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May 2012 Calendar of Free Events
May 1 10:30am Kids Hour Castlewood Canyon State Park visitor Center Get your children involved in nature! Bring your kids to the park for fun activities, stories, and/or short nature hikes. Ages: for 5 and younger accompanied by an adult. Please call for more information and to register 24 hours prior to the event. 303-973-3959
May 1 4-8pm Target Tuesday Nights
May 4 First Friday Art Walks Santa Fe Santa Fe between 6th and 9th Tennyson Street between 38th and 45th Gaylord Retail District-1000 Block of South Gaylord Street Golden Triangle Art-Colfax/Broadway/Speer Navajo Street District-Lower Highlands on Navajo St between 35th and 37th Ave. River North Art District-North/I-70, West/I-25, South/Park Ave. W., East/Arapahoe St
May 5 Denver Art Museum Enjoy the Denver Art Museum for free
May 5 10am 25th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade CiviCenter Park Broadway and Colfax Spice up your weekend and head to Civic Center Park for the largest two-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in the United States! Mexican culture fills the park with arts and crafts, Mariachi bands, colorfully costumed Aztec and Folklorico dancers, three stages featuring traditional and contemporary Latino entertainment and a variety of Mexican culinary treats.
May 6 Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, CO 80205
May 6 2pm Picnic at Hanging Rock Tattered Cover Book Store Elizbeth and Columbine Denver FilmCenter – Colfax 2510 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80218 Join us for the Tattered Cover Film Series: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Admission is free, but tickets are required from the box office. Tickets are available one hour before screening. Parking is avilable in the parking lot off of Elizabeth or Columbine Streets.
May 6 10am-12noon Lucas Homestead Castlewood Canyon Meet at the Homestead Parking Lot. Castlewood Canyon Naturalist, Scott Knight, will lead an easy hike through the Lucas Homestead. Come take a glimpse at life during the late 1800′s. Bring the family and plan a picnic after the hike! Meet at the Lucas Homestead parking lot. Call (303)688- 5242 to reserve your spot.
May 11 1:15pm Malley Movietime Malley Center 3380 South Lincoln Street It’s Showtime! See the latest FREE movies shown on a large screen! Popcorn is sold for 25 cents. Movie selection is announced the week of the showing. For other information call 303-762-2660.
May 12 10am Blacksmith Day Clear Creek History Park 923 10th St Golden, CO 80401 Golden had a local blacksmith as early as 1859, so why stop now? Join the "smithies" at the Clear Creek History Park in our shop, and watch them craft metal into useful, everyday items. Free. Donations greatly appreciated fto help support programing at the Golden History Museums.
May 12 10am Dinosaur Discovery Day – Earth and Sky Hands-on:fossil,mineral &rock ID,fossil sieve & dig,gold pan,metal detect,map read. Guides at track site, bone site & other trail sites. Also solar observe,find meteorites,interactive sundial,big model solar system. Mr. Bones performs 10-2. Admission & trail – free. Optional shuttle bus-$3, ages 4 & 5 half & below 4 free. Designed for Cub Scouts & Webelos to earn astro & geo awards. Boy Scouts earn Geology Merit Badge. Scouts register on www.dinoridge.org.
May 12 12:30pm Spring Flower Hike Join Naturalists Lila and Peter Laux for a leisurely tour through meadows and brush along willow Creek trail (1.4 miles)looking for early wildflowers and other signs of spring. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, Call 303-973-3959 to save a spot! Free w/park pass May 13 Mother’s Day!
May 17 6pm Voice of the Wood Cello Quartet Roxborough State Park Music on the patio at the visitor center An evening event on the patio sponsored by the Friends of Roxborough. Join us for this first concert of our 2012 Music "On The Rox" Series. No ticket is needed for the concert. Bring your folding chair and a picnic dinner. Friends of Roxborough will pass the hat and proceeds will benefit Friends’educational and special projects for Roxborough State Park. A VALID STATE PARKS PASS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH VEHICLE ENTERING THE PARK.
May 19 12noon 5 Points Jazzfest Intersection of Washington Street, 27th Street, 26th Avenue and Welton Street Denver, CO 80205 Enjoy the music by some of the area’s finest local jazz musicians in the neighborhood where it all began.
May 19 10am Homesteading Day DeLaney Farm 170 S. Chambers Aurora, Colorado 80012 Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act by travelling back to the period of pioneers and self-sufficient living. Coordinated by the Aurora History Museum, spend the day experiencing life as it was in the 1860s while exploring Aurora’s historic Delaney Farm. Participate in special activities, tours, and presentations with your whole family.
May 19 9:45 am Girls Recognizing Outstanding Women This free conference is targeted for girls between the ages of 10 to 15 and will focus on connecting girls with powerful women in the community. The keynote speaker will be Congresswomen Diana DeGette and guests include prominent women in: Arts and Media Business Community Service Health and Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering and Math There will also be workshops and performances. Awards will be given to guests for being outstanding women and lunch will be served. Tickets are free. Registration is required.
