Colorado Expression - September/October 2022

Colorado’s Western Slope Harvest Season

Move over, Napa. Grand Valley is quickly becoming the incubator of innovation and creativity within Colorado’s food and beverage scene. Tucked away on the Western Slope (less than two hours from Moab, Utah), Grand Valley is producing more and more…

Coco Smith: Cocotay Jewelry

Since 2002, Coco Smith of Cocotay Jewelry has been following her instincts and pushing design limits by merging old and new, classic and modern, whimsical and versatile styles. Her eye…

Cissie Busch: Junior League of Denver

The Junior League of Denver was founded in 1901 by New York City debutantes aspiring to work in settlement houses. It soon had chapters in other cities— including Denver, since 1918, where it has evolved from an exclusive group of…

Experiencing Autumn in the Canadian Rockies

We all know that Colorado has plenty to offer leaf-peepers every fall, with beautifully hued aspen groves dotting the mountainsides. But for even more fall splendor, a trip across the border to visit our Canadian friends just might be the…

Brook Griese: Judi’s House in Denver

Brook McClintic was a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado when she met Brian Griese at his first pre-season game as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos. It was her first time attending a National Football League…

Melinda Smith Haymons: Painting the Outdoors

With a heart that’s as passionate about the outdoors as it is about painting, Melinda Smith Haymons’ instinctual eye for composition, color and light brings her en plein air paintings to vivid life. Whether capturing a cloudscape in Wyoming, a…

Pints & Pinot

The Kiwanis Club of Southeast Metro Denver (SEMD) hosted Pints and Pinot on May 5 to benefit Second Wind Fund and help further its mission of connecting youth at risk for suicide with life-saving mental health treatment. 1 Andrea…

Lulu Pawlooza

Lulu Pawlooza was held at the Dumb Friends League’s Harmony Equine Center on July 23. Proceeds benefited the DFL. 1 Kim McKee and her wife Dr. Apryl Steele, president and CEO of DFL 2 Dr. Christoph Heinrich and his…

Clayton Early Learning

Jordan Vineyard & Winery marked its 50th anniversary with two nights of celebration at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver on June 3 and 4. The events benefited Clayton Early Learning Center. 1 Nathaniel Hackett and Cindy…

Saturday Night Alive

Held June 25 at the Seawell Ballroom, the evening featured a performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical along with dinner and an online auction. This annual event supports the DCPA’s theater and education programs. 1 Trustee chairs Manny and…

Amp the Cause Day of Rock

Held in LoDo on May 28, this annual one-day music festival featured headliners Chris Isaak and Ingrid Andress, along with 18 other bands. Amp the Cause provided entertainment and community service projects that raised funds for more than 55…

DAM Uncorked

Uncorked, the Denver Art Museum’s 20th annual fundraising event celebrating art, wine, and community, was held on June 9 at the Lanny and Sharon Martin Build- ing. Proceeds from the event will benefit the museum’s Acquisitions Endowment. 1 Diana…

Colorado Symphony Imagination Gala

Rapper RZA, leader of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and vocalist Jessica Vosk joined the Colorado Symphony to entertain guests at the orchestra’s Imagination Gala held May 21 at the Mission Ballroom. 1 Coreen Miller, chief financial officer and…