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Best of Denver: Arts & Entertainment

1. Lion's Lair

7.5
2022 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO
Rock Club · Cheesman Park · 11 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Jukebox in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

2. Music Bar

4582 Tennyson St, Denver, CO
Karaoke Bar · Berkeley · 3 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Karaoke Bar in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

3. Stoney's Bar & Grill

8.0
1111 N Lincoln St, Denver, CO
Sports Bar · Capitol Hill · 68 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Colorado-Themed Bar in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

4. Ziggie's Saloon

6.8
4923 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO
Music Venue · Berkeley · 9 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Blues Jam in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

5. Lincoln's Roadhouse

7.4
1201 S Pearl St, Denver, CO
American Restaurant · Old South Pearl · 37 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Blues Club in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

6. Dazzle

8.4
1512 Curtis Street (15th Street), Denver, CO
Jazz and Blues Venue · Capitol Hill · 41 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Jazz Club in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

7. Rockaway Tavern

2036 Broadway (Stout St), Denver, CO
Bar · Curtis Park · 7 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best 15th Street Tavern Flashback in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

8. Beta Nightclub

1909 Blake St (at 19th St), Denver, CO
Night Club · LoDo · 53 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Dance Club in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

9. Sie FilmCenter

8.9
2510 E Colfax Ave (at Columbine), Denver, CO
Movie Theater · Congress Park · 19 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Movie Theater -- Programming in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

10. Beauty Bar

608 E 13th Ave (at Pearl St.), Denver, CO
Bar · Capitol Hill · 30 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best New Club in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

11. Summit Music Hall

8.6
1902 Blake St (at 19th St.), Denver, CO
Rock Club · LoDo · 51 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best New Venue in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

12. Film on the Rocks

8.3
18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO
Concert Hall · 3 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Opening Slot in Westword's Best of Denver 2011

13. Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

8.3
1311 Pearl St, Denver, CO
Art Gallery · Capitol Hill · 8 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Place to See the Art of Colorado's Past in Westword's Best of Denver 2011

14. Illegal Pete's

8.4
1530 16th St (at Wazee St), Denver, CO
Mexican Restaurant · LoDo · 137 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Place to Eat and Hang Out With Rock Stars in Westword's Best of Denver 2011

15. Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side

8.0
2637 Welton Street (at 27th st), Denver, CO
Music Venue · Curtis Park · 43 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Weeknight Parties in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

16. Regal SouthGlenn

8.7
6901 S Vine St, Centennial, CO
Movie Theater · Southglenn · 26 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Voted Best Movie Theater — Food/Drink in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!

17. Bar Bar

5.8
2060 Champa St (at 21st St), Denver, CO
Dive Bar · Ballpark · 15 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Place to Watch Day Turn Into Night!

18. City, O' City

8.6
206 E 13th Ave (at Sherman St), Denver, CO
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 172 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Restaurant for Seeing Local Musicians!

19. Lion's Lair

7.5
2022 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO
Rock Club · Cheesman Park · 11 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Bar Art!

20. Cactus Jacks Saloon

7.6
4651 County Highway 73, Evergreen, CO
Dive Bar · 21 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Eye Candy in a Ladies' Room Line!

21. Gabor's

1223 E 13th Ave (at Marion St), Denver, CO
Dive Bar · Cheesman Park · 13 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Jukebox!

22. Beta Nightclub

1909 Blake St (at 19th St), Denver, CO
Night Club · LoDo · 53 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Dance Club!

23. Dazzle

8.4
1512 Curtis Street (15th Street), Denver, CO
Jazz and Blues Venue · Capitol Hill · 41 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Jazz Club!

24. Meadowlark

8.1
2701 Larimer St (at 27th), Denver, CO
Rock Club · Curtis Park · 28 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Jazz Jam!

25. Casselman's Bar & Venue

2620 Walnut St (at 26th), Denver, CO
Rock Club · Curtis Park · 33 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best New Club!

26. 1st Bank Center

7.5
11450 Broomfield Ln, Broomfield, CO
Concert Hall · 30 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Mid-Sized Venue Makeover!

27. Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side

8.0
2637 Welton Street (at 27th st), Denver, CO
Music Venue · Curtis Park · 43 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Old Venue Makeover!

28. Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side

8.0
2637 Welton Street (at 27th st), Denver, CO
Music Venue · Curtis Park · 43 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Old Venue Makeover!

29. Theory And Practice

Denver, CO
Music Venue · Art District on Santa Fe · 1 tip

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Unexpected New Venue!

30. Paris Wine Bar

1553 Platte St, Denver, CO
Wine Bar · Highland · 7 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Clearing-the-Air Act!

31. Meadowlark

8.1
2701 Larimer St (at 27th), Denver, CO
Rock Club · Curtis Park · 28 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Open Stage!

32. Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Studio

3022 Sterling Cir, Boulder, CO
Gym and Studio · 1 tip

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Flight School!

33. Packing House Center for the Arts

835 E 50th Ave, Denver, CO
Uncategorized · Globeville · 1 tip

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Venue for Dance / Avant-Garde!

34. Newman Center for the Performing Arts at DU

8.1
2344 E Iliff Ave, Denver, CO
Concert Hall · University · 11 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Unsung Arts Series!

35. BDT Stage

8.5
5501 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO
Theater · 15 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Theater Season!

36. Denver Art Museum

9.3
100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy (btwn Broadway & Bannock St), Denver, CO
Art Museum · Civic Center · 200 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Museum Shop!

37. Starz FilmCenter

900 Auraria Pkwy (9th St.), Denver, CO
Indie Movie Theater · Auraria · 14 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Movie Theater Programming!

38. Cinebarre Thornton Town Center

100001 Grant St, Thornton, CO
Movie Theater · 26 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Movie Theater Food!

39. Mayan Theatre

9.1
110 Broadway (at 1st St), Denver, CO
Indie Movie Theater · Central Denver · 35 tips and reviews

Denver WestwordDenver Westword: Winner of Westword's Best of Denver 2010 - Best Movie Theater Drink!