Final Week: Bodacioussss
2017-01-24 - 2017-01-29 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
BODACIOUSSSS
October 8, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Bodacioussss presents over twenty artists whose work is not only changing the definition of art, but also changing the ways in which art is produced and consumed. Unlike artists of the past century, whose works were validated through recognition in museums and galleries, the artists here move fluidly between physical and digital worlds, fine art and commercial arenas, and refined and popular styles. A hallmark of our age, many of the artists represented in the exhibition present cultural and intellectual issues with deliberate childlike playfulness and absurdity.
This exhibition also provides an alternative perspective on what is commonly called “post-internet” art by contextualizing younger, digital artists within an earlier generation of artists who also pioneered an informal, or DIY, style of art making.
The word “bodacious” derives from combining “bold” and “audacious.” In a nod to the vernacular of text messages, the extra S’s were added for emphasis.
Bodacioussss was co-curated by Taylor Balkissoon and Adam Lerner.
List of artists:

Trudy Benson
Dara Birnbaum
Caroline David
Aoife Dunne
Travis Egedy
Sessa Englund
Don Fodness
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
Kim Gordon
Hanski
Keith Haring
Parker Ito
Kytten Janae
Mike McDonnell
Jayson Musson
Alexander Page
Gary Panter
POSE
Owvbics
Something by Someone
Peter Sutherland
Katie Torn
Kyle Warfield

[Adults: $8 ($5 after 5p Tuesday – Friday); College Students w/ID: $5; 18 and Under: free]
More info: http://mcadenver.org/bodacioussss

Final Week: Nathan Carter: Ladies and Gentleman, Meet the Dramastics
2017-01-24 - 2017-01-29 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
This exhibition is so much fun! Don’t miss your chance to stand on the stage with a funky DIY craft-styled keytar and take silly photos. Nathan Carter’s work exudes playfulness and is a delight to experience.
[Adults: $8 ($5 after 5p Tuesday – Friday); College Students w/ID: $5; 18 and Under: free]
More info: http://mcadenver.org/nathancarter

Café des Arts – Charlie Hebdo & the French Political Caricature
2017-01-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Alliance Française, 571 Galapago St., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The Café des Artes series from the Alliance Française of Denver takes you inside French art and culture, but in English.
[$10 – $16]
More info and tickets: http://www.afdenver.org/event/cafe-des-arts-charlie-hebdo-the-french-politacal-caricature/

Tiny Library Concert: The Still Tide
2017-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, 80203, United States
History Colorado welcomes in the new year with the luminous sound of The Still Tide to the Tiny Library Concert stage in January!
Having left behind New York City’s jagged cityscape for the mountains of Denver’s skyline, indie rock trio The Still Tide has at last found a place to call home. Featuring the spacious songwriting and tender guitar work of front-woman Anna Morsett (Ark Life, These United States), their latest EP “Half Empty Rooms” refracts the grit and urgency of city life through the lens of Colorado’s clean air and open space, creating “… a little sweet spot where indie rock, shoe-gaze and folk rock all intersect” (Blurt Online).
History Colorado’s Tiny Library Concert series features performances by local Colorado musicians in the unusual and intimate setting of the museum’s Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center. Beer, wine, and cocktails will be available for purchase.
[$9 – $12]
More info and tickets: http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/tiny-library-concerts

