Category Archives: Events
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Denver and to start off the holiday season I put on my fanciest digs and headed downtown to attend the 1940s White Christmas Ball! This is by far, one of my most favorite events in the Mile High City. I’ve had a chance to check…
I’ve been a fan of digital animation since I was a child. Many a Saturday morning was spent watching cartoons and many a late night in college, and afterwards, spent watching anime. So it was with great joy that I found the Supernova Digital Animation Festival coming to Denver. Artists from all over submitted their…
For the past six years, the Cheesman Park Art Festival has been bringing together a wide variety of artists in a fun and family friendly atmosphere. They say that art is in the eye of the beholder. If that is the case then there was some amazing pieces being displayed from the 150 artists that…
One of my favorite places in the United States happens to be Rocky Mountain National Park, just a stone’s throw away from Estes Park, Colorado. If you’re unfamiliar with the Environmental Learning for Kids program, that is partially funded by the National Park Service, it gives children a chance to experience all of the wonderful…
Each year, artists and their pop up white tents flood Pearl Street Mall in Boulder for the annual Pearl Street Arts Fest during the summer. This year the art festival, which showcases artists from 20 different states, celebrated its 41st birthday. From whimsical and modern sculptures to traditional watercolors, oils and more, the thongs of…
The National Park Service helps fund the Environmental Learning for Kids program, which for the state of Colorado, holds over 190 activities each year. Not only does the program bring the outdoors to children but it also teaches high school and college students how to become Urban Rangers. With a trip down to Chatfield State…
June is one of my favorite times of year. There’s plenty of things to do around Denver and Boulder, the sun is usually shining and the last vestiges of Spring are behind us. It is also the time when the 1940s Ball holds their annual event at the city’s municipal airport and it is one…
It’s summer in Denver and that means mildly warm evenings full of fun things to do especially in downtown. Have a show to catch at the Denver Performing Arts Complex off of Curtis Street? Plan on spending some extra time beforehand to hang out at Under the Glasstop, a pop-up happy hour bar that is…
Normally when I think of “Weird Oregon” my mind immediately goes to Portland. The city is usually one of the weirdest in the country, holding all sorts of functions that are quite out of the ordinary like the World Naked Bike Ride or the Quiet Music Festival where people are encouraged to try and sleep….
The Pearl Street Mall was transformed into a foodie paradise on April 28 for the city’s annual Taste of Pearl Street. Local restaurants, wineries and distilleries set up shop in stores up and down the seven blocks between 10th and 17th as the sold out event brought people a taste of what Boulder has to…