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Happy Friday everybody! What a week it's been at Fashion Denver! We've been busy remodeling the showroom, installing new store fixtures, painting, stripping the layers of paint to expose beautiful wood, hiring new interns...wheeew! Everything is turned upside down but the upside down in a fun and exciting way!
We'll be debuting the new showroom next First Friday!
This is a pretty busy weekend on the social calendar. Tonight I'm breaking out the rollerskates for the Creative Kegger party, tomorrow, guest speaking at the community yarn event, then I am one of the judges at the Miss Asian American contest, then our kickball game on Sunday. Then it's Monday again! Oh my!
May your weekend be full of sunshine and adventures!
Yours till the cows come home,
Brandi S. Shigley
Lover of our creative city!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TONIGHT! FRIDAY NIGHT FUN!
Creative Keggers 001:
Cluster Studios
3881 Steele St
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 350-1401
Doors 8PM
21+ $10 at the doorCreative collective Illiterate and design studio, Trust, collaborate to host the new Creative Kegger event series at Denver’s Cluster Studios. Built around conceptual themes, these expansive community gatherings transcend the standard fair party by combining education and entertainment. Participation is the word for these interactive happenings. Dance, play, converse, create, the line between audience and performer blurs in the
multifaceted 22,000 square foot Cluster Studios warehouse.On May 29, 2009, Creative Keggers 001: New York City Street Games transports iconic neighborhood pastimes from the heart of the Empire State to the heights of the Mile High City. In a warehouse turned NYC streetscape, get raucous playing and learning high energy NYC recreatiaonal traditions like Double Dutch, Hopscotch Basketball, Butts Up, and Four Square alongside classic activities of chance and strategy such as Skelzies, Chess, Checkers, Dominoes, Shell Game and Dice. DJ’s Musa, Ginger Perry and Peter Black bring the nostalgic sounds of the street back on the 1’s and 2’s for anyone with old school moves. After working up an appetite on the court or game board, come satisfy your cravings with a hotdog, gelatto and a cold brew to wash it all down. Inspired by the theme? Submit art, photography and writing to Illiterate’s online arts community www.illiteratemedia.com for a chance to get published in the Creative Kegger Scrapbook at www.creativekegger.com. Roll up your sleeves put on your kicks and get ready to call next at Creative Keggers 001: New York City Street Games.
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Community Yarn Event - Knit and Crochet
PRESENTED BY
Bags By CAB
May 30, 2009 - 12:00Noon
Tamarac Square
7777 E Hampden Ave
Denver, CO 80231
As the First Annual Knit and Crochet Community Event, May 30th – Tamarac Square Mall – 12:00Noon, visitors can meet others who share their passion for yarn, and exhibit and sell their yarn designs. Door prizes will be included from Aslantrends Luxury Yarn, Dina Mor's Season's Change Volume I and II, Debbie Macomber, Knit Picks, Patton's Yarns, Janet Bristow (Prayer Shawl) and more!
Enjoy activities and local speakers Brandi Shigley - Fashion Denver and Cheri Paxson - Pax Knits! Take a knit or crochet class. Share designs, patterns and colors with other yarn lovers.
Event is sponsored by:
www.bagsbycab.com
www.BET.com –
www.lionbrand.com
www.patonsyarn.com.Please contact Cassandra Allen - Brown (Bags By CAB) 303.695.8628 with any questions. See you there. Yarn on!
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2nd Annual Miss Asian American Colorado Finale Show
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Time: 6:00pm
Teikyo Loretto Heights University Theater
3001 S Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80236
The 2nd Annual Miss Asian American Colorado Leadership Program is back with 17 beautiful women in 2009. Come to the finale event to support our 2009 candidates who represent 8 Asian ethnicities (Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Mongolian, Hmong, Chinese, Indian, and Filipino) and 10 mile-high cities.
The evening will be filled with excitement as the women share their passions for service and their unique, individual talents on stage. There will be a special performance by Denver's acclaimed Bollywood West dance studio. It is a night to celebrate cultural heritage and the strengths and convictions of Asian American women in Colorado. The 2009 Miss Asian American Colorado will receive a feature story in Asian Avenue magazine, $1000 to pursue her service project and paid registration for the National Association of Asian American Professionals National Convention at the Denver Hilton Regency in August.
Ticket Prices:
$40 VIP (Front and Center + free signed poster)
$20 Regular/Adult
$15 Student/Senior (with ID)
$5 Children under 12
+5 at the door -- so buy/reserve in advance!Call 303.937.6888 for tickets or buy tickets online: http://missaaco.com/buytickets.html
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The Factory
A Creative Experience
Denver Creative Co Op
425 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80203
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Dazzle’s Swishing Party
Sunday, June 14, 4-6:30 p.m.
Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge
930 Lincoln Street, Denver CO 80203
‘Swish’ is the sound that silk makes when it rustles. Inspired by chic and fun ‘swishing parties’ in London, Fresh City Life is teaming up with Dazzle Jazz to bring you a fabulous party where you’ll leave with your wallet intact and your outfit in style. Here’s how it works: Come to Dazzle with a few pieces of high quality clothing or accessories that you’d be proud to give to a close friend. Enjoy a free wine tasting with nibbles provided by Dazzle while you browse the fashions that others have brought to swap. At the appointed hour (5:30 p.m. to be exact), the Swish will begin. Claim your favored piece of fashion – if you get there first! It’s all for fun so remember: no scratching, spitting or biting. Party and display of swap items begins at 4 p.m. (please bring your items no later than 4:30 p.m.). And the swank cats at Dazzle have got a great evening of entertainment planned, so you can continue your evening there if you like! Swishing is free and open to the public, but you must bring swappable fashion to participate. For more info about Dazzle, go to dazzlejazz.com. Please RSVP online.
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