Red Alert

Red Rocks may or may not be sliding down the hill, but Friends of Red Rocks� trust in the city is slipping away.

A A A Comments By Michael Roberts Thursday, Sep 16 1999

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They see red: Friends of Red Rocks (from left) Ben Williams, Peggy Choate, Melinda Yeary, Scott Croushore, Tom Rutter and Greg Campbell.

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At this point, the Friends of Red Rocks, who handed out informational pamphlets to those attending a Red Rocks show featuring Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne last weekend, have not expressed interest in joining Hillyard's little band. Instead, they're planning a public meeting sometime in October to try to publicize their objections to the southern terraces, among other things. "We want to give the people who know and love Red Rocks a chance to look over the plans and voice their opinion to the city," says Rutter. "And we're pretty convinced that they'll feel the same way that we do -- that putting a major new construction piece right in the heart of the amphitheater just so we can get a few more bathrooms and some extra food carts is a bad idea.

"We're not opposed to some changes, but they need to be made with a great deal of careful thought and consideration," he continues. "But the city is trying to make the amphitheater glitzy. And glitz is not what Red Rocks is all about."