Dorothy and Mel Tanner met at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, married in 1951, and began a life in…read moreart together. Dorothy focused on sculpture and Mel on painting. They continued their art practices, taught art, ran galleries, organized seminars, and traveled--finally settling in Miami in 1966. Polymethyl Methacrylate (Plexiglass/acrylic) was developed in the late 1920s, was first marketed in 1933, found many uses during WWII, and then entered civilian markets after the War. Acrylic transmits light and the Tanners began to work with this material in Miami to make light sculptures. They had discovered Plexiglass in the early 1960s in New York when working on commissions for Air Products, Raytheon, and GE. Light sculptures became their main focus and they converted their studio into a theater to combine the light sculptures with synchronized music and visuals. A critic dubbed the new art form "Lumonics" in a 1970 article. The Tanners continued to make light sculptures and, working with a team of helpers, presented the Lumonics Light and Sound Theatre at venues around the country. Mel Tanner died in 1993. Dorothy collaborated with team member, Marc Billard, on light sculptures, music, and video to enhance the Lumonics experience. Dorothy moved the team and archives to Denver in 2009. There have been many exhibits of the Lumonics light sculptures around the metro area since then. Dorothy received the Innovation Award of the [Denver] Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture in 2018. She died in 2020. The Lumonics School of Light Art, the Lumonics gallery, and Lumonics Immersed, the current multimedia presentation, are being maintained by the two remaining members of the Lumonics team. They are currently raising funds to preserve the 200 light sculptures, archives, and multimedia presentations at a permanent facility. I've been to quite a few of the Lumonics exhibits over the years. The light sculptures are mesmerizing and fantastic. My girlfriend and I recently signed up for the Lumonics Immersed experience. This involved a trip to the warehouse where we were given lots of time to explore the 75 sculptures on display. We then watched a short documentary about the Tanners, followed by an hour's multimedia experience orchestrated by Marc Billard. This is hard to describe, but was a fascinating use of the materials and a relaxing escape for the evening. There's lots of information on the Lumonics Web site. Check that out, sign up for a class if you're art-oriented, and definitely attend Lumonics Immersed. It's a unique experience.

The sights, sounds, history, and art were amazing to experience. I was there for a friend's event…read moreand the art using light blew my mind. Sadly the original artists have passed but the spirit is alive to this day. The best part is you can take a class to build your own art. I highly recommend this place. They were featured at Meow Wolf at one point. The full immersive experience was also a sigh and sound to be seen. It all lights up and changes colors.

We were fortunate enough to be able to see this troupe setting up for a performance so we waited to…read morewatch it. I've missed dragon and lion dances during COVID so this was a blessing. Especially since we were celebrating Chinese New Year. The business they were blessing had hung the lettuce leaves with money on the ceiling of their entrance way. The troupe had firecrackers ready to go as well. They started with the dragon dance. A lot of troupes only do the lion dances so we were excited to see the dragon dance as well. The dragon symbolizes wisdom, power and wealth and businesses invite the troupe to perform the dragon dance to chase away evil spirits and bring prosperity and good luck. The dragon chases 'Pearl of Wisdom' carried on a stick and this causes it to look like it's dancing. The symbolism is the dragon is constantly chasing wisdom. The color of the dragon symbolizes certain things as well. For example, red is to usher in good fortune while gold or silver symbolizes prosperity. After the dragon dance, the troupe performed lion dances. The lion symbolizes power and wisdom and the dance is to bring prosperity and good luck. Depending on the style of dance performed, there can be martial arts incorporated if the style is from northern China. The southern China style is based on the behavior the lion - shaking its body and licking its fur. The dance we saw was more of the southern style. There was a little lion as well - two of the younger members of the troupe performed in it so well. The festive dances, clashing cymbals and beating drums were well choreographed to entertain us. And the firecrackers added excitement to the performances. The troupe encourages people to join them and are available for hire at your events. I would definitely recommend them. Great energy and professionalism.

This was my first time to Fan Expo and what a fun experience it was! It was so much fun to watch…read moreall the cosplay and we dressed up ourselves! We were able to get a good deal on a family pass to get my son and a friend in. The exhibit hall had soooo much cool collectible art and character fan fare. We also could see celebrities like Karl Urban and Ralph Machio even though we didn't pay for pics or autographs!

It's Fan Expo! Due…read moreto naming rights, Denver's Comic Con is officially "Fan Expo," but it's the same thing. Super fun!! Don't be afraid to dress up and be a nerd!

Unfortunately I was met with a very unhappy front desk. They offered zero smiles, when questioned…read moremumbled their responses. I felt they were unhappy to see me and I should leave. Brandt, on the other hand, made me feel welcome. He greeted me and helped me into the room I was looking for, the older gay men's support group. Thank you Brandt for making an old gay man feel welcome

I've heard that this place isn't run well. I'm going to unfortunately agree. I had a life changing,…read moreterrible experience with a local chaser and one of the directors knew about it. Them and another director went out and supported his business at a local bar in the community. While people can do whatever they want, I question if trans people are taken seriously by this place and if the cis people running it actually think the things we go through are legitimate. I question if the people making decisions are actually making good ones for trans people if they don't have any trans people speaking on our behalf. They need trans people on the board asap. I was going to do it, but I don't have the emotional energy for their current state.

Very unstructured classes with apparently no goal. The main instructor, Vampiro, likes to sell his…read morepandeiros that he makes; only, he never actually makes them. You get stuck paying out more than $100 and get nothing. If you aren't a bleeding heart leftist, don't go here. I said one thing with which he disagreed, he completely change class times to the mornings, and refused to give me back my money. Once the term was up, he changed class times back to the evening. It was seriously the biggest waist of money and time. And Vampiro is a thief. DO NOT GO HERE. ​​

Everyone at Capoeira is open, kind, and enthusiatic about Capoeira…read more I took my five year old cousin to a class and at first he was shy but by the end of the night he was right there with the adults. I've taken classes with Instructor Gaviao twice now... I always feel so comfortable and accomplished... even though I do not practice as I should. My father was a Martial Artist, so to be around some good people who really enjoy the arts and take pride in themselves and the practice of Capoeira. I definitely plan to go again.