April in Colorado
I 25 Corridor and East:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Crafts
Spring Cherry Creek Shopping Center provides a Passport to Shopping, offering discounts to over 50 stores and restaurants for out-of-state and international visitors. Show out-of-state driver?s license, passport or hotel room key, at the guest services center, to receive these amenities
April 4 - 6 AUTO SHOW at the Colorado Springs,World Arena, 719-477-2100
April 12 - 13 Get ready for spring with Ready, Set GARDEN! at the Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, 303-797-8565 or www.hudsongardens.org
April 18 - 19 Professional Bull Riders at the Colorado Springs,World Arena, 719-477-2100
April 26 - 27 Annual Pine Forest Antiques Show and Sale, sponsored by Tri- Lakes Women?s Club at the Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, 719-481-6695 or www.tlwc.net
Museums / Special Exhibits
April - May 25 Bonnard, an exhibition of Pierre Bonnard, an extraordinary colorist, at the Denver Art Museum, 13th and Acoma St., 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum.org
April - May Self-Taught Art in a new exhibit at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.. Collected Visions: African American Self-Taught Artists from the Southeastern U.S. (thru May 18). Transcendent Spirit: Works by Luis Gonzalez Palma of Guatemala (thru April 25) 719-634-5583
April - June 1 Bill Bowers Retrospective at the Pioneers Museum in Colorado Springs. A celebration of Bill Bowers 100th birthday, he still works at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center as a staff photographer.
April - July The Remarkable World of Jane Goodall, an exhibition and IMAX presentation on the Chimpanzee research and the Gombe National Park in Tanzania at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
April - August 3 Retrospectacle, 25 years of collecting Modern & Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum, 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmusuem.org
April - September Elementary Energy...Earth, Air, Fire and Water, large item sculpture at Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, 303-797-8565
April 1 - 6 Art in Earth II at the Tointon Gallery in the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, 970-356-5000.
April 12 Women Who Shaped the West series and exhibition, Wilia Cather, at the Asto House Museum in Golden, 303-278-3557 or www.AstorHouseMuseum.org
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
April 21 - 27 Starz
Pan-African Film Festival at the Tivoli in Denver. The
Pan-African Arts Society showcases some of the world?s best Black Art.
303-893-3456
Denver Center for
the Performing Arts 14th & Curtis Sts., Denver, 303-893-
4100, 800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org
or www.ticketswest.com
Auditorium Theatre
April 12 - May 3 Colorado Ballet presents Bodies of Work an evening
of Premieres
April 12 - May 4 Colorado Ballet presents Copelia
Boettcher Concert
Hall
April 12 - 13 Children's Chorale Spring Concert
"There's Music Here and Here's My Home"
Colorado Symphony
Orchestra
www.coloradosymphony.org
April 2 Chorovaya Akademia
April 3 - 5 Hough Plays Rachmaninov
April 11 - 12 Doc (Severinsen) Heads to Broadway
Opera Colorado
www.operacolorado.org
April 26 - May 4 Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Garner Galleria
Theatre
April - May 31 I Love You , You?re Perfect, Now Change
Ricketson Theatre
April - May 10 Copenhagen
Space Theatre
April 1 - 26 The Three Sisters
Stage Theatre
April 1 - 26 2 Pianos, 4 Hands
Temple Buell Theatre
April 8 - 9 Marcel Marceau
Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs 719-634-5583 or csfineartscenter.org
April 1 - 5 Stuart Little (Theatre for Children Production)
Lincoln Center
Fort Collins, 970-221-6730
April 4 Dance Series presents Diablo Ballet
April 7 - 10 Showstoppers Series presents Johnny Rivers
April 11 Classical Music Series presents The Brazilian Guitar Quartet
with Paul Galbraith
April 21 Travelogue Series presents New Zealand
Pepsi Center Denver
303-830-TIXS
April 1 Pearl Jam, kicks off The Riot Act World Tour
April 5 Gospel Singer Gaither Homecoming
April 24 Jimmy Buffett
Pikes Peak Center,
Colorado Springs, 719-520-7469
April 11 - 13 The Colorado Springs Chorale presents Brahm?s Requiem
April 15 - 16 Broadway in Colorado Springs presents The Music Man
April 21 Ani DiFranco
April 22 Imagination Celebration presents Alice in Wonderland
April 23 David Sedaris ?Time Magazine?s Humorist of the Year (2001)
April 26 Ebony Fashion Fair
Union Colony Civic
Center, Greeley, 970-356-5000 or 800-315-2787
April 6 Greeley Chorale presents Handel?s Messiah
April 17 - 19 UNC Opera, Hansel and Gretel
April 21 American Family Theater presents Alice In Wonderland
April 23 - 28 UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival
April 29 Greeley Philharmonic ?A Choral Patchwork?
