JULY 2005 in Colorado
I 25 Corridor and East:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Crafts
July 4th weekend There will be innumerable celebrations and fireworks displays throughout the front range. We will not attempt to list them all, enjoy!
July 1 - 4 Greeley Stampede, long running rodeo, western art show, wine tastings and this year’s headliner is LeAnn Rimes, www.GreeleyStampede.org or 800-982-BULL
Museums / Special Exhibits
July - September 25 Daughters of Adventure, Tales of Intrepid Women Travelers, a special exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver, 303-832-4092, X 16 or www.mollybrown.org
Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver, 303-866-3682 or www.coloradohistory.org
Thru 2007 Soldiers on Skis tells the story of World War II’s famous 10th Mountain Division. The ex! hibit highlights the men’s experiences at Colorado’s Camp Hale and in Italy’s Apennines Mountains.
Open Ended Colorado TimeScape, highlights 10,000 years of Colorado history in just 10 min. through lasers, light sound and video.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St. 719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
Saturday’s Discovery Days introduces young minds to the world of Art.
Open Ended Robert Doisnean’s Paris exhibit
Open ended Hispanic Arts of the Southwest
July - Aug. 14 Exhibition of glass artist Dale Chihuly
Denver Art Museum 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy, 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum..org
Thru July 10 No boundaries: Art + Fiber
Thru December 31, 2005 Cheyenne Visions II history, art and views of the Cheyenne people.
Thru December 31, 2005 Heaven and Home Chinese art of the Han Dynasty from the Sze Hong Collection.Thru December 31, 2005 New Classics featuring some of the greatest c ontemporary pieces from the Museum’s American Indian Collections.
Denver Botanic Gardens 1005 York St. Denver 720-865-3545 www.botanicgardens.org
July 1 - 31 Plants of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys 1880 Gaylord, 303-322-1053 or www.DMMDT.com
Thru September 30 GI Joe 40th Anniversary exhibit
Thru October 31 Celebrate Barbie and How Does Your Garden Grow?
July - August 31 Harry Potter exhibit.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science & Phipps IMAX Theater 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
Thru August 21 Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition Journeys to the museum.
Open ended IMAX, Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West.
Sangre de Cristo Arts Conference Center Pueblo 719- 295-7200 / www.sdc-arts.org
Thru August 6 The Bike and the Beat
Thru August 20 Laying Down the Line: The Work of John Large Largent
Thru August 20 The Chop Shop & Steel Street Tattoo
Thru August 20 European Addiction
Thru August 13 The Rise of Underground Art
Thru August 27 Full Throttle: Underground Art and The Motorcycle
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
July 9 - 31 Colorado University Opera presents The Mikado and The King and I at the Imig Music Building on campus. 303-492-8008 or www.cuconcerts.org
July - September 11 Heritage Square Music Hall in Golden presents Summer Lovin, 303-279-7800 or www.hsmusichall.com
July - August 4 (Thursday Evenings) Heritage Center in Lakewood, presents a family friendly summer concert series. 303-987-7856
July - August 5 Colorado Music Festival and Aerial! Dance Festival, Chautauqua Park in Boulder, 303-440-7666 or 303-245-8 272
July 24 Fort Collins Symphony in the Park, How the West Was Won at the Colorado State University Oval in Fort Collins. 907-482-4858 or 970-482-4823
Acoma Center 1080 Acoma St, Denver
303-623-0524 or www.CURIOUStheatre.org
July 1 - 2 Take Me Out
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St. 719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
July 20-24 Youth Repertory Theater Company presents City of Angels
Colorado Springs World Arena 866-464-2626 or www.worldarena.com
July 24 Motley Crue
July 28 State Games of America Opening Ceremony
Coors Amphitheater 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village, 303-220-7000, 303-830-TIXS
July 3 Lonestar with Joe Nichols
July 16 Hilary Duff
Denver Center for the Performing Arts 14th &! ; Curtis Sts., Denver, 303-893-4100, 800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org or www.ticketswest.com
Garner Galleria Theatre
July - Sept 30 My Way
Temple Buell Theatre
July 7 - 10 Dora’s Pirate Adventure
