EVENTSSaturday, February 2 2013
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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 15
    Nov
    Thursday
    Chairs, tables, and even skis get the Rocky Mountain treatment in this hometown exhibit. An extention of the showing at the Denver International...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 23
    Nov
    Friday
    Southwest Airlines and Downtown Denver Partnership invite you to embrace the cold and skate at Skyline Park. Look out for regularly scheduled...
    Kids and Family
  • 1
    Dec
    Saturday
    They say that birds of a feather flock together, but this exhibit seems to have taken a non-discriminating approach with its medley of bird breeds...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Jan
    Tuesday
    This guitar building and woodworking class will keep your hands and mind busy. Master craftsman Edward Victor Dick teaches both beginners and more...
  • 3
    Jan
    Thursday
    The Colorado art scene is thriving, and it’s hard to keep an eye on every up-and-coming artist. This exhibit gives you a chance to see three of the...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 3
    Jan
    Thursday
    The Colorado art scene is thriving, and it’s hard to keep an eye on every up-and-coming artist. This exhibit gives you a chance to see works by three...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 4
    Jan
    Friday
    Experience the multi-layered images by photographer Loretta Young-Gautier. By meticulously layering up to 10 photograph negavtives, Young-Gautier's...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 4
    Jan
    Friday
    This gritty exhibit celebrates Denver's diverse artistic scene. Mexican, Canadian, and Coloradan artists Ximena Labra, Humberto Duque...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 4
    Jan
    Friday
    Get a taste of Denver's fresh meat of the art world. The Next Gallery shows off their newest member artists such as Betsy Roudolph, Chris Bullock, D....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 4
    Jan
    Friday
    A woman's wardrobe is a window to her life. This show, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman, is performed in monologues that explore everything from...
    Performing Arts
  • 4
    Jan
    Friday
    No matter how many years have passed, America continues to mourn the death of Robert F. Kennedy. This one-man-show, writtena nd performed by Jack...
    Performing Arts
  • 5
    Jan
    Saturday
    British detective stories have a few things in common: wild goose chase adventures, unthinkable mishaps, and innumerous missed clues. In this parody...
    Performing Arts
  • 9
    Jan
    Wednesday
    Join the fung shui and decor masters of Colorado for the Golden Globes of interior design: the 2013 Crystal Awards. A trifecta of cocktails, dining,...
    Special Events
  • 10
    Jan
    Thursday
    In her 25 years as associate professor of drawing at the University of Denver, Deborah Howard has created an extensive collection of works....
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    Playwright Jeffery Hatcher finds comedy in even the strictest of tutors as recounts the various lessons he learned as a 10-year-old during his 1967...
    Performing Arts
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    These photographers look outside the box. In a wold that is organic, cylindrical (read: trees, legs, and stems), and cyclical, we live, travel,...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    Western art is often defined by the past: a land of cowboys, gold miners, and outlaws. This exhibition draws together artists that purposely look...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    In 2013, we’re hoping for good health and a wealth of great art. The Walker Fine Art Year in Preview gives a hint of what’s to come in the visual art...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    Ed is dying, but he has a unique opportunity to have his brain downloaded for posterity. It's tough enough that he can only select 10 memories to...
    Performing Arts
  • 11
    Jan
    Friday
    Fear is this play’s protagonist. When Theresa rejects Tony after a couple dates, she finds herself caught in the middle of every woman’s nightmare....
    Performing Arts
  • 12
    Jan
    Saturday
    Buntport Theater's live comic book turns children's theater on its ear by playing to the tech-savvy generation of little ones in the audience and...
    Kids and Family
  • 12
    Jan
    Saturday
    Nostalgia for the past is part of the human condition, but seldom does the past hold fewer challenges than the present. When a couple yearning for a...
    Performing Arts
  • 14
    Jan
    Monday
    Watch incredible artists, from around the world, turn huge chunks of ice into beautiful sculptures. Observe the volunteers getting the blocks all set...
    Special Events
  • 16
    Jan
    Wednesday
    WASP takes a new form in George and Martha. This upper-class couple invite a new professor and his young wife over for dinner. Throughout the evening...
    Performing Arts
  • 17
    Jan
    Thursday
    Discover some of the best art in the state: paintings, sketches and photography of everything from the plains to the mountains.This juried exhibit of...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 17
    Jan
    Thursday
    Using weaving skills passed down from generation to generation, contemporary Guatemalan women create vibrant clothes and tapestries for both...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 18
    Jan
    Friday
    Explore the Colorado landscape with these plein air art pieces. One Woman Show is a collection of Nicole Hyde's abstract paintings, like Rowdy Kate...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 18
    Jan
    Friday
     The colors of the rainbow look unoriginal in comparison to artist Dave Yust's vibrant, colorful work. The painter and printmaker works to...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 18
    Jan
    Friday
    A "traditional" family can be hard to define in 2013—and Motherhood Out Loud celebrates that. Though full of comical portrayals of the...
    Performing Arts
  • 18
    Jan
    Friday
    Rock climbing requires as much mental strength as physical strength. In the wake of a loss, Emm throws all her energy into climbing to rise above the...
