𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟱𝟬+ 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦, 𝟭𝟬+ 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝟭 𝗗𝗔𝗬 Justice Comes Alive is a one-day, donation-based virtual music festival harnessing the power of music to bring about collective change in response to racial inequality, produced by Live For Live Music in partnership with nugs.net and Plus1. The event will be hosted by Robert Sput Searight, Nikki Glaspie, Nigel Hall, James Casey and Ari Fink, and feature artist-to-artist conversations throughout the day. You can find the full artist and…

Open the Door Richard! Closed down, shut down, but never beat down. Wondering what we've been up to? What's coming next?Join the Su Teatro team as they discuss what the Su Teatro Cultural & Performance Center has been doing these past few months and what we are planning to do in the upcoming months! Register for free to receive link to the meeting which will take place on Wednesday, July 8. https://youtu.be/xFcv_JkOxy8

Gift of Jazz Summer Online Classes—Saturdays, July 11 – August 15 Peter Stoltzman will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Applied Theory in Jazz Improvisation: Finding Your Own Voice Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am This class addresses strategic thinking in improvisation. Students will analyze specific phrases, generalize the theory, and organize their thinking and practice strategically. Students will improvise and then self-transcribe, as well as compose their “ideal improvisation”…

Gift of Jazz Summer Online Classes—Saturdays, July 11 – August 15 Peter Stoltzman will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Jazz Piano: Hard Bop – From Horace to Herbie Saturdays 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Jazz in the 1950’s was transitioning away from being America’s favorite popular music. Beboppers and free jazzers turned jazz towards an artistic pursuit that wasn’t for dancing or for consumption by the masses. However, the…

Semana de Museo—2020 Annual Virtual Fundraiser  Museo de las Americas  has transformed their Annual Fundraiser into Semana de Museo, a week-long online experience! From July 13-17, join Museo Online to purchase customized Giving Packages that support our children's programming, our cultural work and all the exhibits and events we do throughout the year! Several pieces of fine art will be auctioned; if you've wanted a Museo-worthy piece in your home or office, Semana de Museo is time to make it…

Raíces Brewing Co, Denver Councilwoman Jamie Torres of District 3 and panelists join forces to provide information, bring consciousness, and reform on topics about racism. This is a 5-part series. We understand the need of discussing topics to different audiences and elevate the dialogue, narratives and identities. Within the discussions we examine racism and its historic and present-day impact, we provide information on effective protest and activism, on how to be anti-racist, nuances of racism, human rights and policy. The…

Dazzle Presents: Reparations: An Overdue Conversation Arthur McFarlane II David Alley Lotte Lieb Dula Norma Johnson Robert Atwell To be clear, this is a conversation about reparations for Black/African American people in the United States. The distinction is important because reparations have been given to some Native American tribes and to Japanese Americans, thus making the arguments against related to precedence and uniqueness moot. Brought to you by a partnership of  The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity…

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance presents "Heart to Art" a Choreographer Creation Series. Join critically-acclaimed Viennese choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl from Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet and Cleo Parker Robinson on Wednesday, July 29, at 6pm for a lively conversation regarding Robert’s upcoming company commissioned work Black Angels. The new work comments on young African American’s through a foreign artist’s perspective. Black Angels began just before Covid-19 hit, and is now being successfully rehearsed on a virtual platform. Enjoy this insightful event…

24th Annual Chicano Music Festival & Auction Schedule July 29-August 2, 2020 at Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center and online streaming Wednesday July 29—XicanIndie Music in Film at 7:30 pm 50’s Style Drive In Film: La Bamba Movie starts at 8:15 (sunset)  - Limited Availability Thursday July 30—Nuestra Música de Colorado Chicano Music Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: Frank Ayala Lu Liñan Los Trujillos Reception at 6 pm, Livestreaming/Induction at 6:30 pm Tribute to Raul Vasquez Jr. and…