July 19 - 31 Disney’s on the Record
Festival Playhouse 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada 303-422-4090 or www.festivalplayhouse.com
July 15 - 24 The Stanway Case
Hudson Gardens6115 S. Santa Fe, Littleton 303-787-8565 x321 www.hudsongardens.org
July 3 Flash Cadillac & Fireworks Display
July 10 Opie Gone Bad
July 12 After Midnight Swing Combo
July 17 Charlie Daniels & the Kings
July 24 Red, White & Blues Fest
July 31 Pure Prairie League
Lincoln Center 417 West Magnolia, Fort Collins 970-221-6730 www.fcgov.com
July Friday’s Live Out to Lunch, free concerts on the Terrace
July 2 Dulce Flamenco International
July 13 - 16 Peanut Butter and Jam Revue, Fort Collins Children’s Theatre
July 15 - 24 Peter Pan
July 19 Campus Crusade for Christ
Paramount Theatre 1621 Glenarm Place
Denver, CO 80202 303.825.4904303, 830-TIXS
July 19 Rusted Root
Pepsi Center, Denver 303-830-TIXS
July 2 - 3 Nuggets 3-on-3 Tournament
July 3 Whitesnake
July 7 - 10 DEW Action Sports Tour
July 11 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
July 12 Robert Plant
July 14 Anger Management Tour
July 17 Gavin DeGraw and Howie Day
July 31 Sounds of the Underground
Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison
303-830-TIXS or www.redrocksonline.com
July 4 Blues Traveler, opening act: The Wallflowers
July 19 Mark Knopfler, opening act William Toplay
Sports:
July 28 - 31 Some 9,000 athletes are expected to participate in the State Games of! America with competition taking place in 24 sports. The primary venue for the State Games of America will be the United States Air Force Academy with competition also taking place at Fort Carson, Phil Long Expo Center, Cheyenne Mountain Resort and other venues in Colorado Springs, Monument and Pueblo. The Opening ceremony will be at the Pikes Peak Center, World Arena in Colorado Springs. 866-464-2626 or www.worldarena.com or www.stategames.org.
Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball. Home Games, Coors Field, Denver 303-830-TIXS
July 4 - 7 Los Angeles Dodgers
July 8 - 10 San Diego Padres
July 25 - 27 New York Mets
July 28 - 31 Philadelphia Phillies
Colorado Springs Sky Socks Affiliate of Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Home Games, Sky Sox Stadium, Colorado Springs 7190591-7699
team & affiliate
J! uly 4 - 7 Sacramento R iver Cats/Athletics
July 8 - 10 Salt Lake stingers/Angels
July 18 - 21 Las Vegas 51s/Dodgers
July 22 - 25 Tacoma Rainiers/Mariners
Mountain Towns & The Western Slope:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Craft Shows
July 4th weekend There will be innumerable celebrations and fireworks displays throughout the mountain towns. We will not attempt to list them all, enjoy!
July 1 - 2 Michael Martin Murphy West Fest in Snowmass Village. Great concerts, High-End art exhibits, rodeo events and much more. www.snowmassvillage.com or www.westfest.net
July 1 - 4 Telluride Plein Air Arts Festival
July 3 Arts District Grand Celebration, Sidewalk Chalk Art Competition, Dancing and Artist Demos, in Breckenridge 970-547-3116 or www.gobreckevents.com
July 15 - 17 Thunderbird Artists world-class fine arts festival, fine wine tasting, food and live entertainment in Avon’s Nottingham Park www.ThunderbirdArtists.com
July 2 - 4 22nd Annual Breckenridge Art Festival, ranked as one of the nation's finest shows with 150 artists and craftspeople from throughout the U.S. 970-547-9326 or www.gobreckevents.com
July 15 - 17 Rocky Mountain Classics Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and the Grand Lake Yacht Club, classic boat show.
July 22 - 24 Thunderbird Artists world-class fine arts and Sculpture festival, food and live entertainment in Edwards’ Riverwalk, www.ThunderbirdArtists.com
July 23 Arts and Crafts fair and Frog Rodeo at Empire’s Minton Park. 303-569-2978
July 29 Antiques in the Rockies in Vail Village, 719-338! -1321 or www.vailsnow.com
July 29 Snow Mountain Ranch Off-Road Triathlon at YMCA of the Rockies in Grand County. At elevations between 8,000 and 9,000 feet, 0.5km swim in Snow Mountain Reservoir, 15km bike ride, the final 5km trail run is rolling dirt roads. Wet suites recommended. register on line www.racingunderground.com
July 29 - 31 Main Street Station Art Festival in Breckenridge. 55 artists and crafts people from throughout U.S. 970-547-9326
July 30 Leadville Colorado & Souther Railroad Flower Special. 1-866-386-3936
Museums / Special
Exhibits
No current listings.
