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 Hallett Park in Winter, John Fielder COLORADO CONNECTIONSThe people who work for Koncilja & Associates have a huge commitment to the region. We have either lived other places or had the option to live other places but have come home to Colorado because it is so stunningly beautiful and because it is a wide open society where people rise or fall based on their skill and hard work as opposed to their pedigree. We want to share with you some of the gems in our state that might interest you if you have recently moved here, have lived here a while, or are only going to be visiting while you are involved in a dispute. John Fielder is a nationally renowned photographer, publisher, teacher and preservationist. He hikes and skis in hundreds of miles of Colorado alone each year - and drives many miles - in order to record on film its most sublime natural places. For the last 30 years, no one has traveled the state like John Fielder, from its rolling plains to the soaring Rocky Mountains and the Western Slope's remote plateaus and river canyons. John has worked tirelessly to promote the preservation of Colorado's open space and wild places. His photography has influenced people and legislation, earning him awards from many major conservation groups, including the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams award. His book, Mountain Ranges of Colorado, was so stunning that we gave autographed copies as gifts to our clients. It is an exquisite collection of photos that showcase the 28 distinct mountain ranges that define Colorado's Southern Rockies. You can see some of John's photos on his website. You can also sign up for his photography classes, and order one of his wonderful books or prints. Frances Koncilja is the President of the Board of the City Club, a non-partisan and nonprofit organization renowned for its tradition of elevating discourse on local, statewide, national and international topics. It does not take positions on issues. City Club's purpose is expressed in its motto: "To inform, not to reform." Every year, from September through May, the City Club presents approximately 36 public affairs programs. It meets each Tuesday for lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the historic Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver. Speakers are drawn from the fields of politics, business, education, science, sports, journalism, arts and culture. Some programs feature lively debates of issues of local interest, pro and con presentations about ballot initiatives and referenda, and joint appearances by rival political candidates. The program always includes time for questions from the audience. The Gold Crown Foundation was created by Ray Baker, a childhood friend of Frances Koncilja, and Bill Hanzlik, a former player and coach with the Denver Nuggets. The Gold Crown Foundation operates with a mission to provide opportunities to "Educate Youth and Community Through Sports and Enrichment Programs". As the organization continues to grow, the Gold Crown Foundation anticipates serving more than 25,000 girls and boys. Participants from the Denver metro area, Colorado front-range, and Rocky Mountain region participate in Gold Crown basketball, volleyball and golf programs as well as baseball through Coca-Cola All Star Park. The Gold Crown Foundation owns and operates Coca-Cola All Star Park in Lakewood, Colorado - a premier youth baseball field modeled after historic Coors Field that was constructed in 1998 in conjunction with the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club. In October of 2003, the Foundation proudly opened the Gold Crown Field House. This 56,000 square-foot indoor facility houses many of Gold Crown's indoor programs including the enrichment programming and a computer lab. Gold Crown is most proud of its sports ethics programs. As a requirement to play at the Gold Crown facilities, every team must commit to sending a parent to an ethics class run by Gold Crown. That parent is then designated the responsible person to deal with a player, a parent or a coach who is not behaving appropriately. Jim Wark is a Pueblo, CO aerial photographer who specializes in capturing unusual landscape and cultural images of North and Central America. The plane used is a small high-wing, bush type (an Aviat Husky) with the capability of operating out of small rough areas. A full complement of camping gear and provisions are always on board so that remote sites can be used as operating bases. Working alone in this manner, Wark has photographed the continent from Alaska to Labrador in the north; and from Costa Rica to the Lesser Antilles in the south. To guide him, he uses aviation skills gained as a Naval Aviator and airshow pilot, and a love of the earth and its forms gained from a career as a mining engineer and geologist. The photography is represented by photo agencies in the U.S., U.K., France, Japan and Australia. Jim is a member of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and PAPA (Professional Aerial Photographers Association, Intl.). In 2005 he was awarded PAPA's first ever "Lifetime Achievement Award". Jim's work is fascinating. Four books of his photography are in print; our favorite is Colorado - An Aerial Geography of the Highest State. We