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October 24th – October 30th, 2011

Published on October 23, 2011 in Community, Events and Perk Pups. 0 Comments

: CJ Conty and Stella Wolf with their beautiful pumpkins!

AT THE PERK:

STUDY NIGHT: Monday, October 24th 5-8pm. Baristas play low key music with hourly stretch/dance breaks. Teri will be adding extra lighting this week:) Amber (our Quality Control barista and Study Night enthusiast) brought a couple in last week and it seemed to make a difference.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: Tuesday, October 25th 7-9pm. Monthly sub-group meeting. ewbdenver

BWFW NETWORKING MEETING: Wednesday, October 26th 6-7:30 pm. By Women For Women – an organization dedicated to providing the resources and support women entrepreneurs need to be successful in a business they’ve created. .

HALLOWEEN SAFE ROUTE: Saturday, October 29th 3-5pm. Our Annual Safe Route will happen again, with the generosity and participation of our near neighbors on the 800 blocks of S.Clarkson and S.Washington and end at Lloyd and Maxwell Wine and Spirits on Kentucky Ave (between Washington and Pearl).

LOCAL FLAVOR GUIDE now available at Wash Perk! Our very first West Washington Park Flavor Guide has been created, thanks to MWWP, Sandi Segal and MHBA. Pick one up at the shop to see all of our fellow businesses within walking distance.

AROUND THE PERK:

PERK PUPS SOCCER: Saturday, October 29th 10 at Wash Park meadow. Nearing the final week! Perk Pups end of season party will be on November 5th.

UPCOMING:

Fall Back on November 5th. Turn your clocks back for Daylight Savings

2nd Annual Beaujolais Nouveau, A Night of Wine and Celebration: This event benefits the MWWP and helps our neighborhood network get stronger. Between Oct 1 and 31, it’s buy one get one free! That means, $25 per ticket! From November 1-14, tickets are $35 per person, and the week of the event, November 14-18, they are full price, $50. There are a limited number of available tickets and no tickets will be sold at the door. Why wait? Tickets available at Wash Perk

HOLIDAY HOURS

Thanksgiving Day: November 24th open 7am-1pm to enjoy Turkey Trot!

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: open 7am-4pm

Christmas Day and New Year’s Day: CLOSED.

October movie night, MONSTER HOUSE. Up next on November 18th, RATATOUILLE

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October 17th – October 23rd, 2011

Published on October 16, 2011 in Community, Events, Perk Pups and Staff. 0 Comments

2011 PERK PUPS SOCCER TEAM

AT THE PERK

STUDY NIGHT: Monday, October 17th 5-8pm. baristas play low key music with hourly stretch breaks.

CLOSE EARLY: Tuesday, October 18th at 6pm for STAFF MEETING. As always, we appreciate your understanding.

LOCAL BIZ COFFEE MEETING and FLAVOR GUIDE RELEASE PARTY: Wednesday, October 19th 8:30-10am in Wash Perk Living Room. Mile High Business Alliance will roll out our very first West Washington Park Local Flavor Guide!

MOVIE NIGHT: Friday, October 21st 6-7:30pm. MONSTER HOUSE viewing in Living Room. $3 for cookie/kid’s drink.

AROUND THE PERK

SCREAM SCRAM: Friday, October 21st 6pm at Washington Park. The Annual 5K in costume to benefit the Boys and Girls Club.

SPECIAL THANKS to the generous individuals and groups that planted and cared for our outdoor planters:

GROW and Kristen Adams. Kristen has been a major supporter of Wash Perk in several ways: she had organized the running group, helped with landscaping (her love) and this year contributed the entire planter.

INFINITE FUTURE and Craig Williams. I met Craig at a class and he offered to volunteer his time and expertise to help refine Wash Perk’s sustainable practices. He has been an amazingly generous contributor to so much behind the scenes at our shop.

REVISION INTERNATIONAL and Eric Kornacki. Eric is a former barista and founder of ReVision, a non-profit that is doing amazing work in Denver. Early on he helped Wash Perk decrease waste behind our bar and he participated in developing our initial sustainability policies.

THE KRAZY LAWN GAL and Esther and Micki. This is their first year in business and they have been so generous to Wash Perk and our patrons. They organized a seedling event early in the season, they maintain our landscaping and remove our snow.

They each donated, planted, cared for and shared all of the beauty, abundance and produce with us. Please support them in any way you can. THANK YOU ALL!!!

