"Because the Denver Zine Library has such a small budget, we are not able to pay for zines and rely on generous donations. We receive most of our zines as unsolicited donations in the mail. Most people find out about the DZL on the internet. Often when doing a search for their name or zine name online, zinesters are surprised to find a listing in the DZL catalog."
09:02:49 pm, by naropalibrary , 55 words, 160 views Categories: arts
"Opera Ignites At This Year's Burning Man Festival"
NPR: "Among the towering fire sculptures, elaborate neo-Victorian costumes and LED displays, a few performance artists will also showcase pieces of their new rock opera about Burning Man. It's called How to Survive the Apocalypse, and it's designed for the 'burner curious' — people who have never been to Burning Man, but are thinking about it."
08:48:30 pm, by naropalibrary , 48 words, 146 views Categories: arts
"Boulder perfumer re-creates Egyptian fragrances for King Tut show"
"Perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of Boulder has created perfumes...in conjunction with the 'Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs' exhibit at the Denver Art Museum...Hurwitz researched those ancient scents through books at The British Museum in London, works from Egyptian archaeologists and some amateur Egyptologists."
03:48:46 pm, by naropalibrary , 32 words, 328 views Categories: community studies
"Survey paints picture of Boulder homeless"
"Half of the homeless and poor people who use the Carriage House day shelter in downtown Boulder reported Boulder County as their last 'fixed' place of residence, according to a new survey."
"And these are the people I want to talk about, because I worry about them, archivists. It is amazing the things that people will tell you when you have no power to hire anyone, and now I’m angry. Really angry. It almost makes me want to...howl?"