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thursdayjuly3 through wednesdayjuly9
thursdayjuly3
Sean Chisholm exhibit opens at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 8pm
The Group Show, featuring more than 11 artists, opens at andenken, 2990 Larimer St, at 30th St, through July 24th, 7pm
Tamales & Literary Memoirs, a tag team lecture on unrelated topics, featuring Jorge de la Torre and Michael J Henry, at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, 6:30pm
Screening of A Skin, A Night at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 7pm, Free, 21 and over
fridayjuly4
First Friday at RiNo Art District, between I-70 North and I-25 West, Park Ave W and Lawrence St, 6-10pm
First Friday at Santa Fe ArtDistrict, Santa Fe Dr, between W 5th and W 10th Ave, 6-10pm
Diesel Powered Poetry Reading featuring Jonson Y Kuhn, at Worland Warriors Bus, Santa Fe Art District, 10:30pm, Donate what you wish, Text “diesel” to 303-949-2078 for exact location, benefits The Basics Fund
Fourth of July Group Show and Party opens at Ironton Studios, 3636 Chestnut, at 36th St, through July 12th, 7-10pm
Peter Illig and Jessica Bernstein exhibits open at Pirate Gallery, 3365 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th St, through July 20th, 6-10pm
Tacha Vosburgh, Dreaming and Remembering ceramic sculpture exhibit opens at Plinth Gallery, 3520 Brighton Blvd, at 35th St, through July 31st, 6-9pm
Correcting the Past: The Memory of Historical Injury and the Hope for Remedy, a lecture with Patricia Limerick, at Hyatt Regency, 650 15th St, at Welton St, 11am, Free
Synaesthetic Sound, an experiment in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm, Free with museum admission
The Dead of Summer, featuring Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through July 10th, 12, 2:15, 5, 7:30 and 10pm, $9.50
The Gits opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through July 10th, 12:20, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:15pm, $9:50
saturdayjuly5
Free First Saturday at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 10-5pm, Free with CO ID
Penny Saturday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 10-6pm
Dan Craig Band, Gregory Alan Isakov, Angie Stevens and the Beautiful Wreck perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $8
sundayjuly6
Smart Bruch Sunday featuring the work of Jack Balas, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 10-11:30am, $20 for one child and one adult
mondayjuly7
Sic Alps and Bird Names perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 8pm
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Workshop, at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between E 9th and E 11th St, 3-4:30pm, Free
tuesdayjuly8
See Stephen Dinsmore, Convergences and Jean Gumpper, Transitions exhibits at William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St, between W 10th and W 11th Ave, through July 19th, 10-6pm
Active Minds Lecture: North Korea, at Colfax Tattered Cover, 2526 E Colfax Ave, at Elizabeth St, 12:30pm, Free
Screening of The Gleaners and I, at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Level B2 Conference Center, 6:30-9pm
wednesdayjuly9
Film on the Rocks: a screening of 40 Year-Old Virgin and performances by Opie Gone Bad and Jessica Sonner at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 6pm, $12
thursdayjune26 through wednesdayjuly2
thursdayjune26
Louis Vuitton Caberet, a performance of musicians and poets, at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22nd St, 9:30pm, $3
Sun Ra & Southern Family Restaurants, a tag team lecture with Jake Adam York and Joe York, at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 6pm
Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III perform at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between 9th and 11th St, 6pm, $45
fridayjune27
Vis-A-Visage, a group exhibit, opens at Object+Thought, 3559 Larimer St, at Downing St, through August 29th, 6pm
Louis Recchia opens at zip37 gallery, 3644 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th Ave, through July 13th, 7-10pm
Untitled #16 (Thread) opens at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 6pm
Synaesthetic Sound, an experiment in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm
Elizabeth Robinson, Jack Collom, Will Alexander, Linh Dinh and Laura Mullen read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6
Rayo Casablanca reading of 6 Sick Hipsters, at LoDo Tattered Cover, 16th St and Wynkoop St, 7:30pm
