Arts & Culture Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Mon, 11 May 2026 16:20:02 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 I.C.E. Baby: Inside Colfax East Centers “Real Stories, Real People Happening in Real Time” https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/i-c-e-baby-inside-colfax-east-centers-aurora-immigrant-communitys-stories-40881619/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40881619 Toni Tresca https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/i-c-e-baby-inside-colfax-east-centers-aurora-immigrant-communitys-stories-40881619/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 11:30:00 -0600 Arts & Culture

A new docu-theater work at Void Studios uses stories from Aurora’s immigrant communities to explore themes of identity and collective action.

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A free day at the Denver Art Museum, and art markets this weekend.

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Denver Fashion Week and SeriesFest are still going on!

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Discover new vantage points of human creativity through The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art, on view now through July 26 at DAM.

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If living in the stupidest timeline is just too much...the Denver Comics & Arts Festival is here to lift spirits.

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Explore the boundary between truth and artifice in photography in Anthony Porcaro's Observer Effect.

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The program brings Memphis Jookin' to the Denver stage with a world premiere dance choreographed by Lil Buck.

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"We don't know what people are walking in with, but when they see this, they are not going to leave the same way that they came in."

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A paper fashion show, an adaptive fashion show, and a condom — yes, condom — fashion show are all hitting the runway this month.

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The stacked lineup includes two collaborations with Denver queer artist collective PlayHaus.

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