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Friday, February 27th: Enjoy Mandy’s favorite Broadway and classic American tunes in a musical journey you’ll never forget. Get tickets at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Thursday, March 12th: Come experience live Afro‑jazz, percussion, and kora in a work that vibrates with energy, agility, and joy. Get tickets at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
March 21st – March 22nd: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it takes audiences on a fantastical journey of imaginative dance, acrobatics, and visual illusion. Get tickets at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Feb. 27th – March 1st: Enjoy this Tony Award-winning musical comedy that explores themes of community, trust, and redemption. Learn more at DenverCenter.org.
Through March 29: Enjoy this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
April 7: Honor type 1 heroes and support the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. Learn more at ChildrensDiabetesFoundation.org
April 17: Come enjoy a gathering that brings our community together to celebrate the power of women and girls. Learn more at UnitedWayDenver.org.
March 20 - April 19: Experience a vibrant twist on The Wizard of Oz with soulful music, high-energy dance, and stage magic! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org.
March 27 – April 19: Experience a Pulitzer-winning, witty modern twist on Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.
April 21: CBCA’s Business for the Arts Awards honors creative business-arts partnerships statewide. Learn more at CBCA.org.
April 29: Hear from a dynamic group of women who are making waves in the trades. Learn more at EGFoundation.org.
May 7: Come enjoy an expo highlighting women making a meaningful impact toward a more just and sustainable world. Learn more at WomenPoweringChange.org.
Saturday, April 25th: Enjoy a 70s-inspired celebration honoring five decades of leadership and empowerment! Learn more at CWEF.org.
Through May 10: Enjoy this laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic. Get tickets at DenverCenter.org.
March 27 - May 10: Enjoy this extraordinary true story that chronicles how an isolated town played host to the world. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
April 17th – May 31st: Enjoy this disarmingly funny and tender play about the foibles (foy·blz) of language and miscommunication. Learn more at DenverCenter.org
May 2-10: Experience the timeless beauty of Madama Butterfly as it graces the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage. Get tickets at OperaColorado.org.
April 9th – 19th: Enjoy this iconic story on the stage with laughter, tears, and a thick fog of hairspray. Learn more at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org
May 8th - June 7th: Back by popular demand this hilarious, puppet-filled musical brings big laughs and heart to the stage! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org
June 5th – 28th: Discover a transformative musical experience, brought to life with Phamaly Theatre Company. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org
Probe the boundless mysteries of space by wandering and immersing your senses through sight, sound, and touch. Learn more at www.DenverArtMuseum.org
Through August 2026: Explore one of the earliest European expeditions through present-day Colorado and the Mountain West. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
Through July 26: Explore the work of Denver-based artist Susan Wick, who is driven by a relentless curiosity that conjures worlds of fantasy, intrigue, and desire. Learn more DenverArtMuseum.org.
Oct. 2nd - Nov. 1st: Enjoy a gothic comedy packed with laughs, chills, and unwelcome guests. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.
Through September: Explore the Centennial State’s origins through authentic photographs, documents, artifacts, and voices. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
Through September: A marquee exhibition featuring more than forty artifacts that witnessed the moments that shaped the United States.
The Symphony’s 25/26 season features performances with world-renowned artists. Explore the lineup and get tickets at ColoradoSymphony.org.
The Newman Center’s 25/26 season features world-class dance, music, and family-friendly performances. Learn more at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Through Jan. 3: Come experience a high-energy musical honoring a country legend. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.
While the show follows the basic idea of the classic Dracula tale, the DCPA is now putting a comedic twist on the storyline.
Award winning baritone Will Liverman is headed to Denver for Opera Colorado celebration concert.
Cheyenne Frontier Days will run from July 17 to 26 and will have more rodeo events, $960,000 rodeo prize money — up from $770,000 — and a new "first Friday rodeo."
More than 700 community and business leaders, elected officials, students & supporters are expected at the celebration of women and girls' success around the world.
Most musicals are known for their songs, dances, and costumes, but the show at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts right now has some amazing acrobatics as well.
For the first time in 50 years, Colorado Symphony toured New York City.
