When looking at a wine list the ones that typically jump out at you are from regions like Italy, France, Spain or California. These regions have been producing wines for many years and are well-known for varietals like Chianti, Bordeaux and Chardonnay so it feels natural to order a glass. When winemakers originally started producing wine on the Western Slope of Colorado they tried to compete with well-known wine-producing regions like these and planted varietals that did well in states like California, Oregon and Washington. These varietals didn’t do quite as well in the Rocky Mountains due to cooler temperatures, a shorter growing season and high elevation so the region’s wines didn’t make it big like those from Napa or Sonoma. Even though the grapes have since been replaced with varietals that grow better in Colorado, the stigma of mediocre wine still remains. After several years of education and experimentation, Eric Hyatt and Craig Jones of Carboy Winery are trying to change that. “We’re at the very beginning of something really exciting here in Colorado and are excited to introduce our wine to more people from out of state,” said Jones. Hyatt and Jones started working together at Outback Steakhouse in the ’90s and have been great friends ever since so when Jones decided to start his own venture, Hyatt was all in. The duo first opened Angelo’s Taverna in Littleton in 2013 and when an adjacent parcel of land became available in 2016 they opened Carboy Winery. They began purchasing grapes from vineyards, aging them in barrels and creating their own unique blends. In its first year, Carboy produced 16 tons of wine and grew to produce 160 tons in 2019 with two additional locations – Breckenridge and now Denver. The winery has a vintner’s license – the first one being used in the state – which allows a wine producer to serve food, beer and liquor in addition to wine – which they are taking full advantage of in the new 16,000 square foot space. The new Denver space opened in September in the former Govnr’s Park Tavern location and includes a taproom, tasting room, private event space and the new restaurant Logan Street. Each space has a distinct look and feel and is decorated with the vessels that traditionally fermented and stored wine – called carboys. The taproom is always bustling with wine drinkers and has an extensive list of appetizers and entrees. If you walk through to the tasting room you’ll be able to step up to the bar for a tasting or you can even rent out the seating area for a small party. The tasting room also serves as a retail shop where you can purchase a one-liter carboy for $7 and get it filled with one of the 12 wines on tap or purchase a bottle. New restaurant Logan Street is the largest portion of the building – it can seat up to 140 guests in the dining area and an additional 40 on the patio. The restaurant serves all of Carboy’s wines on tap as well. Kegging and tapping the wine that’s sold for consumption in the winery and restaurant rather than bottling it keeps the wine fresh and minimizes waste since it’s not exposed to oxygen until it’s poured. “I want to offer our guests a product they can rely on,” said Hyatt. Behind the tasting room, Carboy also houses a small production facility where you can find wines aging in barrels and large kegs filled with various reds and whites. Jones explained that they recently acquired North America’s first Hungarian barrel that they brought in to age Tempranillo and Cabernet Franc. “It has a 20-year shelf life and can give a nice amount of oak to our Cab Franc or Tempranillo. We broke it in with a nice Cab Sauv but are really going to focus on the Cab Franc and Tempranillo,” said Jones. When Hyatt and Jones originally started making wine they purchased most of their grapes from out of state – Oregon, Washington, California and even overseas. Now they are using mostly local varietals from Grand Valley and other areas on the Western Slope. “It takes three years from when you plant the grapes to be able to use them, so now we’re getting some of the varietals that were planted when we started working with these wineries and they’re great,” stated Jones. Colorado wines tend to highlight the terroir of Colorado that comes from high elevation, a dry climate and a short growing season. Some of the best wines here come from grapes that thrive in similar climates like Portugal, France and Italy and include varietals such as Albarino, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Continuing to add to its ever-changing wine list Carboy plans on producing several kinds of sparkling wine – something Jones hopes to be a first for Colorado’s wine scene. “You really can’t go anywhere and find Colorado sparkling wine, so we want to be the first,” stated Jones. Carboy will produce a mid-level, pettinet sparkling wine as well as a high-end product produced with the champenoise method. Click to view slideshow.In order to try Carboy’s newest wines, it may be worth becoming a wine club member. Members get to try the reserve and small-batch wines which are rarely offered to nonmembers due to the size of the wine club. Carboy offers two tiers of wine club memberships – the Lode and the Mother Lode – depending on how much wine you want to receive each quarter. Whether you’re looking for a unique date night experience, a delicious and affordable meal or an easy place to go for happy hour Carboy has your back – and your wine. Carboy Winery is located at 400 E. 7th Ave. Tasting Room hours are Sunday – Saturday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. and Tap Room hours are Sunday – Thursday 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. and Friday – Saturday 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. All photography by Brandon Johnson.via https://303magazine.com/2020/01/carboy-winery-is-putting-colorado-wines-on-the-map/
