Movie Night: The Royal Tenenbaums
2016-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Infinite Monkey Theorem, 3200 Larimer St., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
No cover, just a fun movie screening at Denver’s favorite urban winery, Infinite Monkey Theorem.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1687318174854660/

My Teenage Angst
2016-04-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Brave souls take the stage and read real journal entries from their tweens to twenties for our entertainment. Dig up your old yearbooks, journals, and notes passed in class and take part in the show Denver’s Westword called the “Best Way to Publicly Embarrass Yourself and Still Have Fun.”
Tickets: $12
Readers get FREE entry, a complimentary “courage” drink, and a 1/2 price ticket for your “BFF”
More info: http://www.myteenageangst.com

Afternoon Delight
2016-04-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Black Black Coffee, 3459 Ringsby Ct., Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Afternoon Delight : A Social Hour Collaboration between Black Black Coffee & Kitchen + TAXI
Our motto’s always been “When it’s right, it’s right”,
why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
FREE Cocktails, beer, and snacks @ Black Black
Thursday, April 7th from 4pm – 5:30pm
Tunes, games, drinking, mingling with your neighbors
Suggested Donation $5
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/984274554976001/

National Theater Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016-04-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Running Time: 210 Minutes
Theater: Sie FilmCenter
Two shows only! Thursday, April 7th at 6pm and Sunday, April 10th at 1pm.
Following the hugely successful broadcasts of Coriolanus and King Lear, National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses to cinemas – broadcast live from the Donmar’s London home. Directed by Josie Rourke (Coriolanus), the cast includes Elaine Cassidy, Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire).
In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalised the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible adaptation swept the board, winning the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. Josie Rourke’s revival now marks the play’s thirty year anniversary.
Former lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont now compete in games of seduction and revenge. Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the innocent Cecile de Volanges before her wedding night but Valmont has targeted the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful Madame de Tourvel. While these merciless aristocrats toy with others’ hearts and reputations, their own may prove more fragile than they supposed.
As a part of the National Theatre Live series, “Les Liaison Dangereuses” will be recorded live and shown on a delayed basis. The Sie FilmCenter is the exclusive Denver-area venue for this thrilling series of great plays.
Simulcast in full HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. Tickets are $15 for DFS Members, $16 for Seniors or Students, $18 for General Admission.
More info and tickets: http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/reserve.aspx?fid=87&id=40973

National Poetry Month Poetry Reading: Helen MacDonald
2016-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
April is National Poetry Month! Not sure how to celebrate? Well, coming to hear poetry read by an acclaimed author would be a great place to start. Poet, illustrator, historian, naturalist, and research scholar Helen MacDonald, author of the bestselling memoir H is for Hawk, will read from and sign her poetry collection Shaler’s Fish. In robust, lyrical verse, Shaler’s Fish roams both the outer and inner landscapes of the poet’s universe, seamlessly fusing reflections on language, science, and literature, with the loamy environments of the natural worlds around her. [Free]
More info: http://www.tatteredcover.com/new-event-calendar

Feminism & Co.: Laura Shill: Artist in Conversation
2016-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Laura Shill: Artist in Conversation
Artist Laura Shill’s exhibition Phantom Touch, currently on view at MCA Denver, includes cyanotypes from her Absent Lovers series in which the artist appropriates images from covers of Harlequin romance novels and then edits out key details from the original, revealing hidden dynamics behind depictions of women. Shill is joined in conversation by Curator Nora Burnett Abrams.
What is Feminism & Co.?
It’s a program series from the Museum of Contemporary Art that explores contemporary culture through issues relating to women and gender. With film screenings, creative performances, lectures, and panel discussions, these evenings address women’s (and men’s) complicated relationship to art, politics, and sexuality.
All Programs 7–8:30PM at MCA Denver
Cash bar and refreshments available at MCA Cafe & Bar. –Men drink free! (limited to one “Bartender’s Choice” specialty cocktail per man)
Tickets: $5 MCA members /$10 nonmembers
More info and tickets: http://mcadenver.org/femandco16.php
Series:
ACTIVISM: WOMEN + HUNGER – THURSDAY, MARCH 3
SHORTS: BEHIND THE CAMERA – THURSDAY, MARCH 10

