Located between 14th & 15th streets in Historic Larimer Square, Rioja Restaurant is perennially one of Denver's top 5 tourist attractions and is just blocks from the Denver Performing Arts Complex and Pepsi Center. Rioja features a menu inspired by Mediterranean ingredients and influenced by local and seasonal products. The ambiance features hand-blown glass fixtures, a copper-topped bar and an exhibition kitchen....simple decor that allows the food to shine. Seating in the main dining room and bar area will accommodate up to 150 - patio accommodates up to 16. Dinner - 7 nights a week; Lunch - Wednesday through Friday; Brunch - Saturday and Sunday. Valet Parking available in Larimer Square.

About the Mask Artist: Susan Hopp recently earned her MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Previously, she obatined a BFA in Painting from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Sculpture from West Virginia University. Hopp exhibits nationally and was awarded a scholarship to attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont. Her work is interdisciplinary and uses appropriated images, drawing, sculpture and collage to investigate the relationship between digital media and the hand-made. Hopp currently teaches advanced drawing at Metro State University of Denver as well as foundations studies at The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Lakewood, Colorado.