Volume 1, Issue 23 | Playlist
This last week wrapped up The Company’s second quarter in operation. Our lease is now halfway through. We’ve grown so much, learned so much, had so much fun, and continue to be so grateful to try out this experiment in community with all of you.
And it feels especially nice that we got to end Q2 with Homecoming, which was the loveliest time. Thanks to Halie and Lizzie’s efforts, and so many other people’s help, we had a blast.
If you were there, thanks so much for coming out! If you weren’t, we missed you! And wherever you were, we look forward to seeing you at Prom sometime this spring.
—Ivan
Happenings
This week:
Weekly Wednesday Worknight, Wednesday, November 20
The Company is about combining creative work with good friendships. Make an appointment with your side project this (or any) Wednesday at a Worknight, where we oscillate between enforced, focused, quiet time and optional chatty social time. $5, or free for Company and Moonlight members.
Next Week:
Mary Ann’s Book Club: Of Boys and Men, Monday, November 25
Richard Reeves claims that the modern male is struggling. We may have personally witnessed these moments, we may be experiencing this crisis ourselves, or we may want to understand how modern society has affected male identity. We’ll chat about these themes of post-feminist masculinity in an hour-long deep dive.
Glint: Heights, Tuesday, November 26
True, personal stories, told live, without notes. Pretty much exactly like The Moth except without the competition, on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, and everyone knows each other (or is about to). Our next theme is “Heights“, and we’ve got a few storyteller slots left.
Do you have a story of being at altitude? Of a peak in your life? Feeling elated? Euphoric? Being high? High stakes? A climbing trip? Measurements? Vantage points? Whatever your interpretation, we want to hear it.
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Also coming up: PowerPoint Party No. 21, Yoga with Dan
Nostalgia
Do you remember that week bookended by bartaco, our newfound late-night savior? How we ran into Wes and Kevin on our way out?
How Yoga with Dan was filled with so many friends?
That Justin finally came back?
The Tuesday lunch? How we met at Pita Central and walked back? The small game night? The lunch with Jim and Jaime—how we talked about so much?
The workdays and worknight, the meeting about Q2?
How we had so much fun setting up for Homecoming? The sound of the balloons popping, the music, all the furniture moving around—how excited we were to see the glimpses of it coming together?
That Homecoming was, in fact, the loveliest time?
Do you remember the old black and white movies playing in the background, the spotlights, the balloon arch, the string lights, the hanging stars, the colorful shadows? How novel it was to see all of us so dressed up for the first time?
Do you remember that it was then that you said “I love you” to each other?
How when September played, Allyson and Eloisa screamed and ran to each other? That Desi did the splits? That it was getting hot in here, so we opened windows and stepped outside to cool down?
How Homecoming Royalty was announced, and we were honestly surprised? How it was just the two of us, slow dancing together, and then it was everyone?
Bureaucratic Minutiae
The bathroom light switch broke and promptly got fixed (thanks, Jim!).
We took out some of the ACs, meaning there’s slightly more natural light.
We had a beautiful but awkwardly large coffee table in our space, and we moved it into storage (thanks, Kent!).
At Yoga with Dan, people did yoga! I was not eavesdropping enough this time to be able to add more detail to it, but from what I’ve seen the reviews continue to be very positive.
At Worknight: Livvy replied to three emails, Will worked on his website maker, Jacob rendered excel sheet data, Ben turned a button into a menu, Dan finished key visuals for Yerba Mate, and Ivan thought a lot about patches.
At Homecoming: We voted, we sang, we watched black and white movies on silent, we danced, we took photos, we had shouting conversations, we stepped outside for a breather, we had a very good time.
Thanks to Halie and Lizzie and Mikayla and Justin and Dan and Lexi and Allyson and Michelle and Mark for helping with setting up.
Finally, a reminder that The Company is a membership-supported mixed-use creative space, and if you know any of us, you’re welcome to pop in any time for free (outside of events). If you know that one of us is here and you’d like to come by, reach out and we can let you in.
Do you know anyone in the Denver area who might be looking for creative community? Feel free to forward this email along to them. Everyone loves Paperwork.
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This issue of Paperwork was made possible by the support of our members, Halie, Drew, Justin, Mason, Lexi, José, Mary Ann, Trevr, Aubrey, Allyson, Madison, Melissa, Elijah, Dan, Michelle, Jim, Jaime, Jacob, Mark, and our newest member, Ben.
