Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens Summer Concert Series Schedule 2024

Concerts at the Denver Botanic Gardens are really special! In their own words, their summer series "offers an unrivaled ambiance of thousands of blooming plants and the crystal clear music of some of the world's most sought­-after artists." It's the truth. What that means is…
Denver Botanic Gardens - Printmakers Exhibit

Printmakers Explore the Natural World at Denver Botanic Gardens

A new art exhibit is coming to Denver Botanic Gardens! Featuring color lithographs from the University of Colorado Art Museum’s Sharkive, Process Makes Perfect: Printmakers Explore the Natural World presents prints by Don Ed Hardy, Hung Liu, Emmi Whitehorse and Red Grooms. Drawings, preparatory materials…
Boy George 2015

Boy George and Culture Club: Denver Concert Photos

Yet another concert featuring one of my all-time bands, whom I had never seen live. Culture Club has reunited and mounted an American tour (that I am pretending in my head was just for my benefit). Sadly, drummer Jon Moss had a back injury, forcing…
Chihuly at Denver Botanic Gardens at Night

Chihuly At Denver Botanic Gardens – Night Time

When I attended the press event for the Denver Botanic Gardens premiere for Chihuly's exhibit here in town, everyone kept saying to be sure to go back at night. That the light was completely different. That the glass looked totally different. I went back recently with my pal Danielle for a little girl's night out, and boy were they right. We made it just as the sun was setting and had dinner at the new restaurant at the Monet water lily garden, Hive. The food was quite good, in the vein of upscale fast casual - although our service was quite bumpy. (If you call bumpy not very good at all.) However, we both agreed to give them another chance some other time since they had just opened and hopefully were just working out the kinks. The main reason we were there - to see the glass at night - was definitely worth the trip. Not only does the glass look different, but the flora all around them in the shadows transform as well. We have been to the Gardens many times for Blossoms of Light, but all the lushness that is still here now during the summer was a welcome addition to the Chihuly pieces.