Play Space with Redline
2017-08-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-08-24 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-08-26 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | CO
Join Redline for free creative play workshops with local artists every Thursday and Saturday from June through August! Thursdays are at Fuller Park from 10:30AM-12PM, and Saturdays will be at Garden Place Academy in Globeville from 10:30AM-12:30PM. Children of all ages and families are welcome to join!
[Free]
More info: http://www.redlineart.org

Drive-In: Personal Space
2017-08-19 19:00 - 22:00 | CO
Drive-In: Personal Space is a one-night exhibition that will take place, outdoors, in a Rino construction lot. The exhibition will feature 13 artists who will use their vehicles as exhibition spaces. Co-curated by Ruth Bruno and Cortney Lane Stell
Artists: Amber Cobb, Graham Eschen, Tobias Fike, Kate Gonda, Caleb Hahne, Lucas McMahon, Dimitri Obergfell, Zach Reini, Nick Silici, Gretchen Schaefer, Laura Shill, Kristen Sink, Mario Zoots
Drive-In: Personal Space is the first exhibition in a series of one-night pop up exhibitions which feature contemporary art in vehicles, as exhibition spaces. Visitors will be invited to sit inside of or peer into car windows to see a variety of multi-media installations.
Pop Up Experiments are a Black Cube program that engages Colorado artists to produce experimental temporary exhibitions. This program builds the local creative community by fostering new forms of expression, and promoting unique exhibition opportunities – outside of the white cube – that give the public unexpected experiences with contemporary art. Through this program we bring together local contemporary artists in dialogue with a curator to conceptualize artworks for innovative, short-term public exhibitions.
[Free]
More info: http://www.redlineart.org/upcomingevents/2017/8/19/drive-in-personal-space

Shakespeare on the Green: The Taming of the Shrew
2017-08-19 19:00 - 22:00 | The Green at Stapleton, 29th and Roslyn, denver, CO, 80238, United States
Shakespeare on the Green is one of our favorite summertime events. The play is produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, so you can expect excellent acting, beautiful costumes and professional staging (including theatrical lighting and audio). This event is free and open to all, so pack a picnic, grab some friends and get ready to enjoy great theater under the stars!
[Free]
More info: http://www.stapletoncommunity.com/event-calendar

Swingin' Under the Stars Saturdays
2017-08-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2017-08-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th Street,, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Join Kenny Nelson’s Swingin’ Denver crew for swing dance lessons and live swing bands every Saturday night Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Special Jazz Swing Dance nights on the last Saturday of each month, plus a few extras for holiday spirit!
Swing dance lessons 7:30
Live Bands 8:00-10:00
[Free]
More info: http://www.littlemanicecream.com/calendar/
Summer Lineup:
May 27 – Summit Hot Seven (Special: Summer in Full Swing-Dress in your 40s best)
June 3– Sweet B
June 10 – Jeremy Mohney
June 17-Flatirons Jazz
June 24– DinosAurchestra (Special: Bourbon Street Bash-Put on a mask & some beads)
July 1 – Paris Swing Set
July 8 – Bringers of Swing
July 15 – Bob’s Big Band
July 22 – Odessa Rose
July 29 – Mikey and the Pikeys (Special: Gypsy Jazz in Gay Paris-Shimmy in flappers, fringe, and feathers)
August 5 – Dixie Leadfoot
August 12 – Hot Tomatoes
August 19 – William and the Romantics
August 26 – Queen City Jazz Band (Special: 1950s Sock Hop-Swing skirts and bobby soxers storm the Plaza)
September 2 -La Pompe Jazz

Brass Under Glass
2017-08-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Denver Center, 1400 Curtis Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Bring a lawn chair and experience fan-favorite Brass tunes through the magical surround-sound of the glass atrium of the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Brought to you by The Denver Brass.
Sunday, Aug. 20 @ 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10 @ 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1 @ 4:30 p.m.
Galleria at the Denver Performing Arts Complex
[Free]
More info: http://artsandvenuesdenver.com/venues/denver-performing-arts-complex/the-next-stage-now/

Moonlight Monday at Little Man
2017-08-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th Street,, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Experience the quirky crooner-sounds of yesteryear every Monday this summer at Little Man Ice Cream. The Last Mondays of each month hold surprises in store with classic, vintage movies featuring dance & classic, crooner magic…think Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers…
[Free]
More info: http://www.littlemanicecream.com/calendar/

