Esther Heller tells me she used to be a dancer. She says she won competitions in Paris and Athens and even Kamchatka (although she no longer is certain where that is.) She used to teach dancing in Denver. Waltzes and Polkas and Fox Trots. She did it for free so people could learn to move [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Denver’
Esther’s Last Dance
Posted: November 27, 2009 in Aging, Arts and Culture, Colorado, Community Service, Education, Health Care, Inspiration, Judaism, Random Thoughts, Religion, Travel, WomenTags: Coliseum, Dementia, Denver, Emily Griffith Opportunity School, Esther Heller, Israel, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Poland, Prague, Rome, Shalom Park, Western Wall
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A Dog Speaks Out On Michael Vick
Posted: August 15, 2009 in Animals, Community Service, Dogs, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Random Thoughts, Sports, ViolenceTags: Denver, Dogs, Humane Society, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
My name is Ka$h (yes, that’s how it’s spelled) and I’m a chow shepard cross. I’m a former pound puppy who was adopted from the Denver Humane Society in October by a wonderful family. I was only a few months old when they got me and was already returned by someone else. When I came to [...]
A Denver Death Examined
Posted: July 26, 2009 in Aging, Colorado, Community Service, Economy, Health Care, Homelessness, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Photography, Poverty, Random ThoughtsTags: 16th Street Mall, Colorado, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, Denver Post, Homeless, Karen Auge, Richard Allen Johnson, Rick Johnson
I was particularly moved by Denver Post reporter Karen Auge’s story about the death of one homeless man and the efforts to uncover his backstory. What probably made people notice this death is the photo of a trio of maintenence workers on the 16th Street Mall who were trying to revive him. To the Colorado Coalition for [...]
Slow Down
Posted: January 31, 2009 in Animals, Colorado, Environment, Random ThoughtsTags: Animals, Denver, Geese, Suburbs
I turned the corner on my way to Target and came across an unusual sight for the suburbs of Denver. A flock of geese was crossing the road in single file. I stopped my car about 100 feet away and decided to enjoy the sight and let them pass. They stretched from one side of [...]
Amazing Grace
Posted: January 10, 2009 in Africa, Arts and Culture, Community Service, Global Poverty, Natural Disasters, News, Philanthropy, Photography, Travel, WomenTags: BeadforLife, Denver, Flash Gallery, Greensburg Kansas Tornado, Home is Where the Heart Is, Homelessness, kampala, Photography, Uganda, Working With Artists
I had my first photos ever in a gallery. A call for entries went out for a juried exhibit at Flash Gallery in Denver (http://workingwithartists.org) and two of my photos were selected. The subject of the exhibit was “Home is Where the Heart Is” and photographers were encouraged to submit their visions of what home [...]
Disaster Relief
Posted: January 3, 2009 in Children, Colorado, Community Service, Education, News, News and Views, Parenting, PhilanthropyTags: Challenge School, Cherry Creek Challenge School, Cherry Creek School District, Colorado, Denver, Fire, School Play
The principal of the Challenge School, Edie Alvarez, sent an email to the student body and their families on January 2nd. There had been a fire at the school overnight. Authorities were investigating. Two sheds on the ground were destroyed. It could have been worse. The PTCO sent an email shortly after, elaborating on the loss. All the [...]
