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Local Artists Make Their Mark On Mission Ballroom

DENVER (CBS4)- Denver's newest music venue may also be the city's most colorful. That's because right now local artists are making their mark inside the Mission Ballroom.

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The music venue opens later this summer in the RiNo arts district.

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Since art is a big part of the neighborhood, AEG invited Colorado artists to paint the space.

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Painter Thomas Evans goes by the name Detour. He designed the entrance to the stage.

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"When the manager opens up the door, they'll hit the stage, give a great performance, 'Oh yeah, there it is,' they close the door and it comes right back together again just like that," said Detour.

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The Lumineers will be the first group to go through those doors when the Mission Ballroom opens Aug. 7.

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