thursdayfebruary4

La Malagua, a group exhibition, opens at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, btw W 8^th and W 9^th Ave, 7-10pm

Thomas Neff speaks at O’Sullivan Gallery, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, at 50th Ave/west end of the building, 7pm

Attend Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth, a lecture, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 7-9pm, $10

The Say So Crazies, Mr. Right, Bryan Schmittel perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 7:30pm, $10

fridayfebruary5

Angelica Daneo lectures on Goya and the Impressionists at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 4pm, free with general admission

Attend First Friday events in River North Art District, Santa Fe Art District, Navajo Art District, and Golden Triangle Art District

Nathan Abels exhibition opens at Rule Gallery, 227 Broadway, at W 2^nd Ave, 6-9pm

Andrew Speer exhibition opens at Pattern Shop Studio, 3349 Blake St, btw 33^rd and 34^th St, 6-9pm

Attend Embrace! Art Friday Night at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 5-10pm

Joyce Shelton exhibition opens at Sellars Project Space, 4383 Tennyson St, at W 44^th Ave, 6-9pm

POINT A exhibition opens at UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art 121, 121 S Tejon, Suite 100, btw E Colorado Ave and E Vermijo Ave, Colorado Springs, 6-9pm

Beverly McIver, Steve Steele, Pattie Lee Becker exhibitions open at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, btw Arapahoe Ave and Canon Blvd, 6:30-8pm

Attend Naropa Supports Haiti Open Mic Night at Naropa University Arapahoe Campus, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, at Marine St, 7-10pm, accepting donations

Erin Furimsky exhibition opens at Plinth Gallery, 3520 Brighton Blvd, at 35^th St, 6-9pm

saturdayfebruary6

Attend La Maguala Lecture about screen printing at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, btw W 8^th and W 9^th Ave, 12:30-3pm

Attend Target Free First Saturday at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 10am-5pm

Attend Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Sugar Kill Gang vs Dooms Daisies at The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, at E Colfax Ave, 7pm, $17

Last day to see Robert Mangold exhibition at ArtYard Sculpture, 1251 S Pearl St, btw E Louisiana Ave and Buchtel Blvd, 1:30-5:30pm by appointment

Attend Denver UkeFest 2010 at Swallow Hill Café, 71 E Yale Ave, at Lincoln St, 10:30am start time, mainstage performance at 7:30pm

sundayfebruary7

Dr Christopher Beekman lectures on Symbols of Authority in Ancient West Mexican Art at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 2:30pm, $10

Hermit Thrushes, Kissing Party perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, $6, 21 and over

Zen Sadist, Consider the Raven, Left Foot Green, Night Owl, Ray Ray, The Morgendorffers, Megan Lefurgef perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 4pm

The Kilkellys perform at Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St, at 17^th St, Boulder, 8:30-10:30pm

mondayfebruary8

Attend Panties at the Bar Burlesque Night at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 9pm, $5, 21 and over

The Entrance Band, Lights (Drag City), Dan Kaufman Superstar Eruption perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $10, 21 and over

Attend Freestyle Knitting at Denver Public Library Central, 10 W 14th Ave, btw Broadway and Bannock St, 5-7:30pm

tuesdayfebruary9

See a screening of Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train at Denver Public Library Central, 10 W 14th Ave, btw Broadway and Bannock St, 6-9pm, free

Diana Castro and the Big Time Band perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

Mark Brut, Dannon Nicks perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 9pm

Denny Dressman reads at Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 E Colfax Ave, at Elizabeth St, 7:30pm

wednesdayfebruary10

Girls, Magic Kids, The Smith Westerns perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $15, 16 and over

Attend Traditional Irish Music Session at Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St, at 17^th St, Boulder, 7:30-10:30pm

Attend J&K Fun Hour, comedy improv, at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 6:30pm, $5

See a performance of Legally Blonde at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St, at Curtis St, 8pm, $25+

      Chris Gilmour            |||       NEW ZINGCHAT!      |||      Christian Bernard

thursdayjanuary28

Attend Pecha Kucha Night at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, btw Arapahoe Ave and Canon Blvd, 7pm, free admission, cash bar

