60 Minutes in Space
2016-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Go “behind the stories” in space science using the best images and animation available to help understand new developments. Seating is limited to first come, first served. Please use the evening entrance on the west side of the Museum.
60 Minutes in Space is a FREE monthly event at the museum.
More info: http://www.dmns.org/learn/adults/after-hours/60-minutes-in-space-february-24/

Sundance Film Forward Panel
2016-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Default Theme
Join the Sundance Institute, Clyfford Still Museum and Denver Film Society to cap off the 2016 Denver edition of the Sundance Film Forward Program with a panel discussion featuring visiting filmmakers Bryan Carberry, director of Finders Keepers, and Ilinca Calugareanu, director of Chuck Norris vs. Communism. The panel focuses on both of the filmmakers’ work and process, as well as the power of storytelling within the larger context of the cultural and educational communities.
Free event.
In addition to the panel discussion on February 24, free screenings of the films take place at Denver’s Sie Film Center on February 22 and 23.
More info and registration (it’s free): https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/sundance-film-forward-panel/

Photography Lecture: Danny Singer
2016-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
ANDERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY LECTURE SERIES: A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY SINGER
Canadian photographer Danny Singer roams the North American prairie from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to the plains of Texas, making pictures in the small towns most travelers overlook in their rush to get from one place to the next. The result is a series of what Singer calls “paper movies” that evoke the feeling of driving slowly down Main Street, taking things in a little at a time. The slower one goes, the more one sees.
At first glance, the facades in Singer’s monumental prints look like sets for Western movies: abandoned, frozen in time, and silent but for the wind. He questions that notion of emptiness by revealing subtle, living landscapes of quirky buildings and ordinary people going about their business. Every funny sign, open door, and child on a bicycle has unique significance in the life of the town.
Singer’s work extends and amplifies the tradition of the photographic streetscape at the same time that it engages with paintings of the built environment by Edward Hopper, Ed Ruscha, and others. There is harsh beauty in the cold light of winter, ease and simplicity in summer afternoons. Against backdrops of weather and space, Singer weaves gentle stories about small-town life and the meaning of home.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for Denver Art Museum members and CPAC members, $15 for general admission.
More info and tickets: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/anderman-photography-lecture-series-conversation-danny-singer

Women + Film: The Armor Of Light
2016-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm. Post-reception in Henderson’s Lounge. Director Abigail Disney will Skype in for a post-film Q&A!
What price conscience? Abigail Disney’s directorial debut, The Armor of light, follows the journey of an Evangelical minister trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America. The film tracks Reverend Rob Schenck, anti-abortion activist and fixture on the political far right, who breaks with orthodoxy by questioning whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. Reverend Schenck is shocked and perplexed by the reactions of his long-time friends and colleagues who warn him away from this complex, politically explosive issue.
Along the way, Rev. Schenck meets Lucy McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis, an unarmed teenager who was murdered in Florida and whose story has cast a spotlight on “Stand Your Ground” laws. McBath, also a Christian, decides to work with Schenck even though she is pro-choice. Lucy is on a difficult journey of her own, trying to make sense of her devastating loss while using her grief to effect some kind of viable and effective political action—where so many before her have failed.
More info and tickets: http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=28178

Colorado Symphony - Learning to Hear Color
2016-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO, 80208, United States
In conjunction with an exhibition at the University of Denver’s Vicki Myhren Gallery called “Learning to See Color,” explore the musical aspects of color. The Colorado Symphony will be joined by DU students Bailey Dunning and Travis Powell, who are pursuing degrees in the Emergent Digital Practices Program of the School of Art. They will give a live performance of light and color, interacting with the music.
The Colorado Symphony’s new assistant conductor Andres Lopera, and DU Art Professor and color expert Jeffrey Keith, will lead the program demonstrating that art created to be experienced through one sense, such as music, can actually lead to perceptions and feelings experienced through other senses – colors can be heard.
The program includes music by Holst, Tchaikovsky, Marquez, Sibelius, Shostakovich and Brahms.
Tickets: $29 – $39
More info and tickets: http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=NCP&linkID=denver-newman&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=

