(All events, unless otherwise stated, take place at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities,
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003)

THEATER

Les Misérables
After 16 amazing years on Broadway, Les Misérables makes its way to the Arvada Center's main stage. This Tony Award®-winning musical is an epic saga of one man's escape from social injustice. After Jean Valjean's parole from prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family, he is haunted by a constant cloud of suspicion and distrust. Les Misérables, a musical of love, courage and redemption, is truly an inspirational journey. The largest production to ever grace an Arvada Center stage is a must see.
September 16 – October 12 (Preview performances run September 12 – 14 at 7:30 p.m.)
Tues – Sat 7:30 p.m.; Wed 1:00 p.m.; Sat & Sun 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost:  Tickets starting at $45
To purchase tickets or for more information, including show dates, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

 
Hollywood Arms
Co-written by the late Carrie Hamilton and her mother Carol Burnett, Hollywood Arms, the Tony Award®-winning dramedy set in 1940's Hollywood, chronicles a cast of characters based on Burnett's memoir. The story portrays her real-life relatives—a hypochondriac, six-time-married grandmother; a beautiful, yet troubled mother; a part-time father; and Helen, Burnett's stage alter-ego. Both poignant and hilarious, Hollywood Arms is a glimpse into the first moments when one of the funniest women in American entertainment history became a star.
October 21 – November 23 (Preview performances run October 17 – 19 at 7:30 p.m.)
Tues – Sat 7:30 p.m.; Wed 1:00 p.m.; Sat & Sun 2:00 p.m.
Black Box Theater
Cost:  Tickets starting at $30
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

 
A Wonderful Life
Based on the classic holiday movie starring Jimmy Stewart, A Wonderful Life is a joyful musical adaptation of this sentimental favorite. George Bailey, a small town banker, tired from the struggles of life and at his lowest of lows is rescued on Christmas Eve by Clarence, his guardian angel. A Wonderful Life is the perfect holiday reminder of just how important our loved ones are—and how important we are to them.
November 25 – December 28 (Preview performances run November 21 – 23 at 7:30 p.m.)
Tues – Sat 7:30 p.m.; Wed 1:00 p.m.; Sat & Sun 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost:  Tickets starting at $45
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

CHILDREN'S THEATER

Seussical™
Ideal for ages 4 and older
Embrace the wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss as it has never been seen before! Classic stories including Horton Hears a Who, Gertrude McFuzz and The Cat in the Hat collide in this musical extravaganza with all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters. These stories, brought together by Jojo, a young boy and "thinker of strange and wonderful thinks," is really about believing in yourself, keeping promises and the rewards of being an independent thinker. People of all ages will enjoy this wild and powerful musical adventure that will keep your feet a tappin' and children a laughin'!
September 30 – November 14 (Main Stage Theater)
November 28 – December 28 (Black Box Theater)
Cost:  $8 - $9
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

MUSIC

Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations®
Celebrated concert pianist and conductor Jeffrey Siegel returns to the Arvada Center for his 21st season with a program of great concerts that inform as well as entertain. His concerts are unique in that he speaks engagingly with wit and insight to please both the novice and the seasoned listener before performing each work in its entirety.

 
The Power and Passion of Chopin
Program features romantic music by one of the most popular and beloved composers of all time. This program will include his heroic Polonaises, vivacious Waltzes, stormy Preludes, fiery Etudes, the dreamy, poetic Nocturnes as well as his famous Fantasy Impromptu.
Wed, September 3, 7:30 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost:  Tickets starting at $28
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

 
Basking in Beethoven
This concert may prompt some unanswered questions with Bagatelle in A minor; more popularly know as Für Elise (Who was Elise?), and his Farewell Sonata in E Flat which may offer an unguarded picture of his intentions. (But to whom is he biding farewell?) You will also be treated to the rhapsodic and virtuoso C Minor Variations.
Wed, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Cost:  Tickets starting at $28
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Arvada Center box office at (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Dave Yust: Looking Back/Looking Forward 1970s – 2008
Explorations in Symmetry Inclusion Series: Circles and Ellipses
For more than 40 years, Dave Yust has been a distinguished artist and professor of art at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He is best known for large circular format canvasses featuring both geometric and biomorphic abstract images. Over his long and distinguished career, he has participated in more than 50 prestigious group and invitational exhibitions and has had over 20 one-person shows at recognized galleries and museums. His work is in numerous permanent collections at museums, including the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Wichita Art Museum, Portland (Oregon) Museum of Art and the Denver Art Museum.
September 18 – November 16
Opening Reception:  Thurs, Sept 18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Free to the public)
Artist talk:  Mon, September 22, 10:00 a.m.
Lower Gallery
Cost:  FREE

 
Takashi Nakasoto: Tradition and Innovation
Born into one of Japan's oldest pottery-making families, Takashi Nakazato initially studied traditional ceramic arts with his distinguished father, Taraoumon Nakazato XII, who was himself a designated Living National Treasure. Young Nakazato then took formal studies at the Ceramics Institute in Kyoto. In 1967 he traveled the world extensively to study other ceramic traditions. Eventually he returned to his home city, Karatsu, where he established his current studio, though he also works several months a year at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado. Nakazato's work typically combines elements of his Japanese heritage with his own innovative style and technique. The work in this exhibition was created here at the Arvada Center.
September 18 – November 16
Opening Reception:  Thurs, Sept 18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Free to the public)
Artist Talk:  Mon, September 22, 10:00 a.m.
Theater Gallery
Cost:  FREE

Mai Wyn: Paddling Upstream
Wisconsin-native and now Denver resident Mai Wyn Schantz is a 1999 BFA recipient from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. "Despite our fast-paced industrialized world," Schantz notes, "we are still innately tied to the land and continually seek to reconnect with nature." Her large oil on aluminum paintings typically feature distant landscape or seascape vistas with wide, low horizon lines and dazzling skies, though more recently she has become interested in landscape compositions stressing verticality. Already in her young career, she has exhibited her work in more than 30 competitive or select group exhibitions.
September 18 – November 16
Opening Reception:  Thurs, Sept 18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Free to the public)
Artist Talk:  Mon, September 22, 10:00 a.m.
Upper Gallery
Cost:  FREE

EDUCATION

 Arvada Center Classes, Camps and Workshops
A variety of classes, camps and workshops for both children and adults are available year-round at the Arvada Center. Participants learn about the performing arts, visual arts and humanities. Sessions run from one day to 12 weeks. Some courses are available for college credit through Red Rocks Community College.
To receive a catalog of classes and camps currently available call (720) 898-7200 or visit arvadacenter.org.   

 ARVADA CENTER PLAYGROUND

 A 343-foot-long "sea-saurus" named Squiggles is the featured element of the Arvada Center's playground. Squiggles—who was named Best Sea Monster by Westword—is a multi-colored, multi-textured concrete sculpture. Kids can explore Squiggles by climbing around, over and under him. The playground also includes a large sand box with three additional concrete sculptures and trashcans that talk back when garbage is placed in them. Squiggles is wheelchair accessible and his various textures offer a tactile experience for blind children. The playground is open every day.                                               
Cost:  FREE

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