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Coca-Cola Collectors Memorabilia Show and Sale Hyatt Regency Tech Center-Denver	Sat., July 4, 10:00am-2:00pm	Southeast	Community Events Expos Free Events Home & Garden Shopping
I didn’t know anything about Coca-Cola collectibles until I went away to college and discovered that my roommate was a huge fan of kitschy Coca-Cola Americana. But I soon became a fan myself; this memorabilia has a certain old-school charm that makes any room feel comfortable. “The... More >>

Gold Hill Gold Hill Inn	Sat., July 4, 12:00pm-5:00pm	Boulder	Fourth of July
Brian Finn recommends arriving early today in Gold Hill, since the tiny mountain village’s fire department will host a pancake breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. The town parade, featuring fire trucks and children’s bikes, follows; it “usually has more viewers than... More >>

Only in Boulder Exhibit Grand Opening Boulder History Museum	Sat., July 4, 1:30pm-4:30pm	Boulder	Community Events History Museum Exhibits & Events
From its Nobel Prize winners to the divine madness that is Kinetics, Boulder is full of fantastic firsts. With that in mind, curators at the Boulder History Museum (1206 Euclid Avenue) decided to mark the town’s sesquicentennial with the exhibit Only in Boulder, a historical overview with... More >>

Dirty Bird & Mothership Showcase featuring Claude VonStroke Beta	Sat., July 4, 4:00pm	Downtown	Music
Ah, Claude VonStroke. The name screams Eurodouche, and for good reason: It’s the nom de beats of Barclay Crenshaw, who came up with it while making up ridiculous European DJ names with friends. But it’s a name that’s come to mean incredible dance music, whether he’s... More >>

July 4th East Colfax Super Block Party Bluebird District	Sat., July 4, 6:00pm-10:00pm	Central	Community Events DIY Fashion & Style Fourth of July Free Events Nightlife
Celebrate our nation’s independence by partying with a bunch of independent local businesses at the second annual East Colfax Super Block Party. The free festivities include music, art and a cupcake-eating contest sponsored by the Shoppe, but the highlight may well be the DIY Craft Fair.... More >>

Tab Benoit Oriental Theater	Sat., July 4, 8:00pm	Northwest	Music
Named Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year for the past two years by the National Blues Foundation, Tab Benoit rolls into town on a hot streak in support of his latest release, Night Train to Nashville. Expect Tab and his longtime backing outfit, Louisiana's LeRoux, to haul in a... More >>

Michael Dean Dameron & Thee Loyal Bastards 3 Kings Tavern	Sat., July 4, 9:00pm	South	Music
This time last year, Michael Dean Damron, former frontman for I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, was planning a trip to Denver with his current combo, Thee Loyal Bastards. But he ultimately canceled the gig, and the rest of his tour, due to high gas prices. “Michael was really... More >>

Vitamins Meadowlark	Sat., July 4, 9:00pm	Downtown	Music
The members of Vitamins met as students at UNC in Greeley, Colorado. Although none of the four members is a native of that town, the influence of their surroundings made an indelible mark on their music. Those early experiences as a young band in an agricultural community permeate the... More >>

Breck Bike Week Breckenridge	Daily from Sat., July 4 until Sun., July 12	Mountains	Cycling High Country Outdoors
More than a thousand miles of trails can be accessed right from downtown Breckenridge -- but not many people know about them, says Scott Fortner of the Breckenridge Resort Chamber. He’s out to change that, with the first-ever Breck Bike Week, July 4 through 12, timed to coincide with two... 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 >>

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 >>

Yoga in the Park Summer Series Civic Green Park	Every week Wednesday from Wed., May 27 until Wed., August 19, 8:15am-9:15am more dates/times	Southeast Suburbs	Free Events Health & Fitness Mind & Body
In Dharmic culture, there’s a concept called seva: Like Judaism’s tzedakah or Catholic charity, it’s the spirit of giving back to the community. For Nancy Levenson of NamasteWorks Yoga, the free ongoing Yoga in the Park Summer Series in Highlands Ranch is her annual act of seva.... More >>

Tattered Cover Classic Films Starz FilmCenter	First Saturday of every month, 7:00pm	Central	Film - Picks Film - Repertory & Special Screenings Free Events
The Thief of Baghdad is an enormous contradiction of the auteur theory. The 1940 release credits three directors — Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan and Michael Powell — and only the latter assembled a filmography of any particular note. Moreover, it’s likely that producer Alexander... More >>

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