Cutthroat Island opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 28th, 8:30pm, $9.50
saturdayjune28
Colcannon performs at Colfax Tattered Cover’s 2-year Birthday Party, 2526 E Colfax Ave, at Elizabeth St, 10am
Orlando White, Charles Alexander, Sinan Antoon and Marryette Mullen read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6
The Builders in the Garden: Urban Microclimates, Colored Walls, a lecture with Scott Calhoun and Judith Phillips, at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between 9th and 11th St, 11-1pm, $25
Closing performance of 4 Days in Bed, a play by Jonson Y Kuhn and Ariel Marks, also featuring live music and poetry, at Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington St, at 26th and Welton St, 7pm, $10 or $5 if you wear pjs
White Collar Knock-Off, a workshop with Frau Fiber, at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 12-3pm, Free
Japanese Tea Ceremony, a class with Tokiyo Imanaka, at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between 9th and 11th St, through June 29th, 12:45-3:45pm, $30
sundayjune29
Pictureplane, Joey Casio, Sewn Leather and BDRMPPL perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $8, 21 and over
Farmers Market, at Old S Pearl St District, S Pearl St, between Iowa Ave and Buchtel Blvd, 9-1pm
mondayjune30
Amiri Baraka and Anne Waldman read at Laughing Goat Coffee House, 1709 Pearl St, at 17th St, Boulder, 6:40pm
Screening of Shaun of the Dead with performance by Boulder Acoustic Society, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, at 9th St, 6pm, $12
tuesdayjuly1
Space Invaders, a group exhibit, extended at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, through August 3rd, 10-5pm
Lewis MacAdams, George Evans, Kristin Prevallet, Selah Saterstrom and Tracie Morris read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6
Open Craft Night, at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 6-9pm, Free
wednesdayjuly2
Social Junk, Big Nurse and Married in Berdichev perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Bright Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 9pm
Jazz Quartet with Max Wagner performs at El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St, at 20th St, 8pm-1am, Free
thursdayjune19 through wednesdayjune25 thursdayjune19 4 Days in Bed, a play by Jonson Y Kuhn and Ariel Marks, opens at Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington St, at 26th and Welton St, through June 28th, 7pm, $10 or $5 if you wear PJs Bus Party, from Boulder to Crossroads Theater in Denver, locations and times vary, $5, call Dustin at 303-579-6555 for info and reservations, benefits The Basics Fund Jessica Stockholder lectures at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, lower level, 7pm, $18 Maya Astronomy & Stanley Kubrick, a tag team lecture with Jim Downing and Thomas Delapa, at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 6pm Painting/Music/Architecture: A Collaborative Performance with Colorado Music Works in the Clyfford Still Unveiled exhibit, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, level 2, 6pm, $10 See Brad Kahlhamer exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, through September 21st, 10-6pm Joe Richey, Marcella Durrand, Max Regan, Samuel R Delany and Bhanu Kapil read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6 Screening of Swing Time and Save the Last Dance at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pwky, at 9th St, 7pm, $9 fridayjune20 Bill Rector and Andrew Allport read at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, at 16th St, Suite 515, 7pm, Free Matt Barton and Corey Drieth exhibits open at Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, between Meadow Ln and Acacia Dr, Colorado Springs, through August 7th, 7-9pm Summer Solstice Closing party for Loay Boggess and Vicki Rottman exhibit, at Ironton Studios, 3636 Chestnut, at 36th St, 6-9pm Joshua Stone and Sandy Schimmel Gold, Urban Mosaics exhibit opens at Translations Gallery, 855 Inca St, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, through July 26th, 5-8pm Synaesthetic Sound, an experiment in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm Spanish Happy Hour at the Museo de las America, 861 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, 5-8pm, $5 Frozen Body, Spellcaster, Vampire Pussy, Nightshark and Valet Park This perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 