More than 270 Colorado restaurants will be participating in Denver Restaurant Week, offering multi-coarse meals at either $25, $35, $45, or $55.
Aurora's signature summer festival, celebrating international culture and cuisine, will take place June 13 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Colorado Symphony is having a historic weekend in New York City, performing three sold‑out concerts across two of the nation's most iconic venues, including Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall.
Colorado Ballet presents the Denver premiere of "The Great Gatsby." The iconic American classic centers around the love between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan that turns into an obsession.
See photos from the collection day for the toy drive.
Xcel Energy Day of Service
CBS Colorado's 2nd Annual Girls In The Game event encouraged and inspired girls to consider careers in sports.
Participants honored and celebrated the lives of organ and tissue donors, their recipients and recognized those who continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. CBS News Colorado's Michael Spencer was the emcee.
See images from the Indy Eve celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver on July 3.
The 12th annual Global Fest drew thousands of people to the Aurora Municipal Center on June 14, 2025.
See photos from the Girls & Science Kickoff Event at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the CSU Spur takeover.
See images from Together 4 Colorado Toy Drive Collection Day on Dec. 12, 2024.
Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day as the triple threat of unseasonably warm temperatures, strong downslope winds and extremely low humidity levels appear once.
Delayed due to warm weather, the Evergreen Lake Plunge is back this Sunday at 10 a.m. The plunge features a chilly jump into near-freezing water through a hole cut in the ice in Evergreen Lake.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has unanimously voted to name Acting Director Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan as the new permanent director.
Eating out can add up quickly, especially in today's economy. One Denver organization is easing that expense, meal by meal. SAME, or "So All May Eat" Café, offers locally sourced, made-from-scratch meals every weekday. It meets you right where you are in your budget.
A small mountain food bank in Leadville lost nearly $28,000 after a fundraising company handling its donations declared bankruptcy while still holding the nonprofit's money.
Two brothers and a cousin will carry on a family legacy built over decades when they compete in the state wrestling championships.
Evergreen Lake's ice skating season has come to an end. It was the shortest ice skating season out on the lake that the Colorado mountain town has ever seen.
Three companies have been cited for serious violations that investigators say led to the deaths of six dairy farm workers in Northern Colorado last year.
The Energy & Carbon Management Commission is proposing the penalties.
The film festival in 2027 will involve 11 official venues, including some on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
The U.S. men's hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday ahead of their upcoming appearance at Tuesday night's State of the Union address by President Trump. One player that won't be there is Brock Nelson.
The U.S. men's hockey team also visited the White House on Tuesday following their gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
The Penguins have traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 draft.
The U.S. women's ice hockey team said Monday they will not be attending President Trump's State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
Hours before President Trump's State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but inflation hasn't been "completely fixed yet."
The Pentagon may decide to officially designate Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" to push them out of government, sources say.
The U.S. men's hockey team also visited the White House on Tuesday following their gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
A grand jury refused to return an indictment against the six Democratic lawmakers earlier this month.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Hours before President Trump's State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but inflation hasn't been "completely fixed yet."
In new CBS News poll, most describe the state of the country as "divided;" Republicans are optimistic. Democrats and Republicans alike want to hear Trump talk about the economy and the cost of living.
The Pentagon may decide to officially designate Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" to push them out of government, sources say.
The U.S. men's hockey team also visited the White House on Tuesday following their gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
"We play for one team," House Speaker Mike Johnson told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil ahead of the State of the Union. "We're all for America."
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
From headphones that can tell the age of your brain to a headband that can help rewire your brain, consumer neurotechnology devices are unraveling the mysteries of the mind
A Clear Creek County woman is relearning CPR weeks after she says the technique saved her life.
Three companies have been cited for serious violations that investigators say led to the deaths of six dairy farm workers in Northern Colorado last year.
Starting in 2027, the Danish pharma firm will sell its weight-loss and diabetes drugs for $675 per month.
Warner Bros. Discovery said it will engage with Paramount Skydance to assess if its latest offer is superior to Netflix's $83 billion bid.
Ford is recalling almost 413,000 Explorers from model years 2017 through 2019 due to a defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control, the U.S. auto safety regulator said
FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a "full refund" of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
