LITTLE KNOWN TREASURES IN THE DENVER ARTS SCENE

MEETS: 8 Tuesdays TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
DATES COURSE MEETS: 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21
PRICE: $65.00
LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map
TYPE: Lecture
CATEGORY: ART
NOTE:

Speakers: Various representatives

DESCRIPTION:

Join us and be let in on the secrets and talents from the local arts scene. Speakers from various groups will present their efforts to keep the arts alive, fresh, and responsive to the interests of the ever-changing Denver demographic. If we are lucky, a mini performance or two might happen.
The list of topics includes the answers to the following questions:
Do you know:
-Denver has multiple cross-cultural theater groups?
-The Colorado Ballet and the DAM have programs for several special-needs groups?
-How the RiNo (River North) district and its gallery world came into being?
-About the Museo de Las Americas or the theater group Phamaly?
-Denver has a nonprofit group of business leaders that look at the impact of the arts on the economics of the community?

Speakers and Dates:

March 3:
-SCFD, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Jessica Clare, Program Director
-Denver Arts and Venues Amber Fochi, Marketing and Communications Coordinator

March 10: River North Arts District (RiNo), Rex Brown

March 17:
-Museo de Las Americas Maruquita Salazar, Education Coordinator
-Su Teatro Mica Garcia de Benavidez, Organization Manager

March 24: Denver Art Museum: The Access Program Speaker: TBA

March 31: Colorado Ballet’s Ann O’Connor, Director, Education and Community Partnerships

April 7:
-Theatre Esprit Asia (TEA) Maria Cheng, Co-Founder
-The Source Arnold King, Core Company Member

April 14:
-PHAMALY THEATRE, Chris Silberman, Executive Director
-Cherry Creek Theatre, Mark and Maxine Rossman, Co- Founders

April 21:
-Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA): Meredith Badler, Administration and Events, Coordinator
-Spirituals Project: Dee Galloway, Program Administrator

*Speakers Subject to Change