Art Fitness Training
2018-02-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2018-03-09 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | CO
With an emphasis on close observation and easy to grasp principles, this three-part, participatory workshop is designed to give all audiences the ability to appreciate even the most difficult contemporary art!
Learn the basics of Art Fitness Training at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, then flex your contemporary art muscles at museums, galleries, and private collections throughout the city. Sign-up for all three, or pick and choose your sessions.
Track One
Oct. 20, 2017 – MCA Denver
Nov. 3, 2017 – Emmanuel Gallery*
Nov 17, 2017 – Born Hotel*
Track Two (Purchase Tickets Here)
Feb. 23, 2018 – MCA Denver
Mar. 9, 2018 – Denver Art Museum*
Mar 23, 2018 – Collection of Jim Taylor*
Individual Tickets
$10 / Members & Students
$15 / Non-members
3-Pack
$25 / Available to MCA Denver members only.
Choose Track 1 or Track 2.
* Directions and parking information will be provided upon registration.
More info: https://mcadenver.org/events/art-fitness-training-3

Isaac Asimov's The Last Question
2018-02-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2018-02-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
In 1979, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (then the Natural History Museum of Denver) produced The Last Question, a planetarium show based on a short story by acclaimed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov and narrated by the legendary Leonard Nimoy. The story takes place in 2061 and begins with a simple question posed to a computer. Now you can experience the cerebral tale as never before during this totally-out-there event that combines visual elements digitized from the original glass slides, Nimoy’s voiceover, and today’s advanced planetarium technology. Swing by the cash bar before the show, and view items from the Museum archives, including objects related to Asimov and Nimoy. Ka Chun Yu, curator of space science, will lead a Q&A after the program. No late admittance.
[$12 member, $15 nonmember]
More info: http://www.dmns.org/learn/adults/after-hours/isaac-asimovs-the-last-question-6-pm/

Opening Weekend: The Book Handlers
2018-02-23 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-02-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Do you have a large library full of beautiful but unread books? Never fear! The Book Handlers are here to make your books look worn-in and well-read. Look cultured, cultivated, literate without all the fuss of actually having to read anything. A satire inspired by a short story by Brian O’Nolan.
[$18 – $25]
More info: https://buntport.com/2018/01/the-book-handlers/

JANE/EYRE
2018-02-23 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-02-24 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-02-25 14:00 - 15:30 | The Bakery, 2132 Market Street, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Songs and stories from Jane Eyre: a queer adaptation of the classic novel.

This is not for persons who hold solemn doctrines about the angelic nature of literature or theater: but we are not here to flatter egotism, or prop up humbug; we are merely telling the story. We value what is good in books; but we believe in the existence of other, and more vivid kinds of goodness.
It is narrow-minded to say that we ought to confine ourselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags.
—Charlotte Brontë, 1847 (edited)

Adapted for stage by Grapefruit Lab
With original live music by Teacup Gorilla & Dameon Merkl
[$15]
More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janeeyre-tickets-42391928399

Tiny Tots
2018-02-24 09:30 - 10:30, 2018-02-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas Street, Aurora, CO, 80010, United States
Tiny Tots gets children truly “inside the orchestra” by seating the audience on the floor and surrounding them with a 30+ piece professional orchestra.
Designed for children six and under, Tiny Tots is a 45-minute program that gives young ones the chance to interact with the conductor and the musicians and learn about the instruments in the process. Children are encouraged to respond to different elements of the music, from thinking about how music makes them feel to getting on their feet and moving. They are treated to up-close-and-personal demos by various instruments, introduced to musical concepts, emotional understanding of the arts, and artistic expression. The music selection, design, and scripting of Tiny Tots is geared to connect very young children with music – physically, emotionally, and mentally. Children are also encouraged to take a closer look at the instruments and ask questions of the musicians after the concert has concluded. Every Tiny Tots event includes guest performers from some of our cultural partner organizations.
Additional perks for this date/location: Coinciding with the grand opening of Neighborhood Music at Stanley Marketplace, visitors can enjoy free lessons, pop-up performances and flash mobs throughout the day on 2/24. More info: http://neighborhoodmusicstapleton.com/events/
[$9.95]
More info: https://insidetheorchestra.org/tiny-tots-events/

