Media Opinions
At Red Rocks, Group's Tract
Record is Spotless
"Friends'
effect at outdoor venue has been far-reaching."
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—Catherine Gray Beuten, Rocky Mountain New,
10/08/05
State Gets Gussied Up
"Colorado
Cares Day puts thousands of volunteers to work on trails, parks, gardens
and the homes of the needy..."
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—Daarel Burnette
II, Denver Post, 7/31/05
Tower Failure "Community groups and broadcasters widen their battle over proposed tower construction"
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—Laura Bond, Westword, 8/30/01
Clear Channel "...moves in on Red Rocks"
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—Laura Bond, Westword, 8/30/01
Controversial Issue "Grassroots Activists Preserve Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre"
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—Carol Lomond, City & Mountain Views, updated in
2001
Seeing Red - (the great land swap) "Denver's Gain is Jeffco's Pain"
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— Michael Roberts, Westword,
5/25/2000
Denver Hears the Music "Friends of Red Rocks puts on a good show for the famous amphitheater"
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— Michael Roberts, Westword,
1/27/2000
(Westword Sounds the) Red Alert!
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- Michael Roberts, Westword, 9/16/99
"...what I heard at Tuesday's(LPC) meeting was a deep frustration that the city of Denver is becoming too slick, too fat, and too bent on relying on corporate contacts. The box idea went down in a sea of, well, passion and lyricism. (Ron) Bernstein worries that people who proclaim their love for a place do not show up when it's time to give money or time, and the people of Denver -- actually, people all over the region -- should pay attention to that: $22 million to fix the place is a lot of money, but set against a booming economy and an electorate that just voted in a big bond issue to address neighborhood concerns, well, it's not that much... If anything needed a support group, Red Rocks is it"
—Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mtn. News, 3/7/99
"Red Rocks cannot be duplicated by man, and we had best not let man mar it under "renovation" efforts. We need to keep a close watch"
—Joanne Ditmer Denver Post 2/21/99
"The amphitheater's sandstone walls, warm acoustics and sweeping views were gifts of nature. The idea of flashing corporate logos and advertisements on those eons-old cliffs bordered on sacrilege. Now it's time for Denver to fix what really ails Red Rocks. The top priority: the drainage and subsidence problem. If need be, the city either should ask voters to approve a bond issue, or tap the significant revenue its theaters and arenas department usually gives back to the municipal coffers each year. Those issues can and must be addressed, but without sacrificing the very qualities that for more than three generations have made Red Rocks a hit with artists and audiences alike"
—Denver Post Editorial, "No Neon for Eons-old Park" 3/4/99
".... The renovation is needed and we're confident the money can be found... it's understandable that there hasn't yet been a thorough exploration of all the fund-raising options. But there certainly should be, and as that process gets under way, officials should be investigating to what extent devotion to preserving Red Rocks can be transformed into financial support. The amount of money (needed) ought to be within reach for the right kind of civic committee.... when Denver hosted the Summit of the Eight, volunteers raised more than $6,000,000 outright, from a blue-ribbon list of individuals, corporations and foundations. Is Red Rocks less important to Denver that a few days of high-level political palaver? ....When the lights go down and the music starts, people forget those things....What they remember is the magic of Red Rocks, and the city should ask them to help keep the magic alive."
—Rocky Mountain News editorial , "Keeping Red Rocks Magic" 3/9/99