University of Colorado
School of Music, Boulder 303-492-8008
www.cuconcerts.org
April 1 Early Music Ensemble
April 2, 16, 23 Jazz Combos
April 3 Academy of Ancient Music
April 6 African Ensemble and University Singers
April 7 Campus Band
April 9 New Music At CU Student Composers & Performers
April 11 Early Music Ensemble
April 13 Symphonic Band/Concert Band, University Choir
April 15 Wind Symphony
April 24 - 27 CU Opera, Sara McKinnon
April 27 - 28 Takacs Encore Series with Seth Knopp, piano
April 30 Music Day Final Concert
Walden Family Playhouse
Lakewood, 720-932-7578 or 800-587-9294 or www.waldenfamilyplayhouse.com
April 8 - May 4 Merlin?s Apprentice
World Arena, Colorado
Springs, 719-477-2100 or Tickets West 866-464-2626
April 25 Hallmark Skating Showcase
Sports:
Colorado Avalanche
Major League Hockey Home Games, Pepsi Center, Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 6 St. Louis Blues
Colorado Crush Arena
Football Home Games, Pepsi Center, Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 13 Chicago Rush
April 27 San Jose Sabercats
Colorado Gold Kings
Hockey Home Games, at Colorado Springs World Arena, 719-389-6111
April 5 & 7 Anchorage Aces
Colorado Rockies
Major League Baseball Home Games, Coors Field, Denver
303-ROCKIES or www.coloradorockies.com
April 5 - 7 Arizona Diamondbacks
April 9 - 11 St. Louis Cardinals
April 19 - 21 San Diego Padres
April 26 - 28 Chicago Cubs
April 30 - May 1 Cincinnati Reds
Denver Nuggets
N.B.A. Home Games, Pepsi Center in Denver, 303-830-TIXS
April 2 New York Knicks
April 8 Phoenix Suns
April 12 Los Angeles Clippers
April 16 Houston Rockets
Mountain Towns & The Western Slope:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Craft Shows
April 1 April Fool's Day - Breckenridge celebrates this wacky holiday with a town bar-be-cue hosted by the Breckenridge Restaurant Association and the crowning of the town fool.
April 1 - 6 End O Season Bash in Telluride, www.telluridepress.com, 970-728-7409
April 1 - 27 Routt County Youth and Colorado Mountain College Student Art Exhibit at the Depot in Steamboat Springs 970-879-9008
April 3, 10, 17 The P.E.A.C.E. Project 2003, The People Project at the Depot in Steamboat Springs 970-879-9008 or www.steamboat-chamber.com
April 3 - 13 Bud Light Aspen Spring Jam Spring Festival. www.aspensnowmass.com
April 4 - 6 Flauschink help Crested Butte ?flush out? winter with a parade, crazy contests and general revelry, 1-800-323-2453
April 5 12th Annual Tom's Terrific Cross Country Downhill. Winter Park. This five-kilometer "mostly downhill" fun race benefits junior skiers in the Competition Center. The race begins at 5 p.m. outside The Lodge at Sunspot atop Winter Park Mountain. The course always involves some uphill sections and follows mostly green terrain. Waves of ten racers start every minute on the equipment of their choice. Past participants have raced on alpine, telemark, cross-country skis, snowboards and ski-boards. 970-726-1590
April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20. Bud Light Presents: Mad Mary's Mayhem. Winter Park. The final three weekends of the ski season are celebrated with parties and live music on the decks at Mary Jane from 2:30-5 p.m. Drink specials, contests, prize giveaways and a beach-like atmosphere embody the spring skiing rituals. 970-726-1564.
April 5 - 20 The third annual Spring Massive Festival is a multi-faceted, interactive festival including entertainment, family fun, competitions and freeriding! Experience legendary spring skiing and riding in Breckenridge
April 9 Revolution Spring Party, Streetbeat Concert Series in Vail Village. Races, Coors Pub Crawl, live music, World Pond Skimming Championships. 970-476-1000 or www.vail.snow.com
April 9 - 12 13th Annual Taste of Vail, taste the most exquisite fare from the Vail Valley world class restaurants, seminars, mountaintop picnic and much more. 970-476-9090 or www.vail.snow.com
April 9 - 13 The Finale to Vail?s 40th Anniversary Season a Reunion of everyone who ever called themselves a local! 970-376-2394
April 12 - 13 Sunsation 2003 at Copper Mountain: Copper's "blowout bash" in celebration of spring skiing, bright Colorado sun, the end of the winter season and the coming of summer. Big name, live acts and a variety of fun activities make this the event of the season. 866-841-2519
April 13 18th Annual Eenie Weenie Bikini Contest: One of Copper's most popular and unusual events promises to attract male and female competitors of all ages. Summit County's own Biff America emcees as competitors slide down Main Vein trail and through the finish line in their most creative costumes. Festivities get underway at 4pm and a party follows the event. 866-841-2519
April 13 One of Breckenridge's long-standing spring skiing traditions, the 24th Annual Bump Buffet combines talent with spirit as telemarkers tackle the bumps dressed in zany costumes. A must-see for those wishing to witness the effects of cabin fever in Colorado.