Buddhism in Film: Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East?
2017-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
This four-week series from the Denver Film Society investigates Buddhism in film. The series will look at two Korean films that explicitly, and beautifully, visually portray monastic Buddhism in Asia today, and two films set in America which seem to carry significant Buddhist themes and references in surprising ways. Viewers are invited to consider the films as related pairs that highlight those themes through their very different perspectives.
•Week One: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring (Kim Ki-Duk) This beautiful Korean film sets a traditional Asian and monastic introduction to Buddhism in the context of a narrative that explores notions of desire and the cyclical Buddhist notion of history.
•Week Two: Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis) A clever and popular American comedy, the film explores similar questions of desire in a story that cleverly considers the possibility of improvement of the self within the cycle of life. Pairing these films enables us to discuss both the movement of Buddhist concepts into American culture and the way that a Buddhist outlook can serve as a critical lens revealing elements in a film.
•Week Three: Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East? (Day Young-Kyun) This quietly powerful film meditates on questions of suffering, death and Buddhist vocation. It parallels Spring, Summer … in many ways, dealing with a master, apprentice and child in a remote monastery, but with much less interest in explaining Buddhist tenets.
•Week Four: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) A satirical black comic/drama, this Academy Award winning film engages questions about the meaning of identity and vocation.
Professor Jeffrey Mahan, who teaches religion and film at Iliff School of Theology, and Wm Jeavons, a long-time Zen meditator and chaplain, pose these questions for each other and the class about how film might illuminate Buddhism for us:
Is Buddhism simply the subject of film, or are ‘Buddhist films’ created by writers and directors whose ways of seeing or being in the world are inspired by Buddhist ideas or practice?
Can Buddhism supply a critical lens through which we might view and understand movies: Is it then a perspective, applicable across the board?
Could both of the above be true?
[$10 – $12]
More info and tickets: https://secure.denverfilm.org/tickets/film.aspx?id=29030&FID=90

Celebrating 100 Years of Rivers, Ruins, and Mountains with John Fielder
2017-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service continues with John Fielder, Colorado’s preeminent nature photographer. With Fielder as your guide, venture through the rivers, ruins, and mountains in our state’s national parks and monuments. By raft you’ll negotiate thousand-foot deep canyons of the Colorado, Yampa, Green, Arkansas, and Gunnison Rivers while on foot you will step inside the cliff dwellings and castles of early Native Americans. Experience the magic of the wilderness and the challenges and techniques of wilderness photography through the lens of a tireless advocate for protecting open spaces. Fielder’s latest books are Wildflowers of Colorado and Colorado’s Yampa River: Free Flowing and Wild.
[$15 – $18]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1997-celebrating-100-years-of-rivers-ruins-and-mountains-with-john-fielder.aspx

Birding with John James Audubon
2017-01-26 07:30 - 20:45 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Follow John James Audubon on a unique bird watching adventure inside the walls of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis will bring the famous ornithologist to life on a guided tour of Rare Birds Hall. Discover a plethora of amazing birds, such as the extinct passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet, as Audubon regales you with his observations of the species and tales of his research. This intimate experience is not to be missed. Space is limited; reserve your spot today.
[$27 – $33]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1992-birding-with-john-james-audubon-jan-26.aspx

An Evening with John James Audubon
2017-01-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Watch history come to life! Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis returns to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to portray John James Audubon in a live performance meticulously researched from Audubon’s journals, essays, and letters. Hear tales of Audubon’s adventures as he accomplished a first: drawing every bird in North America. Step back in time and experience natural history in North America in the 1800s through the work of this legendary ornithologist, naturalist, and artist.
[$15 – $18]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1995-an-evening-with-john-james-audubon-6-pm.aspx

An Evening with John James Audubon
2017-01-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Watch history come to life! Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis returns to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to portray John James Audubon in a live performance meticulously researched from Audubon’s journals, essays, and letters. Hear tales of Audubon’s adventures as he accomplished a first: drawing every bird in North America. Step back in time and experience natural history in North America in the 1800s through the work of this legendary ornithologist, naturalist, and artist.
6p show and 8p show
[$15 – $18]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1994-an-evening-with-john-james-audubon-8-pm.aspx

Birding with John James Audubon
2017-01-27 07:30 - 08:45 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Follow John James Audubon on a unique bird watching adventure inside the walls of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Historic enactor Brian “Fox” Ellis will bring the famous ornithologist to life on a guided tour of Rare Birds Hall. Discover a plethora of amazing birds, such as the extinct passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet, as Audubon regales you with his observations of the species and tales of his research. This intimate experience is not to be missed. Space is limited; reserve your spot today.
[$27 – $33]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1991-birding-with-john-james-audubon-jan-27.aspx