Attend Bombay Gin 36.1 Release Party, featuring readings and art, at Boulder Draft House, 2027 13^th St, btw Pearl St and Spruce St, Boulder, 6:30-9:30pm, free

Adrian Matejka and Sandy Tseng read at ATLAS Auditorium 100, CU-Boulder Campus, at 18^th St, Boulder 7pm

A.A. Bondy, Willy Mason, A Tom Collins perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, $10, 21 and over

fridayjanuary29

Michaël Borremans, Samuel Beckett, Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, Lorraine O'Grady, A.G. Rizzoli, William Stockman exhibitions open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1840 15th St, at Delgany St, 8-10pm

Heather Billings Munoz and  Agnes Kunz Vigil exhibitions open at Edge Gallery, 3658 Navajo St, at W 37^th Ave, 7-10pm

Sue Simon, Barbara Carpenter, Judith Cohn exhibitions open at Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9^th Ave, 6-9pm

Attend Food for your Mind: Denver’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, a lecture, at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, at W 13^th Ave, 12:15-1pm, $4, bring own lunch or purchase at museum

saturdayjanuary30

The Inactivists, The Widow’s Bane, Little Fyodor perform at The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St, btw 31^st and 32^nd St, 8:30pm, $7, 21 and over

Nashville Pussy, Git Some, Holley 750, The Outta Controllers perform at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 9pm, $10, 21 and over

Attend DKCB Winter Party at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, $5, 21 and over

Cocktail Revolution perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

sundayjanuary31

Anvil, Tauntaun, Havok perform at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 7pm doors, $23, 16 and over

Michael DeLalla, Truton & The Pour Boyz perform at Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St, at 17^th St, Boulder, 8:30pm

Joe Bonner performs at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, in the Rose Room, 8pm, free

See a performance of Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women, at Denver Center for Performing Arts, 1101 13th St, at Curtis St, 2pm, $29

mondayfebruary1

Nouvelle Vague, The Velveteen Loveseat perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $20, 16 and over

Attend Panties at the Bar Burlesque at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 9pm, $5

Attend Improv Hootenanny at Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St, at 15^th St, 7:30pm, $7

tuesdayfebruary2

Attend the opening reception for Thomas Neff Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina exhibition at O’Sullivan Gallery, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, at 50^th Ave, west end of the building, 4:30-7pm

See a screening of Hitchcock’s Notorious at Denver Public Library Central, 10 W 14th Ave, btw Broadway and Bannock St, 6-9pm, free

Attend Open Craft Night at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 6-9pm, free

Ave, The What Do You Means, Ugly Bumpers, My Friend Betrayal perform at 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 8pm

See a screening of American Faust: From Condi To Neo-Condi at Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9^th St, 4:45 and 7:20pm, $9.75

wednesdayfebruary3

To My Love, The Struglles perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 8pm

Joshua Ferris reads at Tattered Cover LoDo, at 16th St and Wynkoop St, 7:30pm

Wilder and Wilder, Playground Mafia perform comedy at Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave, at Logan St, 7:30pm, $10

Attend Geeks Who Drink Trivia at The Pioneer, 2401 S University Blvd, at Wesley, 8pm

  coming into being        |      NEW ZINGCHAT!       |     miyata jiro

thursdayjanuary21

Gary Komarin exhibition opens at Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee St, at 17^th St, 6-8pm

Take Five, a group exhibition of NY artists, opens at Plus Gallery, 2501 Larimer St, at 25^th St, 6-8pm

Whiskey Throttle, Bluebelle, Denver City Saltlicks, The Blackouts perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 7:30pm, $6, 21 and over

Attend Nomads as Conquerors: Mongolia from Ancient Times to Genghis Khan, a lecture, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 7-9pm, $15

fridayjanuary22

Bin Ramke, J’Lyn Chapman, Julie Doxsee read at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, suite 515, at 16^th St, 6:30pm, free

Maggie Lawless and DC Kelly exhibition opens at Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9^th Ave, 6-9pm

Attend Open Wall 2010 at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, btw Arapahoe Ave and Canon Blvd, 7-11pm

Attend Reading for Haiti at Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St, at Spruce St, 4pm, all donations go to Doctors without Borders and Haitian relief efforts

