Mizel Arts and Culture Center at the J — Local services in Denver

Prior to Covid, the MACC/JCC ceramics studio was a fun, collegial community of artists. Under the new management, it has become a clay sorority rampant with favoritism, cliques, and powerful clay Karens. The classes are mediocre at best with instructors frequently going MIA, not showing up or disappearing to attend to personal issues. (Just try and get your free bag of clay!) The management blames students for bad fiscal and inventory management and takes to badmouthing previous instructors whenever there is a complaint. But, the worst part is the patently unfair registration processes. There is not a “right of first refusal” so students are regularly bumped from the classes they have been attending in favor of sorority sisters who get to pre-register for any class they want. They get priority registration at the same cost as everyone else, too! Management promises the registration processes might be fair in the future, but not so now. So if you are looking for a community, a safe place to explore your creativity and expand your skills, definitely...

A great place to see theater for children. The theater company has been in existence for 18 years. The theater company produces musicals, slap stick in the commedia dell arte style. A great place to bring children and grand children for entertainment. $12/adults and $10/senior or children. A beautiful facility with some of the best talent...

Great for large get togethers. Friendly staff. Plenty of handicap parking. The one down since I experienced was that the bathroom was uncomfortably hot even when there wasn't a lot of women in there. It was also on...