Community Announcements
Produce for Pantries
The Produce for Pantries gang, from the left: Arlin Raedeke from Metro CareRing, Patti Iwasaki of Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart, Michele Morris, Author of the Tasting Colorado Cookbook, Donna Baker-Breningstall of Sprout City Farms, Steve Koluskus of The Pumpkin Patch on South Pearl, Dana Miller of Grow Local Colorado/Produce for Pantries
Photo taken at the Art Garage Denver by Katie Moran
Pick a Sign, and Some Produce
Produce for Pantries has set up a garden registration piece at www.produceforpantries.com. Once gardeners sign up they get a cool sign to put in their yards (or school garden or community garden) made out of recycled fence pickets. The signs are being distributed throughout Park Hill and greater Denver. Participating gardeners can plan to drop off fresh produce from their gardens to the GPHC food pantry at 2823 Fairfax St., Monday-Thursday, or at the Sunshine Food Project at 25th and Albion.
Summer Jazz
in City Park
City Park Jazz is in its 28th season with a lineup of free Sunday concerts in the park. Concerts run 6 to 8 p.m. each Sunday, rain or shine, in the park near Ferril Lake. Find out about transportation, food trucks, volunteering and more at cityparkjazz.org. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the summer: July 6: SuCh; July 13: The Dave Watts Ensemble of Deepness; July 20: The Dexter Payne Quintet; July 27: Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band Featuring Erica Brown & Merrian Johnson; August 3: Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Gowdy
Don’t Go Hungry, Grab Some Lunch
This summer, more than 500 community sites across Colorado will provide meals to children up to 18 years old at no cost. The Summer Food Service Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was established to serve as a nutritional safeguard for children when school is not session. It is supported by Hunger Free Colorado, with hundreds of Colorado organizations providing meals in their communities and neighborhoods. Sites such as churches, schools and recreation centers offer free, nutritious breakfasts, lunches and/or suppers that meet federal nutrition guidelines, as well as fun, engaging activities for children. There are no income or registration requirements for participation. Last year more than 1.34 million summer meals were served to Colorado kids and teens, almost double compared to summer 2009. Park Hill families can find nearby summer food sites by calling the statewide, multilingual Hunger Free Hotline toll-free at (855) 855-4626 or by using an interactive map at KidsFoodFinder.org.
Take a Walk Through Yesteryear
Historic Denver is launching a new walking tour program with tours of LoDo in downtown Denver, starting July 12. Historic Denver Tours is modeled after the award-winning Chicago Architectural Foundation tours, and will provide history, architecture and fascinating stories to bring Denver’s history and personality alive. Historic Denver intends to roll out a robust roster of tours of diverse neighborhoods across the city over the next several years. The LoDo Walking Tour will recount the story of Denver’s founding, the arrival and impact of the railroad, the way buildings grew up around Union Station, and the transformation of the neighborhood. Locals and tourists are invited to get a sense of what it felt like to arrive in and live in Denver at the turn of the 20th century, learn the reasons the neighborhood became a hot spot, and understand the architecture that still makes LoDo unique. All tours will be led by citizen docents who are experts in all things Denver. The LoDo Walking Tour will start and end at the historic Denver Union Station, last approximately 75 minutes and cover about one mile of walking. Tickets cost $15 for the general public and for $12 for members of Historic Denver, Inc. and the Molly Brown House Museum. Tours are offered at 1 p.m. on Fridays, and at 10 a.m., and 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased at www.historicdenver.org
85 Days OF Fun
School’s out for the summer, and Denver Parks & Recreation has a slew of activities on tap to make sure the youth of Park Hill won’t get bored. Denver students ages 5 to 18 have free, year-round access to the city’s 23 recreation centers and 29 pools with the MY Denver Card. Youth can participate in drop-in and structured activities such as hip hop, youth leadership, karate, youth fitness, music making and more activities. Youth ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. In 2012, Denver voters approved Measure 2A, which provides supportive funding for the MY Denver Card. One program that’s in place is the Mobile Music Studios, which gives youth the opportunity to learn how to be a DJ, making music, counting beats and spinning records. The music studios are located at various recreation centers. Additionally, youth can visit a local Denver Public Library branch and get connected to a variety of programs. To learn more about the 85 Summer Days of Fun and download an activity calendar, visit www.denverrap.org. To receive text alerts about fun activities happening in the city, text 85 to 67076.