JUNE IN COLORADO
Festivals, Special Events, Museums, Dance, Music, Opera, Theater
June 1 Battle of the Bands at the Riverwalk Center Breckenridge. Blue River Series pays tribute to amateur bands from Summit County by hosting a competition between local funksters, punkers, rockers and acoustic jammers. 970-547-3100 www.gobreck.com
June 1 - 2 Grand Lake Fine Arts & Crafts Fair www.grandlakechamber.com 970-627-3402.
June 1 - 2 Aurora East End Art Walk & Festival. in conjunction with the Aurora Asain Film Festival. 303-739-6617 or www.auroragov.org
June 1 - August 31 Metamorphosis, a Juried Sculpture Exhibition at the Lakewood Cultural Center. 470 S. Allison Pkwy., 303-987-7876 www.Lakewood.org
June 2 Manitou Springs Wine Festival call Manitou Springs Chamber 1-877-237-4875 or
www.manitouspringscolorado.travel
June 7 - 10 27th Breckenridge Film Festival. Nationally-known NBC-TV film critic and “Reel Talk” co-host Jeffrey Lyons serves as master of ceremonies and moderator of the discussions and forums. 970-453-6200 www.gobreck.com
June 8 - 10 Chili Pepper & Brew Fest Festival in Snowmass Village, nationally prestigious Chili and microbrew competitions and lots of music. www.snowmasschiliandbrew.com
June 10 - August 4 Breckenridge music festival in beautiful Riverwalk Center www.gobreck.com
June 14 - 17 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Ford Mustang Roundup. More than 350 Mustang owners from Colorado Mustang clubs will convene in Steamboat Springs at the Meadows Parking lot . Free and open to the public! 970- 879-0880 www.steamboat.com
June 19 - Augus t 16 Strings in the Mountains music festival in Steamboat Springs.970-879-5056 or www.stringsinthemountains.com/calendar
June 19 - August 21 The Bud Light Hot Summer Nights free concert series is back with sun, fun and of course, incredible music! Every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Ford Amphitheater in Vail
June 21 - August 9 Thursdays Urban Market Denver Pavilions, Artisans, 11:am - 9:pm., will be located in the plaza area stretching between 15th & 16th, with Glenarm running directly through the Pavilions Farmers and specialty food vendors, 11am-2pm
June 22 - 24 Meet the Artists, Come to the Riverwalk Center Lawn and the Blue River Plaza in Breckenridge, for a day of Artist Displays, Demonstrations, Music and Dancing! 970-453-0450 or www.gobreck.com
June 24 - 30 Bicycle Tour of Colorado The adventure starts and finished in Steamboat Springs. 303-985 -1180 or www.bicycletourcolorado.com
June 24 - August 2 Celebrating 20 years, Bravo brings to the Vail Valley over 40 acclaimed soloists, ensembles and three outstanding resident orchestras, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. www.vailmusicfestival.org
June 29 - July 4 Cowboy’s Roundup Days in Steamboat Springs. 970-879-0880 or
www.steamboat.com
June 30 - July 1 5th Annual Grand County Blues Festival. Hideaway Park in Downtown Winter Park www.grandblues.org
Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org
June 1 - November 11 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 32nd Annual Exhibition, Summer of Watercolor.
June 8 Arvada Center Chorale
June 26 - July 29 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
June 30 Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire
Avenue Theater 417 E. 17th Ave Denver 303-321-5925 or www.avenuethaeter.com
June 1 - 16 DOG SEES GOD
Backstage Theatre Breckenridge 970-453-0199 or www.gobreck.com
June 1 - 3 Crazy Bag (mature content)
June 28 - August 12 Carpe Diem (mature content)
The Budweiser Events Center at the Ranch, Loveland, www.comcasttix.com or
June 23 - 24 Parelli USA Tour
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Rd.,Golden 303-526-0744 or www.buffalobill.org
June 1 - September 9 Reel West: Cliché and Character at the Saturday Matinee
Bunport Theater 717 Lipan St. Denver 720-946-1388 or www.bunport.com
June 18 I Wish I Were You, Dreams of trading spaces and places
Butterfly Pavilion 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster 303-469-5441 www.butterflies.org
June 16 - September 15 Backyard Bugs
Center Stage Theatre 27608 Fireweed Dr. Evergreen 303-839-1361 or www.vintagetheatre.com
June 8 - 10 Fool For Love
Central City Opera Central City 303-292-6700 or www.centralcityopera.org
June 30 - August 19 in repertory La Traviata, Poet Li Bai, Cinderella and The Saint of Bleecker Street
Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway Denver, 303-866-3682 or www.coloradohistory.org
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 Pl ace... 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.
