Black Sheep Friday
2018-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
The final Black Sheep of the season on January 19, is going to be a full museum takeover!! Not only will the first 100 people through the door get a free Ratio Beerworks brewski (21+), but there will be a youth mariachi band, Casa Bonita musicians, and grilled snacks on hibachi grills throughout!
This season of Black Sheep Friday is going to be absolute bananas. That’s right. B.A.N.A.N.A.S. You’re going to learn everything you never knew you’ve always wanted to know. And do everything you never knew you’ve always wanted to do. It’s malarkey at its finest.
Visitors are encouraged to drop by at any time and participate. All events are first-come-first-served. Capacity can be limited.
Happy Hour 5-7PM | Event 7-9PM in the MCA Cafe.
The museum is open until 9PM on Fridays
[Free with $5.00 museum admission (Members free)]
More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/series/black-sheep-friday
The 2017 Lineup:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY LUCKY 13

CHARM MAKING TO KEEP THE EVIL SPIRITS AWAY

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY EXTREME GLAMOUR SHOTS

GLAMOUR SHOTS WHILE DOING SHOTS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY CUPPING EXPRESS

COFFEE TASTING AND CUPPING THERAPY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY ¡PINCHE LOTERIA!

LEARN TO CURSE IN SPANISH, BINGO STYLE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 08: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY LET’S GET METAPHYSICAL

CREATE A SIGIL AND PRACTICE CHAOS MAGICK

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY
XXX-MAS CRAFT FAIR

FRIDAY, JANUARY 05: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY TEEN EDITION

BY TEENS, FOR EVERYONE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19: BLACK SHEEP FRIDAY HIBACHI MARIACHI

SABER ACOMODAR CLOSING PARTY

National Western Stock Show
2018-01-06 - 2018-01-21
The stock show is back in town. Check out the lineup of rodeo events and learn about all the agricultural education opportunities at their website.
[$10 – $20]
More info: http://www.nationalwestern.com

SCFD Free Day: Denver Art Museum
2018-01-06 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
2018-01-06 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

FINAL WEEK: Her Paris
2018-01-08 - 2018-01-14 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
See remarkable works created by women in Paris from 1850 to 1900, a time of great social, cultural, and artistic change. Her Paris: Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism will feature more than 80 paintings by 37 women artists from across Europe and America, who had migrated to this epicenter of art to further their careers. They range from well-known artists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Rosa Bonheur, to painters who are lesser-known in the United States, including Anna Ancher and Paula Modersohn-Becker.
Even though Paris was known as a cosmopolitan city, Parisian society was still very restrictive for women. They were not allowed to attend to the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts)—the country’s most important art academy—until 1897, and it was not socially acceptable to frequent public spaces, such as cafes, to work on their art and mingle with their peers without a male companion. The exhibition will trace how, despite societal challenges, women embraced their artistic aspirations and helped create an alternative system that included attending private academies, exhibiting independently, and forming their own organizations, such as the influential Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs.
[$5 – $22]
More info: http://denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/her-paris-women-artists-age-impressionism

FINAL WEEK: Ultimate Dinosaurs
2018-01-08 - 2018-01-15 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Ultimate Dinosaurs goes beyond familiar dinosaurs to showcase some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed in recent years.
Why were southern dinosaurs so bizarre and unique from their better-known North American counterparts? There are lots of ways in the exhibition to dig into this question. Highlights:

Seventeen fully articulated skeletons and dozens of fossils and casts, including dinosaurs discovered by scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Stunning video projections and life-size murals that take you back to prehistoric time.
Video projection of sauropods that gives you an opportunity to walk (and run!) alongside life-size dinosaurs.
Augmented reality (AR) viewers that guests look through to examine the skeleton of Carnotaurus, laying skin over the bones and showing what it looked like in real life.
Fossil Prep Lab activities to try out fossil preparation techniques on special fossil casts and let kids imagine and explore with some tools of the trade.
Stations with interactive projection microscopes, touchable specimens, puzzles, and more.
Microfossil sifter that demonstrates how paleontologists search for tiny fossils.
Digital continental drift game to reassemble the continent of Gondwana and gather facts about the southern hemisphere and their prehistoric residents.
3D printer creating replicas of real fossils.
Dinosaur Adventure Guide to use at embossing stations throughout the exhibition.

