Upcoming events for the week of the 22nd

Exhibit Darfur
August 25 - September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Ditto Gallery
Ditto Gallery is honored to present Exhibit Darfur, a multi-media experience that will take visitors on a photographic journey through the lens of four astonishing artists: Mia Farrow, Brian Steidle, Izabela Lundberg, and Aaron Cohen. The artists' personal experiences of the genocide and slavery in the Sudan provide unique perspectives on the conflict and serve to make Exhibit Darfur an unprecedented opportunity to view their collaborative efforts.


Dr. Seuss For President
August 15 - September 30, 2008
PRESENTED BY Gallery One Writer's Square
Coinciding with the historic 2008 Presidential election, Dr. Seuss throws his hat into the ring by releasing the first-ever political print editions to the public. Featuring imagery from politically charged artworks, books and editorial cartoons, the Dr. Seuss for President art exhibition offers an unusual glimpse into the sociopolitical-minded imagination from the world's most celebrated icon of popular culture.


IMAX Film Festival
June 13 - September 25, 2008
PRESENTED BY Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Museum will host an IMAX Film Festival featuring the most loved IMAX films of all time as selected by the public earlier this year. The festival will feature: Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, Beavers, Coral Reef Adventure, Greece: Secrets of the Past, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure and To Fly!


Eye Believe Independent Filmmakers Competition
September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Denver Public Library
Partnering with Denver Open Media, and sponsored by Westword and Westwood College, Fresh City Life launches its newest interactive, community venture.


Cafe Nuba Spoken Word and Music Showcase
September 26, 2008
PRESENTED BY Pan African Arts Society
Cafe Nuba is a multi-award-winning monthly microcinema, poetry and music showcase set at the historic Roxy Theater in Denver's Five Points neighborhood - featuring local, national, and international artists and performers, independent films, and live music. Some past guests of note include; Oscar Brown, Jr., Dead Prez, Amiri Baraka, Staceyann Chin, Ursula Rucker, The Last Poets, and Suheir Hammad.