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The Future of Technology

Submitted by squee on May 9, 2013 - 6:51pm
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Friends. I have seen a meme on the internet that just isn’t true. Shocking, I know. We have not yet reached the day Marty McFly went to the future in 1989’s hit Back to the Future II. That won’t happen for another 2 years. But the prevalence of this lie has made me want to examine how far we have come since 1989 and see how much technology has changed.

When I rewatched Back to the Future II and saw 1989’s vision of what the future would look like, I wanted to laugh and cry. We have made so many wonderful improvements in our technological capabilities, but there is one thing we forgot to invent. The hoverboard. I know, we have so many wonderful toys that fulfill our every whim, life is great! But I really, really wanted a hoverboard!

Nature in Paperclay®: Crafting for the Masses

Submitted by Chris on May 9, 2013 - 2:39pm
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Rose designed by Emma Ginsberg

Fresh City Life started Crafts for the Masses last year to provide an opportunity for a lot of like-minded creatives to be in a big room to make and learn together. We like to think of Crafts for the Masses as Reverend Sun Myung Moon mass wedding -- except for crafts. And less commitment.

Crafts for the Masses: Nature in Paperclay®
Saturday, June 8, 1-4 p.m.
Central Library, Level B2 Conference Center

darn@DAM: The Banality of Words

Submitted by Chris on May 9, 2013 - 11:51am
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Fresh City Life takes our show on the road with the Denver Art Museum’s last Friday events – untitled. These wildly popular evenings are a chance to enjoy the collection of the DAM and meet new people. Untitled #57: Darn, celebrates all the meanings of that word from correcting or repairing knitted and woven items to its very unimpressive use as an expletive.

Untitled: Darn at DAM
Friday, May 31, 6-10 p.m.
Denver Art Museum, 13th Avenue at Acoma Plaza

Camp Gitchacrafton -- retro crafting at summer camp

Submitted by Chris on May 8, 2013 - 12:39pm
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We're going to camp out -- just for one night of crafting fun. Our third annual Etsy Craft Party coincides with the national and international Etsy parties being held at the same time. Actually, ours is a day ahead of the official date, so you can be the first crafters of the camping season.

Camp Gitchacrafton
Wednesday, June 19, 6-10 p.m.
McNichols Building at Civic Center Park
144 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver 80202

East of Denver Author Gregory Hill Visits Ross-Cherry Creek

Submitted by Becker on May 8, 2013 - 12:10pm
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East of Denver

Colorado author Gregory Hill joins the Fresh City Life My Branch Colorado Authors Series lineup at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Hill's novel, East of Denver, won the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, is a Colorado Book Award finalist in the Literary Fiction category, and was named "one of the year's best crime novels" by Booklist. East of Denver combines going home, family, misfit friends, a plane, a farm, humor, and a bank robbery to create a unique reading experience.

Serving Festival Realness At Denver Pride

Submitted by Chris on May 7, 2013 - 8:47pm
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“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” – Oscar Wilde

Denver Public Library's Fresh City Life is proud to join Denver’s GLBT community at this year’s PrideFest. Take a break from all the pageantry in Civic Center Park and join us inside the McNichols Building for some interior gaiety. We’ll be serving up festival realness at our lemonade stand in the McNick. Our friends at Whole Foods Market will be sampling cooling beverages and FCL will be helping you make a free button or fridge magnet commemorating famous faces or quotes from queer history.

Jon Sousa In Concert at DPL This Saturday

Submitted by Chris on May 7, 2013 - 11:27am
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The Weekend Music Series at Central Library continues this weekend with a free concert featuring acoustic guitarist, Jon Sousa.

A friendly and generous musician based out of Boulder, Colorado, Jon is best known for his love of traditional Irish music, solo fingerstyle guitar, and rock music. He approaches the guitar with tenderness and a depth of feeling that is rare.

Fingerstyle Guitar with Jon Sousa
Saturday, May 11, 2-3 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Schlessman Hall

The Best in Mystery--Edgar and Agatha Winners

Submitted by Becker on May 7, 2013 - 11:24am
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The Expats

The winners of both the Edgar Awards and the Agatha Awards were recently announced, so if you're looking to add a bit of mystery to your summer reading, look no further!

The Edgars, named after Edgar Allan Poe, honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television. The Agathas, named after Agatha Christie, honor the "traditional" mystery as exemplified by Christie's works. This is the award for you if you're looking for mysteries with no explicit sex, gratuitous violence, or gore. No "hard boiled" mysteries here. Check out these lists, and maybe discover a new favorite mystery author!

The Edgar winners:

Meet Jennifer Kincheloe: Denver's Semi-Finalist for Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award

Submitted by Lisa on May 7, 2013 - 10:35am
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A well-crafted first line in a novel has a big job.  Whether it's mysterious, romantic, enigmatic, funny or atmospheric, it must grab and entice the reader.  

In the case of local writer Jennifer Kincheloe's debut novel, "The Secret Life of Anna Blanc," the opening words bring you into a very special world: "Anna Blanc wore a six-inch hairpiece made from the tresses of a yak."  

Have You Herb About Our Programs?

Submitted by Becker on May 6, 2013 - 1:12pm
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Little Herb Gardens

Want to grow and use more herbs? Fresh City Life My Branch can help! You might even get some herbal ideas for Mother's Day!

Learn to create your own Mini Tabletop Herb Garden with Kelly Watson of Little Raven Farms, LLC on Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. at the Smiley Branch. You'll get to fill your own pots during class and take them home to watch them grow!

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