Tag: Artist
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Newest Denver library to be named after well-known local artist
The Denver Public Library Commission announced Thursday that its newest branch will be named after Bob Ragland, a teacher and award-winning artist who died April 10, 2021. Ragland was known to stroll to the library every day and would sketch a drawing along the way. “Bob Ragland was an artist, library supporter and a community leader and…
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LIFE | Etch A Sketch Artist
Daneeca Medina found her artistic niche in college when she picked up an Etch A Sketch. (Video by Katie Klann)
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RiNo ArtPark ready for September opening
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A community center and small park rose from a distinctly industrial site on 35th Street in Denver’s River North (RiNo) neighborhood because of the combined efforts of the City of Denver, nonprofit organizations and the arts set there. Near the banks of the South Platte…
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Former Colorado College running back, NFL Films pioneer Steve Sabol to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Steve Sabol was the subject of a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated in November 1965. That issue, which featured Muhammad Ali on the cover of the weekly magazine, told the story of how Sabol, a Colorado College running back via Philadelphia marketed himself as “The Tot from Possum Trot,” a fictional town in Mississippi, “The…
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Rockies’ Germán Márquez wants to throw a no-hitter, and he doesn’t care who knows it
DENVER — Germán Márquez stayed in his uniform for two hours after the game ended Tuesday night, afraid that if he took it off, somehow the good juju he’s been feeling would wear off. Márquez almost reached the ultimate height of pitching greatness Tuesday, falling three outs shy of a no-hitter. He still managed an…
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Meow Wolf Denver looks to fall opening
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The long-awaited interactive art and entertainment venue Meow Wolf Denver is set to open this fall, the company announced Wednesday. It will be the Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company’s third permanent exhibition. Its Las Vegas Omega Mart opened in February, and has sold out…
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Teacher, award-winning artist, and longtime Denver resident Bob Ragland dies at 82
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bob Ragland was a teacher and an award-winning artist known for his “heat and eat” mantra and for cheerleading those around him. The longtime Denver resident died on April 10 in his Whittier home. He was 82. The art community knew Ragland as someone who…
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Denver Public Arts to implement 2 public arts projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is home too many different types of people that vary in race, religion and creed. To highlight some of its members, Denver Public Arts is searching for an artist or team of artists to…
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My Cause, My Cleats: Meet Breanna Berry, the woman behind the Broncos’ special cleats
It started with a pair of Timberlands in 2017. She turned the basic, wheat nubuck boot into a Disney-themed shoe that even Mickey Mouse would be proud of, with his face on the sides, a red ‘M’ on the right boot and his famous white glove on the left. “It literally took off,” Breanna Berry…