Artist Happy Hour at the Lobby: Photos by Greg Thow, ambiance by Eric Matelski

The Lobby is only one of the venues that have relied on Denver art curator and 2010 Westword MasterMind Eric Matelski to organize a rotating series of art shows for their walls over the years -- the Lobby is the only venue he's curated its doors first opened to the...

By Susan Froyd

March 12, 2012

Today is the last day of our summer campaign, and we’re just $250 away from our goal!

We’re ready to deliver—but we need the resources to do it right. If Westword matters to you, please take action and contribute today to help us expand our current events coverage when it’s needed most.

Contribute Now

Progress to goal

$17,000

$16,750

Audio By Carbonatix

[
          {
            "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
            "component": "23668565",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "STN Player - Float - Mobile Only ",
            "component": "23853568",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "Editor Picks",
            "component": "17242653",
            "insertPoint": "4",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - 2x Rectangles Desktop, Tower on Mobile - Labeled",
            "component": "24956856",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25 
          
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
            "component": "17676724",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          }
        ]

The Lobby is only one of the venues that have relied on Denver art curator and 2010 Westword MasterMind Eric Matelski to organize a rotating series of art shows for their walls over the years -- the Lobby is the only venue he's curated its doors first opened to the public, Matelski says. And he continues to host Artist Happy Hours at the restaurant on occasional Monday nights.

"The Artist Happy Hour is a great way of just getting people to mingle around art," he says. "The staff there is so welcoming and receptive to the art. Plus, I really like just soaking in all the history of the old Paris Hotel."

Tonight's happy-hour reception features photographer Greg Thow, whose images of Denver positively glow. "Greg happens to catch a lot of photos of our favorite town's good side," Matelski notes. "I feel his sense of composition and his knack for the right moment makes the Mile High City shine."

And if that interests you, he adds, "I also have to mention Greg's photos are very reasonably priced." A guy's gotta live, right?

Join Matelski and Thow from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight; visit Matelski's website for more information.

To keep up with the Froyd's-eye-view of arts and culture in Denver, "like" my fan page on Facebook.

Follow us on Twitter!

Like us on Facebook!

Susan Froyd started writing for Westword as the "Thrills" editor in 1992 and never quite left the fold. These days she still freelances for the paper in addition to walking her dogs, enjoying cheap ethnic food and reading voraciously. Sometimes she writes poetry.

A message from Culture Editor Kristen Fiore: If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of Denver’s vibrant culture and arts scenes.

Support Today