6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Colorado Rockies opening day, eclipse party and more
SUNDAY
The community orchestra Pikes Peak Philharmonic has a triple dose of classical works on its bill this weekend: “William Tell Overture” by Rossini, “Russian Easter Overture” by Rimsky-Korsakov and Brahms’s Symphony No. 1. Showtime is 3 p.m. Sunday at Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N. Nevada Blvd., but you can show up at 2:15 p.m. for a pre-concert lecture by Maestro Luciano R. Silvestri. Tickets are $12-$18, free 12 and younger; pikespeakphil.org, entcenterforthearts.org.
SUNDAY
Space Foundation will throw a party a day ahead for Monday’s total solar eclipse. The celestially themed Yuri’s Night will feature food and cocktails, cosmic hands-on activities, silent auction and the chance to meet astronauts, including Frank Culbertson, Ron Sega, Kathy Thornton and Duane “Digger” Carey. It’s 5:30-9 p.m. Sunday at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road. Tickets are $85 and includes your first drink, $175 VIP; 719-576-8000, spacefoundation.org/events/yuris-night.
FRIDAY
Your Colorado Rockies are back. To celebrate the return of the crack of a bat as they open against the Tampa Bay Rays at Coors Field on Friday, head to the free Game Day on the Block party from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. Throughout Dairy Block, 1800 Wazee St. in Denver, you can check out live music by Something Vinyl Club and others, art installations featuring the Rockies, pop-up bars, food and drink specials and more; dairyblock.com/events/gameday-on-the-block-2.
SUNDAY-JULY 21
Chilean artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra will open her first solo U.S. museum show at Denver Art Museum on Sunday. “Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes,” which will run through July 21, features paintings, drawings and prints that explore the relationship between the human body and the world around it, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, $15-$22, free 18 and younger; 720-865-5000, denverartmuseum.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Take one cup symphony, one cup folk and Americana singer-songwriter, and one more cup singer-songwriter legend from the ’60s. That’s quite a meal. Denver singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff will join the Colorado Symphony to pay homage to Leonard Cohen, covering some of his famous songs, including “Hallelujah” and “Suzanne.” The show’s at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver. Tickets are $70-$145; 303-623-7876, artscomplex.com.
SUNDAY
Temple Shalom presents a one-hour chamber music concert featuring musicians from the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and others from the community. The program features woodwinds performing the Mozart Octet in E-flat Major and the Gounod Petite Symphonie. The show is 3-5 p.m. Sunday, 1523 E. Monument St., $10, free for kids. A dessert reception will follow the concert; 719-634-5311, templeshalom.com.