Learning to See Color Symposium
2016-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 | University of Denver, 2199 S University Blvd, Denver, CO, 80208, United States
Does color exist, or is it just a perception? In conjunction with the exhibition Learning to See Color at the Vicki Myhren Gallery at University of Denver (January 14 through March 6, 2016), Clyfford Still Museum and DU are pleased to present a half-day symposium exploring this question and related themes. In a panel moderated by Clyfford Still Museum director Dean Sobel, artists, art historians, critics, and musicians and other distinguished guest speakers will explore the fascinating problems and challenges presented by the language of color. Join the panelists in discussion of one of the most fundamental topics in the arts.
Vicki Mhyren Gallery at University of Denver
Free
Visit vicki-myhren-gallery.du.edu for registration.

Free Day at Clyfford Still Museum
2016-02-26 10:00 - 20:00 | Default Theme
DYK? The Clyfford Still Museum offers free admission every Friday from 5p-8p and ALL DAY on the last Friday of the month! Go check out the stunning modern art and beautiful building.
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org

Stompin’ Ground Games in Capitol Hill: Comedy!
2016-02-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Grant-Humphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania Street, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
The Stompin’ Ground Games, a monthly series brought to you by Warm Cookie of the Revolution, comes to central Denver’s neighborhoods of Uptown, Capitol Hill, Congress Park, Cheesman, and West Colfax!
There are layers and layers of deep history on Capitol Hill. Since World War II, this part of Denver has been home to a diverse array of political and cultural movements that grew into national prominence: from the Beats in the 50s, shacking up in hotels off of Logan to queer activists in the 60s and 70s, gathering in apartments to organize, to 2015, as immigrants and the faith community made a public stand over the U.S. government’s deportation policies.
They’ve challenged local comedy legends Timmi Lasley, Jordan Dahl, Nathan Lund, and Janae Burris to shed light on these crucial issues while still (hopefully) making you pee your pants.
There will be delicious cookies, Voodoo Donuts, Sexy Pizza, and a slew of groups present who have been working on homelessness, immigration rights, queer history, and housing alternatives, as well as local history, weird games, and ways you can get involved!
A donation of $5 is requested, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
More info: Stompin’ Ground Games in Capitol Hill: Comedy!

TEENS: Winter Teen Music Night at MCA
2016-02-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
A teen music showcase featuring Meeting House, Sharone, Foxtrot, and DJ SuperDuper!
Free!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/834750323313861/

Untitled: Homegrown
2016-02-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Final Friday of the Month | January–October | 6–10 pm
Produced with local creatives, Untitled Final Fridays is the museum’s monthly late night program featuring workshops, performances, and tours with a twist. Experience the museum in an entirely different way—every time.
Untitled is included in regular museum admission. Members receive free admission to every Untitled event and all the special programming that happens inside. College students with valid ID receive 2-for-1 admission.
More Info: http://denverartmuseum.org/programs/untitled-final-fridays
2016 Untitled Final Fridays season line up:
Untitled: Family Matters – January 29, 6–10 pm
The Untitled season kicks off with a look at traditions, skills and stories passed down through the generations.
Untitled: Homegrown – February 26, 6–10 pm
Find out why there’s no place like home as you dig into Denver and traverse the local landscape.
Untitled: Risky Business – March 25, 6–10 pm
Throw caution to the wind and dive into dicey situations and downright dangerous occupations.
Untitled: Show Down – April 29, 6–10 pm
Suit up for a samurai spectacular with a night of face-offs, heroic tales and victorious orchestrations.
Untitled: Rising Sun – May 27, 6–10 pm
Celebrate Japanese culture past and present in a creative extravaganza produced by Andrew Novick.
Untitled: Power House – June 24, 6–10 pm
Be part of the action with a focus on female artists and architectural interventions.
Untitled: In-Sync – July 29, 6–10 pm
Gather your crew and band together for a night of synchronized moves and creative collaborations.
Untitled: Center Stage – August 26, 6–10 pm
Soak up the spotlight and strut your stuff with dance-offs, divas and artistic showstoppers.
Untitled: Stop Motion – September 30, 6–10 pm
Untitled winds down with a final look at dance, photography and artworks expressing time.
Untitled: Glory Days – October 28, 6–10 pm
Roll back the clock to the glory of the Renaissance and be part of a creative-in-residence mega-reunion.

