SATURDAY
Artistic road show
ART|Christo and Jeanne- Claude, a husband-and-wife artistic duo from New York, have created collaborative public art projects all over the world. For their next undertaking, they hope to stagger a total of 6.7 miles of fabric over 40 miles of the Arkansas River between Salida and Cañon City. They will discuss the concept during a two-hour presentation that includes a 45-minute slide show.|1 p.m. Saturday|Cañon City High School, 1313 College Ave., Cañon City; $15 general public and $5 students, proceeds benefit the Fremont Center for the Arts; call 719-275-2790 or visit fremontarts.org.
Decades of influence
LECTURE SERIES|The Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver is presenting a lecture series featuring artists who are part of the Decades of Influence exhibit. The show features 72 artists who have been instrumental in the Rocky Mountain region. This week’s speakers are Roland Bernier, who uses text-based art, and Daniel Sprick, whose work is influenced by the realism from the Renaissance to the 20th century.|11 a.m. Saturday|The Center for Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee St.; $5 general public, $3 students, teachers and seniors; call 303-298-7554 or visit mcartdenver.org.
“Dance to the Music”
DANCE|The David Taylor Dance Theatre is collaborating with The Museum of Outdoor Arts and members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for “Dance to the Music: A Cultural Revolution.” It will include performances by the museum’s interns, as well as excerpts from various shows.|8 p.m. Saturday|Englewood Amphitheatre at 1000 Englewood Parkway in Englewood; free; 303-806-0444 or dtdt.org.
THE WEEK END
Scottish fest
CULTURAL FESTIVAL|Visitors to the 43rd annual Colorado Scottish Festival can witness traditional activities, including pipers, a dog show, sheep-herding demonstrations and rugby. Also, the festival will include a living history display, as Renaissance Scots offer a look at what life was like in Scotland in the 1500s. Sword fights and colorful costumes make this group an annual hit.|9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|Highland Heritage Park, 9651 S. Quebec St. in Highlands Ranch; $12 adults, $7 seniors (60-plus) and kids; call 303-238-6524 or visit scot tishgames.org.
SUNDAY
Culture for a cause
CHARITY BENEFIT|A collaborative group of American and Indonesian artists in Denver has scheduled a benefit to raise money for victims of the May 27 earthquake in Indonesia. Activities include a silent auction and live entertainment. The May earthquake killed more than 6,300 people and injured almost 20,000. The benefit aims to assist in the revitalization of the arts and culture of the areas severely damaged.|Silent auction at noon, live entertainment at 7 p.m., both Sunday|Auction at Office of Internationalization, 2200 S. Josephine St., entertainment at Hamilton Theatre, 2433 E. Iliff Ave.; $15; 303-357-2787 or Ticketmaster.
THE WEEK
Kid rock
CONCERT|The School of Rock All-Stars comes to Colorado as part of its 23- city tour across the country. The school is composed of 13- to 17-year-olds who play classic rock hits by Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and others. The kids have performed with musicians such as Peter Frampton and play slide guitar, violin, keyboard, bass and saxophone, among others.|8 p.m. Tuesday|Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St.; $10-$12; call 303-297-1772 or visit cervantesmasterpiece.com.
Truth and lies in film
FILM|”Hybrid,” Monteith McCollum’s documentary about the king of corn, Milford Beeghly, marks week two of the Denver Public Library’s whipsmart documentary series, “Truth & Lies.” “I programmed the series,” moderator Walter Chaw writes in an e-mail, to address “issues of truth and memory and how they’re manipulated in documentaries, sometimes to the same extent as ‘fiction’ films.” It’s heady stuff delivered in intimate, form-bending docs – what more could you ask for as an alternative to multiplex-itis? |6:30 p.m. Tuesday|Denver Central Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Level B2 Conference Center; free; 720-865-1111.
Woodman exhibit
ART|Betty Woodman, one of the most significant artists ever associated with the Colorado art scene, is showing some of her recent ceramic sculptures and original prints as part of a newly opened three-person show in Aspen. Woodman was featured in a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City that ended July 30. |through Aug. 18|Harvey/ Meadows Gallery, 0133 Prospector Road, Aspen Highlands Village, Aspen; free; 970-920-7721 or har veymeadows.com.
Get a sneak preview
ART|The work of Tatsuo Miyajima, an innovative Japanese artist who uses LED digital counters in his often large-scale pieces, has been exhibited in some of the top museums in the world. In October 2004, he was chosen to create a $600,000 work for the soaring atrium of the Denver Art Museum’s expansion. In advance of its installation, the artist will present a lecture and workshop, in which 80 Denver residents will play a small role in the work’s development.|Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:20 p.m. lecture, 7 p.m. workshop|Colorado Convention Center, 14th and Stout streets; free; 720-865-4313 or denvergov.org/publicart.
