Chefs and foodies complete a hard-core mountain traverse and are handed a well-deserved bacon Bloody Mary—does it get more Colorado?

Discover the artistry of Italian master Michelangelo—no plane ticket to Europe required. Making its North American debut, this show will feature sculptures and paintings from this famous Renaissance artist. Not to be missed are the life-size reproductions of various scenes found in the Sistine Chapel. Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun noon-6 p.m.

Hairy-toed hobbit Bilbo Baggins goes where no hobbit has gone before as he travels across Middle Earth, tackling fire-breathing dragons along the way. With an all-child cast, this adventurous story—originally a book by J.R.R. Tolkien—follows Baggins as he and his friends search for the lost treasure of Lonely Mountain.

Love, acceptance, and confidence: These are three virtues demonstrated to audiences of this musical adapted from the beloved children’s novel of the same name.

Sometimes the best stories can be told without words. For their eighth annual Mother’s Day concert, the Boulder Ballet will translate Shakespeare’s beautiful prose found in his play A Midsummer Night's Dream  into graceful movements with original choreography by artistic directors Ana Claire and Peter Davison.

Zip on a Wookiee costume and warm up your Jedi lightsaber swing: Now’s the time to perfect your technique with Star Wars pros. Become a trained stormtrooper with reenactors and depart with your own foam lightsaber. Visit the craft station to create Admiral Ackbar puppets and pom-pom Ewoks and Wookiees.

Every mother and child have a different relationship, but there’s always room to relate. Just in time for Mother’s Day, 12 Denverites recite their own pre-written works about the good and bad of motherhood. Stories will divulge each author’s (not all of them necessarily mothers themselves) unique maternal memories.

Imagine dancing onstage, spinning plates on sticks all while a fellow acrobat holds a headstand—on top of your head. Watch in awe as the disciplined performers of the Golden Dragon Acrobats accomplish these astonishing feats. This acrobatic and gymnastic stage anomaly blends physical strength, precision, and grace.

Love triangle? Try love rectangle. In an untraditional take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, four young lovers—of the 1920s jazz era—find themselves in a complicated romantic web while trapped within an enchanted forest. Blinded by lust, the cast comically battles with marriage, mischief, magic, and love potions.