Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend. [May 31st - June 2nd]

Good afternoon, Denver!

I hope you all managed to dodge the hail yesterday! There is lots of great stuff going on this weekend, please enjoy!

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FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Excision @ Denver Coliseum @ 5:30PM With EPTIC, Wooli, ATLiens, & more!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Outside Festival @ Civic Center Park The first-ever Outside Festival invites visitors for a weekend of music, films, speakers, and recreation! Featuring Thundercat, Lettuce, Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird, and more!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Denver Chalk Art Festival Golden Triangle Creative District A Denver tradition for 20 years, this festival brings art to life! Come see professional artists at work or participate yourself

All weekend - Ken Flores Stand Up @ Comedy Works Downtown

All weekend - Henry Cho Stand Up @ Comedy Works South

All weekend - Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM With Madi Diaz

All weekend - ‘Taking Venice’ Screening @ The Dairy Arts Center See the premiere of the documentary that’s making waves in the art world!

All weekend - ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ @ Aurora Fox Arts Center Adapted from the best-selling book by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score this new musical production is an action-packed mythical adventure for the whole family!

All weekend - ‘Company’ Musical @ Buell Theatre LAST CHANCE - This revelatory new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s groundbreaking musical comedy is boldly sophisticated, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious.

All weekend - ‘Where Did We Sit On The Bus’ Play @ Singleton Theatre LAST CHANCE - Through live music and storytelling, this one-person show immerses the audience in elaborate, layered soundscapes by fusing Latin rhythms, hip-hop, and spoken word poetry.

All weekend - ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Play @ Kilstrom Theatre LAST CHANCE - ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is an epic and timely story of family, ambition, and risk, sprawling across 163 years of history of the Lehman Brothers.

All weekend - ‘Cullud Wattah’ Play @ Curious Theatre This time-bending play takes on the Flint Water Crisis and dives deep into the poisonous choices of the outside world and how we make the best decisions for our families’ futures when there are no options.

All weekend - ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Play @ Vintage Theatre In this original Broadway production, an eclectic group of teenagers vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

All weekend - ‘The Hombres’ Play @ Vintage Theatre Following the story of two men with opposite lives, this play is a fresh and nuanced look at the complexity and intimacy of male friendship.

Ongoing - ‘Bubble Planet’ Experience @ Exhibition Hub Art Center Prepare to be transported to surreal landscapes and explore 10 bubble-themed rooms that will take your imagination to new heights.

Ongoing - ‘Novo Ita: Propagation’ Immersive Experience @ Spectra Art Space Discover the story of Novo Ita through tactile exploration, puzzles, and augmented reality quests in this interactive experience that combines real botanical gardens & immersive art.

Ongoing - ‘The Berlin Airlift: Supplies from the Sky’ Exhibition @ Wings Museum The exhibit shares the lessons of courage, perseverance, and the triumph of the human spirit and pays tribute to the brave citizens who risked their lives to bring hope to a divided city.

Ongoing - ‘Biophilia: Nature Reimagined’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition brings together more than 80 imaginative works, including architectural models and photographs, digital installations, and immersive art that collectively highlight the transformative power of nature.

Ongoing - ‘Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place’ Exhibition @ DAM Capturing the Colorado Plateau, Sheikh’s portraits and landscapes shed light on the far-reaching consequences of extractive industry and climate change.

Ongoing - ‘The Russells in Denver, 1921’ Exhibition @ DAM Charles M. Russel’s works capture the vast landscapes, mountain ranges, and peoples of the American West of the 1880s, thus leaving a valuable chronicle of the West that once was.

Ongoing - ‘Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition highlights paintings, drawings, and prints by award-winning artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, who explores the notions of fantasy, desire, fear, and pleasure and its relationship to the human body.