MAY in Colorado
I 25 Corridor and East:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Crafts
May 14 - 16 The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show will be held in Aurora. This is the largest stamp show between Chicago and the West Coast. There will be 40 national dealers. 303-499-9264 or www.rockymountainstampshow.com
May 1, June 5 Annual Heritage Rose Tour, at Riverside Cemetery in Denver.. The two hour walking tour features some roses that are more than 100 years old. On June 5 about 150 heritage roses, all grown from the original plants, will be available for sale. 303-399-0692 x173
Museums / Special Exhibits
May - June 6 Foothills Art Center in Golden hosts the 22nd North American Sculpture Exhibition, showcasing works by 68 artists. 303-279-3922 or www.foothillsartcenter.org
May - November 1 Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, presents Walkin’ Tall, Boot Hill, Cowboy Boots on Lookout Mountain. An exhibit of western boots of famous people and by famous boot designers. Also demonstrations and children's activities. 303-526-0744 or www.buffalobill.org
May 6 - 22 Metro State Center for Visual Art in Denver, will host an exhibition featuring the work of the college’s top graduating art students in Fast Forward: Senior Honors Thesis. 303-294-5207
May 10 - June 18 A sculpture exhibit, entitled Obsessive Pleasures at the Lakewood Cultural Center. 303-987-7876.
May 31 - October 31 The Denver Botanic Gardens features an extraordinary collection of over 80 contemporary stone sculptures done by the Shona people of the Republic of Zimbabwa, Africa. 720-865-3525 or www.botanicgardens.org
Colorado History
Museum 1300 Broadway Denver,
303-866-3682 or www.coloradohistory.org
Open ended Soldiers on Skis tells the story of World War II’s
famous 10th Mountain Division. The exhibit highlights the men’s
experiences at Colorado’s Camp Hale and their hard-fought battles
in Italy’s Apennine Mountains.
May - August 2 Icons and Oddities; 125 Years of Collecting Colorado.
The exhibit features books, manuscripts, decorative and fine arts,material
culture and photography.
May 9 In honor of Mothers Day, Stories For All Seasons in the library
of the Byers-Evans House Museum.
Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St.
719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
First Thursday of each month. 5: - 7:30pm Musical entertainment and
blind tastings of great wine and foods.
Every Saturday Discovery Days introduces young minds to the world
of Art.
May 1 - 15 42nd Young People’s Art Exhibition (works by students
from the Colorado Springs area)
May 1 - 16 The Press at Colorado College
May 1 - August 15 Realism & Illusion: Selections from the Taylor
Museum Permanent Collection. Works by Walt Kuhn, John Singer Sargent,
Georgia O’Keefe and Phillip Pearlstein are included.
Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy,
720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum..org
Through May 9 Embroidered Memories, the Applique Tapestries of Arlette
Rose Gosiewski
Through May 23 Full Frontal: Contemporary Asian Artists from the
Logan Collection.
Through
December 31, 2005 The Harmsen Collection: A Colorado Legacy, more
than 3,000
pieces of western and American Indian art.
Plus New
Classics, featuring some of the greatest contemporary
pieces from the Museum’s
American Indian collections.
Denver Museum of
Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver 303-322-7009 or 800-925-2250 www.dmns.org
May 1 - 9 Discover the Lost City abandoned by Incas, forgotten by
time, Machu Picchu
Phipps IMAX Theater
in the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science. 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
Through May Lewis and Clark, Great Journey West
Through - December Coral Reef Adventure
El Pueblo History
Museum 301 No. Union, Pueblo 719-583-0453
May 1 The Death of Spring, author Silvio Caputo, Jr. reflects on
the immigrants who worked in southeastern Colorado mining camps in
the
early 20th century.
May 29 Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent.
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
May 1 - 8 Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden, presents Hapgood, when counter-espionage meets quantum physics. 303-935-3044
May 1 - 15 Heritage Square Music Hall in Golden presents Children Theatre, Robin Hood. 303-279-7800
May 1 - 15 Denver Repertory Theatre Company presents Passport Playbill (for mature audience). 720-839-4913 or www.ticketweb.com
May 1 - 29 The New Federal Theater, Denver, presents Arcos Azules’ production, House of Bernarda Alba. 303-571-0901
May 8 An Evening With Charles Langley at the Ranum Theatre in Westminster, 303-429-1999 or www.wcas.org
May 20 - 23 British Film Festival, in Denver, opening night film presented at Mayan Theatre, all other films at Starz Filmcenter in Tivoli. 303-388-8152 or www.denverbritishfilmfestival.com
Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St.
719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
May 7 - 23 Hot Mikado, a jazzy dance musical.
Colorado Springs
World Arena Colorado Springs
719-477-2100 or 866-464-2626 or www.worldarena.com
May 7 - 8 Aquire the Fire
May 14 - 15 Living Proof Live
Denver Center for
the Performing Arts 14th & Curtis Sts., Denver,
303-893-4100, 800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org or www.ticketswest.com
Boettcher Concert
Hall
May 1 - 9 Opera Colorado presents La Traviata
May 2 Opera Colorado presents The Barber of Seville
May 15 Colorado Children’s Chorale, Celebrating 30 Years, Spring
Concert
Colorado Symphony
Orchestra
www.coloradosymphony.org
May 14 - 16 Akira Endo, Conductor and Louis Lortie, Piano
May 21 - 23 Jeffrey Kahane, Conductor
May 28 - 30 Duain Wolfe, Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus, performed
with Eisenstein’s 1938 Film Classic
Garner Galleria
May 1 - June 30 I Love You Your Perfect Now Change
Stage Theatre
May 13 - June 5 Nat King Cole & Me A Musical Healing
Temple Buell
Theatre
May 10 Unique Lives & Experience, presents Amy Tan, author of The
Joy Luck Club
May 13 - 16 Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble presents Mary Lou’s
Mass
May 25 - June 6 Movin’ Out
Lakewood Cultural
Center 480 S. Allison Pkwy.
