Colorado’s Most Endangered Places

History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway, Denver, United States

Historic places define our communities. Every year, Colorado Preservation, Inc. selects significant sites that need special help—Colorado’s Most Endangered Places. Threatened by demolition, neglect, natural forces, land value fluctuation and unsympathetic owners, these buildings deserve to be saved. Past attention has led to valuable community support in saving a heritage that's sometimes taken for granted.... Read More

Meet the Middle East: Islam 101

Posner Center for International Development 1031 33rd St., Denver, CO, United States

As it stands today, Islam is the most misunderstood and misrepresented religion in the world.  Conflicts and violence rooted in differing religious beliefs, opposing political ideologies and territorial disputes, are often labeled Islamic causing the West to view Muslims as the source of this evil. However, many are unaware of the 1.3 billion people in.... Read More

Untitled: Final Friday: Power Suit

Denver Art Museum 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, United States

Final Friday of the Month | January–October | 6–10 pm Produced with local creatives, Untitled Final Fridays is the museum's monthly late night program featuring workshops, performances, and tours with a twist. Experience the museum in an entirely different way—every time. Untitled is included in regular museum admission. Members receive free admission to every Untitled event and all the.... Read More

unTour: Gallery Activities for Adults

Clyfford Still Museum 1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, United States

Why take a tour when you can take and un-tour! Join the Clyfford Still Museum for a new type of interactive gallery talk experience that helps you see what’s on view in new ways. This museum is always free on Friday nights between 5p and 8p, but this special program features gallery activities and improvisational.... Read More

Colorado New Play Summit: Festival Weekend

Denver Center 1400 Curtis Street, Denver, CO, United States

Fresh theater and impressive talent! The Colorado New Play Summit has been bringing playwrights and audiences together for over a decade to experience the evolution of fresh scripts into production-ready pieces. After workshopping their pieces for a week with professional actors, directors and dramaturgs, playwrights test the waters with the initial readings during the Launch.... Read More

Buffalo Soldier Sgt. Jack Hackett

History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway, Denver, United States

The first peacetime all African American units formed after the Civil War became known as Buffalo Soldiers. Tim Johnson portrays Sgt. Jack Hackett, a Buffalo Soldier.  Come ask him your questions about the life of a soldier in the late 1800s. Mor info: http://www.historycolorado.org/event/buffalo-soldier-sgt-jack-hackett

Boogie Down!

McNichols Building in Civic Center Park 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, United States

Come “Boogie Down” with the whole fam-dam-ily. Rock out to music from local hip-hop superstars 2MX2, play with Swallow Hill’s Instrument Petting Zoo, and coverse about important issues pertaining to families and civic life. More info: http://www.warmcookiesoftherevolution.org/event/boogie-down-2/

SCFD Free Day at DMNS

Denver Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United States

Yay! Free admission! The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District is a voter-approved special district in the seven-county metro area that provides a stable source of supplemental funding to more than 300 scientific and cultural organizations inside the district's boundaries. The SCFD collects a one-tenth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax (or one penny on every $10.... Read More

Prioritize Your Passion Project

Denver Women's Press Club 1325 Logan St., Denver, CO, United States

Do you have a project in the wings that inspires you? Perhaps it’s a play, or a novel or a series of essays; or maybe your personal blog. You write for pay and meet your deadlines easily, but your own creative project always gets pushed to the side. Join seasoned writer’s coach Cynthia Morris in this.... Read More

Digital Earth: Plentiful Parks

Denver Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United States

From the relaxed enjoyment of a Planetarium seat, soar over some of our favorite park lands of the western United States. We’ll inspect these natural playgrounds from above and ponder the geological forces that formed and sculpted both our state and the surrounding region. More info and tickets: https://secure1.dmns.org/products/2007-digital-earth-plentiful-parks.aspx