

Datura St, Littleton, runs now through noon, Christmas Eve, with a selection of books, including children’s titles on a special table in the lobby. The Littleton Friends of the Library/Museum Holiday Sale at Bemis Library, 6014 S.The sponsoring group is Friends of the Arapahoe Libraries, which has to date in 2015 granted $100,000 to the libraries. The sale features a quantity of gift-quality books from $5 to $350. Two sales at our local libraries may turn up some treasures: Tickets cost $15/$10/$5 .īooks are “the gift that keeps on giving,” in bookseller parlance. David Kish, a Metro State University faculty member, will direct a program that will feature two MSU faculty members in gems from contemporary classical literature: Michelle Thompson will be soprano soloist in Frank Tichell’s “Angels in the Architecture” and pianist Sara Parkinson is featured on Carter Penn’s “Slalom.” CWE’s bassoon trio will perform “BasSOON it will be Christmas.” The partnership with MSU will benefit CWE with an opportunity to rehearse and perform at the King Center. 5, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. The Colorado Wind Ensemble presents “Sound the Bells!” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door/students under 18 free.

Hampden Hall is on the second level of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. “Santa Baby” with Brigette Lee is the Nov. Complimentary gift wrapping will be provided by the South Suburban Sparks Gymnastics Team. Included will be ceramics, jewelry, clothing, quilts, paintings, photographs, floral arrangements, holiday items and specialty foods. 5 - will exhibit works by more than 70 Colorado artisans/vendors. University Blvd., Centennial, from 9:30 a.m. Look into the various public tax credits and utility company incentives offered in your area to help fund these projects.The 29th annual Arts and Crafts Fair - held by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. Tackle the low-hanging fruit first: replace outdated lighting fixtures with LEDs use more high-efficiency window glazing or secondary shading and reduce water consumption with regenerative media pool filters and low-flow fixtures. In looking at energy cost-saving measures, be sure to understand the annual savings, initial cost and the simple payback for all options. Reducing energy consumption in your newly renovated recreation facility should be a fundamental priority of the project. Recreation centers have some of the worst EUI ratings among all building types, especially those housing a pool space. Click here to see before/afterĮnergy-efficiency: Most of America has adopted green technologies and sustainable design, but what does this mean for your existing recreation center? EUI (energy use intensity) is a unit of measurement that describes a building's energy use and represents the energy consumed by a building relative to its size. Troy and Dollie Smith Family YMCA, Shawnee, Okla. The following are some examples of opportunities that may emerge from an assessment: Finding those spaces that have low cost and high revenue potential is a fundamental priority to a successful renovation. Many spaces may cost a substantial amount of money to renovate however, if they can generate a notable amount of revenue, then their value in a project is likely to increase. Every project will identify its own list of high-priority spaces based on this criteria. Create a spreadsheet or chart or catalog index cards that track this information for easy reference and discussion. Start by assigning costs, earned revenue potential and requested priorities from the assessment step for each new or improved space. The value of each space within a recreation center is not a simple equation and may change from community to community or user to user. With a complete assessment in hand, the next step is to identify the major areas of opportunity. Getting outside input on your facilities assessment report is a critical step to prioritizing each opportunity discovered during your evaluation.

Discuss your findings with city and district officials, faculty and staff, the general public and everyday users as well as neighboring strategic partners. All of the information you gathered needs to be documented within a facility report for final review and input. Now clean off your boots and grab a drink of water.
