Let's Talk About Gentrification
2018-01-31 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver, CO, 80207, United States
Gain insight to better understand the impact of gentrification on Denver’s neighborhoods. What societal structures support gentrification? Discuss possible actions we can take to create and retain diversity in our community.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/let%27s-talk-about-gentrification

ales, apps & barrels of fun
2018-02-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Children’s Museum of Denver, 2121 Children's Museum Drive, Denver, CO, 80211, United States
Release your inner child at the Children’s Museum during our first ever adults-only extravaganza! Taste beers from local breweries, snack on light bites, and best of all, enjoy an evening of play in our world-class exhibits. Build and launch rockets, see who can make the biggest bubble, race to the top of Altitude and so much more. Come be a kid again!
[$35!]
Please note: This adults-only event is 21+. Limited number of tickets available night-of at the door for $40.

Craft beer samples provided by

Briar Common Brewery + Eatery
Comrade Brewing Company
Declaration Brewing Company
Epic Brewing Company
FATE Brewing Company
Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Little Machine
Prost Brewing
Ratio Beerworks
Resolute Brewing Company
More to come!

Light bites provided by

Biscuits and Berries Catering
Catering By Design
Footers Catering
Occasions Catering
Relish Catering & Events
Serendipity Catering
Three Tomatoes Catering

All things in life, and with this event, are subject to change.
More info: https://www.mychildsmuseum.org/events/EventDetail/ales-apps-barrels-of-fun-2018

SCFD Free Day: Denver Art Museum
2018-02-03 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]

Penny Saturday at MCA
2018-02-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
On the first Saturday of each month, Colorado residents can visit the Museum of Contemporary Art for only 1 cent! Go see some beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary art and then enjoy a beverage (coffee, sodas, beer, wine and cocktails) at the MCA’s spectacular rooftop cafe. The rooftop features indoor and outdoor spaces with lovely views of downtown.
FYI: The MCA is closed between exhibitions, so double check to be sure they’re open before you go!
[1 penny]
More info: http://mcadenver.org

Make/Shift Monday: Deep Listening
2018-02-05 18:00 - 20:30 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
An interactive workshop with a variety of short activities engaging different styles of “listening”, inspired by the works of John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, and R. Murray Schafer, participants will be led through a series of collaborative and self-guided activities from a book of prompts and questions, which will be available for free to take home. At the end of the event, volunteers will have the opportunity to present their experiences as amateur musicologists and audio ecologists.
Make/Shift Monday is a fun, off-script program created for and by Denver’s unique creative community. Join us for these regular happenings that activate the space and provide informal opportunities to engage with RedLine.
[FREE! BYOB!]
More info: http://www.redlineart.org/upcomingevents/2018/2/5/makeshift-monday-presents-deep-listening

Curatorial Tour at MCA
2018-02-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Take a behind the scenes tour of the MCA’s current exhibitions (Cleon Peterson, Diego Rodriguez-Warner and Arthur Jafa) with Curatorial Associate, Zoe Larkins.
Bring your curiosity, questions, your art friends, and enjoy.
Tour is free with museum admission. Simply tell the front desk you are here for the tour and they will get you to where you need to be.
[Included with admission]
More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/curatorial-tour

Magnets on the Fridge #NewDenver
2018-02-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
In the spirit of the many television shows that are returning after ending years ago, Buntport is bringing back their first live sit-com, Magnets on the Fridge! It’s time to catch up with the old gang and their shenanigans as they try to navigate “new Denver”. Whether you are a long-time fan of Magnets on the Fridge or a total newbie, this is for you! First Wednesday of the month, come hang out with the now 40-somethings as they attempt to deal with the new normal.
[$8 online ($10 at the door)]
More info: https://buntport.com/2017/12/magnets-fridge-newdenver/

Creative Mornings: Curiosity
2018-02-09 08:30 - 10:30 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Free breakfast + coffee + inspiration! Creative Mornings is definitely the way to start your day and a great way to meet new people and explore new ideas.
Registration opens MON 2/5 at 9a.
Curiosity hasn’t killed Derek Friday yet. In fact, it’s been a driving force for personal growth for him as a designer and maker. By staying curious, he constantly integrates new ideas and influences, putting his own spin on them—it keeps the work dynamic. From environmental graphics to interiors and architecture, his multi-disciplinary approach typically yields a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
About the Speaker:
Derek A. Friday is an Environmental Graphic Designer, based in Boulder, Colorado and Hamburg, Germany. His work combines bold 2D graphics with 3D forms to create immersive branded environments and effective way-finding solutions for clients worldwide.
As the lead creative behind Finndustry, Derek provides an intimate knowledge of global design trends and innovative approaches to modern design that are functional and accessible in a wide variety of physical applications.
More info: https://creativemornings.com/talks/derek-friday

SCFD Free Day: Four Mile Historic Park
2018-02-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest Street, Denver, CO, 80246, 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 Four Mile Historic Park!
About Four Mile Historic Park: http://www.fourmilepark.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]

Try Curling!
2018-02-10 - 2018-02-11
Denver Curling Club is offering drop in Learn to Curl sessions during the Olympics. Come give curling try!

