The Denver Traveler

Denver has the honor of hosting the National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC)- taking place this June 11th through the 14th. More than 3,000 members of the performing arts community will convene to explore and discuss the state of performing arts in our nation. NPAC is based at The Colorado Convention Center and will host many lectures, speeches, discussions and symposiums encompassing all the art forms: Dance, Music, Opera, Theatre and Choral Music.
All around town- performances are being hosted to honor this convention. Venues are varied and eclectic, but have in their hearts- the arts in mind. Check out the following …read more

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Whether you’re a vegetarian looking for some good natural eats, or someone who wants to hear some great live music, or even someone who needs to learn a new dance step, the Mercury Cafe is for you!
Serving up both vegetarian and meat dishes, the Mercury Cafe is an all natural foods eatery designed to excite even the pickiest eater. Vibrantly painted murals cover the walls, and the staff is super friendly and ready to help you find just what it is you’re craving.
Set on the outskirts of downtown at 2199 California Street, the Mercury Cafe is known for …read more

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April is National Poetry Month and Denver has a lot of happenings to honor this occasion- from onomatopoeia to beat to slam to iambic pentameter to haiku to the longest multi lingual poem and counting- all month long!
April 17th- Poem in your pocket day: carry a poem in your pocket all day.
April 21st – Poet Richard Tayson at the Tivoli Student Union.
April 23rd- Mix, Blend and Liquefy at Wild Sage Community Center in Boulder.
April 25th- Arapahoe Community College’s Writer’s Studio 2nd Annual Literary Festival.
Recurring Monthly Events (free unless noted):
Sundays 8pm- Mercury Café Slams $5
Tuesdays 7:30pm- Pretty Boys School of Public …read more

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Since 2001, Argusfest- a community organization, has been helping to raise public awareness here in Denver land with hundreds of events on human rights, social justice, media, environmental and other issues of conscience.
Their on-going weekly year long film festival is usually only a 5 dollar suggested donation, yet no one is ever turned away.
Coming up 7 pm, Tuesday Feb. 19th at The Mercury Café, Argusfest Film Series, presents the Colorado Premiere of The Big Sellout a new hard-hitting documentary that “challenges current economic orthodoxy in contending that the dogmatic claims of the international business establishment for neo-liberal development …read more

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