Denver has plenty of cinematic offerings outside of the multiplexes. Here are ten good bets.

Ink these events and exhibits into your calendar.

Whether or not the sun comes back out this weekend, you can still give in to the elements and get out to explore art. You’ll find it indoors near the steamy tropical conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, at art galleries on every level, at studio open houses and even at a literary reading.

When Aaron Cohrs and Dave Roggeman opened their IndyInk screen-printing studio, gallery and apparel shop at 84 South Broadway in Baker, they were pioneers on a changing retail strip that’s since blossomed up around them with bars, eateries and independent shops for a hip demographic.

Vanessa Barcus is preparing to close Goldyn on February 28 and leave Denver for Portland.

Art never sleeps. This weekend in Denver galleries, welcome a couple of new curatorial experiments, an anniversary show, an artistic travelogue and even a highbrow arts-and-crafts workshop.

In the new wave of theater and dance, immersive experiences are gaining ground. And in Denver, Patrick Mueller and his movement-based Control Group Productions company ride at the top of that wave.

When MCA Denver promises big, it goes BIG: Anyone driving in the vicinity of the lower downtown denver museum can’t possibly have missed the gigantic art currently wrapping itself around the outside of the building. The work belongs to L.A.-based artist Cleon Peterson, who’s also created a monumentally striking artwork environment inside the MCA for the exhibit Cleon Peterson: Shadow of Men, which opened February 8 for a long run through May.

While waiting for the galleries to refire up after a busy January and February First Friday, you can enjoy art this weekend, while being educated, going to art parties and even making-and-taking your own X-rated valentines.

You won’t find many offbeat film-going experiences at the multiplex. For those, you have to hit the film festivals, art houses and holes in the wall to see anything truly quirky, experimental or bizarre beyond belief.

First Friday is doing triple duty this month, with new shows popping up across the span of the weekend — all the better to take in more art, at an easier pace. Get with it, and try these eight events on for size.

There’s more than one way to take in some art this weekend, from a hands-on DIY postcard project to an evening of artful play at the Denver Art Museum — and so much more. Get your art on at these five cool events.