30 min on the ice with instruction (ages 13+) and a drink for $20/pp.
No sign up needed for a time slot, just drop in.
We can accommodate 24 people in each 30 min time slot.
Hang out, enjoy the Olympics on TV and talk to members about our adult leagues and kids/junior programs.
See curlers in action

When;

Saturday, February 10, 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday, February 11, 2 to 4 PM
Saturday, February 17, 9-10 AM (for ages 6-12, helmets required, not supplied)
Saturday, February 17, 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, February 17, 7 to 9 PM
Sunday, February 18, 2 to 4:00 PM

Open House Info for Children under 12 years of age.
We have added a Learn to Curl for ages 6-12 on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 9-9:30, 9:30-10am.
The cost is only $5 for a 30 minute lesson.
ALL children MUST HAVE A HELMET. We will not be able to supply a helmet. A bicycle or ski helmet is fine but you will have to bring your own.
Looking forward to some new Little Rockers learning the sport!!
[$5 – $20]
Learn more: https://denvercurlingclub.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/382-olympic-open-houses

Meet and Make with Children’s Authors
2018-02-10 10:30 - 16:30 | Central Library, 10 W 14th Ave, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
During this free day-long celebration, award-winning children’s authors will share their bookmaking experiences and lead art and writing activities for kids. Books will be on hand to buy and have signed by the authors courtesy of Tattered Cover Book Store.

10:30am – Picture book author Jillian Tamaki
12:30pm – Chapter book author Jewell Parker Rhodes
2:30pm – Chapter book author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Brooke Allen
3:30pm – Chapter book author Sayantani DasGupta

[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/meet-and-make-children%27s-authors

Siren Song
2018-02-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2018-02-10 15:00 - 16:00 | 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.
From Buntport Theater, the people who brought you Trunks and Duck Duck Dupe!
[$7 online ($8 at the door)]
More info and tickets: https://buntport.com/2016/08/siren-song/

The Pillars of African American Art Song: Compositions of Strength, Love and Justice
2018-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Denver Art Song Project presents a performance of African-American Art Songs curated by soprano, Stephanie Ann Ball. She and baritone Dr. Paul Griggsby will take you on a moving journey through art songs written by some of history’s most influential African American composers, and the texts of America’s most prominent African American wordsmiths. Over the course of the evening you will hear the music of celebrated favorites such as Undine Smith Moore, William Grant Still, Adolphus Hailstork, Hall Johnson and more. The melodies will be enhanced by the powerful words of Langston Hughes, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others. Light refreshments to follow after program.
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/pillars-african-american-art-song-compositions-strength-love-and-justice

**Final Days: Downtown Ice Skating Rink**
2018-02-11 - 2018-02-14
Don’t miss your chance to skate under the clock tower!

HOURS OF OPERATION THROUGH FEBRUARY 14
Monday – Thursday: Noon – 5 pm
Friday – Saturday: 10 am – 10 pm
Sunday – 11 am – 6 pm
Super Bowl Sunday, February 4: 11 am – 3 pm
Valentine’s Day / Closing Day: 11 am – 6 pm

Free Learn to Skate Lessons:
Saturdays: 9 – 10 am

It’s free to skate, with skate rentals available for $6 for kids 12 and under, and $8 for adults!

