14 OCTOBER 16-22, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Call Elaine Lustig, PhD .......................................................... at 303-369-7770 Needing Your Emotional ....... Animal W/ You? For eligible people who need their emotional support animal to accompany them at/or away from home, I am available to provide the documentation and counseling. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Creek Trail during the inaugural Cherry Creek Trail Wall Fest, a Denver Parks & Recreation project designed to liven up blank spaces in the city. “It’s such an amazing gal- lery in itself, and not one that people would think of as a gallery,” says Zaida Sever, one of the artists selected for the project. “Rooted in Tradition” Pacifi c Mercantile, 1925 Law- rence Street In May, Sakura Square received a $10,000 Community Benefi t Spon- sorship for two new murals by local Japanese American artist Casey Kawaguchi, who’d previously cre- ated a mural at Sakura Square, “The Seeds We Sow.” The fi rst of the new murals, “Rooted in Tradition,” was completed over the summer at Pacifi c Mercantile, the eighty- year-old, fourth-generation-owned Japanese market. “Rooted in Tradi- tion” honors the legacy of George Inai, who founded Pacifi c Mercantile. Spraycation Tour Fever Dream Vintage & Modern, 2903 East Colfax Avenue In July, artist Zuzu Perkal brought her national “Spraycation” mural tour to Denver’s Fever Dream Vintage & Mod- ern after falling in love with the space and getting permission from store owner Veronica Desangles and her landlord to paint a mural. The result is a pink, blue and cosmic design depicting the message “You Are Magic.” Desangles told Westword at the mural’s unveiling: “I can sense that the neighborhood is blooming. And it’s just a really cool piece of artwork for the neighborhood. She did a great job.” “Fun in the Denver Sun” Writer Square, facing 16th and Lawrence streets This summer, several artists ac- tivated vacant spaces around 16th Street with immersive art installa- tions tributing various Denver neigh- borhoods. OhHeckYeah took a more macro-approach, taking inspiration from our love of the sun and outdoors for its project, “Fun in the Denver Sun.” In ad- dition to sculptures and two interactive video games, the space features bright yellow, pink and blue murals of clouds, suns, ice cream and watermelon painted by artist George Bangs. Email the author at [email protected]. Culture continued from page 12 “Rooted in Tradition” by Casey Kawaguchi at Pacifi c Mercantile. “Fun in the Denver Sun” was part of the Leave Your Fingerprints Downtown project. Zuzu Perkal painted this mural at Fever Dream Vintage & Modern as part of her “Spraycation” tour. KRISTEN FIORE KRISTEN FIORE NAM NGUYEN
