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

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