Arts and Theater in Denver This Month: First Fridays to Classes

Santa Fe Art District opens the month's gallery walks at 5:30 PM on Fri Nov 6, and the walk is free. It describes itself as Denver's original art district, and its monthly First Friday art walks run along Santa Fe Drive, so the plan is simple: park, then walk the street from gallery to gallery. The meeting point is 858 Santa Fe Dr, where free street parking is stated. The district's own site carries the event details if you want to check them before you go.

RiNo Art District picks up half an hour later, at 6 PM on Fri Nov 6, and its First Friday is free. The night takes in galleries, street art and creative spaces across Denver's River North Art District, so keep your eyes on the walls outside as well as the rooms inside. The address is 1320 27th St G. Free street parking and paid street parking are both stated. RiNo Art District publishes its own calendar for the November event. Starting in Santa Fe and finishing in RiNo fits the two start times.

Sipping N' Painting Highland is the only place on this page that serves wine, which suits a paint night. It is a casual studio where customers make their own artwork on canvas while sipping. The class is "First Tracks" on Thu Nov 5 at 7 PM, and the group paints a mountain scene together. No experience is needed. The studio is at 1331 W 38th Ave, and the studio's site is where to look for the class page. It falls the night before First Friday, which makes it an easy warm-up.

Grace Noel Art is a mixed media fine art studio and gallery run by artist Grace Noel at 734 Santa Fe Drive, on the same street as the First Friday walk. Its Woodland Critter Printmaking Art Class meets Sun Nov 8 at 10 AM. Each month the class makes a new woodland critter using woodblock printmaking techniques. The studio's site has the booking details. Printmaking is the one hands-on craft among the month's classes, which makes this the pick for anyone who wants to take something home that they pressed themselves.

Odell Brewing Five Points Brewhouse is the only place on this page that allows dogs, and the only one serving both coffee and beer. Café + Collage is a monthly morning of community, coffee and collage, held Sun Nov 8 at 11 AM at 2945 Larimer Street. No prior experience is necessary, and all materials are provided. The brewery opens at 11 a.m. on Sundays and stays open until 8 p.m. Free street parking and paid street parking are both stated, and wheelchair accessible parking is noted. The brewery's own site has more.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the only place on this page described as good for children, and it is a sprawling arts complex with 10 performance spaces for plays, musicals and Broadway productions. A Christmas Carol plays Wed Nov 25 at 7 PM, Fri Nov 27 at 7 PM and Sun Nov 29 at 1:30 PM, the matinee being the daytime option. The address is 1245 Champa St. Paid garage parking is stated alongside free and paid street parking. Check the Denver Center for tickets and prices.