Denver by the Slice was in the audience of 12 people at the very first Mixed Taste Tag Team Lecture in 2004. That was at The Lab in Belmar. Created by Adam Lerner, now the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver, 15th and Delgany in LoDo. We can all be glad that he brought this series with him to our neighborhood!
Mixed Taste pairs two 30-minute lectures from experts on entirely diverse subjects. And, then the question and answer session opens up to both subjects at the same time. And, it can get pretty wild. This season starts with "The Birth of the Cocktail" and "Irrational Engineering." Next Friday, June 25, look for "The Alpaca" and "Nuclear Missiles."
Ciro Najle will handle the engineering session this week. Jake Adam York, the Cocktail. York is a popular lecturer in this series, and rightfully so. Over the years he has waxed poetically on jazz, barbeque, single malt scotch, American whisky, Southern Food...and poetry, among others. These programs, for the next 10 weeks on Friday's at 6:30 usually sell out. But, you can still check ticket availability at the MCA website.
About 250 people attend the programs now. And, you can purchase adult beverages before and after. If you are lucky, often, the programs contain lecture materials such as free subject samples. When the series began, Adam gave away everything to get people there. Now, it is a pleasure to get in!
By the way, the subjects for that very first Mixed Taste in 2004: "Surreal Cinema" and "Brunello Wines." Perfect combination. Lakewood didn't know what had hit them!
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