Clearheads: A Booze Free Hang at Fort Greene MAY

321 East 45th Avenue,Denver CO 80216

08 May, 2022

Description

“Clearheads: A Booze Free Hang” is a monthly event that supports healthy living by offering a music and art experience without alcohol. “Clearheads: A Booze-Free Hang” is a monthly gathering of art, music, and culture that supports healthy living by providing an artful experience without the need for alcohol. This series is a four month beta program that is funded through the Denver Music Advancement Fund and was conceptualized by Jen Korte, an award winning musician and community leader who has contributed to the Denver Music Community for 16 years. Jen Korte saw the need for a safe space that would offer her sober peers and community a chance to perform and experience art without intoxicated patrons and without added pressure from the venue to keep people consuming alcohol. Korte hopes to change the economic relationship of alcohol and events by changing what is being offered to the patron aside from just booze. Taking alcohol out of the equation means more opportunity to be more creative with non alcoholic options and also allows the space to offer access to art for people of all ages vs the +21 model. Every month will feature a BIPOC owned food truck, local non alcoholic products such as cold coffees, kombuchas, alcohol free spirits, local produce, small vendors products featuring locally made art, and entertainment that showcases underserved artists. It will be held at Fort Greene, a historic building located in Globeville,, owned by Eleanor Cheetham. The woman-owned business supports other women- and minority-owned businesses. It also hosts an extensive series of events, including dance nights, stretch and CBD sessions, pop-up markets, art shows, floral arrangement workshops, medicinal herb workshops, drag shows, intuitive clarity readings, experimental film screenings, and community fundraisers. The series will kick off on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022 from 12-4pm and will continue monthly through July. The first installment will feature performances by Kayla Marque, Alysia Kraft, and DJ Simone Says. Other artists being featured for the series will be Mux Mool, Its Dozier, JELIE and Juice Box, Monica Maldonado and more. Two dollars of every ticket sold will go to supporting local non-profit, Joy As Resistance. Joy as Resistance is dedicated to promoting hope and joy for LGBTQIA2+ youth ages 10-24 in Colorado. They offer mental health counseling services for youth and their families, mentorship through their program, “Big Queer, Little Queer,” and a variety of consultation services via their school partnerships. The most unique aspect of their organization is their mobile mental health clinic, “Joyride,” a retired ambulance converted into a space for healing and community. Their mobile clinic travels around Denver to meet youth where they’re at physically, and works to eliminate transportation barriers youth face in accessing services. The first food truck being featured will be Maiz, a Denver-based food truck serving traditional mexican dishes with a Colorado twist founded by Maria Rengal. The truck itself also features artwork by local artist, Karma Leigh. $25 tickets include admission as well as a meal from Maiz. $12 Tickets are for regular entry