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| Critical Mass Civic Center Park | Last Friday of every month, 5:30pm | Downtown | |
If you think nothing could be worse than downtown rush-hour traffic, you've never been a motorist stuck behind Critical Mass. Started by San Francisco bike messengers in 1992, Critical Mass is a passive-aggressive movement of bicyclists seeking social change that's reached more than 300 cities... More >> |
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| Beatles Sing-along Mercury Cafe | Sun., December 7, 2:00pm | Downtown | |
What did everybody think of Across the Universe? Personally, I loved it -- enough that I bought it on DVD and watch it fairly regularly -- but I have a problem: Its damn near impossible for me to sit through the whole movie without bursting into song along with Jude, Lucy or Prudence. And... More >> |
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| Belmar Holiday: Dated Holiday Sweater Night Belmar | Thu., December 4, 6:00pm | West Suburbs | |
Think your holiday sweater is more ridiculous than my holiday sweater? Put your money where your mouth is! Pull yours on and head down to Lakewoods Belmar for Dated Holiday Sweater Night, an evening of ice-skating, contests and a warm-clothing drive to benefit the Jeffco Action... More >> |
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| Holiday Eco-Barter Market Mercury Cafe | Sun., December 7, 1:30pm-4:30pm | Downtown | |
Were all familiar with the concept of re-gifting, which in this day and age of creeping recession has begun to make more sense than ever. But this afternoons Holiday Eco-Barter Market at the Mercury Cafe takes the idea of giving gifts that are new to the recipient, if not the giver,... More >> |
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| Israeli-Palestinian Peace Concert Newman Center for the Performing Arts | Sun., December 7, 6:30pm | South | |
Music cuts to the core of what makes us similar and human. Its a direct channel to the heart, says Shaul Gabbay, director of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East. I think that art in general speaks to part of us as human beings that other... More >> |
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| Santa's Landing/Community Christmas Tree Lighting Fletcher Plaza | Sat., December 6, 5:00pm | Aurora | |
Whats it like watching Santa, Mrs. Claus and one of their special elves fly into Aurora via helicopter?
Its like a mob scene, says Pam Wilson, executive director of the Northern Aurora Business Association. Once Santa gets out of the helicopter, all the kids run... More >> |
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| Collectors Preview Night Artdistrict on Santa Fe | Third Friday of every month, 5:00pm-8:00pm | Central | |
Everyone knows that First Fridays on Santa Fe Drive are for people-watching, not art-buying. Sure, there are a dedicated few who aren't afraid to throw a subtle kidney punch or let their shoulders do the talking in their quest to see the writing on the wall — but, in general, most First Friday... More >> |
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| Buzzer Battle Aurora Iliff Park Saloon | Every week Thursday, 7:00pm | Aurora | |
I grew up on a steady diet of Jeopardy, part of a family so competitive about trivia that we produced a University of Colorado at Boulder Trivia Bowl champ/Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant (not me) and warped the rest of us for life. To this day, my kin and I who've constantly... More >> |
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| Café Nuba The Roxy | Last Friday of every month, 9:00pm-1:30am | Downtown | |
Not every event around Halloween has to do with ghastly ghouls and creepy crawlers. Some focus on the celebrations of heritage, like tonights Annual Ancestors Celebration, hosted by Cafe Nuba and the Pan African Arts Society. Special guests -- including Texas poet Rockbaby and local... More >> |
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| Denver Made Fancy Tiger Clothing | First Friday of every month, 7:00pm-10:00pm | South | |
If youre looking for the hippest, most fashion-forward design in Denver, Fancy Tigers monthly Denver Made trunk show is a good place to start. Featuring some of the most innovative works in the city, the monthly show is an attempt to get designers and their wares in front of the... More >> |
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| Parade of Lights Jammie Package Warwick Hotel |
Fri., December 5 more dates/times |
Central | |
Last year, my wife wanted to stay at a downtown hotel with our kids to watch the annual Parade of Lights, so she looked for an overnight package deal. She never found one, so we ended up creating our own fun by packing hot chocolate (with Baileys for the adults), chairs and flashlights, then... More >> |
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| TACtile Arts Center: Weekly Wednesdays TACtile Textile Arts Center | Every week Wednesday, 5:00pm-8:00pm | Southeast | |
TACtile Arts Center director Dianne Denholm can sew a pretty piece. But when she picked up a pair of needles recently to knit a pair of socks, something shed never done before, she found herself less than impressed with the results. Im kind of stuck, and I dont know... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| First Thursday Gallery Nights Evergreen | First Thursday of every month | West Suburbs | |
| Women's Healing Drum Circle Nic Nac Nook | Third Friday of every month, 6:30pm | Southwest | |
| Abby's Voice Benefit Concert Fox Theatre | Thu., December 11, 7:00pm | Boulder | |
| AfroBlu Bar Standard | Sat., December 13, 9:00pm | Central | |
| Bordo Bello Skateboard Project Access Gallery | Fri., December 12, 6:00pm-10:00pm | Central | |
| Boutique for the Soul Resonance Center for Bodywork | Thu., December 11, 4:30pm-7:30pm | North Suburbs | |
| Breakfast with Santa Malley Center |
Sat., December 13, 8:00am more dates/times |
Southwest Suburbs | |
| Buy Local Week Celebration Appaloosa Grill | Mon., December 1, 5:30pm-7:30pm | Downtown | |
| Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Cutting Spruce Mountain | Sun., December 7 | Southeast Suburbs | |
| Cherry Creek Shopping Center Holiday Events: Santa Claws and Paws Cherry Creek Shopping Center | Sun., December 14, 7:00pm-10:00pm | Central | |
| Child-to-Child, Denver-to-Darfur Candellight Vigil State Capitol Building | Mon., December 15, 6:30pm-8:00pm | Central | |
| A Colorado Christmas/Sweet William Market Four Mile Historic Park | Sun., December 7, 10:00am-4:00pm | Southeast | |
| Denver Open Media Anniversary Bash Denver Open Media Studios | Fri., December 5, 7:00pm-11:00pm | Central | |