Fair play
Friday-Saturday: The third annual Tennyson Street Fair begins on Friday, July 18, this year with the inaugural Berkeley Beer Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. on north Denver’s Tennyson Street, between 39th and 43rd avenues. Fifteen Colorado breweries will be in attendance, including Call to Arms, Westbound & Down, New Terrain, Cerebral, Gravity and The Empourium. Tickets to the beer fest, which also includes live music, are $25.
Events at the family-friendly, farmers market-style fest start again on Saturday at 11 a.m. when more than 100 area businesses will set up alongside food trucks and live music. All events are free except the beer festival. (Bring your own mat for outdoor group yoga from 11 a.m. to noon. The festival winds down at 8 p.m. Get information at tennysonstreetfair.com.
Get punked
Friday-Sunday: Punk In The Park returns to Denver for a three-day run, July 18-20, at the National Western Stockyards. The outdoor jam will feature performances from Bad Religion, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Streetlight Manifesto, Circle Jerks and many more. Altogether, there will be 40 bands on two stages across all three days (check the schedule for details). Single-day tickets start at $90 while three-day passes start at $145 at punkinthepark.com.
The festival also includes a craft beer festival from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday for an additional $15 per day. Food will also be available for purchase from food trucks and vendors. The National Western is located at 5004 National Western Drive in Denver.
Orchestral maneuvers in the dark
Universal Pictures, Associated Press file
In this 1993 file image originally released by Universal Pictures, Sam Neill, portraying Dr. Alan Grant, runs from dinosaurs in a scene from “Jurassic Park.” (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, File)
Saturday-Sunday. It doesn’t get any more real than having the epic musical score (not to mention the jump-scares) from “Jurassic Park” played by a live orchestra while you watch the film on a big screen. Go back in time by 65 million years for Jurassic Park in Concert with the Colorado Symphony, at the Boettcher Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on July 19 and at 2:30 p.m. on July 20.
“The film will be projected in HD on four giant screens,” the CSO said, with the full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ entire score. Tickets, which start at $19.20 and go up quickly from there, and information are available at coloradosymphony.org/tickets.
Rock out
Sunday. Yacht rock — those classic, catchy 1970s and ’80s tunes that evoke romance, chill vibes and, of course, the seas — has experienced a resurgence in recent years, though “resurgence” may be the wrong word. Because the soft-rock ballads of bands like Hall & Oates, Toto and Christopher Cross never really went away. You can relive the glory of music at Diebolt Brewing’s Yacht Rock Party, which takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 20.
In addition to the jams spun by DJ Copter, Diebolt will also be serving oysters on the half shell and other seafood from the Shuck Brothers to “make you feel like you’re cruising the coast,” Diebolt said. While there is no dress code, boat shoes, flower shirts, captain’s hats, and leisurewear are strongly encouraged. “Sway the night away with a beer in hand and the wind in your hair.” Diebolt Brewing is located at 3855 Mariposa St. in Denver.
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