Tax Day Carnival
Wednesday. If the phrase “Tax Day” makes you want to run screaming in the other direction, you’re not alone. Fortunately, quirky nonprofit Warm Cookies of the Revolution is bringing back its Tax Day Carnival on Wednesday, April 15, to relieve some of the anxiety.
Tax experts, including real estate and immigration specialists, will be on hand from 3 to 5 p.m. in case you have questions or need to file an extension. The carnival itself runs 5-8 p.m. with jugglers, mariachi, sideshow performers, Lucha Libre, face painters, circus performers, cookies, henna, poetry, magic, food from La Reyna del Sur, and “neighborhood treats,” according to organizer Evan Weissman.
It’s free, bilingual and family-friendly at D3 Arts in the Westwood neighborhood, 3632 Morrison Road in Denver. RSVP now at .
Rocky Mountain Record Show
Saturday-Sunday. The final Rocky Mountain Record Show to be held at the Sports Castle, its 10th overall since 2022, arrives on Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, with an expected 2,000-plus audiophiles in attendance. Bring your own records to swap and sell, and peruse 150,000 new, used and rare titles from 70 vendors at 150 tables.
Participating locals include Wax Trax Records, Black & Read, Angelo’s CDs and Vinyl, Paradise Found, Vinyl Valhalla, Little Horse Vintage, Sold Out Vinyl Records, The Vinyl Cafe and Electric Cherry Boutique. DJs, food trucks and a bar will also be on site. Admission to the event at 1000 Broadway, which runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, is $12 for Saturday and $7 for Sunday via .
Film fests, from Boulder to Aspen
Through Sunday. This weekend is a crowded one for the Colorado film festival scene, with the Boulder International Film Festival, Oscar-qualifying Aspen Shortsfest, ACT Human Rights Film Festival and Denver Silent Film festival all competing for butts in seats. You can sample more than one, of course, provided you set your schedule now.
The Boulder International Film Festival is a great general-audience choice, with dozens of screenings and titles and filmmakers in attendance, April 9-12 at various venues in Boulder (). Aspen Shortsfest has a habit of sending its winners to the Oscars, as recent years have shown, and the gorgeous setting is a virtue in itself, April 7-11 in Aspen (). The smaller ACT Human Rights Film Fest runs at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, April 9-12, with local and national titles (). And Denver Silent Film Festival returns to the Sie Filmcenter, April 10-12, with live musical accompaniment and rare, restored titles ().
Famous + Almost Famous
Thursday. Tireless Denver comic and punk-metal firebrand Ben Roy tours the country with his stand-up and in barn-burning bands such as Spells and the newly formed Arson Charge, both of which have lives of their own. But you can see the nationally renowned comic in his original element on Thursday, April 16, as he emcees the Almost Famous show at Comedy Works South.
The long-running showcase features 7-10 minute sets from hungry, hard-working comics such as Nic Dean, Lane Lonion, Lizzy Wolfson, Sam Ellefson, Phil Corridor, Kate McLachlan, Mitch Jones and Austin Black, with Roy corralling the hilarity. Tickets for the show at 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village are $14 via (and let me tell you, it’s well worth the price).
