SoHa Happenings in Colorado

We have our tickets and we're going to the Affordable Art Fair Today 10a-4p at Arapahoe Community College on Santa Fe in Littleton. See you there! Visit  SoHa  Happenings  in  Colorado ™   Journal  Partners ! Say "I saw you on   SoHa  Happenings. " Call us for more information about becoming a partner. 720.383.SoHa (7642) | Support the artists, art, and culture of and about SoHa Colorado! www.arapahoe.edu/ community-education www.lpiddy.com We Put the OY! in Improv(sm) www.oyimprov.com jonjonandcompany       SoHa  Happenings  in  Colorado ™   produced by   Become a Partner. partner@sohappens.com Support Your Artists. 720.383.SOHA (7642)

Who has influenced you in a positive way that's stuck with you for a long, long time? Julie Harris, an actor, passed away this weekend at the age of 87. To me she wasn't just an actor, she was a huge influence. Back in the '60s, Ms. Harris made regular appearances funded by the Performing Arts Foundation (PAF) at the junior high school that I attended on Long Island, NY. I noticed her poise and wanted to be poised. I noticed her smile and wanted to have a smile like that. She spoke clearly and succinctly, and projected her voice and characters through the auditorium and into the lobby. And into my mind and sense of being. I wanted to do that too, I wanted to do that for others. Whether I did or not doesn't matter. She gave me the sense that I could - be poised and well spoken. And I still remember that, and carried it with me for 45 years. The Message:  Let's get and keep the arts and artists in our schools. Not the watered PC versions, the real thing, as writte...

The kids are settling into school - already - and we're hearing "not a moment too soon" from some parents. The Summer activities are waning, but there are still plenty of activities for the art- and cultural-minded in and around SoHa Colorado. There are campfire stories at Schweiger Ranch tonight and the annual Affordable Arts Festival at Arapahoe Community College on Sunday. Fri Aug 23, 2013 Self-Guided Walking Art Tour @ Museum of Outdoor Arts Art Exhibits @ SSPR Rec Centers Campfire Stories & S'mores at Schweiger Ranch Sat Aug 24, 2013 Self-Guided Walking Art Tour @ Museum of Outdoor Arts Art Exhibits @ SSPR Rec Centers Open Space Day @ Prairie Canyon Ranch Children's Story Time @ Roxborough Library Tattered Cover Storytimes @ Highlands Ranch Rocky Mountain Writer's Alliance @ Meeting Rm D, Arapahoe Eloise May Library Denver Beginner ScreenWriters @ Highlands Ranch Tattered Cover Blueberry's Open Mic @ Littleton Shawna Douglas! @...

Meet and mingle with The Wildlife Experience CEO Gary Debus as we explore life on a ranch. Having grown up on a ranch in Northeastern Colorado, Gary has lots to share. Enjoy the campfire and s’mores, meet one of Gary’s horses, try roping, and more! We’ll also get to tour and learn more about the rich history of Schweiger Ranch. What : Campfire Stories & S'mores at Schweiger Ranch Where: Schweiger Ranch, East side of I-25, just south of RidgeGate Parkway When: Fri, 8/23/13 @ 7p-8:30p Cost : $10 members / $12 non-members Register : 720-488-3344 Questions? www.thewildlifeexperience.org Visit  SoHa  Happenings  in  Colorado ™   Journal  Partners ! Say "I saw you on   SoHa  Happenings. " Call us for more information about becoming a partner. 720.383.SoHa (7642) | Support the artists, art, and culture of and about SoHa Colorado! www.arapahoe.edu/ community-education www.lpiddy.com We Put the OY! in Improv(sm) www.oyim...

Discover land that Douglas County’s Open Space program has preserved while enjoying a free day at the Ranch. Hike the canyons with a naturalist; take a guided ride of the ranch by horseback; pre-register your own horse; enjoy historic displays, blacksmithing demonstrations, wagon rides, live music, live raptors, and more! When : Sat 8/24 @ 9:30a– 2p Entry fee : None. Good to Know: Barbecue lunch available for purchase. Directions : Follow highway 83 6.5 miles south of Franktown Register your horse : 303-688-3280 Questions ? www.historicdouglascounty.org Visit  SoHa  Happenings  in  Colorado ™   Journal  Partners ! Say "I saw you on   SoHa  Happenings. " Call us for more information about becoming a partner. 720.383.SoHa (7642) | Support the artists, art, and culture of and about SoHa Colorado! www.arapahoe.edu/ community-education www.lpiddy.com We Put the OY! in Improv(sm) www.oyimprov.com jonjonandcompany ...

It was a great workshop on honing improv skills. I was bit under the weather, my excuse for not being all there,  but the instructor was all-there and point-on with his observations and suggestions. I’m talking about the Slow Improv Workshop taught by Jimmy Carrane at Denver’s Voodoo Comedy Playhouse last Saturday morning 8/17. If you feel compelled to do improv, to be an improv player, to improvise on stage with people in the audience who want to see what you can manufacture out of thin air; then take a workshop with Jimmy Carrane. And get his book, read it through, and periodically pick it up and reread sections at random: Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser. Questions? www.jimmycarrane.com Visit  SoHa  Happenings  in  Colorado ™   Journal  Partners ! Say "I saw you on   SoHa  Happenings. " Call us for more information about becoming a partner. 720.383.SoHa (7642) | Support the artists, art, and culture of and ...

Congrats to artist Lori Melena in her current exhibit, “Prisoners of Art: In Jail, Need Bail." Check it out on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/lori.melena . We say, "You go, Girl!" The Exhibit:  All the artists are from Colorado and represent all mediums: oil, watercolor, acrylic and photography. Everyone has presented their art publicly and all but one has shown at CHAC. The name, “Prisoners of Art”, is a statement about how we all feel about art. It is an important part of our lives and we are “held captive” by the need to create. We believe that part of us can be seen in our art. It’s not the “tools” that make a great painting or photograph, but the eye and mind of the artist. When: through 8/31. Where: Chicano Humanities and Arts Council, 772 Santa Fe Dr, Denver Artists: Lori Melena, Judy Miranda, Tom Mares, Juanita Hernandez, and Lucille Ruibal-Rivera. Also showing works by Nancy Slyter, Jeremy Sawyer and Sonny Valdez in CHAC Norte. Questions? 303-571-044...