Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:26:04 -0700 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.10 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=92 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=92 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:43:45 -0700 Chris Velasco Tue Jun 29, 2010 Tue Jun 29, 2010
Location: Museum of Outdoor Arts- 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 303-806-0444

June 29, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

You are invited to a public discussion about a potential new sustainable community for Englewood. The Museum of Outdoor Arts, in cooperation with the City of Englewood, is sponsoring an effort to create a state-of-the-art community or eco-village designed specially for the needs of artists and creative businesses. The project, entirely powered by renewable resources, is intended for Englewood, and would offer affordable living and working space for artists of every kind; painters, sculptors, dancers, poets, musicians, filmmakers and more.

PLACE, a non-profit that builds sustainable communities for artists, will be the special guest.

We cannot do it without you.
We want the community involved in every aspect of this effort. Your support and your feedback will determine whether or not we move forward with this groundbreaking project. Help us shape the vision. The PLACE organization will discuss their recent findings and present case studies from around the country, including the WĀV, a recently-completed sustainable artists’ community in Ventura, California (pictured above). Then we would like to hear your comments and questions. Imagine a community that produces no waste and no pollution, but only clean, renewable energy. Imagine a place where artists and others can live and create in a beautiful, healthy and affordable neighborhood. Imagine that it’s affordable for everyone. Imagine that we create it together.

Please join this important conversation. See you there.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=93 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=93 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:44:48 -0700 Chris Velasco http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=68 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=68 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:25:44 -0700 Nick Goodenough
We'll discuss in person at the meeting, but here online we have a chance to jump start the discussion. So, what's on your mind related to the management of the gallery/theater?]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=14 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=14 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:22:38 -0700 Nick Goodenough
Please put only your name, website, and perhaps a brief explanation of what you do. To add a link to your post you must type out the entire website address, for example: http://www.pureconstellation.com]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=95 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=95 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:47:00 -0700 dwtomasso
Our world is balanced on the cusp of cataclysmic social, economic and environmental change. It’s great to discover people and organizations that combine the ability to conceive imaginative and innovative solutions with the practical and entrepreneurial skills necessary to bring them to life.

My husband is a professional artist who has made Englewood his home for thirty years. He has worked tirelessly to promote Englewood as a home for the arts through a previous term as City Councilman, as a former member of the city’s Cultural Arts Commission, and as a founding and long-time board member of Englewood Arts. I’m a construction and historic preservation consultant who has lived here for twenty years.

The PLACE plan seems to echo another Englewood housing development created in times of turmoil — the years immediately following World II. Arapahoe Acres, now a National Register Historic District, was created by Denver designer/developer Edward Hawkins and architect Eugene Sternberg, a Czech war refugee. The neighborhood reflects Hawkins’ interest in the Usonian work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Sternberg’s Bauhaus-influenced education in Prague, his studies at Cambridge, and his experience in site and community planning at the firm of Sir Patrick Abercrombie in London. Like the PLACE project, and unlike most residential ventures of its time, Arapahoe Acres was intended to be a diverse community for families of varying size and financial resources. The houses were oriented on their lots for privacy, and to take best advantage of south and west exposures for solar heating and mountain views. Their construction utilized innovative materials and methods that arose from wartime technology. All of this will sound very familiar to those who heard Chris speak last week!

Ideas relevant to the PLACE project seem to appear everywhere we look: the New York Times’ “Urban Lands of Opportunity,” and “The Arts Collective 3rd Ward Thrives in Bushwick, Brooklyn.” The Denver Post offered “National Energy Lab in Golden a Model of Super Efficiency,” a regional example of a recently completed net-zero energy project.

We both look forward to working with MOA, the city and our fellow citizens to bring PLACE’s remarkable vision to life in Englewood.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=87 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=87 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:02:02 -0800 Chris Velasco http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=94 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=94 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:25:10 -0700 Chris Velasco
We think of PLACE as a "make tank," an organization that creates leading-edge examples of what's possible.

PLACE's mission is to build a sustainable, just and inspiring world, one community at a time.

PLACE builds sustainable communities, or ecovillages, that bring together the arts, environmentalism and social justice. PLACE is hired by cities, municipal entities, and other large institutions like universities and foundations to create green communities for the public good. We strive to make each PLACE project reflect the highest community ideals, such as creating beautiful and inspiring places, lifting people out of poverty, empowering community participation, and providing equal opportunity, all while generating economic return, renewable energy and green-collar jobs.

