EVENTSFriday, November 9 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 31
    Oct
    Wednesday
    Treating classic photography with painting techniques, this exhibit features photographs of the artist's mother. A former fashion designer, Aline...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Nov
    Thursday
    The objects presented in this exhibit depict the evolution of art using a multiple methods and materials. Heavily stylized, industrial, and graphic...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Nov
    Thursday
    Magic, romance, and suspense make this show a whirlwind adventure. Set at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, magician Harry the Great seeks revenge upon...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Nov
    Thursday
    The popcorn is popping and the red carpets are being rolled out for the 35th Starz Denver Film Festival. This 10-day festival will feature films from...
    Special Events
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    A deadly tornado in Kansas brings a new science teacher to the devastated town, where she remarks that religious explanations for the origin of life...
    Performing Arts
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Leave the poses to the family photos. This exhibit displays photographs of the mundane, extraordinary, and ignored happenings of gritty,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Arthaus’s opening exhibit will feature Arthaus founder Michael Gadlin’s body of abstract paintings contemplating his upcoming residency at the La...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    With more than 100 events at a myriad of museums, art districts, and galleries, Denver Arts Week introduces the adventurous exploration of new art....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Phyllis Rider’s latest mixed-media work draws upon her experience as painter, printmaker, and sculptor to convey her travels and cultural experiences...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Leave the posing for family photos. This exhibit displays photographs of mundane, extraordinary, and overlooked everyday occurrences. These are slice...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Most of the students at Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, New York live in poverty—but that hasn't stopped them from cultivating the most...
    Special Events
  • 2
    Nov
    Friday
    Another name for this show could have been Life, Death, and Liposuction. In this quirky comedy, five women gather to talk about these three of life's...
    Performing Arts
  • 3
    Nov
    Saturday
    Appealing to more than just the peanut gallery, Buntport Theater's live comic book turns children's theater on its ear by playing to the tech-savvy...
    Kids and Family
  • 3
    Nov
    Saturday
    A photojournalist returns home to New York City after being injured while on assignment in Iraq. Her partner anxiously tries to nurse her back to...
    Performing Arts
  • 3
    Nov
    Saturday
    Baroque tradition meets contemporary dance meets improvisation. Ballet Nouveau Colorado teams up with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado...
    Performing Arts
  • 6
    Nov
    Tuesday
    Get in touch with the wild past. Johanna Mueller explores history, ancestry, and memory through a series of relief engravings which are then inked...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 6
    Nov
    Tuesday
    Get in touch with the wild past. Johanna Mueller explores history, ancestry, and memory through a series of relief engravings which are then inked...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 6
    Nov
    Tuesday
    Don't let cold toes keep you wrapped in a blanket all winter. Knit yourself a funky pair of slippers to last you the whole winter. In this two-class...
  • 7
    Nov
    Wednesday
    Celebrate the world of wine with sips of over 400 wine varietals and plenty of events. A best bet: Thursday's Pairsine food and wine competition has...
    Culinary
  • 7
    Nov
    Wednesday
    Join young Zoe,  bored and ignored by her parents, in the imaginary world of Quidam--a place for dreaming and genuine relationships, where the...
    Performing Arts
  • 7
    Nov
    Wednesday
    What is it about tupperware that makes this show so hilarious? It's not the plastic dishes, it's the people who sell it. Dixie is a force of nature...
    Performing Arts
  • 8
    Nov
    Thursday
    She's not just hilarious, she's beautiful and charming, too. Come watch Aisha Tyler turn everyday life into moments of hilarity strung together....
    Performing Arts
  • 8
    Nov
    Thursday
    For the last 50 years, viewers have had a special bond with Bond…James Bond, that is. To celebrate half a century’s worth of the film franchise, the...
    Special Events
  • 8
    Nov
    Thursday
    As the world's leading producer of olive oil, Spain has a diverse offering. Denver chefs will highlight unique varietals, such as Picual, Arbequina,...
    Culinary
  • 8
    Nov
    Thursday
    Art is a gift some are just born with, and RAW Artists are here to share some newly discovered naturally born artists. Enjoy the works of Denver's...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 8
    Nov
    Thursday
    Our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, and our only physical point of contact with the world. Join Evolving Door Dance as they examine the...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Scratch everyone off your holiday list with more than 500 vendors (ranging from jewelry to woodcarvings) to choose from. Stop at the gourmet food...
    Special Events
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Fuera de la Frontera reaches across genres to bring you a visual smorgasboard. Exhibits run the gamut from paintings and photography to sculpture and...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    These synthetic art forms are sure to put you in a meditative state of mind, especially if you take them in at night. Designed to slow your thoughts...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Experience these synthetic art forms and get into a meditative state of mind. Designed to slow your thoughts and create a sense of natural flow, this...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Boulder is never short on new culinary hotspots and standby favorites, but who has the time or dough to try them all? Here's your chance: More than...
    Culinary
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Roxanne Rossi illuminates the art of conversation with her paintings and video projects. Each work of acrylic paints and cast paper attempts to...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Jeanne Bessette's illustrations provide a simple, comforting message: We are all OK. She offers interpretations of the human subconscious with color...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Casting for the Oompa-Loompas just got easier. Colorado's youngest thespians (ages 8 to 14 years old) from Inspire Creative are taking the stage...
    Kids and Family
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Learn five simple, chic techniques for finishing your furniture with chalk paint. Test your skills on two pots before you try it at home. Fri 5-8 p.m...
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    For a political twist on the age-old ‘switched-at-birth’ tale, Israeli filmmaker Lorraine Levy strives to challenge fixed opinions on foreign affairs...
    Special Events
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Enjoy a indulgent, wine-paired dinner made less guilty with vegan and gluten-free options. Each of six courses—created by chef Rachel Kesley—is...
    Culinary
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Fine art goes abstract. The works of Don Quade and Brandon Reese will be in a dual feature exhibit accompanied by pieces from Robin Cole Smith,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Discover the South Pacific, where warm breezes blow and the tropical night sky is bright. University of Colorado's expert in ancient astronomy,...
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time as Pro Musica Colorado and Colorado Chamber Players team up to...
    Music
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Art, meet animal. This two-day whole-bison roast brings together the beast and art. Learn about local food production while you explore the...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    SWV
    By taking a cue from the golden sounds of female pioneers like the Supremes and mixing in some sultry and socially conscious edge, '90s R&B girl...
    Music
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    One minute he is President George W. Bush and the next he Samuel L. Jackson. Frank Caliendo is no rookie in the world of comedy. You know...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Veterans say you can't know what a soldier has been through unless you've been there yourself. In the stage adaptation of Tim O'Brien's The Things...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    What happens when you bring a Jew-turned-atheist home to conservative, Catholic mom and pop for Christmas? A family explosion, quasi-miracle, and...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    If you haven't seen true improv in a while, Paula Poundstone is refreshingly original. Known for her off-the-cuff comedy and audience interaction,...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Nov
    Friday
    Emancipator struck fame at 19 years old when Japanese producer Nujabes discovered his first dub album, It Will Be Cold Enough. His calm...
    Music
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