Issue 106

Prize Patrol

Hand-stamp your love this Valentine’s Day with a personalized charm necklace for your sweetie. Local jewelry designer Elizabeth Lindsay creates custom, hand-made sterling silver mementos that let you wear meaningful messages close to your heart. Token Tags have dangled around the necks of stars from Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy and start at just $25.

We’re giving away a $50 gift certificate toward any Token Tags purchase. The first person to email the correct answer to the trivia question below wins:

What famous “Bachelorette” and Colorado resident wears Token Tags?

Email: newsletter@denvermagazine.com

*Must claim prize in person at the Denver Magazine office (1610 Wynkoop St., Ste. 400).

Elizabeth Lindsay Creations
3033 E. Third Ave.
303.333.9989
elizabethlindsay.com

Ritz-Carlton Spa “Be Our Valentine” Menu

Love is in the air throughout the entire month at the Ritz-Carlton Spa. Treat your Valentine (or yourself) to a day of pampering from the cupid-inspired “Be Our Valentine” menu. All treatments are specially priced and include complimentary valet parking. Treatments include

• Cupid’s Cherry Facial, $105 (50 minutes)
• Wine & Rose Manicure/Pedicure, $150 (90 minutes)
• Love Is in the Air package, $550 per couple (approximately three hours)
  Includes a 50-minute couple’s massage, side-by-side Wine & Rose Manicure/Pedicure, and presentation of chocolate-covered strawberries and Champagne in the private relaxation lounge.
• Match Made in Heaven package, $250 per couple (80 minutes)
  Includes a 50-minute couple’s Tranquility Massage and presentation of chocolate-covered strawberries and Champagne in the private relaxation lounge.
• Celebrate Your Sweetheart, $350 (approximately three and a half hours)
  Includes the Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub, Cupid’s Cherry Facial, Wine & Rose Manicure/Pedicure, and presentation of chocolate-covered strawberries and Champagne in the private relaxation lounge.

*menu offered through February 28

The Ritz-Carlton
Denver
1881 Curtis St.
303.312.3830
ritzcarlton.com

Boulder International Film Festival

Now in its sixth year, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) is turning into a major destination on the film-festival circuit. BIFF is presented by the Colorado Film Society and is dedicated to providing the large, urban, film-hip audiences of the Boulder/Denver metro areas with an early look at the best new films in international cinema. In addition to welcoming the legendary Alec Baldwin for closing night, the festival will open with a red-carpet gala, a screening of The Lightkeepers, and a live question-and-answer session with award-winning actress Blythe Danner.

February 11 – 14

To purchase tickets and for a full schedule of events and screenings, call 303.449.2283 or visit biff1.com.

Hotel Teatro & SOL Lingerie “Red Hot Romance” Package

What’s a romantic rendezvous without the perfect outfit? Hotel Teatro and SOL Lingerie have teamed up to bring you the “Red Hot Romance” package for the month of February. When you book the “Red Hot Romance Package,” you’ll enjoy luxury accommodations, a $100 gift certificate to SOL, transportation to and from SOL in Hotel Teatro’s Cadillac Escalade, and one of SOL’s professional fitters to assist you with your shopping needs. Upon your return for the evening, indulge in chocolates, a bottle of complimentary Champagne, and souvenir flutes.

Package starts at $309.
Based on availability and valid through February 28.
SOL will be open from noon – 5 pm on Valentine’s Day, but is otherwise closed on Sundays.

Hotel Teatro
1100 14th St.
888.727.1200
hotelteatro.com

Pur H2O for Haiti

Clean water is something we take for granted every day, but in Haiti, it’s scarce. Pura Vida Fitness & Spa is offering free, donation-based classes to the public through February 5 in an effort to raise $5,000 to bring clean water to Haiti through the organization Thirst Relief. The fundraiser will conclude with a celebration at The Avenue Grill with a portion of proceeds benefiting the cause.

Wednesday, February 3
6 – 7 am: Pura Fit Yoga
6:30 – 7:30 pm: Zumba

Thursday, February 4
5 – 6:15 pm: Pura Flow Yoga

Friday, February 5
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Fit Body
6 – 7:15 pm: EmPower Yoga
7 – 10 pm: The Avenue Grill Event

Pura Vida Fitness & Spa
2955 E. 1st Ave.
303.321.PURA
puravidaclub.com
thirstrelief.org

CultureHaus Gala 2010

Expand your appreciation of fine art with the Denver Art Museum’s educational extension for young professionals. CultureHaus is a unique resource that opens doors to Denver’s vibrant arts scene and connects its members through exclusive events throughout the year. This year’s banner event will offer cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment while guests enjoy the Embrace! installation by John McEnroe at the DAM.

Tickets: $40 (members), $50 (nonmembers)
Saturday, February 6, 7 pm

Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
720.913.0130
culturehaus.com

CHOICES 2010

For more than 60 years, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado has mobilized the Jewish community to assist millions of people in need in our state and around the world. The federation’s largest annual fundraising and outreach event, CHOICES 2010, brings together more than 1,000 women for a luncheon to help sustain the work it does. This year, the federation will welcome author Jennifer Weiner as its guest speaker. Weiner made her debut in 2001 with The New York Times bestseller Good in Bed followed by In Her Shoes, which was later released as a film starring Cameron Diaz, Shirley Maclaine, and Toni Collette. A minimum gift of $200 is requested.

Wednesday, February 17, 11 am – 1 pm

Sheraton Hotel
1550 Court Pl.
303.316.6466
jewishcolorado.org/choices2010

King Sculpture Studios Colorado Ballet Sculpture Series

King Sculpture Studios, in partnership with Denver Magazine and the Colorado Ballet Young Professionals Committee, has created a collection of limited-edition bronze dance art. A significant portion of sales through February 14 will benefit the Colorado Ballet. Sculpture prices range from $400 to $3,000, plus applicable taxes, packing, and shipping. Fundraiser donation is 25 percent of program-associated retail sales for check and cash purchases, 20 percent for credit card purchases.

The fundraising order code YPDENVER is required.