Lakewood 303-987-7845 or www.lakewood.org
May 1 - 2 The Music Man by the Performance Now Theatre Company
Lincoln Center
Fort Collins 970-221-6730
May 1 Communicating Doors
May 1 - 2 & 16 Canyon Concert Ballet, Spring Performance
May 2 Foothills Pops Spring Concert
May 4 Cubanismo
May 7 Caring For Kids
May 7 - 15 Debut Theatre Production
May 8 Centennial Children’s Chorus Spring Show
May 15 Fort Collins Symphony Concert, featuring soprano Maureen
Sorensson
May 22 Rainbow Chorus
May 22 - June 19 Moon Over Buffalo
May 26 - 27 Mountain Dance Spring Recital
Pikes Peak Center
Colorado Springs,
719-520-7469 or www.pikespeakcenter.org
May 1 - 2 Sesame Street Live
May 5 - 8 Calvacade of Music
May 9 Colorado Springs Childrens Chorale Spring Concert
May 13 - 16 Miss Saigon
May 21 Colorado Springs Philharmonic Pops, A Musical Round - Up
Pepsi Center Denver
303-830-TIXS
May 18 Jimmy Buffett in concert
Swallow Hill Music
Association Call for location of event,
303-777-1003 or 1-877-214-7013 or www.swallowhill.com
May 1 Catie Curtis Band with Girlyman
May 7 Old Fashioned Hootenanny
May 7 Spencer Bohren
May 8 Leslie Helpert with Ross Martin, Garrett Sayers &
Eric Deutsch
May 14 Greg Tropper
May 15 Colorado Custom Guitar Festival
May 15 Stephen Bennett
May 19 Swallow Hill House Band
May 21 - 22 Karla Bonoff
Union Colony Civic
Center and University of Northern Colorado Greeley,
970-356-5000 or 800-315-2787
May 6 Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli”
May 8 Spring Pops, A Salute to the Swing Era
May 14 - 15 Bob Newhart
Sports:
Colorado Crush
Arena Football, Home Games, Pepsi Center, Denver 303-830-TIXS
May 2 Philadelphia Soul
May 30 Chicago Rush
Colorado Rockies
Major League Baseball, Home Games,
Coors Field, Denver
303-830-TIXS
May 1 - 2 Atlanta Braves
May 11 - 13 Pittsburgh Pirates
May 14 - 17 Philadelphia Phillies
May 25 - 27 San Diego Padres
Colorado Springs
Sky Sox Affiliate of Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Home Games Sky
Sox Stadium, Colorado Springs, 719-591-7699
May 3 - 6 Albuquerque Isotopes
May 7 - 10 Iowa Cubs
May 20 - 23 Tucson Sidewinders
May 24 - 27 Las Vegas 51s
Mountain Towns & The Western Slope:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Craft Shows
May 1 - 2 First Annual Winter Park 50’s Weekend. 970-726-5133
May 21 - June 19 Pastel paintings from over 100 of Colorado’s top pastelists will be on exhibit and available for purchase at the Evergreen Arts Center. 720-865-2046 or 303-394 0888
May 28 - 31 Smithsonian Art Exhibit in Telluride
May 29 Festival of the Brewpubs at Arapahoe Basin 888 ARAPAHOE or www.arapahoebasin.com
May 29 - 30 Antique and Collectibles Auction in Grand Lake, 970-627-3097 or www.grandlakechamber.com
May 29 - 31 Memorial Day Celebration in Grand Lake, 970-627-3372.
May 29 - 31 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. Road bikesrace the train from Durango to Silverton. Kids races, mountain bike races and funfor the whole family. www.ironhorsebicycleclassic.com
May 29 - 31 Hands Across the Nation official opening (weather permiting) of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, 970-627-3471
Museums / Special
Exhibits
May 1 - September 30 Trinidad History Museum, the crown jewel of Trinidad’s national historic district, opens for the summer. 719-846-7217
May 7 - September 30 Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin in Leadville, open for the summer. 719-486-0487
May 15 - October 15 Ute Indian Museum in Montrose opens for the summer. 970-249-3098.
May 31 - September 5 Summer hours for the Fort Vasquez Museum in Platteville, 970-785-2832
May 29 Living History at the Fort, Fort Garland Museum in Fort Garland. Living history groups include cavalry, infantry, artillery and a Civil War-era brass band. Drills, games and music round out a fun living history experience. 719-379-3512.
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
May 8, 15, 22, 29 Shakin’ at the Basin concertseries at Arapahoe
Basin 888 ARAPAHOE or www.arapahoebasin.com
May 14 - 16 Talking Gourd, at Town Park & Nugget Theatre in Telluride
Sheridan Opera
House in Telluride 970-728-6363
May 5 Family Night at the Opera House
May 14 - 16 Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’sTheatre
May 20 - 23 Mountainfilm, Moving Mountains Symposiumwill focus on the island of New Guines. 970-728-4123
Sports
May 1 - 29 Race Camp at Arapahoe Basin 888 ARAPAHOEor www.arapahoebasin.com
May 21 - 23 Family Fun Spring Fishing Contest at Lake Granby, 970-887-2311 or www.granbychamber.com
May 29 - 31 Little Muddy ATV Roundup in Kremimling, 970-724-9586 or www.cqr.org
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