The Cookie Factory, a former fortune cookie factory turned contemporary art space, is having everyone over for its one year birthday party on Saturday. There will be art, there will be cake, and there will be balloon animals.
We’ve also got Grand Junction classic, a journey into traditional Mongolian instruments and a free poetry workshop in the San Luis Valley.
April 30-May 6
Cookie Factory birthday party. It’s been almost a year to the day that philanthropist Amanda Precourt opened the doors to a former fortune cookie factory in Denver’s Baker neighborhood and started inviting the neighbors in (on Wednesdays between 4-7 p.m., and by appointment, that is).
She’d turned the old factory floor into a wide-open gallery, and the upstairs into a personal apartment and space to house her contemporary art collection.
“Most collectors want to show their collection. So they show what they bought,” Jérôme Sans, artistic director and curator of the Cookie Factory, told The Colorado Sun shortly before the space opened. “But showing what you buy is just showing yourself. It’s a beautiful thing, but that’s not what we are doing here.”
Instead, they’ve used the space to mount solo shows by Sam Falls and Gary Simmons, mixed media artists invited to create brand new, large-scale works inspired by Colorado.
Simmons’ show, “Rush,” is the New York-raised artist’s take on the legends and lore around the wild, wild West. The show closes Saturday, and the closing reception doubles as a first birthday party for the space itself, with live music, food, party games, face painting, balloon animals and, of course, birthday cake.
Free; noon-5 p.m., May 9; Cookie Factory, 425 W. Fourth Ave., Denver
Other events to consider
Rides & Vibes. The annual mountain bike race and main street music fest in Grand Junction is ramping up this year, adding “urban enduro” racing and a freestyle motocross show into the mix. Free; May 8-9; Main Street, Grand Junction Morin Khuur Festival. A three-day festival centered on the morin khuur, also known as the Mongolian horse head fiddle, expected to draw enthusiasts from all around North America for the Sunday night gala concert, while providing a weekend full of free, accessible events for those who want to learn more about the instrument. Various prices; May 8-10; University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver Poetry workshop. A free poetry workshop with artist, organizer and award-winning poet, Suzi Q. Smith. Workshop is open to all levels (recommended for 18+ years old), and caps out at 15 participants. Free; 6-7 p.m., May 8; Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative, 602 Main St., AlamosaNote: This is a curated list by the reporter to give readers a sense of arts and culture events happening across Colorado that they may not have otherwise known about. This is not meant to be an exhaustive account of things to do.
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