On the first Friday of each month, Denver Open Media hosts a community event with local performance groups, musical acts and nonprofit partners. These events are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 57 in Denver as well as streamed on DOM’s website. Events are cablecast and streamed live in Denver Open Media’s Studio A.
Join DOM for this month’s Open Music Sessions on Friday, July 3, featuring a live musical performance by Rossonian.
Rossonian is a band of white boys named after the legendary Five Points jazz club. The band delivers the same blissful reminder of pleasure and darkness to come that Jack Kerouac wrote about in On the Road. Rossonian’s music is the thrill of anticipation as you prepare yourself for the ecstasy of heading out into the night.
Please join our Facebook event and share us!
Friday, July 3
Doors at 7 pm
Live Show 8 – 10 pm
Denver Open Media Studios
700 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO
Food by Illegal Pete’s
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JAZZ VOCALIST ROXANNE BROWN, WITH ELLYN RUCKER, AT LaCOUR ART BAR, JULY 5th
Jazz vocalist, Roxanne Brown, will be appearing at La Cour Art Bar, 1643 South Broadway, Denver, on July 5, 2015, from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. “What a pleasure it is going to be to appear with Ellyn [Rucker]”, Roxanne said. They have known each other for many years, and have enjoyed beautiful musical collaborations in the past.
Roxanne, who just returned from the North Bay in California, enjoys the intimacy of LaCour and the appreciation of the patrons. It has been her pleasure to be accompanied by the crème de la crème of the music world, to make beautiful music, and enjoy the ambiance of this tastefully appointed Art Bar. Please join us for this musical treat.
While you’re there, ask Roxanne about her “Tribute to Billie Holiday” appearance set for August 15th. She has been playing to standing rooms only, and it’s been received very well each time she has performed. It covers a very large portion of Billie’s songbook, and Roxanne’s blessing of meeting Ms. Holiday as a child, and portraying a particularly important time in her life.
Contributed by COMBO member Terry Minngia of Minngia Productions.
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AMERICAN IDOL AUDITIONS AT THE DENVER COLISEUM – FRIDAY, JULY 10th
Online Auditions are now open! You can enter on-line or in-person!
Or show us your stuff on social media. Post a video of your singing skills on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #TheNextIdol and get noticed! Check out our FAQ and Social Media Terms & Conditions for more info.
If you prefer to audition in person, AMERICAN IDOL will be coming to an arena near you this summer to meet you face to face.
Live Audition Dates and Venues:
7/10/15 – Denver Coliseum, Denver – I-70 & Brighton Blvd.
7/22/15 – Savannah, GA – Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena
8/02/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center
See more at: http://www.americanidol.com/auditions
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COLORADO BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL – DENVER’S CITY PARK – JULY 10th, 11th and 12th
Come celebrate the 29th annual Colorado Black Art Festival, happening July 10, 11 and 12, at Denver’s City Park West – 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The event showcases the rich and creative talents of local, regional, and national African Americans in art and culture. The three day event will feature three stages filled with jazz, blues, reggae, gospel, traditional African drum and dance. This is a family friendly event with programming and activities for the entire family.
The Saturday morning Boogaloo Celebration Parade is a crowd favorite as it is a colorful and exciting street celebration.
Venue Information
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INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD FESTIVAL AT CSU – FORT COLLINS – JULY 19th THRU 23rd
Announcing the 2015 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, U.S.A. and SKI/Colorado (Summer Keyboard Institute) taking place at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) of Colorado State University from Sunday, July 19 – Thursday, July 23. The International Keyboard Odyssiad Competition is open to pianists in four age levels: A (13 and under), B (14-19), C (20-23), and D (24-35). Winners in each age level receive cash prizes and medals ($1000/Gold, $500/Silver, $250/Bronze), an Olga Kern “Special Award”, a special performance with the Fort Collins Symphony (Levels A and B), a Solo Recital on the Steinway Artist Series in Tampa, Florida (Level D), and other awards. Register by the deadline of June 15, 2015 and upload a video to our website: www.IKOF-SKI.com
The Semifinal and Final Round of the Odyssiad Competition will take place live in Fort Collins, Colorado, during the annual IKOF and SKI/Colorado festival (July 19 – 23, 2015). Fort Collins is located approximately one hour North of Denver and only a 45-minute drive to the colorful Rocky Mountain National Park. The 2015 Summer Keyboard Institute (SKI/Colorado) features internationally renowned guest artists in masterclasses and concerts, a “Conductors Collaborating on Concerti” session featuring three orchestral conductors and three concerto soloists, mini-recitals, and riveting presentations on performance, technique, improvisation, and artistry. SKI/Colorado guest artists for 2015 include Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, Olga Kern, and her son, Vladik, a preparatory student at the Juilliard; Van Cliburn Silver Medalist, Valery Kuleshov; Hsing-ay Hsu and Takako Tokuda (William Kapell Silver Medalist and Odyssiad Gold Medalist); Johnandrew Slominski, Odyssiad Silver Medalist; Conductors Grzegorz Nowak (Permanent Assistant Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic in London, England), Wes Kenney (Fort Collins Symphony and Denver Young Artist Orchestra), Devin Patrick Hughes (Boulder Symphony); Oscar Macchioni (University of Texas, El Paso); Svetozar Ivanov (University of South Florida in Tampa); Christopher Hatton and Professors Youngwook You and Jeong Hee Kim from Seoul, Korea. See schedule of events and Register for IKOF at our website: www.IKOF-SKI.com
We hope you will join us for the 2015 International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, U.S.A. and SKI/Colorado.
The dates are Sunday, July 19 – Thursday, July 23, 2015.
Dr. Janet Landreth, Founder & Director
International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, U.S.A.
and SKI/Colorado (Summer Keyboard Institute)
Box 1964, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Janet.Landreth@gmail.com
Tel: (970) 402-3277
http://www.IKOF-SKI.com
International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, Inc. · Box 1964 · Fort Collins, CO 80522 · USA
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