MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
WHEN: Oct. 5–Dec. 16, 2018
WHERE: The Conservatory Theatre
Your little ones will love the tale of Corduroy, a teddy bear who's been patiently waiting on a department store shelf and hoping for a real home.
WHEN: Nov. 3, 2018–Apr. 28, 2019
WHERE: Garner Galleria Theatre & Bar
Relive the glorious days of roller disco with this 1980s musical journey set in Venice Beach, California.
WHEN: Nov. 13–25, 2018
WHERE: Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex
This new Broadway musical tells the true story 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.
WHEN: Nov. 21–Dec. 24, 2018
WHERE: Stage Theatre, Denver Center for Performing Arts
Keep the holiday spirit flowing with this classic Christmas tale from Charles Dickens. "A Christmas Carol" is the ultimate holiday treat for theatergoers young and old.
WHEN: Nov. 23–Dec. 24, 2018
WHERE: The Jones, Denver Performing Arts Complex
For a less traditional take on the holiday season, don't miss "The SantaLand Diaries," based on author David Sedaris' hilarious account of his stint as a Macy's Christmas elf in New York City. This one-man show isn't for kids, but it will leave adults roaring with holiday cheer.
WHEN: Nov. 23, 2018
WHERE: Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex
Bring the whole family along for this holiday classic! Listen to the Colorado Symphony play John Williams’ score to "Home Alone" while watching the film on the big screen.
WHEN: Nov. 24–Dec. 24, 2018
WHERE: Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
A holiday tradition, Colorado Ballet's performance of Tchaikovsky’s famous score was named the best-loved "The Nutcracker" production in the country last year.
WHEN: Nov. 25, 2018
WHERE: Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Center for Performing Arts
This popular annual family concert takes attendees on a musical trip around the globe. Drums of the World features your very own Colorado Symphony percussionists playing rhythmic instruments new and old — it'll be everything but the kitchen sink! Arrive early for pre-concert activities in the lobby.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
WHEN: Dec. 27, 2017–Dec. 31, 2018
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
The new family space in the Denver Art Museum features animal-related activities created to complement the exhibition Stampede: Animals in Art.
WHEN: May 1–Dec. 1, 2018
WHERE: Molly Brown House Museum
Get a sense of what it was like to work in one of Colorado's many mines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in this temporary mining exhibit, curated by the Western Museum of Mining & Industry in Colorado Springs.
WHEN: June. 14–Dec. 1, 2018
WHERE: DPAC/Denver Performing Arts Complex
Meow Wolf is coming to Denver in 2020, but in the meantime, they're collaborating with local Denver artists to bring this free art show to The Mile High City.
WHEN: July 29, 2018–Jan. 20, 2019
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
Eyes On is a multi-year art series that features the work of contemporary artists. Minnesota-based Julie Buffalohead, a citizen of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, often uses animals in her artwork to illustrate the commercialization of American Indian culture.
WHEN: July 29, 2018–Jan. 20, 2019
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
Eyes On: Shimabuku features a video by Japanese artist Shimabuku that follows a group of Japanese snow monkeys in a Texas sanctuary.
WHEN: Aug. 24, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019
WHERE: Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Elizabeth Yanish Shwayder came to Colorado in the late 1940s and has since created hundreds of sculptures and executed a number of public art commissions in the Rocky Mountain region. This exhibition — co-curated by Hugh Grant, the Kirkland's founding director, and Christopher Herron, the museum's deputy curator — will feature highlights from Shwayder's career.
WHEN: Sept. 13, 2018–Feb. 23, 2019
WHERE: Museo de las Americas
This exhibit explores some of the powerful images taken by different satellites of Latin America over the past 20 years and the connection that exists between people, satellites and the Infinite — the eternal inhabitants of the universe.
WHEN: Sept. 21, 2018–Jan. 27, 2019
WHERE: MCA DENVER — Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Known for her transformation of mundane materials into elaborate, mind-bending objects, Tara Donovan's latest exhibit includes sculpture, drawings, works on paper and site-responsive installations that evoke the natural world in nuanced and unexpected ways.
WHEN: Oct. 7, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
Modern artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen are known for their monumental and imaginative sculptures, located in major cities throughout the world. This exhibition presents drawings and one sculpture spanning the artists’ careers from 1961 through 2001.
SPORTING EVENTS
WHEN: Nov. 23, 2018
WHERE: Pepsi Center
Cheer on the Denver Nuggets basketball team as they host the Orlando Magic at the Pepsi Center.
WHEN: Nov. 24, 2018
WHERE: Pepsi Center
Hockey fans should head to the Pepsi Center on Saturday evening to watch the Colorado Avalanche take on the Dallas Stars.
WHEN: Nov. 25, 2018
WHERE: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Wrap up the weekend at Sports Authority Field at Mile High as the Denver Broncos battle it out against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING KICKS OFF
The holiday shopping season kicks off after Thanksgiving! There will be free parking on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday in the Denver Pavilions underground garage. Or shop for handmade gifts and decor at the Holiday Flea at Denver Union Station or the Holiday Sugar Plum Bazaar at the McNichols Civic Center Building.