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We are constantly inundated with the patterns of language — advertisements, billboards, license plates, newspapers and magazines, movies, speeches, emergency exit instructions. Our everyday lives have become a habit in reading, speaking and understanding others who do the same. With that habit comes the desire to always find meaning in the things around us. But what happens when familiar forms of communication are dismantled? This question is imaginatively explored inside Walker Fine Art for the group show titled Synesthetic Cyphers, featuring work from Sammy Lee, Deidre Adams, Roland Bernier, Bonny Lhotka, Doug Hæussner and Blair Vaughn-Gruler and on view until February 29. Like all shows at Walker Fine Art, Synesthetic Cyphers showcases the strengths of artists represented by the gallery itself. This also means that the art is a mixture of old and new work, from original acrylic paintings from the ‘90s by the late Bernier to a video of brand new choreography performed specifically for Lee’s installation. At the core of the show is the pulsing heartbeat of understanding — we communicate with each other in order to relate to one another. But each artist reinterpreted and deconstructed the method with which we find this common ground, sometimes landing in a place where understanding is the last priority. Words are taken out of context and isolated; a visual experience is transformed into a kinesthetic one; a traditional gathering place is recontextualized; an alien language appears familiar; repetitive shapes and lines blur into word searches; society’s devotion to misleading facts and imagery is shredded. So the show pivots around the idea that language (written or verbal) is only part of the equation of communication. We as viewers are left to interpret the resulting creations on our own. We are left with nagging questions to ponder as we peruse the different works. Do these patterns impart meaning or are they meaningfully pointless? Are we looking for something familiar or growing more insecure about being lost? Does truly effective communication rely on more than one sense? ![]() Roland Bernier’s installation One of the high points of Synesthetic Cyphers is the showcase by Bernier, who passed away in 2015 but worked with words in his art pieces for almost 50 years. Created between 1990 and 2001, these pieces come from the Arty Fax and Graffiti collections. Easy Does It and Bush are from Arty Fax, and show Bernier’s isolation of words. “Initially I felt I had to break down the barriers of making sense by just listing words taken at random from the dictionary and putting them on canvas and board sometimes by themselves, at other times with designed or familiar images in which words were covered,” he wrote. “The idea of taking the word out of context opened a new visual world for me.” The other three Untitled pieces are from the Graffiti series and show Bernier’s interest in deconstructing and repurposing letters as well as repetitive motifs. Much like taggers in the graffiti world, who use a repeated sign or symbol to identify themselves, Bernier’s paintings in this series betray his own handiwork — there are repeated shapes more than there are unique ones. Instead of focusing on the meaning of a larger body of written or verbal language, these pieces by Bernier ask us to question the meaning of a single word, or maybe even a single letter. It’s about aesthetics rather than definitions. ![]() Deidre Adams installation Adams’ interpretation of language intends to mystify the viewer rather than make communication more effective. First, she starts writing in a quasi-language “synthesized from her own native English as well as elements of characters from other languages” as the release stated. Even though it’s asemic (or nonsensical), the way she arranges the letters and symbols appears as words, sentences and paragraphs. The reaction as an onlooker is bewilderment and curiosity. It’s familiar but also completely foreign. Without the framework of syntax, Adams’ quasi-language wouldn’t hold as much power over the viewer. But because it looks like something we understand, we want to inspect it more thoroughly, leading to the interaction of leaning in closer, scanning each part for hidden clues and occasionally finding a small phrase that does actually make sense. In Hæussner’s series, language (both visual and written) is literally shredded as he rips pieces from magazines, tabloids and other printed media and collages them together. Some of his pieces, like One Thousand Words, counterintuitively utilizes only images and color from magazines. Hæussner, in his no-word pieces, has deconstructed images from their original setting and repurposed them into new images. ![]() Doug Haeussner Hæussner’s largest work on display, Fake News, is comprised mostly of ridiculous headlines from tabloids that overlap each other and compete for attention. Looking at it from afar illustrates how it could be a cohesive piece — you might see a river or a forest or a cityscape or a bunch of flowers. The visual patterns are masterful and full of narrative overtones. But as you get closer and closer, the individual headlines are lonely and unexplained, even mutilated by other strips of magazine paper. An inch away, all meaning behind the words is lost. In Vaughn-Gruler’s work, the movement and rhythm of mark-making are emphasized, rather than aesthetics or definition or syntax or context. If you blur your eyes standing in front of one, it might look like a word search or a crossword puzzle. But ultimately, there are no letters or words intentionally relayed in her work. Instead, it’s about the process of pen to paper or brush to canvas. Inspecting Vaughn-Gruler’s paintings will illuminate her methodical repetition of brushwork and chaotic stream-of-conscious scribbles as if she’s trying to remember something that is just out of reach. Language is referenced, as Vaughn-Gruler noted, but the meaning is left unclear. ![]() Blair Vaughn-Gruler’s installation We learn early on that there is a stark difference between verbal and non-verbal communication. Physical expression allows us to decipher more than what’s written or spoken, but it, like verbal or written interactions, relies heavily on interpreting patterns. In this place, artist Lhotka prepared three etched acrylic pieces with pigment that “bring the hand” in her words, back into digital art. Aspiring to show the visual world to non-visual audiences, Lhotka created embossed and textured pieces that allow for blind individuals to share a specifically visual experience. In one of the pieces, a cityscape as seen from inside a plane has been made into a topographic representation that can be physically explored via fingertip (and touching it is highly encouraged). In another, a poem is translated into Braille and then illustrated with the special etching and embossing method that is emblematic of Lhotka’s innovative techniques throughout her career. ![]() Bonny Lhotka’s installation Lee’s installation, which is the first encounter upon walking in the door, bridges the gap between verbal and non-verbal communication. The paper castings — a signature of Lee’s — are Korean signs and letters that are unintelligible to most Americans. But displayed in this different medium, a three-dimensional piece of art, the words become beautiful rather than utilitarian. In POOM/MOP — the three paper castings accompanied by a video — Lee originally composed the three characters as a nonsense word but then found out that the combination actually means several different things. The video displays a choreographed version of these various meanings with dancers on top of the final piece of Lee’s installation, Baoli. ![]() “POOM/MOP” by Sammy Lee. This large wooden structure is modeled off an Indian stepwell used for gathering water, cooling down and as a place for congregating. In this piece, Lee moves away from exploring the methodology of language and instead focuses on the physical act of expression. Baolis are often the local distribution center for lore, stories, legends, gossip, news, philosophy and more. They hold a significant place in the history of communication for the people familiar with them. In order to use the Baoli, people must physically interact with it by stepping down and sitting amidst one another. It is a curatorial achievement that the Baoli is placed right by the door. It’s significant at the beginning, as a place to “step into” the mindset of the exhibit, to remember that communication is not always written or verbal, and also to remember that not everything is as it seems. It’s also significant at the end, as visitors exit the gallery they must reconsider it from a different vantage point. The stairs are multi-directional and multi-purpose, going up and down and also going nowhere at all, leaving us with the distinctly unsettling idea that language offers us no fixed guarantees and the patterns we sometimes see might simply be a coincidence. -- Synesthetic Cyphers is on view until February 29, 2020. Walker Fine Art is located at 300 West 11th Avenue #A and is open Tuesday through Saturday, or by appointment. All photography by Danielle Reisman, courtesy of Walker Fine Artvia https://303magazine.com/2020/01/walker-fine-art-synesthetic-cyphers/ The eccentric culture of festivals and raves is known for breaking all the rules and to externally express one’s individuality through a mixture of fashion and music. Twenty-one-year-old hairstylist, Hailee Fortuin, uses this culture as an inspiration behind her brightly-colored glitter and braid-based hairstyles. Fortuin has impressively made a name for herself in the hair and rave community with only a year of doing rave hair under her belt. Some of her accomplishments have been a featured Festival Hair Nominee for Behind the Chair and Best of the Fest Finalist for Modern Salon. Recently Fortuin chatted with 303 Magazine about her ever-growing business, Hailee Kay Hair, and her excitement for upcoming festivals and projects. ![]() Photo by Conner Coughenour. 