2008 County Cultural Council & Contact Info
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| Tier III Organizations Event Calendar February
2009 3rd - CYSO with Guest Violin Soloist Ed Dusinberre, Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra, Newman Center for Performing Arts, 7:30pm, $12, students $6, 303- 573-5152. 6th - The Potato Show - Art made from, about, or inspired by potatoes. The Other Side Arts 1644 Platte St., 7 - 11pm, FREE, 303-561-3000, www.theothersidearts.org. 7th - Bluff Lake Birders - Nature hike guided by Volunteer Naturalists. Bluff Lake Nature Center, roughly Havana & MLK, 7-9am, FREE, 303-344-1836, www.blufflakenaturecenter.org/visit08.htm. 7th - Dine and D’art - A Benefit for ArtReach Programs. ArtReach, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 S. Colorado Blvd.,6:30 pm. $400 participant (includes dinner and darting for piece of art valued at $400 or more), or $125 spectator (includes dinner) 303-433-2882 x226, karla@artreachdenver.org, www.artreachdenver.org. 8th - In
the Dead of Winter: Victorian Mourning - Experience Victorian
sickness, death, and grieving customs! Four Mile Historic Park,
715 S. Forest St., Noon-4pm, FMHP Members FREE; Adults $7; Stus/Srs
$4; 5 & Under FREE, 720-865-0800 13th - February, 1809 - Lincoln, Mendelssohn and Darwin bicentennials. St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, Baha’i Center of Metro Denver, 225 E. Bayaud Ave., 7:30 pm, $15, $5 student, 303-298-1970, www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org. 14th & 15th
- "L'Amour: Love and Heartbreak" An afternoon
of love and heartbreak! David Taylor Dance Theatre & Colorado
Chamber Players. King Center/Auraria Campus. 2pm. $22 adults, $18
child/student/senior, /$5 under 12, 303-556-2296, www.ahec.edu/kingcenter,
14th - Target Family Free Day - Art projects, snacks and fun for the whole family! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr. 12-4pm, FREE! 303-571-4401, www.museo.org. 14th - Demo
& Dialogue with Eric Waldemar Monotype printmaking
demonstration & dialogue. Art Students League of Denver, 200
Grant St, 1–3pm, $7, 303-778-6990 15th - A Taste of Jewish Music - Come check us out! Colorado Hebrew Chorale, Smoky Hill Branch Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial, 2pm, FREE, 303-355-0232, www.coloradohebrewchorale.org. 15th - February, 1809 - Lincoln, Mendelssohn and Darwin bicentennials. St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock, 3pm., $15; $5 student, 303-298-1970, www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org. 17th - Jibbin for Kids and Sledding for the Whole Family. Learn to ride the rails on ruby Hill. Environmental Learning for Kids, Kim Glatz @ 303-895-0946, www.elkkids.org. 19th - Lecture
with Visiting Artist Don Stinson - See Stinson’s
work in the Denver Art Museum collection. Art Students League of
Denver, 200 Grant St, 6:30pm, FREE 303-778-6990 20th - Spanish
Happy Hour - Socialize and enjoy authentic food while practicing
Spanish! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr., 5-8pm, Museo mbrs
$3, General admission $5, 303-571-4401 20th - DPO Masterworks - William Hinkie Viola, Prokofiev and Beethoven. Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, KPOF Hall, 1340 Sherman St., 7:30pm, $20, $15 senior, $10 student, under 12 free. Bulk rates available.303-836-7445, www.DenverPhilharmonic.org. 21st - The "little" show - Showcase and Sale of Handcrafted Miniatures. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, Jefferson County Fair Grounds 15200 W 6th Ave., 10am-4pm, Members $5, Non $6, Children $4. Workshop & Food additional cost, 303-322-1053, http://www.dmmdt.org/Events.htm. 21st - TOSA's 1st Annual Artsy Fartsy Chili Cook-off - Chili, Drinks and Live Music - A Benefit For OSA. The Other Side Arts, 1644 Platte St., 1-4pm, $15, 303-561-3000, www.theothersidearts.org. 21st - Young Organists Playing Competition - Featuring contestants for AGO Regional Competition. Denver Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St., 10am, FREE, 720-274-4708, www.agodenver.org. 21st& 22nd - Bourbon Street