If you want to get all official about it, the dog days of summer are the hottest, most sultry, days of the season and typically occur between July 3 and Aug. 11.
We’re gonna stretch that a bit because two very hot fundraisers – one of which is co-hosted by a dog – are going to happen in late August.
Lulu’s Barkin’ BBQ is the benefit that attorney Fred and Jana Bartlit, along with their adorable pooch Lulu, do for the Denver Dumb Friends League Buddy Center; it stars Cyndi Lauper and is held at the Bartlit estate in Castle Pines. Chef Tom Perini will once again load up his chuckwagon and journey from Texas to Castle Pines to cook for the 300 folks. Tickets are $300 and $500, and reservations can be made by calling 303-751-5772, ext. 7223.
On Aug. 30, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright returns to her old stomping grounds to deliver the keynote address for the University of Denver’s 10th anniversary Korbel Dinner. Her late father, Josef Korbel, was DU’s dean of international studies; his students included the current Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
A need for reform?
Former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis discussed how America selects its judges and how several parts of the country need to reform that process when the Colorado Judicial Institute held its first Judicial Independence Breakfast.
CJI is a 27-year old, non-profit, nonpartisan, citizen’s organization dedicated to judicial excellence and independence in Colorado courts. The breakfast was held at the University Club in Denver.
Chairwoman Barbara Mattison, a member of the CJI board, welcomed 170 guests from the legal, business, civic and nonprofit communities.
Joining in the discussion were CJI’s executive director, Becky Miller Updike; board chair Gale T. Miller, an attorney with Davis Graham and Stubbs; and Diana Powell, an attorney with Gutterman Griffiths.
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