March is in full swing and Denver has a lot of events to keep you going. Start your week by viewing original art by ZOMB One and end it by watching a thought-provoking film at Netflix & Chill. Whatever you make of this week, make sure to check out this roundup of events in Denver.
Monday, March 5
Artist of the Month
When: March 5 – 31, 11 a.m.
Where: Cypher Urban Arts, 2801 Madison St., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Cypher Urban Arts presents Artist of the Month, ZOMB One. ZOMB, a Denver-based artist creates graffiti and other paintings. The showcase features nine of ZOMB’s canvas’, each with a different medium.
Tuesday, March 6
Design Wood Slice Coasters
When: March 6, 6 – 9 p.m.
Where: Woods Boss Brewing, 2210 California St., Denver
Cost: $35 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Create your own custom set of coasters at Design Wood Slice Coasters. You can sip on a flight of three beer tasters while you make the coasters with wood burning tools and metal stamps and later take a tour of the brewery. The ticket price includes all of the materials needed to make four wood slice coasters.
Tuesday Night Bingo
When: March 6, 7 – 10 p.m.
Where: Grandma’s House, 1710 S Broadway, Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: You thought bingo was just for your granny? You thought wrong. Grandma’s House presents Tuesday Night Bingo. Kyle Q. Hesemann hosts the games that you play to win. Purchase a full beer to get a bingo card and then play to win even more beer.
Jeopardy Night
When: March 6, 7 – 9 p.m.
Where: The Monkey Barrel Bar, 4401 Tejon St., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Flex your nerdy muscles at Jeopardy Night. You can play the game, watch a live viewing featuring local musician Rob Wivchar as a contestant. You can also dig into food and drink specials, giveaways and more during the night. So suck on that, Trebek!
Squid Empire
When: March 6, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Where: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver
Cost: $15 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Learn more about the amazing creatures that are squids at Squid Empire. Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods features work from Danna Staaf exploring how cephalopods evolved over time and how their empire came crashing down.
Wednesday, March 7
Mariokart Tournament
When: March 7-8, 5 p.m.
Where: 715 Club, 715 E 26th Ave., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Show off your Mario Kart skills at a Mario Kart Tournament. 715 Club hosts the tournament for you play the latest version of the classic game on a Nintendo Switch with projectors. You can win a cash prize and indulge in $2 PBRs.
Fit & Fold
When: March 7, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: McNichols Building, 144 W Colfax, Denver
Cost: $5-$15 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Get your sweat on at Fit & Fold. Instructors Jillian Keaveny and Taylor Ames from Lululemon Cherry Creek lead the 75-minute two-part class using Sound Off Colorado Technology. The class consists of half fitness to get your heart pumping and half yoga to slow down. After class, you can snack on bites to refuel.
Artist Talk
When: March 7, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Center for Visual Art, MSU Denver, 965 Santa Fe Dr., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Listen to Carlos Frésquez speak about his work and influences at an Artist Talk. Frésquez will let you in on his life and Chicano culture and how it pushes his works. His unique style found influence from cartoons, comics, graffiti and more.
Thursday, March 8
Opening Reception of Tatanka
When: March 8, 6 – 8 p.m.
Where: Mexican Cultural Center, 5350 Leetsdale Dr., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: The Mexican Cultural Center and Artuo Garcia Fine Art welcomes an opening reception of Tatanka: The Spirit of the Land. This exhibition features paintings of the American buffalo and the life that they led. Garcia has created the series of over a period of four years, researching the importance of buffalo to the Native Americans.
Music Video Bingo
When: March 8 – 9, 9 p.m.
Where: Bowman’s Vinyl and Lounge, 1312 S Broadway, Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Test your bingo abilities at Music Video Bingo. Bowman’s Vinyl and Lounge hosts four rounds of music video bingo, in which you can win prizes from. You can also try drink specials to sip on while you get that bingo.
Make Your Mark
When: March 8, 7 – 10 p.m.
Where: McNichols Building, 144 W Colfax, Denver
Cost: $20 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Connect with Denver’s best female business owners and sip on whiskey cocktails from Maker’s Mark at Make Your Mark. You can listen to these lady bosses, laugh at some great comedy and celebrate the awesome ladies who have made their mark on Denver. A portion of the proceeds goes towards The Women’s Foundation of Colorado.
The River Bride
When: March 8 – 25, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver
Cost: $17-$20 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center presents The River Bride, From the playwright of Braided Sorrow. The play features a story of two sisters during three days in June in the Amazon. The sisters will make choices that change their lives forever.
Friday, March 9
Doug Dawson Artist Talk
When: March 9, 6 – 8 p.m.
Where: Art Students League of Denver, Main School, 200 Grant St., Denver
Cost: $10 register here
The Lowdown: Listen to one of ASLD’s founders talk and paint live at Doug Dawson Artist Talk. The talk works with the exhibition A Retrospective: Doug Dawson currently open at the ASLD. Dawson speaks about his career, influences and more and paints live for you to experience.