TEENS: Cake by the Pound
2017-01-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Join the MCA Teens for a special teen edition of Black Sheep Friday to decorate mini cakes inspired by the one and only Beyonce. Don’t miss your chance to make your own ***Flawless treat and sip on some lemonade.
Just for TEENS.
[Free]
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/341832952870584/

unTour: Gallery Activities for Adults
2017-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
It’s cold outside! Come inside Friday nights this winter and join Clyfford Still for a new type of interactive gallery talk experience that helps you see what’s on view in new ways. Perfect for date night, this program features gallery activities and improvisational games facilitated by expert CSM guides. All unTours begin at 7 p.m.
[Free | Registration required]
More info and registration: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/untour-gallery-activities-for-adults-8/

FIELD TRIP: Mummies
2017-01-28 15:15 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Hey Go Play Denver fans! Let’s go on a field trip! New year, new adventures, right? Join a group of curious and fun-loving people, our chief of programming Tara Bardeen and museum educator Jennifer Moss Logan for an exclusive tour of Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs at Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
We’ve previewed the exhibit and can’t wait to share it with you. Did you know that Peruvians also mummified their dead? Indeed! And this exhibit includes both Egyptian and Peruvian mummies, a selection of sarcophagi and other objects associated with burial in these cultures. What’s truly new about this exhibition as compared to earlier exhibits you may have seen is the addition of interactive digital imagery that allows us to finally see what’s underneath all those wrappings.
Your Field Trip ticket includes:
Admission to Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs (retail value $23.95)
Exclusive expert-led tour through the exhibit
Complimentary coffee chat with museum educator Jennifer Moss Logan after the tour
Go Play Denver swag including a shiny new squirrel notebook and limited edition adventure map to spark your next adventure in the City Park area
Engaging, inspiring and intriguing times
[$15]
Space is limited. Tickets are only available through Go Play Denver.

Sunday School for Atheists: Resistance
2017-01-29 11:00 - 13:00 | McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States
What does resistance look and feel like? When is it imperative? How do you do it? Can it be beautiful? Join Warm Cookies of the Revolution to explore these questions, hear a talk by Civil Resistance researcher Erica Chenoweth, and learn from past and current resistance movements about what it means to resist today.
[Free]
More info: http://www.warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/event/sunday-school-for-atheists-resistance/

Timket
2017-01-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Africana Cafe, 5091 E. Colfax, Denver, CO, 80220, United States
Denver Sister Cities International invites everyone to join them for the Ethiopian celebration of Epiphany. Denver is a sister city of Axum, Ethiopia.
[$10 – $35]
More info and registration: http://denversistercities.org

Final Week: Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs
2017-01-30 - 2017-02-05 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Receive a rare look at mummies from ancient Egypt and Peru, many on public display for the first time. Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs shows how CT scans, 3D computer modeling, and DNA analysis are revealing new discoveries about the lives and cultures of people who lived thousands of years ago. The experience is enhanced by richly decorated coffins, sarcophaguses, mummification tools, and mummies of birds, cats, and crocodiles, as ancient civilizations and the modern world intersect to unravel the distant past.
Exhibition runs: 10/14/16 – 2/5/17
[$7.95 – $23.95]
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1976-mummies-new-secrets-from-the-tombs-daytime.aspx

European Book Club – So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood
2017-01-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Alliance Française, 571 Galapago St., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
A book club with a European twist! Join the Alliance Française for a monthly book club in English.
[$0 for members; $5 for others]
Learn more about this month’s book title and see the other titles in the series: http://www.afdenver.org/event/european-book-club-so-you-dont-get-lost-in-the-neighborhood/

Buddhism in Film: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2017-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206