June - July 6 The Italians of Denver
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Colorado Springs 30 W. Dale St. 719-634-5581 or
www.csfineartscenter.org
June 1 - 3 Into the Woods
June 1 - 5 Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz: Photographs by William P. Gottlieb
June 1 - 7 1st Thursday Wine Tasting
July 1 - September 30 Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray
Creede Repertory Theatre
124 N. Main St, Creede 719-658-2540 or www.creederep.org
June 1 - September 22 Leading Ladies
June 7 - August 10 Bad Dates
June 15 - August 24 To Fool the Eye
June 23 - August 11 Lullaby
June 29 - August 25 Urinetown: The Musical
Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum.org
Ongoing Blanket Statements: a snap shot of Navajo weavers of textiles woven in the 1980s & 1990s.
Ongoing Floating Time: An Environment by Tatsuo Miyajima
Ongoing Heaven and Home: Chinese Art of the Han Dynasty from the Sze Hong Collection.
Ongoing New Classics: Some of the best pieces from the Museum’s American Indian Collections.
June 1 - July 15 Radar
June 1 - September 9 Japanese Art
June 1 - September 9 Breaking the Mold
Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York St., Denver 720-865-3500 or www.botanicgardens.org
June 1 - 24 Big Bugs Invade Denver Botanic Gardens (a 1,200 lb praying mantis and other enormous sculptures)
Summer Concert Series:
June 5 Linda Ronstadt with Nine Storey
June 20 Madeleine Peyroux with Josh Ritter
June 24 Steve Winwood
June 25 Wynton Marsalis
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
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
June 1 -2 Jeffery Kahane, director & piano
June 7 Duain Wolfe conductor with CSO Chorus
June 8 CSO Spotlight Series
June 9 - 10 Duain Wolfe conductor with the CSO Chorus
June 17 Frank Sinatra Jr, sings his father’s favorite songs.
Garner Galleria Theatre
June - August 5 The Taffetas
Stage Theatre
June - July 8 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Temple Buell Theatre
June 1 - 3 Wicked (the untold story of the witches of OZ)
June 4 Unique Lives & Experiences Lecture Series presents Cherie Booth Blair, British attorney.
June 19 - 24 Burn the Floor presents Floor Play
Denver Civic Theatre 721 Santa Fe Dr. Denver 303-309-3773 www.denvercivic.com
June 1 - 17 MENOPAUSE The Musical
Denver Museum of Nature & Science & Phipps IMAX Theater 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
June 22 - January 6, 2008 TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition
Phipps IMAX Theatre
June 1 - 21 Everest
June 1 - 21 Hurricane on the Bayou
June 22 - January 6, 2008 Ghost of the Abyss an Immersivev Adventure to the Shipwreck Titanic.
Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker St. Denver 303-433-4343 www.denvervic.com
June 1 - 3 Dead Man Walking
June 15-July 21 My Husband’s Wild Desires Almost Drove Me Mad
Hudson Gardens 6115 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 303-797-8565 or www.hudsongardens.org
Sunday Night Summer Concert Series
June 3 The Fab 4
June 10 Hazel Miller
June 17 Dotsero
Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S.Allison Pkwy. Lakewood (Alameda & Wadsworth) 303-987-7845
Lakewood Summer Concert Series
June 27 Riders in the Sky (modern western music)
Lincoln Center 417 West Magnolia,
Fort Collins 970-221-6730
June 6 Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Opera Fort Collins
June 1 - 23 The Threepenny Opera
June 14 Clownbox Improv
June 22 Doreen Virtue Angel Readings and Angel Therapy
Miners Alley Playhouse Golden 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com
June 1 - 17 Lobby Hero
June 29 - August 5 Not Now Darling
Molly Brown House Museum 1340 Pennsylvania st Denver 303-832-4092 or www.mollybrown.org
June 23 A new permanent exhibit and documentary film, “The Biography of a Changing Nation”
Paramount Theater 1621 Glenarm, Denver www.ticketmaster.com
June 9 Derek Trucks / Susan Tedeschi with Scrapomatic
June 10 Pauline Rubio
June 15 Bob Saget
June 23 Joan Armatrading
June 27 2007 Film Premiere: Molly Brown: The Biography of a Changing Nation
Park Village Playhouse 900 Moraine Ave, Estes Park 970-577-SHOW or
www.nationalparkplayers.com
June 1 - August 29 Wed. - Sun. The Rocky Mountain Revue, Western musical & Vaudeville Show.
