Author: Joanne Davidson

COLORADO UPLIFT Denver News: The Denver Broncos joined other National Football League teams for the 2023 My Cleats My Cause program, and once the game where custom-designed cleats bearing the logos of a nonprofit near and dear to each player’s heart had concluded, several of the Broncos took the promotion one step further. Justin Simmons,…

Dec. 6, 2023 MIZEL INSTITUTE Denver News: Legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will receive the 2024 Mizel Institute Community Enrichment Award, which recognizes his contributions both on and off the football field. “Peyton Manning’s impact on our community extends far beyond his incredible football career,” Gov. Jared Polis said. “His commitment to the lives of…

DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver News: For 41 years, Collectors Choice has had a reputation for being the one night where Denver’s fashion-conscious ladies and gents haul out the heavy artillery – i.e., designer evening wear that was designed, made or purchased for the occasion – for an evening that always raises significant funds for a…

WELLPOWER, JEFFERSON CENTER Metro Denver area News: Two nationally recognized community mental health centers, WellPower and the Jefferson Center, are preparing to merge on July 1, thus creating the “largest and most innovative behavioral health provider” in Colorado. The new entity will carry the WellPower name and will offer an “unparalleled array of services” that…

STAENBERG-LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER  Denver  News: The family-oriented Latkes and Lights Hanukkah Celebration begins at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver.  Festivities include two latke-making competitions, one where home cooks will craft the holiday staples and another where chefs from Denver restaurants that include KeepSake Colorado, Latke…

NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION Denver News: R. Stanton Dodge, chief legal officer at DraftKings, is the newest member of the National Western Stock Show Association board of directors. A longtime supporter of the National Western, Dodge also serves as vice chairman of the Honoring the Legacy campaign, which to date has raised $108 million…

COORS WESTERN ART EXHIBIT & SALE Denver News: The late Ann Scarlett Daley, the first curator of the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, is the recipient of the 2024 Mary Belle Grant Award, an honor given to an individual whose passion for the American West is exemplified through art. This is the first time…

GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION Denver News: They can act, but did you know that a cavalcade of Hollywood celebrities, including Rob Lowe (St. Elmo’s Fire, The West Wing and 9-1-1 Lonestar); John C. McGinley (Scrubs); Laura Linney (The Big C, Love Actually), and “Grey’s Anatomy” cast members Caterina Scorsone (Dr. Amanda Shepherd), Kevin McKidd (Dr.…

KIRKLAND MUSEUM OF FINE & DECORATIVE ART Denver News: Hugh Grant, founding director and curator of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, has announced he is retiring from the day-to-day operations of the 20-year-old museum located in Denver’s Golden Triangle. Grant, 78, founded the museum with his former wife, Merle C. Chambers, the…

JCC MIZEL ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER Denver News: Thirteen films and shorts, along with supplemental programming that sheds light on and celebrates those with disabilities through the arts, are part of the third annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver. The weekend-long festival opens at 6 p.m. Friday with showings of “The Body is a House of…