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Our 2025 Community Block Party will take place May 10th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at 40 West Gallery (6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214). Attendees will enjoy live music, hands-on art activities, light refreshments, and an inspiring art exhibition featuring Creative Aging participants. This event is FREE but registration is required. Attendees can RSVP HERE.

We invite you to support our Creative Aging fundraiser, which is raising essential funds to keep this transformative program alive. Your donation not only supports older adults through the arts—it also enters you into our exclusive giveaway!

🎟 $30 donation = 1 entry
🎟 $50 donation = 3 entries (No limit on entries!)

Attendees can make your donation in advance HERE or at the event. Giveaway tickets will be provided at check-in. 

Prize packages include:

• Art of Wellness Package – Acupuncture treatment with Diana of Opal Acupuncture, in-home Myer’s Cocktail IV treatment, and a facial - $355 value!
• Culinary Arts Package – $100 in dining at Annette Restaurant & a fresh homemade sourdough loaf - $120 value!
• Art of Self Care Package – Headshot portrait session with Dona Laurita & a private introductory session at Arc Pilates - $400 value!
• Art Field Trip Package – Skyspace experience for 25 in Green Mountain Falls - $400 value!
• Art Appreciation Package – Boulder eBike Mural Ride for two with Wall to Wall Boulder - $190 value!
• Theatre Package – Two tickets to a live show at Town Hall Arts, Littleton, Colorado - $84 value!

We are excited to announce The Creative Capitol: Art of Teaching Artistry, now on view at the Colorado State Capitol! This exhibition celebrates 18 of our incredible teaching artists, who not only inspire students of all ages but also continue to grow in their own creative practices. Teaching artistry is more than just a job–it’s a calling.

The exhibition runs from February 2025 through August 2025.

• Learn more about the exhibit HERE.

Presented by Colorado Creative Industries and curated by Daisy Fodness-McGowan, Executive Director of Think 360 Arts.

Build your acrylic painting skills during this 4 week workshop series with artist Tony Ortega. Participants can expect a fun and laid-back environment where they can relax, imagine, and create a memorable acrylic painting. Each class includes a 1.5-hour painting lesson in which Tony will facilitate a step-by-step guide in the painting process. Even if you haven’t painted since elementary school, you are in the right workshop for a fun and creative experience. All supplies will be provided.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS WORKSHOP. By registering for this workshop, participants are expected to attend all four sessions (listed below). If you are unable to make all four sessions, please consider joining us next time. 

• When: Wednesdays (3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2)
• Where: Sam Gary Branch Library (2961 Roslyn St, Denver, CO 80238)
• Registration is required. Register HERE.

Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will perform during the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance's spring program Glow Wild Immersive Lantern Experience, highlighting cultures from around the world. The Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will be performing March 14th & 22nd from 6:30pm - 8:45pm. These performances are included with Zoo admission.

• Buy your tickets HERE.  

About Glow Wild: 

Glowing Wild is an all-new, immersive lantern experience lighting up DZCA this spring. This brilliant and enthralling event features 60 unique scenes made up of over 145 lanterns across our campus. These beautiful, gleaming displays feature flora and fauna from across the world—with interactive surprises all along the way! Learn more HERE.

Teaching artist Courtney Esser will led a workshop at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference focused on arts integration for ECE through theatre games and mindfulness.

• Learn more and register for the 2025 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference HERE

Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will perform during the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance's spring program Glow Wild Immersive Lantern Experience, highlighting cultures from around the world. The Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will be performing April 11th & 26th from 6:30pm - 8:45pm. These performances are included with Zoo admission.

• Buy your tickets HERE.  

About Glow Wild: 

Glowing Wild is an all-new, immersive lantern experience lighting up DZCA this spring. This brilliant and enthralling event features 60 unique scenes made up of over 145 lanterns across our campus. These beautiful, gleaming displays feature flora and fauna from across the world—with interactive surprises all along the way! Learn more HERE.

Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will perform during the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance's spring program Glow Wild Immersive Lantern Experience, highlighting cultures from around the world. The Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble will be performing April 3rd from 6:30pm - 8:45pm. These performances are included with Zoo admission.

• Buy your tickets HERE.  

About Glow Wild: 

Glowing Wild is an all-new, immersive lantern experience lighting up DZCA this spring. This brilliant and enthralling event features 60 unique scenes made up of over 145 lanterns across our campus. These beautiful, gleaming displays feature flora and fauna from across the world—with interactive surprises all along the way! Learn more HERE.