Showing posts with label upcoming events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upcoming events. Show all posts

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Upcoming Events for the week of December the 1st

Comedy for Cats
December 4, 2008,
Presented by Bovine Metropolis Theater
As part of the "Comedy for a Cause" series, Bovine Metropolis is hosting an evening of laughs to benefit Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance. Come experience Denver's premier improv theater while supporting RMACA.


The SantaLand Diaries by David Sedaris
December 4th-22nd
Presented by The Bug Theatre.
Adapted by Joe Mantello and directed by Donna Morrison, “The SantaLand Diaries” chronicles author and NPR host David Sedaris' stint as a disgruntled Christmas elf at Macy's in New York.
Now in its tenth year, “The SantaLand Diaries” is the perfect antidote to all the holiday schmaltz.

9NEWS Parade of Lights
December 5th, at 8:00 and December 6th at 6:00
The 9NEWS Parade of Lights is presented by Southwest Airlines and the Downtown Denver Partnership. The Parade starts in front of Civic Center Park and the City & County Building on Bannock Street at 14th Avenue.Watch the Parade along the two-mile route, as Downtown Denver's skyline provides a stunning background for the lights and sounds of the parade.Purchase A Grandstand seat convenient Grandstand seating is available at the start of the parade route across from the beautifully lit City & County Building.

Winter Wonder Lights at the Wildlife Experience
November 28th- December 28th 5:30-9:00 P.M.
This holiday season, take a magical journey to the North Pole for a whimsical light display. Enjoy: sparkling light displays along the museum's Nature Trail, Festive holiday crafts, The Merry Winter Wonder Ville, How the Grinch Stole Christmas on the Extreme Screen, Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The Wildlife Experience is also having Santa breakfast December 6th, 13th, 20th, and 24th.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Upcoming events for Halloween

The Firehouse Ghosts
October 25 - October 26, 2008
PRESENTED BYDenver Firefighters Museum
The Denver Firefighters Museum invites the whole family to bring their sleeping bag and learn why things still go bump in the night at haunted old Fire Station No. One. This old fashioned sleep over in a haunted fire station built in 1909, is anything but old fashioned. The evening will open with a traditional firehouse spaghetti dinner and progress with spooky movies, titles early on such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, and get spookier as the night wears on. Ghost stories, children's crafts, Halloween cookie making, and a behind the scenes tour by flashlight of the basement haunted house will conclude the evening. For those that survive the night, a continental breakfast will be served. The evening is designed for all ages and costumes are encouraged! Important Information Children under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Trick or Treat Train and Railroad Halloween Town
October 25 - October 26, 2008
PRESENTED BYColorado Railroad Museum
Catch a ride and visit all the town's special stops to fill your treat bag, visit the kid friend haunted house and silly graveyard, the pumpkin patch, and Hobo campfire with kid-friendly storytelling.
Helpful Information: Train departures every 20 minutes between 10:00am and 4:00pm.


Boo at the Zoo
October 25 - October 26, 2008
PRESENTED BYThe Denver Zoo
Discover "spooktacular" Halloween fun at the Denver Zoo. Costumed kids get a real treat as the zoo fills with mysterious creatures and lots of sweets!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Upcoming events for the week of the 13th

Kim Barnes
October 15, 2008
PRESENTED BY Tattered Cover Book Store--Colfax location
Barnes will read from and sign her new novel A Country Called Home, a luminous story in which she returns to the great forests of Idaho to offer a powerful tale of hope and idealism, faith and madness.

Refuge Roundup at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
October 18, 2008
PRESENTED BY Rocky Moutain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Free family celebration of the American West and National Wildlife Refuge Week featuring bison tours and hayrides, a singing cowboy, square dance exhibition team, Aztec dancers, Buffalo Soldiers mounted cavalry drills and more!Important Information: Reservations are required for bison tours and hayrides.

The Emerging Filmaker's Project
October 16 - May 21, 2009
PRESENTED BY The Bug Theatre
Held the third Thursday of every month, the EFP focuses on really independent short films by local filmmakers.

Daniel Sprick Solo Show
September 19 - October 31, 2008
PRESENTED BY Gallery 1261, LLC
Daniel Sprick produces paintings where objects appear familiar at first glance, but upon closer examination, one notices that some key attribute has been withheld or altered. His engaging images will be featured in a solo show at Gallery 1261 in Denver this September, allowing viewers the opportunity to delve into the translations of what he sees around him in everyday life. His images surround the process of contemplation - the odd associations one makes, and the way one's inner world may spontaneously ignite as a result of one's prolonged interaction with a fixed subject.

Noises Off
October 3 - November 1, 2008
PRESENTED BY Denver Center Theatre Company
This side-splitting farce chronicles the misadventures of a bumbling theatre troupe as it struggles to rehearse Nothing On, a seedy British sex comedy. As the action spins out of control onstage, even worse chaos ensues backstage. The plots collide head on, resulting in a hilariously disastrous final performance. Performance Location: The Stage Theatre

Mr. Marmalade
October 3 - October 25, 2008
PRESENTED BY Next Stage Theatre Company
Lucy is a four-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately, her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn't have much time for her. Not to mention he beats up his personal assistant, has a cocaine addiction, and a penchant for pornography and very long dildos. Larry, her only real friend, is the youngest suicide attempt in the history of New Jersey. Mr. Marmalade is a savage black comedy about what it takes to grow up in these difficult times. Important Information This event requires attendees to be at least 16 years of age or older.