APRIL IN COLORADO
Festivals, Special Events, Museums, Dance, Music, Opera, Theater
April 1 - May 1 Myron Wood: Photographs of the West exhibition at the Byers-Evans House Museum, adm. FREE, open 11:am - 3:pm, Tue. - Sun., 1310 Bannock St, Denver.
April 2 - 5 Taste of Vail, on Vail Mountain, LionsHead and Vail Village. A Food and Wine event designed to focus the world on our world class restaurants. 970-926-5665 info@tasteofvail.com
April 3 - 6 Vail Film Festival in LionsHead, Vail Village. Presented by the Vail Film Institute, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to fostering independent cinema. World premieres, independents, celebrities, forums and parties make this a must-be-at event for anyone interested in film www.vail.snow.com
April 5 Enjoy a great apres ski concert with “Salem”. They jammed at the X Games and have recorded with Warren Miller, now they’re coming to Breck enridge!! Three time Grammy winner Jo Dee Missina will be performing at Main Street Station for an early evening show. www.gobreck.com
April 5 28th Annual Cardboard Classic, Steamboat's traditional rite of spring, features homemade crafts constructed only from cardboard, glue, string, water based paint, duct tape and masking tape racing down the face of Headwall to a hysterical finish. The uniqueness and creativity of the race make it an event looked forward to every year. www.steamboat.com
April 5 - 6 Spring Blast Family Weekend. At Winter Park, carnival atmosphere including stilt walkers, jugglers, face painters, caricature artists and live music. Shop 'till you drop at our end of season sales and get free bump and tele tips from the Winter Park Ski and Ride School. 970-726-1564 or www.skiwinterpark.com
April 7 - 13 Vail's huge end of t he season bash includes free concerts with national headlining bands, unique competitions and the World Pond Skimming Championships. www.vail.snow.com
April 12 Enjoy free live music and a beer festival. The festival features 12 microbrews and craft beers with unlimited tasting. Breweries include Breck Brewery, Widmer, Red Hook, Kona, Stone Brewing Co., Bristol, Lefthand, Palisade, New Belgium, Sam Adams, Wolf Rock, Oskar Blues, Ska Brewing, Steamworks, Great Divide, Flying Dog, Backcountry, Pilsner Urquell and Aspen Brewing. in Breckenridge. 970-453 2234 or www.gobreck.com
April 12 - 13 Spring Blast in Winter Park, Slide back to the 80's with a retro ski party meant to break all the fashion rules. Dust off your finest day glow apparel, straight skinny skis and old school one-pieces. Check out Coca-Cola® Spring Splash which dares contestants to maneuver thru the bamboo jungle. 970-726 -1564 or www.skiwinterpark.com
April 18 - 19 Massive Music Weekend. Finish off the season in style with an end-of-season concert weekend in Breckenridge! Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Both shows are FREE of charge and will take place on Ridge Street.
Arvada Center
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org
April 1 - May 2 A Year with Frog and Toad
April 7 - May 18 Upper Gallery , 4th Annual Jeffco Juried Teachers Exhibition
April 8 - May 11 The House of Blue Leaves
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
April 1 - 19 Oleanna.
Backstage Theatre
121 s. Ridge St., Breckenridge 970-453-0199 or www.gobreck.com
April 1 - 15 "New Voices" is a monthly play reading series
April 1 - 27 Reefer Madness
Broomfield Event Center
Broomfield Event Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield 303-830-TIXS
April 2 UFC Fight Night
April 7 The Wiggles
April 11 9Health Fair
Budweiser Events Center,
5290 Arena Circle Loveland, 1-877-544-8499 or www.comcasttix.com
April 4 Harlem Globetrotters
April 16 Blue Man Group
April 22 Manheim Steamroller
April 26 Extreme Bull Riding
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987 1/2 Lookout Mt. Rd.,Golden 303-526-0744 or www.buffalobill.org
Thru September 14, 2008 Western Style, a Convergence of Cultures
Bug Theatre
3654 Navajo, . Denver 303-780-7836 or www.modernmusetheatre.com
Last Monday of every Month Freak Train: a unique "open stage" event
April 8 - May 4 Bee-Luther-Hatchee
Buntport Theater
717 Lipan St. Denver 720-946-1388 or www.buntport.com
Thru May 19, 2008 tRUNks
Thru May 23, 2008 Starship Troy
Children's Museum of Denver
2121 Children’s Museum Dr. Denver 303-433-7433 www.mychildsmuseum.org
April 1 April Fool’s Day, lots of laughs to be had.
April 12 The Amaziong Microchip!
