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Things To Do In Denver This Weekend4/23/2021
Following the park lighting, head to nearby Limon for a Parade of Lights that begins at 7 p.m. Find more information here.Here are the ten cant-miss things to do this weekend; be sure to check our list of light shows, holiday markets and family-friendly events, too.The Music of Black Nativity Through December 23 The Aurora Foxs traditional staging of Black Nativity, a retelling of the Bible story thats based on the works of Langston Hughes, was originally planned as a live performance before rising COVID numbers again shut the theaters doors.In no time, the play was retrofitted as a virtual holiday concert, with a colorful multimedia set conceived and created in days.
The musical will stream nightly through December 23; get tickets and more information here. December Delights Through December 27, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 5 to 10:30 p.m. Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street Four Mile Historic Park is jumping into the holiday game with December Delights, a family-friendly winter romp in the park, with a skating rink, holiday lights and art installations, snacks and drinks, a scavenger hunt and the immersive live-action video game attraction Oh Heck Yeah. For the grownups, theres even a late-night adult-skate slot, where folks can let loose on the ice from 9 to 10:30 p.m. DJ set are included). Admission is free to 14 (skating is 10 to 19); get timed-entry tickets here. Things To Do In Denver This Weekend Free In AndRelated Stories Ten Things to Do for Free In and Around Denver This Week Art Attack: Fourteen New Shows for the Last First Friday of 2020 Let There Be Lights: These Holiday Shows Get Glowing Reviews CU Holiday Festival Through January 4 Bringing together faculty and students from the College of Music, CUs Holiday Festival has been a tradition for decades. This year the music, comprising holiday favorites and classical pieces recorded over the course of the fall semester, is virtual. But it still promises to bring the joy of the season to your home, where you can listen seated by the fire, wrapping gifts or entertaining the children. Tickets are 20 for individuals, 40 for a household, and 80 for a group; get yours here. Dylan Fajardo-Anstine learned how to make it from her auntie in west Denver. Although the 1940s White Christmas Ball has always sold out, theres endless space in cyberspace, where this years event will be held. Good thing, too, because the 2020 ball is free Bands performing the Christmas playlist will include Bianca and the Flyboys, the White Christmas Singers, the Denver Dolls, the Satin Dollz and the Jeremy Mohney Swing Band. Enjoy swing dancing lessons in your living room, and learn how to make vintage ornaments as well as how to mix up a vintage cocktail and go 1940s holiday glam (there will be a best-dressed contest, too). We Are Who We Always Were: Afrofuturism in Fashion, Film and Art Saturday, December 5, 2 to 4 p.m. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Afrofuturism where it came from and where to find it in modern culture when artist Holly Kai Hurd and moderator Andrea Moore have a virtual conversation on a Saturday afternoon. ![]() TEDxMileHigh Friday, December 5, 5 p.m. This virtual TEDxMile High will feature eight extraordinary presenters. What do you see for the future or can you see at all The way forward is messy and clouded by complex challenges. While there is no magical formula for perfect vision, as we look inward, we might start to see more clearly and reconnect with our humanity. Experience the power of big ideas and transformative thinking for free this year; sign up here. Hugo Prairie Yuletide Festival Saturday, December 5, 6 p.m. Ready for a road trip Just over an hour east of Denver, Hugos Main Street will be decorated with holiday lights and the adjacent Railroad Park filled with lighted Yuletide decorations, both new items and creative upcycled pieces created by Hugo Main Street volunteers who have been cutting, building and painting for months. Included in the decorations is a small forest of pallet Christmas trees that have been decorated by local families and artisans. The official park lighting is at 6 p.m., when the High Plains Brass band will lead the festivities with Christmas carols. Following the park lighting, head to nearby Limon for a Parade of Lights that begins at 7 p.m. Find more information here.
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