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My friends over that the Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society are putting on their annual show! Go see some absolute living works of art. There is something for everyone during the weekend:

Saturday, September 5th:​

9:30 - 10:20 AM Nursery Stock Demo for Beginners w/ Jim Schmitt

10:30 - 10:50 AM Conifer Design w/ Dan Wiederrecht

2:00 - 4:00 PM Individual Critiques w/ Jennifer Price

4:30 - 5:30 PM Show Tour w/ Jennifer Price

Sunday, September 6th:

10:30 - 10:50 AM Intro to Southern Colorado Native Species w/ Zahari Metchkov, AOTY

11:00 - 11:30 AM Is Bonsai right for you? What to know before you begin w/ Mike Britten

Onto the regular programming, please add anything you'd like to promote down below. Have a safe weekend!

THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 3rd

Outdoor Movie: ‘The Princess Bride’ @ Avanti F&B @ 8PM 

Dale Jones Stand-Up @ Denver Improv @ 7:30PM 

Night Zero Phestival @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom + Other Side @ 6PM Featuring tributes to Steely Dan, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, Jerry Garcia, & more.

Jack Johnson @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre @ 7:15PM  With Lake Street Dive

GRIZ @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 5:30PM 

The Electric Light Orchestra Experience @ Paramount Theatre @ 7:30PM 

Iluka @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM  With Vanity & Kitty Coen

Die Spitz @ Gothic Theatre @ 8PM With Cashier

Congress The Band @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Jackson Cloud & Sunkissd

Squash @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Words of Mouth & Huck N’ Pray

Paper Moon Conspiracy @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Melon Heart & Gangstead

Sweet Pill @ The Oriental Theater @ 8PM  With Deux Visages & Bike Routes

FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 4th

Super Boulle 39! Birthday Blitz Burlesque @ The Roxy on Broadway @ 8PM READER SUBMISSION - Celebrate Kerri N’Fuego’s 39th birthday with a neo-burlesque show featuring local artists and traveling guests.

Rockies vs Cardinals @ Coors Field @ 6:40PM Promotion: Celebrity 1st Pitch - Trevon Brazile, Denver Nuggets Crossover Ticket Package

First Fridays Creator Market @ Stanley Marketplace @ 6PM   Wander through 45+ curated booths filled with unique artwork, handmade jewelry, ceramics, woodwork, textiles, and so much more.

First Friday Art Walk @ Santa Fe Arts District @ 5:30PM First Fridays in ADSF means the Santa Fe Drive and its side streets come to life for this signature neighborhood event. 

​​First Fridays Art Walk @ RiNo Art District @ 6PM  Enjoy free exhibitions, markets, live music, and so much more on first Fridays at RiNo! 

Pay-What-You-Wish Day @ Clyfford Still Museum @ 10AM 

B-Side Music Fridays: Teen Edition @ MCA @ 7PM   Enjoy live performances from local Colorado musicians on MCA's iconic rooftop!

‘Friday Night Weird: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center @ 8:30PM 

Theresa Caputo Live Show @ Paramount Theatre @ 7:30PM  The beloved medium and TV star shares stories of her personal life and gift through an intimate and humorous live show.  

Colorado Symphony Cello Ensemble in Concert @ Boettcher Concert Hall @ 7:30PM Get ready for a sublime evening of music where the enchanting timbre of the cello takes center stage in an array of classical masterpieces and contemporary compositions.

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele @ Kirk of Highland @ 6PM 

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson @ Kirk of Highland @ 8:15PM 

MANÁ Night 1 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 8:30PM 

Free Summer Concert Series: Black Joe Lewis @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM  With Boot Gun

Blade Rave @ Summit @ 9PM 

Los Parras @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM 

Have A Nice Life @ Gothic Theatre @ 8PM With Drowse & Allison Lorenzen

OHGEESY @ The Church Nightclub @ 9PM  With Don P

K-Pop Club Night @ Bluebird Theater @ 9PM 

LAMP @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 11PM  Featuring Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski

Magic Weens @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 11PM Featuring members of Magic Beans & Friends playing the music of Ween

Congress The Band @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Sunkissd & Words of Mouth

Mossgatherers @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Null & Void, Hemline, and Dain Silva & the Mighty Potent Force

SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 5th

Rockies vs Cardinals @ Coors Field @ 6:10PM Promotion: Rock the Purple t-shirt, Harry Potter™ Night Ticket Package

Colorado Pizza Festival @ Downtown Longmont @ 1PM This community festival will include 20+ pizzerias from across Colorado, Longmont breweries, distilleries and wineries, live music, amateur pizza competitions, the Pizza Olympics, and kids’ activities.  

