Monthly Archive for November, 2010

November 29th-Dec. 5th

Published on November 28, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

Wash Perk Happenings

NEW ARTIST: Monday, Nov. 29th late afternoon. The soothing and creative work of Edward Kosinski will be coming down and the beautiful, equally soothing work of Robin Mann will be displayed beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2nd.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: Tuesday, Nov. 30th, 7-9 pm. Group meeting. Local Chapter information can be found at www.ewbdenver.org

WASH PERK STAFF DECORATING/HOLIDAY POTLUCK: Wednesday, Dec. 1st, 6:30-9:30 pm. Our annual shop decorating gathering to prepare for Santa’s visit!

SIMPLY COFFEE: Thursday, Dec 2nd, 9-10 am at Big Table. Informal gathering, all are welcome to join in conversation. started by Steele Elementary parents.

SANTA PICTURES: Saturday, Dec. 4th, 11 am- 1 pm at fireplace. Edwin Demafiles will again be our wonderful photographer for Santa’s visit. There will be time to sit on Santa’s lap, get a photo (bring your own camera, too!) and treats for the kids. Donations only if able. Pictures will be available to download online on Dec. 9th.

GROW/WASH PERK TRAIL MOVERS! Sunday, Dec. 5th, 8:30-11 am. This is our final day for this cycle. Notice, I changed “runners” to “movers”….. because we welcome anyone to join us, whether you hike, jog, walk, or run. We meet at 8 am at Wash Perk, head to a trailhead at 8:30 am and return to Perk at 11:30 am.

NEW YEAR/ NEW HOURS

Beginning January 2nd, 2011, we will have our expanded seating open and new hours.

M-F 6 am-8 pm

Sat-Sun 7 am-6 pm

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Thanksgiving Week, Nov. 22nd-28th

Published on November 21, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

THANKSGIVING DAY HOURS: We’ll be open from 7am-2pm on Thanksgiving Day. Stop by before your Turkey Trot or before your turkey dinner!

TIMBERLINE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Tuesday, November 23rd, 7pm-8:30 pm at Wash Perk

BUY LOCAL WEEK KICKOFF Nov. 28th, 6-10pm

Swallow Hill, 71 East Yale Avenue

Buy Local Week (Nov 30-Dec 6) is an opportunity to directly impact the economic well being of our region and celebrate the unique ways that locally owned businesses contribute to our communities.

This event will bring together local business owners, community leaders and lovers of all things local to kick off the campaign and enjoy local food and music. The event (hosted by Swallow Hill) will start with a reception, include a great live auction of local fun-ness to benefit the work of MHBA and finish with performances by Cliff Eberhardt and Chris Daniels.

EXPANSION UPDATE:

As most of you now know, On a Lark has closed and Wash Perk will be expanding into the remaining commercial space. We will open the NEW SEATING and begin NEW HOURS on January 2nd, 2011. More information about events that day will come soon

NEW CLOSING HOURS will be 8 pm M-F, 6 pm Sat-Sun

DEDICATED BIKE LANE painted this past weekend along S. Emerson St. Makes for an easy and direct path to Perk

We will soon have a bike rack on Ohio with a 12 cycle capacity.

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November 15 – 21

Published on November 14, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Engineers Without Borders
Tue, November 16, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk

COMMUNITY EVENTS

FINAL Washington Park Master Plan Meeting

Thu, November 18, 6pm – 8pm
Washington Park United Methodist Church between High and Race on Arizona.

Below is a link to the Washington Park Master Plan Draft which will be presented . Areas of focus include trails and roadway, naturalized areas, areas of flexibility, parking. Under 5.0 General Plan Recommendations you will see a list of projects identified to implement the recommendations in the short term when funding is available. They are not necessarily in order of priority.

http://www.denvergov.org

Take time to review this plan and if you can not attend the meeting your comments should be sent to Gordon Robertson at Parks and Recreation, Gordon.Robertson@denvergov.org

Beaujolais Nouveau
Fri, November 19, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Wash Park Underground, 266B S. Downing Street

Mark your calendars for November 19, 2010 and purchase your tickets for a night of wine and celebration as the Merchants of West Washington Park invite you to celebrate with France and the rest of the world the production, release, and journey of millions of cases of Beaujolais Nouveau from little villages in France to places all around the world. The celebration of the Beaujolais Nouveau is a tradition with a fascinating extensive history that has lead to yearly fanfare in homes, pubs, bars, and bistros in France and beyond on the third Thursday of every November (moved to Friday to accommodate school and work schedules).