8pm Music for Michah, a benefit show, at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, between W 37th and W 38th Ave, 6pm, $10, presented by Wishing Well Sounds Film on the Rocks: screening of Fight Club and performance with Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, 6pm, $12 saturdayjune21 Brenda Iijima, K Silem Mohammad, Laird Hunt, Akilah Olver and Margaret Randall read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22ndSt, Boulder, 8pm, $6 sundayjune22 Dave Sedaris reading of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, at LoDo Tattered Cover, 16th St and Wynkoop St, 12pm, Tix required, event hall sold out, overflow area available 11am Farmers Market at Old S Pearl St Art District, S Pearl St, between Iowa Ave and Buchtel Blvd, 9am-1pm, Free mondayjune23 See The Edge of Heaven, at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 26th, 4:30, 7 and 9:30pm, $7-9:50 tuesdayjune24 Douglas A Martin, Reed Bye, Eleni Sikelianos, Alice Notley and Anselm Hollo read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6 Christopher Gutierrez booksigning at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22nd St, 6:30pm wednesdayjune25 RTX, Imaad Wasif and the Two Part Beast, the Nicotine Fits and the Spiraling Stairs perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $12
thursdayjune12 through mondayjune18 thursdayjune12 Soda Pop & Extreme Death Rituals of Bornea, a tag team lecture, with Adrian Miller and Christina Kreps, at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 6pm Andrea Lynn performs at Swallow Hill Café, 71 E Yale Ave, at S Lincoln St, 7:30pm fridayjune13 Brad Kahlhamer exhibit opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, through November 16th, 6-10pm Phil Bender and Jessica Bernstein exhibits open at Pirate Art, 3655 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th St, through June 29th, 6-10pm Rolinda Stotts, Protecting the Little One exhibit, opens at Gallery One, 1512 Larimer St, at 15th St, through June 14th, 6-9pm, Proceeds benefit the Morgan Adams Foundation Christopher Burkett, Resplendent Light exhibit, opens at Camera Obscura Gallery, 1309 Bannock St, at W 13th Ave, through July 27th, 10-6pm Sip and Slide, a slide show and potluck, at Ironton Sutdios & Gallery, 3636 Chestnut, at 36th St, 6-9pm D Biddle CD Release, at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $12 includes a free CD Stuck opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 19th, 4:45, 7:15 and 9:20pm, $8.75 IMAX Film Festival 2008 opens at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, at Montview Blvd, through September 25th, times vary, $10 admission plus $5 per screening THE MeLTING BRiDgE, a play, opens at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St, at 7th Ave, through July 5th, 8pm, $15 saturdayjune14 Target Family Free Day at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, 12-4pm 33rd Annual Used Book Sale opens at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, through June 15th, 10-3pm Urban Foraging Alley Walk, a class, at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between E 9th and E 11th St, 10am-12pm, $34 Ian Cooke and Bela Karoli perform at Sutra Room, 1109 Lincoln St, at W 11th Ave, 7:15-7:45pm See The Generals in A Well Defined Concept, a mocumentary, at Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St, at 15th St, through June 28th, 10:15pm, $10 sundayjune15 Farmer’s Market at Old South Pearl Street District, S Pearl St, between Iowa Ave and Buchtel Blvd, 9am-1pm, Free mondayjune16 See Before the Rains at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 19th, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:25pm, $8.75 tuesdayjune17 Miranda Mellis, Maureen Owen, Carol Moldaw, Roberto Tejada and Arthur Sze read at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, $6 Bad Flirt and Panal perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $8 Open Craft Night at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 6-9pm, Free wednesdayjune18 Text-based readings by Summer Writing Program Students at Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, between 21st and 22nd St, Boulder, 8pm, Free WadlRum and Medina perform in Shady Grove Picnic Series, at Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S Forest St, at Exposition Ave, 6:30pm