PLACE's vision is to build communities that dramatically improve the quality of life for people and the vitality of the Earth. PLACE wants to build communities that are like a forest; a beautiful, green place that makes it's own energy from the sun, that makes This isoxygen and sequesters carbon, that provides habitat for humans and thousands of other species, that recycles everything it makes, and wastes nothing.

PLACE develops new and experimental models for buildings, urban neighborhoods, intentional communities and ecovillages that demonstrate radical innovation in environmental design, live/work development for artists and creative businesses, affordable workforce housing, and supportive housing for the most economically distressed.

What does PLACE build?
PLACE builds sustainable communities
PLACE builds sustainable, green space for the arts & live/work space for artists
PLACE builds sustainable, green communities, including urban villages, ecovillages, intentional and holistic communities
PLACE builds green buildings and green communities, including green homes, shops and industries
PLACE builds zero carbon, zero waste buildings and communities
PLACE builds sustainable mixed-income communities
PLACE builds green infrastructure and renewable energy systems
PLACE builds sustainable arts communities, green arts communities and artist villages
PLACE builds green affordable housing and permanent supportive housing
PLACE builds live/work communities
PLACE builds sustainable green galleries and green theaters
PLACE builds sustainable mixed-income, mixed use developments

What does PLACE develop?
PLACE develops sustainable communities
PLACE develops sustainable, green art space
PLACE develops open source communities
PLACE develops sustainable, green space for the arts & live/work space for artists
PLACE develops sustainable, green communities, including urban villages, ecovillages, intentional and holistic communities
PLACE develops sustainable mixed-income communities
PLACE develops sustainable arts communities, green arts communities and artist villages
PLACE develops green affordable housing and permanent supportive housing

PLACE's E-Generation model is a zero-carbon, zero-waste community that generates more energy than it uses and converts its own waste into energy.

At PLACE - Projects Linking Art, Community & Environment, our intent is to build sustainable communities, power them with the sun, wind and Earth, fill them with art and culture, create them together with the people, and make them affordable to all.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=83 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=83 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:22:48 -0800 panosscourtis
I was wondering what's the status of the band rehearsal space thats provided on the WAV? I have heard rumors that there is going to be a soundproof room for band practice somewhere next to the theater/gallery. However when i asked to see that space last friday it wasnt anything more than a few square feet of empty and definitely not soundproofed space behind the commercial stores, shared with the public space where the public restrooms are and a storage for kitchen equipment.

I don't want to sound ungrateful here. The WAV is a magnificent project and i am soooooo happy to be a part of it!! It's just that i really need to know, since i am a professional musician, and with my band i used to have a lockout rehearsal space in Ventura that i gave up because the WAV was supposed to provide with one!

I am wondering if i was shown the wrong room or if it WAS the right one, when will it be ready and functional.Being in music production and a sound savvy in general (and as i have discussed with Chris and the interviewers) i would like to help with setting up the space and even provide with my own PA system for other musicians and bands to work with, and eventually we could even have that space as a serious music recording studio too!.

So until the band room is done , would i be able to rehearse in my appartment with a full band (drums/guitar & bass amps/ miced vocals) ?? or should i be looking to rent another place to practice my art??

Thanks for your understanding and swift answer:):):)
I love to be here]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=89 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=89 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:55:21 -0800 broash I recently moved back to the area from the east coast and just heard about WAV. I think it is a brilliant project and would love to be a part of it. Collaborating with other artists is very inspiring so I thought I'd let y'all know I was around.

I play violin, cello and mandolin.

Bands: Anybody want any string parts on a recording? I can meet with you, talk about what kind of sound you're looking for, go home, write and record the parts myself and you plug them into your recording. We can also write the parts together or record wherever you'd like. I'm open. Or use me for a live gig.

Gallery artists: Anybody want some live music for artwalks and such? I'm always happy to learn/arrange new music to fit the mood.

Thanks for reading and hope to be a part of the WAV community!
Ashley

www.ashleybroder.com]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=86 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=86 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:15:16 -0800 dougthedrummer
Yes, this Thursday January 28th Funk Yard returns to Charline's! We are excited to be returning to Charline's with not only our new keyboardist Anthony Dichiachi, but with vocalist Laura Cozzi who will be joining us on stage for a few tunes!

