Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2016 i 5280 Magazine

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If you’ve lived in Colorado for more than a week, you know to pack a raincoat, a sweater, and sunglasses no matter the season. A new satellite could help lighten that load. Once it enters orbit on November 19, the GOES-R satellite, built by engineers at Littleton-based Lockheed Martin, will scan the Western Hemisphere every 30 seconds to 15 minutes, collecting an average of 1.5 terabytes of data each day. That’s 20 times more info than similar satellites gather. This informational trove means forecasters at Boulder’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will now be wrong only about 30 percent of the time when they recommend stowing an umbrella in the car. Think that number seems high? In the past, meteorologists incorrectly predicted hailstorms on 80 percent of occasions. (No wonder…

As if playing the part of Ebenezer Scrooge isn’t intimidating enough, Sam Gregory has to fill the bedroom slippers of a performer who handled the role masterfully for a decade. “He was the best Scrooge I’ve ever seen,” Gregory says of Philip Pleasants, who spent 10 years channeling the old miser in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ yearly production of A Christmas Carol before retiring from the role this past year. Then again, Gregory is no hack himself. He was cast as Scrooge in this year’s play, which opens November 25, because he can switch quickly from scary to scared—a versatility he showed as a priest under suspicion in Doubt and as the windbag Polonius in Hamlet. Plus, Gregory had plenty of time to study Pleasants’ Scrooge; he…

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If you like the work of: Jackson Pollock (“Convergence”) You can say you’re drawn to: Abstract expressionism Which is characterized by: An abstract style that looks—but isn’t necessarily— spontaneous in nature. If you like the work of: Pablo Picasso (“Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”) You can say you’re drawn to: Cubism Which is characterized by: Fragmenting and redefining threedimensional subjects and showing them from several points of view at the same time. If you like the work of: Michelangelo (“David”) You can say you’re drawn to: Classicism Which is characterized by: An attention to traditional forms that concentrates on elegance and symmetry. If you like the work of: Roy Lichtenstein (“Drowning Girl”) You can say you’re drawn to: Pop art Which is characterized by: Its tendency to challenge the established art world…

It wasn’t that long ago—maybe 10 years back—that budding Colorado artists were told by their mentors to hightail it to the coasts. Although it had potential, the mile-high art scene just wasn’t an incubator or support system for earnest creative types. “In 2006, my professors at the University of Colorado Boulder told me I needed to get out of Denver,” says painter Ian Fisher, who’s represented by Robischon Gallery and works at Tank Studios. “But I wanted to stay. I’m glad I did because the younger part of our community is doing interesting things. Those are the artists people should really be checking out.” Which, of course, begs the question: How does one find these imaginative young minds? Like all professionals, artists need places to do what they do. But…

ARTS & EXHIBITS NOV. 4 The Curious Road: Life of a Bike Using a wide variety of mediums—from stencil cartoons to 3-D installations—students in the Arts Street youth art program created an exhibit of bikecentric works. Don’t miss an animation of a bicycle through the seasons or a new bike built by local shop White Rhino Customs and decorated by the students. Fri 5:30-10 p.m. Wandering Art Gallery, 853 Inca St., Ste. 6, 720-747-7328, wanderingartgallery.org. Free. Visit arts-street.org. NOV. 5 Crossover Painters from conflicting schools have reimagined one another’s work for this groundbreaking exhibit. Denver artist Doug Kacena has painted over 12 pieces by Colorado’s most talented realistic painters in his brash including oil painters Quang Ho and Jeff Legg, have painted over Kacena’s works, reinterpreting his shapes as…

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“Boondoggle” may be too soft a word to describe the mismanagement and cost overruns—more than $1 billion at last count—of the Veterans Affairs hospital project in Aurora. As a former VA executive was awarded a more than $63,000 bonus, the construction of a cutting-edge building to replace the dilapidated Denver location moved ahead—with, apparently, the full knowledge of VA leadership that the design would put the project significantly over budget. With the hospital now slated to be finished in early 2018, one population in particular is suffering from this bureaucratic ineptitude: our veterans. Which makes features editor Kasey Cordell’s moving profile of veteran Julian Scadden (“Final Post,” page 124) all the more poignant. Over the past few years, Cordell has immersed herself in Denver’s veteran community. “It’s really important that…

