The Denver music scene is open to all styles of music, people, and cultures. Based off of previous research and a study done by a member in our group, music can tell a lot about who a person is. Can it do the same for a city? Because nearly every genre of music passes through Denver does that make it diverse, fun, and open to anyone? We wanted to test this and attend a couple of different shows in Denver. We attended the “Eminence Ensemble” concert at Cervantes on May 5, the University of Denver’s Music Fest on May 14, John Statz at the Walnut room on May 14, and a jazz concert at the Mercury Café on May 17. As you can see, we didn’t just go to one venue, but a variety of places including a local University and a café in order to get a wider perspective on the music scene.
May 14 – Split up, half attend Music Fest, other half attend show at the Walnut room (John Statz)
May 16 – Meet for final drafting
Tuesday May 17 – 7:30 Mercury Café Jazz concert and work on final drafting after
May 20 – Meet for final drafting
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Group Draft-Kukulka, Fredrickson, Murray
The legalization of marijuana has been an increasingly popular trend in states across the US. For our final project we will examine the effects of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and how it has affected the overall culture in Denver. Our research was gathered through various interviews, surveys, photos, and observations. Our Google map captures the spread of dispensaries throughout Colorado from its highest concentration in both Denver and Boulder to the lesser-concentrated surrounding areas. Our project will explore the effects of the increasing marijuana exposure on Denver’s culture and civilians.
Schedule:
Wednesday May 11-travel to different dispensaries throughout Denver
Thursday May 12- Interview University of Denver students
Friday May 13-Interview Denver civilians
Saturday May 14-explore Denver areas that reflect “hippie” culture
Sunday May 15-meet and compile information from sources-audio, photos, etc.
Tuesday May 17- draft descriptions for images on google map
Wednesday May 18-Create google map
Friday May 20-finish/finalize project
Monday May 22- post final project
Group project- Oka
Where D.U. Relax?
With all the pressure and stress that accompanies university life, it is easy for students to become too engulfed in their work. Both on and off campus there are a myriad of venues individuals can visit as an outlet to relieve stress. The venues that are going to be explored include the beautiful local Washington Park, the state of the art on campus gym and the cozy dorm rooms. The venues marked on the map are places where most DU students visit to overcome their stress. The activities that take place at these places are observed and documented through the use of photographs and interviews. The aim of this Google map project is to capture the essence of the abovementioned venues and the activities that take place there.
Schedule for Rest of Project
1.
A) Week of May 9th- collect pictures and interviews from the gym and dorm.
B) Finish write- up for these two venues by 12th and try to receive some feedback.
2.
A) Week of May 16th- visit park and collect more data.
B) Finish write- up for this venue by 18th
C) Finish rough draft by May 18th
With all the pressure and stress that accompanies university life, it is easy for students to become too engulfed in their work. Both on and off campus there are a myriad of venues individuals can visit as an outlet to relieve stress. The venues that are going to be explored include the beautiful local Washington Park, the state of the art on campus gym and the cozy dorm rooms. The venues marked on the map are places where most DU students visit to overcome their stress. The activities that take place at these places are observed and documented through the use of photographs and interviews. The aim of this Google map project is to capture the essence of the abovementioned venues and the activities that take place there.
Schedule for Rest of Project
1.
A) Week of May 9th- collect pictures and interviews from the gym and dorm.
B) Finish write- up for these two venues by 12th and try to receive some feedback.
2.
A) Week of May 16th- visit park and collect more data.
B) Finish write- up for this venue by 18th
C) Finish rough draft by May 18th
Group Draft - Benedetti, Anton, Howe, Messina
Thesis: What makes restaurants popular?
Asking people their opinions on the restaurant, man vs. food.
Possible movie clip from man vs. food.
We feel that food is an important part of culture, and helps identify a city for what it is. Our research question is what makes restaurants popular and why do people keep coming back to that specific restaurant? We wanted a great variety in our research, trying to get all aspects of cuisine, so therefore we are going to multiple restaurants of different nationality (Chinese, sushi, Thai, etc.) instead of traditional American food. This will make our project applicable to a variety of people as well.
May 11 – Lunch at Cherry Cricket (interview customers)
May 13 – Sushi Den
May 15 – Jack and Grill
May 16 – Jason’s Thai
May 17 – Jerusalem
May 20 – Meet outside of class to put project together
May 22 - Submit project
Group Work Day: Goetz and Walkovitz
Side Note Draft
When most people think of “urban art,” the work “graffiti” instantly comes to mind; however, urban art is much more than just graffiti. For our final project, we chose to investigate the urban art scene around Denver. In this project, we will research the different connotations of urban art and the influences and history behind the art. We intend to travel around Denver looking at different sources and interview people on their perceptions of urban art. There are different projects out there to try and minimize urban art by creating public areas where artists can go and make their creations. This type of art is more popular in the younger adult and youth cultures.
Schedule
May 11 – Visit Division West
May 13 – Visit Motorsports Gallery
May 13 – Visit The Etiquette of Art
May 18 – Start Google maps
May 22 – Turn in final product
When most people think of “urban art,” the work “graffiti” instantly comes to mind; however, urban art is much more than just graffiti. For our final project, we chose to investigate the urban art scene around Denver. In this project, we will research the different connotations of urban art and the influences and history behind the art. We intend to travel around Denver looking at different sources and interview people on their perceptions of urban art. There are different projects out there to try and minimize urban art by creating public areas where artists can go and make their creations. This type of art is more popular in the younger adult and youth cultures.
Schedule
May 11 – Visit Division West
May 13 – Visit Motorsports Gallery
May 13 – Visit The Etiquette of Art
May 18 – Start Google maps
May 22 – Turn in final product
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Daily Notes, Monday May 9
Monday May 9, 2011
1. Schedule: These dates below are required. 1/3 of a letter grade will be deducted from your group grade for each day missed.
a. Wednesday May 11: group work day. Meet on your own. By 4 p.m. that day, please post 1) a draft of your opening text for your Google Map, and 2) the schedule for the rest of your project. Please label your group post as "group draft xx," substituting your class section for "xx".
b. Monday May 16: bring in drafts of any work that you have gathered so far (raw video/audio footage, images, text) for short workshops.
c. Wednesday May 18: Google Maps drafting.
d. Sunday May 22: embed drafts of Google maps to blog by 10 a.m. email me process notes (individually and following the filename requirements) by our final class on Wednesday.
2. Today’s in-class writing: examine the first drafts at the Project First Drafts link (in “Mapping Resources” on blog). Choose the 3 that look most interesting to you and write up roughly 100 words about each source. Describe how each source might be useful for your own revising process. What did you learn about writing from each source? How could you apply what each source says about revision to your own projects? Please post to blog using "in-class" label and your section label.
3. Meet in groups.
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