October 9, 2025
Beer Festival, Salsa Party and Paul McCartney!
Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain! There’s an America the Beautiful symphonic concert this week, comedians from both coasts and this land-locked state, plus there’s a Beatles tribute band at PACE and the Great American Beer Festival is happening downtown at the Convention Center! Plan your weekend now from the new build community of Looking Glass from the many things to do in Parker and nearby – with family, friends and neighbors!
TODAY/TONIGHT: Thursday, October 9
BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY: MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE
Prepare to be transported by a musical masterpiece reborn. Immerse yourself in David Bowie’s final, critically acclaimed album, Blackstar, reimagined for a 65-piece orchestra and performed in its entirety with Artistic Director Donny McCaslin and members of his jazz quartet that created the album alongside Bowie. The evening culminates in a celebration onstage featuring performances of “Space Oddity,” “Life on Mars,” “Heroes,” and more – each song a testament to the legacy of the Starman himself.
Thursday-Saturday, October 9-11
GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL
The Great American Beer Festival is America’s premier beverage alcohol festival, professional competition, and cultural phenomenon. Each year, GABF represents the largest collection of U.S. beverage alcohol ever served in a public tasting event plus a private competition. GABF brings together the makers and diverse beverages that make the U.S. the world’s greatest brewing nation. Tasting sessions offer attendees the opportunity to tour America’s brewing landscape, one ounce at a time, with access to thousands of different beverages from hundreds of the nation’s finest makers. To enjoy along with the beverages, the event will showcase live music and some of the area’s most popular food trucks!
Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Tickets: From $85 (Designated Driver: $35)
MICHAEL RAPAPORT
Michael Rapaport is an American actor and comedian who can currently be seen in Hulu’s Life & Beth. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s and starred on the sitcom The War at Home. He has appeared on Friends, Netflix’s Atypical, as well as Fox’s Boston Public and Prison Break. Some of his notable film roles include True Romance, Cop Land, and Metro. Michael is also the host of the I Am Rapaport: Stereo Podcast, where he shares his strong, funny, and offensive points of view on life and everything in between. He also directed the award-winning documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest.
Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Pl., Greenwood Village
Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Fri., 6:30 & 9:00 p.m.; Sat., 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: From $30
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
“Effervescent… screwball musical comedy meets the sublime songs of George and Ira Gershwin.” – The Sun-Sentinel
A hilarious screwball comedy, Nice Work If You Can Get It pokes fun at the Prohibition era in a clash of elegant socialites and boorish bootleggers, all set to the glorious songs of George and Ira Gershwin. Highlights from the score include “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Sweet and Low Down,” “Delishious” and the title song.
Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree
Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sat./Sun., 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: Starting at $55-$79
Friday, October 10
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: SALSA PARTY
Get ready to move when the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra (CJRO) takes the stage with a high-energy concert that celebrates the electrifying fusion of Latin jazz and salsa. Hear the beat of this catchy blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with the pulse of jazz, mambo and Cuban musical traditions. With driving percussion, bold brass and soaring vocals, this salsa party delivers the tempo, movement and pure joy that’s guaranteed to get you out of your seat!
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: PSO
Happy 250thBirthday, USA!Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a symphonic journey that captures the heart and soul of the nation. In its 32nd season, the Parker Symphony Orchestra welcomes you to a series of exhilarating concert experiences that showcase American music through the works of its greatest composers.
The first in this season’s PSO concert series features American composers whose works take us on a musical exploration through some of our nation’s greatest scenic wonders, from the rugged forests of the Appalachians to the awe-inspiring vastness of the Grand Canyon, and beyond.
Friday-Sunday, October 10-12
CASTLE ROCK HOME SHOW
The three-day event is free to the public and it gives homeowners in the greater Castle Rock area the opportunity to meet with local contractors, experts in updates and upgrades, and design pros to gain inspiration and to start planning your next home improvement projects. Exhibitors in solar, roofing, spas, kitchen and bathroom renovations, windows, landscaping, flooring and more will be participating at the Castle Rock Home Show.
Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Rd., Castle Rock
Fri., 12:00-6:00 p.m.; Sat., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
DRACULA BALLET & ORCHESTRA
The return of Colorado’s cult favorite, Dracula promises all the spine-chilling drama and dark screams of this classic gothic love story set in 19th century Transylvania, based on the novel by Bram Stoker. With choreography by Michael Pink and Philip Feeney’s original score, Dracula‘s return to the Mile High City illuminates the spooky season for audiences craving a thrilling adventure.
Ellie Caulkins Studio Loft, 980 14th St., Denver
Fri./Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sat./Sun., 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $50-$145
Saturday, October 11
PARKER FARMERS MARKET
It’s the hottest place in Parker on a Sunday morning with over 100 vendors selling local produce, meats/dairy, food trucks, artwork, home/body products, and much more! Hosted by The Local Colorado, the Farmers Market in downtown Parker opens on Mother’s Day and runs every Sunday through October.
Downtown Parker, 19565 Mainstreet, Parker
8:00 a.m. (Sundays through October 26, weather permitting)
Tickets: Free Admission
INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA
Inside the Orchestra’s Introduction to the Orchestra Quintet is a hands-on musical experience for young audiences. Enjoy an immersive musical experience as a quintet featuring violin, oboe, viola, cello, and trombone takes young audiences on a musical storytelling adventure. Encounter elephants, navigate a gondola through Venetian canals, and escape from a troll, all while discovering the different families of the orchestra and learning musical terms. Young attendees will have the chance to answer questions, engage with the music, meet the musicians, and explore various orchestra instruments at our Instrument Petting Zoo. For ages 2 to 6.
GILMORE GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Calling all Lorelai and Rory (GILMORE GIRLS) lovers out there! Stars Hollow Day is back this year, and it is the 25th Anniversary of the show! If you have been able to attend in the past years, you know how much fun these fans have!!
Prepare for a full day of Gilmore Girls fun in Downtown Parker, which according to organizers has so many Stars Hollow similarities like coffee shops, diners, bookshops, boutiques, and an adorable town square park and gazebo. This event will play to each one of them — starting and ending at the Gazebo in O’Brien Park. It will include lunch in the diner, shopping in the market, grabbing coffee, sweet treats, yellow daisies and gift shop fun and so much more!! The VIP tickets include a Gilmore Girls inspired tote bag and GG inspired sweatshirt.
COMEDY ZONE: CHRIS VOTH
A-list comedians also perform right here in Parker this weekend! Featured comedian Geoff Tice, is a Denver-based writer, podcaster, actor, and artist, is a regular at the world-famous Comedy Works and has toured with his upbeat, energetic style of stand-up comedy across the country.
Headliner Chris Voth is a comedian, educator, and filmmaker and has been performing stand-up comedy for more than 25 years, appearing on The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, and Comics Unleashed. Based in Denver, he has been Ron White’s national touring opening act for six years — more than 250 shows in 40+ states. His album “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead Tired” is available to stream online through the Bad Password label.
Chris also wrote, directed, and starred in a feature-length film entitled “Camino Unreal,” which received seven awards and nominations from small, independent festivals. In addition, Chris is a full-time high school teacher with a master’s in English and a doctorate in education. He uses clever, intelligent humor to entertain audiences of all ages and demographics.
CIRQUE CINEMA WITH TROUPE VERTIGO
Cirque Cinema is a feast for the senses. Aerial artists, contortionists, and ballet dancers of L.A.’s Troupe Vertigo team up with your Colorado Symphony on stage. The dazzling show features astonishing acrobatics and fantastic feats set to familiar music, including themes from blockbuster movies and beloved films from several composers including John Williams.
Troupe Vertigo – whose “dizzying acts defy gravity and leave its lucky audiences in awe,” (Los Angeles Times) – has performed with major orchestras across North America. Combining elements of cirque acrobatics, classical dance, and contemporary theater, Troupe Vertigo brings audiences on a spellbinding journey through artistic movement. Come one, come all to this high-flying night under the big top with Cirque Cinema and the Colorado Symphony!
Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., DCPA Complex, Denver
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Starting at $12.80 to $163.84
PAUL MCCARTNEY
One of two surviving members of The Beatles, Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Paul McCartney has enjoyed extraordinary success with his bandmates and as a solo artist. His contributions to The Beatles, his creativity, and versatility as a musician played a significant role in the band’s evolution. His influence is especially evident in albums like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and The White Album. His solo career produced albums like Band on the Run andthis may be one of the last opportunities to see him live in a Denver concert!