Arvada Pow Wow @ Arvada Center @ 10AM  Experience the vibrant spirit of Indigenous cultures at this summer celebration featuring musical performances, food market, and vendor & art market. 

DOGtoberfest @ River North Brewery @ 1PM Join for a day of dogs, beer, and Oktoberfest inspired fun featuring special releases, local dog vendors, dog and human costume contests, and the annual stein holding competition.

Mercado Open-Air Market @ McGregor Square @ 3PM This free open-air market celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month through culture, community, and commerce, featuring an incredible lineup of local Hispanic-owned businesses. 

Tangerine Sky Market @ Arvada @ 10AM  Shop small and local from 40+ vendors while enjoying music and gourmet bites from food trucks and bakeries.

Larimer Vintage Market @ Larimer St. @ 11AM Shop some of Denver's best Vintage vendors and enjoy some amazing food from Denver central market right next door.

Penny Saturday @ MCA @ 10AM   Colorado residents get into the museum for one penny the first Saturday of every month.

Meditation in the Galleries @ Clyfford Still Museum @ 9AM   Clear your mind, relax, and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you in the galleries. 

Carlos Sanchez Stand-Up @ The Bug Theatre @ 7PM *In Spanish 

‘Defying Gravity: The Best of Broadway’ Concert @ Boettcher Concert Hall @ 7:30PM This enchanting concert features a lineup of unforgettable Broadway hits, including beloved songs from ‘Wicked.’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ and more.

Candlelight: Queen vs ABBA in Concert @ Kirk of Highland @ 5PM 

Candlelight: Tribute to Bad Bunny @ Kirk of Highland @ 7:15PM 

MANÁ Night 2 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 8:30PM 

Free Summer Concert Series: Mo Lowda & the Humble @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM  With Packaging 

Edith Marquez @ Paramount Theatre @ 8PM 

Club 90s: MJ Night @ Summit @ 8:30PM 

Melt @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM  With Exhaler & Watch Yourself Die

Kill The Noise @ Boulder Theater @ 8PM With RNGR, Hami, & Teej

LSR/CITY X @ Mission Ballroom @ 9PM 

TYNAN @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With beastboi, DK Khang, & Wolfie

Cosmic Gate @ The Church Nightclub @ 9PM 

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Earl Nelson & The Company

Black Flag @ Fox Theatre @ 9PM 

The Phunk Sessions @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 11PM Featuring musicians from The Meters, Dumpstaphunk, Trey Anastasio Band, & more

Squeaky Feet @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 11PM 

Velvet Daydream @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With The Pretty Shabbies, The Yeah Dawgs, & The Backlash

Tropical House Party Mix & Mingle @ Town Hall Collaborative @ 4PM READER SUBMISSION - Meet new people at this free, 21+ staycation celebration with live DJs, tropical cocktails, a limbo contest, a photo booth, ping pong, cornhole, darts, billiards, and more.

Buddy Puzzle Presents: F*** Your Job @ RISE Comedy @ 7:30PM READER SUBMISSION - Veteran improv duo Buddy Puzzle turns audience members’ nightmare job stories into a completely improvised comedy show.

Three Beautiful Lips and Friends @ RISE Comedy @ 8:30PM READER SUBMISSION - This dynamic improv trio and their guests deliver bold, boundary-pushing long-form comedy that balances vulgarity and profanity with tenderness and femininity.

Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery @ 8:15PM READER SUBMISSION - Step inside a multisensory light-art experience filled with glowing sculptures, music, and immersive projections.

SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 6th

Rockies vs Cardinals @ Coors Field @ 1:10PM Promotion: Colorado Avalanche Crossover Ticket Package, Autograph Sunday, Celebrity 1st Pitch - Devon Toews

Ritmo & Raíces: A Latin American Heritage Celebration @ Denver Union Station @ 11AM This inaugural event celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Latin America through live music, traditional and contemporary dance, food, history, and community.

‘Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid’ Screening @ MCA @ 2PM 

Gregory Alan Isakov @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 8PM With The Colorado Symphony

Flying Mojito + Jennifer Hartswick Band @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom + Other Side @ 11PM 

Sonu Nigam @ Bellco Theatre @ 7PM 

Gasolina: Reggaeton Party @ Summit @ 9PM 

Labor Day: All White Party @ The Church Nightclub @ 9PM Playing Reggaeton, Latin EDM, & Reggaeton Mexa

Wade Forster @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Danno Simpson

The Peasantry @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Halle Dean, Sebastian Skaw, & Small Town American

All Weekend

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society Annual Show @ Denver Botanic Gardens See living works of bonsai art, meet club members, explore informational resources, and watch live demonstrations. Saturday 9AM–8PM and Sunday 9AM–3PM; included with Denver Botanic Gardens admission.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Warbird Weekend @ Wings Museum  Bringing aviation to life, this two-day event provides a rare opportunity to experience aerospace history and give you the chance to take flight in a WWII-era aircraft!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Fall Fest @ Dillon   This fine art and fine craft show runs in historic Dillon and showcases works of the best artists across the country for sale!

All Weekend - Phish @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 

All weekend - Garth Brooks @ Ball Arena 

All weekend - Alfred Cainga Stand-Up @ Denver Improv 

All weekend - Taylor Tomlinson Stand-Up @ Comedy Works Downtown 

All weekend - Melissa Villaseñor Stand-Up @ Comedy Works South 

All weekend - Beaver Creek Annual Oktoberfest  Experience authentic Oktoberfest food, drinks, and fun over Labor Day weekend complete with traditional live music, family games, kids zone, and more!

All weekend - Colorado State Fair @ Pueblo  The annual fair provides non-stop entertainment for all ages including free attractions, carnival rides, concerts, rodeo, exhibitions, and delicious eats & drinks! Ends 9/7.

THURSDAY–SATURDAY - The Colorado Folklore Dance Festival @ Buell Theatre This non-competitive, curated festival experience brings together passionate performers to celebrate folklórico through workshops, cultural exchange and professionally produced performances. 

All weekend - Tango on the Rocks Festival  The festival will feature dozens of classes taught by world-class teachers, top-notch DJs from across the country, food all day and night, live music, and inspiring performances. 

All weekend - ‘Anastasia’ Musical @ Ovation West  The musical transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Ends 9/20.

All weekend - ‘Topdog/Underdog’ Play @ Curious Theatre  A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity plays out in Suzan-Lori Parks' take on the way we are defined by history. Ends 9/20.

All weekend - ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center Enjoy Shakespeare’s classic tale of young love, scandal, deception, and witty banter. Ends 9/6. 

All weekend - ‘Misery’ Play @ Arvada Center  Experience the horror as Stephen King's chilling thriller comes to life on stage when a fan will stop at nothing for the sequel of her dreams. Ends 10/11.

All weekend - ‘Underland’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center 

All weekend - ‘The Marching Band’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center 

Ongoing

NEXT WEEKEND - ‘Undertow’ Improvised Theater @ The Three Leaches Theater @ 7PM A community’s fears are stoked into paranoia by a mysterious force in this improvised theater production featuring original music by Jared Allen Lacy. Performances September 12–13.

Ongoing - Cherry Creek Fresh Market @ 9AM Shop Colorado products in season like farm flowers, fresh fruit & veggies, local greens, culinary herbs, French cheeses, vegan & gluten-free products, and much more! Ends 10/10.

Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Old South Pearl Street @ 9AM  Shop Colorado-grown produce and locally-made products, plus enjoy live musical performances. Ends 11/8.

Ongoing - Riverfront Market @ Commons Park @ 9AM This open-air market brings together Colorado farms and ranches, prepared foods, local artists, and coffee. Ends 9/26.

