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Growth brings opportunities for the arts in Adams County
Spark article
March 2018
Adams County Office of Cultural Affairs
Adams County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the country – and it shows no signs of slowing down. With so many entrepreneurs and creatives moving to Colorado, innovation and culture are thriving in our backyard. How can we ride this wave of... read more
How one Brighton resident created her own translation service to help bridge a cultural gap
Spark article
March 2018
For Brighton resident Donna Ignacio Mapps, transitioning to life in North America from the Philippines came with many challenges – a new language, new culture and meeting new people. Mapps had left behind her native Philippines for, as she puts it, greener pastures. A strong emphasis on hard work... read more
March 2018
Playing: we know what it feels like and even what it looks like, but sometimes it’s difficult to find the words to describe it. To play is to have fun, to be free and express your creativity – mentally and physically – without any clear immediate objective. Humans at all ages, from babies to kids... read more
A conversation with Colorado musician Hazel Miller on taking risks and following your dreams
Spark article
March 2018
After her U-Haul truck broke down on her way to Los Angeles from Kentucky, Hazel Miller made a life for herself and her sons in Denver. Since finding home on the Front Range, this soul and R&B singer has become a major fixture in Colorado’s music scene, performing with artists like James Taylor... read more
Local students work to create accessible books and board games
Spark article
March 2018
Here’s an exercise you can try at home: Put on a blindfold and try to read a children’s book. Think about what’s missing. The words, of course, but also other things that make a kids’ book so fun – things like the illustrations and creative layout design. What could be done to improve a children’s... read more
A rare dinosaur discovery in Thornton leads to an urban excavation
Spark article
March 2018
On Aug. 25, 2017, construction workers struck something unusual. While developing a new public safety facility in Thornton, Colo., Saunders Construction hit what they would later learn to be the shoulder blade and horn of a dinosaur. By working with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the... read more
Discovering common humanity through food
Spark article
March 2018
Bread has been a major staple of the human diet for thousands of years – in fact, consumption of grains can be traced as far back as the Middle Stone Age. And while this simple combination of flour, water, salt and yeast can yield many different styles and types of the food, one thing is certain:... read more
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Anythink Libraries invites bids for pre-design services for two proposed branch libraries in Adams County, Colo.
Proposals are due by Monday, March 26, 2018.
Anythink Pre-Design Services for Two Proposed Branch Libraries RFP
After the upcoming 90th Academy Awards ceremony on March 4, the front-runner for Best Supporting Actor might very well be introduced thereafter as “Oscar winner, Sam Rockwell.”
If that moniker doesn’t ring a bell, don’t be alarmed; though Mr. Rockwell is a prolific performer who made his film... read more
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