Virtually celebrate with Stories on Stage: -Thrilling line-up of our 20th Season shows -New subscription options (new lower prices) -Hear stories from your favorite actors (GerRee Hinshaw is already on tap) -A special guest appearance! "See" your Stories on Stage friends! To join in register here, the event is complimentary! Benefactors, be on the lookout for a special gift that will be delivered to you before this party! Be one of the first 50 to register and be entered into…

Join the The Salute’s 31st annual extravaganza on Friday & Saturday, August 21 and 22. There's something for everyone! Educational segments with various speakers, live entertainment and a resource fair with over 70 exhibitors. And of course, a special raffle at the end of each day! Reserve your spot Now! Friday August 21, 2020 11:00 am – Welcome by Eileen Doherty and Mark Koebrich 11:10 am – Thank You To Older Coloradoans 11:20 am – Connecting With Loved Ones –…

An outdoor art show and night of music with The Rajdulari Experience featuring Monique Brooks-Roberts. Trinity Presents is excited to host LOVE IS. A Concert Benefitting Artists of Color. This limited-ticket outdoor concert with The Rajdulari Experience featuring Monique Brooks-Roberts will benefit the Transforming Creatives Artists of Color Fund. This fund was created to support Colorado's BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists who have been financially harmed by the COVID-19 crisis. Take Ella Fitzgerald's clear vocal tone, Jill Scott's…

Join us for a live discussion of the film "White Lies" (Tuakiri Huna) by Director Dana Rotberg. "White Lies" is about the nature of identity: those who deny it, and those who strive to protect it. The story revolves around three women: Paraiti, a Māori medicine woman; Rebecca, a woman of wealth; and her servant, Marae. Their lives intertwine at the turn of the 20th century in Aotearoa (New Zealand), a time when the colonial government of New Zealand is…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Daryl Gott will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info A comprehensive approach to understanding and applying jazz theory to improvisation Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am This eight week class, taught by saxophonist Daryl Gott, will develop your understanding of the connection between jazz theory and its application in improvisation. Students will learn fluidity on basic triads, seventh chords…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Tom Amend will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Jazz Piano: An Idiomatic Approach with Tom Amend Techniques central to the jazz piano idiom including improvisation, accompaniment, voicing styles, and rhythm Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm This course, taught by Tom Amend, will approach techniques central to the jazz piano idiom including: improvisation, accompaniment, theory, technique, voicing styles,…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Stu MacAskie will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info A classic approach to composition and its application to jazz Saturdays 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm This class, taught by Stu MacAskie will take a classic, traditional approach to composition, and look at how this can be applied to modern jazz. Tunes from different eras will be studied and broken…

This Zoom presentation features nine women artists sharing their artistic response to our world with their ability to heal through their art and call others to action.  Musicians, Poets, Visual Artists, Storytellers and more will fill our space with a piece of their soul. Artists in the order of appearance: Yolanda Ortega Debra Gallegos Sylvia Montero Margie Domingo Guadalupe Herrera Jennifer Prowe Ervia P. Davis Marge Taniwaki Miriam Pino (musical inspiration throughout the performance. Register HERE

Legendary local flamenco guitarist René Heredia’s Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre brings the heart and soul of Spanish gypsy flamenco to the Lone Tree Arts Center Main Stage, complete with colorful costumes, castanets, stomping feet, and fiery passion. In this performance, three dancers blend light, graceful arm movements, syncopated hand-clapping, and powerful, synchronized foot work to the beautiful music of talented flamenco guitarist Andréana Cortés, René’s niece. Don’t miss the mystery, emotion, and soul of authentic flamenco. Olé! With roots in…

Cinco de Mayo is back at Civic Center in Downtown Denver! It’s a Celebration of culture, produced by Newsed Community Development Corporation. Join the KUVO JAZZ and THE DROP team near the Local Stage on both Saturday and Sunday. May 6th and 7th. See you at Cinco!

Featuring Hez Walker