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
July - August 21 Strings in the Mountains, Steamboat Springs 970-879-5056, X 105 or www.stringsinthemountains.org
July - September 4 25th Annual Breckenridge Music Festival, 970-547-3100 or www.gobreck.com
July - September 4 Winter Park Town Concert Series, bring a picnic, the kids and ! the pet (please keep leashed) and hear musicians from around the country as well as local musicians. 800-903-7275
July - August 25 (Thursdays) Forest Square Park Concerts in Buena Vista, 719-395-6612.
July - August 25 (Thursdays) Music in the Park in Idaho Springs, 303-567-4660 or
www.clearcreekcounty.org
July - August 24 Aspen Music Festival. Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is an internationally renowned classical music festival 970-925-9042 or www.aspenmusicfestival.com
July - August 4 Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, 1-877-812-5700 or www.vailsnow.com
July 1 Salute to John Denver, partial proceeds benefit the Summit County Emergency Medical Fund, at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge, 970-453-3100 or www.gobreckevents.com
July 2 Grand County Blues Festival at SolVista Basin Ski Area. www.grandblues.org
July 3 Bluegrass Concert at Winter Park Resort, 800-903-7275 or www.playsinterpark.com
July 3 - 28 Widowed & Wistful a melodrama performed at the Town Hall Main Street in Silver Plume, 303-569-2023.
July 6 - Sept. 7, Wed’s Telluride Mountain Village will host the Summer Concert Series, from 6-8pm in Town Plaza. www.sunsetconcert.com
July 9 - 10 Winter Park Folk Festival, 800-903-7275 or www.playwinterpark.com
July 17 - Aug. 7 Music in the Mountains a world-class summer festival of classical music at Durango Mountain Resort. 970-385-6820 or www.musicinthemountains.com
July 28 - 30 Colorado Ballet's first visit to Telluride!1.888.353.5473 or www.telluride.com
July 30 - 31 Winter Park Jazz Festival, great jazz, food and artisans. 800-977-6199 or 800-903-7275
July 31 - August 7 Vail International Dance Festival in the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, 970-949-1999 or www.vailsnow.com
Backstage Theatre in Breckenridge
970-453-0199 or www.backstagetheatre.org
July - August 28 A Midsummer Nights Dream
July 7 - September 3 Kimberly Akimbo
Central City Opera 303-292-6700 or 800- 851-8175 or www.centralcityopera.org
July 1 - 30 Madame Butterfly
July 2 - August 7 Vanessa
July16 - August 6 Paul Bunyan
Creed Repertory Theatre PO Box 269, Creed, CO 81130 719-658-2540 866-658-2540 www.creedrep.org 40th Anniversary Season
July - August 23 Noises Off
July - August 25 Lumberjacks in Love
July! - September 24 Portraits
July -August 24 Lights Up The Sky
Diamond Circle Melodrama, 7th & Main, Durango 970-247-3400 or
www.diamondcirclemelodrama.com
July - August 27 Death at Devil’s Cave
July - August 26 The Vagabond
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Grand Lake 970-627-3421 or www.rockymountainrep.com
July - August 20 Beauty and the Beast
July - August 19 Annie Get Your Gun
July 8 - August 18 A Grand Night For Singing
August 26 - Sept. 24 The Honky Tonk Angels
Sheridan Opera House in Telluride 970-728-3133 or www.sheridanoperahouse.com
July 8 Glenngary Glenn Ross
July 22 The Syringa Tree
Sports
July 2 - August 27 Sat. Nights High Country Stampede Rodeo in Fraser, www.winterpark-info.com
July - August 26 Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series Race, The 15th consecutive ! year , brought to you by the town of Steamboat Springs, every other week on alternating Wednesday evening, with post-race party. 970-879-4300 or www.steamboat-chamber.com
July 4 Firecracker 50 a 50 mile AMBC MTB Epic starts on Main St. in Breckenridge. a tough cycling course, climbing 12,000 vertical ft. 970-333-1159.
July 9 17th Annual Triple Bypass Cycling Event, from Evergreen to Avon, , www.teamevergreen.org.
July 9 Winter Park Mountain Bike Race Cross-Country Super Loop, 16 mile race starts and finishes in Winter Park. www.epicsingletrack.com or 800-729-7907
July 21 - 24 NORBA National America’s premier off-road cycling series in Snowmass Village. 1-800-SNOWMASS or www.snowmassvillage.com
July 23 Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evens Hill Climb Road Bicycle Race, fr! om Idaho Springs to the summit of Mt. Evans. 303-458-5538.
July 2 4 Colorado Eagle River Ride from Avon, www.vail.snow.com
July 30 - 31 Full Tilt in Telluride, a part of the Mountain States Cup Series, will feature cross country and downhill mountain bike racing on the rugged terrain of the Telluride Ski Resort. www.cyclecyndicate.com to register and details.
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