Brass - Blues, Jazz and Mardi Gras: the sights & sounds of New Orleans. The Denver Brass, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Feb 21, 7:30pm; Feb 22, 2:30pm. $43, $39, $31, $22, 303-832-HORN(4676) www.denverbrass.org. March 2nd, 9th& 10th - Insect Fables (based on Aesop's Fables) 6 fun pieces for kids, all about bugs! Colorado Chamber Players, Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 104th Ave., 10 & 11:15am. Included in Pavilion admission, 720-974-1862, www.coloradochamberplayers.org/march2.html. 5th - Opening: Homare Ikeda + William Smith High School. Paintings, drawings and artist’s books by Homare and youth. PlatteForum, 1610 Little raven Street, Suite 135 5:30 – 8pm, FREE, 303-893-0791, www.platteforum.org. 6th - TOSA First Friday Opening - Art created in TOSA's Outreach Program. The Other Side Arts, 1644 Platte Street, 7-11pm, Donations Welcome, 303-561-3000, www.theothersidearts.org. 6th - Clay & Ink Exhibition. Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant Street, Opening reception: 5:30–8pm, FREE, 303-778-6990, www.ASLD.org. 7th - Bluff
Lake Birders - Nature hike guided by Volunteer Naturalists,
Bluff Lake Nature Center, roughly Havana & MLK, 7-9am, FREE,
303-344-1836 7th - Read to Kids for Dr. Seuss’s Birthday - Read Across America & Book Drive to Benefit Denver Cops and Books, Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Pl., 10 am to 2 pm, FREE with book donation, 303-892-1436, www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org. 7th - Ptarmigan Winter Surveys A strenuous hike up Mount Bierdstadt. Environmental Learning for Kids, Kim Glatz @ 303-895-0946, www.elkkids.org. 7th - Painted Violin Opening - DYAO Unveils Nine Unique Artistic Creations. Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Rialto Café 925 16th St.,6pm, $25, includes hors’doeurves, drinks, raffle ticket and live music. 303-433-2420, www.dyao.org. 13th - A Chicken in Every Pot Dinner - Dine with Alexander Hamilton, Franklin Roosevelt and more! Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., 6pm, Advance payment required ($45-$80) 720-865-0815, www.FourMileHistoricPark.org. 13th - Fanny and Felix: Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday - Chamber music of the two gifted siblings. Colorado Chamber Players, St. John's Cathedral, 350 S. Washington St., 7:30pm, $18 gen/$15 sen & stud/$5 under 12, 866-464-2626 TicketsWest, www.coloradochamberplayers.org/march13.html. 13th, 14th, 15th - Brass, Bagpipes & Co. - Feel the Sound! of the soul-stirring music of the Emerald Isles and beyond. The Denver Brass, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, March 13th & 14th 7:30pm, 15th 2:30pm, $43, $39, $31, $22, 303-832-HORN(4676) www.denverbrass.org. 14th - Target Family Free Day - Art projects, snacks and fun for the whole family! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr. 12-4pm, FREE! 303-571-4401, www.museo.org. 20th - Spanish Happy Hour - Socialize and enjoy authentic food while practicing Spanish! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr., 5-8pm, Museo mbrs $3, General admission $5, 303-571-4401, www.museo.org. 20th & 21st
- Hannah Kahn Dance Company presents "Voyage and Other
Dances" six dances, including two premieres! Hannah
Kahn Dance Company, Lakewood Cultural Center. 8pm, $18, ($14 students,
seniors, Colorado Dance Alliance members) 303-987-7845 20th & 22nd - Brass, Bagpipes & Co. - Feel the Sound! of the soul-stirring music of the Emerald Isles and beyond. The Denver Brass, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, March 20th 7:30pm, 22nd 2:30pm, $43, $39, $31, $22, 303-832-HORN(4676) www.denverbrass.org. 22nd - Augustana/Reuter National Undergraduate Organ Playing Competition Concert. Featuring Joe Galema, winners, and orchestra, Denver Chapter/ American Guild of Organists, Augustana Lutheran, 5000 East Alameda Ave., 7pm, $15, $10 Seniors, $5 Children, 303-388-4678. www.agodenver.org. 22nd - Interfaith
Music Festival 2009 - Sowing Seeds of Peace. Colorado Hebrew
Chorale and local performers, Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave.