Sunset Cinema
2017-08-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Denver Center, 1400 Curtis Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Finish off your Summer movie season with Sunset Cinema. Come celebrate dance in film with dance lessons, performances, live local music and a screening of an iconic dance film. The best part? All of this is free! Join Denver Arts and Venues from 6 – 8 p.m. for themed craft cocktails, creative bites, live music and dancing. After the sun sets, the cinema opens. Themed craft cocktails and creative bites provided by Centerplate, local music provided by Swallow Hill Music and film screenings brought to you by Denver Film Society.
2017 films:
Aug. 1 – Saturday Night Fever
Aug. 8 – Footloose
Aug. 15 – Moulin Rouge!
Aug. 22 – Step Up
[Free]
More info: http://artsandvenuesdenver.com/venues/denver-performing-arts-complex/the-next-stage-now/

Nerd Nite: Robots, Physics, and a Surprise!
2017-08-23 06:30 - 20:30 | The Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver, CO, 80212, United States
If you are a fan of TED talks, the Discovery Channel, Wikipedia binges, and drinking, Nerd Nite Denver is the show for you!
**Online ticket sales end (or sell out) at 6:00pm on the day of the show but plenty are still available at the door. **
LINEUP

Are robots coming for your job? by Patrick RaulandTechnology has always moved forwards. And our generation has to deal with automation. Some say robots are going to replace us at our jobs and others think it will create new opportunities. We’ll take a look at both sides!
Shh, it’s a surpise! by Mary Shirley Mary got a BA in Theatre in 2007, which is why she’s now an anthropolgist extraordinaire at University of Colorado Denver. Make sense yet? Nope! But she is, afterall, “the most anomalous anthropologist you know (probably).” This Nerd Nite alumna wants to bring a little mystery to your evening with a surprise presentation. Will be naughty or nice? Find out! 😉
Gerard K O’Neill’s High Frontier by David Groover We’ll explore the life of an unsung physics badass and talk about his plan to save the world by leaving it the heck alone.

[$6]
More info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-robots-physics-and-a-surprise-tickets-37066119762

Mixed Taste Garden Party
2017-08-23 16:30 - 18:30 | Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St, CO, 80204, United States
It’s a Garden Party! Enjoy free live music, food and drinks, a beautiful social setting and outdoor games every Wednesday through 8/23. For even more fun, grab a ticket to the evening’s Mixed Taste lecture.
[Free]
More info: http://www.artscomplex.com/EventDisplay/tabid/123/Default.aspx?id=537838&bct=2&bcd=7/12/2017&bcv=0
Start your evening off with the Garden Party and stay for the Mixed Taste lectures.
Even mismatched subjects will find common ground in a lecture series that can go pretty much anywhere. Two speakers get twenty minutes each to enlighten you on unrelated topics, but can’t make any connections to each other. Ideas start to blend afterwards when audience members ask questions to both speakers and anything goes.
2017 Lineup:

Jul 5 | Wild West Mail Delivery & Post-Conceptual Art
Jul 12 | Esperanto & Trial by Jury
Jul 19 | Telekinesis & Sauerkraut
Jul 26 | Giant Flutes & Celestial Navigation
Aug 2 | Asparagus & Money Laundering
Aug 9 | Prohibition & Bob Ross
Aug 16 | P.T. Barnum & Infinity
Aug 23 | Air Traffic Control & Drag Queen Activism

Mixed Taste
2017-08-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Denver Center, 1400 Curtis Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Even mismatched subjects will find common ground in a lecture series that can go pretty much anywhere. Two speakers get twenty minutes each to enlighten you on unrelated topics, but can’t make any connections to each other. Ideas start to blend afterwards when audience members ask questions to both speakers and anything goes.
[$20/lecture; discounts available for MCA members]
2017 TOPICS:
Wild West Mail Delivery & Post-Conceptual Art
Featuring Nataki Garrett & Adam Lerner
Wednesday, July 5 at 6:30pm
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Esperanto & Trial by Jury
Featuring Orlando Raola & Fred Bloom
Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30pm
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Telekinesis & Sauerkraut
Featuring Professor Phelyx & Mara and Willow King
Wednesday, July 19 at 6:30pm
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Giant Flutes & Celestial Navigation
Featuring Akio Lis & Jim Cook
Wednesday, July 26 at 6:30pm
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Asparagus & Money Laundering
Featuring Carol O’Meara & Micah Schwalb
Wednesday, August 2 at 6:30pm
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Prohibition & Bob Ross
Featuring Jason Hanson & Doug Blandy
Wednesday, August 9 at 6:30pm
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P.T. Barnum & Infinity
Featuring Kathy Maher & Diane Davis
Wednesday, August 16 at 6:30pm
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Air Traffic Control & Drag Queen Activism
Featuring Michael Valencia & Shirley Delta Blow
Wednesday, August 23 at 6:30pm
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Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Members: Enter your promo code in the link above first, then select quantity to receive your discount.
Mixed Taste was originated by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

