Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tour at History Colorado
2015-04-17 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, 80203, United States
Ever wondered what happens behind-the-scenes at the History Colorado Center? Head to the museum for free (with membership or paid admission) collections tours every third Friday. The 12 lucky members of the tour will visit rarely seen storage and processing spaces and get an up-close-and-personal view of artifacts. Register for the tour when you arrive at the museum. More info: http://www.historycolorado.org/event/behind-scenes-collection-tours

Free Admission at All National Parks
2015-04-18 - 2015-04-19 | CO
As part of the kick off for National Parks Week April 18 – 26, all National Parks will offer free admission on the 18th and 19th. National Parks Week is a time to celebrate the stunning landscapes and valuable history preserved as part of the parks system, as well as the value of spaces that allow us to connect with nature and outdoor recreation. Colorado is home to many great National Parks including Rocky Mountain National Park (100 years old now!), Colorado Monument, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde and Hovenweep among others. So find your park, grab your friends and head out of town for the weekend!

Denver Flea
2015-04-18 12:00 - 19:00 | Bindery on Blake, 2901 Blake St, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
It’s time to fleak out! Denver Flea returns for another season of cool local vendors, food, beer and live music. Admission is free and you can score a free beer if you RSVP to the event through their website. If you’d like to have even more fleakin’ good times, check out their kick-off party on Friday, 4/17, 6-10. Tickets are $25 in advance ($30 at the door) for bottomless drinks, live music and giveaways.

DPL Weekend Music Series: Jazz Classics with The Tom Gershwin Duo
2015-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Popups Example
From DPL: Always searching for new challenges in his music, trumpeter Tom Gershwin explores the broad range of classic jazz in this duo project. Working with guitarist Bill Kopper, brass and strings combine effortlessly for intimate ballads, joyful swing tunes and some snappy bebop. More info about this event.
All Weekend Music Series events are free, open to the public, require no registration and take place at the Central library, Level 1 Schlessman Hall.

Opening: Starring Linda
2015-04-19 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
She’s back! We can still remember the first time we saw “Linda” at the Denver Art Museum. She looked so real that we found ourselves breathing softly and whispering as we gathered around, attentively studying her sleeping form to see if her closed eyes would twitch or if her ribcage would expand with a quiet breath. In order to preserve this incredible sculpture, the DAM has had Linda in storage since 2009. The exhibit “Starring Linda” will feature Linda in addition to 2 other sculptures by her creator, Colorado artist John DeAndrea. See Linda first on member preview day, 4/18, with a timed ticket.

**Final Week** Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia
2015-04-21 - 2015-04-26 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
EXHIBIT DATES EXTENDED to April 26! This incredibly extensive exhibit has taken over every single floor of the MCA! Journeying through his days as a member of DEVO through the present, Myopia includes an intriguing collection of Mark Mothersbaugh’s music (presented via music videos, record players in the gallery and his own unique orchestrions), personal artifacts, 30,000 postcard-sized works, sculptures, rugs and digital media works. This exhibit is revealing, inspiring and mind-boggling. Don’t miss it!! The final day is April 26, 2015. Tickets to the MCA are $8 for adults ($5 after 5pm) and free for those 18 and under. More info.

Tickets Go on Sale for Botanic Gardens Summer Concerts
2015-04-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Seeing a summertime concert at the Denver Botanic Gardens is certainly a Denver Bucket List item, so check out this year’s line-up and see if 2015 is the time to relax in the grassy amphitheater, nibble items from your picnic basket and enjoy some great music under the stars. Concerts include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Boz Scaggs, Keb’ Mo’, Culture Club, Better than Ezra and Melissa Etheridge, among others.