303 Magazine: Tell us the history of Hailee Kay Hair. How did you first get started? Hailee Fortuin: My high school offered a free vocational program where you could spend half your day learning a trade to acquire a license or certificate at graduation. My dream was always to own a bakery, so I checked out the culinary program but something about it felt off for me. I asked to be sent for cosmetology which wasn’t necessarily what I wanted to do in life, but I knew I wanted to be learning something hands-on instead of just sitting in a classroom. I ended up falling in love with the program and later found my passion in braiding and styling. 303: What are your favorite trends right now? HF: I’m living for butterfly clips! This is such a ’90s trend but it’s back and better than ever. 303: What can you tell us about rave culture? HF: Rave culture is honestly so interesting to me. It’s like you step into another reality. When I was new in the scene and trying to find my place someone asked me, “Well, how silly can you get?” And that really stuck with me. What’s fun about rave culture is that there are no rules. ![]() Photo by Joy Tatum. 303: How long have you been doing hair? HF: I graduated cosmetology school in the summer of 2016, but I’ve really only been doing rave hair for about a year. The field is so diverse, so it’s taken me a while to find my place. 303: What is the next big rave or festival you are looking forward to the most? HF: Bonnaroo holds a special place in my heart. This festival takes place in June in Manchester, Tennessee. There are usually around 80,000 attendees of all ages and the lineup is super diverse compared to some other, more electronic-based festivals. The people are my people and of all the festivals I’ve attended, I would call Roo my home. ![]() Photo by Joy Tatum. 303: Do you have any upcoming projects you are working on? What can you tell us about them? HF: I have one major project that I can’t say a whole lot about just yet but I can tell you that I have more out-of-state festivals planned than ever before. Something that I’m really looking forward to within this project is the opportunity to raise more money for charities like HairToStay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients afford scalp cooling, a treatment that can dramatically reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss. It’s always been important for me to give back so I can’t wait to show you what’s in store. 303: Where do you see Hailee Kay Hair in five years? HF: I’m constantly changing course, monthly, weekly, even daily, so it’s hard to say exactly where I see myself in five years, but I’m excited to dive headfirst into the festival space and I can’t wait to see where it leads. Photography by Joy Tatum, Conner Coughenour and Hailee Fortuin.
via https://303magazine.com/2020/01/hailee-kay-hair/ Denver has some chill events lined up to check out for the weekend. Kick it off by relaxing and watching Mountainfilm on Tour and end it by seeing some cute animals during a Free Day at the Zoo. Wherever the weekend takes you, make sure to explore this roundup of events happening in Denver. Thursday, January 30Mountainfilm on Tour![]() Photo Courtesy of Mountainfilm on Facebook When: January 30, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Where: Alamo Drafthouse Denver, 4255 W. Colfax Ave., Denver Cost: $40 register here The Lowdown: Alamo Drafthouse partners with Sierra Club Colorado for Mountainfilm on Tour. You can watch a screening of the documentary film that explores environmental, political and social issues as well as brings together athletes from all over the globe. The Wright Retrospective![]() Mural by Michael Ortiz. Photo by Cori Anderson When: January 28 – February 1 Where: Dairy Block, 1821 Blake St., Denver Cost: Free register here The Lowdown: Experience a journey through the past decade during The Wright Retrospective exhibition. The five-day exhibition, hosted in collaboration with Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, holds works from outdoor companies such as Oveja Negra, Jiberish and Topo Designs. The Go Save a Life Fashion Show![]() Photo Courtesy of Go Save A Life on Facebook When: January 30, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Where: The ART, a Hotel, 1201 Broadway, Denver Cost: $35 – $50 tickets available here The Lowdown: The ART, a Hotel teams up with #GoSaveaLife, AREAA and The Asian Real Estate Association of America for The Go Save A Life Fashion Show. You can watch as models strut their stuff in designs