The Nerd Roast: Star Wars vs. Star Trek
2016-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | El Charrito, 2100 Larimer St, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Sexpot Comedy Presents The Nerd Roast: Star Wars vs Star Trek! The show is free and they’ll be accepting donations for Planned Parenthood. Feel free to come dressed as your favorite character. Zach Reinert and Preston Tompkins are your Roast Masters.
Star Wars
Han Solo: Harris Alterman
Leia Organa: Mallory Wallace
Luke Skywalker: Mitch Jones
Rey: Georgia Rae
Kylo Ren: David Rodriguez
Star Trek
Captain Kirk: Mike Hammock
Spock: John Papaioannou
Bones: Joshua Skillman
Uhura: Miriam Moreno
Scotty: Alan Bromwell
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496116660696755/

Artist Demo: Nathan Abels – Acrylic Painting
2016-02-27 - 2016-02-28 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Come play in the Paint Studio at Denver Art Museum and catch an artist demo too! Free with museum admission. Children and youth 18 and under are free.
All demos take place 12p – 3p.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/paint-studio-weekend-artist-demonstrations
Weekend Demonstration Schedule (subject to change):
February 27–28: Nathan Abels – Acrylic Painting
March 5–6: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
March 12–13: April Tsosie – Acrylic Painting
March 19–20: Melanie Yazzie – Gouache Painting on Handmade Paper
March 26–27: Lui Ferreyra – Oil Painting
April 2–3 & 9–10: Quintin Gonzalez – Mixed Media
April 16–17: Nathan Abels – Acrylic Painting
April 23–24: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
April 30–May 1: Homare Ikeda – Abstract Painting

Invention Workshop & Gaming with Boxwood Pinball
2016-02-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Valdez-Perry Library, 4690 Vine St., Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Boxwood Bill, the wizard of Boxwood Pinball, will show kids and their families the secrets behind his crazy contraptions. Play Pinball and get inspired to create your own games.
Free event.
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/engage/invention-workshop-gaming-boxwood-pinball-0

The Last Man on the Moon + Q&A with Former Astronaut Bruce McCandless
2016-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Join special guest former astronaut Bruce McCandless for a post-screening Q&A on Saturday, February 27th at 7pm. Bruce was a member of the Apollo program and flew 2 shuttle mission, including one that launched the Hubble Space Telescope and made the world’s first untethered “space walks” using the Manned Maneuvering Unit, which he helped design. In 2005 he was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
About “The Last Man on the Moon:” When Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan stepped off the moon in 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story. Cernan’s burning ambition carried him to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space and to the moon. But there was a heavy price to pay for the fame and privilege that followed. As his wife famously remarked, “If you think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home.” The Last Man on the Moon combines rare archive material, compelling Visual FX and unprecedented access to present an iconic historical character on the big screen.
More info and tickets: http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=28156

Air Plants Class - Free!
2016-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Schlessman Family Branch Library, 100 Poplar St., Denver, CO, 80220, United States
Tillandsia, better known as “air plants” are evergreen, flowering perennials that are fun and easy to keep. Craft an attractive and modern magnet plant holder and discuss proper care of these wonderful plants.
Free class!
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/engage/air-plants-1

Icelandic Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2016-02-28 14:30 - 16:30 | Dever Sister Cities International, 2650 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Join the Denver Sister Cities International Akureyri committee to watch “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. This is a free event and open to all. There will be Icelandic snacks available for purchase!
More info: http://denversistercities.org

2016 Hollywood Award Night Viewing Party - Free
2016-02-28 17:00 - 22:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
FREE! Oscar® Viewing Party with Denver Film!
Free and open to the public.
Ballots will be available for a suggested $10 donation, prizes available.
Drink specials all night long, including $25 bottles of wine and champagne.
Doors open at 5pm. Seating is first come, first served.
Red Carpet arrivals begin at 5pm and can be seen in Denver Film’s Henderson’s Lounge.
The Awards Ceremony begins at 6:30pm and can be seen on one of two screens. One screen will be for the serious viewers (no talking), the other house will be lights up and more of a party atmosphere.
More info: http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=27276