So come join us for this intersection of auspicious occasions! We'll be playing 8-11. Show up early for Charline's always great Happy Hour and stay for a night of funkin fun tunes with Funk Yard...

Charline's Urban Tapas and Wine Bar
546 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001-2629

Peace, Doug Johnson]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=88 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=88 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:28:55 -0800 Taras I suspect that the mixing valve located in the bath ceiling is shutting down because of low pressure in the hot water circulating system. The points of low pressure are intermittent because the areas of low pressure are determined by the usage of that particular moment. If there is a rise of hot water usage in a cluster of apartments, pressure goes down, subsequently closing the mixing valve mechanism to only allow cold water to downstream apartments. This may be why it is difficult to pinpoint hot water problems at any one time. A possible solution is to identify relevant sites along the hot water circulating system and install one or two small booster pumps to maintain the proper pressure along the entire line even during times of heavy usage.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=56 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=56 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:18:04 -0800 Nick Goodenough Introduction
This section will feature refined articles about the WAV community. Articles will be journalistic pieces, not opinion pieces

Possible Article Topics
Artist interviews
Art show coverage
Community project updates (gardening, food drives, public outreach...)
more ideas needed... contribute yours!

News Section Structure
_Title (short and descriptive)
_Tagline (short synopsis with a hook)
_Photo/Illustration (mandatory, more than one hopefully)
_Article (the meat...)
_Author
_Date posted
_Category
_Reader comments section

Organization
Readers will be able to search for articles by author name, category, or date posted.

Updating News
Articles will only be created and edited by a select group of authors (hopefully willing residents mostly). This way the content can be groomed to a high standard; there will be a place for off the cuff discussions created by anyone in the discuss section. The news section will be a highlight of the site, it should strive for creativity and professionalism. I plan to assist the authors with article standards and copy editing along with any other possible volunteers.

Photos and Illustration
I plan to have a hand in the creation or editing of all these assets to keep continuity in the site (this could change, depending on workload).

Questions For Discussion
What types of articles would you be interested in reading?
Would you interested in being an author; knowing articles will be refined and journalistic?
This section is still a bit under-developed, any creative ideas bursting out of your mind?]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=10 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=10 Wed, 31 May 2006 18:19:52 -0700 Nick Goodenough
-- After becoming a member you'll receive an email whenever someone makes a new post. You won't receive another email until you visit the forum again.

-- As a little disclaimer I put this whole site together by my lonesome in a few days so if something is acting wierd just send me an email and I'll get on fixing it. Other than that have a good time and let your creativity flow.

-- If you see these icons next to a users name , , or it's because there site administrators. The tree icon is for the web tech, the VENTURA icon is for city representatives, and the PLACE icons are for representatives of PLACE (projects linking art community & enviroment) who have taken time out of their busy schedules to help moderate and give feedback.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=42 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=42 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:05:35 -0700 Nick Goodenough What have you been doing lately?

NOTE: To add photos to your posts use the attachment tool under the comment reply box. If your having troubles consult the Attachment tool how to discussion.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=82 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=82 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:49:02 -0800 Chris Velasco http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=85 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=85 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:09:19 -0800 gamunoz My name is Gabriel Hernandez-Munoz and I am the maintenance tech for the Wav project. My family and I are extremely excited to get all of you moved in and working on your own personal art projects. This will be an invaulable addition to the Ventura culture and the lives of all people involved with the project. I know I have met some of you already, but if I have not met you yet you will be able to find me in the office located at the front of the building facing Thompson Ave. Being a new possition for me and a brand new building I hope we can all work together to correct any issues we may have . Also, I will be living on site in suite 212 with my wife jen and our infant son Sergio. I do ask that if there an issue that we follow the procedure that will be set up and discussed at the tenant meeting on Dec. 15th. This process will go entirerly though the office.If there needs to be a work order, that is where we take care of it . Please do not go to our suite with work issues. With this being said I am very eager to meet all of you and hope to service the needs of our community with diligence and aptitude. Congradulations from our family to yours.
With regards,
Gabriel Hernandez-Munoz]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=70 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=70 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:41:51 -0700 Nick Goodenough
Nick here, I've been working my butt off preparing the floor plans to be put online. I've created an awesome sortable unit list for everyone to get acquainted with. The actual floor plans are coming really soon! I'll start posting one or two at a time, when I find the time to pump the illustrations out. Until then browse over the awesome sortable unit list, find the part of the building you want to live in, how many rooms you'll need, if there's enough outdoor space, etc...