like this book so much, we send autographed copies as holiday gifts to clients. In this book, Jim teamed with CU professor Tom Huber so that you see the views and also learn about them. Jim's latest look, published worldwide, is America, Flying High. We first became familiar with the Denver Spirituals when Mayor John Hickenlooper and his wife Helen Thorpe gave their early supporters a copy of the Spirituals CD. The Denver Spirituals Choir sang at the Mayor's swearing-in ceremony. The Denver Spirituals, under the leadership of Art Jones, strive to preserve and revitalize the music and teachings of the sacred songs called "spirituals," created and first sung by enslaved Africans in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Spirituals Project is a broad-based initiative to explore the many, varied dimensions of African American spirituals as art form, tradition and tool. The Spirituals Project invites all people to experience the joy and power of their dynamic music and gift from African Americans to the world. Once a year the Spirituals presents a concert at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. The Newman Center for the Performing Arts Located on the University of Denver Campus, the Newman Center is a cultural convergence for the performing arts offering an eclectic mix of emerging artists and seasoned performers, from opera to folk music, ballet to modern dance, chamber orchestra to jazz ensemble. It is the city's newest venue, situated away from the hustle and bustle of downtown. Here you will see performances featuring fine student work, a variety of community arts organizations, and the Newman Center Presents series of nine superb, world-class performances. The Newman Center is also one of the most acoustically sophisticated venues in the region. Stephen Seifert, who began his career as an attorney, is the Executive Director of The Newman Center. The broad range of quality performing at The Newman Center is a tribute to Steve's broad range of interests. Tattered Cover Book Store is an independent community bookstore, serving Denver's readers for over thirty-four years. It all began when Joyce Meskis purchased a small bookshop in Denver's Cherry Creek North district. Today Tattered Cover Book Store offers an extraordinary selection of titles in three metro-Denver locations, and a free special event nearly every day. With its cozy atmosphere, tremendous selection of books and periodicals, and an unwavering commitment to the customer and the community, Tattered Cover Book Store is sure to become your favorite bookstore. Denver is at an exciting point with the newly expanded Convention Center and the recently competed Daniel Libeskind addition to the Art Museum. The City hopes to break ground soon on the new Justice Center, which will include a 1500 bed detention facility and 35 new courtrooms. In keeping with the City's creativity and commitment to a vibrant downtown, the facility will be located between the Convention Center and the Art Museum. What is Blueprint Denver? What will the Civic Center look like in ten years? Keep up with Mayor Hickenlooper's administration by logging onto www.denvergov.org. The fashion industry has few constants, but ROCKMOUNT RANCH WEAR has forged a unique brand statement with core Western and high fashion. A true Western icon, ROCKMOUNT introduced the first western shirts with snaps and helped to popularize Western wear as legitimate American fashion throughout the US and abroad. Rockmount is housed in a landmark building in LODO at 1626 Wazee Street. You can stop by and see their vintage and more modern styles. Ask to meet Grandpa Jack who created the snaps for Western Shirts (so the shirt can break away if a bull or horse charges you and your shirt is caught on the fence or saddle). He recently turned 105. His grandson Steve is now in charge. Tell them we sent you over. We order shirts from Rockmount for the Denver Rustlers annual trip to the Colorado State Fair. The Denver Rustlers is an elite group of metro area business people who support the young people at the Junior Livestock Sale in August in Pueblo. The Denver Rustlers (200 of them), travel to Pueblo on buses in matching shirts. They pool their money. While some of the Rustlers may purchase the Grand or Reserve Champion steer, hog or lamb, the bulk of the Denver Rustlers money goes to those young people who were no awarded top prize. Frances has been the main organizer of this event for the last six years. Vail Valley Music Festival and Dance Festival Every year in July and August Vail is home to incredible music and dance. The Vail Valley Music Festival attracts world class orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra & the Rochester Philharmonic. The Vail Jazz Festival is a summer-long celebration of America's musical gift to the world--Jazz. And the Vail International Dance Festival features classical and contemporary dance from all over the world. Frances Koncilja served on the board of Colorado Public Radio. Koncilja and Associates made a contribution to fund the building of one of the broadcast studios in the new Bridges Broadcast Center. We asked that the broadcast studio be named in honor of Anne Garrels, Terri Gross, and Nina Totenberg. Additional Links
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