Cartoonist Panel at CVA
2016-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Panel discussion with Pulitzer Prize-Winning cartoonists Jim Borgman, Mike Keefe, and Signe Wilkinson with moderator Professor Arthur N. Gilbert. Topics of conversation will include technology, censorship, and involvement in the cartoonist field.
Free event. RSVP: cva@msudenver.edu
More info: http://www.msudenver.edu/cva/

Coloring the Universe
2016-03-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Everyone marvels over images from space, but have you ever wondered if the colors you see are true? For more than 20 years, Travis A. Rector, an astronomer at the University of Alaska at Anchorage, has created color astronomical images using some of the world’s largest telescopes, including Kitt Peak, Gemini Observatory, and Hubble.
Rector will share a behind-the-scenes look at what professional astronomers do—and what they don’t do—to make these stunning images. His work inspired his new book Coloring the Universe: An Insider’s Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.
Tickets: $12 member, $15 nonmember
More info: http://www.dmns.org/learn/adults/after-hours/coloring-the-universe/

Feminism & Co.: Activism: Women + Hunger
2016-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Activism: Women + Hunger:
Hunger Free Colorado’s project “Through My Lens” provides cameras to women to document their lives, using art as a means to illustrate the very real struggle of Coloradans who don’t have sufficient access to nutritious food. This project helps illustrate the struggles of the thousands of men and women who go hungry each year. Hunger Free Colorado Executive Director Kathy Underhill and Program Manager Sarah Skeen talk about about the project and how hunger impacts lives and communities.
What is Feminism & Co.? It’s a program series from the Museum of Contemporary Art that explores contemporary culture through issues relating to women and gender. With film screenings, creative performances, lectures, and panel discussions, these evenings address women’s (and men’s) complicated relationship to art, politics, and sexuality.
All Programs 7–8:30PM at MCA Denver
Cash bar and refreshments available at MCA Cafe & Bar. –Men drink free! (limited to one “Bartender’s Choice” specialty cocktail per man)
Tickets: $5 MCA members /$10 nonmembers
More info and tickets: http://mcadenver.org/femandco16.php
Series:
ACTIVISM: WOMEN + HUNGER – THURSDAY, MARCH 3
SHORTS: BEHIND THE CAMERA – THURSDAY, MARCH 10

GET REAL: WOMEN IN MEDIA – THURSDAY, MARCH 17
THE EROTICS OF DANCE – THURSDAY, MARCH 24

LAURA SHILL: ARTIST IN CONVERSATION – THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Conversations with a Curator: Audacious: Contemporary Artists Speak Out
2016-03-04 16:00 - 16:45 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
CONVERSATION WITH CURATOR: AUDACIOUS: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SPEAK OUT

Join curator Becky Hart for a look at Audacious: Contemporary Artists Speak Out, a new installation that features the Denver Art Museum’s collection of contemporary art and signature loans from local collectors.
Conversations with Curators feature lively discussion with different curators on the first Friday of the month. All Conversations are free with general admission and no reservations are needed.
Meet in the elevator lobby on level 3 of the Hamilton Building.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/conversation-curator-audacious-contemporary-artists-speak-out

Bingo A Go-Go
2016-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you’ll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu.
More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php
The 2016 Lineup:

BINGO A GO-GO
Bingo with go-go Dancers
March 4 | 6PM

STITCH AND SWITCH
Assemble your own mutant stuffed animals
March 11 | 6PM

POETRY SPAM
Denver poets read your spam emails
March 18 | 6PM

MAD MAX PURIM
Dress for the fury road with Klezmer music and Hamantaschen
March 25 | 6PM

DRAKE CAKES
Decorate cakes with Drake’s face.
For teens. By Teens.
April 1 | 6PM

OLD DENVER VS. NEW DENVER
FAMILY FEUD
Family Feud hosted by Mark Hughes
April 8 | 6PM