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION:1/2 PRICE SKATE RENTALS UNTIL FEBRUARY 11!THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON

Skyline Park
16th and Arapahoe St. Denver, CO 80202 United States
More info: http://www.downtowndenverrink.com

Random Acts of Kindness Week
2018-02-11 - 2018-02-17
Help make the world a kinder place. Find ideas for Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) you can do here: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org
[Free]

STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries
2018-02-11 08:45 - 10:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join the Clyfford Still Museum each month to clear your mind and refresh your spirit with guided meditation sessions led by experienced meditation practitioners. All are welcome; no prior experience with meditation is required. Presented in collaboration with the Zen Center of Denver and the Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver.
Meditation sessions begin promptly at 9 am and 9:30 am. Doors open at 8:45.
[Free; Registration required]
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/stillness-meditation-in-the-galleries-12/

KIDS: Foxy & Shmoxy
2018-02-11 10:30 - 11:30
On the second Sunday of each month (September through May), bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy—two smart, witty, and hilarious foxes—sniff out clues and solve art mysteries in the Denver Art Museum.
Catch these fox super-sleuths in action! There are two chances to see the foxes: 10:30 am and 11:30 am. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart (Hamilton Building, level 1), pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and then follow the riddles into the galleries.
Note: The foxes are not here June, July, or August.
[Included with DAM admission]
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/programs/foxy-shmoxy

Free Family Tour
2018-02-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Enjoy a free art adventure at the Clyfford Still Museum for the whole family! Designed for children five through ten years old and their caregivers, family tours are an interactive way to explore the art on view. Every tour features games, close looking, and an art project to take home. Professional team of gallery teachers will introduce a different theme–such as color, line, shape, movement, music, or architecture–in every tour.
[Free | Registration Required]
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/free-family-tour/

Listen Up: Behind the Scenes in the Audiobook Studio
2018-02-11 13:30 - 14:30 | Central Library, 10 W 14th Ave, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Award-winning narrator and director Cassandra Campbell and Dan Zitt, vice president of content production for the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, will take listeners behind the scenes in the recording studio, revealing what it takes to record your favorite audiobooks, how producers find just the right voice for each book, how producers and narrators work with authors, and the particular challenges and rewards of bringing a book from the page to audio.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/listen-behind-scenes-audiobook-studio

SCFD Free Day at DMNS
2018-02-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Residents of the SCFD district enjoy FREE admission today at Denver Museum of Nature & Science!
DMNS Free Days: Jan 8, Jan 28, Feb 12, Apr 9, Apr 29, Jun 3, Jul 5*, Aug 13, Sep 12*, Sep 30, Oct 14, Dec 9

*free only from 4-10pm on these dates

Pro Tip: Free Days are often crowded, so take public transit to avoid parking stress.
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 for enlightening and entertaining the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement or preservation of visual arts, performing arts, cultural history, natural history, or natural sciences.
More info: http://scfd.org

Cleon Peterson & Shepard Fairey
2018-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO, 80208, United States
MCA Denver and the Newman Center for the Performing Arts present an Evening with Cleon Peterson & Shepard Fairey. Artists Cleon Peterson and Shepard Fairey will speak about the exhibition Shadow of Men, opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver on February 2, 2018. Cleon’s boldly graphic style will transform MCA Denver inside and out, showcasing his stylized murals that depict chaos and violence. For this event, Cleon will be interviewed by Shepard Fairey, his friend (and occasional collaborator) of over twenty years.
[$8 – $17]
More info: https://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANEWMAN%3ANCP18%3ANG0212%3A&linkID=denver-newman&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=NCP18.1&cgc=

One Painting at a Time: PH-443, 1927 with PNX-22.1, c. 1926
2018-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Andrea Moore, social artist, executive director, The Wayfaring Band
Join the Clyfford Still Museum for this signature program that challenges participants to look beyond their first impression and spend quality time with a single painting.

[Free | Registration required]
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/one-painting-at-a-time-ph-443-1927-with-pnx-22-1-c-1926/

Men with Beards Read Romance
2018-02-13 18:30 - 20:30
Join Rocky Mountain Beard and Moustache Club for open mic night featuring literary lovers and Valentine shenanigans. Sign-up for Winter of Reading while you’re there. What book will you be taking home? Ages 21+.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/men-beards-read-romance
Historians Ale House, 24 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Lecture: Bosom Buddies, Hollywood And The Lingerie Industry 1930 - 1949
2018-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Taught by Tiel Louise Lundy, Instructor of Film Studies, CU Boulder
Hollywood has always influenced mainstream fashion. Relying on an extensive survey of sources from the 1930s and 40s, this lecture reveals how the industries played a profound part in shaping attitudes about the aesthetics of the female body.
In the 1940s, film studios introduced an entirely new film genre to American audiences. Filled with murder, corruption and despair, and populated with detectives and femme fatales, the films that came to be defined as Film Noir grew into enduring and iconic classics. Today, these hard-boiled tales are just as fascinating and entertaining as when they first premiered more than a half-century ago.
The Denver Film Society is excited to present a collection of some of the best American noir classics, kicking off with the film that many suggest marked the genre’s end point (Touch of Evil) and working backward to showcase hallmarks of the form (The Big Sleep and Double Indemnity). The films, featuring career-defining roles by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including: Lauren Bacall, Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Janet Leigh, and Edward G. Robinson, are cinematic treats, not to be missed on the big screen.
Along with these monthly screenings, DFS will also present a series of lectures by local film scholars that provide additional context and insights into the early American cinema. Lectures include an introduction to film noir, its history, impact and influences; a discussion about how Hollywood helped shape attitudes about the female body; and a presentation on the history of censorship and the Hays code in Hollywood. All screenings and lectures in this series take place at the Sie FilmCenter and are free for members, and just $7 for non-members.
[$7; Free for DFS Members]
More info: https://secure.denverfilm.org/tickets/film.aspx?id=30002&FID=100