from brands such as Kimono Dragons, Femme Fatale Intimates and SMaL Designs. Night of Stroke![]() Photo by Bjorn Salen. Courtesy of Backcountry Film Festival on Facebook When: January 30, 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. Where: Bellco Theatre, 700 14th St., Denver Cost: Free – $20 get tickets here The Lowdown: Outdoor Retailer teams up with Winter Wildlands Alliance, Backcountry Film Festival and Sierra Nevada to present Night of Stroke. The event features a chance to spend an evening with athletes, outdoor industry experts and more. You can also watch a series of film screenings and snag some prizes during a raffle. Friday, January 31Climate Rally![]() Denver State Capitol in Colorado via Thinkstock When: January 31, 1:30 – 4 p.m. Where: Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Cost: Free register here The Lowdown: March for change during a Climate Rally. You can join others at the Colorado State Capitol building and speak out against issues surrounding climate change. The rally will start with a march at the Colorado Convention Center. White Claw Winter Wonderland![]() Photo Courtesy of ViewHouse Ballpark on Facebook When: January 31, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Where: ViewHouse Ballpark, 2015 Market St., Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Embrace the chill in the air with a White Claw Winter Wonderland. You can explore the pop-up bar filled with White Claw hard seltzers and party out the night. Space Case Comedy![]() Photo Courtesy of Eventbrite on Facebook When: January 31, 8 – 11 p.m. Where: Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway, Denver Cost: $7 – $20 get tickets here The Lowdown: Get your giggle on at Space-Case Comedy in collaboration with Spookadelia 2. The evening features a lineup of sets from comedians including Anthony Kapfer, Sam Ike, Sydney Carrington, Danny Ramos, Oshee Baugus and Salma Zaky. While you laugh you can also win art door prizes and hear commentary from MC Joshua Masek. Cosmic Vertigo, Apricot Drupaceous & Cherry Tulpaforcer Release![]() Photo Courtesy of Facebook Event Page When: January 31, 12 p.m. Where: Cerebral Brewing, 1477 Monroe St., Denver Cost: Free admission, reserve your bottle here The Lowdown: Cerebral Brewing hosts a triple bottle release this Friday. You can grab a bottle of the barrel-aged barleywine Cosmic Vertigo, an oak-aged wild ale called Apricot Drupaceous, or a Cherry Tulpaforcer – a barrel-aged oat saison. Make sure to reserve your bottle ahead of time. Pick up will start at 12 p.m. Best Phriends Night Out![]() Photo Courtesy of MCA Denver on Facebook When: January 31, 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver Cost: Free with general $5 after 5 p.m. admission at entry The Lowdown: Grab your best bud for a Best Phriends Night Out. You can jam out to music from Best Phriends and sip on samples of cider during a complimentary cider tasting. Untitled: Creative Fusions![]() Photo Courtesy of Denver Art Museum on Facebook When: January 31, 6 – 10 p.m. Where: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver Cost: Free with $10 general admission here The Lowdown: Denver Art Museum hosts Untitled: Creative Fusions. The Untitled series is a monthly program with changing performances, art-making, tours and more curated by local artists. This Friday, you can take part in an interactive evening with pop-up art installations, performances and more created by artists Eileen Roscina Richardson and Joshua Ware in collaboration with 17 different local creatives. Saturday, February 1Denver Beer Co’s Beer & Cookie Pairing![]() Photo Courtesy of Denver Beer Co. on Facebook When: February 1 and 2, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Denver Beer Co, Arvada and Denver locations Cost: $20 get tickets here The Lowdown: Snack on warm cookies and cool brews during a Denver Beer Co. Beer & Cookie Pairing. You can delight in five cookies from Santa Fe Cookie Co. complemented with a series of Denver Beer Co pours. Bubbly Tasting![]() Photo Courtesy of Hotel Teatro When: February 1, 2 – 4 p.m. Where: Hotel Teatro, 1100 14th St., Denver Cost: $45 get tickets here The Lowdown: Get fancy during a Bubbly Tasting with Hotel Teatro. You can imbibe in a variety of champagne and sparkling wines while nibbling on charcuterie, nuts and fresh fruits. Each sip will be guided by The Nickel’s level-two sommelier. Relationsh*t![]() Photo Courtesy of Eventbrite for Organizers on Facebook When: February 1, 8 – 9 p.m. Where: Badger’s Pub, 76 S. Broadway, Denver Cost: $10 get tickets here The Lowdown: Listen to some terrible stories about dates with a dash of comedy during Relationsh*t. You can hear as The Grafenberg Players interview audience members about their worst dates and then watch the group add some improv to make for a hilarious night. Zero Degree’s Denver Grand Opening![]() Photo Courtesy of Zero Degrees on Facebook When: February 1, 11 a.m. Where: Zero Degrees Denver, 1390 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: No matter the weather, it is always time for a chilled dessert. Zero Degrees – an Asian-Hispanic fusion fast-food chain is hitting Denver with its grand open. You can try the famous Mangonadas and satisfy your sweet tooth. Stout Month 2020![]() Photo Courtesy of Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery on Facebook When: February 1, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Where: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Start off your Saturday by drink some rich stouts during Stout Month. