Performing Arts Venues in Denver

11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield Northwest Denver Suburbs

303-410-0700

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Connoisseurs of live music will tell you that something is lost when an artist becomes popular enough to perform in an arena. While this may be true at some places, it's certainly not the case at Broomfield's 1STBANK Center, where the sound is pretty well dialed in virtually anywhere you sit. The venue, which sits halfway between Denver and Boulder, has hosted a variety of acts, from Radiohead and Portishead to Kelly Clarkson and the Black Keys. Shows of this caliber feel far more intimate here than you'd expect.

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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Northwest Denver Suburbs

720-898-7200

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The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, eight miles northwest of Denver, is a multi-purpose facility that includes a museum, dance and theater rehearsal rooms, an amphitheater,and three other theaters. Throughout the year, it offers classes and workshops for all ages. Concerts, musicals and art exhibitions are also presented year-round.

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Boettcher Concert Hall

14th St & Curtis St. Downtown Denver

303-623-7876

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Broomfield Auditorium

3 Community Park, Broomfield Northwest Denver Suburbs

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Center for the Arts Evergreen

32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen West Denver Suburbs

303-674-0056

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Central City Opera House

124 Eureka St., Central City Mountains

303-292-6500

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The historic Central City Opera House is fascinating in and of itself: Built in 1878 by miners, it boasts gorgeous fresco on its ceiling, and there are names of notable Coloradans of yore -- such as Horace Tabor and Buffalo Bill -- carved on the backs of the seats. (Those carvings were transferred when the seating was updated in 1999.) But the venue's real beauty lies in its programming, which is showcased with the opera house's beautiful acoustics. Every summer, Central City Opera presents three productions for opera lovers in the metro area, a mix of one classic, one lesser-known and one American opera -- proof that this small town knows how to put on a big show.

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Chicano Humanities & Arts Council

772 Santa Fe Central Denver

303-571-0440

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The Clocktower Cabaret

1601 Arapahoe St. Downtown Denver

303-293-0075

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The Clocktower Cabaret has been delighting audiences for more than eleven years with its beautiful European-style decor, variety entertainment, and top notch hospitality. Located in in the heart of downtown Denver, the variety nightclub is nestled beneath the historic Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower building. Denver's showcase venue for live performances and your destination for fun, the nightclub boasts a full bar and a selection of appetizers, snacks and desserts. The main attraction is the entertainment, offering a diverse array of local and national acts including music of all genres, comedy, burlesque, drag shows, and more. Depending on the night's entertainment lineup, the dimly lit, intimate club can be an ideal spot for dates and anniversaries -- or a raucous bachelorette party. Generally, there are shows Wednesday through Saturday night.

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Clyfford Still Museum

1250 Bannock St. Central Denver

720-354-4880

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Curious Theatre Company

1080 Acoma St. Central Denver

303-623-0524

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Over the past two decades, Chip Walton and his Curious Theatre Company crew have put on some of Denver’s most provocative, award-winning productions. The company’s headquarters, a nineteenth-century church in the Golden Triangle, is ground zero for the area’s most compelling, provocative theater.

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Dairy Arts Center

2590 Walnut St. Boulder

303-440-7826

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219 articles

DEAD Academy

841 Santa Fe Dr. Central Denver

720-354-0264

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Denver Design Incubator

2040 Clay St. Northwest Denver

720-213-6601

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8 articles

Ellie Caulkins Opera House

1400 Curtis St. Downtown Denver

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Putting the Ellie Caulkins Opera House inside the historic Quigg Newton Auditorium was like building a ship inside a bottle. The auditorium -- a 1908 buff-colored brick building designed in a neoclassical style by Robert O. Willison -- had become run down over the years and had long since lost its historic interior. And that history was an illustrious one: Then known as the Municipal Auditorium, it hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1908 and later became the city's premier opera house. The inside was restored in 2002 with a gorgeous, neo-modern interior that’s all rich woods and shining glass and metal, and the 2,225-seat theater still hosts opera -- and comedians, ballet performances, songsters representing a variety of genres, and high-school graduation ceremonies.

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FACTORY| Made, Boulder

2000 21st St. Boulder

303-927-0802

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Garner Galleria Theatre

14th and Curtis streets Downtown Denver

303-893-4100

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The Garner Galleria Theatre is the most intimate space in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It hosts touring productions, local shows, acting classes and special events year-round. And since the Denver Center for the Performing Arts lies the Garner Galleria Theatre. And since the venue is small, there’s not a bad seat in the house. The excellent sound system makes an evening here even more enjoyable.

