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Opening Reception/July 4th Party Ironton Studios & Gallery	Fri., July 3	North	Art - Openings & Events Fourth of July
It’s hard to believe that Ironton Studios and Gallery, a trailblazing pioneer in the now-thriving RiNo, has been around for ten years, but the name of the venue’s new show, decade, says it all: Ironton, a true arts community, was founded ten years ago by four graduates of the... More >>

Glendale: Whole Foods Market Fireworks Feast Whole Foods Colorado	Fri., July 3, 5:00pm-10:00pm	Southeast	Fourth of July
The tiny town of Glendale has been doing a bang-up job of celebrating July 4th for years – though its festivities, which always fall a day before or after Independence Day, never compete with all those municipalities that shoot off their own spectaculars on the holiday proper. The date... More >>

Allen Ginsberg Memorial Ceremony Naropa University	Fri., July 3, 7:00pm	Boulder	Community Events Free Events Poetry Spoken Word
"I don't care what happens to my body,” Allen Ginsberg wrote in the last poem he composed before he died in 1997. “Throw ashes in the air...." Still, what goes up must come down, and though it’s taken a dozen years, some of those ashes will finally land this summer at the... More >>

Savage Henry (CD release) Gothic Theatre	Fri., July 3, 7:30pm	Southwest Suburbs	Music
Taking its name from a heroin dealer in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Savage Henry has paid its dues for the past several years, juggling regular gigs and a tour schedule that extends well beyond the efforts of most of its peers. More impressive, the band has managed to blend modern-rock... More >>

Wilco Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Fri., July 3, 8:00pm	West Suburbs	Music
During a two-day photo shoot for Wilco's new album, guitarist Nels Cline, a reluctant rock star of sorts, had a rock-star moment. "I felt like I was in the Beatles or something," he explains, "doing this photo shoot in Milwaukee, standing outside drawing traffic with a camel with a party hat on... More >>

Cherry Creek Arts Festival Cherry Creek North	Daily from Fri., July 3 until Sun., July 5	Central	Festivals
For Taman Vanscoy, art simply imitates life. After winning third place at last year’s Cherry Creek Arts Festival and receiving an automatic invite to exhibit work again this year (not to mention at a full schedule of other art fairs from San Diego to Chicago over the next few months),... More >>

Crossed Existence: 40 Years of (un)related memories Hinterland	Sat., June 27, 6:00pm-10:00pm more dates/times	Downtown	Art - Galleries
The repercussions of obsessive collector Andrew Novick’s exhibition at the now-defunct Lab in Belmar still reverberate. One unexpected upshot of the whole fantabulous show was that it led to Novick and artists Viviane Le Courtois and Sabin Aell realizing that, in addition to sharing a love... More >>

Lipgloss La Rumba	Every week Friday, 9:00pm	Central	Music
In the restaurant world, you're considered a success if you still have a standing wait after being in business for a certain amount of time. That said, Lipgloss is the club equivalent of the French Laundry. Founded in 2001 by the Denver 3 (now the Denver 2 since Tim Cook has parted ways with... More >>

Colorado Shakespeare Festival CU-Boulder campus	Daily from Wed., July 1 until Sat., August 15	Boulder	Theater
Since the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is one of the top Shakespeare festivals in the country -- and one of only seven that has staged every last one of Shakespeare’s 37 plays -- the people who put together the annual program know they’re taking a chance every time they move beyond... More >>

Made in the Midwest: Prints by Jay Ryan and Diana Sudyka Ink Lounge Gallery	Daily from Fri., June 26 until Sat., August 1	West Suburbs	Art - Galleries
The music industry may be ailing, but concert posters remain a healthy art form, with exciting, diverse artists working to create beautiful and eye-catching promotional illustration. Ink Lounge Gallery is bringing two of the best to town to talk about a new exhibit titled Made in the Midwest:... More >>

Quilters The Stage Theatre	Daily from Fri., May 22 until Tue., July 21	Central	Theater
The Tony-nominated musical Quilters began its run 26 years ago when the Denver Center Theatre Company breathed life into the production. “Even though Quilters wasn’t the first production we did, it was one of the first world premieres, and certainly the first premiere to go on to... More >>

Play Time Spark Gallery	Daily from Thu., June 18 until Sun., July 12	Central	Art - Galleries
There’s not enough whimsy in this ugly world, and that’s why we need a few artists like Spark Gallery member Lisa Michot. They’re not out to make a big statement or turn the planet up-side-down. Michot-style, they just want to have a little fun and make people smile. She made me... More >>

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