[Exhibition is included with Museum admission.]
More info: http://www.dmns.org/ultimate-dinosaurs/

SCFD Free Day at DMNS
2018-01-08 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

Grand Opening of the Carla Madison Recreation Center
2018-01-08 15:00 - 16:00
Please join Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Denver Parks and Recreation, and Denver Arts & Venues for the grand opening of the Carla Madison Recreation Center.
Events will include a ribbon cutting, brief remarks and the unveling of two new pieces of public art: a portrait of Carla Madison in the recreation center lobby and “CIRCUIT,” an interactive monumental light display on the facility’s exterior facade.
This event is free and open to the public.

2401 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206

[Free]
More info: http://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/events/detail/carla-madison-recreation-center-grand-opening-and-public-art-dedication

Artist Workshop with Cynthia Gutierrez–The Object: Present and Absent
2018-01-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St, denver, CO, 80202, United States
Artist Cynthia Gutierrez’s work creates monuments to histories that exist somewhere between reality and fiction. During her time in Denver, she will lead two workshops that build on her own working process to create new works. Participants will tour the galleries, learn about Cynthia’s work and use her process as a starting point to create monuments of their own – either real or imagined.
As part of Saber Acomodar: Art & Workshops of Jalisco 1915-NOW, Guadalajaran artist Cynthia Gutierrez will be in residency at MCA Denver for two weeks in January 2018. Cynthia will be presenting public programming, working with local artists, and collaborating with the teens in MCA Denver led leadership programs. This project is made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

No artistic experience is required.
Pre-registration required to ensure there are supplies for everyone.

[$5 – $10]
More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-workshop-with-cynthia-gutierrezthe-object-present-and-absent-tickets-41772225852

Indigenous Film Series: The Velvet Devil
2018-01-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is pleased to partner with the International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management and the Denver American Indian Commission to present Indigenous Film, a monthly indigenous film series.
The film will be screened at the Museum’s Phipps Theater. Doors open at 6 p.m., films begin at 6:30 p.m. Please use the IMAX Evening Entrance on the east side of the Museum. Admission is free. Concessions are available for purchase.
The Velvet Devil
January 10
6:30 p.m.
The Velvet Devil, from director Larry J. Bauman is a visually compelling adaptation of Andrea Menard’s play about a young Métis woman who leaves her mother, her native culture, and her home to find fame as “the Velvet Devil” a 1940’s singing sensation. The film shows Velvet’s journey from home to stardom and her return, a journey of spirit, memory, and joy. Featuring actor, singer/songwriter, playwright and screenwriter Andrea Menard (Métis). (WestWind Pictures Ltd, 85 min.) www.WestWindPictures.com.
Richard R. Martel, former Commissioner on the Denver American Indian Commission will lead an audience discussion after the film screening.
2018 Schedule – Film titles to be announced
Wednesday, February 14
Wednesday, March 14
Wednesday, April 11
Wednesday, May 9
Wednesday, June 13
Wednesday, July 11
Wednesday, August 8
Wednesday, September 12
Wednesday, November 14
No screening in December
[$5 suggested donation]
More info: http://www.iiirm.org

IMAX: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
2018-01-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
See Hollywood favorites on IMAX all this year at DMNS!
Renowned archaeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy, and his ex-flame Marion, escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.
Showtimes:
Thursday, January 11 at 7:30
Friday, January 12 at 7:30
Saturday, January 13 at 7:30
Thursday, January 18 at 7:30
Friday, January 19 at 7:30
Saturday, January 20 at 7:30
[$6 – $9.95]
More info: https://secure1.dmns.org/hollywood-favorites-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-2d-imax-only

