GV Newsletter July (revised)
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ARTS AND RECREATION<br />
ART events<br />
GALLERY HOURS<br />
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
CURTIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS • 2349 EAST ORCHARD ROAD, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80121 • 303-797-1779<br />
THE VILLAGE READ<br />
FOR 2018<br />
For the second year in a row the<br />
Greenwood Village Cultural Arts<br />
Program has partnered with<br />
Arapahoe Libraries to present the<br />
“Village Read.” The idea<br />
encourages adults of all ages to<br />
read one book and participate<br />
in thought-provoking<br />
discussions and activities derived<br />
from the chosen book. The goals of the program are<br />
to encourage leisure reading, create community conversations<br />
and bring the community together through literature.<br />
This year the group has chosen the book “White Plains” by<br />
Colorado author David Hicks. In “White Plains,” Flynn<br />
Hawkins is a graduate assistant at a prestigious university, on<br />
his way to greatness and wisdom. But in the aftermath of<br />
9/11, Flynn leaves his unhappy marriage and beloved<br />
children, resigns his teaching position, and heads west, only<br />
to get lost in his guilt and in the mountains of Colorado.<br />
When he ends up stuck overnight in a snow drift during a<br />
blizzard on the Continental Divide, he realizes he needs to<br />
remake himself into the kind of man his children need him<br />
to be. With wit and insight, David Hicks turns a<br />
compassionate but unblinking eye on what it means to be<br />
human — to be lost while putting yourself back together<br />
again, to be cowardly while being brave, to fail and fail again<br />
on the way to something that might<br />
be success.<br />
This year’s program will begin with<br />
the Mayor’s Kickoff on August 2 at<br />
7 p.m. at Koelbel Library.<br />
Greenwood Village Mayor Ron<br />
Rakowsky will interview the author<br />
and give his insight into this year’s<br />
book. See full listing of Village Read<br />
events. All events are free and open<br />
to the public.<br />
David Hicks, author<br />
VILLAGE READ<br />
THESE EVENTS ARE FREE<br />
AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.<br />
VILLAGE READ KICKOFF<br />
WITH MAYOR RON RAKOWSKY<br />
Thursday, August 2 • 7 p.m.<br />
Koelbel Library<br />
Mayor Ron will talk with the author and<br />
provide his insight into this year’s Village<br />
Read book.<br />
SURVIVING THE STORM<br />
Thursday, August 9 • 6:30 p.m.<br />
Greenwood Village City Hall<br />
Brad and Melissa McQueen got caught in<br />
a spring storm while trying to climb<br />
Mount Evans. Hear how they survived<br />
their night out in the wilderness.<br />
DAVID RICCA 9/11 SURVIVOR<br />
Monday, August 13 • 7 p.m.<br />
Koelbel Library<br />
Hear what is was like to survive the worst<br />
terrorist attack on American soil.<br />
DAVID RICCA 9/11 SURVIVOR<br />
Tuesday, August 14 • 1 p.m.<br />
Smoky Hill Library<br />
Hear what is was like to survive the worst<br />
terrorist attack on American soil.<br />
YOUR STORIED PAST: HOW TO WRITE<br />
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE<br />
Thursday, August 16 • 7 p.m.<br />
Southglenn Library<br />
Author David Hicks will lead exercises on<br />
how to structure a story from beginning<br />
to end and have a better understanding of<br />
how stories and character development<br />
work.<br />
REINVENTING YOURSELF<br />
Monday, August 20 • 6:30 p.m.<br />
Greenwood Village City Hall<br />
Through unique tools and strategies,<br />
Juliette Watt who has been everything<br />
from a Playboy Bunny to a professional<br />
pilot, guides people to discover their next<br />
act through their own personal<br />
reinvention.<br />
LET’S TALK ABOUT WHITE PLAINS<br />
Thursday, August 23 • 7 p.m.<br />
Koelbel Library<br />
Join our panel of readers to discuss White<br />
Plains. A panel of readers and librarians<br />
will lead the discussion.<br />
YOUR STORIED PAST: HOW TO WRITE<br />
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE<br />
Saturday, August 25 • 2 p.m.<br />
Koelbel Library<br />
Author David Hicks will lead exercises on<br />
how to structure a story from beginning<br />
to end and have a better understanding of<br />
how stories and character development<br />
work.<br />
CLOSING PARTY AND BOOK SIGNING<br />
Saturday, August 25 • 6 p.m.<br />
Curtis Center for the Arts<br />
Join us as we close out this year’s Village<br />
Read program with a celebration and book<br />
signing. Wine and food will be served and<br />
author David Hicks will be on hand to sign<br />
your book.<br />
PG. 20 <strong>GV</strong> NEWSLETTER | JULY 2018