by Mark Smiley | Mar 28, 2025 | Main Articles
Tickets For The Wednesday Evening Concert Series Are On Sale Now
by Mark Smiley
July 16: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, featuring vocals by Front Range mainstays, Liz Barnez, Rebecca Folsom, and Celeste Krenz. This concert sold out Swallow Hill’s 300 seat room in the fall, and the band is excited to bring it outdoors this summer.
Music and memories go hand in hand. Hearing a beloved song from our youth can transport us back in a way few other things can, while creating new memories in the process.
Swallow Hill Music is proud to announce the return of tribute concerts at Four Mile Historic Park on Wednesday evenings this June and July. The concerts will start on June 4 and run every Wednesday until July 16. The Denver-based music nonprofit introduced its lineup of tribute shows last summer and music lovers responded in record-breaking numbers, creating a multigenerational experience — and memories — in the process.
Picking up on last summer’s momentum, this year’s lineup welcomes U2 tribute band Bullet The Blue Sky, Fleetwood Mac tribute Rumours, Santana tribute Santa Rios, and Rolling Harvest, a Bob Dylan-Neil Young tribute.
Returning to the concert series are Denver’s venerable Grateful Dead tribute band Shakedown Street, and Sugar Britches with their John Prine tribute show.
Rounding out the lineup is A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, featuring vocals by Front Range mainstays, Liz Barnez, Rebecca Folsom, and Celeste Krenz. This concert easily sold out Swallow Hill’s 300 seat room in the fall, and the band is excited to bring it outdoors this summer.
Pack a picnic dinner and spread out on the lawn at Four Mile Historic Park to take in a night of unforgettable music in a family-friendly setting. Outside food & non-alcoholic drinks and coolers are allowed, but outside alcohol is not permitted. An onsite bar will be available.
The Wednesday night concerts begin at 6:30 p.m., with Four Mile Historic Park opening at 5:30 p.m.
See the full lineup and get complete details on the website mentioned below. As a nonprofit, ticket purchases to all Swallow Hill productions help support bringing more music to the Denver metro community through concerts, as well as our music classes and music in preschool programs. Thank you for supporting summer concerts with Swallow Hill Music.
Visit swallowhillmusic.org//four-mile for a complete schedule and for tickets. Tickets are $20 and $15 for Swallow Hill and Four Mile Members. Kids ages 4-12 are $10, children 3 and under are free. Four Mile Historic Park is located at 715 S. Forest Street in Denver.
by Mark Smiley | Mar 28, 2025 | Valley Gadfly
Gentle breezes, chirping birds, picnic baskets, and flowers in bloom. Best of the best: It’s the end of winter! It was the Beatles’ George Harrison who sang it best: “Here Comes the Sun.”
Goodbye clouds, hello bright April skies. April brings new sounds, like bird songs at dawn and frog croaks by ponds. April’s flowers, the daisy and sweet pea, bring joy to April-born.
Beautiful, sun-kissed days. Cool, crisp nights. The sights and smells of spring. Here are our fresh, fragrant choices for shopping, dining, and entertainment to put a spring in your step:
View the film and musical montage for Naruto in Denver for the first time at the Ellie April 1, 7:30 p.m. Sing along with the two-hour event synchronized to a live orchestra performing Toshio Masuda’s original score. Information: 720-865-4220.
Enjoy the arrangements, harmonies, and onstage energy of the musical foursome Windborne entertaining at Swallow Hill’s Daniels Hall April 4, 8 p.m. Information: 202-777-1003.
Youth concert Destination Denver with Robinson Dance, rapper Nelo Tyler, and the Symphony plays Boettcher Hall April 17, 2:30 p.m. Information: 303-623-7876.
Want warm, hearty comfort food? Sam’s No. 3 — Glendale & downtown — serves over 100 breakfast, lunch, & dinner items. Large portions, fair prices. Downtown since 1927, Glendale since 2013. Denver 303-534-1927; Glendale 303-333-4403.
Join Glendale Sports Center’s Adult League basketball, outdoor soccer, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, & pickleball. No joining fees or contracts. Membership includes classes. Leagues all year. Fitness programs for all ages. Information: 303-639-4711.
Touring band Daruma plays at Dazzle in The Arts Complex April 17, 7 p.m. Group plays blend of improvisation, electronics, & grooves. Information: 303-839-5100.
See and hear Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. — formed in Dublin in 2014 — entertaining at the Mission Ballroom April 22, 8 p.m. Information: 720-577-6884.
Catch the music of Tempe, Ariz.-based rock band Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers coming to play at the Bluebird Theater April 24, 8 p.m. Information: 303-377-1666.
Hear CNN Anchor & 60 Minutes Correspondent Anderson Cooper at the JFS Executive Luncheon in the Sheraton Downtown Hotel April 22, noon-1:30 p.m. Event supports life changing services of Jewish Family Service that help everyone in need regardless of race, faith, age, or income. Information: 303-579-5000.
Blossom by blossom the new spring begins with all its splendor, all its birds, and all its blossoms. The promise of warmer days, plus its simplicity, playfulness, and unpredictability.
As this month begins, it brings the soft laughter of April’s sun, along with the shadow of April showers. April is recognized as “the angel of the months, the young love of every year.”
On April Fools’ Day believe nothing, trust no one. Just another day. Why do omelets love April Fools’ Day? They enjoy practical yolks. Summer texted us; she’s on her way.
— Glen Richardson
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