Talk about big-screen TVs: No matter how well-equipped your home entertainment center may be, your fancy new flat-screen or plasma simply isn’t going to match up to the Jumbotron at Invesco Fieldor the 95-panel video wall inside the stadium’s West Club level.
And those are just two of the reasons that Hoops & Hoopla is such a popular event. Every year, basketball fans turn out en masse to watch the Men’s College Basketball Semifinals at this party benefiting National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
No one dresses up — it’s a sweatshirts-and-jeans thing — and if the action on the court turns out to be dull, there are plenty of other things to do. Such as eat (well-stocked buffet tables are open throughout), bid in a silent auction, or play games like Pop-A-Shot, shuffle golf and Texas Hold’em.
Greiner Electric was the presenting sponsor for Hoops & Hoopla 2008, and the company was represented by David Greiner and his son, Brent, and colleagues Kevin Eitniear, Matt Arias, Jerry Carlson, Jeff Shigeno and Tom Tarver.More good stuff
• So many wines, so little time. Even if you’re only planning to sample a couple of the hundreds of wines offered at DAM Uncorked, it’s a good idea to attend the Denver Art Museum fundraiser with a pal willing to be the designated driver. It’ll let you imbibe to your heart’s content without risking an expensive DUI, and the designated driver gets a major break on the ticket price: $35, compared with the $70 or $90 that’ll be collected from DAM members and guests. Corks pop at 6 p.m. today at the museum, with early admission at 5:15 p.m. available for a $25 premium.
• As a favor to her friend, former University of Denver President Marc Holtzman, Diane Wengler is opening her home tonight for a reception that will introduce the prime minister of the Republic of Tatarstan to some of Denver’s leading lights. Tatarstan, once part of the Soviet Union, is an independent nation that sits atop one of the world’s largest oil reserves.
• Macy’s is hosting a Shoe Diva cocktail party and fashion show at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Cherry Creek store. A suggested $10 donation to Colorado chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society can be paid at the door.
• To-ga, to-ga! Leave it to the detail-oriented Denise McClard to leave no stone unturned — or grape unpeeled — when spreading the word about Steppin’ Out to Classical Rome, the April 26 fundraiser put on by Friends For Families First. She’s chairing the dinner, dance and auction being held at the Marriott City Center and because invitations say the dress is “toga, Spartan or cocktail,” she thought to include step-by-step instructions on how to wrap a toga on the “save the date” cards that went out several weeks ago.
• April 21 is the deadline for the 12th Building Blocks of Our Community grant awarded by Lafarge West. Every year, the company gives up to $30,000 worth of aggregate, asphalt, concrete or a combination thereof to a grass-roots nonprofit in Arapahoe, Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas or Jefferson counties. Previous awards have provided for a new parking lot for a residential treatment facility and the base for a synthetic turf baseball field for children who use wheelchairs or prosthetic devices. Apply at buildingblocks@lafarge-na.com.
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