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Treeverb, Cannons perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $6, 21 and over

Skyfox, Honor The Fallen, Regret Night, Golden Ticket perform at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 7:30pm, $8

saturdayjanuary23

New Cosmic Americans perform at Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 South Public Road, at E Cannon St, Lafayette, 7pm, no cover

Jambon, The Big Motif perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $27, 16 and over

The Love Royal perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

Umphrey’s McGee perform at The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, at E Colfax Ave, 7:30pm, $25-$37.50, 16 and over

sundayjanuary24

lizz KING, Breezee One, Lust Cats of the Gutters, Gauntlet Hair perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, btw 35^th and 36^th St, 9pm

Attend Blingo at Sputnik, 3 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, no cover, 21 and over

Attend Archaeological Institute of America Lecture at Tattered Cover LoDo,at 16th St and Wynkoop St, 2pm

See a performance of The Phantom Tollbooth at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, btw 37^th and 38^th Ave, 2pm, $12

mondayjanuary25

Attend Panties at the Bar Burlesque at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 9pm, $5

Nile, Immolation, Krisiun, Enemy Reign, Dreaming Dead perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 7:30pm, $25, 16 and over

“So, You’re a Poet” presents an open poetry reading at Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St, at 17^th St, Boulder, 8-11pm

tuesdayjanuary26

Diana Castro and the Big Time Band perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

See Timbaland Featuring Special Guest Appearance By The Fray at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 7pm, $36

Attend Active Minds Lecture: The Challenges of Mexico at Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 E Colfax Ave, at Elizabeth St, 5:30pm

Atten Swing Dance night at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 8pm, $5

wednesdayjanuary27

Attend 60 Minutes in Space, a lecture, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 7-9pm, free

White Denim, Brazos, Dualistics perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 9pm

Open Stage night for musicians, comics, and magicians at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 8pm, free

Attend An Afternoon with the Opera - Greg Carpenter & Opera Colorado at Tattered Cover LoDo, at 16^th St and Wynkoop St, 12pm

thursdayjanuary14

The Festivus Film Festival opens at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, btw 37^th and 38^th Ave, first film begins at 6:45 pm, festival runs through Jan 17^th, see website for details

Laird Hunt, Matthew Cooperman, Ellen Orleans read at Gypsy House Café, 1279 Marion St, at E 13^th Ave, 7pm

Attend Four-Wheeling Across Mongolia: Not Like Camping Back Home, a lecture, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 7-9pm, $15

Frank Martin performs at Swallow Hill Café, 71 E Yale Ave, at Lincoln St, 7:30pm, $7       

fridayjanuary15

New Works by Heidi Jung opens at Ironton Studios, 3636 Chestnut St, at 36^th St, 6-9pm

Ella Trujillo, Derrick Velasquez exhibition opening reception at Abecedarian Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9^th Ave, 5-8pm

Vintage Déjá Vu exhibition opens at Camera Obscura Gallery, 1309 Bannock St, at W 13^th Ave

Through The Lens of 910arts, a group exhibition, opens at 910arts, 910 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9^th Ave, 6-8pm

Icebreaker exhibition opens at Ice Cube Gallery, 3320 Walnut St, at 33^rd St, 6-10pm

saturdayjanuary16

Rick Dula lectures at Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 7pm, $18

Big Tattoo, Jaded Poet, Aldo perform at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 9pm, $5

Split Lip Rayfield, Mountain Sprout, Motorhome perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 9pm, $23, 16 and over

George Clinton performs at The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, at E Colfax Ave, 8pm, $37.50, 16 and over

sundayjanuary17

Attend Poetry Slam at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 8pm, $5

Attend Festivus Film Festival at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, btw 37^th and 38^th Ave, 12:15pm first show, $8 for single show

See a performance of Home By Dark at The Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St, at W 11^th Ave, 2pm, $18-$42

See a performance of Cats at Denver Center for Performing Arts, 1101 13th St, at Curtis St, 7:30pm, $15+

mondayjanuary18

Attend Blingo at Sputnik, 3 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, no cover, 21 and over

Attend Open Mic Night at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, no cover