Pikes Pike Center 190 S. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs 719-520-7469
www.pikespeakcenter.org
June 2 Maureen McGovern
Pepsi Center Denver 303-830-TIXS
June 9 - 10 The Police
June 22 - July 22 Cirque du Soleil - Corteo
Red Rocks Amphitheater 2901 Shiprock Dr. Morrison (303) 830-TIXS or (719 ) 520-9090
June 2 Big Head Todd & The Monsters
June 7 Harry Connick Jr. and his Big Band
June 8 Manu Chao
June 10 Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, Dresden Dolls
June 15 John Mayer
June 19 George Thorogood / Buddy Guy
June 27 Goo Goo Dolls
June 30 Michael Franti & Spearhead
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Grand Lake 970-627-3421 or www.RockyMoutainRep.com
June 15 - September 22 42nd Street, Seusical, Footloose and My Way
Town Hall Arts Center 2450 W. Main St., Littleton 303-794-2787 or www.townhallartscenter.com
June 1 - 24 My Fair Lady
Vilar center for the Arts Beaver Creek Resort 1.888.920.ARTS or 970-845.TIXS www.vilarcenter.org Email infovilar@vvf.org
1.888.920.ARTS or 970-845.TIXS
June 1 Mary Chapin Carpenter
Sports
June 1 - 3 Rocky Mountain Horse EXPO at the Eagle County Fairgrounds 303-292-4981
www.rockymountainhorseexpo.com
June 1 - 3 Teva Mountain Games return to Vail Compete, spectate or just hangout. With events and racing in Mountain Biking, Trail Running, Kayaking, Fly-Fishing, and Climbing. If sport isn't quite your thing, checkout our evening festivities www.tevamountaingames.com
June 3 26th Annual Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, named one of the top 10 Most Scenic Marathons. Hans Peak Village to Steamboat Springs 970-879-0880.
Winter Park Mountain Bike Series Race’se t Winter Park Resort, Each racer receives a quality race, post race refreshments, and a chance to win raffle prizes. Race day registration is from 8-9am at the base of Winter Park Resort with competition beginning at 10am. For "early-bird" registration and discounted entry fees, visit www.epicsingletrack.com or contact the Winter Park Competition Center at (303) 316-1590
June 9 Race #1 Hill Climb, is a 5.3 mile non-technical hill climb with a 2,160 foot elevation gain.
June 16, Race #2 Mountain Circuit,
July 7 Race #3 Cross-Country Super Loop,
July 21 Race #4Valley Point-to-Point,
August 4 Race #5 Cross-Country (new course),
August 25 Race #6 King of the Rockies
June 9 Open Water Fishing Contest. Wolford Mountain Reservoir 6:00 am – 4:00 pm. The adult contest pays cash for the top five positions. All proceeds go to the restocking program at Wolford Reservoir. 877-573-6654 or www.kremlingchamber.com/events
June 9 - 10 4th Rio Annual 24 hours of Steamboat.
Mountain bike endurance race with Le Man’s styl start to jockey for position on trails. 970-879-6111 or www.24hoursofsteamboat.org
June 11 Christel House International Golf Tournament 11:30 a.m. at the Breckenridge Golf Course. This sixth annual tournament will take place at sites across six continents and 22 time zones. This event supports Christel House and The Summit Foundation. 970-547-3630
June 15 - 17 The 35th Annual VAIL 'KING OF THE MOUNTAIN OPEN a family event for young and old alike, this event is the oldest consecutive running volleyball tournament in Colorado!at the Vail Valley Athletic Field. www.vailsnow.com
June 23 - 24 Granby Trout Fest Granby. Fly fishing expo, Taste of Granby fish fry and more! Children’s activities, Pro-Am tournament. Lake Granby 970-887-2311.
June 24 - 26 Adam Foote Celebrity Golf Tournament we invite you to join us in an exclusive golf extravaganza as pro-sports celebrities tee it up in the name of charity. Each team of four golfers is paired with a different celebrity each day and will enjoy tournament play at two of Summit County’s premier golf courses on alternate days. Proceeds from this event will benefit The Foote Foundation and The Summit Foundation. www.gobreck.com
June 27 - July 4 Vail Lacrosse Shootout. Teams from all over the country return to Vail for the 35th annual invitational tournament www.vailsnow.com
Colorado Crush Arena Football, Home Games at Pepsi Center Denver 303-830-TIXS
June 18 Chicago RUSH, 25 Dallas Desperados
Colorado Ice Indoor Football League, Home Games at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland 877-544-TIXS, boxoffice@budweisereventscenter.com
June 2 Sioux Falls Storm
Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball, Home Games, Coors Field Denver 303-830-TIXS
June 1 - 3 Cincinnati, 5 - 7 Houston AStros, 15 - 17Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 19 - 21 New York Yankees
Colorado Springs Sky Socks A ffiliate of the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Home Games, Sky Sox Stadium, Colorado Springs 719-591-7699
June 7 - 10 Tacoma Rainiers, 14 - 17 Fresno Grizzlies, 27 - 30 Salt Lake Bees
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