    Performing Arts
  • 19
    Jan
    Saturday
    Even as Denver begins to shed its "cowtown" image, we always get a little nostalgic about the Old West. Enter Patti Hallock's first solo exhibition...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 19
    Jan
    Saturday
    Just because a person isn't talking, doesn't mean they don't hear and understand the communication around them. In this PHAMLY production, a shy man...
    Performing Arts
  • 22
    Jan
    Tuesday
    Seeking inspiration to improve those simple snowmen and ice caves? Catch the finale of the outdoor ice gala, where artists from around the world have...
    Special Events
  • 22
    Jan
    Tuesday
    When novelist Charles Condomine asks clairvoyant Madame Arcati to unveil details for a book he is writing, his calls to the spirits go awry. Instead...
    Performing Arts
  • 24
    Jan
    Thursday
    Yes, she survived the Titanic, but she also proved America’s rags-to-riches promise. With determination to rise above her humble beginnings, Molly...
    Performing Arts
  • 25
    Jan
    Friday
    It is not just a classic love story—it is the greatest love story of all time. Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball, not knowing the danger of...
    Performing Arts
  • 25
    Jan
    Friday
    In Shakespeare's The Tempest, the spirit Ariel conjures up a violent storm that leaves the people of Milan shipwrecked on a remote island. A revenge...
    Performing Arts
  • 28
    Jan
    Monday
    The miniscule and atomic details in nature are often overlooked in day-to-day activity. Local Colorado painter Robert Spellman uses his contemporary...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 29
    Jan
    Tuesday
    A science experiment gone wrong, a monster unleashed, and tale of dangerous love: Jekyll and Hyde will always be an irresistible thriller. The...
    Performing Arts
  • 29
    Jan
    Tuesday
    The stage expression ‘break a leg!’ may actually come to fruition in this mayhem filled comedy. English playwright Michael Frayne sets up a play-...
    Performing Arts
  • 30
    Jan
    Wednesday
    This culinary festival offers a new twist on après ski. Daily tastings—held at unique locations around the resort—pair food with drink, and fit into...
    Culinary
  • 31
    Jan
    Thursday
    Denver-based artists Frederic Pichon and Andrew Rising will simultaneously present their two very distinct exhibits in one gallery, creating a unique...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 31
    Jan
    Thursday
    Tumble into Myra Babbage’s world as a typist, muse and collaborator for Franklin Woolsey—a man desperately trying to finish his book. After his...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Cycling and flowers are not often associated with one another, but you will find both in this exhibit featuring Ken Crost’s photographs of racing...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Suddenly your grandfather’s old ride just got a lot more interesting. Highlighting the artistry found in woodie station wagons, this exhibit...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Beer lovers rejoice. Stout month is here. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, Southern Sun, and Vine Street Pub dedicate their February line-ups to the...
    Culinary
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Let the adventures jump out from your television and join the live action as you're whisked on a wild ride with Disney characters Phineas and Ferb....
    Kids and Family
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    The common treatment for pine beetle-devoured trees: Cut ’em down and burn ’em up. Sculpture and installation artist Eric Dallimore’s five-piece...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Go into the wild with ceramic sculptor Ted Vogel’s nature-inspired installment. By molding his clay, glass, and iron materials into figures like...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Surviving World War II was hard enough, but for veteran Freddie Quell, adjusting to life after war is an even tougher battle. Suffering from anxiety...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Hold your breath, and plunge into a small community in the Louisiana bayou that is bracing for a catastrophic storm. Hushpuppy, played by Quvenhané...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    The best printmakers within 528 mile of Denver are in the spotlight. More than 100 artists—from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota...
    Arts and Exhibits
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Bring your best poker face and pack your luck in your pocket for a casino night hosted by the Fort Collins Soccer club. The evening will be filled...
    Special Events
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    You probably recognize John Oliver from his hysterical seven-year stint on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. These days, Oliver is his own brand, with...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    Where the real world ends, the reel world begins. As an author works to turn his novel into a movie, and struggles as his producer forces him to make...
    Performing Arts
  • 1
    Feb
    Friday
    You didn’t score tickets to Icelantic’s sold-out Winter on the Rocks bash? Hit up the after-party, led by this DJ responsible for M.I.A.’s ubiquitous...
    Music
  • 2
    Feb
    Saturday
    Get geared-up for Crested Butte's biggest costume party and Nordic event of the year. Sign up for 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and full-marathon races and...
  • 2
    Feb
    Saturday
    Ladies, indulge with a bite of dark chocolate while learning how to lead a heart healthy life. Raise awareness for women and heart disease as you and...
    Special Events
  • 2
    Feb
    Saturday
    Celebrate the poetic verses of Allen Ginsberg and other legendary Beat writers with a night filled with live jazz from the Bill Giebler Trio, a...
    Special Events
  • 2
    Feb
    Saturday
    A joint endeavor between Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman and Grammy-winning Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins, this duo released its second album,...
    Music
  • 2
    Feb
    Saturday
    With the third-annual Snowdown SIA, Colorado flexes its muscles as a world-class purveyor of winter sports culture by hosting the largest snowsports...
    Music
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