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street, Denver 303-228-8000 www.denverconvention.com
April 1 Peak Potentials Training Millionaire Mind Evening
April 4 National Home Auction Corporation
April 4 - 7 Hollywood Connection Dance Convention & Competition
April 4 - 6 "American Dance Projekt"
April 11 Denver Church of Christ Women's Night Out
April 20 Rocky Mountain Bridal Show
April 26 - 27 Colorado Women's Expo
April 30 - May 5 Peak Potentials Millionaire Mind Intensive
Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway Denver, 303-866-3682 or www.coloradohistory.org
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 W orld War II’s famous 10th Mt. Division from Colorado’s Camp Hale.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center & Theatre
30 W. Dale St. Colorado Springs 719-634-5581 or www.csfineartscenter.org
1st Thursdays Wine Tasting, from Napa Valley
April 1 - 6 Fuddy Meers
Colorado Spgs. World Arena
3185 Venetucci Blvd. Colorado Springs www.worldarena.com
April 5 Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover
April 6 The Harlem Globetrotters
April 17 - 20 Disney On Ice, Finding Nemo
April 25 Dierks Bentley
Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma St. Denver 303-623-0524
April 1 - 19 The Lieutenant of Inishmore
May 10 - June 21 The Denver Project
Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver 720-865-5000 or www.denverartmuseum.org
April 1 - 30 Cheyenne Visions II
April 1 - June 29 Clyfford Still Unveiled
Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York St. Denver, 720-865-3500 or www.botanicgardens.org
April 19 - November 30 Urban Nature Exhibit
May 3 - November 30 The Art of Nature at the Chatfield Gardens.
Denver Center
for the Performing Arts 14th & Curtis Sts., Denver, 303-893-4100, 800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org or www.ticketswest.com
Buell Theatre
April 1 - 6 My Fair Lady
Boettcher Concert Hall
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
April 4 - 5 Jeffrey Kahane, music director, Courtney Hershey Bress, harp, Kathleen Bride, harp, Basil Vendryes, viola, CSO Chorus
April 6 Chase Family Series
April 11 - 13 Hope From Despair Festival
April 19 Broadway Bravo!
April 25 - 26 JoAnn Falleta, conductor, Rachel Lee, violin ; ellie caulkins opera house
Colorado Ballet
April 4 - 6 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Opera Colorado
April 18 - 20 The Flying Dutchman
garner galleria
April 1 - June 29 The Last 5 Years
Ricketson
April 4 - May 17 Doubt
Space Theatre
April 1 - 19 Gee's Bend
Stage Theatre
April 1 - 19 The Merry Wives of Windsor
May 9 - June 29 3 Mo’ Divas
Tramway Theatre
April 9 - 26 Harvey
April 10 - 26 The Laramie Project
Denver Civic Theatre
721 Santa Fe Dr. Denver 303-309-3773 or www.ticketswest.com
April 1 - 20 Defending the Caveman
Denver Museum of Nature & Science & Phipps IMAX Theater
2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver 303-322-7009 or www.dmns.org
Ongoing Discovery Zone, Egyptian Mummies, Gems & Minerals, Hall of Life, North American Indian Cultures, Prehistoric Journey, Space Odyssey, Wildlife Exhibits.
April 1 – June 8 Learn the story of gold
Gates Planetarium
April 1 - May 20 Cosmic Collisions
April 1 - May 30 Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
Phipps IMAX Theatre
April 1 - June 12 The Alps
April 1 - June 12 Living Sea
Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker St. Denver 303-433-4343 www.denvervic.com
April 1 - 5 Stones In His Pockets
April 1 - 5 Selggin and the Battle of the Mollinduffs
Festival Playhouse
5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada 303-422-4090 or www.festivalplayhouse.com
April 1 -30 Luau for King Lear
Grant Ave. Community Theatre
216 Grant Ave. @ Cedar. Denver 303-641-8796
www.andbeyondthaetre.org
April 1 - 4 Horton Foote’s 1918
Heritage Square Children’s Theatre
28301 W. Colfax, D-103&nb sp; Golden 303-279-7800 or www.hsmusicalhall.com
April 5 - August 9 (Saturdays) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
John Hand Theater
Firehouse Theatre Company, 7653 E. 1st. Place Denver 303-562-3232 or www.johnhandtheater.com
April 12 - May 17 Arcadia
Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, 303-987-7845 www.Lakewood.org
April 4 Lakewood Symphony - Sister Cities Concert
April 4 - 5 Celtic Voices presented by The Alpine Chorale
April 5 - 6 Golden Eagle Concert Band
April 11 - 13 21st Century Choreography Competition Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado
April 18 - May 5 Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lincoln Center
417 W. Magnolia. Fort Collins 970-221-6730
April 1 - 3 BLAST
April 9 Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet Company
April 10 - 11 The Wizard of Oz
April 14 Soul of Morocco
April 20 If You Give a Pig a Party
April 29 - May 2 Annie
Miners Alley Playhouse
1224 Washington Ave. Golden 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com
April 1 - 13 Beau Jest
April 19 DAKOTA BLONDE
April 25 - June 1 Sherlock Holmes the final adventure
Paramount Theatre
1621 Glenarm Place Denver 303.623.0106, # 4 or www.paramountdenver.com
April 6 Elizabeth Gilbert
April 12 Glenn Miller Orchestra
April 13 Doors Open Denver
Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
www.pepsicenter.com
April 5 Harlem Globetrotters
April 9 - 12 2008 NCAA Frozen Four
April 27 Kanye West
April 30 Roger Waters
Pikes Peak Center
190 S. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs
719-520-7469 or www.pikespeakcenter.org
April 2 - 3 ANNIE
April 6 Colorado Springs Philharmonic: How’s the Weather?
