B-Side Music Fridays Are Back
on the Roof July 9
B-Side Music Fridays is a live music series on Friday nights in July and August where Colorado musicians perform in MCA Denver’s rooftop garden. Enjoy an intimate performance from some of the city’s top indie bands while sipping crafted cocktails and relaxing on the best roof deck in Denver.
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Plus Mixed Taste is back too!
DCPA OFF-CENTER AND MCA DENVER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE POPULAR OFF-BEAT SERIES RETURNS THIS SUMMER WITH TWO WAYS TO TUNE IN: STREAMING ONLINE OR IN PERSON AT THE SEAWELL BALLROOM. THAT’S RIGHT — WE’RE BACK, BABY!
Two speakers get 20 minutes each to enlighten you on unrelated topics, guest curated by Mixed Taste fan-favorite poet and lecturer Suzi Q. Smith. After the presentations, ideas start to blend when audience members ask questions and anything goes. Each event will conclude with an original poem by some of Denver’s best poets inspired by the evening’s topics.
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Attend In-Person at Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Seawell Ballroom
Tickets start at $20
Stream Live from the Comfort of Your Own Screen
Tickets start at $10 | Season pass $50 (save 17%)
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TOPICS
Wednesday, July 7 at 7pm MT
Rage Philanthropy & Apples
Featuring: Melanie Sidwell & Gayle Volk, with poet Suzi Q. Smith
Wednesday, July 14 at 7pm MT
Dr. Justina Ford & The Banjo
Featuring: Terri Gentry & Stephen M. Brackett, with poet Mahogany
Wednesday, July 21 at 7pm MT
Alien Communication & Shoddy Fabric
Featuring: Ka Chun Yu & Hanna Rose Shell, with poet Bianca Mikahn
Wednesday, July 28 at 7pm MT
Forest Health & Lowriders
Featuring: Christina Burri & Armando Geneyro, with poet Franklin Cruz
Wednesday, August 4 at 7pm MT
Public Transportation & Polyamory
Featuring: Kimberly Ming & Dr. Apryl Alexander, with poet Brenton Weyi
Wednesday, August 11 at 7pm MT
Casa Bonita & Social Robots
Featuring: Andrew Novick & Mohammad H. Mahoor, with poet James Brunt
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Exhibitions on View Now
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Ellen Bruss Senior Curator Miranda Lash gives a brief overview of the themes in Jaime Carrejo's exhibition in just 60 seconds.
Artist Maia Ruth Lee discusses the themes of her exhibition, the inadequacy of language to describe our present moment, her choice of accessible and unconventional materials, and the home video featured in her gallery.
To what extent are NFTs reimagining Conceptual Art, reigniting the art market boom of the 1980s, and/or just disrupting the field of contemporary art through technological innovation? Mark G. Falcone Director Nora Burnett Abrams and leading blockchain researcher Amy Whitaker address these questions and more.
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