WEEKLY EVENTS: August 8, 2014 – August 14, 2014
(And as per youzh, check-out Westword’s 10 things to do for $10 in Denver blog for free/low-cost events this weekend.)
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 5 – 10pm: Pool Party at TAXI
A $5 entrance fee gets you access to free beer, free cocktails, pizza, pool times, music, napkins, unicorns, and magic.
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 6 – 10pm: Moonlight Drive Opening at Pirate: Contemporary Art
Moonlight Drive is a collaborative of female artists who joined together with the intention of improving their work and the visibility of female artists within the Denver community. Moonlight Drive: Domestic Astronauts is an exhibition featuring select group members new works, which includes Amelia Carley, Caitlin Coar, Lauren Hegge, Anna Millholland, Dominique Settles, Sigri Strand, and Meghan Wilbar. Tonight is opening night- come support your local female artists!
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 7 – 9pm: Museum Quality Drinking at the MCA Denver
Tonight’s museum rooftop party includes live music from Kal Cahoone, and some of the sweetest views in town. If you haven’t been to this rooftop yet, you seriously need to change that – NOW! It’s a summertime must. $5 admission.
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 7 – 11pm: Por Fin Es Friday at Hooked on Colfax
Do you speak Spanish or kind of speak Spanish? Have you been looking for an opportunity to practice? Then dust off those tildas and head on over to Hooked on Colfax this Friday night to have some drinks, roll your Rs, and make some new amigos. Como se dice, “How do you like your eggs?” FREE.
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 7:30pm: Wet Hot American Summer Quote-Along at the Alamo Drafthouse
“You taste like a burger. I don’t like you anymore.” Tickets are $12.50
Friday, August 8, 2014 @ 9:30pm: Films on Tap: Con Air at the SIE FilmCenter
You’ve played drinking games at home, now play them with the Denver Film Society! They give you the rules and thanks to Breckenridge Brewery, the first 50 guests get their first drink on the house! Drink specials run all night long, with a bar in the theater so you won’t miss a second of the movie (thank god). Tickets run $7 – $10. Please drink and watch responsibly; only guests 21 and over will be allowed to attend Films on Tap screenings.
Saturday, August 9 & Sunday, August 10, 2014: Fermentation Festival & Market at Highlands Masonic Center
The Fermentation Festival & Market is a celebration of all things fermented. Guests will have the opportunity to sample fermented foods and beverages from across the country, and partake in educational workshops on a variety of fermented-related topics. Participants include craft brewers, local distillers, kombucha concocters, wineries, restaurants, and sauerkraut makers. This year’s festival will also feature the Annual Pickle Toss. Starting at 4:15pm, contestants will fling, toss, and throw pickles into their teammates mouths from a distance (wha?) This festival is open to all ages, with fun activities for kids as well. Passes run $18 – $65.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 9:30am – 1:30pm: Le Jardin Secret at Bistro Vendome
Le Jardin Secret is not your average summer market. At this French-inspired chefs’ market, foodies can shop for dairy, meat, bread, produce and other goods – all with a mimosa in hand. Think perfect tomatoes, French cheeses, grassfed tenderloins, and artisanal bread. Free parking is available on the top levels of the Larimer Square Garage (14th and Market Streets) during market hours to the first 40 Le Jardin Secret customers. Customers must ask for a validation pass from the Mile High Business Alliance representative at the Le Jardin Secret welcome booth. FREE.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 10am – 5pm: Experience 1968 at Burns Park
In the summer of 1968 a group of artists created large-scale, minimalist sculptures for Denver’s Burns Park. Celebrating these bold, colorful monuments of modernity, six contemporary artists will create temporary structures or performances in response to the original works that are still in place today. Witness the artists in their creative process as their ephemeral installations take shape over the course of the event. Bring a picnic and a blanket and enjoy this day of art, music, and kids’ activities with friends and family. This one-day event is FREE and open to the public.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 11am – dusk: TheBigWonderful at Sustainability Park
This Saturday, find the time to come celebrate the TheBigWonderful, Denver’s newest pop-up food festival/farmers market/craft beer tasting/urban farm. This weekly community festival is focused on local tastes, local beers/booze (check-out this cool pop-up bar!), and local music. Admission is FREE and it’s the perfect place to try new flavors with family and friends. Music will be happening from noon to dusk.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 2 – 10pm: CANniversary Party at Denver Beer Co.
