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Photographer: Christine Wise, Model: Janora Curtis, Hair: Big Hairy Monster, Makeup: Katelyn Simkins, Styling: Tran Wills, The Fabric Lab.

Urban Picnic Cooking Demo
Saturday, August 1, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Central Library, Level B2 Conference Center and Acoma Plaza (outside the west entrance)

Chef Shellie Kark wraps up her month-long cooking series on al fresco dining with a memorable dessert – Blueberry Lemon Parfait. After Chef Kark’s demonstration, we’ll move the sampling to the great outdoors and enjoy a concert performed by Reveille 3. Don’t miss this wonderful Fresh City Life event that will be a highlight of our summer programming. Recipe and samples included. For more info about Chef Kark, go to kitchencue.com.

Reveille 3 presents ‘A Sentimental Journey: Letters from Home’
Saturday, August 1, 12:30 p.m.
Central Library, Acoma Plaza (outside the west entrance). In case of inclement weather, this event will be held in the Level B2 Conference Center.

Step back in time to an era of war bonds, rations, scrap drives, swing music and GI’s. This story of three ladies living during the 1940s is brought to life through the music made popular by the Andrews Sisters and woven with actual letters written during this time in our history. How these ladies' lives and relationships changed during WWII includes narrations of love lost and found, a yearning for a return to a normal life and the strength and determination of those living back home to help with the war efforts! ‘Letters from Home’ is an entertaining reflection back to a generation of honor, glory, courage, sacrifice and pride for the American people. Please join Reveille 3 with Anne Zinschlag, Christine Herivel and Marnie Ward on this sentimental journey! For more information on Reveille 3 visit www.myspace.com/reveille3.

Freestyle Knitting - No Registration Required
Every Monday, 5-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Get out amongst 'em! Fresh City Life offers a great space for knitters and needleworkers of all stripes in our new Monday night salons. Every Monday evening the Fresh City Lounge is open for freestyle stitchers to come in and enjoy the company of other knitters. There will also be instructors on hand in case you knit yourself into a corner! In addition to freestyle knitting and handwork, each month will feature a guided class (see below) for a variety of knitting and crocheting techniques for beginners and advanced students.

August: Sticks and String: Beginning Knitting - This class is full, registration is closed.
Mondays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Fresh City Life has been hosting beginning knitting classes for five years and has helped create hundreds of new knitters with the aid of our expert knitting teachers, Jani Fellows and Heather McKenzie. Beginning Knitting is a four-night workshop. Materials list will be provided with registration confirmation. This class is full, registration is closed.

September: Sox and the City - This class is full, registration is closed.
Mondays, August 31, September 14, 21 and 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Have you got cold feet about learning the art of handmade socks? Our expert knitting instructors have got you and your feet covered with this intermediate class on hand knit socks. Materials list will be provided with registration confirmation. This class is full, registration is closed.

Freestyle Crafting - No Registration Required
Saturdays, August 8 and September 12, 1-4:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

One Saturday each month, Fresh City Life opens its doors for all crafters. Freestyle crafters are welcome to bring in their own portable projects and work in our Fresh City Lounge while enjoying the company of other crafters, sharing ideas and tips. At the same time, our new Craft Services debuts: enjoy technique based craft instruction with one of our fabulous Craftinatrixes. In addition, we're creating a section of Brown Bag Crafts: easy and fun packaged crafts that you can do in the lounge or take with you for satellite crafting elsewhere! Brown Bag Crafts are also a great way to do a good deed; they can be purchased inexpensively and all proceeds go to adult cultural programming at the Denver Public Library; or rack up some extra karma points when you trade your non-perishable food items for a craft project to go—we'll donate your food items to a local food bank and everybody wins!

August Craft Services: Steampunk Magnets - This class is full, registration is closed.
Saturday, August 8, 2-4 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Turn your fridge into a time machine with these witty retro-futurism magnets. You’ll learn to work with Pour-On (polyresin) in this workshop devoted to the stylish aesthetic movement called steampunk. All materials provided for this workshop. This class is full, registration is closed.

September Craft Services: Sparkle Motion! - This class is full, registration is closed.
Saturday, September 12, 2-4 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

It’s not just crows that are attracted to sparkly objects; we humans like a bit of flash, too. Craft diva Trish Tilly will show you chic and simple crafts that are great backdrops for Swarovski rhinestones. All materials provided. This class is full, registration is closed.

Japanime Button Making Workshop - This class is full, registration is closed.
Thursday, August 13, 6-8 p.m.
Novo Coffee
1200 Acoma, across from the Denver Art Museum Hamilton Building

Take your flair in a different direction with our button making class highlighting Japanese animation and graphic novels. Tran Wills demos the 1-2-3 of button making and we supply lots of great images and materials to spin into flair. This class is full, registration is closed.

Dog is in the Details - Registration Required
Saturday, August 15, 2-4 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Trish Tilly demos handmade, personalized collar covers, bandanas and ties. All fabrics and embellishments will be provided. Registration is required. Please register online or call 720-865-1206. Learn all about Trish and her dog complex at www.allaboutpaws.org.