King Lear
When: March 9-24, 7:30-10 p.m.
Where: The Bakery, 2132 Market St., Denver
Cost: $15 get tickets here
The Lowdown: The Bakery welcomes King Lear, one of Shakespeare’s famous plays. The play follows King Lear — a monarch with a misunderstanding of where his children’s allegiance stands — as he tries dividing his kingdom between three daughters. He battles rejection and chaos as he is discarded by his daughters and loses everything.
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
When: March 9, 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Denver, 7301 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton
Cost: $8 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Head over to Littleton for the cult classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail. The Alamo Drafthouse Denver presents a viewing of the hilarious film and a chance to meet author Charlie Lovett. You can watch the film and then move to the Tattered Cover Aspen Grove to meet Lovett and get a look into his new book ” The Lost Book of the Grail.”
Art Fitness Training
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver
Cost: $10-$25 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Flex your artistic muscles at Art Fitness Training. The three-part series helps you build an understanding of how to appreciate contemporary art. You can learn all about the basics of contemporary art at the museum and then show off your skills at other museums, collections and galleries. You can pick and choose one of three or attend all of the courses.
Abstract Curiosity
When: March 9, 7 – 11 p.m.
Where: Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver
Cost: Free RVSP here
The Lowdown: Spectra Art Space hosts a closing reception of the exhibition Abstract Curiosity. The exhibition features work from Charles “CLS” Schriver. Schriver is best known for street art installations using found wood to create abstract works.
Lucky Charm 1M/5k/10k
When: March 9 – 10, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: City Park, 3001 E 17th Ave., Denver
Cost: $30-$100 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Run for some sweet cereal at a Lucky Charm 1M/5k/10k. You can race in one of the distances or all three of them on a timed and measured course. The race is bare bones — you don’t get a medal or a shirt at the end, but you do get a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal when you finish.
Saturday, March 10
Lindsey Kustusch Solo Exhibition
When: March 10, 6 – 9 p.m.
Where: Abend Gallery, 1412 Wazee St., Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Abend Gallery presents a Lindsey Kustusch Solo Exhibition for an opening reception. The exhibition features Kustusch’s pieces of both city and natural scapes focussing on Colorado. You can see some familiar places in the works featured in the exhibition.
Dear Black Girls, We Love You!
When: March 10, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver
Cost: $15 get tickets here
The Lowdown: Celebrate Black women and girls at Dear Black Girls, We Love You! The event features a brunch helping sisterhood and motherhood with inspirational conversations, motivational presentations and more. Bring your daughters and mothers to lift them up and honor them.
SPACE JAM
When: March 10, 3 – 9 p.m.
Where: Knew Conscious, 2041 Lawrence St., Denver
Cost: Free and open to public
The Lowdown: Knew Conscious and Nathan Miers open SPACE JAM — an exhibition featuring works from Nathan Miers. Miers creates space- inspired works on show for only one day, so make sure to get in and explore the opening reception.
Sunday, March 11
Fattitude
When: March 11, 5 – 7 p.m.
Where: Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E Colfax Ave., Denver
Cost: $30 get tickets here
The Lowdown: For one night you can watch a special screening of Fattitude. The film takes a look at how society’s perspective of fat-shaming results in a cultural bias and creates civil rights problems for those who are the not “ideal” size. The film was created by Lindsey Averill and Viridiana Lieberman.
Runnin’ of the Green!
When: March 11, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: 17th St. and Wazee St. in front of Union Station, Denver
Cost: $45 register here
The Lowdown: Start your Saint Patrick’s Day early at the Runnin’ of the Green! The 7k race brings in Spring with the run and an after-race party with live music, Irish food and more. The race benefits Volunteers of America – Colorado Branch.
Netflix & Chill
When: March 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Where: McNichols Building, 144 W Colfax, Denver
Cost: Free admission
The Lowdown: Warm Cookies of the Revolution hosts Netflix & Chill with strangers. Sit back and relax to watch If A Tree Falls. Popcorn, candy and drinks are provided to snack on, so all you need to bring is yourself and maybe a comfy pillow.
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Mark Your Calendars
Body Mind Spirit Celebration
When: March 16 – 18, 1 – 9 p.m.
Where: The Denver Mart, 451 E 58th Ave., Denver
Cost: $7 at the door
Colorado Vibes Art, Music, Fashion Showcase
When: March 16, 7 – 11 p.m.
Where: Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver
Cost: Free register here
Denver Fashion Week
When: March 18 – 25, 3 p.m.
Where: Various Locations
Cost: $20-$350 tickets available here
Denver Home Show
When: March 23 – 25, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Where: National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver
Cost: $9 tickets available here