thursdayjune5 through wednesdayjune11 thursdayjune5 The Sculpture Show: Figure and Pattern opens at Emmanuel Gallery, main Auraria Campus, through August 21st, 6-9pm Gregory Euclide exhibit opens at Limited Addiction Gallery, 825 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, through June 29th, 6-8pm Molly Hatch exhibit opens at Vertigo, 960 Santa Fe Dr, between W 9th and W 10th Ave, through June 28th, 6-8pm Silent Films & Counterfeit Currency, lectures featuring Jennifer Peterson and Stephen Mihm, at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 6pm Screening of Manda Bala at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, $8.75 fridayjune6 First Friday at Santa Fe ArtDistrict, Santa Fe Dr, between W 5th and W 10th Ave, 6-9pm, Free The Basics Fund Bus Party, from Boulder to Santa Fe ArtDistrict, times and locations vary, Call Dustin 303-579-6555 for reservations, $10 donation, Please tip your driver well First Friday at River North Art District, between I-70 North, I-25 West, Park Ave W and Lawrence St, 6-9pm, Free First Friday at Old South Pearl Street District, S Pearl St, between Iowa Ave and Buchtel Blvd, 4-8pm Jack Balas exhibit opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm Artist Reception for Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Kate Petley and Tim Jag at +gallery, 2350 Lawrence St, at Broadway, through July 12th, 6-9pm Amanda Marie, Scot Lefavor and Vincent Comparetto exhibit opens at Andenken Gallery, 2990 Larimer St, at 30th St, through June 27th, 7pm Patrick Call, Unsure exhibit opens at Habitat Gallery & Studio, 828 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, through July 13th, 5:30pm Merry Cox exhibit opens at Plinth Gallery, 3520 Brighton Blvd, at 35th St, 6-9pm Dolls, a group show, opens at zip37 gallery, 3644 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th Ave, through June 22nd, 6-10pm Naomi Foster, True Colors exhibit opens at Square 101 Gallery, 3309 Blake St, at 33rd St, Suite 101, 6-9pm Jared Steinberg, In the Raw exhibit opens at Yellow House Studios, 3195 Blake St, at 32nd St, #105, 6-9pm Diesel Powered Poetry Reading featuring Jonson Y Kuhn, at Santa Fe ArtDistrict, call Dustin 303-579-6555 for exact location, 10:30-11:30pm, Donate what you wish Sarah H.DOT performs at Object + Though, 3559 Larimer St, at Downing St, 6-9pm Cats, Rats and Democrats, a lecture with Jack Balas, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6:30pm, Free with admission The Motorman Project Presents: Riotland, a performance of machine artists, kinetic sculptors and audio-visual technicians, at Demiurge Design, 3505 Ringsby Ct, Unit B, 8pm, $10 Susan Wick exhibit opens at Weilworks, 3611 Chestnut Pl, at 36th St, through June 29th, 6-9pm Tales of the Mekong: Revealing Angkor to the World, a lecture with Dr Milton Osborn, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, North Building, lower level, 6:30pm, $10 Reservations recommended Paper Bird, Golden Brown and Abe Abraham perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $8, 16 and over Jar City opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 12th, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:15pm, $8.75 saturdayjune7 Cinema Jou Jou III, an evening of poetry, music and film, at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, at 16th St, Suite 515, 6pm-midnight, Suggested minimum donation $20 but no one will be turned away, Benefits TIE Penny Saturday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 10-6pm Free First Saturday at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 10-5pm, Free with CO ID Screening of Stagecoach at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, Free but tix required, Available from the Box Office 6pm, presented by Starz FilmCenter, CO Public Radio and Tattered Cover sundayjune8 Book-signing with the Quilters of Gee’s Bend, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, lower level, 3-5pm, Free with admission mondayjune9 Chandler Romeo, Heart Land Drawings exhibit opens at the Denver Center for Performing Arts, 14th St and Curtis St, 6-8pm tuesdayjune10 The Logan Conversations Series: a discussion with Brad Kahlhamer, Cydney Payton and Dean Sobel at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 5:30-7:30pm, $20, RSVP recommended wednesdayjune11 See Wordplay, an improv/sketch comedy performance, at Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave, between Logan St and Pennsylvania St, 7:30pm, $10
