands and environment—and the people working to protect them. The conversation on-stage begins at 8:15 p.m. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Speakers include:
    -Governor John Hickenlooper
    -Luis Benitez, Director of the Colorado Office of Outdoor Recreation
    -Peter Metcalf, Founder of Black Diamond Equipment
    -Len Necefer, Founder of NativesOutdoors
    -Caroline Gleich, Professional Ski Mountaineer
    -Eric Larsen, Professional Arctic Explorer

    If you haven’t yet registered for this event, please contact Jace Woodrum: ; 720-412-3772

    Background
    In February 2017, the OR Show announced its intention to leave Utah as a result of the state’s extreme anti-public lands policies and stances. Colorado launched an aggressive campaign to lure the show, highlighting its commitment to public lands. The OR Show selected Colorado last July, and the state has been preparing to show off our epic public lands, our forward-thinking conservation policies, and the $28 billion contribution that outdoor recreation makes to our economy.

    Colorado has a storied history of investing in and protecting national, state, and local parks, monuments, forests, and other public lands. For example:

    • Colorado has 24 million acres of public lands, including four national parks, eight national monuments, and 44 wilderness areas.
    • Colorado was the first state in the nation to establish a state holiday to celebrate public lands. The first-ever Colorado Public Lands Day was celebrated in May 2017 with more than 100 events and thousands of participants.
    • State legislators resoundingly defeated all eight attempts to pass land seizure bills over the last five years.
    • In 1992, Colorado citizens passed a ballot initiative to send some lottery revenues to fund outdoor programs in the state. “Great Outdoors Colorado” has become a model for conservation funding across the nation. State lawmakers will consider its reauthorization this legislative session.

     

     

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  • Tonight in Denver — Protesting President Trump’s Sell Out to Mining & Drilling —

    Tonight in Denver — Protesting President Trump’s Sell Out to Mining & Drilling —

    Countdown clock to protest President Trump’s attacks against national monuments

    DENVER — Wednesday, January 24th a group of outdoor industry leaders and conservation organizations will project a countdown clock on the McNichols Civic Center in protest of President Trump’s sell-out of national monuments to mining and drilling interests.

    President Trump’s recent removal of vast portions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments was the largest ever elimination of protected areas in U.S. history. Within those proclamations are provisions that allow private companies to begin staking mining and drilling claims in the areas cut from the monuments within 60 days of their signing.

    As the Outdoor Retailer show makes a new home in Colorado, we can’t forget the unprecedented attacks on public lands that forced the show to move from Utah in the first place. In less than two weeks, the extractive industry will gain privileged access to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, while Native American nations, outdoor enthusiasts, and everyday Americans could see these lands made off limits. Tonight is about raising awareness of the imminent threat not only to these two national monuments but to public lands everywhere if we don’t make our voices heard. — Lisa Pike Sheehy, VP of Environmental Activism, Patagonia

    The 60-day countdown clock, which ends at 9:00 am ET on February 2, will be projected outside of the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show’s “Night Zero” welcome party. This is Denver’s debut of the $45 million Outdoor Retailer show after a public split from Salt Lake City, UT, over the state’s harmful public lands policies. This week’s show comes just seven weeks after Trump eliminated protections for more than two million acres, which is now being challenged in five separate lawsuits.

     

    WHEN: Wednesday, January 24th  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. MST

    WHERE: McNichols Civic Center building, 144 W Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80202

     WHO: Patagonia, Conservation Lands Foundation, The Wilderness Society, and Center for American Progress.

     

     

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  • What to Watch on TV…

    What to Watch on TV…

    Colorado is featured on

    America’s Forests

    with Chuck Leavell 

    —Jan. 25—

    Series Demonstrates How Vital Forests are to Well-being and Economic Health of Communities 

    DENVER – Colorado takes the stage in the next episode of the new national TV series, America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell. The series explores challenges, opportunities and innovations happening in America’s forests, and the Colorado episode will air on Rocky Mountain PBS on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. MST.

    Chuck Leavell may be best known as the keyboardist and musical director for The Rolling Stones, but he is also an educated and enthusiastic forestry advocate, conservationist and tree farmer. As host of the new series, Leavell serves as the on-camera guide, travelling across the country to interview people who are passionate about the gifts we get from our woods and exploring creative solutions to complex problems impacting this important natural resource.

    The search for solutions to the problems of sustainable growth, climate change and energy conservation is increasingly inspiring thought leaders to look at one of America’s finest resources — our forests. Whether for building or for recreation, our forests are good for the economy and for the spirit. —   Leavell

    Colorado is featured in the second episode in the series and includes segments on the therapeutic value of our forests, the importance of forests to our water supply and the innovative ideas on turning the wood from forests devastated by the mountain pine beetle epidemic into musical instruments, skis, snowboards and sustainable building applications.