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

LAURA SHILL: ARTIST IN CONVERSATION – THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Doors Open Denver Insider Tours Go on Sale
2016-04-08
Doors Open Denver (DOD) is an annual two-day event that provides opportunities for residents and visitors to explore our city, creating meaningful connections to the built environment and promoting quality design. On Saturday 4/23 and Sunday 4/24, 68 of Denver’s unique spaces, including high-profile, historic and/or artistic feats of architecture and design will be open to the public for free self-guided tours. The 47 DOD Insider Tours ($10 per tour) from Denver Architectural Foundation are led by local experts, offer special access at some sites and are a great way to learn about Denver’s past, present and future. Popular tours (like the D & F Tower on 16th Street Mall – a tour is the ONLY way to go up to the top) sell out quickly, so take a look at the offerings ahead of time and be ready to book your favorites on the 8th!
Tickets: $10 per person per tour
More info and tickets for Insider Tours: http://doorsopendenver.com/sites-tours/

Old Denver Vs. New Denver Family Feud
2016-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Black Sheep Friday is back at the Museum of Contemporary Art with a whole new season of fun and weirdness. Admission if just $5 after 5p. Black Sheep Fridays take place in the rooftop cafe where you’ll find tasty drinks and a limited bar menu.
More info: http://mcadenver.org/blacksheepfriday2016.php
The 2016 Lineup:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The One Ring
2016-04-08 19:30 - 21:30
Wait, what? There’s a Lord of the Rings Symphony? Well, that sounds like a must hear event for any LOTR fan. More than just music, the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra combines high quality music concerts with fun activities before and after the performance to create a one-of-a-kind musical evening experience.
Tickets are $10 – $20, and kids 12 and under are free. Tickets available soon.
Venue: TBA
The Music:
The musical journey begins with Les Francs-Juges, Hector Berlioz’s medieval musical tale of triumph over judicial tyranny. DPO principal flute Aaron Wille leads you into the world of Ernest Bloch’s lyrical Suite Modale. The evening concludes with Johan De Meij’s epic Lord of the Rings Symphony based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. DPO Associate Conductor S. Mordecai Fuhrman conducts The One Ring.

S. Mordecai Fuhrman, guest conductor
Aaron Wille, flute
Berlioz: Les Franc-Juges (Judges of the Secret Court)
Bloch: Suite Modale featuring Aaron Wille, flute
De Meij, orch. Vlieger: Symphony No. 1 “Lord of the Rings” featuring Arthur Bouton, Saxophone
The Activities:
Pre-Concert Chat, 6:30pm – Join DPO for informal pre-concert chat sessions about the music you’ll be hearing hosted by DPO associate conductor and The One Ring guest conductor S. Mordecai Fuhrman. What should you listen for? What is the music’s historic and cultural context? We’ll give you insights into the music and music-makers you’ll be listening to. Pre-concert chats are free to all ticket holders starting at 6:30pm on all concert nights.
Gandalf Selfie Corner, 6:15–7:15pm – You shall not pass up this opportunity to snap a selfie with the White Wizard! Post on all your social media accounts, and be sure to tag us so we can like it.
Reception, immediately following concert – Say hello! Come downstairs after the concert for refreshments, meet the soloists, buy a t-shirt — and have fun!
More info: http://denverphilharmonic.org/upcoming-concert-april-8-2016/