STARSHIP VOYEUR
Star Trek viewing and sexy costume party
April 15 | 6PM

CORNHOLIO
Cornhole competition with Beavis and Butthead
April 22 | 6PM

PUTTING ON THE LIPS
Lip sync competition with Werk Out Palace
April 29 | 6PM

Making the Mountain
2016-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Untitled ngg_pictures
Making the Mountain is a quarterly artist talk in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop. It’s about how and why art gets made in Colorado. Presenters across genres tell the story of how they came to love their medium, explain their process, and show their work. “Artist” is defined loosely. Anyone doing something with intention counts. Previous speakers have included musicians, writers, tattoo artists, and beer brewers.
This month:
Alexandre Philippe, Filmmaker
Jennifer Louise Tillery, Vaux Vintage
Jolt, Graffiti Artist
Register now to get free beer! More info and registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/193249314370808/

Off the Clock: Kilts and Clovers
2016-03-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
UPDATE: SOLD OUT! Next Off the Clock event is April 1st, “Vintage Victorian”
Celebrate the British Isles and the return of all things green at Off the Clock: Kilts and Clovers. Takes place in the lush Orangery, tropical Marnie’s Pavilion and Boettcher Memorial Center.

Enjoy sounds of traditional Irish music
Listen to tales of myth and magic recounted by a storyteller
Compete for a pot of gold in a tricky scavenger hunt
Participate in a costume contest for the best Celtic attire (kilts highly encouraged!)

Advance Tickets:
$12 ​Members, $17 Non-members
Door Tickets:
$17 Members, $22 Non-members
More info and tickets: http://www.botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/clock-kilts-and-clovers

10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Products
2016-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Products, the first full-length show of Buntport’s 15th Season, could be called an adaptation of local author Miriam Suzanne’s novel Riding SideSaddle*. However, it is more like a supplement to the novel, which is printed on 250 interchangeable index cards and is an “open source” text, meant to be added to, adapted, morphed into something new.
Following a group of friends that resist order, category and completion, this play weaves myth and storytelling with every day rituals. It is about people deeply in love, suffering loss, celebrating strangeness, all while they pluck their eyebrows. It is about the Greek myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, who are merged into “one being of both sexes” and about what we see when we look in the mirror. Oh, and the whole thing is underscored by a band standing in the bathtub.
Tickets: $13 – $16; $20 on opening (3/4) and closing (3/26) nights
Pay-What-You-Can Nights: THU 3/10, MON 3/21
More info and reservations: http://www.buntport.com/archive/archive.htm

Artist Demo: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
2016-03-05 - 2016-03-06 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Come play in the Paint Studio at Denver Art Museum and catch an artist demo too! Free with museum admission. Children and youth 18 and under are free.
All demos take place 12p – 3p.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/paint-studio-weekend-artist-demonstrations
Weekend Demonstration Schedule (subject to change):
March 5–6: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
March 12–13: April Tsosie – Acrylic Painting
March 19–20: Melanie Yazzie – Gouache Painting on Handmade Paper
March 26–27: Lui Ferreyra – Oil Painting
April 2–3 & 9–10: Quintin Gonzalez – Mixed Media
April 16–17: Nathan Abels – Acrylic Painting
April 23–24: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
April 30–May 1: Homare Ikeda – Abstract Painting

Girls and Science
2016-03-05 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Come and be inspired by women in science! The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and CBS4 are excited to host a Girls and Science event on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Explore a variety of Science Clubhouses, where girls will meet women scientists and experience the many diverse opportunities a future in science, technology, engineering, art, and math can bring. This day is all about igniting a passion for science—so try it on, test it out, and play!
All ages welcome – activities targeted to ages 8-13
Special Discounts:
Ages 3-18: $4 admission
Members: Free
SNAP Access: Free, just show your EBT card at Ticketing
United States Military (current, reservist and National Guard members): Free
Organized Youth Groups: Free, with advance reservations at 303.370.6000
Scholarships available for families that need financial assistance to attend this event. Please call 303.370.6000 in advance or see a Museum ticketing agent March 5 for information.
More info: http://www.dmns.org/museum-news/girls-and-science/