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery kicks off the brew-filled month with a series of stouts on tap. Free Day at DAM![]() Photo Courtesy of Denver Art Museum on Facebook When: February 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Free Day at DAM (Denver Art Museum) returns for a chance to explore the museum without a fee. You can explore the Shantell Martin: Words and Lines exhibition with bold black and white linework, see The Light Show, Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection and more, all for free. Exhibitions such as Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature are ticketed. READ: Expansive Claude Monet Exhibit at Denver Art Museum Tells an Environmental HistoryValentine’s Prom![]() Photo Courtesy of Mercury Cafe Denver on Facebook When: February 1, 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. Where: Mercury Cafe Denver, 2199 California St., Denver Cost: $30 get tickets here The Lowdown: Prom is no longer for just teenagers at Valentine’s Prom. You can dance the night away to music while sipping on drinks from a cash bar. Dress in your best prom attire to match the theme of the evening. MCA Penny Admission![]() Photo Courtesy of MCA Denver on Facebook When: February 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver Cost: $0.01 at entry The Lowdown: Sort through your spare change for MCA Penny Admission. You can take a look at the current exhibitions of Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler’s Flora, Francesca Woodman: Portrait of a Reputation and Stacey Steers’ Edge of Alchemy all for just one cent within the museum. Sunday, February 2Super Bowl 5k![]() Washington Park via Thinkstock When: February 2, 8 – 11 a.m. Where: Washington Park, 1000 S Downing St., Denver Cost: $35 register here The Lowdown: Get ready for all of those Super Bowl bites by running in a Super Bowl 5k. You can dress up in your best football fan gear for a chance to win in a craziest fan costume contest and rep your favorite teams. Racers will receive a Super Bowl 5k shirt, a photo with the Super Bowl 5k Quarterback and a finishers medal. After the race, you can also play some fun Super Bowl Games. Super Bowl Sunday at Improper CityWhen: February 2, 12 – 10 p.m. Where: Improper City, 3201 Walnut St., Suite 101, Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Celebrate your love of football during Super Bowl Sunday at Improper City. You can dine on Danger Zone Calzones and Kings County Kitchen wings while imbibing on cocktails from Improper. Lunar New Year Celebration![]() Photo Courtesy of Bambu Denver – Desserts & Drinks on Facebook When: February 2, 1 p.m. Where: 1147 – 1145 S. Federal Blvd, Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Saigon Travel partners with Bambu Desserts and Drinks, Now Pho and the 1145 South Federal Boulevard Business Center, for a Lunar New Year Celebration. You can experience performances from Colorado Asian Heritage Center, snag li xi (red envelopes) for good luck and celebrate the year of the rat. Free Day at the Zoo![]() Photo Courtesy of Denver Zoo on Facebook When: February 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Where: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., Denver Cost: Free admission The Lowdown: Denver Zoo teams up with the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for a day to take on the zoo for free. You can explore all of the amazing animals the zoo holds without paying the fee. Make sure to arrive early as it gets super busy. Want this list before everyone else?Click here to have it sent to your inbox.Mark Your CalendarRunway Workshop For DFW Model Casting When: February 4, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Where: McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver Cost: $50 tickets available here First Friday Art Walk When: February 7, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. Where: Art District on Santa Fe, 525 Santa Fe Dr., Denver Cost: Free and open to the public Rinoval When: February 8, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. Where: The Denver Central Market, 2669 Larimer St., Denver Cost: $15 tickets available here Galentine’s Day When: February 13, 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Where: ViewHouse Ballpark, 2015 Market St., Denver Cost: Free admission via https://303magazine.com/2020/01/this-weekend-denver-events-137/ There aren’t any singles that I currently use on the regular (not that there’s much I use regularly, haha), but I definitely don’t have a lil’ quad made up of basics or anything at this point. When I pull out singles, it’s usually because I have a color combo I want to do that isn’t in...