Home Bigger Than Houses: East Side
2018-02-24 11:00 - 13:30 | CO
Share your experiences and hear about solutions with Warm Cookies of the Revolution.
What kind of a community are we right and what do we HOPE we’ll be? What do we FEAR we’ll be? Come enjoy the rich and diverse culture and tasty foods from the Westside and the Eastside while exploring creative solutions to our housing crisis. With music, poetry, food, resident experts, and YOU!
[$5 suggested donation; no one turned away due to lack of funds]
More info: http://www.warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/event/home-bigger-than-houses-east-side/
Village Exchange Center
1609 Havana St
Aurora, CO 80010United States

“Uke” Can Do It! Ukulele Lesson
2018-02-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Bear Valley Library, 5171 W. Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO, 80236, United States
Grab your uke or borrow one of ours and learn to make zany music and “rawk” out. In our 2-hour workshop you’ll learn easy chords, strums and get to know your uke.
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/%22uke%22-can-do-it-ukulele-lesson

Meet Malcolm X
2018-02-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Corky Gonzales Library, 1498 Irving St., Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Malcolm X (1925 – 1965), born Malcolm Little, was a Black Muslim minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. After rising from an early life of drug abuse and petty criminal behavior, this respected yet controversial political figure confronts a personal moral crisis: his own human bigotry. His driving quest for knowledge, self-critique and conversion to Islam changes this ex-convict into an internationally revered, though still controversial, spokesman for the cause of universal human rights.
Colorado Humanities is pleased to offer as part of our Black History Live Tour 2018 a portrayal of Malcolm X by eminent national humanities and Chautauqua scholar Charles Everett Pace. This portrayal will show how marginal outsiders become influential insiders. Participants have a unique opportunity to talk with Malcolm X and with Charles Everett Pace.
[Free]
More info: http://www.coloradohumanities.org/content/black-history-live-2

Winter of Reading Trivia Night
2018-02-26 18:00 - 20:00 | CO
In partnership with Declaration Brewing Company, the Decker Branch Library presents our first ever library trivia night! Players are invited to come test their literary and general knowledge and drink a great brew. Questions will be selected from books that will be available for checkout the night of the event. 21+
[Free]
More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/trivia-night-declaration-brewing
Declaration Brewing Company
2030 S. Cherokee St.
Denver, CO 80223

WRITE CLUB
2018-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Syntax: Physic Opera, 554 S. Broadway, Denver, CO, 80209, United States
WRITE CLUB is the world’s greatest competitive reading series, featuring only the most audacious and fearsome of writers and performers.
WRITE CLUB IS:
3 bouts of
2 opposing writers/2 opposing ideas (assigned in advance)
7 minutes apiece
Audience picks a winner
A cut of the proceeds goes to the charities of the winners’ choosing
Literature as Blood Sport.
[$10 at the door. A cut of the proceeds goes to the charities of the winners’ choosing.]
More info: http://physicopera.com

Off the Clock: Kilts & Clovers
2018-03-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206, United States
Back by popular demand! Celebrate the British Isles and the imminent return of all things green at Off the Clock: Kilts and Clovers. Revel in the lush warmth and beauty of Marnie’s Pavilion and the Orangery, enjoy live music and hands-on activities in the Boettcher Memorial Center and savor specialty dinners and drinks from Offshoots Café or our cash bar. Great for singles, couples and friends!

