Listings continued from page 24 2022: Join Sound of the Rockies, Colorado’s Premier A Cappella Chorus, for a fun-filled competition among the Denver area’s top a cappella groups, with cash prizes, celebrity judges and audience voting. Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m., Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue, soundofth- erockies.com/acappellooza2022. June 18-July 4: Green Box Arts Festival: Built on the foundation of exemplary visual and performing arts events, Green Box brings the power of the arts, year-round to all, throughout the beautiful town of Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. In 2022, Green Box will unveil four new artworks, including the newly completed, permanent installation Skyspace, by James Turrell; and host Ballet Hispánico, Shakespeare’s The Tempest by Theatreworks, and a cavalcade of workshops, camps, music, movies, puppet shows and play, stunt dogs, hikes, yoga and more. June 18-July 4, both free and ticketed events, Green Box Campus, 6990 Lake Street, Green Mountain Falls, schedule and tickets at greenboxarts.org. June 18-19: Juneteenth Music Festival: One of the largest and longest running Juneteenth festivals in the nation, with a parade, hundreds of vendors, concerts, delicious ethnic food and this year’s headliners, Dave East and Twista. Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, noon to 8 p.m., free (VIP options $125-$200), Welton Street Corridor in Five Points, eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-mu- sic-festival-tickets-334278214137. June 18: Mutt Market: A fur-friendly mini-expo of dog-focused vendors, plus canine agility demos, a beer garden, a pup storytime, costume contest, onsite dog washes, adoptable dogs and special treats. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley. Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, Picnic Park at Aspen Grove, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, aspengrovecenter.com/ event/mutts-market. June 18: Rendezvous Gala: A Western-style benefit with live music, small plates and cocktails, in the spirit of Mary Cawker, owner of the Four Mile House from 1860-1864, who operated the house as a wayward inn and stop along the Cherokee Trail. Saturday, June 18, 5 p.m., $150, Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street, fourmilepark.org/events/rendezvous-gala. June 18: Venture Out Fest: Kick off the season with a full day of free activities, including the high-flying DockDogs competition, free e-bike tours, volleyball, yoga classes, fly-fishing demonstrations, slacklining, North Face camp-cooking demonstrations, gear demos, free music and more. Saturday, June 18, Winter Park Resort, 85 Parsenn Road, Winter Park, winterparkresort.com/things-to-do/ events/venture-out-fest. June 21: Inclusive Wedding Showcase: Enjoy a cocktail and small bites from Ironton Distillery and dessert from The Pie Queen while you meet with inclusive wedding vendors in the garden event space of Ironton Distillery. Tuesday, June 21, 5-8 p.m., $25, Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse, 3636 Chestnut Place, eventbrite.com/e/ inclusive-wedding-showcase-with-ironton-distillery-lgbtqido-tick- ets-332187219917. June 23-27: Blockwide Pride: Dairy Block businesses host an extensive series of festivities designed to celebrate & support Colora- do’s LGBTQ+ community on June 23-27. Milk Market: Family Day, a Drag Revue, Drag Bingo Brunch and the Musical Monday Broadway sing-along, denvermilkmarket.com/pride; Maven Hotel: YAS Queen Getaway, themavenhotel.com/special-offers/yas-queen; and other specials at Poka Lola, Kachina Cantina and Blanchard Family Wines, which will all donate a portion of their sales to One Colorado. Dairy Block, 1800 Wazee Street, dairyblock.com. June 23: Denver Fringe Festival: The Denver Fringe Festival, created to support independent artists and to bring fringe theatre — bold, original, innovative and experimental — to creative venues at a reasonable price, supports emerging artists, access to the arts and bringing artists and audiences together to cultivate community. In 2022, the fest will host more than forty fringe performances at ten venues in the Five Points/RiNo District on June 23-June 26. Tickets: $15 individual show, $75 all-access Festival Pass. Schedule and tickets at denverfringe.org. June 23: Mortified Rainbow! Special Pride Edition: Already a hit in over twenty cities worldwide, Mortified stars adults sharing their most angst-ridden teenage diary entries, artwork, and more, in front of total strangers. Now taste the Mortified rainbow in this Spe- cial Pride edition. Thursday, June 23, 8 p.m., $16 in advance, $20 at the door, Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th Avenue, getmortified. com/event/denver-pride-2022. July 23-24: Summerfest Fine Art & Music Festival: The Center for the Arts Evergreen’s 42nd annual two-day Summerfest includes live music from local bands, food trucks and spirits vendors, a children’s craft and activity area, and nearly 100 artist booths. Sat- urday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen, evergreenarts.org/festival. June 23: Top Taco: At Top Taco, festival-goers sample unlimited taco tastes and signature tequila cocktails from some of the best restau- rants in Denver, voting for their favorites to crown four categories of awards: Top Creative Taco, Top Traditional Taco, Top Vegetarian Taco and Top Cocktail. Thursday, June 23, 6-10 p.m., Downtown West- minster Center Park, 8925 Fenton Street, Westminster, eventbrite. com/e/top-taco-2022-tickets-300040869317. June 25: TheBigWonderful Beer Fest at Winter Park: More than thirty Colorado breweries, cideries and distilleries will line up at the base of the resort and throughout the Village, pouring unlimited samples for thirsty hikers, bikers and music lovers all day long, joined by forty craft vendors offering a variety of outdoor apparel, lo- cally made jewelry and fashions. Saturday, June 25, noon to 6 p.m., $35-$40 for Beer Fest, 2 to 6 p.m., Winter Park Resort, 85 Parsenn Road, eventbrite.com/e/thebigwonderful-at-winter-park-sum- mer-beer-fest-tickets-323495412487. June 25: Cherry Blossom Festival: Fans of taiko drumming, teriyaki chicken, sake, cultural performances and Japanese artwork and wares won’t want to miss the 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival: “Sakura Matsuri” in Japanese. Saturday, June 25, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free, Sakura Square, 1255 19th Street (marketplace vendors on Larimer Street), cherryblossomdenver.org. June 25-26: Denver PrideFest: The weekend kicks off with the Pride 5K on Saturday, June 25, followed by the two-day Denver PrideFest at Civic Center Park. The Fest includes over 250 exhibitors, thirty food and beverage vendors, and live performances all weekend long. Sunday begins at 9:30 a.m. with colorful floats, marchers, music and more at the annual Coors Light PrideFest Parade on East Colfax Avenue. Saturday, June 25, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 26, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., free, Civic Center Park, 101 West 14th Avenue, info and a rundown of official Pride events at denverpride. org/official-events. June 25-26: Denver Taco Festival: Two days of tasty tacos, the Craft Tequila Expo, lucha libre wrestling, Chihuahua races and silly game shows. Saturday, June 25, noon to 9 p.m., and Sunday, June 26, noon to 7 p.m., $8 gate fee, $30 Tequila Expo, kids 12 and under free, Stockyards Event Center, 5004 National Western Drive, denvertacofestival.com. June 25-26: Unicorn Festival: Spend a beautiful weekend in a magical world! Ongoing entertainment and activities all day long, including unicorn corrals, photo ops, a dragon slide obstacle course, mermaid lagoon, Storytime Cottage, character selfies, karaoke and more. Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., $15 to $79 (kids 2 and under free), Clement continued on page 30 26 WESTWORD Summer Guide 2022 westword.com