     

    Using the episode as inspiration, conversations on forest health, management and utilization with voices that represent a variety of perspectives will take place during a special film premier event on Jan. 24 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. A private VIP reception will kick off the event and include remarks from Leavell, Governor John Hickenlooper, Tony Tooke, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and Chris Topik, Director of Forest Restoration at The Nature Conservancy. At 7 p.m., the public is invited to a showing of the Colorado episode and an intimate fireside chat hosted by Leavell alongside Brian Ferebee, Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region of U.S. Forest Service; Jim Neiman, President and CEO of Neiman Enterprises; and Paige Lewis, Deputy Director/Director of Conservation of the Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy. A limited amount of tickets is still available to the film premier and fireside chat by RSVP’ing online at /tiny.cc/chuckleavallcolorado.

    Public and private partners across the country are working hand-in-hand to both care for and create sustainable solutions using wood from our forests. This important work is vital to a healthy forest environment that provides world-class recreation, wildlife habitats and scenic beauty. Through the stories in the series and special events, we hope to educate and inspire citizens to become everyday champions. — Bruce Ward, president of Choose Outdoors

    The series is produced by Choose Outdoors and 42 Degrees North Media and the Colorado episode was made possible with support from the U.S. Forest Service, Denver Water, Colorado State Forest Service, Intermountain Forest Association, El Pomar Foundation, Rocky Mountain PBS and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
     

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  • Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

    DID YOU KNOW??

    WHO

    King was the chief spokesperson for non-violent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.

    WHAT

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.) is an American Federal holiday. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, January 15.

    WHEN

    The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassonation in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

    HOW

    The idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations. After King’s death, U.S. Representative John Conyers (a Democrat from Michigan) and U.S. Senator Edward Brooke (a Republican from Massachusetts) introduced a bill in Congress to make King’s birthday a national holiday. The bill first came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979. However, it fell five votes short of the number needed for passage. Two of the main arguments mentioned by opponents were that a paid holiday for federal employees would be too expensive, and that a holiday to honor a private citizen would be contrary to longstanding tradition (King had never held public office). Only two other figures have national holidays in the U.S. honoring them: George Washington and Christopher Columbus.

    Soon after, support from the corporate community and the general public were enlisted. The success of this strategy was cemented when musician Stevie Wonder hosted the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981. Six million signatures were collected for a petition to Congress to pass the law, termed by a 2006 article in The Nation as “the largest petition in favor of an issue in U.S. history.”

    -credit Wikipedia
  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet today — Big Game Regulations & more

    Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet today — Big Game Regulations & more

    DENVER, CO — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will discuss a citizen petition allowing the launching of paragliders from Smelter Mountain in the Bodo State Wildlife Area, a citizen petition on a new type of wildlife educators license, adding hand-operated foldable plastic boats to the list of exempted vessels that can be hand-launched without a boat inspection, implementing an antler and horn collection closure on public lands west of I-25 from January 1 through April 30 annually, and CPW’s new purchasing system at its January meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 11 and adjourn at 5 p.m. at 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216.  

    Additional items include:

    • Annual review of big game regulations (including annual changes to season dates, limited license areas, quotas and manner of take provisions for bighorn sheep and mountain goat)
    • Lake Licenses and related regulations
    • Annual review of small game regulations
    • Annual review of wildlife properties controlled by the Division of Parks and Wildlife, including State Trust Lands leased by the Division
    • Herd Management Plan Process

    A complete agenda for this meeting can be found on the CPW website, http://cpw.state.co.us.

    The commission meets regularly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation. Anyone can listen to commission meetings through the CPW website. This opportunity keeps constituents informed about the development of regulations and how the commission works with Parks and Wildlife staff to manage the parks, wildlife and outdoor recreation programs administered by the agency. Find out more about the commission on the CPW website.

    The next commission meeting will take place February 7 and 8 in Denver.

      

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  • Governor to Give Final State-of-State Speech, Tomorrow

    Governor to Give Final State-of-State Speech, Tomorrow

    DENVER, CO — Gov. John Hickenlooper will give his final State-of-the-State speech tomorrow, Jan. 11, before a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly, and today the voice of the state’s small-business owners released its wish for the one thing it would like to hear most.

    “The governor’s speech, tomorrow, will probably be an equal look back on his seven years as the state’s chief executive and a look ahead on some of the things remaining to be done,” said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado state director for the National Federation of Independent Business. “The one thing Main Street business owners would most like to hear is an energetic emphasis on regulatory reform in his final year in office, a reform already in the works but proceeding much too slowly.”

