Tag Archive for: Camp Christmas

A group of children run through a lighted archway at Camp Christmas

First Look: Camp Christmas

Handcrafted by Camp Director Lonnie Hanzon and his band of local magic makers, Camp Christmas is a dazzling dreamscape made just for you. It’s an invitation to leave your worries behind and lean in to the joy of the season. It’s an opportunity to remember, reconnect, and recharge. It’s fun, fleeting, and just a little bit […]

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Choose Your Own Holiday Adventure at Camp Christmas

The holidays are here and with them comes Camp Christmas, Lonnie Hanzon’s vast winter wonderland of all things Santa, ornaments, gingerbread and lights at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. This year, said Hanzon, it will be bigger, better, have more lights, and offer visitors even more Christmas. “It’s really exciting to be back at the same […]

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Making the Most of Your Camp Christmas Time

If you’re off to Camp Christmas, the holiday production created by artist Lonnie Hanzon, consider making a day — or night — of it in Lakewood’s Belmar area as you embrace the holiday spirit through November and December. As you select your timed entry you will be factoring in weather, the dietary needs of your […]

Create a Christmas Wonderland at Home

There’s no doubt Christmas is coming, already the songs are being played and lights have been popping up here and there. Lonnie Hanzon, the creator of Camp Christmas, is ready for it. Now in its third year, with six acres of pure holiday magic including indoor and outdoor spaces and Santa’s glampsite, this installation is […]

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Digging Deep Into Denver’s Immersive Community

On November 4-6, more than 300 artists in the immersive community will gather in Denver for an international networking event and arts festival at the Denver Immersive Gathering (DIG) hosted by Immersive Denver. Attendees will go on a producer’s tour of Camp Christmas, visit Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station, and get a backstage tour of Theater […]

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Taking the First Step Toward Sustainable Theatre

Recurring climate catastrophes have made all the more plain the urgent need to reduce our carbon footprint in every way, from how we drive our cars to how we power our businesses to, yes, how we make and present live theatre. But as is the case with anything that requires a fundamental change in how […]

5 Must See Cultural Events this Holiday Season

  By Linnea Covington Break out the crushed velvet, stylish boots and bow ties. It’s time to go out and see something festive this season. With so many cultural institutions decking the halls for the holidays, there’s no lack of quality entertainment to be found. While seeing The Nutcracker by the Colorado Ballet and Richard […]

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A “camp-ier” Camp Christmas

If ever there was a King of Christmas, it might just be Lakewood’s very own Lonnie Hanzon. But instead of donning a crown, Hanzon takes on the role of Camp Director when DCPA Off-Center’s Camp Christmas opens at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. What started three years ago in Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace can no longer be […]