Crazy Heart
Struggling with the reality of his declining career, an aging country-music star (Jeff Bridges) finds unexpected inspiration with a small-town reporter (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and her young son.
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra showcases such superstars as pianist Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma while playing all the great works of classical music that you might expect from a major, big-city symphonic orchestra. But the orchestra delivers much else besides.
For art lovers, Denver's First Friday Art Walk may be the best party in town. Once evening a month, galleries throw open their doors to those curious to see what's special and new — and to others who come mostly for wine, cheese and good times.
The Samba Room in the heart of Denver's Larimer Square provides good, basic cuisine of mostly Latin origins in a space designed to evoke an island feel.