Denver Rocks! Let's do cool things!
Enjoy a free art adventure for the whole family! Designed for children ages 5 through 10 and their adults, family tours are an interactive way to explore the art on view. Every tour features games, close looking, and an art project to take home. Discover a new and different theme–such as color, line, shape, movement,.... Read More
A comedy series for all pirates and their parents- bringing you new high seas hijinks each Second Saturday Oct.-May! Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, an audience-suggested song launches each play-full voyage. From Buntport Theater, the people who brought you Trunks and Duck Duck Dupe! More info and tickets: https://buntport.com/2016/08/siren-song/
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prize in his will in 1895. For over a century the prize has stood for extraordinary accomplishment in a variety of fields throughout the world. Join Active Minds as we trace the history of the Nobel Prize, highlighting notable laureates, notable omissions, and a.... Read More
Discover the post-WWII development of commercial aviation in Colorado as presented by former Lockheed Martin engineer Stephen Kelly. Learn about the rapid growth of Stapleton Airport, including the expansion of United, Continental, and Western Air Lines and the formation of Frontier Air Lines, the expansion of general aviation and fixed base operators, development of the.... Read More
A comedy series for all pirates and their parents- bringing you new high seas hijinks each Second Saturday Oct.-May! Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, an audience-suggested song launches each play-full voyage. From Buntport Theater, the people who brought you Trunks and Duck Duck Dupe! More info and tickets: https://buntport.com/2016/08/siren-song/
Yay science! And 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.... Read More
On the second Sunday of each month (September through May), bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy—two smart, witty, and hilarious foxes—sniff out clues and solve art mysteries in the Denver Art Museum. Catch these fox super-sleuths in action! There are two chances to see the foxes: 10:30 am and 11:30 am. To.... Read More
FREAK MART is an all ages DIY art market celebrating irregularity, unconventionality, one-offs, and nuance in the multiple. Prints, comics, zines, ceramics, clothing, tapes, patches, varied editions and more will be sold to the public directly from the artists. Artists make 100% of the profits from their sales. But the fun doesn't stop when the.... Read More
The rich paleontology of Colorado captures nearly the entire evolutionary history of dinosaurs, ranging from their first appearance in the Triassic to the last dinosaurs of the Cretaceous. Among them are legends like Stegosaurus and Allosaurus, so abundant in Colorado quarries they became the target of the late 1800s "Bone Wars." Rocks preserved along the Front Range capture a once.... Read More
Looking to switch up your holiday event lineup? Try this! We loved this special wintry show from Wonderbound! An elusive spell. A formidable quest. Love eternal. Last season, Garrett Ammon’s dark fable premiered to sold out crowds and standing ovations. Set to a haunting score by Jesse Manley and His Band, Snowweaves a spellbinding tale of a.... Read More
