The Storm, The Turkey, Drag Brunch And Dance in Photos From The Week

· Nov. 29, 2019, 10:38 am

191126 DENVER SNOWSTORM — Joe Vetsch of Kansas City, Missouri, gets a push out of a snowbank by passersby on Grant Street in Denver Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Colorado was inundated by a November snowstorm.

They got 10 inches of snow in Boulder during Tuesday's storm, 24 in Meeker Park, 14 in Fort Collins, 10 in Westminster and 7 inches out at Denver International Airport. In Denver, folks mixed the struggle with some good times. -- Hart Van Denburg

Get Out, Get Out Now

The storm coincided with the busiest travel week of the year, and travelers rushed to Denver International Airport to get out of town before the snow. -- Sam Brash and Claire Cleveland.

191125 SNOWSTORM DIA — Kylie Smith of Chicago at left hoists her luggage at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter.

191125 DIA SNOWSTORM — Early evening crowds Monday at the DIA security checkpoint.

Teens Under Stress

Teens can watch TV, follow celebrities or read the news anytime they want to on their phones and laptops. Some experts and teens we talked to said that really affects their mental health. -- Haley Sanchez

A Jewish Family Service Tradition

More than 500 families received Thanksgiving food from Jewish Family Service last year. This year we tagged along to see what that means for refugees, their new homeland’s holidays, and its spirit. - Donna Bryson

Raad Altaee, a former Iraqi Army nurse , speaks to a reporter about Jewish Family Service's work.

Justin Levy packs Thanksgiving meal kits inside Jewish Family Services' food pantry.

Benji the puppy sits on Idrees Altaee's lap.

Tea time at Simon Kaganov and Alla Sheherbi's home at Windsor Gardens. They are Ukrainian refugees and he volunteers with Jewish Family Service.

150,000 Meals (You Read That Right)

Bad weather during Thanksgiving week was cause for a lot more meals at the Aurora Day Resource Center, but chef Robert Mosley has the kitchen working in overdrive. -- Kevin Beaty

Thanksgiving At The Rescue Mission

Last year, 600 people ate at the Denver Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Banquet. This year, with cold temperatures, the organization had prepared to feed 1,000. -- Kevin Beaty

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper serves meals.

Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock share a joke.

City Councilman Paul Kashmann (left) serves up plates with other volunteers.

All-Ages Drag

A “Drag For All Ages” show was started in March by local drag queen Jessica L’Whor and the owner of Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski. It’s been the consistent target for protests. Xandra McMahon checked it out, as well as a drag show at Hamburger Mary's.

Drag queen Felony Misdemeanor takes orders at the regular DIVAS Brunch at Hamburger Mary's in Denver on Nov. 2, 2019.

Sassalina Blue Childe at October's Drag For All Ages show in Denver at Mile High Comics.

Drag queen Jessica L'Whor takes orders during DIVAS Brunch at Hamburger Mary's in Denver on Nov. 2, 2019.

Drag queen Felony Misdemeanor gets ready in the dressing room at Hamburger Mary's before DIVAS Brunch on Nov. 2, 2019.

A Dramatic ‘Elision’

Boulder-based 3rd Law Dance/Theater continues to showcase its work with local musicians in “Elision Project Volume 3,” It ran last weekend at the Dairy Arts Center. -- Stephanie Wolf