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My name is Vadim Elkind and I am a freelance filmmaker and photographer living in Denver. This blog contains the latest news and information about my media projects, photography, travel stories and other creative pursuits.
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Westword Dish – Menu Affair at Fillmore Auditorium with The Informants
On Wednesday, Fillmore Auditorium was packed with food connoisseurs and music lovers who came to sample the dishes from some of Denver’s best restaurants, witness a Mile High Chef Competition showdown and groove to the live performance by The Informants. The event was titled Menu Affair, appropriately enough, because both the food and the music were worthy of falling in love with.
Being one of said food connoisseurs myself, I surely couldn’t pass up an opportunity to try some delicious food, have a few cocktails and listen to some good live music. Not to mention — it was a good opportunity to shoot some material for my Denver Nightlife Photography Examiner column.
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Oktoberfest 2009
It’s a big week for beer lovers in Denver, as Oktoberfest, Denver Beer Fest and Great American Beer Fest turn this already beer-friendly city into a brew-lover’s paradise.
Oktoberfest, a celebration of beer, food, music and German culture took place in Denver’s Ballpark Neighborhood on Larimer Street (between 20th and 22nd streets) on September 18-20th and will conclude on September 25-27th. It is an annual tradition that has been around for 40 years, but this year the celebration is particularly special — festival organizers announced that it will be the final Oktoberfest celebration in Denver, at least in its current incarnation.
Below are some of the photos I took last weekend. To see more, head on over to my Denver Nightlife Photography Examiner coverage of the event.
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Lipgloss at La Rumba (9/11/09) with resident DJs Boyhollow, Soup and C.Db.Sn.
It’s a new era at Lipgloss, as the torch gets passed on to DJ Soup and C.Db.Sn, who join DJ Boyhollow in Lipgloss residency.
As always, you can check out the full set from that night on Lipgloss Flickr Photo Stream, or see the rest of this post for my personal selection of favorite shots.
Also, be sure to check out the slideshow on Examiner.com!
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Tagged gigs, La Rumba, Lipgloss, Nightlife, Photography
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Lipgloss at La Rumba (8/28/09)
Photos from DJ Tyler “Danger” Jacobson‘s last night as a resident DJ at Lipgloss. I didn’t get a chance to post these earlier, due to being on vacation. I’m back now, and I’ve been slowly catching up on organizing all of the material I shot in the last several weeks. It will take a while, but I’ll have it slowly trickling into this blog :)
As always, you can check out the full set from that night on Lipgloss Flickr Photo Stream, or see the rest of this post for my personal selection of favorite shots. Also, be sure to check out my article and sideshow on Examiner.com about Tyler leaving Lipgloss!
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A fiery sunset over Denver last night
A near-apocalyptic view of a hazy sky from my living room window. California fires are really causing some atmospheric havoc!
