It's baaaaack.
The Mask Project will return to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center on April 17 through May 13. The party (no longer called a "gala") is May 12. And it's all new.
"Every fundraiser needs to ramp it up, to change, to stay interesting," says organizer Linda Goto at the Denver Hospice, which is the beneficiary of the event.
The party comes down every two years at the shopping center. Previously, hundreds of masks, which are painted by local and national artists and celebrities, were on display in the mall before the party, then taken down a few days before the party. Then at the party comes a loud and active live auction in the mall's center court.
No more. "The first thing everyone asks when they come in is 'Where are the masks?' " says Goto. "So this time, we are leaving them all up on display, and there will be no live auction." Hallelujah.
Five hundred masks will be on display, which will give the event some focus. The party will roll without coming to a dead halt as someone yells at you for an hour or so.
This year it's all about Club Mask, with a club theme. There will be areas and bars set up as sponsored clubs, with food, drinks and entertainment.
People can bid on the masks via the Internet for four weeks — and continue bidding at the party.
Jennifer Alvarado Geller and Jeff Geller will chair the party, along with Gail and George Johnson.
Sounds
like this might even be fun. News of celebrity masks and other plans will be coming. You'll hear a lot about Club Mask before April 17 rolls around.
Get green.
An organization called Go Green Warehouse is a discount home-improvement store that's looking for your donations of new and used home stuff, appliances, windows, lighting, doors, plumbing. It resells them and then takes the profits to teach vets how to do green jobs in the sustainability sector. Got it? Thursday
Do you believe in magic?
Magic Music, who many say was Colorado's first jam band, started up in 1970 and played all the places: Tulagi, Ebbets Field, Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The band opened for some mighty stars, then broke up in 1976. "We were basically put out of business by disco, and that's too bad because this was truly fun music for listening and laughing," says band member Chris Daniels in an e-mail blast. The band will reunite Nov. 18 for one night only at Swallow Hill's Daniels Hall. Get a taste of the guys at http://bit.ly/ MagMusic. Tix at 303-777-1003.
City spirit.
No word on what she's wearing or how many eggs she has in her purse, but Denverite Brenda Stewart is on "Let's Make a Deal" on Friday . . . Sez who: "Boldness is a mask for fear, however great." John Dryden
Bill Husted's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or bhusted@denverpost.com. Take a peek at Husted's next column at blogs.denverpost.com/husted.
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