Lark Duo - Free Concert
2015-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | 1801 California Lobby, 1801 California St., Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Arts Brookfield invites the public to enjoy performances by Friends of Chamber Music. For three Tuesdays in April, beginning April 7 and running through April 21, Arts Brookfield presents Friends of Chamber Music: Lunchtime at 1801 California, a series of free concerts, open to the public from noon to 1 PM.
Lark Duo: A violin and viola duo that has performed throughout North America and Europe.
The Denver-based organization, Friends of Chamber Music is dedicated to educating new audiences for chamber music, which aligns with our desire to offer the downtown Denver community unique ways of experiencing art.

Free Day at Denver Botanic Gardens York St.
2015-04-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Lots of things are starting to grow! Go celebrate spring with a visit to one of America’s top botanic gardens. Don’t forget to visit the Children’s Garden on top of the parking structure across the street from the main gardens.

Earth Day Denver
2015-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, United States
Walk, bike, ride RTD or carpool your way to Civic Center Park to learn about sustainable living, composting and gardening through interactive displays, expert presentations and fun activities. You’ll also have the opportunity to test drive various models of electric cars (ever wanted to drive a Tesla?) and win cool eco prizes. Local and sustainable food trucks will be on hand should you get hungry. Denver’s Earth Day Fair is free and open to the public.

"Cheatin'" Film Presentation with Director Bill Plymton
2015-04-22 19:15 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
See the Oscar-nominated animated film and meet the director at the Denver Film Society this week. About the film: In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of Romance. But when a scheming “other” woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden “soul machine”, Ella takes the form of Jake’s numerous lovers, desperately fighting through malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny. USA, 2013, 76 Minutes. Tickets

Feminism + Co. -- Big Woman
2015-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Don’t let the title of this April lecture series from the The Museum of Contemporary Art fool you! While yes, you will be be exploring contemporary culture through issues relating to women and gender, you’ll also find yourself entertained, intrigued and really glad you came. With film screenings, creative performances, lectures and panel discussions, these events address women’s (and men’s) complicated relationship to art, politics and sexuality, but aren’t intimidating or boring. Also, MEN DRINK FREE! Snag your ticket soon as the first week sold out right away. $10 for general, $5 for MCA members. Feminism + Co. info.
About the Big Woman Lecture: Poet and performer Andrea Moore chews the fat about bigness, body image, and the female experience in this cabaret-style performance about what it means to be an unapologetically large woman living in America. (MCA)

Denver Music Summit
2015-04-24 - 2015-04-26 | McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States
The Denver Music Summit brings together musicians, industry professionals, civic leaders and music enthusiasts for educational programming, live performances and policy engagement. This 3-day summit provides a platform to share ideas, inspire ingenuity and develop new models of music-driven economic development and community building. Tickets are $35 for the whole weekend and $10 for individual sessions. Check out the schedule and engage with Denver’s ever-growing music scene.

Free Day at Clyfford Still Museum
2015-04-24 10:00 - 20:00 | Default Theme
Never been to the Still? Then now is your chance to see the masterpieces of abstract expressionism housed in this unique museum. The building itself is stunning architecturally and well worth the visit too. Thanks to the support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Clyfford Still Museum will offer free admission on Fridays nights, 5p – 8p, and free admission all day on the final Friday of the month beginning January 30th and running until October 30th, 2015. Still Museum.

Denver Art Museum Untitled: Fake Out
2015-04-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Denver Art Museum’s Untitled Final Fridays are our favorite fridays of the month! Centered around a vague theme, these fun evenings feature interesting presentations, fun things to make and take, mini theater performances from Buntport Theater, gallery tours of all varieties, plus great music by a live DJ, cash bar and light munchies. Show up and be ready to explore and get creative with local artists, entertainers and DAM staff. Untitled is free for members and general admission price ($8-$13) for other visitors. More info.
DAM description of this event: Do a double take with lifelike artworks, stage makeup, and other optical illusions.

Día del Niño
2015-04-25 | CO
Día del Niño, also known as the “Day of the Child” means a day full of free cultural programming including live music, dance performances, storytelling and crafts at the Denver Art Museum, History Colorado Center, Byers-Evans House Museum, Denver Public Library and Clyfford Still Museum. And free admission to all these museums too! Click on each venue for specific programming information. This event is an incredible opportunity to experience art and culture from around the world and you don’t even have to be a kid to enjoy it!