''So, You're a Poet,'' presents an open poetry reading at Laughing Goat Coffehouse, 1709 Pearl St, 17^th St, Boulder, 8pm-11pm

tuesdayjanuary19

See Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line, a lecture, at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, at W 13^th Ave, 1pm and 7pm, $8.50

Attend Gates Planetarium Tour at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 7:30pm, $25

Attend Rock Paper Scissors Tournament at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 7pm, $5, 21 and over

Diana Castro and the Big Time Band perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

wednesdayjanuary20

Goodie Mob Reunion Featuring Cee-Lo Green (Gnarls Barkley) perform at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 8pm, $36, 16 and over

Greensky Bluegrass with Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth and WhiteWater Ramble perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $16, 16 and over

Mount Righteous, Laura Goldhamer, Sweet Sturgeons perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $16, 18 and over

Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, MMCIII,Woodsman perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, btw 35^th and 36^th St, 9pm

Giasco Bertoli                   ZINGCHAT!              Wooden Ships

saturdaydecember26

Take the Secrets of the Dioramas Tour at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, 2-3:30pm, free with general admission

Murder Ranks, Magic Cyclops, Pete the Genius perform at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 10pm, $5

Split Second Massacre, The Blackouts, Angels and Bullets, Siren Project, Six Eyed Snake perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $10, 16 and over

the Sickly Ferguson, Super Eights, Gann Matthews, the Maykit perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, $5, 21 and over

See Denver School of the Arts Multimedia Showcase at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, btw 35^th and 36^th St, 9pm

sundaydecember27

Ben Markley Quartet perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

Attend Brunch with Nexus at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 9am-3pm

See a performance of Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women, at Denver Center for Performing Arts, 1101 13th St, at Curtis St, 7:30pm, $29+

mondaydecember28

Ooh La La Presents “Panties at the Bar” at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 8pm, $5, 21 and over

Attend New Music Monday at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, no cover

Attend Rockstar Karaoke at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 10pm, no cover, 21 and over

See Freak Train at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, btw W 37^th Ave and W 38^th Ave, 8pm, $5

tuesdaydecember29

Diana Castro and the Big Time Band perform at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20^th St, 9pm

See Official STS9 Late Nights Featuring Bluetech Live Band, Flying Lotus, Emancipator at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 10:55pm, $20, 16 and over

Chella Negro, Forgive Not Forget, Dwight4C, Tobyn Tolini perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 7pm

Improv Cavalcade perform at Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave, at Logan St, 7:30pm, $12

wednesdaydecember30

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Paper Bird perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 9pm, $21-$26, 16 and over

Gregory Allan Isakov & Devotchka perform at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22^nd St, 9:30pm, $30

See a digital presentation of La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet at Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9^th St, 7:15pm, $9

thursdaydecember31

Attend New Year’s Eve Silver Screen Ball at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, btw Arapahoe Ave and Canon Blvd, 9pm-1am, $25

Paper Bird, These United States, Dovekins perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $20, 21 and over

The Knew, Faceman, Brothers O’Hair, DJ Patrick Lee perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 10pm, $10

Forth Yeer,King Rat, Frontside 5, No Plot Kill, Pawn Ticket Trio perform at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 S Broadway, at W Archer Pl, 6pm, $10, 21 and over

Yonder Mountain String Band featuring Darol Anger and John DiMaggio, the voice of FUTURAMA'S BENDER plus special guests The Lee Boys Tickets perform at Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St, at E Colfax Ave, 8pm, $56, 16 and over

See Official STS9 Late Nights Featuring Madlib (DJ Set) at Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, at Floyd St, 8pm, $30, 16 and over

fridayjanuary1

Attend First Friday Art Walk in the Santa Fe Art District, on Santa Fe Dr, btw W 5th and W 10th Ave, 6-9pm

Edge Pairings exhibition opens at Edge Gallery, 3658 Navajo St, at W 37^th Ave, 7-10pm

Vices I Admire, Glass Delirium, Other Side of Clearview, The Pilot Light perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $10, 16 and over

Woodsman, Pacific Pride, M Pyres & New Past Tense, Weed Diamond perform at Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, btw 27^th and 28^th St, 9pm