Denver Rocks! Let's do cool things!
It's a music and history-filled field trip! The music lover in you has been waiting all year for it, and here it is at last: History Colorado's 7th Annual Organ Crawl! This year the group will head south to Colorado Springs, where the well-to-do showed off the richness of their devotion in monumental buildings and even more.... Read More
Stop by the Drawing Room at the Clifford Still Museum to hear Sarah Melching (Silber Director of Conservation, Denver Art Museum) discuss the issues and concerns of conserving works on paper. Free with Museum Admission (Clyfford Still Museum is free every Friday night, 5–8 p.m.) Drop-in No registration required More info: https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/artist-demonstration-conservation-of-works-on-paper/
Enter Poe’s nightmarish world at the 23rd annual Victorian Horrors. Take a literary journey of fright with such authors as Poe, Wells, and Lovecraft, hearing tales of unspeakable horror and madness. Suitable for ages 12 and up per parental discretion. Multiple show start times from 6p - 8:45p More info and tickets (act fast! They.... Read More
Learn more about life in Denver through its famous dead on the Riverside Cemetery Moonlight History & Mystery Tour. The tour will touch on the turmoil and triumphs of early Queen City families like the Tabors, as well as such political powerhouses as former slave and Colorado pioneer Clara Brown. An October tradition, these moonlit excursions.... Read More
Join Melissa de Bie, History Colorado's Director of Collections Management & Registration, for a hands-on workshop on cleaning silver. Participants will learn basic facts about silver, causes of deterioration, and cleaning and preservation strategies. Guests will also learn what not to do and who/when to call for help. A portion of the workshop will be spent.... Read More
In this dynamic outdoor performance, the audience walks to locations where dancers of diverse backgrounds and styles present contrasts of river and city: Denver’s boom-bust personality, rich and poor, nature and industry, serenity and struggle. The program also draws inspiration from the 40th anniversary of “By River and Wharf,” a 1976 outdoor dance performance in.... Read More
Spooky stories just in time for Halloween. 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/p13/Things_That_Go_Bump_in_the_Night.html
In this dynamic outdoor performance, the audience walks to locations where dancers of diverse backgrounds and styles present contrasts of river and city: Denver’s boom-bust personality, rich and poor, nature and industry, serenity and struggle. The program also draws inspiration from the 40th anniversary of “By River and Wharf,” a 1976 outdoor dance performance in.... Read More
Spooky stories just in time for Halloween. 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/p13/Things_That_Go_Bump_in_the_Night.html
Gilded Age Denver was a boomtown. And, it was a powder keg waiting to explode. The Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880 was sparked by resentment of the Chinese immigrants who’d crossed the Pacific and journeyed overland in response to an expanding labor market. Happening just two days before a national election, it decisively undercut the nation’s.... Read More