38 articles

History Colorado Center

1200 Broadway Central Denver

303-447-8679

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Museum reflecting people, events, issues, themes and cultures spanning centuries of Colorado's past, including the permanent exhibits Cheyenne Dog Soldiers,The Colorado History Chronicle, Out of the Earth: Mining in Colorado, La Gente: Hispano History and Life in Colorado, the Wall of History and more.

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Imig Music Building

1020 18th St. Boulder

303-492-8008

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King Academic & Performing Arts Center

855 Lawrence Way Central Denver

303-556-2296

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King Center

855 Lawrence Way Central Denver

303-556-2296

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Kittie Mae Millinery & Accessories

3559 Larimer St. Downtown Denver

303-949-7617

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Lakewood Cultural Center

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood West Denver Suburbs

303-987-7845

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins Northern Colorado

970-221-6730

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7 articles

Lone Tree Arts Center

10075 Commons St., Lone Tree Southeast Denver Suburbs

720-509-1000

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The Lone Tree Arts Center opened in 2011 as one of the area’s premier performing-arts venues, hosting music, theater and dance events as well as promoting arts education for children. The 500-seat main-stage theater, with orchestra and balcony seating, has state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. There’s also an adaptable 225-seat event hall for more intimate performances, events or meetings, and a 350-seat outdoor terrace theater.

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Macky Auditorium Concert Hall

1595 Pleasant St. Boulder

303-492-8423

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Miners Alley Performing Arts Center

1100 Miner's Alley Golden

303-935-3044

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Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden began as the Morrison Theatre Company in 1989, and over the years the productions have just become more polished. The 130-seat theater is complemented by Lillie’s Saloon, a bar and lounge where actors and audiences alike can socialize after the show.

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Mishawaka Amphitheatre

13714 Poudre Canyon, Bellvue Mountains

970-482-4420

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Mishawaka Amphitheatre is situated on the banks of the Poudre River, not too far from Fort Collins. Know to locals as the Mish, it can hold about 750 people and is an intimate outdoor venue overlooking both the river and the Rocky Mountains. The Mish hosts a variety of national and local acts, including a decent amount of jam-centric bands and rock, bluegrass, reggae and hip-hop acts.

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PAC3

520 S. Third St., Carbondale Mountains

970-925-1663

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The Performing Arts Center at Third Street, known better as PAC3, opened in downtown Carbondale in the summer of 2011. The 5,000-square-foot multi-use venue, which holds 365 people for seated events and 541 for unseated general-admission shows, brings in a steady stream of local and touring acts (including rock, bluegrass, folk and jam bands), but it’s also used for community events, nonprofit functions and festivals.

PACE Center

20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker Southeast Denver Suburbs

303-805-6800

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A state-of-the-art venue situated on Parker’s historic Mainstreet, the Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center comprises a 536-seat main-stage theater, a 3,000-square-foot event room, an art gallery, a dance studio, a media lab and more. The center, in which the Town of Parker invested $20 million, offers a variety of classes and programs to the public, as well as hosting music, dance, theater and comedy events.

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Paramount Theatre

1621 Glenarm Place Downtown Denver

303-623-0106

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Since being built by Temple Buell in 1930, the gorgeous art-deco Paramount Theatre has had a storied history. The theater originally showed silent films, and it has a one-of-a-kind Wurlitzer twin-console organ that was designed to produce a variety of sound effects to accompany the films. And while the Paramount had a long run as one of the premier movie houses in the Rocky Mountain region, the venue, which can accommodate 1,900 people, has hosted an assortment of nationally recognized bands, comedians and other performances over the past few decades.

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Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts

190 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs Southern Colorado

719-520-7469

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10 articles

RedLine Contemporary Art Center

2350 Arapahoe St. Downtown Denver

303-296-4448

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RedLine, located at the edge of the Ballpark/Curtis Park neighborhood, strives to create an environment where artists share their experiences with the public. As they enter the gallery, visitors physically step over a “red line,” symbolizing that they are free to explore their own creativity. At any given time, there may be fifteen to twenty resident artists displaying their work at RedLine. But the gallery also reaches out into the community, with innovative programs.

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Reserve Casino & Hotel

321 Gregory St., Central City Mountains

303-582-0800

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