Join Gregorio Ramon Alcaro for a virtual tour of Casa Mayan at Auraria to celebrate Auraria, the once thriving neighborhood. Join Gregorio Ramon Alcaro for a virtual tour of Casa Mayan at Auraria to celebrate Auraria, the once thriving neighborhood. Auraria was home to the largest community of Hispano and Mexican Americans in Denver. However, in 1967 the city of Denver voted into law the Urban Skyline Renewal Project which proposed Auraria as the site of a new college campus…

Join University of Denver in hosting a 4-week lecture on Japanese American Experience in Colorado. Join University of Denver in hosting a 4-week lecture on Japanese American Experience in Colorado. Gil Asakawa and Dr. Bonnie Clark will be leading the sessions that follow the lives of Asian descendents from the 1880s through the current day in Colorado. This webinar is part of University of Denver’s Enrichment Program.

Scott Levin will explore the rise of hate and extremism in the United States, from antisemitism and Islamophobia to hate directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, people of color, the LGBTQ+, immigrants and other minority communities. Scott Levin will explore the rise of hate and extremism in the United States, from antisemitism and Islamophobia to hate directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, people of color, the LGBTQ+, immigrants and other minority communities. This program will explore the danger…

Scientist. Inventor. TIME Magazine Kid of the Year. Meet innovator, changemaker, author, and STEM education promoter Gitanjali Rao. At age 15, Gitanjali was named TIME Magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year.” Scientist. Inventor. TIME Magazine Kid of the Year. Meet innovator, changemaker, author, and STEM education promoter Gitanjali Rao. At age 15, Gitanjali was named TIME Magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year.” Her bold thinking about using technology to help solve global problems has resulted in Tethys, a device that…

The Lowry Speaker Series will welcome Lisette Clemons this Veterans Day. A CO native, teacher, and wife of Dean Clemons, USAF (Retired), Lisette will talk about the Arlington Lady mission and life on Lowry Air Force Base in its final years. As a military wife, Lisette had the pleasure of being with our fine men and women in uniform. She has volunteered with many organizations that support military families, and her greatest honor is being an Arlington Lady. The Arlington…

The character of a city has historically been in line with the kinds of work that happens in it: steel in Pittsburgh, finance in New York, oil in Dallas, and real estate in Denver. The character of a city has historically been in line with the kinds of work that happens in it: steel in Pittsburgh, finance in New York, oil in Dallas, and real estate in Denver. The stories of these metropolises are intertwined with the life of their…

Join History Colorado’s Curator of Archives Shaun Boyd and Denver Public Library’s Senior Special Collections Librarian Craig Haggit for a lively, fun exploration of their institutions’ map collections. Join History Colorado’s Curator of Archives Shaun Boyd and Denver Public Library’s Senior Special Collections Librarian Craig Haggit for a lively, fun exploration of their institutions’ map collections. Both collections feature thousands of maps covering very similar areas, from the explorer’s trails documented before Colorado became a state, through water and geographical…

United States Poet Laureate. Author. Performer. United States Poet Laureate. Author. Performer Join us for an evening with the United States Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo (Muscogee). As the first Native American to hold the position, Harjo broke barriers and became only the second poet laureate to serve three terms. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine books of poetry, several plays and children’s books,…