7pm, $15, 720-974-2250 25th - On Your Feet Series: "A Piece of the Piece Puzzle" - How a dance piece comes together. Kim Robards Dance, KRD Dance Loft, 1379 South Inca St, 7pm, $5-$15, 303-825-4847, www.kimrobardsdance.org. 28th - A Night at The Opera - An evening of overtures, arias & ensembles. Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, King Center/Auraira Campus, 7:30pm, $20, $15 senior, $10 student, under 12 free. Group rates available. 303-836-7445, www.DenverPhilharmonic.org. 28th & 29th - A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll, Denver Gay Men's Chorus, Colfax Events Center, 7:30pm, $20 advance, $22 door, 12 and under free, www.rmarts.org. April 3rd - Join ELK at Denver’s Botanic gardens. Denver Botanical Gardens. Environmental Learning for Kids, Kim Glatz @ 303-895-0946, www.elkkids.org. 3rd - Passio Christi - Moving and meditative Lenten choral works. St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, St. John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., 7:30pm, $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $5 Student, 303-298-1970, www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org. 4th - Bluff Lake Birders - Nature hike guided by Volunteer Naturalists, Bluff Lake Nature Center (roughly Havana & MLK) 7-9am, FREE, 303-344-1836, http://www.blufflakenaturecenter.org/visit08.htm. 4th - Passio Christi Moving and meditative Lenten choral works. St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, First Congregational, 1128 Pine St., Boulder, 7:30pm, $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $5 Student, 303-298-1970, www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org. 4th - Murder Mystery Dinner 1905: The Peephole’s Choice - Join us for a night of MURDER and intrigue. Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., 6pm, Advance payment required ($45-$80) 720-865-0815, www.FourMileHistoricPark.org. 4th & 5th - Beautiful 'La Vivandiere', Caesar's betrayal 'Echelons' - Ballet Ariel’s 10th Anniversary Spring Concert. Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West. 7:30pm Saturday; 3pm Sunday, $16, $14 students/seniors, 303-282-9828, www.balletariel.org. 11th - Target Family Free Day - Art projects, snacks and fun for the whole family! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr. 12-4pm, FREE! 303-571-4401, www.museo.org. 17th - Wildlife Studies with US Forest Service. Join Elk in the Ponderosa Pine Forest. Environmental Learning for Kids. Kim Glatz @ 303-895-0946, www.elkkids.org. 17th - Spanish Happy Hour - Socialize and enjoy authentic food while practicing Spanish! Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr., 5-8pm, Museo mbrs $3, General admission $5, 303-571-4401, www.museo.org. 17th - John Scott Organ Recital - Featuring Organist/Choirmaster, St Thomas Church, New York. Denver Chapter/American Guild of Organists & St. John's Episcopal Cathedral 1350 Washington St., 7:30 pm, FREE, 303-831-7115, www.agodenver.org. 18th - Murder at the Juice Joint – Mystery Dinner Fundraiser. Mobster themed mystery dinner party, Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Pl., 10 am to 2 pm, $30 per person, 303-892-1436, www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org 18th & 19th - Brass Under the Big Top - Lions, Tigers & Tightrope Walkers come alive as the brass and ringmaster Edd Nichols welcome you to a Denver Brass circus. The Denver Brass, Bethany Lutheran, April 18, 7:30pm; April 19, 2:30pm, $23 - $8; special discount for ages 10 & under, 303-832-HORN(4676), www.denverbrass.org. 20th - From Generation to Generation - HEA Annual Holocaust Day Remembrance Program. Colorado Hebrew Chorale, Hebrew Education Alliance, 3600 S. Ivanhoe St., 7pm, FREE, 303-355-0232, www.coloradohebrewchorale.org. 22nd - On Your Feet Series: "Dance For All Ages" - Multi-generational dance workshops; ages 8-80. Kim Robards Dance., KRD Dance Loft, 1379 South Inca St, 7pm, $5-$15, 303-825-4847, www.kimrobardsdance.org. 24th & 25th - Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus, Spring Concert - First Congregational Church, 24th 7:30pm; 25th 2 & 7:30pm, $15 advance, $17 door, 12 and under free, www.rmarts.org. 26th - Mahler
Symphony No. 1, “Titan” - Concerto Competition
winner Laura Johnson, violin. Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Boettcher
Concert Hall, 7pm, $12-18, 303- 433-2420 THEATRE Thur
- Feb 14 Feb
20 - Mar 22 Feb
7th & 21st, March 7th & 21st and April 4th Feb
17th, March 17th and April 21st Feb
27th-April 4th • Thurs- Sat Feb
27 - Mar 21 Apr
3 - May 3 TUESDAY’S March
6–April 8 The
Land of Make Believe: Story Themed Exhibits. Denver Museum
of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, 1880 Gaylord St., 10am-4pm Weds.-Sat;
1-4pm Sun. $6 Adults, $5 Seniors, $4 Children, under 5 Free, 303-322-1053,
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