Places tagged #goldentriangle by Emily Foos
Civic Center Park
Emily Foos: Civic Center Park hosts a variety of festivals and outdoor events during the spring and summer months. This is a photo taken from the 2011 Denver Pridefest parade. This is a two day event produced by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado (The Center) and takes place annually in June in Civic Center Park. It features the PrideFest Parade, a Dance Stage with DJs, a Country Stage with line-dancing lessons, a Latin Stage with cultural programming, and a Main Stage with live entertainment. The festival also features more than 250 vendor booths with arts, crafts, food and more. A VIP area is also provided with food and drinks for sponsors and contributors to enjoy, and there's also a family area, youth alley, and a transgender resource area. The LGBT community definitely knows how to have fun and accomplish their mission to promote the heritage and culture of the LGBT and allied community in Colorado. Denver PrideFest is now the fourth largest pride festival, and seventh largest pride parade in the United States. #CapitolHill #GoldenTriangle #Uptown
Civic Center Park
Emily Foos: Civic Center Park hosts a variety of festivals and outdoor events during the spring and summer months. This is a photo from the 2011 Moonlight Classic. For those who have not been out to experience this one (as a rider or a bystander,) it is quite a sight & definitely something to check out! The event is typically held in July and is a 10-mile non-competitive late night bicycle ride that runs from around 8pm till about 2am. With the support of the City of Denver and the Denver Police Department, the course is closed to automobile traffic allowing participants to ride safely on city streets. It begins and ends at the Colorado State Capitol, taking cyclists through Denver’s historic neighborhoods, including the business district, Lower Downtown, Congress Park, and the Cherry Creek shopping district! Participants are benefitting the InnovAge Foundation to help increase awareness and support of programs that allow aging individuals to live independently and with dignity in their own homes and communities. #CapitolHill #GoldenTriangle #Uptown #LoDo #BakerNeighborhood #LincolnPark
Civic Center Park
Emily Foos: Civic Center Park hosts a variety of festivals and outdoor events during the spring and summer months. This is a photo was taken at exactly 4:20pm during the 2011 4/20 Rally. If you have never attended one of these, its quite an experience! And smoking marijuana is not a requirement for attendance, so don't worry if you're not a smoker..this rally is about bringing about awareness in the community and educating people about marijuana (such as how/why it is used, possible and proven health benefits, how it compares to traditional western medicine, the legality of it & what we can do as a community to change unfair laws regarding it.) The Denver Police come out to this rally in mass every year (to help keep the peace-though people here rarely disrupt it, and to help protect the rights of the supporters of the rally.) April 20th at 4:20pm is the one time during the year when it is socially (and legally) acceptable for 1000's of people to gather in front of the state capitol and all light up and smoke together. I've seen the cloud of smoke so thick that the capitol building is barely even visible through it! The sense of togetherness and community on this day is simply amazing! #CapitolHill #GoldenTriangle
Capitol Complex
World Trade Center Denver
Emily Foos: Located in Denver's Central Business District, the World Trade Center towers are two of the tallest buildings in the city. Housing numerous consulates, government & private offices, as well as the World Trade Center Denver office, these buildings serve as a hub for Denver's international community. #CapitolHill #Uptown #GoldenTriangle #LoDo
Opal Restaurant
Emily Foos: The sign says "Nouveau American Restaurant." If you have no idea what that mean, then you're not alone! Opal is a sushi restaurant/bar/lounge/awesome place to eat, drink, enjoy some music and sake, and even learn to dance (they offer salsa lessons on Friday nights.) Get together with some friends for late night happy hour in the bar area (couch seating) before you hit one of the many clubs within walking distance (and make sure you try the 'Opal roll'....don't ask, just order it!) #GoldenTriangle