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Editor’s Note: Prior to attending any events this spring, be sure to check websites and social media to make sure it’s game-on.

MARCH

MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY MARCH 1-31

Denver Month of Photography Denver (MOP) is a biennial festival that celebrates the art of photography through public exhibitions and events across the region. Join enthusiasts and professionals alike in admiring photography across Denver. denvermop.org

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA SEPTET WITH WYNTON MARSALIS MARCH 5

Virtual event The evening will feature the premiere of The Democracy! Suite, a new Wynton Marsalis composition written during the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to the political, social, and economic struggles facing our nation and the beauty that could emerge from a collective effort to create a better future. newmancenterpresents.com

BEATS ANGIQUE MARCH 19

Denver Get back into your music groove at the Mission Ballroom. Headliner Beats Antique with Desert Dwellers, Bluetech, and Edamame will provide the evening’s entertainment. The band plans to use shadows, light, Indonesian shadow puppetr y, custom-created lanterns, dance, stor ytelling, crowd participation and more to make this an unforgettable visual spectacle. missionballroom.com

TEDXMILEHIGH: UNCHARTED MARCH 20

Virtual Event TEDx ventures into unmapped ideas in science, art, technology and community. Join TEDxMileHigh as it celebrates the human spark of discover y and impulse to forge ahead into the UNCHARTED. tedxmilehigh.com/uncharted

APRIL

BOULDER SYMPHONY: RING IN THE SPRING APRIL 3

Boulder The Boulder Symphony is actively performing Symphonic Music’s most monumental repertoire. Featuring Aaron Copland’s ballet Appalachian Spring, the Symphony will ring in spring with two shows in one day! bouldersymphony.org

Photo courtesy Polar Plunge

POLAR PLUNGE

MARCH 7 DENVER Head into the great outdoors and venture over to Wash Park to plunge, run, or do both in support of Special Olympics Colorado athletes. Due to COVID-19, you can also elect to participate virtually this year. Funds raised from the Polar Plunge help ser ve 15,000 incredible Special Olympics Colorado athletes, who are breaking down barriers to build communities of inclusion. specialolympicsco.org/event/denverplunge

DENVER ZOO FREE DAYS APRIL 8

Denver Denver Zoo is thankful for all of the love Colorado has shown this year. So, on select Share the Love Days, the zoo is giving that love back to the community with 125 free tickets for ever y 15-minute admission window. denverzoo.org/free-days

SALVADOR DALÍ: GARDENS OF THE MIND APRIL 10 - AUGUST 22

Denver Fresh this spring, check out the Salvador Dali exhibit at Denver Botanic Gardens. Mixing flora with the artist’s signature motifs, two series of prints, FlorDalí and Surrealist Flowers, underscore Dalí’s ongoing infatuation with his native landscape of Catalonia. botanicgardens.org/exhibits

MAY

FURRY SCURRY MAY 1

Virtual Event Join the Denver Dumb Friends League for the 27th annual Furr y Scurr y from wherever you are. Instead of coming together at Wash Park as a community supporting the League, in the Virtual Furr y Scurr y you get to choose the time and location. Register and walk any time through May 31. support.ddfl.org

COLORADO ROCKIES HOME OPENER

APRIL 1 DENVER The Colorado Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers to kick off the season. Watch Trevor Stor y and the rest of the Rockies in one of Denver’s biggest sports days of the year. mlb.com/rockies