In the second part of the series you will hear original masterworks by Mozart, Messiaen, Ponchielli, and Liebermann played by the fabulous wind players from The United States Air Force Academy Band. This eclectic assortment of music is sure to have something for everyone! Light refreshments served during meeting & greet. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/usafa-band-chamber-recital-series-wind-masterworks-meet-greet-and-concert

Fun classical favorites that anyone can enjoy. Learn the stories behind the most recognizable classical tunes and even try your hand at conducting.

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. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/let%27s-talk-about-gentrification

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.... Read More

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..... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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

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+. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/men-beards-read-romance Historians Ale House, 24 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

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?.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

Use colorful L.E.Ds, glow sticks, and more to "paint with light" in this long exposure digital photography workshop. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/paint-light-0

Join the Smiley Branch Library and Woodbury Branch Library at Call to Arms Brewing Company to play book cover lotería! Enjoy your favorite brew while playing this bingo-style game of chance with a literary twist. 21+ More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/winter-reading-book-cover-loteria-call-arms-brewing-company Call to Arms Brewing Company 4526 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212

Laugh with beloved Comedy Works regular, host of Film on the Rocks, and Denver Comedy Champion Nathan Lund in our underground, after hours comedy club. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Eighteen and over only due to adult content. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/park-hill-underground-comedy-club-nathan-lund

Clyfford Still’s art was nothing short of revolutionary. How can we capture the spirit of his paintings in words? Students in grades nine through 12 are invited to join us for an ekphrastic creative writing session in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Explore the Museum, learn about Still and Abstract Expressionism, and write in fiction,.... Read More

The word Sankofa comes from the Akan people of Ghana.  It means, "to go back and get it."  One of the Adinkra symbols for Sankofa depicts a mythical bird flying forward with it's head turned backward.  Our Sankofa Storytime brings the African American tradition of storytelling to life.  A collaboration of local artists, authos, community.... Read More

What do the best sports teams, musicians and innovators of our generation have in common? They all have the ability to improvise in order to come up with powerful, innovative ideas—fast. While it can feel a bit risky in the moment, the best plans always include ample room for improvisation. Like a great improv troupe,.... Read More

As the 2018 Winter Olympic Games kick off in PyeongChang and we look forward to cheering on the 35 athletes representing Colorado (more than any other state in the U.S.!) who will compete, the dialogue surrounding the possibility of Denver’s own Winter Olympic Games is also picking up pace. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, with.... Read More

Put down that smartphone, turn off that laptop, relax with beer and rediscover the joy of being read to. Enjoy short stories, essays and even poetry, plus a fun interactive activity. This month join us in a toast to ruptured romance as we read you selections from poems and stories of romance gone awry. Hosted.... Read More

Join CSM for the third season of film/Still with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, now at its newest location in Sloan’s Lake, for groundbreaking films that address an array of themes about art and the human experience. At every screening, you’ll enjoy beers on tap; a full selection of wines and handcrafted cocktails; and a multicourse menu with.... Read More

Tensions between North Korea, the United States, and much of the East Asian region continue to escalate without any clear path for resolution. Join Active Minds for a discussion of recent developments as well as a review of North Korean history. We will cover the dynastic leadership of the Kim family as well as the.... Read More

Temple Bizaar is an open studio/pop up shop/and punk rock show hosted by the Temple and Five-Points Pizza. With Music by Redbelly! More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/930984057026921/

Join MCA Denver for an artist talk with Diego Rodriguez-Warner and assistant curator Zoe Larkins. Bio: Diego Rodriguez-Warner was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1986 and moved to Denver, Colorado in 1990. He holds fine arts degrees from Hampshire College and the Rhode Island School of Design, and he has studied under the Cuban Minister of.... Read More

To coincide with the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, join Sharon Coggin, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Denver, for an introduction to these fascinating documents. More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/dead-sea-scrolls-nature-extraordinary-discovery-and-significance-biblical-study

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.... Read More

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+ More info: https://www.denverlibrary.org/event/trivia-night-declaration-brewing Declaration Brewing.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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.... Read More

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,.... Read More