Anchor Institutions and Community Wealth Building
2017-02-03 07:30 - 09:00 | CO
CU School of Public Affairs: Anchor Institutions and Community Wealth Building
In the economic development context, “Eds and Meds” are also referred to as “anchor institutions.” The term “anchors” suggests that these institutions are weighty and important, and will remain in Denver for the very long-term — unlike some corporations and businesses, whose physical location might be more fluid.
Universities and hospitals are huge employers and also purchase a great deal of goods and services. There is a growing national movement to have these anchor institutions play a larger role in their communities, especially communities that have faced disadvantages, and to more intentionally target their resources in local communities. The Denver Foundation is sponsoring a local network of anchor institutions who can learn from each other, and support developing and learning from best practices.
Please join us for a panel discussion of these emerging trends and how some anchor institutions in Denver are planning to move forward.
Panelists:

Dorothy Horrell, Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver
Patrick Horvath, Senior VP for Economic Opportunity, Denver Foundation
Dace West, Executive Director, Mile High Connects
Representative, Regis University
Representative, Anschutz Medical Campus

Moderator: Danielle Varda, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and evaluator of Baltimore’s anchor project for the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
When: 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Where: Terrace Room (2nd floor), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver (map)
Admission: Free, but space is limited! Breakfast will be served.

Target Tuesday Nights at the Children's Museum
2017-02-03 16:00 - 20:00 | Children’s Museum of Denver, 2121 Children's Museum Drive, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Through Target’s generous sponsorship of the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, families can play for FREE the first Tuesday of each month from 4p – 8p.
About the Children’s Museum: http://mychildsmuseum.org/events/EventDetail/target-tuesday-nights

[Free]

View from the Top: A Saudi Mountain Climbers Guide to Success
2017-02-03 17:30 - 19:30 | Posner Center for International Development, 1031 33rd St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Reception
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Presentation & Q+A

About Raha Moharrak
Raha is a Saudi mountain climber who has summited eight peaks around the globe. A graphic designer by training, Raha first became interested in climbing in 2011, when she decided to summit Mount Kiliminjaro. In 2013 she became the first Saudi woman and youngest Arab woman to climb Mount Everest.
Since then her love of adventure has taken her around the world and she has inspired other young people to pursue their dreams. She is sponsored by Nike, and in 2015 Arabian Business named her the 50th most powerful Arab woman in the world. She is currently working on a book, For All of Us Dreamers, which will be released later this year.
Raha is always looking for more mountains to summit, and is committed to raising the profile of athletics in her home country and around the world.
[Free]
More info: http://www.worlddenver.org/event-2446540

Off the Clock: Cajun Carnival
2017-02-03 18:00 - 21:30 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Laissez les bons temps rouler! 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 Café and our cash bar. Highlights of the evening include live music by Fat City Mardi Gras Band and Queen City Jazz Quintet, tarot card readings, mardi gras masks and a stroll through the Orchid Showcase.
[$15 – $23]
More info and tickets: http://www.botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/clock-cajun-carnival

SCFD Free Day: Denver Art Museum
2017-02-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Thanks to the Scientific Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the citizens who support it, residents of the SCFD district can enjoy free admission at the Denver Art Museum every first Saturday of the month!
About the Denver Art Museum: http://denverartmuseum.org
About SCFD: Since 1989, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has distributed funds from a 1/10 of 1% sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the seven-county Denver, Colorado metropolitan area (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties). The funds support cultural facilities whose primary purpose is to enlighten and entertain the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theatre, dance, zoology, botany, natural history and cultural history.
More about SCFD: http://scfd.org
[Free]

SCFD Free Day: Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
2017-02-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, 1880 Gaylord St., Denver, CO, 80206, United States
On the first Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 4:00 the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys hosts a Community Day. On these days admission fees are waived. Instead, we ask that visitors just make a donation if they are able. Our suggested donation is $1 per person. Community Days are made possible by the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, and our generous donors and members.
About DMMDT: http://dmmdt.org/CommunityDays.htm
About SCFD: Since 1989, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has distributed funds from a 1/10 of 1% sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the seven-county Denver, Colorado metropolitan area (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties). The funds support cultural facilities whose primary purpose is to enlighten and entertain the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theatre, dance, zoology, botany, natural history and cultural history.
More about SCFD: http://scfd.org
[Free]