May 22 6pm Business Owners Solutions Carino’s Italian Grill-Alameda and Wadsworth Learn about solutions for sole proprietors. How to move that money to lower taxes. Presented by FUEL Financial-RSVP to FUEL
May 25 8pm Who Goes There? Animal Tracks & Scat Cherry Creek State Park Amphitheater Join Ranger Greg at the Campground amphitheater for our Friday night ranger talk. We will look at different tracks of the residents of the park. The event is free with a valid parks pass. We will gather around the campfire and listen to Ranger Greg as he identifies tracks and scat of the residents of Cherry Creek
May 25 1:15pm Malley Classic Movietime Malley Center 3380 South Lincoln Street It’s Showtime! Movie will be shown on a large screen. Popcorn is sold for 25 cents. Watch for flyers each month with the movie titles or call 303-762-2660 for the movie of the week and more information.
May 26 2:30-9:30pm Denver Day of Rock Concerts for Kids Downtown Denver Denver Day of Rock is a one-of-a-kind music event presented by Concerts For Kids to raise awareness of the children in our community. This free event will feature five stages of live music throughout downtown Denver.
May 26 Dusk Star Party Highline Lake Parking lot near the vault bldg.. across from the visitor center. Join Highline Lake and the Western Colorado Astronomy Club once again, as we ooh and aah at the wonders of the night sky. We plan to enjoy lots of stars, planets and other amazing astronomical sights and informaion! It’s a great way to spend the evening! Bring a chair, bug spray and your imagination.
May 25-28 Downtown Denver Arts Festival Throughout Memorial Day Weekend at the Denver Pavilions (500 16th St.), mix and mingle with thousands of fellow art lovers at the Downtown Denver Arts Festival, featuring more than 150 of Colorado’s best artists. One of the Mile High City’s premier cultural events, the 2010 festival attracted close to 150,000 people, who supported Colorado’s creative community by purchasing more than $500,000 worth of art.
May 26-28 Boulder Creek Festival The Boulder Creek Festival®, is the quintessential event in Boulder County! Something for everyone: 10 separate event areas with 500 vendors showcase everything from community arts and crafts to health alternatives and technology while five performance stages feature a spectrum of music and dance. The Festival also features carnival rides, food and beverage vendors, and the signature event: the EXPAND Rubber Duck Race! Join us over Memorial Day weekend 2012 for the 25th Annual Boulder Creek Festival®, the best event in Boulder!
May 26-2810am-6pm 37th Annual Territory Day Old Colorado City (Colorado Springs) Territory Days began in 1975 as the "Rampart Range Sertoma Territory Days Parade and Buffalo Barbecue". In 1976 the named was changed to Territory Days to commemorate Old Colorado City as the first capitol of the Colorado Territory in 1861. Territory Days has grown from a small neighborhood craft fair into a three-day street festival which now hosts over 180 craft, commercial and food booths.
May 26 Memorial Day Parade and Tribute Ceremony Denver will celebrate Memorial Day 2012 by commemorating those who lost their lives while serving our country during the Denver Memorial Day Parade on Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m. The Parade is followed by the Veterans Memorial Day Tribute at the Veterans Monument. The parade will be held in Downtown Denver in and around Civic Center Park.
May 27 10am-8pm May 28 10am-4pm Welcome to Old South Gaylord Street Old South Gaylord Street is the second oldest shopping district in Denver offering patrons fine dining and quaint shops where one can seek health and beauty services, sporting goods, unique gifts, fine art, fashion and much more. The merchants of Old South Gaylord are located 6 blocks east of Washington Park, on the 1000 block of South Gaylord Street in Denver, between Mississippi and Tennessee Avenues. Make Old South Gaylord your destination for a personalized shopping and dining
May 27 2pm Colorado’s Birds of Prey Eleven Mile Park amphitheater Discover the amazing adaptations that allow Colorado’s eagles, hawks, and owls to be successful as airborne hunters in this program with park naturalist, Beth Dodd.
May 28 Memorial Day
May 29 7am Sunrise Tai Chi in the Gardens Denver Botanic Gardens 1007 York Street Denver, CO 80206 Join The Tai Chi Project of Denver for a beautiful morning of Tai Chi in the Gardens. Participation allows you to learn the most ancient part of the preparation for T’ai Chi with a session of active learning. Experience for yourself why T’ai Chi is the world’s most popular form of organized physical activity. Sunrise Tai Chi in the Gardens will take place in the Denver Botanic Gardens every Tuesday throughout the summer from 7 – 8:00 a.m. This first session is free to the public!
May 29 10:30am Roxborough Kids Hour Roxborough State Park visitor center and outside Get your children involved in nature! Bring your kids to the park for fun activities, stories, and/or short nature hikes. Ages: for 5 and younger accompanied by an adult. Please call for more information and to register 24 hours prior to the event. 303-973-3959
Lamont School of Music-There are so many events that are free it is hard to list. Please look at the following web site for the school calendar. http://ducal.du.edu/webevent/scripts/webevent.plx?cmd=calmonth;calID=272
University of Colorado-Denver-College of Arts and Media This is the web site for the college music/theater calendar. |
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