    Specifically, Gagliardi pointed to the huge need to synthesize Colorado’s hundreds of taxing districts into a smaller, cohesive entity with a more easily understood compliance process. Last year the Legislature created a Sales Tax Simplification Task Force. Tomorrow, small business encourages the governor to endorse its findings so far and push for legislation ordering the state Dept. of Revenue to start setting actual reform in motion.

    “The governor comes from entrepreneurial roots and knows fundamentally what an important shot in the arm harmonizing Colorado’s taxing system would be for the state’s economy, which is why we thank him again for signing Senate Bill 112 into law, last year, that helped smooth the process for those owing sales tax to one local government but erroneously paid it to another,” said Gagliardi. “Everyone would benefit from having simplified tax compliance built on universal uniformity.”

    Gagliardi also noted the healthy effect President Trump’s executive order requiring the federal bureaucracy to eliminate two regulations for every new one it wants to institute has had on the economy. Combined with the tax reform passed by Congress, both have led to the highest small-business optimism in 45 years, according to NFIB’s Optimism Index.

    “Almost every politician keeps an eye out for the next office, even though almost every one of them denies it,” said Gagliardi. “Should Governor Hickenlooper be able to spur state tax reform into an everyday reality, it would be a great accomplishment that will serve him well in whatever he might choose to do in the future.”

      

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  • — Check out these FREE RIDES for New Year’s — Don’t Drop the Ball: DUI Patrols Begin Tomorrow

    — Check out these FREE RIDES for New Year’s — Don’t Drop the Ball: DUI Patrols Begin Tomorrow

    STATEWIDE — For many, the new year marks a time for self-improvement, reflection and growth. For those who decide to drive under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, it could mean jail time, steep fines and other penalties. From Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies will increase DUI enforcement to keep our roadways safe from impaired drivers during New Year’s weekend celebrations.

    The heightened enforcement is part of The Heat Is On campaign and could include checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty dedicated to impaired driving enforcement. Last year, 106 agencies arrested 279 impaired drivers during the 5-day enforcement period.   

    More than one-third of all traffic fatalities this year involved an impaired driver. It takes one person’s bad decision to change many lives forever. Plan a sober ride before you start celebrating. — Darrell Lingk, Director of the Office of Transportation Safety at CDOT

    So far, there have been 226 impairment-related traffic fatalities on Colorado roads in 2017, exceeding last year’s total of 191 impairment-involved deaths.

     

    New Year’s Party Ideas & Tips

    Have plenty of food and non-alcoholic beverages available

    Stop serving alcohol at least an hour before the end of the party

    Use smaller serving cups to keep alcoholic beverages to the appropriate size

    Plan activities and games that do not involve alcohol to reduce consumption

    Don’t be afraid to take someone’s keys if they’ve had too much to drink, or if they’ve ingested any impairing substance like prescription drugs, sleep medication, marijuana or any form of illegal drugs

     

     
     

    “People often forget the financial, legal — and most importantly — the safety implications of driving impaired,” said Col. Matthew Packard, Chief of CSP. “There is absolutely no need to risk driving under the influence with the many transportations options available. We hope Coloradans will look out for one another this New Year’s and help each other make smart decisions.”

    NEED A RIDE??

    Get a FREE ride home for New Year’s…

    1. Uber and Lyft, several promotions will be available to get New Year’s party goers home safely

    2. RTD and Coors Light will offer complimentary bus and rail service from 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve until 7 a.m. on Jan. 1 as part of the “Freeze the Keys” DUI-prevention effort. Click here for more information.

    3. The Sawaya Law Firm’s “Free Cab Ride Program” will offer a ride from one location to the passenger’s home, in the Denver metro area. Once the passenger has paid for a cab, they can send the receipt to the The Sawaya Law Firm for reimbursement. Click here for more information.

    4. New Year’s revelers in Colorado Springs and Pueblo can take advantage of the McCormick & Murphy P.C. Law Firm’s “No DUI! Free Holiday Rides” promotion to receive reimbursement on cab, Lyft or Uber rides. Click here for more information.

    5. The CDOT Highway Safety Office provides funding to Colorado law enforcement for impaired-driving enforcement, education and awareness campaigns. The Heat Is On campaign runs throughout the year, with 14 specific high-visibility impaired-driving-enforcement periods centered on national holidays and large public events. Enforcement periods can include sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty dedicated to impaired-driving enforcement.

    6. Find more details about the campaign, including impaired driving-enforcement plans, arrest totals and safety tips at HeatIsOnColorado.com.

     

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  • January 2018 at Denver Art Museum: A creative new year, last days for Her Paris and Other Returns

    January 2018 at Denver Art Museum: A creative new year, last days for Her Paris and Other Returns

    Make it a creative new year at the Denver Art Museum in January

    The museum will be open Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. There’s always plenty for families to do at the DAM. Through Jan. 7 during Winter Break enjoy performances of the family-friendly play Art Emergency: Stampede Edition at 11 a.m. weekdays (except Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and 4), Create-n-Takes, and explore animal-themed artmaking activities in the DAM’s newest family space, A Walk in the Woods. And don’t forget to visit the 3-D Studio, with hands-on fun available whenever the museum is open and weekend demonstrations by local artists and creatives from noon-3 p.m.