 RESUMÉ NAME: Rodney Billups AGE: 33 OCCUPATION: Head coach, the University of Denver’s men’s basketball team TIP-OFF: The Pioneers begin their season on November 12, at home, against Jacksonville University. Yes, Rodney Billups is kin to that other Billups—the one with five NBA All-Star Game appearances and an NBA Finals MVP award. (Still clueless? We’re talking about Chauncey Billups, the best basketball player Denver has ever produced.) But Rodney put together a respectable career himself: An all-conference guard at the University of Denver, Rodney played professionally in Europe before joining the coaching staff at the University of Colorado Boulder as the director of basketball operations in 2010. Now DU has hired Billups as its men’s coach and tasked its alumnus with leading the Pioneers to the NCAA Tournament—a party to…

Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller’s obsession with eyewear isn’t just a fashion statement. It’s a philanthropic one, too. Miller has been providing free frames and eye exams to low-income area kids through his nonprofit, Von’s Vision, since 2012. Support the Super Bowl MVP’s mission by buying a ticket to his Celebrity Steak-Out gala at the Ritz-Carlton on November 7; highlights include a cocktail reception with Miller and some of his teammates, a three-course dinner (can you guess the entrée?), and a live auction. vonmiller.org…

JULIA HERZ Craft beer program director, Brewers Association Apple pie + Great Divide’s Orabelle Pecan pie + Great Divide’s Claymore JASON BUEHLER Head brewer, Denver Beer Co. Pumpkin pie + Denver Beer Co.’s Hey Pumpkin! or Graham Cracker Porter or something else with a lot of biscuit malt in it to match the crust Pecan pie + Denver Beer Co.’s Pretzel Assassin vanilla lager Apple pie + Denver Beer Co.’s Princess Yum Yum Raspberry Kölsch or a saison or sour beer SHAUNA LOTT Owner, The Long I Pie Shop The Long I Pie Chocolate Pumpkin Pie + Black Shirt Brewing Co.’s At Dawn or Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout Traditional Pumpkin Pie + Our Mutual Friend’s Dad’s Brown Ale or River North Brewery’s Avarice Imperial Stout Spiced Apple or Sweet…

A clinking sound accompanied Sean Taylor down the hallway of the Denver County Courthouse. The leg irons that bound the teenager’s ankles made it difficult to walk as he shuffled his feet along the corridor. The chain around his abdomen rattled as he tried to adjust the attached handcuffs so they’d stop scraping against his wrists. Taylor’s mother slowed her steps to stay beside her son. The restraints were heavy and uncomfortable, and Taylor carried their weight—20 pounds or so—somberly. Three days after his 17th birthday, in September 1989, he’d been charged with first-degree murder for killing another 17-year-old. Taylor had been trying to show off for his fellow Bloods when he’d pointed a gun at a rival gang member’s house—intending, he says, to cause property damage. But the…

Take a moment, open up your refrigerator, and scan its contents. There’s probably something going bad in there—wilting lettuce, spoiled milk, molding strawberries. And if you’re like most Americans, you’ll probably toss the old food in the trash or down the disposal and buy more without giving it much thought. It’s difficult to see throwing away a pint of past-their-prime berries as an outrage when the grocery store offers a virtually endless, year-round supply of fruit—and just about everything else. But discarding food should give us pause: According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a staggering 40 percent of food produced in the United States goes uneaten, and the average family of four wastes $1,345 to $2,275 worth of food each year. When you consider one in eight Coloradans…

EMERGING ARTIST Someone who is in the early stages of his career and does not yet have a reputation among critics, collectors, or galleries. MID-CAREER ARTIST Someone who has created a body of work over a number of years and who has received regional or national recognition through the presentation of her work. This artist will have a solid history of solo and group exhibitions at professional galleries. ESTABLISHED ARTIST Someone who has created a broad body of work. This blue-chip artist’s work will have maintained its value over years of private sales and at auctions, and he will boast a national (or even international) reputation for his contributions to his genre. SOLO SHOW An exhibition at a gallery or museum where only one artist’s work is on display. 3-D…

SCHOOL TIES If you’re searching for truly up-andcoming artists in the metro area, look no further than the undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Art & Art History and Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design. Both institutions turn out formally trained painters, ceramicists, illustrators, photographers, animators, and sculptors each year. They also have multiple on-site galleries where their students can display—and sell—their work. cuart.colorado.edu; rmcad.edu HOW MUCH? Although gallerists admit that not putting prices next to pieces of art increases the pretension factor, most double down on the practice because they feel that conspicuous dollar signs bring art into what gallery owner Tina Goodwin calls “merch territory.” Don’t let the lack of pricing info scare you off. Simply look for a checklist (see…