The Rembrandt Room
2016-04-08 20:00 - 21:30, 2016-04-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The Rembrandt Room is a world premiere dark comedy featuring one woman standing next to one masterpiece for who knows how long. A mash-up of historical fact, Greek myth, and Buntport fiction, we love how the Buntport Theater Company writes all of their own shows. There’s never a dull moment and the storylines are always fresh, quirky and intriguing.
Playing April 8th – 30th
Tickets: $13 – $16 ($20 on opening and closing nights)
Pay-What-You-Can Nights: THU 4/14, MON 4/18
More info and reservations: http://www.buntport.com/reservations/reservations.php

The Rembrandt Room
2016-04-08 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-04-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
A new world premier show! Buntport’s first ever one-person show, The Rembrandt Room, is a mash-up of historical fact, Greek myth, and Buntport fiction, centering around a Rembrandt painting and the museum worker who stands next to it day in and day out. Monday 4/18 is pay-what-you-can night.
Tickets: $13 – $20
More info and tickets: http://www.buntport.com/calendar/calendar.htm#Rembrandt

Films on Tap: Demolition Man
2016-04-08 22:00 - 23:55 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
Films On Tap – You’ve played drinking games at home, now play them with Denver Film! They give you the rules and thanks to Breckingridge Breweries the first 50 guests get their first drink on the house! Drink specials run all night long.
Here are some sample drinking rules:
Take a drink when:
Explosions!
Something “sciency” happens
Finish your drink for:
Taco Bell!
More info and tickets: http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=28245

Artist Demo: Quintin Gonzalez – Mixed Media
2016-04-09 - 2016-04-10 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Come play in the Paint Studio at Denver Art Museum and catch an artist demo too! Free with museum admission. Children and youth 18 and under are free.
All demos take place 12p – 3p.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/paint-studio-weekend-artist-demonstrations
Weekend Demonstration Schedule (subject to change):
April 2–3 & 9–10: Quintin Gonzalez – Mixed Media
April 16–17: Nathan Abels – Acrylic Painting
April 23–24: Leticia D. Tanguma – Mixed Media with Acrylic and Watercolor
April 30–May 1: Homare Ikeda – Abstract Painting

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016-04-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206

The Buffalo Bill Experience
2016-04-11 13:00 - 14:00 | History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, 80203, United States
Colorado-based Buffalo Bill reenactor “Gunny” Jeff Norman guides audiences down the untamed frontier trail that was Buffalo Bill Cody’s life, in a costumed living history presentation that’s as entertaining as it is informative, colorfully blending humor, drama, and little-known historical anecdotes. The show is chock full of all the wagon train driving, Army scouting, Indian fighting, and Pony Express riding adventures that made Buffalo Bill Cody an American icon, all the while gathering legendary friends like Wild Bill Hickok, Kit Carson, Annie Oakley, General George Armstrong Custer, and Sitting Bull along the way.
Tickets: $4 for History Colorado Members; $5 for Nonmembers
More info and tickets: http://www.historycolorado.org/event/buffalo-bill-experience

In the Heart of the Amazon
2016-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Eduardo Neves, the renowned Brazilian archaeologist and a leading researcher in Amazonian ancient studies, unearths stories of the rain forest’s past and of the civilizations that have called it home. During 15 years of work, Neves and his team have discovered vast orchards of semi-domesticated fruit trees and huge swaths of terra preta, so-called Indian dark earth that is land made fertile by mixing charcoal, human waste, and other organic matter with soil. Engage in this collaborative and community-based conversation as Neves shares his groundbreaking research, which argues that the Amazon has a much deeper and far more complex history than ever imagined.
Tickets: $12 member, $15 nonmember
More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/1814-the-heart-of-the-amazon.aspx

ScreenPLAY: Clueless
2016-04-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Love movies? Love theater? Want to see your favorite stage actors read your favorite films? ScreenPLAY does just that! This month, enjoy a live reading of the 90s classic, Clueless!
Suggested donation at the door: $10, proceeds benefit the Athena Project
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1753687224854679/

