Congratulations to the 2024 Denver Post Colorado State Spelling Bee Champion

Congratulations to Aditi Muthukumar, the 2024 Denver Post Colorado State Bee champion! On Saturday, March 9, 2024 the 8th grader from Hulstrom Options K-8 in Northglenn spelled TECHNICALITY correctly in the 30th round to win the coveted Colorado title and trophy and an all-expense paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee near Washington D.C. This is the second year in a row that Aditi won and will be representing Colorado at the national competition.

It was a great afternoon of spectacular spelling from the 14 finalists from across Colorado. They went round after round until we had our 3rd place winner, Aadhya Muthukumar, a 5th grader also from Hulstrom Options, and our 2nd place winner, Rebecca Jerison, a 6th grader from Challenge To Excellence in Parker.

More that 270 schools across Colorado started the 2024 competition off with a competitive online spelling and vocabulary test on March 4th and the top scorers advanced to the oral rounds at Sturm Hall on the University of Denver’s campus. Click here to see the 14 finalists who participated in the live competition. Please join us in congratulating all of the top spellers across Colorado!

The final three! Champion – Aditi Muthukumar (middle), 2nd place – Rebecca Jerison (right), and 3rd place – Aadhya Muthukumar (left).

Spring Passport To The Arts Series Tickets Now on Sale

A package of four of the best live performances Denver has to offer is available for $170 and will be on sale through Sunday, January 28, 2024. The shows are Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 on Friday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m.; HAIRSPRAY on Tuesday, March 5th at 7:30 p.m.; EMMA on Thursday, April 11th at 7 p.m.; and Samson & Delilah on Tuesday, May 7th at 7:30 p.m. Visit passporttothearts.com for more information and to purchase your seats now!

Season To Share donations matched at 50% through Dec. 31

The Denver Post Season To Share is the annual holiday fundraising campaign of The Denver Post and The Denver Post Community Foundation and runs through December 31, 2023. Donations up to $1,000,000 will be matched at 50% by The Denver Children’s Foundation and will support more than 50 metro Denver nonprofit agencies with life-changing programs focused on children & youth, health & wellness, homelessness, and hunger. Visit seasontoshare.com for more information or to make a donation.

The Denver Post Community Foundation

The Denver Post Community Foundation, a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, raises funds through individual and corporate donations, through four unique Signature Events and Programs, including the annual holiday campaign Season To Share. The overall mission is to improve and enrich the lives of those in our community through support of programs that benefit arts and culture; children and youth; education and literacy; and the provision of basic human services. Since inception in 2011,over $6,656,750.00 has been raised and distributed. Many thanks to our partners and to the thousands of donors and event participants over the years who have helped to improve and enrich the lives of those in our community.

  • Signature Events and Programs

These well-established events and programs have become staples in the community with many lasting over 30 years. They offer partners, participants and volunteers something unique each year. They include: Pen & PodiumPassport To The Arts, and the Colorado State Spelling Bee.

Through the 2022/23 Denver Post Season To Share campaign, $1,565,000 is benefiting 62 metro Denver nonprofit agencies. Thanks to more than 3,400 donors, a generous match from our partner The Denver Children’s Foundation, our partnership with MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation and the Denver Post readers, we can support agencies providing life-changing programs to low income children, families and individuals to help move them out of poverty and into stabilization and self-sufficiency. 

Donations are accepted year-round. Click here to make a donation to Season To Share.

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Limited Single Tickets Available for Award-Winning Novelist, Yaa Gyasi

The 20th anniversary season of The Denver Post Pen & Podium kicks off with the award-winning and bestselling author of Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi on Monday, October 16, 2023. Series subscriptions are sold out, however there are a limited number of single tickets available. Visit penandpodium.newmantix.com to purchase now. Visit penandpodium.com for more information on the Pen & Podium Series.

Fall Passport To The Arts On Sale Now

A package of four of the best live performances Denver has to offer is available for $170 and will be on sale through Friday, August 25, 2023. The shows are A Little Night Music on Wednesday, September 13, 2023; Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 on Sunday, October 15, 2023; Mamma Mia! on Wednesday, November 1, 2023; and Don Giovanni on Friday, November 10, 2023. Visit passporttothearts.com for more information and to purchase your seats now!

Season To Share Grant LOIs Accepted Through June 30, 2023

  

The Denver Post Season To Share helps those less fortunate in our community improve their lives and become self-sufficient. With the generous support of donors and partners, grants are made to qualified nonprofit organizations in Metro Denver that focus on Children and Youth, Health and Wellness, Homelessness and Hunger.

If you are interested in applying for a Season To Share grant, please click here to review the requirements and guidelines. Letters of Inquiry will be accepted through our online portal from eligible nonprofit agencies through June 30, 2023. CLICK HERE for access to the LOI form – we will only accept submissions through this link.

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Spring Passport To The Arts Tickets On Sale Now

Tickets for the 2023 Denver Post Spring Passport To The Arts are on sale now. Don’t miss four of the best live performances Denver has to offer: To Kill A Mockingbird on Tuesday, January 24; Beethoven Emperor Concerto on Friday, February 24; The Color Purple on Wednesday, April 5; and Puccini’s Turandot on Tuesday, May 9. Tickets for a package of these four shows is $170 and available through Sunday, January 15, 2023. Visit passporttothearts.com.

Pen & Podium Single Tickets On Sale Now

There is a limited supply of single tickets available for The Denver Post Pen & Podium. This five-part lecture series is in its 19th season of featuring some of the world’s most distinguished and thought provoking writers. This year, award winning authors Colm Toibin; Barbara Kingsolver; Elizabeth Kolbert; Imbolo Mbue; and Dave Eggers will join us. Click here for more information on tickets or visit penandpodium.com.

Donate to The Denver Post Season To Share

You can make a difference for thousands of our neighbors in need with a donation to The Denver Post Season To Share campaign today. Donations up to $1,000,000 will be matched at 50% thanks to the generosity of The Denver Children’s Foundation. Funds raised will benefit more than 50 metro Denver nonprofit organizations that provide life-changing programs focusing on homelessness, hunger, children and youth and health and wellness. Visit seasontoshare.com for more information or click here to read about past grantees.