Denver Life Magazine – April 2019

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Food
Taste of Vail Fall Food &
Wine Classic
APRIL 3–6
O Any self-respecting
foodie in Denver has to
make it (at least one day)
to Vail’s annual culinary
extravaganza, rated one
of the best spring food
and wine festivals by USA
Today and The Travel
Channel. Grab your fork
and bib for seminars, tast-
ings, and sips galore.
tasteofvail.com

Dance
APRIL 5–14
Ballet MasterWorks
O The Colorado Ballet’s
Ballet Masterworks sea-
son launches at the Ellie
Caulkins Opera House
with a twin bill: George
Balanchine’s Serenade

and a production of Car-

mina Burana, which has

not been performed here

in two decades.

coloradoballet.org

Music

APRIL 6

Postmodern Jukebox

O Don your wingtips and

elbow-length gloves, spin

your hair up into a bee-

hive, and go to Parker’s

PACE Center for Scott

Bradlee’s Postmodern

Jukebox, which performs

Top 40 hits in styles from

jazz to swing to Motown.

parkerarts.org

Dance

Dorrance Dance

APRIL 6

Tap, tap, tap your way to

Boulder’s Macky Audito-

rium for this performance

by the award-winning

New York City–based

Dorrance Dance Co.

dorrancedance.com

Kids/Music

Me...Jane: The Dreams

and Adventures of Young

Jane Goodall

APRIL 7

This new musical adap-

tation, at Parker’s PACE

Center, tells the story of

a child named Jane who

had a toy chimpanzee

which she took on natural

expeditions, sparking her

dream of working with

apes as an adult.

parkerarts.org

Kids/Music

Petite Musique:

The Three Bears

APRIL 9

Kids learn about the

instruments of the or-

chestra in this program at

Boettcher Concert Hall,

which uses storytelling,

singing, and movement

with music to tell the tale

of The Three Bears.

coloradosymphony.org

Kids

Bigfoot Days

APRIL 12–13

At Estes Park’s Bigfoot

Days, enjoy an array of

activities, including food

trucks and live bands,

plus “educational oppor-

tunities,” all dedicated to

Bigfoot, at Bond Park.

estesparkeventscomplex.

com

Theater

The Illusionists—Live

From Broadway

APRIL 12–14

It’s pure magic watching

seven of the most tal-

ented illusionists dazzle

with death-defying stunts

and hilarious tricks at the

Buell Theatre.

denvercenter.org

Comedy

Dane Cook

APRIL 13

Need a laugh? The actor

and comic’s “Tell It Like

It Is” tour, his first since

2013, stops at the Bellco

Theatre, where Cook will

bring his own brand of

storytelling humor.

bellcotheatre.com

Talk

Jonathan P. Thompson:

River of Lost Souls

APRIL 17

Journalist Thompson

investigated the practices

behind the 2015 Gold

King Mine disaster, which

turned the Animas River

orange with toxic metals,

for his book River of Lost

Souls. He discusses it at

Boulder’s Chautauqua

Community House.

chautauqua.com

Kids

World’s Largest Easter

Egg Hunt

APRIL 21

It’s egg-ceptional. Copper

Mountain’s annual Easter

egg hunt covers 2,500

acres, has 65,000 eggs,

and includes hunts for

kids of all ages. Hoppy

days are here again.

coppercolorado.com

Music

University of Northern

Colorado Jazz Festival

APRIL 25–27

In its 49th year, the UNC/

Greeley Jazz Festival is

the biggest event of its

kind in Colorado. Enjoy

artists like Benny Golson,

the Clayton-Hamilton

Jazz Orchestra, and

Take 6, plus workshops.

calendar.unco.edu

Music

Boulder Philharmonic:

The Dream of America

APRIL 27

This performance at

Macky Auditorium weaves

seven monologues, El-

lis Island images, and a

score that mixes Dvorak’s

Symphony No. 9, “From

the New World,” with

Native American and Afri-

can American music.

boulderphil.org

Food

Taste of Pearl APRIL 28

O Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this downtown Boulder food fest pairs 15 Colorado restau-

rants with 15 wineries/distilleries for tastings hosted by 15 of Boulder’s boutiques and galler-

ies. Stroll from place to place, imbibing and appreciating. boulderdowntown.com