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

2011 PERK PUPS SOCCER TEAM

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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.

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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.

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! ****

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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.

Outside the Boulder Library

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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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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**

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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!

Courtesy of Kristen Bair, aka K$

At the Perk

BW4W Gathering: Wednesday, Aug. 17th 6-8pm: 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. Our website is http://BW4W.org.

Around the Perk

Perkolator at Washington Park: Saturday 11-2pm, Sunday 8-12 noon. NW corner of Smith Lake in front of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado and Dos Chappell Bathhouse.

Race for Research:  Sunday, August 21st 8:30-noon. 15th Annual Race for Research 5k Fun Run/Walk.  Benefits The Cancer League of Colorado.

NOTES: Perk Pups Soccer Team to begin for their 3rd season September 10th-November 5th, 2011.  Coach Joe Lindwall and (new this year) Coach Katie Bellon will get creative in keeping those 3-5 yr olds engaged in fun drills. This is mostly an “active social” group, allowing kiddos to romp and parents to connect, and Wash Perk is the VERY FORTUNATE sponsor

Contact Joe at joelindwall@hotmail.com before August 18th if you haven’t already.  This year we will create a sub group of “Perk Puppies” for the <3yr old siblings!

PERK PUPS 2010

Sunrise last week, courtesy of MC3 Photography.

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Bike to Work Day! Wednesday, June 22nd.  Ask for your 10 % off all through the month of June if you ride your bike to the Perk.  It’s Bike Month!  Follow our friends at BikeDenver to stay in the cycling loop.

Dessert Thursday: Our wonderful neighbors and bakers at Simple Sugar Bakery will delight our senses with a scrumptious dessert option.  It’s different each week, and we announce on our Facebook wall on Tuesdays.

LIVE MUSIC: Jeff Friedlander: Sunday, June 26th 11a-1p on the patio, weather permitting. Folk fun and funk. Come enjoy Jeff and the lovely patio and planter flowers.

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Summer Solstice Bike Ride with VOC: Tuesday, June 21st, It’s free. Join BikeDenver, Denver Botanic Gardens, the Denver Zoo and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) for a Summer Park-to-Park bicycle ride from City Park, through the Denver Botanic Gardens, to the Dos Chappell Bathhouse at Washington Park to celebrate green volunteering and the summer solstice.  The Perkolator will be on hand, selling Udi’s sandwiches, Sweet Action Ice Cream Sandwiches, Cookies and drinks.

Perkolator at Wash Park: Tues, Wed,Th 4-7pm; Sat 11-7/Sun 8-4pm.  East of Boathouse, near Recreation Center. The

Clarkson Street Yard Sale: Saturday, June 25th 9a-4pm.  Sandi Segal is leading the way again with the annual multi-home yard sale from Alameda to Buchtel. Perkolator will be accompanying MK and Andrea this year as they take complementary coffee and pastries to our neighbors. Thanks, Sandi!

Lucky Mutt Strut: Sunday June 26th, 8a-12p at Washington Park, benefitting the incredible work of the Max Fund no kill shelter.  Wash Perk and the Perkolator will be donating to the Max Fund and it’s volunteers in various ways this morning.  Volunteers get a free bar beverage at shop; Perkolator sales this morning will 100% go to Max Fund.  Thanks to MK Sagaria and her coordinating efforts to help this to happen.

Spring Snow

At the Perk this Week

Staff Meeting: Tuesday, April 5th at 7 pm.  Shop will CLOSE AT 6PM and every first Tuesday so that we can have our monthly dinner meeting.

Simply Coffee: Thursday, April 7th at 8-9am around community table.  Steele Elementary casual gathering to support us and each other.

Spring Seedling Party: Sunday, April 10th, 11am-12:30pm at planter box in front of Wash Perk. Sponsored by The Krazy Lawn Gals.  See calendar for details. These ladies and their crew have done a lot to help beautify Wash Perk.  They definitely understand the interdependence of small businesses and community support.  We all need each other.

Around Perk

Recovery Steps 5k at Washington Park. Sunday, April 10th at 9:30 am.  This run benefits The Spinal Cord Recovery Project and it’s clients.

STREET SWEEPING begins this week.  Be mindful of parking throughout city and especially around shop
Tuesday: East emerson
Wednesday: West emerson
Thursday: North ohio
Friday: South ohio

Thank you all for the generosity leading up to this event.  Wash Perk is proud to support the ACS, as it helps so many people with cancer as well as their families on many levels. As a former oncology nurse, I witnessed the good that the ACS can do, from research to wigs, to massages and referrals.  The Relay for Life is this Friday, July 23rd. Please join come visit our team, Wash Perk Peeps, vote for Austin and Coby in The Miss-ter America contest at 9:45pm, or participate in the onsite fundraising.  There will be BBQ’s, face painting, events for kiddos, crafts and The Wash Perk Peeps are raffling off a RED ipod Nano, $2 a ticket could win you this great toy!!!!  The survivor’s lap is at 6:45pm, and they are the reason we are all walking…… to help them continue to have birthdays! Thanks.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Perk Pups Soccer
Sat, July 24, 10am – 11am in Wash Park

Perk Pups begin again in the field at Wash Park. Check in with Joe or Kristi Lindwall at joelindwall@hotmail.com http://www.desktopcookbook.com/perkpups/