thursdaymay29 through wednesdayjune4 thursdaymay29 Meeting of the Andy Warhol Reading Group, Topic: The Warhol Diaries (first half), at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, at 16th St, Suite 515, 6:30pm, Free See “multiples”: group artists book exhibit, at East End Applied Arts, 1556 Florence St, between Fortune Trl and E 16th Ave, Aurora, through June 28th, 12-5:30pm Screening of Heavy Metal in Baghdad at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, Free fridaymay30 Evan Cantor, Leo Goya, Kayanne Pickens, Marcelo Games and Bob Mulligan perform combined jazz/poetry at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, at 16th St, Suite 515, 7pm, Free Untitled #15 (La-La Land) opens at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, 6-10pm Susan Kuhn exhibit opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm Meet Artist Phil Bender, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, level 1, 6pm Test Site Project I, an interactive performance between museum and audience, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6pm Black & White, a group exhibit, opens at Walker Fine Art, 300 W 11th Ave, at Cherokee St, through July 19th, 6-9pm Closing Reception for Robert Bell, at Square 101 Gallery, 3309 Blake St, at 33rd St, 6-9pm Synaesthetic Sound, an experiment in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm, Free Still Life opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through June 5th, 4:30, 7 and 9:25pm, $8.75 2008 Zine Reading & Veggie Potluck, at 1st Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St, at E 14th Ave, 7pm, RSVP to read saturdaymay31 Third Annual Denver Zine Fest, at 1st Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St, at E 14th Ave, 10-6pm, Free Grand Archives, Sera Cahoone and Kal Cahoone perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 9pm, $10, 21 and over White Rabbits perform at Bluebird Theater, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 9pm, $13, 16 and over sundayjune1 Linda Berry reading and meeting of The Whodunit Club, at Miss Prothero’s Books, 1112 Santa Fe Dr, at W 11th Ave, 4:30pm, for more info call 303-572-2260 mondayjune2 Mutators (VA BC), Modern Creatures, and tornado alley, perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 8pm tuesdayjune3 Open Craft Night at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 6-9pm, Free wednesdayjune4 See My Blueberry Nights at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at Bannock St, through June 5th, 4:45, 7:30 and 9:35pm, $8.75
thursdaymay22 through wednesdaymay28
thursdaymay22
Silent Films & Bedroom Paintings, a group exhibit, opens at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 7pm, Free
Open Shelf Book Club meeting, presented by Trevor Appleson, featuring The Razor’s Edge by W Somerset Maugham, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6pm, Free with museum admission
Bjorn Melhus lectures at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, lower level, 7pm, $18, reservations recommended
Tokyo Police Club and Dualistics performs at Bluebird Theatre, 3317 E Colfax Ave, at Adams St, 8pm, $15, 16 and over
Chuck Palahniuk reading of Snuff, at LoDo Tattered Cover, 16th and Wynkoop St, 7:30pm, Free, Not recommended for children or teens
fridaymay23
3rd Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute begins at The Falcon, 3295 S Broadway, at E Floyd Ave, Englewood, through May 24th, 8pm, $10
Summer 2008 exhibits open at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St, between Arapahoe Ave and Canyon Blvd, Boulder, through September 6th, 6:30-9pm, Free
Sticks and Stones: Branching Out, Loay Boggess and Vick Rottman exhibits open at Ironton Studios, 3636 Chestnut Pl, at 36th St, through June 20th, 6-9pm
Terry Campbell and Tsogo Mijid exhibits open at Pirate Gallery, 3655 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th St, through June 8th, 6-10pm
Barbara Carpenter and Annalee Schorr exhibits open at Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9th Ave, through June 15th, 6-9pm, Free
Rubric’s new Experimental Video Program HYPNOSIS, a presentation featuring Gibson+Recoder, Thorsten Fleish and Mike Olenik at +gallery, 2350 Lawrence St, at Broadway, 7pm, $5 suggested donation
Malcolm Lynn Baker, Alan Joseph and Conrad Kehn perform at Belmar Lab, 404 S Upham St, near the intersection of Wadsworth and Alameda, Lakewood, 6:30pm
An Enterfornment Extravaganza, a performance featuring Will Rosecrans, at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, between W 37th and W 38th Ave, 7pm, $20
