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Looking for inexpensive or free things to do in Denver/Boulder? Want to sample local stores, restaurants, & attractions without breaking the bank? Mile High Cheapskates Claire Walter and Laura Daily show you how to get the best for less. Want to get in touch? Email us at: info@milehighonthecheap.com
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‘Au Revoir les Enfants’ Free at Denver Film Center, 2/5

Join Colorado Public Radio film critic Howie Movshovitz at the next Tattered Cover Film Series presentation, Sunday, February 5 at 2 p.m. for “Au Revoir les Enfants,” a 1987 film by Louis Malle. The film is an autobiography about one inadvertent act, when Malle was a schoolboy during the Nazi occupation of France in World [...]

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Denver Art Museum Offers Free Entry

The Denver Art Museum holds its next  “First Saturday” tomorrow, February 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy the museum’s world-class art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. FREE tickets are available for everyone, not just Colorado residents, at the museum entrance starting at 10 a.m. Reminder: The FREE admission does [...]

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Dinner & Show Special at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre

 Boulder’s Dinner Theatre‘s production of “Phantom” is nearing the end of its run. Buy one ticket to a performance of “Phantom” at its regular price and get a second ticket at 50% off for shows from February 2 to 9. The fine print reads “select seats only.”Note that this is not Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” but [...]

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$20 Tickets for Westword’s Artopia, February 18

Art, culture, fashion, food, cocktails and music come together on Saturday, February 18, as Westword’s Artopia fills five SoCo venues (Vinyl, Living Room, City Hall, Bar Standard and Mo’s). This huge bash for the 21+ crowd starts at 7 p.m. and rocks into the wee hours of the morning. This year’s annual celebration showcases an eclectic mix of [...]

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Meet ‘Figaro’ Artists at Tattered Cover

The Tattered Cover LoDo hosts a FREE panel discussion with performing artists and the artistic team behind Opera Colorado’s “Marriage of Figaro” on Wednesday, February 1, at noon. Enjoy a lunchtime chat moderated by Opera Colorado’s General Director, Greg Carpenter. This event offers a fun, casual setting for people to interact with the stars [...]

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CU Museum of Natural History – Free Admission

We love museums because there’s always so much to learn and experience, especially for families. Did you know the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is FREE all the time? With five exhibition halls, you can explore natural and cultural wonders from Colorado, North America and the world. They’re open Monday through Friday [...]

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Boulder Phil Special Includes Takács Quartet Tix

Buy tickets for the Boulder Philharmonic’s February 25 and  March 24 concerts and get tickets to the April 21 season finale featuring the Takács Quartet for FREE. We are alerting you early, because the offer is limited to the first 100 patrons. Prices range from $50 in Loge 2 to $88 in Orchestra 1 for all three concerts [...]

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3 DCTC Plays for $99

The Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theatre Company offers tickets to three world premieres — “The Whale” and “Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner” (both through February 19) and “Great Wall Story” (March 16 to April 22) — for just $99. The theaters are all small, so there are no bad seats. Click [...]

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Sale and Freebie at Ten Thousand Villages

Ten Thousands Villages is one of our favorite places to find handcrafted gifts because we know that all items are produced under fair-trade conditions by artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The store has its annual World Caravan Sale through January 31. You’ll find treasures from around the world marked [...]

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Free Kids Crafts Every Saturday at Lakeshore Learning Store

Every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lakeshore Learning Store offers FREE craft activities for kids ages 3 and older. The January/February schedule promises a lot of hands-on fun. Here’s the lineup: January 28 — create a Groundhog Puppet, February 4 — design a cool, flip-open notebook for drawing and writing, February 11 [...]

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Free Tickets To Colorado New Play Summit

Denver may be far from the bright lights of Broadway, but the Mile High City has a mile high reputation for nurturing new playwrights. The Colorado New Play Summit will present five readings of new plays February 10 to 12. Scheduled are Homefree by Lisa Loomer on Friday, February 10 at 1 p.m.; Ed, [...]

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Tiny Tots Can Go “Inside The Orchestra”

Tiny Tots Inside the Orchestra has been introducing little ones age 6 and under to orchestral music for a quarter of a century. Performances take place February 1 to 13 at venues throughout metro Denver (from The Wildlife Experience and El Jebel Shrine to Temple Sinai, Temple Emanuel and the huge Boettcher Concert Hall). [...]

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BOGO Tickets for Europa Galante, 1/29

Formed in 1990, Europa Galante was formed by Fabio Biondi to share his interpretation of music from baroque and classical eras on original instruments. The ensemble, including world-famous mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, has toured Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, South American and now the U.S. The show is based on their 2011 album Vivaldi Pyrotechnics, which was nominated [...]

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Sing Free, Sing Now! in Boulder

Learn to sing in 2012. Sing Free, Sing Now! is a FREE series of classes for men interesting in learning how to sing. Classes begin Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Boulder Center for Spiritual Living (note that the chorus or workshops are in no way affiliated with any religious organization). The [...]

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Buy 2, Get 2 Free Tickets to “String of Pearls”

Avenue Theater kicks off its 25th anniversary with “String of Pearls” a play that opens up the lives of an array of women as they come into contact with a certain strand of pearls. While the pearls are stolen, bought, bestowed, unstrung and nearly lost, four actresses play 27 characters in this deeply moving [...]

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