Photos: Heebonism Rocks the 1UP Colfax on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, while some folks gathered 'round the tree, Denver's hip, young Jewish crowd bellied up to the bar -- and a treasury of video games and pinball machines -- at the 1up Colfax for an evening celebration of a different sort. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to catch...

By Westword Staff

December 29, 2014

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On Christmas Eve, while some folks gathered 'round the tree, Denver's hip, young Jewish crowd bellied up to the bar -- and a treasury of video games and pinball machines -- at the 1up Colfax for an evening celebration of a different sort. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to catch all the fun; keep reading for some of his photos.

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