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via https://www.temptalia.com/how-do-single-eyeshadows-fit-into-your-routine/ On February 14, pop-up extraordinaire Thrice will open a French Punk-themed event series celebrating rebellion and the universality of love through food, drink and design. Situated in a massive space on the Blake side of Dairy Block, the three-weekend event will use French Punk as a vehicle honoring resistance, anti-hate, anti-violence, anti-racism, anti-sexism and anti-homophobia that characterized the ’70s movement. Opening on Valentine’s Day itself, the celebration will kick off with an Un-Valentine’s Day French Punk Drag Show, with Saturday and Sunday playing host to picnic-style drag brunches with food by Bruto and The Wolf’s Tailor chef Kelly Whitaker. Items including charcuterie, baguettes and mimosas will be served family-style. The four Queens — all former finalists from season two of Dragula — will be flown in specially for the opening events. The following weekend, the space will reopen as a French Punk Night Bazaar where patrons can sip on cocktails and shop for locally curated goods and rare finds. The last weekend in February will culminate in a Night Long Leap Year Party Closing Party. ![]() Photo Courtesy of Dairy Block. Denver-based Thrice — the brainchild of founder and chief experience curator Abigail Plonkey — has been responsible for a range of inventive multi-sensory dining experiences including Uchi’s Chroma, the Korean barbecue and doll mash-up BarbieQ, a collaboration with Bar Helix for a negroni party at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic and the New Years Party at the Ramble Hotel. This time she will team up with Run For the Roses to bring a unique cocktail experience across two custom-built bars. Plonkey’s all-encompassing designs make for truly immersive experiences, though she actively builds the event not to be stages for Instagram posturing. Grafitti, both inside and out culminates in a massive centerpiece with “Punk is not Dead” scrawled across the wall with all the appropriate grit. The exacting focus with which Plonkey approaches each event — including custom napkins, uniforms and other minutiae — have rendered her past events truly transporting. French Punk is no different. While the space draws a great deal of inspiration from the genre, Plonkey uses it primarily as a springboard for a mashed-up utopian vision inspired by history, pop culture, food and puns. Plonkey intentionally does not recycle pop-up concepts in the same city — giving the already elaborate occurrences the added excitement of scarcity. But she would happily tour any of her existing concepts, having already set up a three-month residency for BarbieQ in Reno. While the space certainly takes jabs at the frou-frou of traditional Valentine’s celebrations, it does a good job of showing that the most sincere forms of love often come in jagged packages. Additionally, proceeds from the event will benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. French Punk will be located at 1855 Blake St., Suite 140. The brunches will take place Saturday, February 16 and Sunday, February 17 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Photos by Cori Anderson and Giacomo Di Franco and courtesy of the Dairy Block.
via https://303magazine.com/2020/01/thrice-french-punk-pop-up-dairy-block/ We first introduced you to Grace Clark in early April of last year, when the singer/songwriter had just released her debut EP. We’ve been keeping track of her progress, and fast forward almost a year, it looks like Clark has made some big strides in the local music scene since then. On January 31, the Grace Clark Band will open for friends and musical peers Wood Belly at the Oriental Theater, a large feat for a solo artist that only nearly a year ago really kicked off her music career. Sharing the stage with not just Wood Belly, but co-opener Billy Failing and his band, Clark is in good company amongst some incredible fellow talent. Having grown up in Michigan, Clark sang as a child, and in the fourth grade was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall with her choir. Clark attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, and then went on to the University of Denver to study opera. Classically trained, bluegrass and folk music had never really crossed her mind until one evening during her senior year, she found herself at a house party where a trio of bluegrass musicians was playing. “They were called the Free Wheel Trio, and it was love at first listen,” Clark remembers of her introduction to bluegrass. All three musicians in that band would become Clark’s friends, and one, Joe D’Esposito, presently plays fiddle in the Grace Clark Band. The three other players in the Grace Clark Band — guitarist Summers Baker, upright bassist Jean-Luc Davis and banjoist Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose — Clark met through mutual friends following that one fateful house pick. ![]() Courtesy of Grace Clark After that, Clark became quickly caught up in Denver’s bluegrass scene, which she sees as special, “because bluegrass can often get stuck in tradition, but Colorado’s bluegrass musicians are working to make it something new, while still respecting where it