    Adults are invited to get creative, too. The 2018 Untitled season kicks off Jan. 26 with an evening of offbeat fun guest-curated by composer Nathan Hall and dancer Laura Ann Samuelson. The three-part course, Fiber Art in the Museum with Steven Frost, will introduce participants to working with fabric, yarn and thread in a contemporary art practice. Our monthly drop-in drawing and drop-in writing programs continue, as well as Mindful Looking, a chance to slow down and savor a single work of art. On Jan. 16, get to know Deborah Butterfield’s whimsical horse sculptures Willy, Argus and Lucky.

    How can art help us discuss contemporary social issues? On Jan. 12 at a new program, Exchange, explore the theme of free speech with comic Janae Burris, poet Jen Harris, Sarah Magnatta from the University of Denver and Jim Walsh, founder of the Romero Theater Troupe, using the exhibition Eyes On: Xiaoze Xie as a starting point.

    Other upcoming lectures and events include a full-day symposium titled Beyond America’s Heartland: Regionalism and the Art of the American West (Jan. 4), Conversation with a Curator: Eyes On: Xiaoze Xie (Jan. 5), and Animate Architecture in the Yucatán Peninsula (Jan. 18). London-born and New York-based Shantell Martin—whose largest artwork to date is currently covering the sidewalks of a downtown Denver plaza—is the first speaker in the Logan Lectures Spring 2018—Artists on Art: From Any Angle series on Jan. 17.

    Time is running out to see Her Paris: Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism, on view through Jan. 15, 2018. Debuting nationally in Denver, this special ticketed exhibition features more than 80 paintings by 37 women artists from across Europe and America, who migrated to this epicenter of art to further their careers. They range from well-known artists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Rosa Bonheur, to painters who are lesser-known in the United States, including Anna Ancher and Paula Modersohn-Becker. Advance ticket purchase recommended; tickets for youth 6-18 are only $5 and children five and younger are free.

    Other exhibitions on view include the multi-departmental exhibition Stampede: Animals in Art, Linking Asia: Art, Trade, and Devotion, Ganesha: The Playful Protector, Past the Tangled Present and Eyes On: Xiaoze Xie. Daily exhibition tours are offered of Stampede at 1 p.m. and Linking Asia at 2 p.m.

    The Hamilton Building is now open seven days a week, and the North Building is closed for renovations.

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  • Don’t miss the Geminid Meteor Shower tonight! — Dec 13

    Don’t miss the Geminid Meteor Shower tonight! — Dec 13

    It’s a good time to bundle up, go outside and let the universe blow your mind! 

    With August’s Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year. The thin, waning crescent Moon won’t spoil the show. — Bill Cooke with NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office
     
    Not only is it the year’s most prolific, with up to 120 meteors per hour visible from rural skies, the moon is essentially out of the picture. — Sky and Telescope.

    WHEN

    The shower will peak overnight Dec. 13-14 with rates around one per minute under good conditions, according to Cooke. Geminids can be seen on nights before and after the Dec. 14 peak, although they will appear less frequently. Geminid activity is broad, good rates will be seen between 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 and dawn local time the morning of Dec. 14, with the most meteors visible from midnight to 4 a.m. on Dec. 14, when the radiant is highest in the sky.

    HOW

    The Geminids be seen with the naked eye under clear, dark skies over most of the world, though the best view is from the Northern Hemisphere. Observers will see fewer Geminids in the Southern Hemisphere, where the radiant doesn’t climb very high over the horizon.  Just get away from bright lights and look up in any direction! Give your eyes time to adjust to the dark. Meteors appear all over the sky.

    “When you see a meteor, try to trace it backwards.. if you end up in the constellation Gemini there’s a good chance you’ve seen a Geminid.” —  Cooke

    If it’s cloudy where you are, NASA will broadcast the Geminid shower live via Ustream starting at sunset Dec. 13 from the Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. You can also see Geminid meteors on NASA’s All Sky Fireball network page.

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    The Geminids are active every December, when Earth passes through a massive trail of dusty debris shed by a weird, rocky object named 3200 Phaethon. The dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of shooting stars. "Phaethon's nature is debated - It's either a near-Earth asteroid or an extinct comet, sometimes called a rock comet" — Cooke. Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.

    Not all the meteors you might see belong to the Geminid shower, however. Some might be sporadic background meteors, and some might be from weaker, active showers like the Monocerotids, Sigma Hydrids and the Comae Berenicids.

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