Here is the dinner specials menu.
Activities include:

Enjoy live, traditional Celtic music by Avourneen and The Rare Ould Times
Feel the rhythms of the Isles during performances by by Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance
Savor the sounds of the highlands from Scott Beach, the Colorado Bagpiper, as he wanders from space to space with his trusty pipes
Learn the tricks of Celtic trades from the RenScots as they demo tartan weaving, spinning, leatherworks, laceworks and basket weaving
Decorate your very own pot of gold to take home, then fill it with the chocolatey gold of your choice
Create your own coat of arms and learn a little bit about the symbolism of heraldry
Dress in your best Celtic attire and capture it on camera at our photo booth
Compete for prizes in our grown-up scavenger hunt or by answering Celtic trivia

[$16 – $25]
More info: https://www.botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/clock-kilts-clovers

Smilin’ Isles
2018-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Sail away to Bonnie Scotland and the Emerald Isle on March 2 with Denver Philharmonic’s Smilin’ Isles.
Felix Mendelssohn draws from traditional folk music to paint stormy, untamed landscapes dotted with overgrown castle ruins in his “Scottish” Symphony. Colorado uilleann piper Dirk Mewes joins DPO for The Brendan Voyage by living Irish composer Shaun Davey. This groundbreaking symphony takes you across the high seas tracing the incredible journey of St. Brendan’s epic 6th-century voyage across the Atlantic in a leather boat. If you’re asking what the fugue are uilleann pipes?, they’re basically the rare Irish version of bagpipes.
Come early for pre-show fun! (Learn more below!)
[Single ticket pricing: Adults: $25 • Senior (65+): $17 • Student: $12 • 12 and under FREE]
More info: https://denverphilharmonic.org/upcoming-concert-march-2-2018/
MORE THAN MUSIC:
🍽UClub Pre-Concert Dinner Date, seating 5:00–6:45pm
For just $30 per person, enjoy a delicious dinner buffet, a glass of wine and coffee or hot tea at the University Club — directly across the street from the hall. Full bar is available for purchase and the staff will have you out the door before the concert at 7:30p. No tipping allowed, casual dress is okay. Call the uClub at 303.861.4267 or email frontdesk@uclubdenver.org to make a reservation.
💬Pre-concert Chat, starting at 6:30pm
Join us for a free, informal pre-concert chat about the music you’ll be hearing. What should you listen for? What is the music’s historic and cultural context? Associate Conductor Hisham Bravo Groover will give you insights into the music and music-makers you’ll be listening to.
☘️Highland Dancing, pre-concert
The multi-talented Chalet Dancers who will perform colorful military and broadsword Scottish dances for your enjoyment.
🥃Whisk(e)y Tasting, pre-concert
What’s the difference between whisky, whiskey and bourbon? Learn more about the water of life with Proof Wine & Spirits. Try tasters of Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey and a local Colorado bourbon! Slainte! 21+
⛳️Mini-Golf Tournament, pre-concert
Did you know Scottish shepherds invented golf by knocking rocks into holes? Test your putting skills in our mini-golf tournament. Kids’ More Than Music made possible by Marketo.
🍷🍻Wine and Craft Beer, starting at 6:15pm
Clink a glass of wine, or Oktave Oktoberfest-style beer, the official DPO craft beer from Ursula Brewery! Sorry kids, this More than Music event is 21+ only. $5.
☕️Complimentary Coffee, starting at 6:15pm
Our friends at Purple Door Coffee will be brewing java for you to enjoy.
👍#DPOTweets, during the concert
During the concert, we live-tweet photos, facts and tidbits about the music you’re listening to. Follow along, share and interact with us and other concert-goers on Twitter. @denverphilorch
🧀Reception, post-concert
Say hello! Join us in the lobby after the concert for refreshments, meet the musicians, buy a t-shirt — and have fun!