Kate's beautiful pumpkin from Saturday's carving party.

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October 3rd – October 9th, 2011

Published on October 2, 2011 in Events, Park, Perk Pups and Promotions. 0 Comments

Fall is in the air....

AT THE PERK:

STUDY NIGHT: Monday, October 3rd 5-8pm. Our very first study night at Wash Perk, to be a weekly event during the school year. Our baristas have devised a music playlist conducive to study time, and plan hourly 5 min DANCE/STRETCH breaks!

GRAVITY GATHERING: Tuesday, October 4th 6-8pm. For more information check website.

DENVER ROCK N ROLL MARATHON ROAD CLOSURE: Sunday, October 9th, 6am-1:30pm. OHIO AVE will be completely closed from 6am-1:30pm…. even for parking. See map. We’ll need your support, however you can manage! Plan to park on Emerson or another street and please walk to see us and to cheer on the runners!

*** We are planning our HALLOWEEN SAFE ROUTE again this year, Saturday, October 29th 3-5pm. Neighbors, we’ll need your help again to create a path from Wash Perk to Lloyd and Maxwell on Kentucky Ave Details soon! ****

AROUND THE PERK:

FANS MEETING: Wednesday, October 5th 5:30-7pm at Dos Chappell Bath House. Update on the running trail and a tree tour.

PERK PUPS TODDLER SOCCER TEAM: Saturday, October 8th at 10am. Our Pups continue their weekly gathering at Wash Park in the meadow near Ohio Ave.

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September 19th – September 25th, 2011

Published on September 18, 2011 in Community, Events, Perk Pups, Promotions and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Outside the Boulder Library

AT THE PERK:

SOON TO BEGIN: Study Night Mondays, 5-8pm. Kate, Amber and MK are coordinating this weekly plan so you students can come enjoy an evening of low key music, with hourly brief interruptions of upbeat dance music to get you up for a stretch break 8-). There will be special offers for study night participants.

**** Now serving ALMOND MILK as another non-dairy milk alternative****

We are just beginning to charge extra for milk alternatives, as ALL options have gone up in cost over the course of the year. SOY: $0.35 additional; RICE/ALMOND: $0.50 additional.

PERK PUPS SOCCER: continues with weekly Saturday practices, 10-11am in big field near Ohio/Downing Sts.

AROUND THE PERK:

WASHINGTON PARK DIAGONAL PLANNING: Tuesday, September 20th 5:30-7:30pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in First Floor Community Room. this meeting is to discuss preliminary concepts based on comments from previous meeting and input from commuinty. As always, we thank FANS for being so inclusive of community participation and to Parks and Rec for providing a forum.

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September 5th – September 11th, 2011

Published on September 7, 2011 in Coffee, Coffee Bike, Community, Events, Park and Perk Pups. 0 Comments

AT THE PERK

LABOR DAY! Hours: 7am-3pm. Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. Yay! Laborers on every level. We need everyone’s contribution, that’s for sure!

THE PERKOLATOR will be at South High bright and early on Labor Day to support volunteers and early finishers at the Aetna Park to Park 10K to benefit pancreatic cancer. BLUEPOINT BAKERY has once again, generously provided mini pastries at no charge for Wash Perk to distribute. They have been repeatedly supportive of so many Wash Perk fundraisers and events to which we donate.

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB: Thursday, September 8th 7-9pm in the Living Room. Check our calendar for more information.

MAME’S BURRITOS has NEW LUNCH BURRITO FLAVORS: Spinach/Swiss, Chipotle Beef/Potato, and Cilantro Pesto. They are FANTASTIC and flavorful. This week only, if you mention this posting through Friday, Sept 9th, get a

**FREE BAR DRINK with a Mame’s LUNCH BURRITO PURCHASE**

AROUND THE PERK

PERK PUPS 2011 SEASON BEGINS!! Saturday, Sept. 10th at 10 am in the field near Ohio and Downing. Look for the WASH PERK banner if you want to go watch. It is a sight to see! This is the Perk Pups 3rd season, led by Coach Joe Lindwall and there are a total of 30 Pups and Puppies this year. What fun!

PERK PUPS 2010 Team

WELCOME back, KELLY O’LAUGHLIN!!! This is Kell’s first week back from Italy. She will return to Italy to tour with a theater company in January. We are lucky to have her for a few months again and she feels lucky to be back with all of us. Who could ask for more?? Appreciation abounds!