A Scoop of Jazz at Little Man
2017-08-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th Street,, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Alejandro Castano’s Cool Cats bring cool jazz to the Little Man Ice Cream Plaza every Wednesday through September.
[Free]
More info: http://www.littlemanicecream.com/calendar/

Firetruck Storytime
2017-08-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Corky Gonzales Library, 1498 Irving St., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Denver Fire Department comes to storytime! Learn about fire safety, see a firefighter’s gear up close and climb aboard a real fire truck.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event?id=23948

Conversation y Arte
2017-08-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
FREE! GRATIS!
Join Redline for a bilingual exchange featuring conversation and art. Open for all levels of speaking and making ability.
Enjoy the current LAND TRUST exhibition, which deals with people and the land, and make awesome art with recycled paper bags!
[Free]
More info: http://www.redlineart.org/upcomingevents/2017/8/24/conversation-y-arte-a-tertulia-presented-by-redline

Sin Tax BINGO
2017-08-24 18:00 - 20:00 | McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States
The 1970’s were full of home cooked meals, power ballads, and Bingo halls.
(Also wars and civil rights struggles and disco)
We’re getting nostalgic while eating some delicious food and playing some serious B-I-N-G-O! Come find out how tax dollars from “sins” like gambling and marijuana and cigarettes and soda are collected, spent, and who decides?
Featuring:

Comfort food from the Kitchen Table
Lots of prizes including: tickets to the sold out Great American Beer Festival, Marijuana vape pens and other assorted pot stuff from Denver Relief Consulting, Ice Cream from Sweet Action, Pablo’s coffee, Sexy Pizza, and more…
Hosts Erin Rollman and Brian Colonna from Buntport Theater
Those bingo card blotter thingees…

As always we have delicious cookies, Spanish/English interpretation, and childcare (if requested).

[$5 suggested donation (no one is turned away for lack of funds)]

More info: http://www.warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/event/sin-tax-b-i-n-g-o/

Active Minds: Spain
2017-08-24 18:45 - 19:45 | Sam Gary Library, 2961 Roslyn St, Denver, CO, 80238, United States
From its heights as the dominant country in the world in the 16th century, Spain is now one of the European countries struggling with debt. Join Active Minds as we explore the roots and legacy of the Spanish Empire and how this important country fits into the regional and global puzzle today.
[Free]
More info: Active Minds: Spain

SCFD Free Day: Clyfford Still Museum
2017-08-25 10:00 - 20:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
In appreciation of the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), and in the spirit of community engagement, the Clyfford Still Museum offers free admission on select days throughout the year.

The Museum is free every Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and free all day on the last Friday of every month. (in 2017: January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28, May 26, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29, October 27, November 24, December 29)

More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org

Final Friday Art Walk
2017-08-25 17:00 - 21:00 | CO
The Final Friday Art Walk (Final Fridays) gives visitors, residents and folks who work in the Triangle an after-hours opportunity to explore the many creative spaces in our special corner of Denver, including the chance to engage with the quirky, cool, and sophisticated art and creatives which define our eclectic neighborhood.
On the Final Friday of each month, restaurants, salon/spas, museums, galleries, hidden studios, shops and storefronts in the Golden Triangle Creative District will celebrate creativity in their spaces. Activities will change from month to month so check back frequently.
AUGUST Final Friday Festivities include:

Art exhibitions
Ballet
Beer tastings and special tap takeovers
Cat adoptions
Ceramic pottery community art piece
DIY arts & crafts
Drawing and sketching en plein air
Guest DJs
Glitter tattoos
Floral design
Fashion trucks & style advice
FREE teeth whitening
Hair styling
Happy Hour food & beverage specials
Interactive panel discussions with artists and curators
Jazz
LIVE music
Lobster
Luxury living tours
Massage
Meditative coloring
Pet caricatures
Portrait art
Sidewalk chalk art
Sidewalk sale
Wine tastings
Yard games: corn hole, giant Jenga, ladder ball and more!
Yoga

Where: Throughout the Triangle, which is bounded by Speer Blvd. to Lincoln St. to Colfax Ave.
[Free]
More info: http://www.goldentriangleofdenver.com/final-fridays/

Untitled Final Fridays: Truth & Dare
2017-08-25 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.
August 25: Truth & Dare
September 29: Stories
October 27: Homewrecker
[$8 – $10]
More Info: http://denverartmuseum.org/programs/untitled-final-fridays

B-Side Music Fridays
2017-08-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
One of our favorite summertime music series! B-Side Friday is MCA Denver’s summer rooftop music series, presenting the best up and coming colorado bands and side projects of well-known Denver bands and musicians.
The 2017 lineup: Levi Dal Nodar & Shady Elders (6/2); Me Me Monster & the Firstimers (6/9); Venbus Cruz & Big Wheel Feat. Greg Tanner (6/16); Wesley Watkins & Particle Parade (6/23); Anna Shoemaker & High Plains Honky (6/30); Pinkhawks (7/14); Yasi (7/21); Kitty Crimes & Jay Triiiple (7/28); Golden Hour & The Raven and the Writing Desk (8/4); Anthony Ruptak (8/11); The Get Together & Space in Time (8/18); Vules Jerne (8/25)
Happy hour starts at 5p and music starts at 7p.
[$5; Free for MCA members]
More info: http://mcadenver.org/eventscalendar

Flick Friday at Little Man
2017-08-25 20:30 - 22:30 | Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th Street,, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Alamo Cinema Drafthouse and Little Man proudly present Flick Fridays. Gather at the giant milk can every Friday through the end of September for some free fun at dusk…. family-friendly flicks, sing-alongs and cinema classics…double features will play on the first & final Friday every month. Bring your blanket and enjoy some popcorn & cotton candy with the show! See the full schedule here.
Note: June through Labor Day flicks will begin at 8:45 p.m.; September 8-29 shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. Run times of shows are noted next to each feature.
[Free]
More info: http://www.littlemanicecream.com/calendar/
2017 Full Season Lineup:
June 2-Sunset: 8:24 Double Feature!
GREASE SING-ALONG -1:50
PITCH PERFECT-1:52
June 9 – Sunset: 8:28
SING-1:54
June 16-Sunset 8:31
SOUND OF MUSIC- SING ALONG -2:54
June 23-Sunset: 8:32
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE -2:09
June 30-Sunset: 8:32 Double Feature!
THE SANDLOT-1:41
FIELD OF DREAMS – 1:47
July 7 – Sunset: 8:30 Double Feature!
Monsters and Trekkies unite! Costumes are encouraged.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES-1:52
STAR TREK 1 (2009) -2:05
July 14 – Sunset: 8:27
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE – 2:39
July 21-Sunset: 8:22
THE WIZARD OF OZ- SING ALONG – 1:52
July 28-Sunset: 8:15 Double Feature!
Chick Flick Friday!
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY-1:36
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER -1:59
August 4-Sunset: 8:08 SPECIAL!
YOU TUBE NIGHT- Hilarious, adult-only videos-9PM-Midnight
August 11-Sunset: 7:59
MAMMA MIA SING-ALONG -1:49
August 18 – Sunset: 7:50
GOONIE’S-1:54
August 25-Sunset: 7:39 Double Feature!
Girl Power!
THE POWER PUFF GIRLS MOVIE -1:20
CLUELESS-1:40
September 1-Sunset: 7:29 Double Feature!
BABE- 1:32
BACK TO THE FUTURE-1:54
NOTE: SUMMER HOURS CHANGE TO 11:00 AM-Midnight after Labor Day Weekend.
Movies will begin at 7:30 p.m. for the rest of September
September 8 – Sunset: 7:17
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF-SING ALONG -3:21
September 15 – Sunset: 7:06
THE KARATE KID -2:07
September 22 – Sunset: 6:54
COMING TO AMERICA-1:57
September 29- Sunset: 6:43 Double Feature!
THE BOOK OF LIFE- 1:35
MRS. DOUBTFIRE-2:05