Beyond Earth
2018-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Imagine the future of space colonization with Amanda R. Hendrix, coauthor of Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets, as she examines the realities facing this ambitious endeavor. Is Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, with a weather cycle and nitrogen atmosphere, a better option for colonization than the desert landscapes of Mars? Is humanity really on the brink of a “Golden Age” of space science as entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk and Richard Branson pursue the commercial potential of human access to space? Hendrix will examine the political and scientific obstacles to turning space colonization into a viable quest. A book sale and signing will follow the lecture.
[$8 member, $10 nonmember]
More info: http://www.dmns.org/learn/adults/after-hours/beyond-earth/

Daybreaker Denver: Heart and Sole
2018-02-14 07:00 - 09:00
Wednesday, February 14th meet Daybreaker Denver at SneekEazy, a loungey hideaway that also sells sweet sneakers! (So sneaky. Get it?) Let’s dance our hearts and soles out in the name of love — literally. We’re lacing up our funkiest, most colorful dancing shoes for this one. Let’s get dowwwwwn for love (of every single kind).
Expect (heart)beats by DJ Duo (and couple!) DoubleCrush, graffiti ambiance, and a dancefloor perfect for love-falling. We’ll remember that love is all around, and it holds the most magic while we’re dancing.
Dress in hues of red. <3
See you on the dancefloor.
Yoga 6a – 7a
Dancing 7a – 9a
Breakfast bites and coffee included
[$25]
More info: https://www.daybreaker.com/city/den/

Redline Brown Bag Lunch
2018-02-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Please join RedLine for our February Brown Bag Lunch!
This program was originally created as a way to extend the conversations started in our 48 Hours Summit & Exhibition while bringing community members together.
As always, Brown Bag Lunch is free and open to everyone. All you need is your lunch and your ideas!
This month, we will discuss the relevancy of art inside and outside the “art world.” The discussion will revolve around this article. You do not need to read the article to take part in the conversation, but it will be referenced here and there!
[Free]

Artist Curated Dining Experience
2018-02-14 17:00 - 22:00 | Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
If you’re looking for an intimate, unique, artsy or avant-garde dining experience this Valentine’s day, look no further! Local artist, Esther Hernandez is hosting a fundraiser for Redline Contemporary Arts Center and invites you to have a romantic dinner using utensils and devices she has created for couples to get to know each other in a more practical way. You are not only allowed to touch the art, you are required to use it to interact with your partner in order to eat dinner. Get ready to have your compatibility and communication styles revealed, how well do you work together? How considerate are you of each other? The menu features local, organic and vegetarian cuisine from the Mercury Café. Enjoy the quirky, symphonic sounds of Preteen OD and the transcendental electronic music of J Hamilton Isaacs during dinner. Wander the gallery before or after and take in the 10th Anniversary Retrospective Resident Artist Exhibit which showcases over 70 artists. Seating is extremely limited.
Tickets/Details:

All inclusive dinner for 2. Please arrive on time to your selected reservation. We welcome you to arrive early, or stay late, and explore the gallery space and exhibition.
$100 per couple ($75 for RedLine Members) includes musical entertainment, 3 course meal with wine, unique interactive art experience and a complimentary Redline membership
Free on site parking in RedLine’s lot
Because this is a time based, performance dinner, late arrival past 15 minutes will terminate your reservation.
Reservation times: 5:00pm, 6:15pm, 7:30pm, 8:45pm

More info: http://www.redlineart.org/upcomingevents/2018/1/22/artist-curated-dining-experience

Paint with Light
2018-02-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Byers, 675 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Use colorful L.E.Ds, glow sticks, and more to “paint with light” in this long exposure digital photography workshop.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/paint-light-0
