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Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend. [April 12th - 14th]

Happy Friday, Denver!

I am testing a Friday - Sunday list this week, what do you think?

Cheers!

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay in Concert @ Trinity United Methodist Church @ 6:30PM / 9PM Coldplay’s biggest hits ‘Fix You,’ ‘Viva La Vida,’ ‘Clocks,’ and many others are performed by a string quartet!

William Black @ Ogden Theatre @ 9PM With Haliene & Nikademis

Cyclops @ Bluebird Theater @ 9PM With Soltan, Antihero & Bassgalaxy

Cockpit Demo Day @ Wings Museum @ 10AM Get an up close look inside select aircrafts and learn all about their history, instruments, and controls!

Hangin N’ Slangin’ Pop-Up Market @ RiNo @ 11AM Thrift unique and special vintage pieces from local vendors.

Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in Concert @ Trinity United Methodist Church @ 6:30PM / 9PM Your favorite Fleetwood Mac songs played in classical interpretation!

Liquid Stranger @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With EazyBaked, G-Rex B2B Sully, & more

The Lil Smokies @ Steamboat Resort @ 3:30PM *Free Concert as part of Bud Light Rocks the Boat

The Music of Taylor Swift for Kids @ Bluebird Theater @ 11:30PM Presented by The Rock and Roll Playhouse

Colorado Wine Walk @ Dairy Block @ 11AM Come experience Denver's premiere wine festival on the front range, featuring all Colorado wineries.

The Wailers @ Steamboat Resort @ 3:30PM *Free Concert as part of Bud Light Rocks the Boat

Slothtrust @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Weakened Friends & Mr. Atomic

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Colorado Tartan Festival @ Boulder County Fairgrounds @ 9AM This annual festival celebrates all things Scottish, come enjoy a parade, face painting, combat demonstrations, food trucks and beers, and live music.

All weekend - Just Between Friends Shopping Event @ National Western Complex Shop at Just Between Friends and save hundreds of dollars on clothes, shoes, books, toys and all the kids and baby gear you could potentially need!

All weekend - Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in Concert @ Boettcher Concert Hall The Colorado Symphony takes on Mahler’s cosmic and hypnotic Symphony No. 3 in an epic performance.

All weekend - Colorado Ballet’s ‘Ballet MasterWorks’ @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House Colorado Ballet closes its 63rd season with a mixed repertory program including new contemporary and classical ballet productions from world-renowned choreographers.

All weekend - ‘MJ: The Musical’ @ Buell Theatre Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as ‘MJ,’ the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical.

All weekend - The Improvised Shakespeare Company Comedy Show @ Garner Galleria Theatre The dazzling players create a brand new, fully improvised masterpiece right before your eyes. Enjoy an evening of spontaneous comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare!

All weekend - ‘Emma’ Play @ Wolf Theatre In a new adaptation that’s a bit zany and refreshingly contemporary, playwright Kate Hamill infuses the language and perspectives of today into Austen’s beloved characters.

All weekend - ‘Noises Off’ Play @ Arvada Center A play withing a play, this relentless, high-energy farce is filled with embarrassing moments, behind-the-scenes kerfuffles, physical comedy hijinks, and even flying sardines.

All weekend - ‘The Mousetrap’ Play @ Lone Tree Arts Center This record-breaking murder mystery features a brilliant surprise finish from Dame Agatha Christie, the foremost mystery writer of her time.

All weekend - ‘Gem of the Ocean’ Play @ Aurora Fox Center LAST CHANCE - Exploring the stories and experiences of black Americans in the early 20th century, this play advocates for the value of community and the power of belief.

All weekend - ‘The Cost of Living’ Play @ Curious Theatre In this wry and quietly observed play, Polish-born playwright Martyna Majok interweaves the stories of four lonely souls to examine the forces that bring people together and the ways we all need each other.

All weekend - ‘Guadalupe in the Guest Room’ Play @ CFU Lowry Campus Exploring language barriers, cultural differences, and grief, this play is a deeply moving and very funny celebration of life, new beginnings, and the healing power of telenovelas.

All weekend - ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Play @ Vintage Theatre A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is an icon of the American theater.

Ongoing - ‘Space Explorers: The Infinite’ Immersive Experience @ Stanley Marketplace Embark on an immersive excursion through new breathtaking videos that reveal the many wonders of space exploration.

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 - 'Spookadelia' Immersive Show @ Spectra Art Space 'Spookadelia: Doubt’s Echo' is an all-ages narrative-driven psychedelic immersive art, theatrical, and highly interactive experience.

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 - ‘Personal Geographies’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition presents a selection of images by two artists - Trent Davis Bailey and Brian Adams who seek to understand themselves and the places they treasure though photography.

Ongoing - Spring Exhibition Series @ MCA MCA’s Spring series includes solo exhibitions of three contemporary artists whose multidisciplinary works focus on the exploration of the natural phenomena, landscapes, and human interactions with the natural world.

Ongoing - ‘Performing Self’ Exhibition @ Boulder Museum of Contemporary ArtThis exhibition provides a look into how seven multidisciplinary artists celebrate the mutability of self-identity through the embodiment of alter egos or personae.

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Oh, and one more thing…

That’s it for today, everyone!

My plane is right on time and about to land. You know what that means…

…hold on for dear life.

Until next time!
James