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It’s been a rocky few weeks for DIY communities. Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire killed 36 people, at a dance party in a warehouse that had not been inspected in thirty years. That triggered cities across the country to ramp up their inspections of DIY spaces. Here in Colorado, Rhinoceropolis, Glob and Flux Capacitor have all been shut down – the latter permanently. Last week, the DIY community surfaced as a political coalition, Amplify Arts Denver, to improve conditions for the local underground scene, and Seventh Circle Music Collective survived an inspection. Bree Davies Rhinoceropolis eviction order.
Catch up on what’s been going on since the Ghost Ship fire below.
1. Rhinoceropolis DIY Venue Shut Down by Denver Fire Department for Code Violations The entrance to Rhinoceropolis may be low-key, but during DIY shows, the energy inside was palpable. Tom Murphy
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2. Rhinoceropolis Founder Pens Letter to Congresswoman Diana DeGette The banner image at the top of the benefit concert’s Facebook page is a collage honoring victims of the Oakland fire
Facebook Event Page for the Oakland Fire Benefit Concert Facebook Event Page for the Oakland Fire Benefit Concert
3. Musicians Organize Benefit Concert for Ghost Ship Fire Victims at Aztlan Theatre Rhicoceropolis Ken Hamblin III
4. Musician and Urban Planning Expert on the Economic and Social Value of DIY Spaces Itchy-O performs at a benefit for the Ghost Ship fire victims. Scott Lentz
5. DIY Solidarity Shines at Denver’s Ghost Ship Fire Benefit Flux Capacitor mourns eviction. Flux Capacitor Facebook Page
6. Colorado Springs Fire Department Shuts Down DIY Venue Flux Capacitor A mural in Flux Capacitor’s entryway. Tom Murphy
7. Why Evicted DIY Organizer From Flux Capacitor Won’t Give Up Friendly faces greeted guests and performers alike at Rhinoceropolis before it was shut down. Ken Hamblin
Read on for more stories about Colorado’s DIY scene in the wake of the Ghost Ship fire. 
8. Denver: Quit Kicking Your Artists Out Slow Slow Loris at Denver Noise Fest 2016. Tom Murphy
9. DIY Music Isn’t Dead in Colorado. Denver Noise Fest 2016 Proves It Fantasia 2016 at Rhinoceropolis last fall. Ken Hamblin III
10. RiNo Art District Pushes City to Stop Surprise DIY Venue Visits, Work With Artists Charles Lillybridge captured turn-of-the-last-century life in Denver. Denver Public Library
11. Rhinoceropolis and Glob Win a Special 2016 MasterMind Award Tenants move their things out of the DIY space Rhinoceropolis at 12:05 p.m. on December 9. Lindsey Bartlett
DIY artists and musicians gathered at RedLine to discuss the future of Denver’s underground art scene. Kyle Harris
12. Amplify Arts Denver Aims to Give Voice to Denver’s DIY Scene
13. DIY Denver Weighs Working With the City Against Freedom in the Shadows Seventh Circle Music Collective Anthony Camera
14. DIY Venue Seventh Circle Passes Inspection by Denver Fire Department
