Kevin Spacey hailed The Hick Cousins on “Today” on Friday morningtalking to Matt Lauer about his Golden Globe nomination for “Casino Jack.” The movie was screened at the Starz Denver Film Festival in November, shortly after the sudden death in Denver of the director, George Hickenlooper, the cousin of Mayor John Hickenlooper.
“He loved politics,” Spacey said of George. “His cousin was John Hickenlooper who just won the governorship in Denver. That, in fact, is where he was when he passed away at a rally. But his cousin won the election and I thought was a pretty good sign. And he didn’t run a negative campaign, which was hopeful.”
George didn’t die at a rally — he had been at the last debate and later that night he died of an accidental overdose of a prescription drug and alcohol. But the rest of the deets are right on.
Afghanistan.
Mountain2Mountain is a Denver-based nonprofit trying to connect our communities to the culture of Afghanistan. A one-night touring exhibition, “Streets of Afghanistan,” is tentatively scheduled to debut at the Denver Art Museum on April 28. Then the exhibition is off to Dallas and NYC museums.
But the Denver Art Museum wants to make it clear that it is NOT an exhibition from the museum. Mountain2Mountain rented one of several event spaces that the museum lets people use for weddings, parties and corporate events.
Mountain2Mountain’s Shannon Galpin says the dozens of photographs, which are quite beautiful online at , will be oversized at 10 feet by 8 feet and on display during the event, recreating a market street in Afghanistan.
So would I be able to rent a room and show my pictures?
Nope.
In an e-mail, DAM senior communications manager Kristy Bassuener writes me, “All confirmed special event rentals are approved individually by the DAM. Event proposals deemed in conflict with the museum’s mission are not finalized. In regards to ‘Streets of Afghanistan,’ I’ve learned this morning that this event is not yet confirmed, rather the process is underway. If the one-night event is confirmed, it will be presented as a special event rather than an exhibition to avoid confusion with the museum’s own arts programming.”
Love, love, love.
All you need is love. That’s what they’re thinking in Cherry Creek as energetic theatrical types prepare for the first production of the Cherry Creek Theatre, “Love Letters.”
Shaver Ramsey Showroom, a big space at 2414 E. Third Ave. that sells oriental rugs, will serve as the theater for this first run, five performances Feb. 10-Feb. 14. So far, the lineup of actors includes Lannie Garrett with 9News entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery (Feb. 11), Penny Parker with husband Greg Henry (Feb. 12) and Reggie Rivers (Feb. 10) with a woman yet-to-be-announced. Feb. 13 and 14 are not yet cast. Tix at 303-800-6578.
City spirit.
Diane von Furstenberg comes to Denver for the MAX Fashion Show on Jan. 21, not June 21 as I wrote here Friday. . . . Sez who: “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” Yves Saint Laurent
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