Gloryus Goings On – Take a trip back in time to The Copa at Bessie’s Hope
Enter the Denver Tech Center Marriott Rocky Mountain Event Center, May 18, and be transported to the famous New York City Copacabana, courtesy of Bessie’s Hope. The Copa is the spot that attracted entertainment icons, such as Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and others most of us only knew through tabloids. If you have [...]
Fleurish – Colorado Ballet’s Dancing With Our Stars lots of fun amid ballot vote buying
By Glory Weisberg Colorado Ballet’s Balletto di Gala, as they named it, brought several hundred dance enthusiasts to The Westin for a competitive dance program that was over the top fun. Recruiters got local icons to perform with Colorado Ballet stars. Casey Cortese, Janus Fund’s sponsorship and Community Relations VP, was teamed with Colorado Ballet [...]
Fleurish – Epilepsy Gala celebrates Van Gogh, ‘A Life Outside the Box’
By Glory Weisberg Layne and Craig Fleishman corralled tables full of friends to come to the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado’s Gala with funds earmarked for the Jason Fleishman Summer Camp. Jason was Craig’s son, who succumbed to epilepsy. Layne and Craig were honorary chairs and they were circulating in the Ritz Carleton upper level foyer [...]
CSU presents ‘Beyond the Surface Fashion Show’ April 20-21
By Scottie Taylor Iverson The College of Applied Human Sciences and the Department of Design and Merchandising is hosting its spring fashion extravaganza on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St. in Ft. Collins. “I am so excited about this year’s show,” said design instructor and [...]
A Crowning Achievement: Greenwood Village resident named Mrs. Colorado International
Melissa Anne Heideman, 38, of Greenwood Village, was crowned Mrs. Colorado International this month and will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International 2012 during the final competition in Chicago, July 17-21. Heideman is the busy mother of two young daughters and a committed community volunteer supporting many organizations, including the Preeclampsia [...]
Delish Demure’s upcoming show brainchild of CCHS student: ‘Candy Couture’ set for April 20
By Scottie Taylor Iverson When Delish Demure stages its Friday evening fashion show, there’s an award-winner behind the concept. Maddie Adams, a junior at Cherry Creek High School, is an intern at the fashion boutique in the Belleview Promenade and chose the store for her DECA project. Adams actually went to market with owner, Lauren [...]
A story of survival: After the Holocaust, one family lives to experience the dream
Submitted by Nancy Koontz My mother and father, Paula and Irving Beer, came to Denver in 1949. The Nazis murdered their entire families who lived in Poland during the Holocaust. My parents were the only “fluke” survivors. After the war, they were put in a displaced persons camp in Ulm, Germany – where I was [...]
Gloryus Goings On – Cancer League going Over the Edge for research July 20 – 21
When tourists on the 16th Street Mall last summer stopped in their tracks and gazed up to watch people rappelling down an office building, Cancer League’s Over the Edge gained new supporters. When iPhones and camera shutters clicked, the nonprofit gained the kind of attention they’d never be able to pay for. The only people [...]
Fleurish – Lions and Pomegranates warm to YSL exhibit
By Glory Weisberg Lions and Pomegranates filled the Denver Art Museum’s Ponti Hall, saving them from freezing in the spring snowstorm blowing just outside the museum windows when Allied Jewish Federation gathered for their Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Luncheon, featuring the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit.
Goodwill Déjà Blue Boutique a Cherry Creek North sensation
By Glory Weisberg Upscale resale has a new home in Denver and it belongs to Goodwill. The former Homer Reed shop in Cherry Creek North is now the Déjà Blue Boutique; the place to purchase gently worn fashions for men and women, many bearing original price tags. Labels such as St. John, Escada, Gucci and [...]
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