Come party with the Denver Beer Co. for their 3rd year anniversary + can release party = Canniversary! It’s gonna be a full-on street party with food trucks, bands, and lots of beer! Come one, come all! (But please leave your furry friends at home.)
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 3 – 6pm: First Birthday Party at Share Denver
Share Denver is so excited to be turning one! Come help them celebrate with a DIY party hat station, decorate your own tote station, photo booth, a chocolate fondue fountain, beer, and cupcakes! Plus their friends from the Denver Swap Shop will be on-site accepting new and gently used items for their event on August 21st! Come join the party…especially because it’s FREE!
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 4 – 8pm: Brewers’ Alley in the alley between Curtis and Champa on 16th Street
Imbibe in dozens of beer samplings from Colorado breweries and taste delicious food pairings from Executive Chef Matt Mine. The alley will be transformed into a pop-up bar, featuring beers from Crooked Stave Artisian Beer Project, Crabtree Brewing Company, Rockyard Brewing Company, Strange Craft Beer Company, Tivoli Brewing Company, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Gravity Brewing, Aspen Brewing Company, and Centennial Beer Company. Tickets to this unique event cost $25 and include unlimited craft beer and food tastings.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ dusk: Man of Steel at Skyline Park
Family-friendly screening of Man of Steel in the downtown Skyline Park. Come early to snag the best seats. Bring your own blankets, picnics, and drinks. FREE.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ dusk: YouTube Adult Night Out at Little Man Ice Cream
Leave the kiddos at home and come on out for a hilarious adults-only evening of fantastical and freaky YouTubery. FREE.
Saturday, August 9, 2014 @ 10pm: SPELLS vs. Total Ghost at the Horseshoe Lounge
Prepare yourselves for total awesomeness. FREE.
Sunday, August 10, 2014 @ 10am – 3pm: Raw Vegan Brunch at Nectar House
Too hot to eat? Well the Nectar House is pulling out all the stops this Sunday at their raw vegan brunch. Come check-out this unique full-service cafe and elixir bar, specializing in day to night nourishment and vitality, located in Kindness Yoga on South Broadway. Peep this week’s brunch menu here – yum! (Reservations are recommended but not necessary.)
Sunday, August 10, 2014 @ 10am – 6pm: Meet in the Street at the 16th Street Mall
Around the world, cities are temporarily closing busy streets to vehicles for a day of free, healthy activities that promote community. Downtown Denver will be following suit and opening up the 16th Street Mall for a day of strolling, biking, ping pong, foosball, drum circles, yoga, face painting, roaming musicians, entertainers, extended restaurant patios, a silent disco, and more. Come see it all in action and take back da street! FREE.
Sunday, August 10, 2014 @ 3 – 9pm: Tiki Takeover at TAXI
TAXI is hosting a fundraising event for the Posner Center for International Development this month in the form of a tiki pool party! This event will include hula girls, a Supermoon, and delicious tiki cocktails. Bust out your finest island attire and come have a Sunday funday with some of Denver’s finest bartenders. $10 entry gets you free cocktails #likeaboss
Sunday, August 10, 2014 @ 7pm – 12am: Open Chair 2 at the Beauty Bar
Modeled after a classic “open mic” event where rising musicians perform their art form on stage to a live audience, Open Chair provides up-and-coming hairstylists the opportunity to demonstrate their freestyle hair-cutting talents on live models that they have never met before in a casual Sunday night social environment. The event spotlights young stylists and provides a public platform for them to shine outside of the confines of the salon. Set at Beauty Bar Denver, the stylists become the performers in an unscripted production that energizes, inspires, and entertains those who watch it. FREE.
