Berkeley broccoli blooms in the Tennyson Street Cultural District: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

Westword

Berkeley has a long history of growing food for the creatures of Denver. In its early days, the entire neighborhood was an alfalfa farm that produced feed for the horses that pulled city streetcars. Over time, the land was developed into the city lots -- now tended by the urban farmers who supply the broccoli that fills the raw vegetable hors d'œuvre trays offered at art openings in the Tennyson Street Cultural District...

Nine Days of all things art begins on First Friday

Examiner

Denver Arts Week (DAW) will kick off Nov. 5 with a super-sized First Friday, a huge version of the arts ritual that takes place every First Friday in eight Denver neighborhoods.  During First Friday, more than 100 art galleries and shops stay open until 9 p.m., many of them offering music, beer, wine and snacks.  There is a true street-party atmosphere as thousands and thousands of art lovers browse from gallery to gallery, mingle in restaurants and bars, listen to music and most important, purchase art.