Many of West Washington Park’s businesses have joined together to form a group known as The Merchants of West Washington Park. It is our honor and joy to bring you this event to help usher in the 2010 holiday season. We hope you will join us for some fun!

Join us for wine, food, conversation, and plain simple elegant fun as we celebrate in West Wash Park style! (If wine isn’t your thing, cash bar is available.) A ticket is required for your entrance, and we’d love to see you there! $45 per person or $80 per couple.

Grow/Wash Perk Trail Runners Group
Sun, November 21, 8am – 11am Meeting at Perk

Join us Sunday, meeting at the Perk. We’ll carpool and leave Perk at 8:30 am. Whether you choose to run, hike, jog, or walk, we will drive together to a close front range trailhead and be back to the Perk by 11:00 am. Take a small step to bring change in your life!
Questions? Contact kristenindenver@yahoo.com or call 303.359.5751

Wash Perk is sponsoring the running shirts and offering a “family” discount to all participants. I’m excited to learn new trails and to have a reason to make my well being a priority! Kristen is just starting her business “Grow”, which addresses many life nurturing aspects of life: our bodies, our spirits, our gardens…. mostly she wants to help people feel happy and healthy by taking small steps toward big change.

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November 8 – 14

Published on November 7, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Timberline Toastmaster Club
Tue, November 9, 7:00pm – 8:30pm @ Wash Perk

Toastmasters International started in 1924 to help people improve their communication and leadership skills so that they would have increased self confidence. Originally targeted toward young people in their 20s, it quickly became attractive to men of all ages, and now women. Come by and be a part of this great organization.

Book Club
Thu, November 11, 7pm – 9pm at Wash Perk

We are an open, social group and welcome all members. The mission of the Denver Lesbian Book Club

is to read and discuss a wide variety of books, with a focus on those by and about lesbians, both fiction and non-fiction, selected by our members. Our focus occasionally shifts to simply wanting to read and discuss good books, preferably woman-themed. Contact:melissa.flingleib@gmail.com for more information:)

Grow/Wash Perk Trail Runners Group

Sun, November 7, 8am – 11am — Meet at Wash Perk

Teri’s thoughts: Kristen is offering to be our Trail Guide and committed leader for an 8 consecutive week Sunday a.m. run. We arrive at trail and set out at our own pace, on whichever trail we choose, and agree to meet back at base 75 minutes later. I encouraged her to charge a small fee for this service for a couple of reasons: I believe it helps with our commitment to show up each week and second, she is currently unemployed. In the spirit of exchange, I think it’s good.
Wash Perk is sponsoring the running shirts and offering a “family” discount to all participants. I’m excited to learn new trails and to have a reason to make my well being a priority! Kristen is just starting her business “Grow”, which addresses many life nurturing aspects of life: our bodies, our spirits, our gardens…. mostly she wants to help people feel happy and healthy by taking small steps toward big change.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Inner Peace Open House
Saturday, November 13 from 2-4 PM
Grant Avenue Community Center & Sacred Place
216 S. Grant Avenue Denver, CO 80209

Open House Event For All To Explore And Enjoy One’s Inner Peace.
Hosted by Sandi Segal and Linda Perry of Paz For Life.

Product Table Hosted By Paz For Life, Product Table Hosted By Beauticontrol, Chair Massage By Serenity Massage, Samples By Wei Of Chocolate, And More…You Gotta Be There To Find Out!

Attendance is FREE, but a donation of 1 can of food is suggested for the featured charity: Feeding America.

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What’s New at The Perk?

Published on November 7, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

If you hadn’t heard, we took down the dividing wall in the shop on Friday night, and the new space looks great! Take a look at this quick video of our new “open floor plan”