30 W E S T W O R D S u m m e r G u i d e 2 0 2 4 westword.com Annual Youth Art Exhibition, through June 16. Darrell Anderson: Risk and Change, June 28-August 4. The Other Side of the Tracks, August 16-October 6. Events: 48 Hours of Socially Engaged Art & Conversation: Stories_Under- Scored, an annual summit and celebration engaging cultural ........................................................... expertise on cultural responsiveness, social responsibility and collective leadership: Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17. RedLine Contemporary Art Center, 2350 Arapa- hoe Street, redlineart.org. THEATER Catamounts: Pushing the boundaries of traditional theater to incorporate the musical trends, storytelling techniques, community rituals and expressive media used in popular and contemporary culture. Impossible Things: An immersive theatrical journey exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, based on and featuring artist Lonnie Han- zon’s Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities. Thursdays through Sundays and other selected dates through June 24, 7 to 9 p.m., $40 to $50; Marjorie Park, The Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 South Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, thecatamounts.wellattended.com. Central City Opera: Central City unveils a rich tapestry of love, drama and community, with works by Gilbert and Sullivan, Puccini and Kurt Weil at Central City Opera’s 2024 Festival. All shows in repertory on selected Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays; times vary. The Pirates of Penzance: June 29-August 4. The Girl of the Golden West: July 6-August 3. Street Scene: July 13-August 3. Tickets: $24.80 to $89.60. Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka Street, Central City, centralcityopera.org. Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2024: Since 1958, the Col- orado Shakespeare Festival has delighted audiences with professional theater on the CU Boulder campus. Macbeth: June 8-July 26, select dates and times, $22-$83. The Merry Wives of Windsor: July 6-August 11, select dates and times, $10-$81. Arden of Faversham, by Anonymous, July 22-Au- gust 13, $30-$67. All shows in University Theatre Building 261. University of Colorado Boulder, cupresents.org. Creede Repertory Theatre: CRT’s award-winning company produces big-city quality repertory productions in a spectacular location from May through September. Mainstage Theatre: Young Frankenstein, June 8-August 31; The Importance of Being Earnest, June 28-September 8; On the Stage of Sondheim: A Musical Adventure, July 24-August 28. Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, through September 14; Prima’s Guide to Funerals, world premiere by Leonard Madrid, July 12-September 14; Boomtown! Improv, June 21-September 21. Mainstage balcony tickets start at $25 and orchestra tickets at $38; children generally half-price. CRT Mainstage, 124 Main Street, and Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre, 120 ............................................................ creederep.org. Lafayette Arts Hub: See summer fare at Lafayette’s commu- nity-run cultural center and theater. Rent: Fridays through ....................................................... 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette, artshub.org. Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre: A world-class theater located in Grand Lake, Colorado, bringing outstanding pro- fessional theatre to the Rocky Mountain region. Kinky Boots, through August 24; The Music Man, June 14-August 23; Come From Away, June 29-August 22; Cabaret.............. July 20, $175; Almost Heaven, September 1-30. Repertory tickets, $35 to $65; Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, 800 Grand Avenue, Grand Lake, rockymountainrep.com. Shakespeare in the Sangres: WCPA presents a play each evening in our beautiful outdoor amphitheater behind the Jones Theater in Westcliffe. As You Like It: Fridays through Sundays, June 14-June 30; tickets: $5 to $20; Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts, 119 Main Street, Westcliffe, jonestheater.com. Theatre Aspen: This year’s theme is “Celebrating Resilience: Tales of Triumph and Strength.” Steel Magnolias, June 17- June 29; Legally Blonde The Musical: July 5-July 27; Come From Away, August 2-August 24; Solo Flights, September 3-September 8. Hurst Theatre, 470 Rio Grande Place, Aspen, theatreaspen.org. Vintage Theatre: Presenting classics and cutting-edge theater, classes, improv and staged readings. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, through June 16; The Hombres, through July 7; BANNED the Musical, July 25-July 28; tickets: $20 to $38. 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora, vintagetheatre.org. FILM Film on the Rocks:.......................................- do-grown pre-show entertainment. Mondays, 7 p.m.: June 10: The Matrix, pre-show: Darkarts; June 24: Shrek (sold out); July 8 The Wizard of Oz, pre-show: National Geographic Live; July 15: Deadpool, pre-show: Doc Sadler Band; August 19: Mad Max: Fury Road, pre-show: Sundown Throwdown Prize Winner; $20 to $69, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 ....................................................... ................. Historic Elitch Theatre Summer Films: The Historic Elitch Theatre Foundation resumes a free family favorite, with screenings now inside the theater. June 7: Elemental; July 5: Barbie; August 2: Wonka.................................. free, or a $5 donation. Historic Elitch Theatre, 4550 West .............................................. MCA Denver Summer Cinema Sundays:....................... series hosted by MCA Denver and Denver Film. June 16: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Field of Dreams; July 14: The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious; August 4: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and Some Like It Hot; all double features at 10:30 a.m., $3 to $5. MCA Denver at the Holiday, 2644 West 32nd Avenue, ..................... Movies Around Town, Arvada: Free movies on a giant ........................................................... June 7: Barbie, Homestead Park, 5640 West 63rd Avenue, Arvada; July 19: Jaws, Lake Arbor Park, 6450 Pomona Drive, Arvada; August 9: Back to the Future, Wolff Park, 8500 West 57th Avenue, Arvada; September 6: People’s Choice: Wood ......................................................... ....................................... Movies at McGregor: Bring a blanket and sit on the lawn, or choose a table in the plaza for hit movies on a 66-foot LED screen. July 4, Double Feature: Top Gun, 1 p.m., and Top Gun: Maverick, 3 p.m.; July 20, Rockies Star Wars Night Double Feature: The Force Awakens, noon, and The Last Jedi, 3 p.m.; August 8: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, 6 p.m. August 22: Barbie, 6 p.m.; September 28, Rockies Harry Potter(TM) Night: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2:30 p.m.; free admission. McGregor Square, 1901 Wazee Street, mcgregorsquare.com. ............................. Grab your chairs, a blanket and some drinks for free family movies under the stars. June 10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem; June 24: The Marvels; July 8: Trolls Band Together; July 22: Barbie; ............................................................. 4599 East Tennessee Avenue, Glendale, Summer Events continued from page 28 continued on page 32 .......................................... .......................... .......................... ................................... ........ . . . . . . . ................... ......... . . . . . . . ............... .......... . . . . . . . .................... ........ . . . . . . .................... .............. . . . . . . . .................. ......... ...... . . . . . . . ..................... ........