Anita O’Day: Life Of A Music Legend opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through May 29th, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:10pm, $8.75
saturdaymay24
Denver’s Birthday Chuckwagon, a 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of Denver City Town Company, at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, level B2 Conference Center, 10:30am-12pm
PEE PEE CD release party with Paper Bird, New Denver Orchestra, and Qui Quegs at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22nd St, 9pm, $6
sundaymay25
Johanna Kunin, Matt Boyer and Jason Cain perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $6, 21 and over
mondaymay26
See Smart People at Neighborhood Flix Cinema and Café, 2510 E Colfax Ave, at Columbine St, 2:15, 4:45, 7 and 9pm, $10
tuesdaymay27
Pretty Boy School of Public Speaking, a poetry open-mic hosted by Ken Arkind, at Common Grounds, 1601 17th St, at Wazee St, 8pm, Free
wednesdaymay28
Screenings of clips from I’m Young & Healthy, Lullaby of Broadway, Never Gonna Dance, and Triumph of the Will, at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, $9.50, presented by the Denver Art Museum
An Afternoon with the Opera, featuring the artistic team from Nixon in China, an informal discussion, at LoDo Tattered Cover, 16th and Wynkoop St, 12pm, Free
thursdaymay15 through wednesdaymay21
thursdaymay15
Opening Reception for Flourish exhibit, at Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee St, between 17th and 18th St, through June 21st, 6-8pm
Bomb It opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through May 22nd, 7pm, $8.75
See Wordplay, a performance of improvised Shakespeare, at Avenue Theater, 417 E 17th Ave, between Logan and Pennsylvania St, 7:30pm
The Inspector General, a play, opens at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, between 36th and 37th St, through May 17th, 7pm, presented by Denver Waldorf School
fridaymay16
Ed Adler, Pop Mythologies to Plato’s Cave exhibit opens at William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St, between W 10th and W 11th Ave, 7-8pm
Robert St John exhibit opens at zip37 gallery, 3644 Navajo St, at 37th St, through June 1st, 7-10pm
Two + Two, a group exhibit, opens at Abend Gallery, 2260 E Colfax Ave, at York St, through June 7th, 5-9pm
See Mark Sink photographs, at Z Cuisine, 2239 W 30th Ave, at Vallejo St, 8pm-midnight
Synaesthetic Sound, an experiment in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm, Free with admission
Screening of Stranger than Paradise, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, lower level, 7pm, $8
Spanish Happy Hour at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, 5-8pm, $5
Shotgun Stories opens at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, through May 22nd, 4:55, 7:05 and 9:10pm, $8.75
Graduate Student Reading featuring Erik Anderson, Sara Veglahn and Greg Howard, at University of Denver, Sturm Hall, 2000 E Asbury Ave, at Race St, Room 451, 7:30pm, Free
saturdaymay17
Ed Adler, Wilde, Horses and Cowboys exhibit opens at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Morrison Concourse, through May 26th, presented by Fresh City Life and the DAM
Plant Yourself at RiNo, A Spring Tour, at River North Art District, between Park Ave W and 30th St, Welton St and Wingsby Ct, 11-5pm, Free
Multimedia Interactive, a group exhibit of local artists, at Object+Thought, 3559 Larimer St, at Downing St, 11-5pm
See Art for Humanity, a group exhibit, at Stripes Gallery, 3309 Blake St, at 33rd St, Unit 106, through May 31st, 11-5pm
On the Trail of Oscar Wilde In Denver and Paris, a performance and lecture with Ed Adler, at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Level B2 Conference Center, 2-3:30pm
Indian Market and Powwow opens at The Fort Restaurant, 19192 Hwy 8, at Willow Springs Rd, Morrison, through May 18th, 10-5pm
Seva The World: Disco Your Way to Good Karma, a performance of DJ Kubitza, at Seasons Mind & Body, 2700 Arapahoe St, at 27th St, 6pm-midnight, No cover
sundaymay18
Closing Coffee Reception with Rob Watt and Catherine Carilli, at Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, at W 9th Ave, 1-4pm
Sol Vida Dance Concert at Mercury Café, 2199 California St, at 22nd St, 3pm, $10
Beyond Words: The Art of Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, a lecture with Ed Adler, at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Level B2 Conference Center, 2-3:30pm
mondaymay19
