Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Monday, November 23, 2009 | 31.0° Light Snow Fog/Mist Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Creative Business Expo Creative Business Expo One-stop Opportunity to Grow and Stabilize Creative Businesses March 8 – The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs offers its 3rd annual Building Creative Businesses Expo.  The program is Saturday, March 8th at the Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Avenue, and takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   Register online at www.regonline.com/BCBE beginning Friday, February 15th.  More than 40 workshops are offered and participants can attend up to three. Exhibitors will be in the Atrium of the Webb Building.  Registration is not required to visit the exhibition area.   The Building Creative Businesses Expo offers Denver’s creative community (e.g., artists, filmmakers, dancers, graphic designers, musicians, etc.) a “one-stop” opportunity to learn about the various City, non-profit and for-profit resources available and skill-building workshops to help grow and stabilize creative businesses.   More than 50 organizations will be participating as exhibitors and workshop presenters at the Building Creative Businesses Expo, including:  Colorado Council on the Arts Colorado Enterprise Fund Colorado Film & Video Association (CFVA) Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA) Colorado Music Association (COMA) Colorado Theatre Guild  New features in 2008 include one-on-one portfolio consultation, speed networking session, and “matchmaking” boards in the Atrium.   Workshop titles include “Copyrights & Trademarks for Fashion Designers,” “Selling Out! Getting Your Art Into Corporate Collections,” “Distribution and Promotion for Today's Market,” and “Financing Your Small Creative Business with City Loan Programs.”  Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Return