Black Fantasy Ball, exhibition of oddities and curiosities, John Legend

DIY music, ballroom culture weekend dance

Friday Sunday. Denver Adjustable wrench, the 13-year-old DIY arts collective, is hosting their latest musical showcase – one in a long series of free events supporting women of all ages, the LGBTQIA + community, and artists of color.

The program of the mini-fest on Sunday October 3 at City park pavilion features a Witch Collective Craft Market, Ethiopian and Mexican food trucks, onsite printing (“bring a shirt”) and live music from 4 pm to 9:30 pm; a dance party will follow. 2001 Steele St. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Chairs and blankets are encouraged. Sign up and see the artist lineup on eventbritecom or titwrenchcollective.org.

Also this weekend: Colorado’s black pride the first celebration of ballroom culture arrives with Black Fantasy, an ideal introduction to the communal and competitive art form that reinvented gay culture in the late 1970s in Harlem.

The program from Saturday October 2 to Sunday October 3 offers free Saturday workshops on the history of culture from the ballroom to Rocky Mountain PBS, the Black Fantasy Ball to Studio Loft, inside the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, on Saturdays ($ 25 per person, or $ 150 per table), and a Sunday brunch at Denver Triangle. Visit blackpridedenver.com for tickets, locations and more.

How too strange is he for Denver?

Saturday. Most of the attractions marketed as spooky these days tend to have a mainstream vibe. This weekend offers a break with the Oddities and Curiosities Fair, where you can spend time with adults (and possibly a few children) amid a fine selection of skulls, taxidermy, quack medical devices, jeweled amulets, “funeral collectibles” and more household items .

The event on Saturday 2 October invades Hall B of Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. Admission is $ 12, but for an additional $ 5 you get the Real Freak Show add-on, and for $ 210 there’s a Jackalope taxidermy class. Good luck. odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com or axs.com

A legend, already made

Sunday. The incredibly smooth, ageless John legend regularly supports its dozen Grammy Awards with numerous tours. His latest takes him to the South Denver nonprofit Levitt Hall, best known for hosting dozens of free, family-friendly, high-quality concerts every summer.

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Legend is a paid show, which helps fund the bottom line of organizations, and is worth more than the ticket price of $ 39.50 for lawn seats, or $ 69.50 to $ 200 for closer seats. 7 p.m. Sunday, October 3 at 1380 W. Florida Ave. at Ruby Hill Park. Chairs and blankets are encouraged. levittdenver.org or ticketmaster.com

The legends of La Llorona

Saturday. From September 15 to October 15, Latino Heritage Month events in the metro area are as sprawling as Colorado History lecture series (see historycolorado.org/latino-history-heritage) and as compact as this weekend’s La Llorona Festival To Corky Gonzales Library.

The jewel of contemporary architecture at 1498 Irving St. hosts the event as part of the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC) Dia de Los Muertos 2021. “Recuerdos 2021”, as this season is called, runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, with some of Colorado’s most famous cuenteros (storytellers) as they tell the tales and legends of women. who weeps, La Llorona.

In addition to Kristopher Garcia-Simms, Geraldina Lawson, Sherry Coca Candelaria and others, there will be an open mic for community members to share their own La Llorona stories. Free and family-friendly, with refreshments. Call 720-865-2370 or visit denverlibrary.org to find out more.

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