Free First Saturday at Denver Art Museum
2016-03-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Free First Saturdays are a great time to try out the Denver Art Museum!
Celebrate creativity and Latin cultura at CelebrARTE on Free First Saturdays with bilingual activities for toda la familia.
The Denver Art Museum offers free general admission on the first Saturday of the month, made possible by Your 6 Hometown Toyota Stores and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
Free First Saturdays in 2016:

January 2
February 6
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 2
August 6
September 3
October 1
November 5
December 3

Note: First Free Saturdays do not include admission to special ticketed exhibitions.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/visitor-info/free-days

Penny Saturday at MCA
2016-03-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
That’s right, admission is only 1 penny on the first Saturday of the month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Grab some pennies, call your pals and go see some art!
More about MCA: http://mcadenver.org
On View until July 3rd:
Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends surveys the last ten years of the artist’s practice, bringing together video, sculpture, and works on paper for the first time. The works on view highlight the artist’s unique process that migrates from two dimensions to three and back again. Bress’s imaginative characters are born as doodles or collages, take shape as sculptural costumes, and come to life on video, as they are performed in front of elaborately composed backdrops. Connecting the past with the present, Bress’s “friends” imaginatively breach disciplinary distinctions amongst painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and video.
Arne Svenson: The Neighbors After receiving a bird watching, telephoto lens from a friend, Arne Svenson set up a tripod to capture what unfolded within a brand new, glass-and-steel high-rise building across the street from his Tribeca studio. Capturing the lives of his neighbors (their habits, activities, tastes) over the course of a year, Svenson also used the geometry of the buildings’ windows as his frame, creating various tableaux of domestic life unfolding. Presenting over 20 photographs from this series, The Neighbors, this exhibition explores in depth the central issues raised by these enigmatic works: voyeurism, the increasingly imperceptible boundaries between privacy and the public, and the ubiquity of the camera in our surveillance-obsessed world. Documentation of a court case brought against the artist (which he successfully appealed, twice) will enrich this discussion, as the works point up a tension between the luxury of looking out and the vulnerability of being looked upon.
Laura Shill: Phantom Touch For her first solo museum exhibition, Denver-based Laura Shill will create a new installation that features reclaimed materials in richly mannered, densely layered environments and which plays with the space as a site of disclosure and concealment. It will also include many of her Absent Lovers series in which the artist appropriates images from covers of Harlequin romance novels to create hauntingly beautiful cyanotypes. These works often reveal a violent, sinister, and sexualized dynamic latent in the clichéd depictions of lovers from these stories.
On View Until June 5th:
Critical Focus: Lanny DeVuono Lanny DeVuono has been exploring outer space for the past year. Her ambition to illustrate extraterrestrial terrain, as she imagines it, led to the large-scale drawings on canvas on view in Critical Focus: Lanny DeVuono. The works that comprise Here and Elsewhere, the artist’s most recent series of conceptual landscapes, synthesize DeVuono’s curiosity about, and critique of, space travel, the influence of American Western landscapes on her practice, and her continuing dedication to materials. The images are at once familiar and foreign, surreal and, in some cases, almost entirely abstract. Runs through June 5.

Crybaby Opening: Conveners
2016-03-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
This is an art opening for families with small children. Redline will have projects for kids, coffee for adults and art for everyone! Free snacks too!
Free | no registration required
Conveners is a group exhibition that builds upon the precedent of printmakers exploring collaboration by highlighting the work of twelve artist printmakers and their varying approaches to collaboration as a means to create original works.
This exhibition will take place during Denver’s Month of Printmaking 2016 and will feature artists Molly Bounds & Sidney Masuga, Catherine Chauvin & Fawn Atencio, Lindsey Clark-Ryan, Matthew DiClemente, John Hitchcock & Jennifer Angus, Jenny Robinson & Nancy Mintz, Jenny Schmid & Tim Krause, and Imin Yeh.
More info: http://redlineart.org/art/events/exhibitions/conveners.html