Drop-In Drawing: Living Landscapes
2016-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
(Re)kindle your creative passions in these informal sketching sessions on the second Tuesday of every month. Take inspiration from the galleries with the help of a Denver Art Museum art instructor and tackle a new drawing topic every month.
April 12: Living Landscapes — Explore the meaning of place and home through Danny Singer’s photographs of North American prairie towns. Participants will gain skills in perspective drawing, discovering ways to create compositions with horizon lines, vanishing points, and three-dimensional shapes.
Meet in the El Pomar Grand Atrium in the Hamilton Building, Level 1. All experience levels welcome.
Bring your own supplies or use one of our communal sketch pads. If you bring your own supplies, please note that only sketchpads/notebooks 14 x 17 inches or smaller, graphite pencils, and kneaded erasers are permitted in the galleries. We will also provide these supplies if you do not have your own.
Included with museum admission.
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/drop-drawing-living-landscapes

Moxie U: Grants + Requests for Qualifications (RFQs)
2016-04-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St., Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Join the Art  Students League of Denver, Clyfford Still Museum, and RedLine for a special collaborative series of professional-development lectures designed to help artists enhance their business practices. Topics include how to write an artist statement;  PR 101 for artists; project budgets; client contracts; grants; requests for proposals (RFPs); how to price your artwork;  and more. Click on the workshop title to register.
Rotating venues | $5 per seat  | Second Tuesday of each month 6p – 8p
Click on lecture titles for more info and to register.
Series Overview:
February 9 | Clyfford Still Museum
PR 101 for Artists
Cristina Ceballo, Blake Communications

March 8 | Redline
Project Budgets + Contracts with Clients
Mary Valdez, Public Art Program Coordinator for Denver Arts & Venues

April 12 | Art Students League
Grants + Requests for Qualifications (RFQs)
John Grant, Public Art Consultant

May 10 | Clyfford Still Museum
Legal Stuff (Copyright, Intellectual Property and other things)
David Ratner, Creative Law Network, in partnership with CBCA and Colorado Attorneys for the Arts

June 14 | Redline
How to Price Your Artwork
Kathy Andrews, Art Appraiser
Summer break! No July or August workshops.
September 13 | Art Students League
Public Art Academy
Michael Chavez, Public Art Program Manager for Denver Arts & Venues

October 11 | Clyfford Still Museum
Horror Stories and other Fables for Artists
Various presenters TBA

November 8 | Redline
How to Set Your Studio for a Professional Visit
Cortney Lane Stell, Executive Director & Curator of Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum

Curator's Circle: Lethal Beauty - Design Elements in Samurai Suits of Armor
2016-04-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Japanese suits of armor stand out among the armor of other world cultures because of their flashy, colorful appearance and exquisite design. The armor most often seen in exhibitions or auctions ranges in date from the 16th to the 19th centuries. During this time a large industry of samurai-oriented crafts catered to a significant part of Japanese society.
This lecture by Dr. Andreas Marks, Curator of Japanese and Korean Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, will focus on the design of suits of armor and will especially address helmet forms and often found elements like demonic Chinese lions. Reception following.
Doors open at 6 pm
Free event, but reservations are required.
More info and tickets: http://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/curator-s-circle-lethal-beauty-design-elements-samurai-suits-armor

Logan Lecture Series: Jovan Karlo Villalba
2016-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
The Logan Lecture Series brings contemporary artists to the museum to discuss their work.
Doors open at 5:30 pm, lecture begins at 6 pm. All lectures take place at the Denver Art Museum, Hamilton Building, Lower Level, Sharp Auditorium
Tickets: $8 volunteers; $12 artists; $15 DAM members; $18 nonmembers; DAM Contemporaries members and students are free (student must present valid student ID the night of the lecture)
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 13: HUNG LIU
Monday, February 1: LEONARDO DREW in conversation with Becky Hart, curator of modern and contemporary art
Wednesday, March 9: MICKALENE THOMAS in conversation with Becky Hart—Learn More & Get Tickets
Wednesday, April 13: JOVAN KARLO VILLALBA—Learn More & Get Tickets
Tuesday, May 17: CARROLL DUNHAM—Learn More & Get Tickets
MEET THE ARTIST!
DAM Contemporaries invites you to an après-lecture reception with the artist immediately following each lecture, at the ART, a hotel. Enjoy conversations with some of the hottest artists working today, along with complimentary snacks and a cash bar.
More info about the Logan Lecture Series: http://denverartmuseum.org/programs/logan-lecture-series