Cleanliness is Next to Dogliness - Registration Required
Saturday, September 19, 2-4 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Treat Fido to eco-friendly, all natural grooming products; Gone-to-the-dogs Trish Tilly will teach you how to make your pooch look great without cashing in carbon points. Tilly will also show you some easy, at-home grooming tips. Registration is required. Please register online or call 720-865-1206.

Bring your knitting or any favored handwork and watch a free movie in the Fresh City Lounge. KnitFlix is a relaxed film presentation—so film buffs beware: there will be occasional talking, munching, sipping and laughing during this event. Please bring your favorite beverage in a container with a lid.

Tampopo (1987)
Japanese redux of the Spaghetti-Western...including the pasta! 110 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, August 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Rajio No Jikan (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald) (1997)
American screwball comedy through a Japanese lens. 103 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, September 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Film critic Walter Chaw (filmfreakcentral.net) hosts this series dedicated to second bananas. Sidekicks is a celebration of support: from helpers to foils to the secondary characters who reflect and illuminate the hero’s fractured, intimate persona.

Rear Window - Tuesday, August 18, 6-9 p.m.

Rear Window will be shown in the Central Library, Level 5 Gates Conference Room.

All other films will be shown in the Central Library, Level B2 Conference Center.

Roman Holiday - Tuesday, August 25, 6-9 p.m.

The Man Who Came to Dinner - Tuesday, September 1, 6-9 p.m.

The Wizard of Oz - Tuesday, September 8, 6-9 p.m.

The Royal Tenenbaums - Tuesday, September 15, 6-9 p.m.

Go to the Film Series page for more details.

WordNerds
Wednesdays, August 26, September 30 and October 28, 5-8 p.m.
Novo Coffee
1200 Acoma, across from the Denver Art Museum Hamilton Building

Fresh City Life is partnering with Novo Coffee to bring word nerds, bibliophiles and grammar freaks together once a month to test their skill, learn new small words and find like-minded friends (who can appreciate the alternate spelling of "Chi" as "Qi"). Prizes provided by Novo Coffee and Tattered Cover. Go to the WordNerds page for more details.

Overdue Love Club - This class is full, registration is closed.
Friday, August 28, 6:30-8 p.m.
Michelangelo's Wine & Coffee Bar
1 Broadway at Broadway & Ellsworth

Fresh City Life is pairing up with local author and Dr. John Gray protégé Janice Hoffman to bring you the Overdue Love Club, a singles' night for intelligent people. Come chat with other interesting singles while indulging in wine and complimentary coffee. Go to the Overdue Love Club page for more details. This class is full, registration is closed.

Denver's amazing advocates for writers young and old, Art from Ashes, conducts bimonthly writing classes for those interested in all aspects of the power of words. Each month will feature a two-part workshop with guided exploration on relevant topics like prose and poetry fundamentals, personal style, new writing approaches and autobiographical storytelling. The first night of the month will focus on techniques and methods for getting your words down on paper; the second workshop will be centered on sharing what you've written and constructive discussion for honing your skills. 

August WordShop: Prepare for Impact - This class is full, registration is closed.
Tuesdays, August 11 and August 25
6-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Discover how incoming stimulus from the world around you impacts your writing. Tap into methods for a meaningful dialog between your thinking, your behavior and what’s happening externally. This class is full, registration is closed.

September WordShop: Song for Myself - This class is full, registration is closed.
Tuesdays, September 15 and September 29
6-7:30 p.m.
Central Library, Level 1 Fresh City Lounge

Write about your place in the world. Learn to embrace your identity – your past, present and future – based on the knowledge that you are valuable and divine and even beautifully imperfect. This class is full, registration is closed.

Keeping Our Soldiers Warm All Over the World!

Fresh City Life is partnering with the Rocky Mountain USO to create knitted items for care packages for our service men and women overseas.

It's easy to join the project: just knit a cap or two and deliver them to the Fresh City Life office, in the Central Library (Fresh City Life is located on Level One, west entrance) and we'll bundle them up and deliver them to the Rocky Mountain USO.  They'll package the caps with other donated gifts and essentials for our soldiers and send them off.

Go to the Knitting for Our Troops page for more details and a pattern for a great cool weather cap.

A sign language interpreter will be provided upon request with five business days notice. Call 720-913-8484 TTY or contact Lorrie.Kosinski@ci.denver.co.us.

Join Fresh City Friends to support the 2009 Fresh City Life classes and events.

In appreciation for your gift, you'll receive:

• Special recognition in the Fresh City Life brochures
• Invitations to VIP events
• Acknowledgment in the Annual Report

Fabulous Fresh City Friends $1,000+
Fresh City Friends $500+

Thank you to our first Fabulous Fresh City Friends, Steve Savageau and Reba Lee!

For membership information, contact Laurie Romer, Denver Public Library Friends Foundation, at LRomer@denverlibrary.org or call 720-865-2050.

For information about Corporate Sponsorship, contact Brenda Cook at 720-865-2046 or bcook@denverlibrary.org.