April 9 B.B. King
April 10 The Popovich Comedy Pet theater Troupe
April 1 legendary Glenn Miller Orchesrta
April 12 - 13 Colorado Springs Philharmonic: Glorious Salute to Spring
April 19 The Colorado Springs Chorale’s, Music’s Fire
April 21 Imagination Celebration presents “If You Give a Pig a Party,”
Playwright / Vintage Theatre
2119 E. 17th Ave,, Denver 303-839-1361 or www.vintagetheatre.com
April 1 - 20 Dinner With Friends
theater Off Broadway
1124 Santa Fe, Denver 303 777 3292
www.theatregroup.org
April 1 - 19 The Last Session
Town Hall Arts Center
2450 West Main St., Littleton 303-794-2787 or www.townhallartscenter.com
April 11 - May 11 Swingtime Canteen
April 28 - May 3&n bsp; The Hobbit
University of Colorado Boulder 303-492-8008 www.cuconcerts.org
April 5 The Eroica Effect
April 6 Takacs Chamber Series
April 7 Takacs Encor Series
April 12 ODC Dance
April 24 - 27 The Cunning Little Vixen
May 2 Takacs Chamber Series
May 4 Takacs Encor Series
Vilar Center for the Arts Beaver Creek Resort 1.888.920.ARTS or 970-845.TIXS or www.vilarcenter.org
April 9 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
April 10 B.B. King
April 11 Dark Star Orchestra
April 25 “Teddy Roosevelt & Treasure of Ursa Major”
Vintage Theatre
2119 East 17th Ave, Denver 303-839-1361
April 1 - 20 Dinner With Friends
Sports
April 1 - 13. National Ski Center for the Disabled Nordic Skiing Lessons at Devil’s Thumb Ranch. 1-800-933-4339 or www.devilsthumbranch.com.
April 5 17th Annual Tom's Terrific Cross Country Downhill,This five-kilometer "mostly downhill" fun race benefits junior skiers in the Competition Center. The race begins at 5 pm outside The Lodge at Sunspot atop Winter Park Mountain. Also that day The Wahoo's Winter Park / Amateur Freeride Series will consist of Rail Jam, Slopestyle, and Superpipe events. 970.726.1590 or www.skiwinterpark.com
Colorado 14ers
National Basketball Assoc. Development League Western Division, Home Games Broomfield Event Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield
(303) 830-TIXS or www.ticketmaster.com
April 6 & 8 vs Austin Toros
April 11 vs S ioux Falls SkyForce
Colorado Avalanche
National Hockey League, Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 6 vs Minnesota Wild
Colorado Crush
Arena Football, Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 4 vs Los Angeles Avengers
April 25 vs Chicago Rush
Colorado Ice
Hockey Home Games Budweiser Events Center, 5290 Arena Circle Loveland
1-877-544-8499 or www.comcasttix.com
April 11 vs Billings Outlaws
April 18 vs Sioux City Bandits
Colorado Mammoth
Major League Lacross Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Cir. Denver
303-830-TIXS
April 3 vs Rochester Knighthawks
April 18 vs Edmonton Rush
Colorado Rapids
Major League Soccer Home Games Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City
www.coloradorapids.com 303-830-TIXS
April 19 vs San Jose
Colorado Rockies
Major League Baseball Home Games, Coors Field, Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 4 - 6 vs. Arizona Diamond Backs
April 7 -10 vs. Atlanta Braves
April 21 - 22 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
April 16 - 17 vs. Chicago Cubs
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Minor League Baseball, Affiliation of the Colorado Rockies, Home Games, Sky Sox Stadium, Colorado Springs 719-591-7699
April 11 - 14 vs Tacoma Rainers
April 15 - 18 vs Portland Beavers
April 24 - 27 vs Sacramento River Cats
Denver Nuggets
National Basketball Aaaoc., Home Games, Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Cir. Denver 303-830-TIXS
April 1 vs Phoenix Suns
April 5 vs Sacramento Kings
April 13 vs Houston Rockets
April 16 vs Memphis Grizzlies
Copper Mountain Ski Resort
www.coppercolorado.com
April 1 - 4 Largest snowboarding and free ski event on earth - the 2008 and 2009 USASA Nationals. compete against some of the best male and female athletes from around the country in slopestyle, superpipe, boardercross, slalom and giant slalom
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