Wheat Ridge Reads: Summer 2011

7:00 p.m., Mon., Aug. 29

Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave.

Read and come prepared to discuss a mystery by a Colorado author like

• Stephanie Barron
• Rex Burns
• Diane Mott Davidson
• John Dunning
• Stephen White

For help finding a book, visit the Jefferson County Public Library  or the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America website.

Bring the book with you to the event on Aug. 29 and be prepared to discuss it.

At the event on Aug. 29, we’ll decide how to proceed and what genre, author, or book to read next.

Tell your friends!

For more information, e-mail cultural@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

Sponsored by the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission

Discovering Neighborhood Art in Wheat Ridge

Milly Nadler of the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission, of which I’m also a member, has put together a directory of neighborhood art in the city.

Colorado EduIsland

I recently learned that several colleges in Colorado now have an island, Colorado EduIsland, in Second Life:

• Colorado Community College System
• Pikes Peak Community College
• Aims Community College
• Morgan Community College
• Otero Junior College
• Community College of Aurora
• Arapahoe Community College
• Colorado Mountain College
• Red Rocks Community College
• Colorado Community Colleges Online
• Trinidad State Junior College
• Lamar Community College
• Community College of Denver
• Front Range Community College

Yesterday I stook some snapshots on the island, which is still under construction.  The slideshow is here.