Meet in the Street
2017-08-26 | 16th Street Mall
Meet in the Street, funded by the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, returns for a fourth year to offer residents and guests new experiences by transforming the Mall with activities ranging from expanded outdoor cafes and live music to fitness classes, cultural performances and more. Meet in the Street will take place Saturdays from July 8 through August 26. The ‘My 16th Street Prototyping Festival’ will also begin on July 8 with seven community-designed installations designed to engage and create a unique sense of place along the 16th Street Mall.
[Free]
More info: http://www.downtowndenver.com/play/summer-activities-to-transform-downtown-denver

SOLD OUT - Union Station History and Public Art Tour
2017-08-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Explore the art and history of Denver’s Union Station! Let Public Art Docent Annie Bacon give you the inside scoop on the renovation of this Denver landmark and share highlights from its great art collection.
Tour Dates: Saturdays, 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/12, 8/26, 10 a.m.
[Free]
More info and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/union-station-history-and-public-art-tour-tickets-34145813046

Family Miniature Golf Night
2017-08-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver, CO, 80207, United States
Play a 9-hole course of miniature golf in the library after hours. Golfers are encouraged to sign up for a tee time in advance at 720-865-0250 or by stopping by the library. Walk-ins are welcome and will tee off on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
[Free]
More info: Family Miniature Golf Night

Denver Art Museum and Denver Public Library Campus Public Art and Architecture Tour
2017-08-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
This tour covers a broad array of contemporary public artworks near the Denver Art Museum. The tour will focus on the contemporary works outside of the Denver Public Library and the Denver Art Museum. From an oversized broom to abstract sculpture, this tour explores the outdoor art of the Denver Art Museum. Tour will be led by Public Art Docent, Annie Bacon. Tour meets in front of the Denver Art Museum at 100 W. 14th Ave Pkwy. (Limited to 15 people)
[Free]
More info and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denver-art-museum-and-denver-public-library-campus-public-art-and-architecture-tour-tickets-34124167303

Shakesbeer: A Midsummer Night's Dr(a)m
2017-08-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Fiction Beer Company, 7101 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80220, United States
To commemorate the longstanding tradition of drinking on, off, and all around the stage, The Wit’s Shakesbeer presents a frothy, hopped-up comedy with notes of romance and intrigue…at a taphouse!
[Free]
More info: https://www.facebook.com/Life.Style.Theatre/

SCFD Free Day at DMNS
2017-08-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Yay science! And yay free admission!
The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District is a voter-approved special district in the seven-county metro area that provides a stable source of supplemental funding to more than 300 scientific and cultural organizations inside the district’s boundaries. The SCFD collects a one-tenth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax (or one penny on every $10 spent), providing approximately $40 million each year to area cultural attractions both small and large.
A fee still applies to IMAX films, Planetarium shows, and temporary exhibitions. Reservations and amenities (lunchroom, coat and lunch storage, bus drop off, etc.) for school groups are not available on SCFD Community Free Days.
[Free]
More info: http://www.dmns.org/about-us/scfd-free-days/
2017 SCFD Community Free Days

Sunday, January 22
Monday, February 27
Monday, March 13
Monday, April 10 (Earth Day)
Sunday, April 30 (Día del Niño)
Sunday, June 4
Sunday, August 6
Monday, August 28
Sunday, September 17
Monday, October 16
Monday, November 13
Sunday, December 10

A Selection of Masterpieces: Art from the Denver Art Museum’s Western American Art Collection
2017-08-28 13:00 - 14:00 | History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, 80203, United States
How do museums determine what is worthy of collecting and saving for posterity? Many of the paintings, artifacts, and ephemera found in the collections of our nation’s museums rarely see the light of day. From these vast collections, how do curators determine which works to put on display for the public? Join Jennifer R. Henneman, assistant curator for the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum, as she delves into stories related to paintings and sculpture from Backstory: Western American Art in Context. Discover more about the provenance of these works as well as the forethought that went into choosing them for this exhibition.
[$4 – $5]
More info: http://www.historycolorado.org/event/selection-masterpieces-art-denver-art-museum-s-western-american-art-collection
