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Psst… Weekly Top Denver Secrets: Grand Openings, Events & Concerts

Posted on October 21, 2016

Weekly Top Denver Secrets: Grand Openings, Events & Concerts | The Denver Ear

Weekly Top Denver Grand Openings Secrets

AILLEA | Grand Opening at Cherry Creek Shopping Center

Photograph courtesy of ©AILLEA Cherry Creek

When: Saturday, October 29th, 2016

Where: Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80206

AILLEA, the premiere luxe clean beauty boutique, is opening its second location at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

The day of the grand opening, attendees will receive 15% off their total in-store purchase. This discount is applicable for all purchases and all brands offered at AILLEA. Also, complimentary mini makeovers will be available and sips from Suja Juice and nibbles will be served.

In addition, the first 20 attendees to spend over $50 will receive a free, full-size Indie Lee Squalane Oil (valued at $32).

Brewability Lab | Grand Opening Party #Beers4Careers

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When: Saturday, September 22nd, 2016

Where: Brewability Lab, 12445 E 39th Ave, Denver, CO 80239

Brewability Lab is officially opening this Saturday with a Grand Opening Party that will include the food trucks Johno’s Food Truck and Spooked Rabbit Waffles, live music by The One And Only Jon Ham, Rick Newell’s band, and p-Nuckle, and a party provided by DomeCity lounge, and SoundDown Party – Denver’s Silent Disco Company.

Brewability Lab is special education teacher partnered with an experienced brewer to train and hire unemployed adults with developmental disabilities to brew beer.

Comal | Now Open at at TAXI

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When: Monday through Thursday from 11am to 2pm

Where: TAXI, 3455 Ringsby Court, Suite. #105

The newest addition to Zeppelin Development’s TAXI community in the River North Arts District (RiNo) – Comal, a heritage food incubator, is now open for lunch.

In partnership with non-profit Focus Points Family Resource Center, Comal will provide women entrepreneurs from the underserved neighborhoods of Globeville, Elyria and Swansea (GES) with culinary arts, business and language skills, in addition to serving up some of the most authentic Latin American cuisine in Denver, with a focus on returning to traditional methods of cooking.

The rotating menu is curated and prepared by a cohort of culinary entrepreneurs, featuring cuisine from Mexico, El Salvador, and Peru. Many of the recipes have been passed down to the participating women for generations and are still prepared with the same techniques and ingredients that their grandmothers taught them. The Comal concept serves to sustain and celebrate those traditions.

Photograph courtesy of ©Comal

In addition to lunch service, the Comal group will provide off-site catering, with 60 percent of all revenues going to paying the women for their work and 40 percent covering their operational and educational costs.

The restaurant will offer combination lunch plates, which include a choice of soup or salad, one of three daily entrees, with rice and beans. Additionally, several grab-and-go and a la carte options will be available, such as pupusas, tamales and burritos, as well as prepared foods like tortillas, salsas and traditional Mexican candies and desserts.

Maurices Southlands | Grand Opening

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When: Friday, October 21st, 2016

Where: Maurices Southlands, 6150 S Main St #104, Aurora, CO 80016

Maurices is opening a new location in the Southlands Shopping Center with raffles and prizes throughout the day.

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Craig Robinson | Comedy Works South at the Landmark

Photograph courtesy of ©Craig Robinson

When: Friday, October 21st & Saturday, October 22nd, 2016

Where: Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Pl, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Cost: $39

Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/CraigRobinsonComedyWorks

Craig Robinson will perform at the Comedy Works South at the Landmark this weekend. Robinson is known for his role as Dunder-Mifflin employee “Darryl Philbin” on NBC’s Emmy-winning series The Office.

He has also starred in the films Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, the Hot Tub Time Machine series, and This is the End.

Denver Retro Con

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When: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Where: Ramada Plaza Convention Center, 10 E 120th Ave, Denver, CO 80233

Cost: $6 – $12; Free for Children 12 and under

Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/DenverRetroConTickets

Denver Retro Con is a celebration of pop culture, toys, home, fashion, and music. Experience the retro pop culture with over 150 vendor tables and a full day of entertainment!

Headlining the day’s celebration is RocKISSity, a Kiss tribute band playing at 3pm, with full make-up and costumes. Retro Makeovers and Polaroid photo shoots will be offered all day, too. Attendees can get their bangs “put up” or go for a glam rock Bowie lightning bolt face paint, KISS make-up or Big Hair.

Illustration Credit: ©roberlan

An 80s Fashion Show lights up the Main Events stage with neon colors, leggings and more at 1pm, capped off by an audience Retro Outfit Contest, with prizes for each decade. Attendees can also compete in the Retro TV Trivia Contest (Who Shot JR?) or belt out their favorite tunes at Retro Karaoke.

DJ Rockstar Aaron will be spinning tunes all day, and ongoing video game tournaments are also planned.

TEDxMileHighWomen | It’s About Time

When: Friday, October 28th, 2016

Where: Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202

Cost: $80 – $500

Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/TEDxMileHighWomen2016

TEDxMileHigh presents TEDxMileHighWomen: It’s About Time. As the first TEDxMileHighWomen event in over three years, It’s About Time is poised to deliver large-scale inspiration from some of our region’s most visionary thinkers and doers.

The event will feature two live speaker sessions with talks from a wide range of local women, including reproductive biologist Betsy Cairo, data sculptor Carrie Roy, and human rights advocate Meghan Sobel, as well as individual performances by local poets Amal Kassir and Assetou Xango. There will also be a streaming speaker session from the concurrent TEDWomen event in San Francisco, creating a rare opportunity to see local speakers plus talks from TED speakers.