Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend. [April 19th - 21st]

Good afternoon, Denver!

It’s a very fun date this weekend for many of you, and I’m sure most of you will be found trying not to fall off the face of the earth at Mile High Festival. But if that’s not your bag, there are plenty of other fun events happening this weekend.

Cheers!

All weekend - Adam Ray Stand Up @ Comedy Works Downtown

All weekend - Akaash Singh Stand Up @ Comedy Works South

All weekend - Colorado Ballet’s ‘Ballet MasterWorks’ @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House LAST CHANCE - 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 - ‘Where Did We Sit On The Bus’ Play @ Singleton Theatre 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 - ‘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 LAST CHANCE - This record-breaking murder mystery features a brilliant surprise finish from Dame Agatha Christie, the foremost mystery writer of her time.

All weekend - ‘The Cost of Living’ Play @ Curious Theatre LAST CHANCE - 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 LAST CHANCE - 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 LAST CHANCE - 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.