“It’s a headline we know all too well: “Beloved Business Closes in Five Points.” Last month, Coffee at the Point permanently closed after a six-month hiatus. Moods Beats Potions shuttered its doors last July, and the iconic Welton Street Cafe left its over two-decade-old location at 2736 Welton Street last March, although the shop … [Read more…]
“For many music fans, First Friday Jazz in the Park at Sonny Lawson Park in Denver was the first show they’ve seen in months. The Friday night concert was outdoors and socially distanced. “It gives me chills,” said organizer Norman Harris. “People are getting vaccinations, and I feel like we’re getting COVID behind us. … [Read more…]
“This has been a rough year for just about everyone in the music industry. El Chapultepec just closed. 3 Kings Tavern is gone. Bowman’s Vinyl & Lounge, Tooey’s Off Colfax, Live @ Jack’s and more have called it quits. And the venues that are still afloat are struggling. Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom is no exception … [Read more…]
“Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom opened fifteen years ago in the historically African-American Five Points neighborhood, once a nationally recognized jazz hub. “In the early years of Cervantes’, we were really the only thing going on in Five Points,” says co-owner Scott Morrill. Morrill, his former business partner Jeff Howell, and his current partners, Duncan Goodman and … [Read more…]
“Five Points is one of Denver’s most popular neighborhoods and for good reason. First of all, its massive boundaries include areas like RiNo, Ballpark, and Curtis Park. Second, it has some of Denver’s best options for eating, drinking, and playing. Not to mention, its got a really unique history to boot. Five Points was … [Read more…]
“Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom will host the 420 in the Streets festival on Welton Street in front of the rock club (at 2637 Welton St.) at 1 p.m. April 20, 2015. Sure, it’s a school day — and a Monday, no less — but the line-up will surely bring out the faithful: Method Man and Redman, … [Read more…]