RedLine's Make/Shift Monday: (de)composition
2017-02-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Join RedLine Contemporary Art Center & Toxoplasma Arts LLC for an innovative, immersive salon performance.
(de)composition seeks to deconstruct the idea of a musical “concert” with a participatory event that involves music, poetry, improvisation, and dance. The distinctions between composer, performer, and audience member will be dissolved.
The performance will take place at RedLine and is FREE but a donation in any amount is always appreciated! You can reserve your spot and/or donate on our Yapsody ticketing page, or just walk right in on February 6th.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Composers: Caitlin Gilmore, Griffin Candey, and Joshua Fenner
Librettist: Katelyn Geary
Performers: Caitlin Gilmore, Cristin Colvin, and Joshua Fenner
Make/Shift Monday is a fun, off-script program created for and by Denver’s unique creative community.
[Free, donation suggested]
More info: http://www.redlineart.org/upcomingevents/2017/2/6/redlines-makeshift-monday-presents-decomposition

Hollywood Made in China - What are the Stakes?
2017-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 | CO
Dr. Aynne Kokas is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. Kokas’ research broadly examines Sino-US media and technology relations. Her book,Hollywood Made in China (University of California Press, 2017) argues that Chinese investment and regulations have fundamentally altered the landscape of the US commercial media industry, most prominently in the case of major conglomerates that rely on leveraging global commercial brands. Her next project Networked Chinawood examines the cybersecurity and policy implications of digital media in the Sino-US relationship. Kokas has been a visiting fellow at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is a non-resident scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute of Public Policy and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her writing and commentary appears regularly in popular media outlets including the BBC, The Los Angeles Times, NPR’s Marketplace, CCTV, The Washington Post, and Wired. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and began her career in Chinese media as a student in the Directing Department at the Beijing Film Academy.
Aynne Kokas’ book Hollywood Made in China will be available for purchase at the event.
Lunch Provided
Please register by Monday Feb. 6th: http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/events/forums.html
[Free]
SIE Complex – 5th Floor – Maglione Hall
2201 S. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80208

Pitch Lab
2017-02-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Galvanize – Platte, 1644 Platte St., Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Pitch Lab’s comedians & storytellers are back to help you present everything better!
– Tuesday, February 7th
– Hosted by Galvanize, Denver – Platte St.
– Doors Open 5:30 – Showtime @ 6p
– Drinks Provided By Our Friends @ Ratio Beerworks
The Topic: Meat Water
Skills You’ll Learn: What Stand-Up Comedy Teaches You About Pitching Work To Clients
The Panelists:

Tommy Y: 10-Year Stand-Up Comedy Veteran, Shared the Stage with Dave Chappelle, Brian Regan & Jim Gaffigan, Regular at Comedy Works, Co-Founder OpsAnalitica.com
Heidi McGuire: Emmy Award Winner, 9News Denver Alumni, TedX RiNo Organizer, Chief Storyteller at 321 Media Productions
Joel Lutz: Improv Coach at MadCap Theatre, Senior Escalation Engineer at VMWare by day, has a sick Facebook page (but he keeps it private)

[Free]
Reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-lab-tickets-30222749056

Setsubun
2017-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Sonoda’s Aurora, 3108 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO, 80014, United States
Denver Sister Cities International invites everyone to join them for the Japanese celebration of Setsubun. Denver is a sister city of Takayama, Japan.
[$10 – $37]
More info and registration: http://denversistercities.org

Siren Song: A Pirate’s Odyssey
2017-02-08 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
A comedy series for all pirates and their parents- bringing you new high seas hijinks each Second Saturday Oct.-May! Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, an audience-suggested song launches each play-full voyage.
[$7 online ($8 at the door)]
Two show times: 1p – 2p and 3p – 4p
More info and tickets: http://buntport.com/2016/08/siren-song/