These Things Matter
2016-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Come to a live recording of the award-winning podcast These Things Matter, featuring the Buntport ensemble attempting to talk about Greek myth. Silly fun!
Tickets: $5
More info and tickets: http://www.buntport.com/calendar/calendar.htm#MATTER

Civic Center Nosh & Posh
2016-04-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, United States
You don’t have to wait until next spring to get your Civic Center food truck fix! Civic Center NOSH & POSH brings several of your favorite Civic Center EATS trucks together with local fashion trucks for a fun and unique way to spend lunchtime in Civic Center Park.
Shop boutique items, snag local gems and grab a delicious bite (to go or stay) at our monthly gathering of food and fashion trucks – the second Thursday of every month, November 2015 through April 2016, from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.
More info: http://www.civiccenterconservancy.org/event-civic-center-nosh–posh_89.html

Lecture: Chocolate
2016-04-14 18:45 - 19:45 | Sam Gary Library, 2961 Roslyn St, Denver, CO, 80238, United States
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is currently featuring a special exhibit on Chocolate. The story of chocolate is a “rich” tale indeed. It involves aristocracy and slavery, innovation and coincidence. Pivotal roles were played by both Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortéz. Join Active Minds as they describe how extremely bitter cacao beans are transformed into one of the world’s most sought after flavors and tell chocolate stories such as the rise of the luxury chocolate industry in Switzerland and the origins of the Hershey company.
Free event | No reservations required
More info: http://www.activeminds.com/events_denver.html

The Rembrandt Room - Pay-What-You-Can Night
2016-04-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States

Titanic Tour at Molly Brown House
2016-04-15 | Molly Brown House, 1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
The Museum is one of just a few Titanic sites in the United States. Learn about Margaret’s (Margaret Brown was never called Molly during her lifetime, but it is true that she survived the sinking of the Titanic) experience, how the different classes of passengers traveled, the stories of the immigrants coming to a new home, and Titanic’s effects on maritime law.
Tickets: $8 – $10
Tour Times: 12:30p, 1:30p
More info and tickets: http://store.mollybrown.org/store/molly-brown-house-museum-special-events/titanic-tours-15th-/

Starship Voyeur
2016-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States

Dust
2016-04-15 19:30 - 21:00
Full of hardship, struggle and loss, the Dirty Thirties encompassed a period in American history that is often overlooked. For Dust, Wonderbound has embarked on a partnership with the incredible actors of Curious Theatre Company and Denver Singer/Songwriter Jesse Manley to embrace the region’s rich heritage through examination of the Dust Bowl. Featuring Garrett Ammon’s deeply human choreography, Jesse Manley’s dark tunes and an original script by Dee Covington, this world premiere production is sure to tug at your heartstrings.
Tickets: $22-$50
More info: http://wonderbound.com/shows-events/dust-2016
Presented at three Denver metro area venues.

Friday, April 15; 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 16; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17; 2:00 p.m.

Performing Arts Complex
at Pinnacle Charter School
1001 W. 84th Avenue
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Saturday, April 23; 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24; 2:00 p.m.

PACE Center
Parker Arts, Culture & Events
20000 Pikes Peak Avenue
Parker, CO 80138
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Saturday, April 30; 7:30 p.m.

The Newman Center for the Performing Arts
2344 East Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO 80208

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