EVENTSSunday, October 28 2012
  • 11
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    The exhibit celebrates the centennial of collage and assemblage in connection with the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 21
    Oct
    Sunday
    Get a taste of Vincent van Gogh's journey to becoming one of the most recognizable artists in history at this world-exclusive exhibition at the DAM....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 21
    Oct
    Sunday
    Care for some South Park-ian humor this Halloween? Colorado native and co-creator of South Park, Trey Parker outdoes himself with his play...
    Performing Arts
  • Repeats every week until Thu Oct 25 2012 .
    24
    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...
  • 25
    Oct
    Thursday
    The sharp-tongued Molly Ivins is back. The newspaper columnist and best-selling author lives again in a one-woman show that quotes heavily from...
    Performing Arts
  • 25
    Oct
    Thursday
    Kellie Cannon and John Matlack explore technology's impact on nature from two varied perspectives. For Cannon, a combination of cloth, stitching, and...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 25
    Oct
    Thursday
    Quilting meets printmaking and photography in this new exhibit. Local artists Sue Crosby Doyle and Katie Fowler explore the elusive concept of memory...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 25
    Oct
    Thursday
    Detoxifying the body is a key component of maintaining health and well-being. This four-week intensive cleanse allows participants to experience the...
    Culinary
  • 26
    Oct
    Friday
    When the leader of a political revolution and a gay window dresser find themselves caged together in a Latin American prison, an unlikely friendship...
    Performing Arts
  • 26
    Oct
    Friday
    Tom Rakewell has a good thing going with Anne Trulove, as the couple enjoy a simple life in the English countryside. But when he is tempted by a man...
    Performing Arts
  • 26
    Oct
    Friday
    Political correctness doesn’t belong in this performance. Tragedy becomes hilarity at this show of comedy shorts written by and about the physically...
    Performing Arts
  • 26
    Oct
    Friday
    Get ready for a gholish double-header. The Bug Theatre will offer the best of the spooktacular on Halloween weekend: live music to get your...
    Special Events
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    It's full steam ahead for tricks, treats, and trains this Halloween weekend. The vintage locamotive at the Colorado Railroad Museum will be leaving...
    Special Events
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    For four decades, Floyd D. Tunson's pop culture meets abstraction installations have been among the most highly regarded and influential in the...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    Welcome to the jungle, Denver style. Repticon brings local and national reptile experts together under one roof for live animal presentations,...
    Special Events
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    Walk among displays of graphic art and recycled-object sculptures in RedLine’s reinvented exhibition hall. Works by the gallery's resident...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    Say your final adios to summer at this fiesta. The party starts with afternoon happy hour specials and live music from The Big Motif, Mikee T &...
    Culinary
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    Often the only consequence of a Halloween party is a November 1st hangover. Not at the Denver Halloween Bash where  your ticket goes to cancer...
    Special Events
  • 27
    Oct
    Saturday
    Why reserve a Halloween party for a ballroom when you can take over a whole hotel? That's the theory behind the trifecta of ColoWeen parties taking...
    Special Events
  • 28
    Oct
    Sunday
    Laura Letinsky’s still life food photographs have appeared in Bon Appétit and Martha Stewart Living, but they depart from the perfectionist culinary...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 28
    Oct
    Sunday
    There's a chill in the airy, open hangar on the Lowry Air Force Base and ghouls are taking over. Kids are sure to get in the Halloween spirit a...
    Kids and Family
  • 28
    Oct
    Sunday
    Nothing creates the tense scene of a horror movie like the music. Watch the orchestra, conducted by Jason Seber, perform classical Halloween music,...
    Music
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