Say this for Stan Kroenke: He doesn't stand pat. After all, before this year he owned the Pepsi Center, the teams that play there and the cable network that broadcasts their games. And don't forget the Paramount Theatre.

But Kroenke upped the ante in 2007, opening Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the 18,000-seat home of the Colorado Rapids, surrounded by a 24-field soccer complex.

The modern stadium already has hosted the MLS All-Star Game (with superstar David Beckham in attendance) as well as a concert by country star Kenny Chesney.

The seats for those events? They were purchased through TicketHorse, the ticket agency Kroenke launched.

It's that constant evolution that earned the CEO of Kroenke Sports Enterprises the top spot in our fifth annual list of the Top 25 movers and shakers in Denver arts and culture.

Kroenke's in good company - the top spot's previously been claimed by music promoter Chuck Morris, mogul Phil Anschutz, Denver Art Museum leaders Lewis Sharp and Fred Hamilton, as well as the officials who helped get the SCFD culture tax reapproved.

The Top 25's not confined to the big names, though. This year's list includes:

• Wende Curtis: The owner of the Comedy Works looks to expand her laugh network into the Tech Center.

• beatport.com: Friends created what some now call "the iTunes of dance music." They've already passed 1 million downloads.

• The volunteers behind the popular City Park Jazz series, which successfully stood its ground - with an assist from the city - when gangs threatened the popular event.

For the second year we've compiled an additional list, "Ten to Watch," that examines people and groups making things happen on a smaller scale.