National Fire Safety and Prevention Week is held each year to mark the anniversary of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and to raise public awareness of fire safety. Learn about this year’s theme with hands-on activities, take home sheets, and special presentations. Saturday the 10th is a family FREE day. FREE Day activities run from 10 am. – 2 pm. The.... Read More

If you're a dedicated Broncos fan and love history too, then this is certainly the event for you! Come spend an hour with History Colorado’s cataloger and discover a wide array of programs, books and ephemera related to the Denver Broncos. (Limited to 20 participants) Tickets: $4 (members); $5 (nonmembers) RSVP required. Call 303/866-2394, or register.... Read More

Enjoy a free live performance of opera favorites by Opera Colorado’s Young Artists. The performance begins at 1:30PM in the Kaiser Permanente Grand Court, and will feature a program of greatest hits from opera and musical theatre. Stop by Opera Colorado’s table in the Grand Court for your chance to win free tickets and a.... Read More

For the past year, Wonderbound, a contemporary dance company located in the heart of downtown Denver at 22nd and Arapahoe, has worked closely with the Colorado Symphony and DeVotchKa's Tom Hagerman to concoct a tempting season opener based upon the Seven Deadly Sins: greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride, gluttony and lust.  The show follows the.... Read More

For the past year, Wonderbound, a contemporary dance company located in the heart of downtown Denver at 22nd and Arapahoe, has worked closely with the Colorado Symphony and DeVotchKa's Tom Hagerman to concoct a tempting season opener based upon the Seven Deadly Sins: greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride, gluttony and lust.  The show follows the.... Read More

From mining camp bakeries to continental cuisine, historians Robert and Kristen Autobee discuss Denver's vanished eateries in their new book, The Lost Restaurants of Denver. Enjoy stories of innovation, hard work and crazy ideas. A few of the restaurants included in the book and lecture include: Carbones, Baur's, the Lotus Room and the Casa Mayan. Tickets: $4.... Read More

You can learn a lot about a city’s history from reading old restaurant menus. Join History Colorado to look over a selection of menus from the museum's collection that span the twentieth century. Free with admission; no reservations are needed for this edition of Collections Close-Ups More info: http://www.historycolorado.org/event/collections-close-food-thought-historic-menus-history-colorado-collection

Help shape the future of parks and outdoor spaces in Downtown Denver by attending a public meeting for The Outdoor Downtown, an initiative to create an innovative master plan for Downtown’s outdoor spaces. 5 – 5:30 p.m. – Open House 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. – Presentation/Interactive Polling 6:15 – 7 p.m. – Questions/Comments Learn more.... Read More

Join Opera Colorado for drinks, appetizers and an opera performance at Galvanize to kick-off Inside OC – Opera Colorado’s initiative for young professionals. Opera Colorado's Young Artists (don't let this name fool you, these are talented professional adult singers) will perform opera and theatre favorites, and talk about their lives as aspiring performing artists. Have a question you’re.... Read More

The Denver Public Library pays tribute to all the beautiful monsters and their creators. These four films represent unique moments in the development of the early horror genre. Loaded with symbolism, style and gothic atmosphere – each of them contributed to the monster movie lexicon that Hollywood has drawn from ever since. All films are.... Read More