Girls & Science
2018-03-03 09:00 - 17:00 | Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205, United States
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and CBS4 are excited to host the fourth annual Girls & Science event. Come explore a variety of Science Clubhouses, where girls (and boys!) and their families will meet women Career Mentors in STEAM and experience the many diverse opportunities a future career in science, technology, engineering, art, and math can bring. This day is all about igniting a passion for science—so try it on, test it out, and play!
Tickets
This event is included in the price of Museum admission.
Ages 3–18: $4 general Museum admission
Members: Free
SNAP Access: Free, just show your EBT card at Ticketing
Military (current, reservist, and National Guard members): Free
Organized Youth Groups: Free with advance reservations at 303.370.6000
Scholarships Available*
Follow the fun at #girlsandscience
*Free admission is available for families that need financial assistance to attend this event. Please call 303.370.6000 in advance or see a Museum ticketing agent on March 3 for information.
More info: http://www.dmns.org/learn/families/family-events/girls-science/

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

Mile High Soul Club
2018-03-03 21:00 - 23:30 | Syntax: Physic Opera, 554 S. Broadway, Denver, CO, 80209, United States
Denver’s monthly fill of vintage Northern Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Popcorn, Funk, and rarities from the late ’50s to the early ’70s. Your soul selectors are Tyler Jacobson, Dogboy, Steve Cervantes, and Jason Heller.
The Heart of Denver Soul.
[$5]
More info: http://physicopera.com

Film Noir & Early Hollywood: Double Indemnity
2018-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 80206
In this classic film noir, insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and living off the fraudulent accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson’s daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) looks into the case, and gradually begins to uncover the sinister truth.
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=30014&FID=100

Magnets on the Fridge #NewDenver
2018-03-07 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/

Opening: Making Art / Making Community
2018-03-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Vicki Myhren Gallery, 2121 E. Asbury Ave, Denver, CO, 80210, United States
Artists are problem solvers and thinkers- imagining alternative realities and solutions for living. This exhibition looks at artists using social bridging strategies in their artmaking through participatory experiments, humorous social critiques, and collaborative craft. These artists pull tactics from social science, psychology, education and design thinking. Referred to as “social practice” or “relational aesthetics” these artists use human relations as their artistic medium rather than a traditional independent creative practice.
March 8th-April 29th, 2018
[Free]
More info: http://vicki-myhren-gallery.du.edu

Artist Panel: Painting/Non-Painting
2018-03-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Over the course of the last century, artists have challenged notions of what a painting can be. As long ago as 1910, Picasso added newspaper clippings and things like contact paper and rope to his canvases while by mid-century Pop Artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol incorporated photographic techniques into their processes, blurring painting’s boundaries even more. Join artists Stephen Batura, Terry Maker, and Sarah McKenzie to see how the act of painting (and near-painting) continues to be redefined in the present day. This panel will also consider if and how the intentions of Clyfford Still and his fellow abstract expressionists hold relevance for this continually evolving medium.
[Free; registration required]
More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/artist-panel-paintingnon-painting/

SCFD Free Day: Four Mile Historic Park
2018-03-09 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]

Siren Song
2018-03-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2018-03-10 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/

Move Closer: Looking at Chinese Painting
2018-03-10 14:30 - 16:00 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, 80204, United States
Have you ever wondered why you like some works of art, while others don’t grab you in quite the same way? Are you curious about what exactly it is you are looking at or for?
Join museum educators and art historians in single lecture sessions designed to inspire close looking and conversation around works of art. Topics vary, from exploring artistic techniques and mediums to making yourself at home with abstract art, and participants will leave with a keen eye for detail, a new set of looking tools, and an expanded ability to connect with many types of art at the Denver Art Museum (and beyond).
What does it mean when a Chinese painting copies an earlier dynastic style? Is it an act of nostalgia, respect or a creative devolution?
Art historian and critic Kealey Boyd will discuss the shared visual thinking of ancient Chinese calligraphy with Song and Yuan painting.
Participants will gain a better understanding of compositional choices and painting techniques that influenced artists for centuries and became transnational.
Doors open at 2 pm
[Members $18, nonmembers $23]
More info: https://denverartmuseum.org/calendar/move-closer-looking-chinese-painting