[Colony 933]
2018-01-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-01-18 19:30 - 21:30
You have been incorporated into Colony 933. In this post-apocalyptic world where the sun hasn’t risen for years, there’s a choice:
Embrace this new life…
Or stage the revolt?
Only you can decide.
[Colony 933] is an immersive mystery dance-theatre produced by Control Group Productions and directed by Kate Speer (Resident Artist at RedLine Contemporary Art Center). The work is conceived of and created collectively by Denver’s best experimental artists in music, dance, and visual art. Be prepared for an immersive, interactive work where the audience uncovers the clues and decides the outcome.
January 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20, 2018 at 7:30pm
Run time: Approximately 2 hours, no intermission, and no late admittance
Pre-Show: Novo Coffee is staying open late, serving coffee, wine, and beer before show time
[$20 online; $25 at the door]
More info: http://www.colony933.com

SCFD Free Day: Four Mile Historic Park
2018-01-12 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]

Siren Song
2018-01-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2018-01-13 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 Penny Savers: A Buntport Collaboration
2018-01-13 13:30 - 15:00, 2018-01-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
​A penny saved is a penny earned — or is it? Stories on Stage + Buntport. Come hear some hilarious stories performed live on stage.
Two Shows: 1:30 and 7:30p
[$15 – $28]
More info: https://www.storiesonstage.org/2017-18-season.html

Change the Rules: Civic Board Game Night
2018-01-13 16:00 - 19:00 | McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States
Three questions:
*Can playing games help us think differently about how we act in our community?
*The military often use games to plan multiple strategies for warfare. Can that be applied to civic life?
*Most importantly, do you like fun and cookies and fun again?
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Hey Settlers of Catan is really great and Monopoly’s a lot of fun, but what could I do to make these games more realistic, closer to a world I want to see, more civic…?”. That’s okay, no one has ever thought that. But we’re going to try it out tonight!
If you enjoy meeting new and interesting people, or having a great time with people you already know, then come on out and play some games and see how we can change the rules to either make things more realistic or to create new possible solutions.
We’ll have lots of new and classic games (and also some funky vintage games provided by the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, & Toys), as well as great treats.
[$5 suggested donation, but only if you can/want to.]
More info: http://www.warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/event/change-the-rules-civic-board-game-night/

KIDS: Foxy & Shmoxy
2018-01-14 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

FINAL WEEK: Still & Art
2018-01-16 - 2018-01-21 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
At the time of his mammoth 1979 retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Clyfford Still provocatively declared, “My work is not influenced by anybody.” While many observers have regarded this view as merely typical of the artist’s notoriously unyielding singularity, in hindsight Still’s words ring true at a deeper level. The concept of “influence” suggests external forces acting upon a passive mind. Still’s vision, however, was intensely active. His deep knowledge of world art history enabled him to “take and break” a wealth of images and ideas ranging from the distant to the recent past. Still & Art illustrates how he channeled these points of reference into his own intensely personal style.
Occupying all nine galleries of the Museum, the exhibition encompasses more than 80 Still paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures. It breaks new ground for the Museum by also including a wealth of images of other artists’ work—both in traditional printed reproductions, and by way of a handheld device that presents the Museum’s first augmented-reality experience—in striking juxtaposition with Still’s. Still & Art begins with Still’s acknowledgment of Old Masters he admired (among them Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, J.M.W. Turner, and Vincent van Gogh); progresses to his interrogation of near-contemporaries such as Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso; and concludes with epic canvases, pastels, and photographs that reveal the artist meditating on his own past production as well as the spirit of color-field painting, minimalism, and comparable avant-garde movements of the 1960s and ’70s.
In sum, Still & Art chronicles the visual acumen at the heart of Still’s long creative trajectory. Still’s attitude toward others’ work evokes the literary critic Harold Bloom’s notion of “the anxiety of influence”: that strong creators necessarily engage in a fruitful dialogue of exploration and resistance towards their equally strong predecessors. Such an approach to what may at first appear to be straightforward influences thus leads to high originality. Still & Art tells the story of this unfolding visual drama.
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/exhibition/still-art/
[$6 – $10; Fridays 5p – 8p are always FREE!]

