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DIY Day School, Free in November
15 Oct 08 | Events
Can’t get enough of these free events at the Denver Public Library! This time it’s DIY Day School, a series of classes (for those who are crafty), including Bejeweled Winter Ornaments, Tunnel Books, Pop-up Gift Cards, Soapmaking and Cupcake Pincushions.
All take place at the Denver Public Library, during the month of November. Classes are free, but require registration. Get more details at: http://denverlibrary.org/programs/november/diy.html
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Voter Registration Deadline October 6
29 Sep 08 | BA Announcements
Are you registered to vote in the upcoming November election? If not, the deadline to register is Monday, October 6, at 5 pm.
In order to register to vote in Denver you must be:
* At least 18 years of age by the date of the election
* A citizen of the United States
* A resident of Colorado and of your Denver precinct at least 30 days prior to the election, and consider this your sole legal place of residence
You can easily download the voter registration PDF form from the City of Denver’s website at:
http://www.denvergov.org/ForVoters/RegistertoVote/tabid/429420/Default.aspx
Follow the instructions on the website for submitting your voter registration form.
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Fresh City Life Events for October
26 Sep 08 | Events
Fresh City Life, sponsored by the Denver Public Library features a myriad of events in October, including knitting workshops (there’s even one for the boys), making Halloween buttons, classes on using garlic and making fruit preserves (presumably not in the same recipe), as well as a tribute to Alan Lomax, who dedicated his life to preserving folk music, especially in the American South.
See DPL’s website for more info:
www.denverlibrary.org
By the way, these events are FREE!
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Men’s pants (NEW) 4 sale. High quality and inexpensive…
12 Sep 08 | Buy/Sell/Trade
I have 5 pair of dress pants, sz 34x30. 3 pair are 100% Italian wool, the other two are wool/poly blend. NWOT. Bought these several months ago, but they are now too big since I’ve lost weight.
For all 5 pair, asking $100 OBO. Never worn or dry cleaned. I’m at Rocket. Can deliver to a Boutique neighbor if you can’t make it over here .
Call me for more info: 720-346-8726. Eric
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Untitled #19 (Pyro) at the Denver Art Museum, Sept 26
11 Sep 08 | Events
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) ignites Friday evening with Untitled #19 (Pyro), September 26 from 6 to 10 p.m. Gather with friends to make crafty coffee cozies, witness a molten iron pour and please your inner pyro at the last Untitled event of the 2008 series.
CU Denver’s visual arts department brings the flames to the DAM’s Martin Plaza. Set your eyes ablaze with a live iron pour and sculpture casting. Sculpture students heat the iron to liquefying temperatures and pour into casks. Fire and flames jump as the iron settles into the mold. Pours will happen throughout the evening.
More information at:
untitled.denverartmuseum.org
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Sign up for Wind Power!
02 Sep 08 | BA Announcements | Green Ideas
We currently get all the electricity used in the common areas of the Boutique Apartment buildings from wind power, instead of from coal. But if you’re currently paying an electric bill directly to Xcel Energy, why not consider helping us reach our goal of being 100% wind-powered, by having your apartment’s electricity come from wind? It’s easy and costs less than 50 cents a month, and the benefits are astounding.
Based on EPA Power Profiler statistics, buying one 100 kWh block of Windsource for a year has the following environmental benefits:
Carbon dioxide avoided: 2,449 lbs.
Miles not driven: 2,400
Trees planted: 1/3 acre
You can sign up easily online at Xcel’s web site, or contact our main office at 303.320.0966 for more information.
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Volunteer Recycling Captains Needed, Aug 23-29
18 Aug 08 | Green Ideas
For any resident who might be interested in volunteering during the DNC, check out this request from the Colorado Association for Recycling:
The Colorado Association for Recycling, in its role as Director of Resource Recovery for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) Host
Committee, is looking for a few good volunteers!
WHEN
We don’t have specific information at this time but we can tell you that volunteers will be needed between Aug 23 and Aug 29 anytime from 8 a.m.
until 10 p.m. Shifts that late will be rare, typically 7 p.m. would be the latest.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
We are looking for folks who are able to oversee other volunteers in the resource recovery effort. The DNC has volunteers who will be trained to
man ‘waste stations’ at various locations and runners, who will circulate from station to station ensuring that they are manned, that there are no
problems, and that the recycling and trash make it to the appropriate
central collection location.
The positions we need filled are the team captain positions that will
oversee these other volunteers and be in contact with the volunteer
coordinator as needed. It would entail working one 6 - 8 hour shift,
typically out-of-doors, at one of the many interesting events taking place
during the convention. You would ensure that volunteers get checked in and
out, have what they need to perform their duties and generally supervise
that shift.
TRAINING
There will be an overall training available on Monday, August 18 at 6:00pm
(yes, tonight!) and Saturday, August 23 at 9:00am at Sturm Hall on the
University of Denver campus. We’ll be in the Davis Auditorium on the 2nd
floor.
Sturm Hall is located at 2000 E. Asbury Ave. If you take the lightrail,
it’s directly south of the DU stop, just past the Richie Center.
Here’s a map: http://www.du.edu/maps/index.html
TO HELP
If you think you’d like to help CAFR and the DNC green this convention and
recover as many resources as possible, please contact Marjie Griek at
mgriek@cafr.org or Jack DeBell at debell@colorado.edu.