Doors Open Denver
2015-04-25 - 2015-04-26 | CO
Explore your city! Now’s your chance to peek inside some of Denver’s iconic buildings both old and new. During the Doors Open Denver weekend, visitors can stop by any or all (we dare you to visit all 57) of the participating locations around Denver to casually tour through for FREE. A variety of insider tours are also available for $10, but must be reserved ahead of time. DOD sites include 6 museums that will offer free admission (Denver Art Museum, Kirkland Museum, Denver Firefighter’s Museum, Forney Transportation Museum, Byers-Evans and the Clyfford Still Museum), many beautiful historic buildings like the Equitable Building and Sugar Building, and some newer projects like the DaVita World Headquarters. Print out the list of DOD sites and start highlighting your itinerary!

Free Day + Día del Niño Activities at DMNS
2015-04-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
There will be even more to do and see at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on this day as it’s Dia del Niño. In addition to free general admission for all visitors, the celebration will include music and dance performances by Los Chinelos, Mexico Mixto, Danza Guadalupana Matachina, and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance; face painting; crafts; visits from Colorado sports mascots; a Museum-wide scavenger hunt; and One Book for Colorado readings in English and Spanish.

31 Hours of Myopia
2015-04-25 10:00 - 2015-04-26 17:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
A great exhibit deserves a great send off, right? As one last hurrah, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will host a 31-hour-long party to celebrate the weird and wonderful, inspired and inspiring work of Mark Mothersbaugh before his Myopia exhibit heads off on its national tour. Some highlights of the event include: Skype bedtime stories with Mark Mothersbaugh, stargazing on the rooftop deck, a midnight tour with Adam Lerner (Director of MCA), 80s karaoke in the cafe, tarot card readings, an early morning dance party and a final goodbye with drum-line at 5 pm on Sunday. Tickets are only $5 between 5p and 5a. See you there!

DPL Weekend Music Series: Native American Flute with Bear Livmere
2015-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Popups Example
From DPL: Tradition and new age meet in this concert that blends Native American flute with the influences of Jazz, Blues and Estonian Folk music. Bear Livmere loves the tonal warmth of wooden flutes; he creates unique music full of heart and soul. More info about this event.
All Weekend Music Series events are free, open to the public, require no registration and take place at the Central library, Level 1 Schlessman Hall.

Chamberlin Observatory Open House
2015-04-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Chamberlin Observatory, 2930 East Warren Avenue, Denver, CO, 80210, United States
Join the Denver Astrological society for one of their monthly open houses at the historic Chamberlin Observatory. During the event, guests can view the heavens through the observatory’s famous 20-inch aperture Alvan Clark-Saegmuller refractor by checking in at the desk on the main floor of the observatory and paying a $2 per-person fee or $5 per family. If the weather is cloudy and not suitable for viewing with the observatory’s telescope, there is a reduced $1 per-person entry fee to the observatory. In addition to touring the observatory, the monthly open houses are a great time to interact with members of the DAS and get answers to questions about your telescope (feel free to bring your scope to set up outside of the Observatory as many DAS members do) or anything you see in the sky! Chamberlin Observatory Open House info.

DCPA Family Fun Forum
2015-04-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Robert & Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education, 1101 13th Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Explore and try your hand at theater arts like singing, dancing, juggling and more at the DCPA Family Fun Forum. This event is free and open to all ages. More info.

**Final Week** Traveling the Silk Road at DMNS
2015-04-27 - 2015-05-03 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
A rich and informative exhibit that engages all the senses, Traveling the Silk Road is worth seeing. The Silk Road spanned some 5,700 miles across Asia connecting such influential cities as Xi’an, Turfan, Samarkand, Baghdad and Constantinople. The exhibit invites visitors to come along on the journey through interactive experiences highlighting the commerce, innovation, arts and science knowledge that spread from community to community via this historic route. More info.

