Denver's Artisan Center popular!

Wow, I was out doing some holiday shopping in Denver's Cherry Creek North neighborhood yesterday and the action was at the Artisan Center. In my Moon Denver guidebook I wrote about how this shop is busy yearround, but ridiculous! It was a gorgeous sunny Colorado day and there were at least 4 men sitting outside waiting while (maybe) their wives shopped inside. I could already turn around in there. Exciting to see enthusiastic shopping in this troubled economy.