Byers-Evans House Museum

Paint What You See

Artists take their easels outdoors for the Denver Plein Air Arts Fest

Paint the town! Local artists registered in the Denver Plein Air Arts Fest have been taking their talents to the streets -- and the foothills -- painting locations around town.The artists "set up an easel and then they have to paint what they see and they have to finish the piece in one standing," s ... More >>

Celebrate the life of Colorado cultural visionary Anne Evans

"People go to the Denver Art Museum all the time, they go to the Denver Public Library and they don't really think of the history behind those things," explains Ashley Rogers, assistant director of the Byers-Evans House Museum. The mission of the new exhibit Anne Evans: Colorado's Cultural Visionary ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! Celebrate with these Bard-inspired events

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." -- Sonnet XCVIII References to April -- arguably the most literary month, if not the cruelest -- abound in the works of Shakespeare. No one's completely sure about the exact date of his birth, but records indicate he was baptized on April 26, 1564; ... More >>

Exceptional Women of the Counterculture at MCA Denver: An evening of alternative girl talk

In the video documentary Flashing on the Sixties, by Lisa Law (, whose photographs are on view through February at the Byers-Evans House Museum), it's noted that even in the early alternative hippie world of communes and cohabitation, women still did the traditional "woman's work" -- they cooked and ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, January 6-8, 2012

Kill holiday burn-out this weekend and save that found-money you've got after returning those knock-off electronics. Simply take these ten suggestions for weekend entertainment, all of which will cost you a Hamilton or less. And for our full guide to what's-going-on-Denver, simply peruse the Westwor ... More >>

Christmas Tea at the Byers-Evans House Museum

​This afternoon's holiday event at the beautiful Byers-Evans House Museum could be just your cup of tea. The Christmas tea that starts at 1:30 p.m. includes a tour of the circa 1883 house that was once the home of William Byers, founder of the Rocky Mountain News, as well as refreshments. And ... More >>

Five First Friday photography fetes

Norman Broomhall​ Tonight's First Friday? It's off the clock. Galleries all over town are spilling over with shows worth celebrating in Denver Arts Week style. But it also marks what might be the best collection of photography shows and events to come out at once since last March's Month of Ph ... More >>

First Friday: Seven things to do and see on the artwalk

​With blue skies predicted for the next few days, there ain't no way First Friday won't be sprouting artwalkers like dandelions. Spring is here, the art is good and the art districts are alive with the breath of things to come. Here are a few of our First Friday picks.

Love is In the Air

First Friday: Denver Arts Week kicks out the art-walk jams all over town

Drew Englander, Illiterate Gallery​Why is this First Friday different from all other First Fridays? In most ways, it isn't, and that's the real beauty of it. But it is Denver Arts Week's Know Your Arts First Friday Arts Walk, meaning the monthly evening art walk event in arts districts all ove ... More >>

They've Got the Look

A Touch of Class

Locals Growing

The Subterraneans

The Beats go on at the Mercury Cafe.

Gather 'Round the Tree

The Byers-Evans House Museum hosts a nostalgic Christmas program.

Free For All

Museums stay open for one special night.

A Photographer’s Eye

Haunted House Museum

A new play tells real Colorado ghost stories.

Story Time

The F-Stop’s Here

International photographers focus on Denver all month.

Weekend Update

Rhyme Time

Limericks add sauce to literary stew

Best Reader's Theater

The Dead

Night & Day

May 7 - 13, 1998

Thrills for the week

Thrills for the week