Photos: The new 1UP Colfax shows off the joint with Heebonism 2013

While their Christian brethren gathered in churches and around the tree with family and friends on Christmas Eve, Denver's young professional Jewish community came out to party at Heebonism 2013, which also served as the first big event to show off the newly renovated and renamed 1UP Colfax. Photographer Brandon...

By Susan Froyd

December 26, 2013

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While their Christian brethren gathered in churches and around the tree with family and friends on Christmas Eve, Denver's young professional Jewish community came out to party at Heebonism 2013, which also served as the first big event to show off the newly renovated and renamed 1UP Colfax. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to document the shmoozing and gaming, with a surprise appearance by the Super Mario Bros.

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