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Arts/Culture
Park Hill Garden Walk June 17
Saturday, June 17, 9am-3pm. Purchase advance tickets online at www.parkhillgardenwalk.org
$12/$10 for seniors
DCPA Immersive Dance Performance Showcases Stapleton Teen
For 16-year-old dancer Macy Gosch, art imitates life as she portrays a conflicted teenager in Sonder, an immersive theater production, July 7 to 15 at the Studio Loft in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
June 3 Theater on the Green — LaLa Land. NOTE: Xanadu will not be performed June 1-3
Xanadu will not be performed as previously announced for June 1 – 3. Instead, LaLa Land will be shown on June 3 at the Green in the 29th Ave. Town Center.
CANCELLED: Theater on the Green—Xanadu Will NOT Be Performed as Previously Announced for June 1 – 3
“Set squarely in 1980, Xanadu is cheesy and campy, with a fabulous love story and a passion for art,” says Charlie Packard, executive producer at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.
History Colorado – What’s Old Is New Again
The March opening of Backstory: Western American Art in Context at History Colorado Center stamps the imprimatur of a new era on the institution, but one that returns the museum to its heritage, rooted in local and material culture.
The Indie Prof: 13 Reasons Why
The story of a high school student who commits suicide is not the kind of material usually targeted for mass consumption; the topic is mostly relegated to the darker edges of the indie world.
The Book Worm
Punctuated by blistering satire, Paul Beatty’s novel The Sellout is the story of an unnamed, pot-smoking urban farmer in Los Angeles who, by a tragic series of events, becomes the owner of a willing slave.
Art Gym Show Celebrates Artist Couples
The Art Gym, a do-it-yourself creative workspace and gallery in Mayfair, presents Alone + Together, a free exhibition featuring the work of three Denver artist couples, through May 20.
Denver Arts Fest Returns to Stapleton May 27–28
For the second year, the Denver Arts Festival, formerly known as the Downtown Denver Arts Festival, is returning to Stapleton’s Conservatory Green neighborhood.
Vikings Land in Denver
The thought of Vikings conjures visions of bearded barbarians pillaging their way across Europe in horned helmets.
Sound Art Arrives at Eastbridge Town Center
Visitors to the new Eastbridge Town Center will find Talking Parking Meters, a public art installation by Denver artist Jim Green.














