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Amusing stories about the world’s second oldest profession. When was the last time someone read you a story? Like really read it with drama and feeling? Stories on Stage presents literary works from a variety of genres, all read by professional actors. And it’s captivating. Two performances: 1:30p and 6:30p More info and tickets: http://www.storiesonstage.org/store/p9/Legal_Fictions.html
The screen adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer-winning novel, Gone With the Wind, is one of the greatest movies of all time. Denver's own Hattie McDaniel portrayed Mammy, becoming a Hollywood legend when the role earned her the 1940 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In her 10th-grade year at Denver’s East High School, McDaniel had won.... Read More
Gabrielle Louise (www.gabriellelouise.com) is a nationally touring troubadour noted for her poignant lyrics and lush voice. Her music is anchored deeply in folk and Americana, with the earthy feel of early Joni Mitchell and the spirited delivery of fellow genre-hopping artist Eva Cassidy. Gabrielle is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next a smoky.... Read More
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. 7 minutes, 10 images, 1 failure. Join FuckUp Nights as they celebrate failure with Denver's most transparent people in business and beyond. Annelise Loevlie,CEO, Icelantic Skis Tran Wills, Owner, Base Coat Nail Salon Kate Kavanaugh, Co Owner, Western Daughter’s Butcher Shoppe More info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fuckup-nights-denver-vol-7-tickets-31303218770
The election of Donald Trump has introduced a big question mark into America’s relations with China. Will the new president start a trade war with the world’s second biggest economy? Will Trump attempt to refashion America’s relations with Taiwan and thus infuriate Beijing? Will Trump’s vow to build more US naval vessels place the US.... Read More
The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our Presidents from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian Miller will be published by the University of North Carolina Press on President’s Day, 2017! Adrian will throw a launch party in Denver on Saturday, February 18, 2017. A VIP reception will take.... Read More
From the American Revolution to the present day, African Americans have stepped forward in their nation’s defense. Now, more than 150 years after Congress authorized blacks to serve in the Regular Army, peer into the eyes of formerly enslaved men who bravely bought their freedom on bloody Civil War battlefields—then trekked westward to Fort Garland.... Read More
From the American Revolution to the present day, African Americans have stepped forward in their nation’s defense. Now, more than 150 years after Congress authorized blacks to serve in the Regular Army, peer into the eyes of formerly enslaved men who bravely bought their freedom on bloody Civil War battlefields—then trekked westward to Fort Garland.... Read More
Buntport Theater's "The Great Debate" pits teams of non-experts head-to-head, toe-to-toe, and often dumb-and-dumber in lively debates of the inconsequential. Mundane topics are brought to life by ordinary, but opinionated folks. You’re bound to be a flip-flopper after listening to compelling arguments on things that never mattered. New topics every month! About this month's installment:.... Read More
Life has a hidden order. Ecologist Jennifer Dunne reveals surprising characteristics shared by ecosystems in radically different environments, among different species, and across time. By highlighting patterns in the architecture of how humans and other species interact, Dunne suggests new ways to understand the sustainability of ecosystems past, present, and future. She also proposes potential lessons for modern.... Read More
