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Denver Botanic Gardens Welcomes Synthesis
Works by Robin Schaefer

Opening July 15th and running through August 29th, 2008

There seems to be nothing stopping Robin Schaefer and her art.

In Culture: Denver's Creative Space Survey
by Lisa Gedgaudas

This could be your new home...

These things take time, but it’s a damn good start- would be the best way to start the conversation about Denver’s creative work and living space problems.

In Art: American Association of Museums Expo

“Leadership: An Open Mic for New Ideas”
2008 Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo™
April 27 - May 1, Denver

The American Association of Museums (AAM) marked their 100th anniversary in 2006.
Their mission is to “enhance the value of museums to their communities through leadership, advocacy, and service.”

In Art: Phil Bender @ The Lab

It is a great moment when the brand-new meets the well-aged in true harmony.
The 2003 born Laboratory, a non-profit institution dedicated to developing and presenting creative insight into contemporary art has opened it’s exhibition walls to one of Denver’s long-time, well-know, eccentric contemporary artists, Phil Bender.

Plus Gallery's Newest Show with Denver's Wes Magyar & Robin Schaefer
by Lisa Gedgaudas

Plus Gallery opened a show on April 19th that features two of Denver’s beloved representational painters, Robin Schaefer and Wes Magyar. Both artists have a taste for high, visual enticement, detail, and perfection. The subject matter is usually blatant- a face, food, or flower, but each piece conceals complexities, and evoke multifaceted sensations.

You might have seen, on more than one occasion, an orange Greyhound with the words “Worland Warriors,” on the side, and perhaps you’ve even been so lucky as to observe the group of 20-somethings in band T-shirts and arty/ragamuffin garb step off, talking about how one really ought not to purchase The Communist Manifesto with a credit card, and then maybe you’ve wondered to yourself what-on-Ginsberg’s-angelheaded-hipster-grave (may he rest in peace) this whole thirty-nine-foot-long oddity is about.

This Week In Denver :: April 14-20 2008

In Denver, every day of the week has a little something up it’s sleeve. The following are some hand-picked moments taking place this week that may wet your cultural pallet. Pick a medium, any medium, and walk around in it.

Monday April 14th

*Fleet Foxes- 7pm @ Hi Dive, Denver, CO

BUILDING CREATIVE BUSINESSES EXPO
Denver, Saturday, March 8th

Coming this Saturday, March 8th, the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs is
presenting their 3rd annual Building Creative Businesses Expo. This
program is built to be a “one-stop” place to bring together people from all walks
of our community including artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, as

An Introduction to Dear Lisa,
Thursday,  March 6, 2008