Home Bigger Than Houses: East Side

Share your experiences and hear about solutions with Warm Cookies of the Revolution. What kind of a community are we right and what do we HOPE we’ll be? What do we FEAR we’ll be? Come enjoy the rich and diverse culture and tasty foods from the Westside and the Eastside while exploring creative solutions to.... Read More

“Uke” Can Do It! Ukulele Lesson

Bear Valley Library 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO, United States

Grab your uke or borrow one of ours and learn to make zany music and “rawk” out. In our 2-hour workshop you’ll learn easy chords, strums and get to know your uke. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/%22uke%22-can-do-it-ukulele-lesson

Meet Malcolm X

Corky Gonzales Library 1498 Irving St., Denver, CO, United States

Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), born Malcolm Little, was a Black Muslim minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam.  After rising from an early life of drug abuse and petty criminal behavior, this respected yet controversial political figure confronts a personal moral crisis:  his own human bigotry.  His driving quest for knowledge, self-critique.... Read More

Event Series Opening Weekend: The Book Handlers

Opening Weekend: The Book Handlers

Buntport Theater 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, United States

Do you have a large library full of beautiful but unread books? Never fear! The Book Handlers are here to make your books look worn-in and well-read. Look cultured, cultivated, literate without all the fuss of actually having to read anything. A satire inspired by a short story by Brian O’Nolan. More info: https://buntport.com/2018/01/the-book-handlers/

Event Series JANE/EYRE

JANE/EYRE

The Bakery 2132 Market Street, Denver, CO, United States

Songs and stories from Jane Eyre: a queer adaptation of the classic novel. This is not for persons who hold solemn doctrines about the angelic nature of literature or theater: but we are not here to flatter egotism, or prop up humbug; we are merely telling the story. We value what is good in books;.... Read More

Event Series JANE/EYRE

JANE/EYRE

The Bakery 2132 Market Street, Denver, CO, United States

Songs and stories from Jane Eyre: a queer adaptation of the classic novel. This is not for persons who hold solemn doctrines about the angelic nature of literature or theater: but we are not here to flatter egotism, or prop up humbug; we are merely telling the story. We value what is good in books;.... Read More

Winter of Reading Trivia Night

In partnership with Declaration Brewing Company, the Decker Branch Library presents our first ever library trivia night! Players are invited to come test their literary and general knowledge and drink a great brew. Questions will be selected from books that will be available for checkout the night of the event. 21+ More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/trivia-night-declaration-brewing Declaration Brewing.... Read More

WRITE CLUB

Syntax: Physic Opera 554 S. Broadway, Denver, CO, United States

WRITE CLUB is the world’s greatest competitive reading series, featuring only the most audacious and fearsome of writers and performers. WRITE CLUB IS: 3 bouts of 2 opposing writers/2 opposing ideas (assigned in advance) 7 minutes apiece Audience picks a winner A cut of the proceeds goes to the charities of the winners’ choosing Literature.... Read More

Off the Clock: Kilts & Clovers

Denver Botanic Gardens 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, United States

Back by popular demand! Celebrate the British Isles and the imminent return of all things green at Off the Clock: Kilts and Clovers. Revel in the lush warmth and beauty of Marnie’s Pavilion and the Orangery, enjoy live music and hands-on activities in the Boettcher Memorial Center and savor specialty dinners and drinks from Offshoots.... Read More

Smilin’ Isles

Central Presbyterian Church 1660 Sherman St., Denver, CO, United States

Sail away to Bonnie Scotland and the Emerald Isle on March 2 with Denver Philharmonic's Smilin’ Isles. Felix Mendelssohn draws from traditional folk music to paint stormy, untamed landscapes dotted with overgrown castle ruins in his “Scottish” Symphony. Colorado uilleann piper Dirk Mewes joins DPO for The Brendan Voyage by living Irish composer Shaun Davey. This.... Read More