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2009 Stories by Susan Froyd

• Wrong Place at the Right Time

  published September 24, 2009

  The former local theater group Next Stage Denver was the first to host MisCast as a fundraiser in Denver, but after that troupe dissolved... More >>

• Be What You Eat

  published September 24, 2009

  They say we have a beautiful weekend approaching, and there are few places in the state more beautiful this time of year than the environs of... More >>

• Today's featured event: Travel to the Western Slope to explore our changing views on food and eating

  published Sep 24, 2009

  They say we have a beautiful weekend approaching, and there are few places in the state more gorgeous this time of year than the environs of Delta County, where the wine grapes and orchards are peakin... More >>

• Today's featured event: Judy Shepard spreads the word in a new memoir about her son, Matthew

  published Sep 23, 2009

  We see stories every day about how grief can be transformative, leading folks caught up in the pain of loss down paths of public service. But in the case of Judy Shepard, whose gay son Matthew was mur... More >>

• Five Cool Things: September 22, 2009

  published Sep 22, 2009

  Once a week, Susan Froyd muses on five things about Denver worth celebrating. Don't let them slip through the cracks. The artists and kids who collaborate year in and year out at PlatteForum get a hu... More >>

• Today's featured event: An easy way to eat, drink and be charitable

  published Sep 22, 2009

  I went to Ellis Elementary when I was a kid, and back in those days, it was just a typical, ticky-tacky neighborhood school. All the students lived within walking distance and we learned our ABCs, no ... More >>

• Today's featured event: Beer goes better with burlesque at Lannie's

  published Sep 21, 2009

  Buxom wenches and drunken beer songs do share a long, healthy history, especially this time of year, when Oktoberfest celebrations circle the globe. But here in Denver, the beer-savoring level is off ... More >>

• This weekend's featured events: Get out and savor the last weekend of summer

  published Sep 18, 2009

  Here are just a few of our favorite things to do while the sun still shines: A good place to start is with something nice to eat, and you'll get your wish at Sabor, a public beer, wine and food tastin... More >>

• Today's featured event: A mandolin wind blows through Boettcher Concert Hall

  published Sep 17, 2009

  It'll be an early-season crossover spectacular this weekend at Boettcher Concert Hall, when the Colorado Symphony Orchestra hosts an American Festival with newgrass mandolinist (and founding member of... More >>

• A Big Deal

  published September 10, 2009

  What artist wouldn't want to see his work up in lights on a 26-by-70-foot billboard for all to see? Not too many. Local draftsman Bill Amundson is... More >>

• Today's featured event: Go around the world in a downtown Denver minute

  published Sep 16, 2009

  We've got a downtown -- so why don't you use itr Here's an opportunity in the making: A true big city vibe flavors the evening at the Denver Theatre District Art Salon: Reflections of a World of Art, ... More >>

• Rainy Day Beatles

  published September 17, 2009

  Do we really need to see a Beatles revue with period costumes, flashy lights and video backdrops? Well, yeah, yeah, yeah — at least in the... More >>

• On Your Marks

  published September 17, 2009

  If you ski, you know the drill: The minute the days begin to grow shorter and a chill begins to frost the evenings, you can think of nothing else,... More >>

• Shut Up and Eat

  published September 17, 2009

  What do we all have in common? We like to eat. Food crosses every line, sociopolitical or otherwise, uniting the disparate over gently salted... More >>

• Introducing Five Cool Things

  published Sep 15, 2009

  Editor's note: This blog marks the debut of Five Cool Things, a new feature by Susan Froyd. Once a week, she'll muse on five Denver happenings worth celebrating. Don't let them slip through the cracks... More >>

• Today's featured event: It's Fashion Week at Buntport Theater!

  published Sep 15, 2009

  Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of a... More >>

• Home Cookin'

  published September 10, 2009

  Last night, I ate at the Washington Park Grille, an old standby where you maybe have to watch what you order, but where it’s always pleasant,... More >>

• This weekend's featured events: Harvest Week loves that good, old-time home cookin'

  published Sep 14, 2009

  Last night, I ate at the Washington Park Grille, an old standby where you maybe have to watch what you order, but where it's always pleasant, kinda like Cheers with Italian-ish food. Like a slew of De... More >>

• This weekend's featured events: A funeral, some ballgames, a block party, a dog day afternoon and more

  published Sep 11, 2009

  Another weekend, another roundup of wonderful, meaningful and/or just-plain-fun things to do. But let's begin with an important one. Friends, family and peers in the arts community will all come toget... More >>

• Nature Prevails

  published September 10, 2009

  The symbiotic interplay between seemingly antithetical forces of nature – trees and wildfires – forms the underlying theme in artist... More >>

• This weekend's featured events: Nature prevails in a new show by Anna Kaye at the Sandra Phillips Gallery

  published Sep 10, 2009

  The symbiotic interplay between seemingly antithetical forces of nature -- trees and wildfires -- forms the underlying theme in artist Anna Kaye's fastidiously detailed drawings in charcoal, graphite ... More >>

• Street Meet

  published September 10, 2009

  Back in May, as my family drove through downtown Denver, we spotted an unusual sight: a tipsy gaggle of bicyclists coming down the street that... More >>

• Lotería Winners

  published September 10, 2009

  Maruca Salazar, the newly installed director of Museo de las Américas, is full of praise for Mexico’s El Colectivo Malagua, four young... More >>

• By Design

  published September 10, 2009

  Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, which, like its Platte Valley counterpart, PlatteForum, pairs at-risk youth with local artist/mentors to collaborate... More >>

• Ain’t It a Drag?

  published September 10, 2009

  Imagine lower Larimer Street lined for three straight blocks with dozens, nay, hundreds of cherry pre-1973 hot rods, street rods, rat rods,... More >>