upcoming events

AAPI+ Heritage Month Celebration at Denver Zoo

May 6-7 | 10:15am to 5pm Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver Event is included with zoo admission denverzoo.org/events/asianamerican-and-pacific-islander-festival

Night Market at Stanley

Saturday, May 13 | 12pm to 8pm

Stanley Market | 2501 Dallas St, Aurora Free and open to the public stanleymarketplace.com/events/ night-market-at-stanley

See more AAPI Heritage Month events at:

tinyurl.com/colorado-apa-may

Annual Amache Pilgrimage

Saturday, May 20 | 6am to 2:30pm

Bus pick-up at Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St, Arvada

Cost: $30 for bus ride | Reservations required amache.org/pilgrimage

In celebration of Heritage Month, Denver Zoo is proud to partner with the Filipino-American Community of Colorado to host its second annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI+) Festival at the Zoo! Join for a day of multicultural dance, music, art, and informative workshops. Celebrate the diversity of Colorado’s Asian community and the zoo’s unique connection to Asian cultures and countries through their animals and conservation programs.

Mudra Dance Studio:

UTSAV XV - A True Celebration

Sunday, May 7 | Begins at 3pm PACE Center

20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Tickets: $30 General parkerarts.org

Don’t miss Mudra Dance Studio’s 15th annual recital and 30th original production. A beautiful blend of Mudra’s students will rejoice and celebrate their learning over the past year and share that happiness through dance, live Taiko drumming, music and audio-visual magic on stage! Celebrate the beauty of life through dance!

Join for a FREE event featuring local food, live dance performances, makers, musicians and DJs from Colorado’s AANHPI community. Performances begin at 12pm on the Southeast Plaza, followed by a night market from 2-8pm in the Hangar. Come taste the flavors of Asia, dance to K-pop and J-pop, and shop til you drop at this first ever celebration of its kind at Stanley Marketplace!

Fireside Chat with Hon. Chelsea Malone and Hon. Nina Wang

Nikkeijin Kai of Colorado and Amache Preservation Society invite you to join for Pilgrimage memorial services and potluck lunch as they have been held for over 40 years for pilgrims coming from Denver for a one-day Pilgrimage. Pilgrimages to former WWII concentration camps for those of Japanese descent were started in the late 1960s. Due to increased interest in Amache becoming a National Historic Site, Amache Alliance, University of Denver Amache Project, National Parks Conservation Association, and Colorado Preservation will be providing additional weekend events.

Self-Defense Community Workshop

Saturday, May 27 | 1pm to 4pm

Asian Pacific Development Center 1537 Alton Street, Aurora Workshop is free, but please RSVP in advance tinyurl.com/aapi-self-defense

Tuesday, May 16 | 5:30pm to 7pm Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP 1550 17th St. Suite 500, Denver Cost: Free and open to the public Reserve a spot at: apaba-colorado.org

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado Women’s Legal Alliance invites you to a Fireside Chat in honor of APA Heritage Month. The discussion will feature Hon. Chelsea Malone and Hon. Nina Wang.

Nina Nin-Yuen Wang is an a US district judge for the District of Colorado. Hon. Chelsea Malone is a judge of the Denver County Court. The event is sponsored by DGS Women’s Network.

From instructors at IMPACT Personal Safety of Colorado, learn boundary setting and de-escalation skills by establishing physical boundaries and handling difficult situations. Increase awareness and decision-making skills to think quickly when threatened. Practice showing confident body language, communication tools and strikes to disable an attacker in worst-case scenario. Workshop organized by APDC, APABA, and CACEN.