MOVIES
Women + Film
Tuesday, Women + Film and Rocky Mountain PBS will host Maria Hinojosa and screen the award-winning PBS NOW correspondent’s “Women, Power, and Politics” a global look at women who hold elected office (among them President Michelle Bachelet of Chile and New Hampshire’s U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen). “Hinojosa uses her position as a journalist to explore the issues of the world and especially how women are affecting those issues. Women + Film does the same,” says Barbara Bridges. The local producer launched Women + Film within the Starz Denver Film Festival nearly four years ago. 7 p.m Tuesday at the Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli, 9th and Auraria Parkway; $25 for the film and post-film reception; $20 for Denver Film Society members. or 303-820-FILM. Lisa Kennedy
DANCE
3 ways to step out
This is the season when Front Range dance studios begin filling up with youngsters eager to learn their first ballet, jazz and hip-hop steps. But the dance world can be intimidating to newcomers, so a test drive is always welcome.
Mountain Kids Dance and Gymnastics is donating two free classes of your — or your child’s — choice in conjunction with the Nov. 20 “Lord of the Dance” performance at the Budweiser Events Center. Bring in two tickets from the show to set up your classes at either Mountain Kids locations: Louisville or Fort Collins. Call 303-665-8287 or visit for more information.
Boulder-based aerial dance studio Frequent Flyers also announced the opening of its school, including a special offer of two weeks of $5 sampler classes and demonstrations by company members each weekday beginning Jan. 11. Visit for more information.
Already a dancer? Stop by the Career Transition For Dancers workshop on Nov. 14 at Denver’s Living Arts Centre (231 S. Platte River Drive). The free event from the national nonprofit is designed to help current and former dancers find grants and scholarships — or ease the transition into other careers. Visit for more information. John Wenzel