came from. These musicians are shakers who are trying out new things, all while nurturing this strong sense of community.” Of course, the local bluegrass is heavily dominated by white males, and Clark says it still takes a lot of getting used to, looking across a stage or around a room and seeing almost no one that looks like you: “Being an Asian woman in a music scene that is made up predominantly of white men has been interesting to say the least. In some ways I enjoy standing out from the crowd, catching people’s eyes and not fitting the status quo. Other times, I truly hate it. I often find myself in a space of feeling ‘othered’ and that never feels good. It’s a challenging balance, but overall, I hope that if I can help play a part in making this style of music even just a little more accessible to people who may not typically gravitate towards it, then it’s worth it to me.” ![]() Courtesy of Grace Clark In 2018, Clark made much of her dream a reality, gaining traction as not just a gifted singer/songwriter, but as an example of prevailing otherness that the bluegrass scene sorely lacks. Aside from releasing her EP, Clark shared the stage and collaborated with a plethora of local musicians, toured with the Sweet Lillies and took part in the festival circuit. At the end of last year, she came up with the idea for the Rambler Music Sessions, an intimate house concert series that takes place above the Midnight Rambler Boutique on Colfax, and now spearheads the events on a bi-monthly basis. As she prepares to take the Oriental stage on Friday night, Clark reflects on the last year and the growth that’s occurred since her EP release. The Grace Clark Band only gets the chance to perform every few months, with all five players having crazy busy schedules. They’re all simultaneously working on their solo music careers, and Clark holds a position teaching music composition to schoolchildren. When they do finally get together, she says, “it’s a special thing.” This time around, they’ll be debuting some new songs, and she says Friday’s show should portray “a year’s worth of really cultivating our sound.” Tickets available for the Grace Clark Band with the Billy Failing Band and Wood Belly can be purchased here.via https://303magazine.com/2020/01/grace-clark-woman-color-bluegrass/ Did a product catch your eye this week? Check out dupes for the most loved and most wanted products between January 21st and January 27th before you buy! via https://www.temptalia.com/this-week-in-dupes-vol-075/ For the third year in a row, we’re releasing a local vinyl showcasing all of Denver’s musical talent, and the tracklist is definitely one to look out for. 303 Music Vol. 3 is our exclusive release set to debut on 303 Day, March 3. 303 Music Vol. 3 will once again give back to the local community with 25% of proceeds of each purchase being donated to local non-profit, Youth on Record. Youth on Record believes in the critical role music plays in our lives. Through in-school classes, coaching by local professional musicians and open recording studios, they use music to positively impact the lives of thousands of underserved teens in Denver’s most vulnerable communities. Youth on Record has always had a special place in a lot of local musician’s hearts, including working closely with one of our chosen musicians, Big Gigantic, on a previous occasion. “A Big Gigantic Difference Foundation” provided Youth On Record students with a digital computer lab fully equipped with audio gear and software, making this new collaboration all that more impactful. Big Gigantic will also donate their pay for this project to the non-profit organization, adding to their philanthropic relationship with Youth on Record. This year’s vinyl features cover art by none other than RUMTUM, debuting a nod to the analogous era of the record as a whole. The tracklist below features some Colorado favorites, carefully hand-selected by the 303 Magazine team.
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![]() ButtercupButtercup is a medium-dark, pink-coral with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had medium, buildable coverage with a soft, mousse-like texture that was thin without being too watery. The product covered my lips fairly evenly, and there was a bit of product that sank into my deeper lip lines, I didn’t feel like it was enough that it was noticeable in person (just the close-up photos). It wore well for four and a half hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating over time. Top Dupes
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![]() Lucky CatLucky Cat is a medium-dark, red-copper with light, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It was more emollient than Buttercup, so there was still a bit of a sheen before it wore away to more of a satin to semi-matte finish. The texture was lightweight, thin, and spreadable with an airy quality to it–so more mousse-like but not as whipped–that delivered even coverage in a single layer. It had more semi-opaque coverage in one pass rather than the medium coverage promised, so I’d recommend using less for a more washed out effect. It stayed on well four four and a half hours and felt non-drying while worn. Top Dupes
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