An Illustrated History of the Oriental Theater

Editor's Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. This week, he talked to Oriental Theatre owner Scott Labarbera and talent buyer Mark Sundermeier about one of the last independent theatres in town. Visit Karl Christian's website...

By Karl Christian Krumpholz

October 13, 2015

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Editor's Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. This week, he talked to Oriental Theater owner Scott Labarbera and talent buyer Mark Sundermeier about one of the last independent theaters in town. Visit Karl Christian's website to see more of his work.

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