Gallery Talk: It's Debatable
2018-01-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
In this new series, staff experts invite you to join in a conversation about the key questions presented by Still & Art. Why is it important for artists to engage with art and art history, or is it imperative for artistic practice at all? What does it mean for artists to be in dialogue with one another, and is influence a bad thing? Is any artist free from influence? Join CSM staff in the galleries for this series of lively talks in which everyone participates.
This is a standing, informal program. Limited gallery stools available.
[Free | Registration required]
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/gallery-talk-its-debatable/

Daybreaker Resolutions Whiteout Party
2018-01-17 06:00 - 09:00
New year, blank slates — come make the morning sparkle.
Each month we get to break the day together, but how often do we get to break the year together? Not often. Wednesday, January 17th, we’re doing just that. It’s our first annual Resolutions Whiteout Party, where we’ll wipe the slate clean and dance in the New Year, dressed in white from head-to-toe. Let’s make this city sparkle, y’all.
DJ Freddy Rule will spin our morning tunes and our yoga sesh will be geared so new intentions can settle in our hearts.❤️ It’s our first party of 2018 and we’ll be stirring up some brand new mischief for the months ahead. Let’s go in BIG this time. Lezzgo!
Now let’s break the year. 🎉
See you on the dancefloor.
Yoga – 6a – 7a
Dance – 7a – 9a
Tickets include Free coffee, GT’s Kombucha, healthy juices & breakfast treats
+ Live performances and special surprises!
Club Vinyl | 1082 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
[$25 – $35]
More info: https://www.daybreaker.com/city/den/

DCPAccess $10 Tickets Go On Sale!
2018-01-17 12:00 - 12:30
SCFD tickets are now DCPAccess and ghat means more tickets, more shows and more ways to buy!
For 29 years, your support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has enabled the DCPA to offer world-class theatre and inspiring educational programs. To thank you for your continued support, we are doubling our reduced-price ticket program to provide access to even more people and more shows — even occasional Cabaret and Broadway productions! Plus, you can now order online as well as in person and by phone.
How DCPAccess Works

Buy Anywhere — Online, by phone or in person
No Promo Code — If a DCPAccess ticket is available for a show date, the option to purchase will show up on our site or will be offered by our ticketing staff.
Tickets cost $10.00 each (with additional $1.50 service fee per ticket) for Theatre Company shows. Broadway and Off-Center show prices vary per show (up to 75% off). Limit of 4 tickets per production.
All sales are final and refunds are not permitted. Exchanges are subject to availability and may incur additional ticket costs in addition to exchange fees. Read all DCPA ticketing terms and conditions.

DCPAccess Tickets available on 1/17 at NOON:
American Mariachi
On Sale: Jan 17, 2018 at 12pm
Eligible performances:
Fri, Jan 26 at 7:30pm
Tue, Jan 30 at 6:30pm
Wed, Jan 31 at 6:30pm
Thu, Feb 1 at 6:30pm
Fri, Feb 2 at 7:30pm
Tue, Feb 6 at 6:30pm
Wed, Feb 7 at 6:30pm
Thu, Feb 8 at 6:30pm
Fri, Feb 9 at 7:30pm
Sat, Feb 10 at 7:30pm

The Great Leap
On Sale: Jan 17, 2018 at 12pm
Eligible performances:
Sun, Feb 11 at 1:30pm
Tue, Feb 13 at 6:30pm
Wed, Feb 14 at 6:30pm
Thu, Feb 15 at 6:30pm
Sun, Feb 18 at 6:30pm
Fri, Feb 23 at 7:30pm
Sun, Feb 25 at 6:30pm
More info: https://www.denvercenter.org/shows/discounts

Logan Lecture: Shantell Martin
2018-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
London-born and NY-based Shantell Martin’s largest artwork to date will cover the sidewalks near the convention center for the next 2-3 years. She is known for simple, strong black and white marks that invite viewers to share in her creative process. Her aesthetic offers immediate engagement, and January 17th is another opportunity to connect with the creator you may have seen working in town last month.
[$10 – $20]
More info: https://denverartmuseum.org/programs/logan-lecture-series
