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From left: Juliana Black, Elizabeth
Welch, Melinda Dickson-Smart
and Reyna Von Vett. Photo by Terry
Shapiro. |
Denver Center Attractions
The Taffetas
Through Aug. 6
It’s 1950-something and four
singing sisters from Muncie,
Ind. are making their national
television debut. “Spotlight
on Music,” a fictitious weekly
program on the real-life
Dumont Television Network,
is the framework for an
evening featuring some of
the greatest hits of the ‘50s. A nostalgic nod to girl groups of
the era, The Taffetas pays tribute to the sounds of The Maguire
Sisters, The Fontaine Sisters and The Chordettes. The show
runs Tuesdays through Sundays at the Garner Galleria Theatre.
For tickets or more information, call 303-893-4100 or visit
www.denvercenter.org.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
Through May 20
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of
a Better World delves into the
multi-faceted personality of a
man who profoundly influenced
the path of a nation and whose
contributions still resonate today.
A man of many talents and a
boundless sense of curiosity,
Benjamin Franklin was a printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat
and philanthropist. This exhibition moves thematically through
his life and pairs more than 250 original Franklin artifacts and
five U.S. founding documents with over 40 video animations,
hands-on displays, and computer-based interactive kiosks that
borrow from Franklin’s curiosity, wit, and wisdom.
For more information, call 303-322-7009 or visit www.dmns.org.
Opera Colorado
Un ballo in maschera
April 26-May 8
As fortunes unfold in Verdi’s burning tale
of guilty passion and murderous jealousy,
King Gustav and Anckarström’s friendship is
put to the test when a love triangle surfaces
before the famed masquerade ball. The action
takes place in the grand royal flair of Sweden
in the late 1700s. Artistic Director James Robinson will direct
this new production being created in cooperation with Boston
Lyric Opera and Minnesota Opera.
For tickets or more information, call 303-357-2787 or visit
www.operacolorado.org. |