It’s not often that you get an opportunity to travel through time – let alone more than one. From exploring Denver’s Four Mile Historic Park to using maps to discover Wash Park of the old days and learning about how Mexican chairs have influenced art from the Spanish conquest to today, March is the month to get our fix for time traveling opportunities.
’Have a Seat’ at the Denver Art Museum
I traveled Mexico extensively when I was in college. With so many other cultural icons for me to revel at while there, I wasn’t necessarily paying attention to the artistry of the chairs I sat on. Now I wish I had, but nonetheless, the latest exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy, brings me nostalgia for the hospitality that Mexico offers. The “Have a Seat: Mexican Chair Design Today” opened in February and runs through Nov. 3. It is an interactive exhibit and features 17 contemporary seats designed by 22 Mexican artists. The exhibit provides viewers with “a journey through history and traditions, exploring into the enduring legacy of the cross-cultural world that emerged in Mexico following the Spanish conquest … to influence the development of the arts today, inspiring new types of objects and furniture for the 21st century,” states a news release. This exhibit is included with general admission. Learn more at denverartmuseum.org.
Time travel in Wash Park
The Denver Public Library’s Eugene Field Branch is offering a unique opportunity to travel through time and explore the Washington Park and Bonnie Brae neighborhoods. Participants will learn to use the library’s Time Traveler’s Map of Denver, and examine some rarely seen physical maps of the area. The event takes place from 2-3 p.m. March 28 at the Eugene Field library, 810 S. University Blvd. It is free and family friendly, but the program is recommended for ages 12 and older.
Sphinx Virtuosi
The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Denver campus, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., is welcoming Sphinx Virtuosi for a performance at 7:30 p.m. on March 20. This performance group is a self-conducted chamber orchestra composed of Black and Latinx artists. It is based in Detroit, but one of the members is Boulder’s Alex Gonzalez, the assistant professor of violin at the University of Colorado’s College of Music. To learn more about Sphinx Virtuosi, visit sphinxmusic.org, and to purchase tickets to the performance at the Newman Center, visit newmancenterpresents.com.
’The Cost of Living’
This production of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner, “Cost of Living” by Martyna Majok, is a collaboration between Curious Theatre Company and Phamaly Theatre Company. “This surprisingly funny and very human play … is about the forces that bring people together, the realities of facing the world with physical disabilities and how deeply we all need each other,” states the description on Curious Theatre Company’s website. It will be presented at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., in Denver from March 14 to April 20 with various showtimes available. Purchase tickets at curioustheatre.org.
Egg hunt at Four Mile
About 20,000 eggs will be waiting for children to snatch them up at this year’s Egg Hunt at Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., in Denver. There will also be tractor hayrides, a magician, live music by Animal Farm, spring-themed arts and crafts, and, for the adults, a marketplace and the Four Mile Bar serving up some cocktails for attendees 21+. The event takes place on March 30 with morning and afternoon spots available. Learn more and purchase tickets at fourmilepark.org/family-egg-hunt.