EVENTSFriday, October 19 2012
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    Nov
    Friday
    This masterful collection includes everything from stunning landscapes to blended portraits, representing a wide variety of techniques. More than 20...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 15
    Feb
    Wednesday
    A century after the fateful sinking of the famous Titanic, Margaret "Molly" Brown is still considered "unsinkable." The Molly Brown House Museum is...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Mar
    Thursday
    Snapshots of heartbreak and struggle capture the essence of the last several years of economic disaster. Photographs supplied by the Library of...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 5
    May
    Saturday
    Kizuna, a Japanese word meaning "the bonds between people," pays respect to the ways Japan has influenced the West. Celebrate the Botanic Garden's...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    May
    Sunday
    Theodore Waddell spent his career painting scenes of his native Montana. But if you're expecting classical landscapes, think again. Waddell, who...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    May
    Sunday
    After a year of painting in the barn, Theodore Waddell, finally shared his livestock and landscape abstract artwork at a livestock auction yard...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    May
    Sunday
    Designed specifically for the Denver Art Museum's Fuse Box, artist Laleh Mehran created this installation exhibit to be both meditative and seductive...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Jun
    Friday
    Whether it be the massive brewery by the stream, the "Howdy Folks!" arch at the edge of town, or the giant "M" on the hillside, there are plenty of...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 12
    Jun
    Tuesday
    Long before silver prospectors arrived in Aspen, the Ute people—or Nuche—called eastern Utah and western Colorado home. Over time, their culture...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Aug
    Wednesday
    Clay has seemingly endless possibilities. With constant repetition, it can be pushed, shaped, and molded into a myriad of pottery pieces. For ceramic...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Aug
    Saturday
    Canadian-born artist, Ian Fisher, focuses on the space above earth in this exhibition. His large-scale canvases bring various atmospheres to...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Aug
    Saturday
    Whether you're a postmodern art connoisseur or think scribbles make a famous abstract piece, the Faux Show has something for everyone. The...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 6
    Sep
    Thursday
    The color white is often associated with serenity—and California–based artist Gus Harper builds on that connection with a collection of serene yet...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 7
    Sep
    Friday
    Witness the convergence of artistic interpretation with everyday objects. Showcasing 19th- and 20th- century paintings from more than 20 artists,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 7
    Sep
    Friday
    Wildfires ravaged the Centennial State this summer. This emotional collection of aerial and ground photos captures the beauty beneath the destruction...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 7
    Sep
    Friday
    Jurors at the Center for Fine Art Photography sifted through several thousand applications for their annual open-theme exhibit and from the bunch,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 7
    Sep
    Friday
    Written in early 20th century Germany, this musical time capsule provides an authentic socialist examination of capitalist crime and behavior....
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Sep
    Sunday
    El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who creates objects inspired by the beliefs and subjects of his home country. In the first retrospective of El...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 13
    Sep
    Thursday
    From Georgia O'Keeffe to Agnes Martin, the art world has been influenced by exceptional female artists. This fall, get a regional perspective with an...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 13
    Sep
    Thursday
    People in a community are always connected. Follow three days in the lives of several characters in a vibrant New York City Dominican-American...
    Performing Arts
  • 14
    Sep
    Friday
    What nature destroyed, it also preserved. Hundreds of artifacts offer an insider's glimpse into the daily life—and tragic end—of the ancient Roman...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 14
    Sep
    Friday
    Get lost in a cornstalk labyrinth. Don't worry if you can't find your way out on your own: Two 15-foot bridges give other bird's-eye views of the six...
    Kids and Family
  • 14
    Sep
    Friday
    Ever play Clue as a kid? Try it life-sized! Get the ultimate in audience participation with this hilariously clever who-dunnit experience. When the...
    Performing Arts
  • 20
    Sep
    Thursday
    These days, our cell phones are so frequently attached to our bodies, that without them we feel like we lost a limb. Yet, as interconnected as this...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    Sep
    Thursday
    Traditionally, the Corn Mother— synonymous with Mother Earth in Pueblo cultures— represents growth, creativity, and femininity. After a two-year out-...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    Sep
    Thursday
    The recipient of many prestigious grants and awards, this renowned artist creates two and three dimensional multimedia abstract art that uses...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 20
    Sep
    Thursday
    With her unique ability to transform otherwise ordinary odds and ends, Judy Pfaff’s originality is obvious as she repurposes coffee filters, fake...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 21
    Sep
    Friday
    Visit Dana Schutz’s “mythic universe,” an exhibit strewn with cannibals and other grotesque characters. Schutz harnesses her artistic vision to in...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 21
    Sep
    Friday
    For artist Andy Berg, painting is an opportunity to play with creativity without restriction. Berg values the process, rather than the result. His...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 21
    Sep
    Friday
    When the young D'Artagnan becomes enamored with the legend of the french Musketeers he sets out to become a member of their couragous crew. Taken in...
    Performing Arts
  • 21
    Sep
    Friday
    What happens when you are one of the last two people on Earth? A young journalism student is lured to a research lab by a graduate student's personal...
    Performing Arts
  • 27
    Sep
    Thursday
    Experience two sides of the art spectrum in one exhibit. Innovator Keith Howard—who  is recognized for developing a modernized printmaking...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 27
    Sep
    Thursday
    Getting a little sick of the same right versus left media coverage? This play examines the role of the presidency with a grotesque, cynical...