**Final Week** Artist Select: Mark Mothersbaugh
2015-04-28 - 2015-05-03 | Default Theme
Artist Mark Mothersbaugh (he just had a solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art called Myopia) was asked to select pieces from the Clyfford Still collection and then compose original music inspired by the art. Mothersbaugh selected 4 pastel drawings in the Still collection to make up his curated exhibit which provide a fun counterbalance to the large-scale paintings Still is famous for. Go “hear” some great art before this special exhibit closes!
GTK: The Still Museum is FREE every Friday from 5p – 8p.

Classic Film Series: Soylent Green '73
2015-04-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Popups Example
Enjoy free classic films with the fun-loving folks of the Fresh City Life office at the Denver Public Library Central branch. Films are shown in the B2 Conference Room at Central.
About “Soylent Green”: Starring Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, and Leigh Taylor. Directed by Richard Fleischer. “Richard Fleischer’s Soylent Green is a good, solid science-fiction movie, and a little more. It tells the story of New York in the year 2022, when the population has swollen to an unbelievable 80 million, and people live in the streets and line up for their rations of water and Soylent Green. That’s a high-protein foodstuff allegedly made from plankton cultivated in the seas. But is it?” – Roger Ebert. This is Charlton Heston in his greatest gotcha moment on screen after the finale of The Planet of the Apes. 97 minutes. Rated PG.
More event info.

Bring Your Government: 2015 Municipal Elections Edition
2015-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States
The fun-loving and civic-minded folks at Warm Cookies of the Revolution are back with an evening of politics and LEGOs. They’ve invited every single candidate in every single race, plus comedians Chris Charpentier and Nathan Lund, former chief of staff to Mayor Federico Pena, David Miller, to hang out with you, the citizen, and discuss the future of our community while making a LEGO city. Hear about what the city auditor does, find out your district, tell these potential council members what you want to see happen in our city. And eat cookies. Warm Cookies event info.

Café des Artes: Trains in Paris
2015-04-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Alliance Française, 571 Galapago St., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join the Alliance Française for an evening lecture that includes wine, snacks and insight into French culture and history! The “Café des Artes” occurs monthly with a different topic. Tickets are $10 for members of the AF and $18 for members of the general public. More info.

Free Day at Four Mile Historic Park
2015-05-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest Street, Denver, CO, 80246, United States
Travel back to 1859 for free! Enjoy a tour of the Four Mile House Museum, pan for gold (okay, it’s actually pyrite, but the kids always end up panning for hours!), interact with costumed volunteers and check out the farm animals. This park offers a delightful oasis right in the middle of the city and really brings history to life.

Free Comic Book Day!
2015-05-02 | CO
Yes, that’s right, on the first Saturday in May, participating stores offer a free comic book (one from a special selection of comics, not just any comic book in the store) to anyone who comes into the store. No purchase required. More information about Free Comic Book Day.
Participating Stores In and Near Denver:
MILE HIGH COMICS – GLENDALE
760 S Colorado Blvd
Unit J
Glendale, CO, 80222
(303) 691-2212

MILE HIGH COMICS
4600 Jason St
Denver, CO, 80211
(303) 455-2659

MILE HIGH COMICS – LAKEWOOD
98 Wadsworth Blvd #118
Lakewood, CO, 80226
(303) 238-8125

ALL C’S COLLECTIBLES INC
1250 S. Abilene St.
Aurora, CO, 80012
(303) 751-6882

Cinco de Mayo
2015-05-02 - 2015-05-03 | Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, United States
On May 5, 1862, in the town of Puebla, the outnumbered Mexican army defeated French forces providing the momentum and national confidence to drive foreign power from their country. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of freedom and culture — And everyone is invited! The Cinco de Mayo Parade will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 10a and kick off a whole weekend full of live music, dance and food. Check out the entertainment lineup and learn more about the festivities.
