Dance
7dancers’ winter ballet
Tonight.7dancers, the nonprofit professional dance company run by Cherry Creek Dance, will present its winter production, “An Evening of Ballet,” at the Studio Loft in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House tonight at 7:30. The all-ballet program will showcase excerpts from classical ballets, such as “Swan Lake” and “La Bayadere.” There will be special appearances from dancers Maria Mosina and Andrew Thompson, set to perform the lead roles in the historical tribute “Pavlova and Cecchitti.”
Created in 2006 under artistic director Stephanie Prosenjak, 7Dancers presents work ranging from classical ballet to contemporary dance.
Tickets for Friday’s event are $27, $17 for students, and can be purchased at 303-399-8087 or . Ray Mark Rinaldi
Theater
Focus is on the future at new play summit
Feb. 10-12. New works of theater don’t develop themselves. And that’s why institutions such as the much-valued Colorado New Play Summit are so vital and important. Over three days next weekend, the Denver Center Theatre Company will revel in new art at its seventh annual Colorado New Play Summit. The weekend event will draw professionals from all over the country for two world premieres and five readings of new American plays, not to mention the hobnobbing associated with industry events such as this. But it isn’t just for theater pros. Tickets are free to the public for the new-play readings and the playwright slam, and true aficionados can purchase a pass ($195) to have access to all the fun, including tickets to “The Whale” and “Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner.” (See our review of “Two Things” on Page 6D.) More info: . Ricardo Baca
Film
“Centennial Statehouse” a historical treat
Tonight. It’s best when the pitch to do the right, civic-minded thing comes in a smart package with a long view. Take this evening’s premiere of “Centennial Statehouse: Colorado’s Greatest Treasure.”Made by local fimmaker/photographer Jim Havey, the documentary weaves the history of the state Capitol building’s construction with tales of the, at times edifying, other times roiling and corrupt politics of statehood. The Capitol dome’s dire condition has been much in the news, and this doc may have you reaching for a donation. Its weave of archival photos and talking-head interviews makes a persuasive argument that — as former Gov. Dick Lamm says, paraphrasing Winston Churchill — “We build our buildings, then they build us.” A patrons reception begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Colorado Convention Center, followed by a general-admission affair at 6 p.m. and the 7 p. m. screening. Tickets at . Patrons $100, general admission $18. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. Lisa Kennedy
Music
Parker goes country
Through Feb. 12. The Parker Arts Culture & Events Center — you can call it PACE — is finally in full swing. And its current show, “Country Is, The Music of Mainstreet,”is proving popular with audiences. The evening features three singers and five musicians ripping through some of the best country tunes out there. They describe it as a night of songs about “hardworking, hard-living, hard-playing people,” and we’ll go with that. Tickets start at $18. The center is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. Info: 303.805.6800 or . Ray Mark Rinaldi
