January

2012

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ALL MEMBERS 

*01-24-12 5 pm*

MLK    

Annual Membership Meeting and election of board members/officers 

Hello Arts District!

I’m Emily Whalen, and I am currently trying to put together the attractions page on the website.  Problem is, I am missing a lot of information.  I really need some help!

I need every business, studio and artist within the Arts District to send me an email with the following information:

1. Name of Business

2. Name of contact

3. Business Address

4. Business Phone Number

5. Business Website (and any social media, Facebook, Twitter)

6. Brief Description

7. Category (Choose any combination of the following: Artist, Studio, Gallery,  Restaurant, Retail, Sponsor)

8. Also, please send any pictures (logos, examples of work, etc.)

All of this can be emailed to emily.whalen@comcast.net.  It shouldn’t take you too long to fill out and it just helps me in leaps and bounds!

Thanks!! Emily

  January 24th

Membership Meeting

5-8 pm  

   Food provided! 

Please save this date to attend our annual meeting!  On the agenda:

Board elections
Strategic Planning presentation

 Visit Denver call for events

VISIT Denver, the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau has partnered with the Denver Art Museum in promoting the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit (http://www.denverartmuseum.org/explore_art/temporaryExhibitionDetails/exhibitionId–206073/exhibitionType–Upcoming) opening March 25 and closing July 8.  Part of our efforts will be a VISIT DENVER micro site with all things Yves Saint Laurent that will be launched this week.  I’m reaching out to you to see if you have an events going on between March 25-July 8, 2012 that would relate to this exhibit and we could promote on the website.  We are looking for events that are either artistic, fashion, design or French based.  If you could please send me the information for these events by the end of the day today I would greatly appreciate it.  You can either do so by sending me the link to the event’s information on Denver365 or your website, send a press release or fill out the information needed that I have provided below.

Event Title:

Dates:

Times:

Location (please include address):

Description:

Ticketing Information (include website and all pricing ranges):

Website with more information:

A high res jpeg image if available.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jeannie

Jeannie Wert

jwert@visitdenver.com    

December

2011

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01-10-12 5 pm

Board Meeting

Cornerstone Equity

*01-24-12 5 pm*   

Annual Membership Meeting and election of board members/officers 

Dec 9th will be The Aurora Arts District’s annual Lighting of the Tree, along with Art on the Fax
5-8 pm  Fletcher Plaza
Mayor Hogan will be there on December 9th at 6pm to light the tree!

Santa, hot chocolate, entertainment—-
We will have caroling escorts to and from the vendors (with food/shopping at each), and art vendors at the “collection ” space across the street.
We are collecting hats, mittens and scarves (mostly children but adults too) to give away that night—we’d like all members to collect at their location and ask for donations.

Events & Marketing 

  Colfax Lighting Project 

From article in the Aurora Sentinel   For entire article, clickhttp://www.aurorasentinel.com/email_push/news/article_b90415b8-1c2f-11e1-9c27-001cc4c03286.html?success=9

Aurora’s borealis planned for East Colfax

By SARA CASTELLANOS Staff Writer | Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011 8:13 am

AURORA | City officials on Nov. 28 illuminated plans for a future decorative lighting installation in the Aurora Arts District.

The $200,000 lighting project will be designed by veteran sculpture installation artist Susan Cooper and is slated for completion next May, said Andrea Amonick, the city’s manager of development services.

“The concept behind it is to unify the neighborhood, to attract people to it, to enliven it,” said Cooper, who has also designed public art projects in Denver and in Jacksonville, Florida.

Crystal Gardner, chairwoman of the Aurora Arts District and owner of House of Flowers at 9955 E. Colfax Avenue said she’s excited for the project to come to fruition.

She said the project proposal has been a source of excitement among the local business owners in the area.

Reach reporter Sara Castellanos at 720-449-9036 or sara@aurorasentinel.com.

November

2011

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11-29-11 5 pm

Board Meeting

Cornerstone Equity

12-06-11 5 pm   

Membership Mixer—   

Spring Hill Marriott

Christmas Happy Hour

Join us and relax for a moment in this busy time of year!

01-24-12 5 pm  

Annual Membership Meeting and election of board members/officers 

Art on the Fax

Arts Week  

2nd Friday  Nov. 11th 

Code Enforcement meeting

November 15, 2011 5 PM

Tentative at Fire Station 1 

(Location confirmation to follow by email) 

The Aurora Arts District is hosting a meeting with the Aurora City Code Enforcement Staff to discuss—– 1)Trash along Colfax    

2) Art Zone Codes     

3) Processes for our Art District   

4) Q & A   

Dec 9th will be The Aurora Arts District’s annual Lighting of the Tree, along with Art on the Fax
5-8 pm  Fletcher Plaza

Santa, hot chocolate, entertainment—-
We will have caroling escorts to and from the vendors (with food/shopping at each), and art vendors at the “collection ” space across the street.
We are collecting hats, mittens and scarves (mostly children but adults too) to give away that night—we’d like all members to collect at their location and ask for donations.

Gary Wheat

Visit Aurora

Visit Aurora was established in December 2010 as a non-profit destination marketing organization. The organization has a contract for services with the City of Aurora to market the area as a destination to visitors with emphasis on overnight visitors. With a staff of three, Visit Aurora seeks out events, meetings and assists planners in facilitation of their respective event in Aurora so that the City and its businesses benefits from the revenue generated from these visitors.

In addition, Visit Aurora works to promote and market area attractions, events and other visitor destinations within the community. Through the use of social media, website and video, Visit Aurora focuses on generating attention and engagement for Aurora in outside markets to encourage visitors. Gary Wheat serves as CEO of the organization having originated the Longmont Area Visitors Association prior to moving to Aurora.

If you have an event, a meeting or friends and family visiting, please call on Visit Aurora to assist you in finding hotels, meeting or event space or activities for your group or visitors to enjoy during their stay in Aurora.

Let me know if you might need more

Gary Wheat

President/CEO

Visit Aurora

15151 E. Alameda Pwky | Ste. 5200

Aurora, CO 80012

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