Celebrating Wildflowers Week opens at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between 9th and 11th St, through May 23rd, Events include free guided nature hikes around the state
Performance of Hotel Charlie III: The Lost World, at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, between 36th and 37th St, 6:30pm, $10, presented by Confluence Kayaks
Eric Peterson reading of Ramble: A Field Guide to the USA, at Denver Public Library, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Level 5 Gates Conference Room, 6:30-7:30pm
tuesdaymay20
Screening of Mon Petit Doigt M’a Dit, at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, $8.75
wednesdaymay21
FootVillage, Novasak and Sic Alps perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 8pm
Screening of Kochuu and Louis I Kahn: An Offering to Architecture, at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 7pm, $9.50, Not The Usual Suspects Film Series presented by the Denver Art Museum
thursdaymay8 through wednesdaymay14
thursdaymay8
Florence Knoll, Defining Modern exhibit opens at the Kirkland Museum, 1311 Pearl St at E 13th Ave, through June 29th, 5:30-8pm, RSVP required
McGuinn & Murry, The Hoagies, a play, opens at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St, at W 7th Ave, through May 31st, $20 opening night, $15 after
Denver Project, a play, opens at Curious Theater, 1080 Acoma St, at W 11th Ave, through June 21st, 8pm, $14-32
fridaymay9
Dale Chisman, Recent Paintings exhibit opens at Rule Gallery, 227 Broadway, at W 2nd Ave, through June 28th, 6-9pm
Synaesthetc Sound, experiments in contemporary music, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, 6-10pm, Free with admission
Christina Yocca and Cassandra Tondro, Ordinary Alchemy exhibits, open at Translations Gallery, 855 Inca St, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, through June 14th, 5-8pm
The Emperor’s Gardens: Landscape & Power in Late Imperial China, a lecture with Stephen Whiteman, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, North Building, lower level, 6:30pm, $10, reservations recommended
The Morbid Side of 19th Century Art, a lecture with Pat Redman, at the Colorado Academy of Art, 2897 Mapleton Ave, between 28th and 30th St, Boulder, 7-9pm, Free
2008 Colorado Student Film Competition, at Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St, between W 36th and W 37th Ave, times to be announced, $7
Plant Sale opens at Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St, between 9th and 11th St, through May 10th, 10-4pm, Free
Screening of Tokyo Story, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, Hamilton Building, lower level, 7pm, $8
Old School + New School, screenings of the 1960 and 2001 Ocean’s 11, at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Pkwy, at 9th St, 6pm, $15
Amo Joy, Susan Susan, and Laura Goldhamer perform at Rhinoceropolis, 3553 Brighton Blvd, between 35th and 36th St, 9pm
saturdaymay10
Flourish, a group exhibit, opens at Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee St, between 17th and 18th St, through June 21st, 11-6pm
Fresh, a spring fashion market at Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave, between Stuart and Tennyson St, 12-7pm, $5, proceeds benefit Dress for Success Denver
Meeting of Gee’s Bend Book Club with Heather Nielsen at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, at Bannock St, North Building, level 6, 3pm, $12, registration required
Oliver and S Trunk Show opens at Fancy Tiger, 1 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 12-3pm, Free
Target Family Free Day at the Museum de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, between W 8th and W 9th Ave, 12-4pm
Screening of Crimes of Passion at Neighborhood Flix Cinema and Café, 2510 E Colfax Ave, at Columbine St, 10pm, $8.50
Open-mic at Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center and Café, 2836 Welton St, between 28th and 29th St, 9:30pm, Donations strongly encouraged
sundaymay11
Themes, Edward Almost, and the Build-Up perform at Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, at W Ellsworth Ave, 8pm, $8, 21 and over
mondaymay12
Angela Ball reading of Night Clerk at the Hotel of Both Worlds, at Colfax Tattered Cover, 2526 E Colfax Ave, at Elizabeth St, 7:30pm, Free
tuesdaymay13
See Jeff Starr exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, at 15th St, through May 25th, 10-6pm
wednesdaymay14
See The Fabric Lab, 3105 E Colfax Ave, at St Paul St, 12-6pm
Screening of The Man With a Movie Camera, location to be determined, 7pm, $9.50, hosted by the