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Sci-Fi Film series is back for another year of education, entertainment
Sci-Fi lms are some of the most innovative and impactful to ever be put on screen — just look at the way lms like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Star Wars, “ e Matrix” have inspired and directed popular culture. Few genres capture audiences’ imagination like sci- . is at least partly explains why Denver Film and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’sannual Sci-Fi Film Series has become one of the signature events of the year.
“After 13 years, this is Denver Film’s most popular series,” said said Vincent Piturro, Ph.D., professor of lm and media studies at MSU Denver, who co-presents at each screening. “We want audiences to come away with the idea that art and science can work together — they’re not at odds.” is year’s series kicks o on Wednesday, July 12 with the throwback classic,“THEM!,” then moves to “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” on July 19, followed by“Nope” on July 26, Brendan Fraser’s“ e Mummy” on Aug. 2, “Beyond the In nite Two Minutes” on Aug. 9 and“Little Shop of Horrors” on Aug. 16. Screenings will be held at the Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, and the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science’s new In nity eater, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
“For our series, science ction is very di erent than what many people might think,” Piturro said.
“Many people hear sci- and think aliens and outer space, but we go beyond far beyond that.”
According to provided information, each screening begins at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a discussion led by Piturro, featuring a range of experts in di erent elds, including zoology, paleobotany and anthropology.
“ e scientists come up with the list of lms and we work to get diverse movies from all over the world,” Piturro said.
“ is year is an eclectic bunch, but what we’ve discovered is that sci- lms say more about the time period the lm was made than when the story is set. So, that always makes for interesting conversation.”
Regardless of how familiar an audience member is with any particular lm, they’re going to come away from one of
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“ e essence of this goes back to the original conversation he and I had about presenting science and art together in a digestible package for the audience,” Piturro said. “People can learn science from a movie and a movie can inspire science.”
For full series details and tickets, visit www.denver lm.org.
CJRO honors queens of soul ere are many things to love about soul music, but one of the best is the leading ladies of the genre are some of the best singers of all time. And the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra is honoring many of these legends with e Ladies of Soul: Celebrating the Music of Aretha Franklin. e concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. e CJRO will be joined by powerhouse vocalist Tatiana “LadyMay” May eld for an evening that will feature covers of songs from Chaka Kahn and Sade and an extended tribute to the Queen of Soul,
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Aretha Franklin.
Tickets for what will be a night of classic after classic can be purchased at www.coloradojazz.org/concerts.
Gather ‘round the BCLP campfire
Take advantage of one of Lakewood’s best resources and get some natural education at the same time.
Bear Creek Lake Park, 15600 W. Morrison Road, is hosting a weekly series of camp re Programs on Saturdays through July, each with a di erent theme: on July 8, Habitats of BCLP, on July 15, Bats of Bear Creek, on July 22, Close Encounters and on July 29, Ranger Day.
Each program is free and features roasting marshmallows as part of the evening (as long as there are no re bans). Find all the details at www.lakewood.org.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Al Green at Red Rocks
Al Green is the singer of “Let’s Stay Together.” He did that. If I did that, you wouldn’t be able to tell me anything for the rest of my life. But Green is also the