    Performing Arts
  • 27
    Sep
    Thursday
    Show business isn't easy. Following the dreams and struggles of a mother as she pushes her daughters to become star performers, Gypsy paints a...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 28
    Sep
    Friday
    When a young boy is charged with keeping the memories of his seemingly Utopian society, he gains knowledge that could wipe away any signs of normalcy...
    Performing Arts
  • 2
    Oct
    Tuesday
    This recent Broadway smash—adapted from a Mark Twain play for modern audiences— cunningly critiques the art world with humor, charm, and commentary...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 3
    Oct
    Wednesday
    "Alice lost her chair" and other seemingly simple sentences dictate the choose-your-own adventure plot line for this Halloween show. Each night...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 5
    Oct
    Friday
    For Taiwanese artist Marlene Tseng Yu, nature provides an infinite source of inspiration. She combines traditional Chinese and Western art techniques...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 5
    Oct
    Friday
    This time-honored fairy tale is brought to life in the poetic physical form of ballet. Few stories are so ideally told through the medium of...
    Performing Arts
  • 5
    Oct
    Friday
    Never underestimate the power of a generation gap. When an almost car accident brings together an elderly, widowed Manhattanite and a young man...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Oct
    Tuesday
    Slick back your hair for this exciting tribute to the era of classic rock and roll. A white radio DJ and a black club singer tango with romance and...
    Performing Arts
  • Repeats every day until Sun Oct 14 2012 .
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    Oct
    Thursday
    With the spotlight on the Great American Beer Festival, it's easy to forget about the other amazing beer events happening around the Mile HIgh City....
    Culinary
  • 11
    Oct
    Thursday
    Western art can easily fall prey to the cliché and contrived. Not Duke Beardsley's paintings. The Denver-born artist combines traditional iconography...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 12
    Oct
    Friday
    With the spotlight on the Great American Beer Festival, it's easy to forget about the other amazing beer events happening around the Mile HIgh City....
    Culinary
  • 12
    Oct
    Friday
    Reading and writing: Once mastered, these ordinary activities largely dictate our daily lives. Investigating the artistic facets of human language,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 12
    Oct
    Friday
    Who doesn’t want to clone Elvis Presley? Unfortunately, Dr. Frank N. Stein’s daughter doesn’t get exactly what she’d hoped for when she puts a hair...
    Performing Arts
  • 13
    Oct
    Saturday
    When Tomiko Jones shows her work, she attempts to convert her designated gallery spaces into experimental labs and classrooms so that her audience...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 13
    Oct
    Saturday
    With the spotlight on the Great American Beer Festival, it's easy to forget about the other amazing beer events happening around the Mile HIgh City....
    Culinary
  • 13
    Oct
    Saturday
    The Dawson|Wallace Dance Project (formerly David Taylor Dance Theatre) uses contemporary choreography to explore the personal struggles humans endure...
    Performing Arts
  • 16
    Oct
    Tuesday
    This art exhibit will make you feel like you're floating in a pool while the sun plays patterns on the pool bottom. Tesselate presents collosal...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 16
    Oct
    Tuesday
    Becca (Anna Kendrick) is the kind of college freshman who pays more attention to the sounds coming out of her headphones that the words coming out of...
    Special Events
  • 17
    Oct
    Wednesday
    Artisic renderings from the bible, string quartets, book readings, jazz music, and independent film have all come together for this celebration of...
    Special Events
  • Repeats every week until Thu Oct 25 2012 .
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    Oct
    Wednesday
    Don't be a nit-wit about knitting. This beginner's course will teach you how to purl, cast on, and cast off. Plus, you'll learn to read a simple...
  • 18
    Oct
    Thursday
    For 20 years, the Museo de las Americas has shown a light on the art from Latin America. The museum's new anniversary exhibit ties the past, present...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 18
    Oct
    Thursday
    Fort Collins-based artist Marius Lehene uses various dimensions to explore displacement in his latest exhibit. Originally from Romania, Lehene starts...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    Skip the mall and shop differently for a good cause. Check out top-quality vendors like Coldwater Creek and Frosting will available for a one-stop...
    Special Events
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    The exhibit celebrates the centennial of collage and assemblage in connection with the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    This retrospective show marries the work of two old artist friends. Albert Moore uses his architectural know-how to blend lines, planes, volumes, and...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    While Todd White is responsible for that quirky yellow sponge with little square pants, the former lead character designer of SpongeBob SquarePants,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    Keystone rolls out the red carpet for this annual wine and food tasting weekend.  Start the weekend off with the five-course Winemaker's Dinner...
    Culinary
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    This is a hoedown you won’t want to miss. Put on some cowboy boots and a Stetson and jam out to the Hollyfelds, the Ghost of Joseph Buck, and Trail....
    Special Events
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    Sweep your hair into a side-pony-tail, break out the fanny-packs, and throw on your neon snowsuit. Celebrate the best decade of snow gear at this...
    Special Events
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    Poignant enough to have a song featured on Grey's Anatomy and cool enough to open for Radiohead, Stillwater, Oklahoma's Other Lives is bringing its...
    Music
  • 19
    Oct
    Friday
    Some call them a bluegrass band, others call them "newgrass." Either way, this five-man band is anything but traditional. They use classic bluegrass...
    Music
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