Denver area events for Dec. 30
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.
Tuesday
Denver Cocktails Tour — 4:30-6:30 p.m., Denver, $79-$85. Registration required: deliciousdenverfoodtours.com.
Sipping N’ Painting Hampden — “Northern Lights,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sipping N’ Painting Hampden, 6461 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, $35. Registration required: sippingnpaintinghampden.com.
Night & Day with Eric Benny Bloom — 6:30 and 9 p.m., Dazzle at Baur’s, 1080 14th St., Denver, go online for prices. Tickets: dazzledenver.com/#/events.
Paint and Sip — “Date Night: Happy New Years!,” 6:30-9 p.m., Whimsy Paint and Sip, 14676 Delaware St., Suite 200, Westminster, $35. Tickets: whimsypaintandsip.com.
Open Mic Night — Sign-ups start at 7 p.m. with performances at 8 p.m., Goosetown Tavern, 3242 E. Colfax Ave., Denver; goosetowntavern.com.
DeadPhish Orchestra — With Electric Juice Box, 8 p.m., Cervantes’ Other Side, 2635 Welton St., Denver, $25. Tickets: cervantesmasterpiece.com.
Blossoms of Light — A twinkling winter wonderland with luminous light displays, 4:30-9 p.m., through Jan. 11, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, $18-$33. Tickets: botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/blossoms-light.
“Deborah Jack: The Haunting of Estuaries…an (After)Math of Confluence” — Through Feb. 15, MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, go online for admission prices; mcadenver.org.
“Andrea Carlson: A Constant Sky” — Through Feb. 16, Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.
“Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes” — Through March 22, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org.
“Ms. Destiny” — Through March 29, Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/ms-destiny.
“38th Star: Colorado Becomes the Centennial State” — Through Sept. 26, History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, $15; historycolorado.org.
CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette
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