Making Raves

I've been raving about Jeff "Maestro" Hughes, a violinist whose music mixes hip-hop sensibilities with classical technique, since I first clicked on his website (www.maestrohughes.com). But you can catch him in person tonight at the Denver Food Rave, which promises plenty of other tasty entertainment, including samples from Elegant Catering...

By Patricia Calhoun

May 1, 2008

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I've been raving about Jeff "Maestro" Hughes, a violinist whose music mixes hip-hop sensibilities with classical technique, since I first clicked on his website (www.maestrohughes.com). But you can catch him in person tonight at the Denver Food Rave, which promises plenty of other tasty entertainment, including samples from Elegant Catering and M&D's Cafe, which has been dishing up great barbecue for more than thirty years; a fourteen-model fashion show presented by Bijan Entertainment; and other live performances. This Food Rave is a first from Dondrae Mills, who owns Eventizm.com. "It's a spinoff of a catering company," he explains. "You name it — as part of a catering company, I've been there. Now we do creative events." Events like this one, which Mills hopes will turn into a series. "We want to do this every three months," he says. "Different performers, different chefs, different venues." And very likely different prices, because tonight's debut at the Loft, 821 22nd Street, is a real deal: just $5, so that as many people as possible can get a taste of what Mills has in mind for the city. To get your ticket in advance, go to www.denverfoodrave.com.
Thu., May 1, 8 p.m., 2008

Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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