Have a story? Want to talk
about something in your neighborhood that could be better? Are you a visual
artist, a writer, a performer? Can you bring your passions, insights and skills
to a dialogue about life in La Alma/Lincoln Park?
Five Two Eight O puts
stories, creative thinking, imaginative problem-solving, and the arts at the
center of public dialogue and deliberation.
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LA ALMA/LINCOLN
PARK DIALOGUE: MY STORY, YOUR STORY, OUR STORY
Felicia and Joe have been a couple for many years, through health
crises, family alienation, and physical hardships too numerous to describe.
They finish each other's sentences and laugh warmly at each other's gentle jokes.
They check in with each other as they tell the story of their relationship and
their perseverance. They live in a tunnel, near the Platte River. Last winter,
they slept their, keeping each other warm in sleeping bags. This year, the
rising river ruined their possessions; Felicia says she understands the sense
of helplessness experienced by the residents of New Orleans who-like her and
Joe-lost everything in their post-hurricane, flooded city. Felicia and Joe have
a baby. They will soon have an apartment. Things are looking up. As they
conclude their duet, passing off details of their life together from each to
each, Felicia tells the audience, "That's my story." Then, turning to Joe with
a smile, she asks him, "Is that your story?"
You're invited to come, talk about these stories and others, tell
your own, meet your neighbors, and visit one of La Alma/Lincoln Park's
characteristic arts-based businesses, the Laughing Bean.
Monday, September 8, 6:30 p.m.
The Laughing Bean Cafe
901 W. 10th Avenue (the entrance faces Santa Fe Drive
between 9th and 10th)
Denver, 80204
303.820.BEAN (2326)
Potential artistic contributors
and volunteers should call Artistic Director Janna Goodwin at 303.912.5935
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Art by Carey Smith
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Art by Jacqueline Davis
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Art by Sarah Montanez
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