Entertainment

Beyond Expectations! Riverdance charms Denver Audiences: Latin Life Denver Review

By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media It’s part tap dancing and part ballet. Think of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers on steroids. It’s also…

Start Spreading The News! New York, New York Opens With New Music From Lin Manuel Miranda

It’s a story about aspiring immigrant musicians struggling to make a life and a name for themselves in New York City shortly after world war II. This new production, loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name staring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli. It features some new songs lyrics or additional lyrics by a famous Broadway talent: Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of “In the Heights” and “Hamilton.

Luis Valdez Receives 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award at 2nd Annual Mexican-American Film & Television Festival 

Not many iconic American playwrights, screenwriters, film directors, and actors can say their work motivated the birth of an impenetrable power — the Chicano Movement! Playwright/director Luis Valdez can. Through his work with El Teatro Campesino and his films (La Bamba, Zoot Suit), he has left an indelible mark on the annals of Chicano theater and cinema.

Latin Life Denver & Cedric Pride Entertainment Present A Hot Summer Night Aug 5th

A Hot Summer Night featuring: Lakeside, Tierra Legacy, Latin Sol, The Hot Lunch Band, The Deleons with DJ dizzy D Jammin 101.5 & Celebrity DJ Fadorah. @ Tivoli Quad at Auraria Campus. Sat Aug 5th. Early Bird $40 at the door $60.

Peruvian, Trap Music Artist Renata Flores Dazzles Denver at Biennial of the Americas

Her lyrics are messages of freedom and female empowerment. Her stage presence is imposing, full of colors and traditional Andean garments adapted to her modern style. Her sound mixes panpipes, violin, and trap bases.

April 14th Proclaimed Steve Lopez Day By Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Lopez Will Be The first Hispanic to win the Damon Runyon Award

Lopez will be the first Hispanic American to win the award. He’s a four-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize and the author of “The Soloist,” a New York Times bestseller that inspired a film of the same name starring Robert Downey Jr. as Lopez. In 2020, the Pulitzer Prize Board lauded his “purposeful columns about rising homelessness in Los Angeles, which amplified calls for government action to deal with a long- visible public crisis.”

Tradition, Community, Faith, Love & Change: Fiddler on the Roof Thru March 19th

Many traditions survive the test of time, others evolve, fade or are broken altogether. Through song, dance and superb acting that is what Fiddler on the Roof is all about. Trying to hold on to tradition as times and attitudes change in an ever unpredictable and evolving world.

Unseen Oceans, Take A Deep Dive & Explore For Yourself, Thru April 9, 2023

“Unseen Oceans,” launches you into a journey from the oceans’ unlit surfaces to their inky depths as you discover the latest ocean science and encounter the researchers and technologies that are revealing our blue planet as never before.

Mambo! From The Heart, Orchestra Akokán Delights Denver

Akokán is a Yoruba word used in Cuba meaning “from the heart,” and judging from the smiles and passion of all members of Orquesta Akokán their sophisticated and classy performance felt like a heartfelt gift from the band to the listener.