JANUARY IN COLORADO
Festivals, Special Events, Museums, Dance, Music, Opera, Theater
January 1 Electric Safari, a 17-year Pikes Peak region tradition, will light up the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo nightly, Colorado Springs, 719-633-9925 www.cmzoo.org
January 4 - 5 The first ever fly fishing industry owned and directed consumer fly fishing show. at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver www.affta.com
January 5 Triumph Winterfest: 15 large scale organic ice sculptures lit internally with LED's. Carving of the ice will begin on January 5, sculptures will remain at the site until they melt.,Gore Creek Promenade in Vail
January 5 The Great Fruitcake Toss at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs. 719-685-5089 or www.manitousprings.org
January 12 - 27 National Western Stock Show National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St. Denver just east of I-25 on I-70 and is easily accessible by taking the Brighton Blvd. or Coliseum exits. For full schedule visit, www.nationalwestern.com
January 24 - 27 Denver International Sportsmen's Expo 2008, more then 500 exhibiting companies, seminars, contest and hands-on features at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Colorado's largest, most diverse and exciting event all year for anyone interested in fishing, hunting, offroading, boating, and related travel opportunities nearby or around the world. www.denverconvention.com
January 26 - 27 Join us as we celebrate the birthday of our favorite lady. Mary Jane Ski Resort. Featuring live music, parties, bump clinics, parades and a 'Mary Jane' look alike contest, this weekend will surely be one to remember. www.skiwinterpark.com
Avenue Theater
417 E. 17th Ave, Denver 303-321-5925 or www.avenuetheater.com
First Wed. Every Month Mile Hi-Larity
2nd. Wed. Every Month Club Sensationzzz
3rd. Wed. Every Month Rodents of Unusual Size
4th.Wed. Every Month Plays Well With Others
January 18 - February 24 Girls ONly
Arvada Center
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org
January 1 - 2 (In the Upper Gallery) Uzi Buzgalo, This exhibition will feature portraits of famous deaf and hearing impaired figures throughout history.
January 10 -13 19th Annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
January 16 Russia: Rebels on the Red Carpet
January 24 - 25 The Mercury Ensemble String Quartet
January 29 - March 9 Of Mice and Men
Backstage Theatre
121 s. Ridge St., Breckenridge 970-453-0199 or www.gobreck.com
January 1 - 19, 2008 Over the River and Through the Woods
January 15, February 19, March 5, Apr il 15 "New Voices" is a monthly play reading series
The Bindery (LIDA Performance Project's revitalized home) 2180 Stout, Denver
877-862-6752 www.uncorkedproductions.org
January 18 - February 23 Closer
Budweiser Events Center, 5290 Arena Circle Loveland, 1-877-544-8499 or www.comcasttix.com
January 10 Playhouse Disney Live!
January 19 Championship ICE Racing Series
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Rd.,Golden
303-526-0744 or www.buffalobill.org
Thru September 14, 2008 Western Style, a Convergence of Cultures
Buntport Theater
717 Lipan St. Denver 720-946-1388 or www.buntport.com
Thru May 19, 2008 tRUNks
Thru May 23, 2008 Starship Troy
January 4 - 5 "Tales of Mystery and Suspense"
Carsen Theatre at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street Boulder 303-444-7826 or www.thedairy.org.
January 10 - 13 In the Belly of the Whale
Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway Denver, 303-866-3682 or www.coloradohistory.org
December 7 The Denver Mint: 100 Years of Gangsters, Gold, and Ghosts
Thru July 2008 The Italians of Denver
Ongoing Colorado TimeScape, highlights 10,000 years of Colorado history in just 10 min.
Ongoing Tribal Paths: Colorado's American Indians, 1500 to Today
Ongoing A Woman's Place... Is on the Range
Ongoing Ancient Voices: Stories of Colorado's Distant Past
Ongoing The H.A.A. Tabor Collection
Ongoing Images of Childhood from the States 1st Half Century.
Ongoing The Colorado Chronicle: 150 Years in History
Ongoing Soldiers on Skis, story of World War II’s famous 10th Mtn. Division from Colorado’s Camp Hale.
Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St. Colorado Springs 719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
1st Thursdays Wine Tasting, Wines from Napa Valley
Thru March 9 From the New Orleans Museum Art, Impressionist and Modern Master
January 1 - 20 Faces in the Crowd: Portraiture from the Permanent Collection of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
World Arena 3185 Venetucci Boulevard. Colorado Springs
www.worldarena.com
January 10 Celebrate our 10th birthday with us at this country concert featuring Sawyer Brown, Phil Stacey, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Chris Young and Rissi Palmer!
January 23 - 27 Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience
Copper Mountain Ski Resort
866-841-2481 www.coppercolorado.com
January 12 & 19 En Fuego from 6:00-8:00pm.. a torchlight parade, street entertainers, bonfires, fire performers, and the finale of a brilliant fireworks display viewed at West Lake
January 12 - 13 USASA Copper Mountain Series, the largest and longest running amateur snowboard series in North America, celebrates 21 years of amateur competition. Copper is proud to host the 2008-09 USASA Nationals events take place throughout the season. www.copperseries.com
January 31 - February 3 The 2008 Suzuki U.S. Freeskiing Open Championships
Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma St. Denver 303-623-0524
January 12 - February 23 Heather Raffo’s 9 Parts of Desire
Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum..org
January 1 - 6 Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre
January 1 - February 3 Color as Field, American Painting, 1950–1975
January 1 - April 30 Cheyenne Visions II
January 1 - June 29 Clyfford Still Unveiled, Selections from the Estate
Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York St., Denver 720-865-3500 or www.botanicgardens.org
Thru February 28, 2008 Chapungu; Custom & Legend, A Culture In Stone
January 1 - 20 19th Annual Blossoms of Light, a display of 1 million colorful lights draped in elegant designs illuminate the garden.
Denver Children’s Museum 2121 Children’s Museum Dr., Denver 303-433-7444 or www.childrensmuseum.org
Monday - Friday 11:30am, Sat. non, Sun. January 19 Dualstar Dancers
January 26 Jed Marrs
Denver Center
for the Performing Arts 14th & Curtis Sts., Denver, 303-893-4100, 800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org
Boettcher Concert Hall
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
January 4 - 5 Bugs Bunny on Broadway
January 11 - 13 Edward Gardner, conductor | Elmar Oliveira, violin
January 18 Hair – The 40th Anniversary Concert Show
January 19 Carl Topilow and the CSO
Douglas Boyd, conductor
January 25 - 27 Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Ricketson
January 18 - March 8 Lydia
Space Theatre
January 11 - February 16 Our House
Stage Theatre
January 25 - February 23 Plainsong
Denver Museum of Nature & Science & Phipps IMAX Theater 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
January 1 - 6 TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition
Phipps IMAX Theatre
January 1 - 17 Ghost of the Abyss
January 1 - 17 Living Sea
January 11 - open ended The Alps
Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker St. Denver 303-433-4343 www.denvervic.com
January 4 - February 9 The Lion in Winter
Denver Zoo, East 23rd Ave. in City Park Denver 303-376-4800 or www.denverzoo.org
January 1 - 6 Zoo Lights Festivities
Festival Playhouse
5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada 303-422-4090 or www.festivalplayhouse.com
February 1 - 17 Barefoot in the Park
ohn Hand Theater Firehouse Theatre Company, 7653 E. 1st. Place Denver 303-562-3232 or www.johnhandtheater.com
January 12 - February 16 Music From A Sparkling Planet
Lincoln Center
417 W. Magnolia. Fort Collins 970-221-6730
January 14 Vietnam - A Land of Surprises
January 17 - 18 Riders in the Sky
January 19 The Great American Trailer Park Musical
January 21 - 24 The Jeff Dunham Show
January 27 Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo
Miners Alley Playhouse
1224 Washington Ave. Golden 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com
January 11 - 17 Misery
Mercury Cafe
2199 California Street, Denver 303-294-9258 or www.mercurycafe.com
January 11 - 25 Marx in SOHO
Paramount Theatre
1621 Glenarm Place Denver 303.623.0106, # 4 or www.paramountdnever.com
January 15 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The purpose of the event is to educate, inspire and entertain 5th Graders in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
January 22 Lenny Kravitz
Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle Denver
www.pepsicenter.com 303-830-TIXS
January 16 Hershey’s Presents Brad Paisley’s Bonfires and Amplifiers Tour
Pikes Peak Center
190 S. Cascade Ave, Color ado Springs
719-520-7469 or www.pikespeakcenter.org
January 5 - 6 Hairspray
January 12 - 13 Colorado Springs Philharmonic: Fire and Water
January 15 Imagination Celebration: Aesop’s Fables
January 26 Colorado Springs Philharmonic: Peoples Choice
January 29 Academy School Dist. 20 Choir Festival
Playwright Theatre
2119 E. 17th Ave, Denver 303-499-0383
January 11 - Febuary 3 Brilliant Traces
Theatre Off Broadway
1124 Santa Fe, Denver 303 777 3292
www.theatregroup.org
January 1 - 5 Tiny Tim is Dead
Town Hall Arts Center
2450 West Main st., Littleton 303-794-2787 or www.townhallartscenter.com
January 11 - February 10 Always...Patsy Cline
January 27 Comedy Night #2
January 28 - February 2 Children’s Theater: Cinderella, Cinderella
University of Colorado Boulder 303-492-8008 www.cuconcerts.org
January 25 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Vilar Center for the Arts Beaver Creek Resort 1.888.920.ARTS or 970-845.TIXS or www.vilarcenter.org
January 4 Hairspray
January 8 (Beaver Creek Film Series) The Real Dirt On Farmer John
January 12 Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
January 15 (Beaver Creek Film Series) Fog of War
January 16 Italian Saxophone Quartet
January 17 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
January 18 - 19 Jeasus Christ Superstar
January 20 Circus Incognitus
January 22 (Beaver Creek Film Series) Woven Songs of the Amazon
January 23 - 24 An Evening With KEB’ MO’
January 25 Hugo Wolf Quartet
January 26 The Beach Boys
January 28 Mad Science: Newton’s Revenge 2
January 29 Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo
January 30 Opera 101: Tosca
Sports
January 5 - 6 Rocky Mountain Masters, racers age 21 and over registered with the United States Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) can participate in giant slalom and slalom races during this two-day competitive and social event., in Winter Park 970.726.1590 or www.rmmskiracing.org
January 26 - 27 This giant slalom race features area college teams on the USCSA circuit and takes place on Winter Park Resort's Lower Hughes and Norwegian trails. 970-726-1590 or www.rmmskiracing.org
January 28 - February 3 National Firefighters Ski Race at Steamboat Ski Resort, www.steamboat.com
Colorado 14ers
National Basketball Association Development League Western Division Home Games Broomfield Event Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield
(303) 830-TIXS or www.ticketmaster.com
January 8 vs. Ft. Wayne Mad Ants
January 10 vs. Tulsa 66ers
January 15 vs. Albuquerque Thunderbirds
January 20 - 21 vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers
January 27 vs. Dakota Wizards
Colorado Avalanche
National Hockey League, Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
January 2 vs Phoenix Coyotes
January 5 vs. New York Islanders
January 18 & 30 vs. Chicago Black Hawks
January 20 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
January 22 vs. Nashville Predators
January 24 vs. Minnesota Wild
Colorado College Tigers Hockey Home Games Colorado Springs World Arena 3185 Venetucci Boulevard. Colorado Springs www.worldarena.com
January11 & 12 vs. Univ. of Alaska Anchorage
January 18 vs. Bemidji State University
January 19 vs Air Force Academy Falcons
Colorado Eagles
Central Hockey League Home Games, Budweiser Events Center, 5290 Arena Circle Loveland, 1-877-544-8499 www.comcasttix.com or boxoffice@budweiserevnetscenter.com
January 9 vs. Wichita Thunder
January11 vs.Odessa Jackalopes
January 12 vs. Rocky Mountain Rage
January 23 vs. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Colorado Mammoth National Lacross League Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
January 12 vs Edmonton Rush
January 26 vs. San Jose Stealth
Denver Nuggets
National Basketball Association, Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
January 3 vs. San Antonio Spurs
January 6 vs.Philadelphia 76ers
January 17 vs. Utah Jazz
January 19 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
January 23 vs. Atlanta Hawks
January 25 vs. New Jersey Nets
Rocky Mountain Rage
Central Hockey League Home Games Broomfield Event Center 11450 Broomfield Lane Broomfield
January 16 - 17 The CHL All-Star Banquet, Game & Fan Fest
January 3 & 9 vs. Amarillo Gorillas
January 11 vs. Wichita Thunder
January 19 vs. Colorado Eagles
January 22 vs. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
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