The humble brick building that houses the Highland neighborhood’s has been in use for various purposes — including as a church — since 1912, when it opened as a nickelodeon.
But its current staff, led by executive director (and only full-time employee) Alex Weimer, is focusing on the colorful parade of artistic tenants over the Bug’s 23-year tenure for its Sept. 16 fundraiser “The Bug’s Best.”
The support is more crucial than ever, given how Denver’s construction and population boom has dramatically reshaped the Bug’s Navajo Street home and the Highland neighborhood in general. Earlier this year, we reported how most of the Bug’s longtime neighboring art galleries in the tiny Navajo Street Arts District were fleeing for cheaper environs.
“The Bug’s Best” hopes to remind people of the theater’s role in the neighborhood, and Denver’s artistic community at large. Drinks and food begin at 6 p.m. with the show, hosted by longtime Bug regular GerRee Hinshaw, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The night’s entertainment includes films from the Emerging Filmmakers Project, music from Equinox Theatre Company, puppetry from Pat Angelo, belly dancing from Aspara, magic from Max Mago, juggling from Sam Malcom and stand-up from former Grawlix residents and evening headliners Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl (now finishing up the third season of their truTV sitcom “Those Who Can’t”).
Tickets for the show at 3654 Navajo St. are $25-$30 and available at the door. Visit for more information.