April 18 -19 The Summit Foundation Hockey Classic. Now in its sixth year, this event features two days of hockey at the Steven C. West Ice Arena. Battle of the Badges kicks off the event, Summit County's Police and Fire Fighting personnel will come face to face on the ice for their fourth year of competition. On Saturday, Intrawest and Vail Resorts will return to the ice for Rivalry of the Resorts. Join us as Vail attempts to regain their title from Intrawest while helping to raise money for The Summit Foundation. 970.453.5970 www.summitfoundation.org
April 19 Wells Fargo Golden Bunny Classic Fun Race and Candy Hunt. Winter Park. Winter Park Willie and the Easter Bunny deliver holiday fun with an on-mountain and base area egg hunt and traditional fun race for children ages 10 and under. 970-726-1564.
April 19 The Breckenridge Recreation Center is hosting its annual Great Egg Scramble for kids ages 2-10. There will be a grand prize winner for the one with the special egg. Each child will get an Easter goodie bag and meet the Easter Bunny. 970-453-1734
April 20 The Easter Bunny will be hopping through The Village at Copper where kids can take part in the Grand Easter Egg Hunt. 866-841-2519
April 20 Beach'n Egg Hunt at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001.
April 20 Easter Interdenominational Sunrise Service. Winter Park. The interdenominational service begins at 6:30 a.m. inside West Portal Station at the base of Winter Park Resort to celebrate Easter in the Colorado Rockies. 970-726-1564.
April 20 Dole Spring Splash and Closing Day. Winter Park. This zany day begins with the Mary Jane look-alike costume contest. Participants model creative ensembles that reflect their interpretation of what the notorious Mary Jane might have worn more than a century ago. Spring Splash follows the contest at 10:30 a.m. when racers on skis and snowboards begin the course by struggling through a hilarious obstacle course. Skimming across a pond of icy water is required to reach the finish line and post a time. Live music from 2-5 p.m. All this action marks closing day at Winter Park Resort. 970-726-1564.
Museums / Special Exhibits
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Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
April 1 Cabin Fever Follies at the Grand Lake Community House, 970-627-3402
April 4 Tori Mos Concert at Dobson Arena in Vail, 970-479-1394 or www.vail.snow.com
April 11 Spring Sing with the Telluride Choral Society at Christ Church, Telluride 970-728-3411
April 16 Streetbeat Concert series Vail Village free weekly concert 6:pm
April 23 Comedy Night - Silverthorne Pavilion. Administrative Professionals Day with Plastered in Paris. Tickets are $12 in advance at the Silverthorne Rec Center. 970-262-7370.
April 25 - May 11 A female version of Neil Simon?s The Odd Couple at the Francisco Center for the Performing Arts in La Veta. The Performing Arts Center is housed in the historic, former Presbyterian Church, built in 1891. 719-742-5733
Backstage Theatre,
115 S. Ridge St., Breckenridge
970-453-0199 or www.backstagetheatre.org
April 3 - 19 (Thurs. - Sat.) Wit
Vilar Center For
the Arts, Beaver Creek/Vail 1-888-920-2787 or 970-845-8497 or www.vilarcenter.org
April 1 Chorvaya
Akademia Russian Men?s Chamber Choir
April 4 Parson?s Dance Company
Sports
April 3 - 6 US Snowboarding Grand Prix Finals in Aspen, www.aspensnowmass.com
April 4 - 5 North American
Freestyle Snocross Competition in Snowmass,
www.aspensnowmass.com
April 5 Arapahoe Basin - High Adventure Series Tele Clinic. 970-496-7001
April 5 - 6 Arapahoe Basin - Babes in the Backcountry Women's Ski and Tele Steep Camp.
April 6 Skier & Boarder Cross - Finale. Winter Park. This is the last cross event of the Winter Park season. Skiers compete in the morning and snow-boarders in the afternoon in this elimination-style event. Four competitors go head-to-head down an obstacle course covered with crescents, compression rolls and spines. The top two finishers move on to the next heat and the top three finishers in each age category receive awards. Separate divisions for skiers and snowboarders. 970-726-1590.
April 12 Imperial Challenge - A grueling three-stage race testing competitors endurance as they bike and hike from the town of Breckenridge at 9,600 feet to the top of Imperial Bowl on Peak 8 at 12,998 feet. Participants complete the race by skiing or snowboarding to the Bergenhof Restaurant at Peak 8.
April 12 14th Annual Bikes and Bumps at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001
April 16 15th Annual Enduro at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001.
April 19 14th Annual Mogul Masters at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001.
April 19 - 20 Arapahoe Basin
High Adventure Series Telemark Steep Camps.970-
496-7001
April 26 Tele Dual Bump Competition at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001
April 26 - 27 Arapahoe Basin High Adventure Series Adventure Freeski Camp. 970-496-7001.
April 30 - May 1 Spring Training Camp at Arapahoe Basin. 970-496-7001
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