NEXT WEEK: Tuesday, October 14
SEEDLINGS: MAGIC DAVE
Marvin the Rabbit and his animal friends are determined to become real superheroes! They want to fly, have super speed, and even turn invisible. While these superpowers will elude them (after a lot of hilarious attempts), they might just unlock the greatest superpower of them all: something inside of them and all of us that truly makes a superhero.
AN EVENING WITH ELIZABETH GILBERT
After college, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled the country working in bars, diners and on ranches collecting experiences she would turn into fiction. While in New York, she also worked as a journalist for such publications as Spin, GQ and The New York Times Magazine. She was a three-time finalist for The National Magazine Award, and an article she wrote in GQ about her experiences bartending on the Lower East Side eventually became the basis for the movie COYOTE UGLY.
Elizabeth is best known for her 2006 memoir EAT PRAY LOVE, which chronicled her journey alone around the world, looking for solace after a difficult divorce. The book was an international bestseller, translated into over thirty languages, with over 12 million copies sold worldwide. In 2010, EAT PRAY LOVE was made into a film starring Julia Roberts. The book became so popular that Time Magazine named Elizabeth as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Thursday, October 16
GREAT DECISIONS: AI, NATIONAL SECURITY AND HOMELAND DEFENSE
Join the area’s largest discussion program on critical global issues of today with Dr. Benjamin Gochman, Chief, Engagements for Arctic, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean in the NORAD and USNORTHCOM J3 Operations Directorate and Lead Instructor, Homeland Security Certificate Program for the University of Denver. Please register each person attending.
Parker Library, Event Hall B, 20105 Mainstreet, Parker
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Admission: FREE with REGISTRATION
Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
“Effervescent… screwball musical comedy meets the sublime songs of George and Ira Gershwin.” – The Sun-Sentinel
A hilarious screwball comedy, Nice Work If You Can Get It pokes fun at the Prohibition era in a clash of elegant socialites and boorish bootleggers, all set to the glorious songs of George and Ira Gershwin. Highlights from the score include “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Sweet and Low Down,” “Delishious” and the title song.
Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree
Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sat./Sun., 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: Starting at $55-$79
Friday-Sunday, October 17-19
MICHAEL YO
A two-time Emmy nominee fresh off his third comedy special Snack Daddy, Michael Yo is a comedian, actor and host keeping busy on all of Hollywood’s platforms. Michael is a proud father and loving husband with a bottomless pool of material about his family. Michael came up under the wings of Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy. In addition to having a twice weekly Las Vegas residency and Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club at The Linq and being the featured comedian at Mad Apple by Cirque du Soleil, Michael headlines theaters and clubs all over the country.
He’s a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Adam Carolla Show. He also appeared on season 15 of America’s Got Talent; Michael received a yes from all four judges and made it to the quarter finals.
Michael stars in the Apple TV+ series Amber Brown, recurred on Kevin Can Wait, shot the Damon Wayan Jr.’s pilot Happy Together for CBS and was a principal in Facebook Watch’s first sitcom series, Starter Pack.
Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Pl., Greenwood Village
Fri., 7:15 p.m.; Sat., 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15-$30
Saturday, October 18
BRITBEAT: BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND
Head to PACE for a mesmerizing journey through the iconic soundscape of The Beatles with BritBeat – The Immersive Beatles Tribute Experience, an unparalleled fusion of live musical prowess and cutting-edge multimedia technology. This immersive show blends a live concert performance of The Beatles’ timeless song catalog with transformative video imagery that excites the senses. Witness the band’s captivating artistry come alive on stage as a state-of-the-art video backdrop elevates the concert experience to new heights. As the music reverberates through the venue, the multi-media elements transport you, making you feel like you are enveloped in The Beatles’ historic music journey.
LOOKING FORWARD TO FALL IN LOOKING GLASS
If you’re considering a new home in Parker, swing by the beautiful model homes from D.R. Horton, Taylor Morrison, Dream Finders (and this fall, Richmond American Homes), in Looking Glass and find your perfect fit, With so many things to do nearby, Looking Glass is a great location for young and old, families and empty nesters. The master-planned community and its neighborhoods give you access to paths and parks, community connections and nearby recreation, entertainment and shopping. from the $600s.