Hope you all enjoy! I'm off to bed (currently 3:48a). Feel free to tell us how excited your are about living on the corner of Main and Thompson in unit E-209, or how awesome the three bedrooms upstairs in W1-115 will be for your kids. I know I'm excited, how about you?]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=84 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=84 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:10:32 -0800 Zelcer http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=47 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=47 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:49:52 -0700 S.Tune
THREE WOMEN

THREE WOMEN , TWO YOUNGER, AND ONE SENIOR CITIZEN, WERE SITTING NAKED IN A SAUNA.
SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND. THE YOUNG WOMAN PRESSED HER FOREARM AND THE BEEP STOPPED.

THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HER QUESTIONINGLY.
'THAT WAS MY PAGER,' SHE SAID. I HAVE A MICROCHIP UNDER THE SKIN OF MY ARM.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, A PHONE RANG. THE SECOND YOUNG WOMAN LIFTED HER PALM TO HER EAR.
WHEN SHE FINISHED, SHE EXPLAINED, 'THAT WAS MY MOBILE PHONE.. I HAVE A MICROCHIP IN MY HAND.'

THE OLDER WOMAN FELT VERY LOW -TECH... NOT TO BE OUT DONE, SHE DECIDED SHE HAD TO DO SOMETHING JUST AS IMPRESSIVE.
SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE SAUNA AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM.
SHE RETURNED WITH A PIECE OF TOILET PAPER HANGING FROM HER REAR END. THE OTHERS RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HER.

THE OLDER WOMAN FINALLY SAID........ WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT... I'M GETTING A FAX!!]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=26 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=26 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:21:13 -0700 Chris Velasco
Please add any questions you would like to ask us here. Talk to you soon!]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=29 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=29 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:46:20 -0700 dadogodo
and the people said lets make a WAV
now in the land of V
came PLACE to set artist free
from daily toil, thus update
dreams made real, a fine fate..
for artist to hold out
they must be free to create]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=49 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=49 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:10:25 -0800 S.Tune
Or 375 people to a $2000 plate dinner. Dinner donated by a local restaurant close to the WAV.

With the plate purchase, a chance to win selected artworks, donated by artists. Each painting or other artwork could have a number and then placed in a bowl, with our friendly and honest WAV nun pulling the winners out. WAV would have their $750,000. - donors a full stomach and some would have an artwork, the restaurant could get a lot of free publicity now and later, from the WAV, and would then become the favorite place to eat for all Wavers and their friends.
The art donated would be a gift from artists, and a small booklet could be made as advertising for those artists generosity, and later given or sold at the WAV. Guess they could also get a plate of food.
OK...lets hear some more fundraising ideas. We're talking big bucks here. Please don't say who will pay for the food. I said - plate.. not food...food is extra.(joke)
P.S. I would donate some paintings.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=81 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=81 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:32:09 -0700 E.Delponte http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=50 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=50 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:31:56 -0800 davidallover Maybe we could even have a sitter there that way the parents could spend more time shopping : ) !]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=80 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=80 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:14 -0700 isubahashi http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=6 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=6 Wed, 31 May 2006 17:47:45 -0700 Nick Goodenough http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=78 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=78 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:18:14 -0700 carletonkins
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Pasatiempo/]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=37 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=37 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:07:43 -0700 susan francisco lane
Several years ago a legal battle by parents of a young female student who died at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ended with the parents being awarded millions based on this issue.]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=59 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=59 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:59:13 -0800 isubahashi I am new to the WAV info and am wondering if any meetings are coming up soon? I am an artist living in Ventura very excited about this whole opportunity for the local arts community especially for those of us who are in distressed housing situations . I appreciate any feedbak . I hav chekd out a few discussion posts and am impressed at the conscientious thots u guys are sharing.

Much peace,
Isubahashi]]> http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=79 http://www.placeonline.us/discussion/comments.php?DiscussionID=79 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:58:54 -0700 moggy
I wanted to start this link, so we could immediately begin communicating about being admitted as a resident, and to begin learning who our new neighbors will be, etc.

I am also wondering when / if we are phoned for acceptance, if we will immdediately need to give them our preference of UNIT #???? Does anyone know for sure about this??

This is an exciting time. Best wishes and good luck to everybody!!


Mark Mollgaard]]>