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Have fun your way in this summer
I’m a pretty rm believer that summer doesn’t actually begin until June 21 (I guess I’m a big equinox guy or something) and I think this year’s weather really bears me out, seeing as we didn’t really start having proper summer weather until June
So, now that we’re actually into the most fun season of the year, it’s time for my quarterly round up of great events to honor it properly.
Go to the world’s fair with Molly Brown
American history bu s know that the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair is one of the key cultural events of our history. It was a chance to showcase innovations like electricity, highlight the work of artists of all kinds and give visitors the chance to explore the rich history and exciting future of the world at large. e list of those visitors include Denver’s own Molly Brown and her family.
In celebration of the fair’s
130 th anniversary, the Molly Brown House Museum , 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, is hosting “ e World is Changing” exhibit through Sunday, Aug. 27. Visitors will be able to peruse unique original artifacts from the event, learn more about what fair attendees saw and how it changed the world.
In addition to the exhibit, there will be special events throughout its run, like an examination of the food that was served at the fair and see how people of color and women were represented there.
All the event information can be found at https://mollybrown.org/ visit-us/exhibits/.
You’re going to need a bigger amphitheater for ‘Jaws’
You can make a solid case that Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” is a perfect lm. Even if you discard the mountains of money it made, the way it totally rejiggered lmmaking and the lm industry, and how it announced one of the art form’s most important gures, everything about it just works — the score, the suspense, the characters, the shark (well, that might be the one from Nature.” Opening reception July 1: 5-8:30 p.m. First Friday, July 7, 4-8:30 p.m. See valkarie neart.com or 720-220-7587.
ROX Arts Gallery
ROX Arts Gallery at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is moving to Unit 222, next to See’s Can-