Sunday, August 10, 2014, doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm: Sexpot Comedy Presents: Comics Against Civility Battle of the Hosts at the Armoury
Listen up! If you are a fan of Cards Against Humanity, then this is a show for you. In this week’s special edition, Jake and Zac battle against fan favorites Roger Norquist and Mitch Jones. Round 1 champion Mike Hammock and wild card champ Joshua Skillman will be your hosts for the evening. Audience members win prizes by submitting questions that the contestants will answer during the show. Prizes this week include free Sexy Pizza gift cards, 420 prizes (with a 21+ ID), free drinks, awful literature, and more! Doors open at 7:30pm; you must arrive early to win prizes! FREE.
Monday, August 11, 2014 @ 5pm: Code Black at the SIE FilmCenter
Come see the winner of the Starz People’s Choice Award at the 2013 Starz Denver Film Festvial! How doctors protect their own ideals in the contentious business of health care is the central question of this timely and riveting documentary. The film follows a group of young, (hot), energetic doctors battling an overburdened health-care system while training in the trauma bay at Los Angeles County General Hospital. The opening scene takes place in the ER on a typical day in 2008. More than 500 patients, many of whom have already been rejected by other hospitals because they could not pay, wait up to 18 hours while doctors deal with the most severe, life-threatening injuries. Tickets run $7 – $8.
Monday, August 11, 2014 @ 8pm: Classic Game Shows at Interstate Kitchen & Bar
Every Monday, the Interstate will try their take on classic game shows. Come down and play for a chance to win drinks, food, prizes, and fame! This week features the game The Family Feud! FREE.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 @ 9pm: Mark Star Karaoke at the Beauty Bar
Mark Star Karaoke may just be the funnest karaoke in town. Plus with $2 Olympia beer, $2 tequila, and free tacos from Mezcal starting at 10pm, how could you say no? FREE; happens every Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 @ 5pm – 9pm: Broadway Farmers Market at South Broadway Christian Church
This hipster-flavored market features organic produce, flowers, local wares, live music, and food trucks. Come celebrate their second year, which features even MORE vendors than last. Held on the lawn of the South Broadway Christian Church at 23 Lincoln Street.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 @ 5 – 7pm: Summer on the Plaza with Megan Burtt at 1801 California Plaza
The Summer on the Plaza series features rising stars of Denver’s music scene along with happy hour specials at Guard and Grace, which is adjacent to the plaza. This week, come check-out the melodic sounds of Megan Burtt. Presented by Arts Brookfield, this event is FREE.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 @ 8pm: Air Sex Championships: Denver at 3 Kings Tavern
The Air Sex Championships are hilarious, raunchy, and so singularly remarkable they defy description. Think Air Guitar, but with an imaginary sexual partner (or partners) in place of a musical instrument. Entering its sixth year as a nationally touring roadshow, Air Sex combines the pageantry and prestige of sports with the creative arts of storytelling, pantomiming, and improvisation. Beyond that, it’s a show you’ll have to experience yourself to believe. The show is hosted by comedian Chris Trew, produced by The New Movement, and is the subject of an upcoming feature-length film. Tickets cost $6 or sign-up now to compete!
Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 11am – 2pm: Public Coffee Dialogues at the Posner Center for International Development
Public Coffee, a mobile coffee organization that looks to use coffee to facilitate meaningful conversation, will be at the Posner Center for International Development every Thursday throughout the summer. They use a pay-what-you-can and pay-it-forward system, so perhaps you could even pay for a new friend to have a cup with you and start some great conversation!
Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 6 – 10pm: Whiskey Throwdown, Donut Showdown at Battery 621
Come refine your palate with this delightful pairing on the rooftop of Battery 621. Come sample some of Denver’s best donut offerings and wash ’em all down with multiple varieties of locally distilled whiskey. Tickets are $20 and include unlimited donut and whiskey samples #yes
Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 7:30 – 10:30pm: Cycle-In Cinema On Platte at REI
New Belgium Brewing Company is teaming up with REI to put on a series of three bike-in movies this summer at the REI parking lot. This week’s screening is Dumb & Dumber. Canned beer and grub from food trucks will be available for purchase. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. All proceeds will benefit BikeDenver, supporting the goal of making Denver a better place to ride your bike! Bring a low back chair or a blanket to sit on.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 10pm: Karaoke with DJ Rockstar Aaron at Barricuda’s
Karaoke madness featuring all of your favorite hits from the 80s and 90s. FREE.