CALLIE SUMLIN Assistant Food Editor One subject that kept coming up in assistant food editor Callie Sumlin’s conversations with those in Denver’s culinary scene was food waste, a problem with which she became intimately familiar: The diary she kept for “Food Waste” (page 82) showed her household was throwing away an average of 2.13 pounds of food per week. Fortunately, Sumlin’s research turned up widespread efforts to reduce food waste. When she implemented some of those techniques— such as designating an “Eat First” shelf for items that needed to be consumed more urgently—she reduced the amount of food she trashed by half. “We have stigmas against littering and not recycling,” she says. “I think we should feel the same pressure to not waste perfectly good food.” PATRICK ANDRADE Photographer As…

When Ski Cooper opens in December, powder hounds making turns at 10,000 feet will be shredding hallowed ground, and not just because Cooper is one of Colorado’s oldest ski resorts. From 1942 to 1945, more than 14,000 soldiers perfected skiing, climbing, mountaineering, and fighting techniques here at Camp Hale, the Army’s brutal training ground for the newly formed 10th Mountain Division. In 1945, the 10th Mountain soldiers would pull off an astounding feat in Italy: breaking through the German lines on Riva Ridge and Mount Belvedere to provide access to northern Italy. It was an important win for the Allies, but a bloody fight. A memorial at the entrance to Ski Cooper carries the names of the 992 men who did not come home. This winter, U.S. Senator Michael…

Few things are as satisfying as a steaming bowl of noodle soup on a chilly day. And if you’re looking for Asian flavors—and want something other than the usual ramen or pho—we’ve got just the thing for you. “Laksa,” a slow-simmered blend of coconut milk, dried shrimp, fish balls, and noodles, is even richer and creamier than its celebrated siblings. There are different renditions throughout Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, but we like the variety served at Platt Park’s cheery Makan Malaysian Cafe. It’s done in the traditional style of Johor, the southern Malaysian state where chef and owner Karen Wee Lin Beckman was born. “This is the version I grew up eating,” Beckman says. “In Malaysia, laksa is considered a street food. Very few people actually cook this at…

How best to tap the vibe of a mountain town? Find the locals’ coffeeshop. In historic Georgetown, that’s Kaffehuset, which has been serving caffeinated treats for just eight months but has already captured residents’ (and tourists’) hearts. The tidy shop, with its Scandinavian feel and walls lined with beetle-kill pine, sits in an art gallery where the comfy couches and tables offer ideal spots for catching up. Owners Bettina and Dwayne Goscinski moved from St. Louis a year ago, but the newcomers have quickly made their mark. This is reason enough to blaze past the Starbucks in Dumont for a more meaningful experience (and a better cup of joe) just seven miles west on I-70. 612 Sixth St., Georgetown, 303-569-5084…

THE PRESERVERY 3040 Blake St. 303-298-6821 thepreservery.com THE DRAW: Bright urbanindustrial space with good lunchtime sandwiches and evening music THE DRAWBACK: Transition to dinner marred by uneven cooking and inattentive service DON’T MISS: Salads, cocktails, octopus appetizer, chicken entrées, lunchtime openfaced Cubano sandwich Housed in a big, bright, brick urban-industrial space in RiNo, the Preservery is another play in the “multiuse restaurant gambit”—a place trying to be several things at once, morphing from casual sandwichery to full-on full-service dinner with weekly music. In a corner there’s a sort of deli counter and a microshop of chocolates, preserves, and other goodies. The problem is that multiuse is a tricky act. Even if you get the food right, it’s not easy to shift from $10 tuna sandwiches at the counter to $35…

On the floor in a tiny back room of a converted 1880s Victorian house in Louisville sits a hulking 1940s-era Hobart mixer, its single-phase motor turning a cake-batter paddle in a huge steel bowl while Andy Clark (pictured), owner of Moxie Bread Company, “juices” his ciabatta dough by drizzling in water. A dough hook, he explains, couldn’t handle a mix this goopy. The stuff fwapfwap-fwaps around while a stooping Clark coaxes it toward an even wetter state. It’s tricky work that varies with the heat of the room and the weather outside. For Clark, it’s also a daily obsession, one that takes place long before the sun rises. Clark is devoted to producing crust with a fine crackle and crumb with a perfect spring and sheen. “As bakers,” he says,…

5280: How do I know if something is worth collecting? Brown: Ask yourself what you like to see when you wake up in the morning. Whatever it is, it’s worth collecting—no matter if it’s $300 or $3,000. Wiltse: We love Hungarian paintings from the turn of the last century, Ascher scarves, and French furniture from the ’40s, among other things. We’re not your average collectors…but that’s how we started. One of Kirk’s first “collections” was of the little stickers you find on produce. I think we still have it someplace. Where do I even start? Brown: Go to galleries regularly. But don’t limit yourself. You can go to consignment stores, thrift shops, art fairs, and auctions, too. Wiltse: We don’t take beach vacations. We take museum and gallery vacations.…