Ongoing - ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ Immersive Experience @ 417 S Broadway  The renowned exhibition celebrates all things Harry Potter by bringing to life some of your favourite moments, characters, locations, and beasts from the film series, as well as the extended Harry Potter universe. Ends 1/3/27.

Ongoing - Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience @ Exhibition Hub Art Center  This captivating 360º digital art exhibition invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch genius, Vincent van Gogh. Ends 9/30.

Ongoing - ‘Smithsonian Starstruck’ Immersive Experience @ York Street Yards  First-of-its-kind virtual reality adventure takes visitors on a breathtaking journey through the cosmos, from dazzling galaxies to the edge of a black hole. Ends 10/31.

Ongoing - ‘Bright Nights’ Experience @ Four Mile Park Bright Nights returns with a magical menagerie of brightly colored lanterns inspired by diversity of nature. Ends 11/8.

Ongoing - ‘Nightingale’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room  You and your team will be placed in a themed room where you will search for clues to solve puzzles until you reach a final goal. Ends 9/30.

Ongoing - ‘Strike it Rich!’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room  Go on an exciting search for gold in this 60-minute immersive team quiz. Ends 2/27/2028. 

Ongoing - ‘Changing Landscapes: Inside Venice, Mesa Verde, and Rapa Nui’ Exhibition @ DMNS Through large-scale projections and interactive experiences, guests will be transported to UNESCO World Heritage Sites facing challenges in a changing climate. Ends 1/3/2027.

Ongoing - ‘The World’s Largest Dinosaurs’ Exhibition @ DMNS The exhibition invites you to explore the mind-bending biology and amazing anatomy of sauropods — the largest land animals to ever live - through enthralling life-sized exhibits and displays. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Discovering Teen Rex’ Exhibition @ DMNS Take an extraordinary journey into our prehistoric past as DMNS unveils a remarkable fossil discovered by a crew of inquisitive young dino hunters in North Dakota. 

Ongoing - ‘Storytellers’ Exhibition @ DAM NEW - The exhibition puts ancestral Nitsitapii works from the museum's collection into dialogue with Charles M. Russell’s representations of Blackfeet art and culture. Ends 1/24/2027.

Ongoing - ‘What We’ve Been Up To: People’ Exhibition @ DAM This exhibition features a rich variety of portraits, self-portraits, and candid scenes that touch on the joys and challenges of everyday life as well as personal relationships, solitude, and the way people see themselves and each other. Ends 9/29.

Ongoing - ‘Conversation Pieces’ Exhibition @ DAM Discover connections between visionary designers, cultural movements, and the evolution of iconic fashion houses. Ends 10/11.

Ongoing - ‘The Tangled Self’ Exhibition @ DAM Colorado artist Sadie Young invites visitors to step inside enormous mouths of towering monsters, dodge playful tube creatures, and discover hidden surprises in this colorful installation. Ends 9/20.

Ongoing - ‘Round the Clock’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition brings together historic prints made about Colorado, depicting an imaginary in the life of Colorado through the eyes of printmakers, one hour at a time.

Ongoing - ‘Space Is the Place’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition ​​navigates an era when artists and designers turned their gaze skyward, channeling the optimism, anxiety, and curiosity that defined the mid-20th century. 

Ongoing - ‘Colorado Currents’ Exhibition @ MCA The exhibition brings together recent artworks by multigenerational group of twenty-eight artists with ties to Colorado, in the spirit of exploring how Colorado is experienced today. Ends 11/1.

Ongoing - ‘Still in Sound’ Exhibition @ Clyfford Still Museum Designed to facilitate visceral, whole-body experiences with Clyfford Still’s work, this exhibition explores how visitors may experience abstract visual language through sound. Ends 2/17/2027.

Ongoing - ‘Tres Voces, Un Corazon’ Exhibition @ BMoCA  Bringing together distinct practices by three members of one family, the exhibition explores how identity, cultural memory, and artistic language are formed, challenged, and carried forward within a shared but evolving lineage. Ends 9/13.

Ongoing - ‘Kevin Oehler: Uncanny Ecologies’ Exhibition @ BMoCA The exhibition imagines a world in which the boundaries between organism and artifact, memory and matter, nature and culture have become increasingly unstable. Ends 12/13.