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“It’s thrilling to offer live music again for a limited in-person audience and to be working with some of Denver’s most talented bands," notes Sara Baie, MCA Denver director of programming, in a statement. "Safety remains a priority for us, which is why each band will be performing on top of the parking garage across from the museum’s rooftop. Groups of two and four may watch and listen to the bands while enjoying our cafe and bar food and beverage offerings. This is going to be a special, intimate, in-person experience." While you're at the museum, be sure to take in

*** One of the first memories I have of feeling viscerally annoyed by racist bigotry during my time in Italy was when I found out the term Zulu was popularly held to mean “uncivilised” in quotidian Italian parlance. I had arrived on a scholarship to study at the United World College of the Adriatic. This is where I first encountered and learnt to sing baroque madrigals. Upon arrival, one of my first acquisitions was a copy of Dizionario Garzanti Della Lingua Italiana. Written there, in stark black-and-white, on the final page of that tome was the entry: “ Zulu, agg. persona rozza e i...

Now that Black History Month has come to a close and the nation has celebrated the achievements and contributions of Black people in this country. We have also reflected on the injustices that are faced by Black people every day – injustices that, this past summer, moved us all to action. In the spirit of Black History Month, Waa-Mu has uplifted the Black creatives who have been a part of this process and reflected upon the space we occupy, the stories we have told and the voices we have neglected. Waa-Mu stands proudly as one of Northwestern University’s oldest traditions. Throughout the...

Gigulate Ronen Givony – Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense isn’t your typical book about rock stars. For one, Ronen Givony opens his second book with this line: “First, a confession, and a caveat: I’ve only seen them fifty-seven times.” From the get-go, it’s clear that this narrator possesses the kind of voice that we can […]

Maia Ruth Lee, "Language of Grief," 2020. India ink on canvas. With the anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic in sight, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver invited artists from around the state to reflect on the events of the past year. In its new exhibits “Colorado in the Present Tense” and a solo exhibition “Jaime Carrejo: Waiting,” the works explore many of the emotions and ideas still fresh in the public’s minds as the pandemic continues.  Although separate from “Colorado in the Present Tense,” Carrejo’s installation fits right in. “Waiting” is a meditation on th...