Documents of change
“When Hope Won: The Road to the White House,” opening Saturday at the Blair-Caldwell African-American Research Library, 2401 Welton St.; 720-865-2401, .
Obama campaign ephemera.
This exhibit showcases the amateur photographers who exuberantly documented the historic 2008 presidential campaign. It also features 45 national and international newspapers printed on Nov. 5, 2008, along with other memorabilia. Free.
Green? Ride on!
Colorado Green Shuttle, 800-278-7192, colorado .
Fast fuel.
Denver entrepeneur Kristopher Klain’s reconfigured Fort Excursion runs entirely on filtered fast-food vegetable oil, aiming for a carbon-neutral ride from Denver International Airport to 10 ski resort towns. The cost (from $300 to Arapahoe Basin to $575 to Crested Butte) includes beverages, laptop and iPod connections.
Breast Wishes
“A Calendar to Live By,” $15 at . or .
Beyond Boobs.
Colorado photographer Rachel Kemble collaborated with Beyond Boobs, a Virginia-based support group for pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors. The informative calendar is aimed at women in their 20s and 30s who may be unaware that breast cancer is the chief form of cancer in women between 15 and 54.
A Bad Beginning
“11,002 Things to Be Miserable About” by Colorado natives Lia and Nick Romeo; $10.95), .
Why worry?
Siblings Lia and Nick Romeo put the “con” back into “emoticon” with their blog of unpleasant facts and news. Their book offers even more. Do we need to know that dust mites account for one-third of the weight of a 6-year-old pillow?
