Ten More Things to Do in Denver Today

We’re almost to the witching hour, but while spooky events are filling the calendar, there are plenty of other things to see and do in Denver.

Keep reading for ten events in and around town today:

MileHiCon 54
Sunday, October 23, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 South Syracuse Street
The 54th annual MileHiCon is wrapping up today, but the schedule is still packed with appearances and activities. For details, see the MileHiCon website.

Tiny Tots: Inside the Story
Sunday, October 23, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.
Lilley Gulch Recreation Center, Littleton
Inside the Story: A Surprise for Rabbit is a a immersive, large-scale musical story time, presented in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop and the Art Students League of Denver. It and includes an original story by children’s book author Denise Vega, along with a group of young authors, as well as illustrations by Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand, an original score by Emmy award-winning composer Charles Denler, storytelling from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, ad dance from Hannah Kahn Dance Company. After the 45-minute show (for kids seven and under, with adults), there’s a meet-and-greet with the musicians. Tickets are $12.50; get them here.

Whale of a Used Book Sale
Sunday, October 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 West Sixth Avenue, Golden
The Jefferson County Library Foundation is hosting its annual sale that fills three exhibit halls with used books, CDs, DVDs and comic books, as well as themed gift baskets and vinyl records, along with rare books and one-of-a-kind collectibles. And Sunday is bag day, when a grocery bag of books is just $8. Admission is $5 (under eighteen free); find out more here.

Halloween Edition: Dias de Drag
Sunday, October 23, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cerveceria Colorado,1635 Platte Street
This month’s drag show is hosted by Ximena LatinX, and includes special giveaways, a costume contest, and an el mas spooky drag show. Claro que si come in your best costume or even your favorite wig! Specialty beer cocktails are available, along with food from the brunch food truck. Get tickets, $12, here.

Elitch Fright Fest
Sunday, October 23, noon to 10 p.m., and continuing next week,
2000 Elitch Circle Drive
It’s family by day (Kiddyland closes at 6 p.m.) and fright by night at Elitch Gardens, with seasonal thrills and chills added to the usual rides. Admission is $49.99, with additional charges for Seance and the Haunted House Lock-Up; find out more here.

Wonderbound, Penny’s Dreadful
Sunday, October 23,  2:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., with the run continuing next weekend
Wonderbound Studios, 3865 Grape Street, Unit #2
It’s no surprise that Wonderbound’s season opener, Penny’s Dreadful, had already sold out several shows before even opening. Sell-outs happen regularly for the enormously popular contemporary dance troupe led by Garrett Ammon and Dawn Fay, and this spooky-fun evening-length show about Penny, a vampire with pizzazz, living in Paris in the 1980s, is no exception. Act fast, and try to grab the remaining tickets, $65, before they’re gone.

Lavender Libations: A Queer Cocktail Fundraiser
Sunday, October 23, 4 to 8 p.m.
Town Hall Collaborative, 525 Santa Fe Drive
Town Hall Collaborative is taking the fast lane since officially opening to the public this month. Next on the event center’s agenda is Lavender Libations: A Queer Cocktail Fundraiser, a nod to Queer History Month where even the cocktails will honor such historical queer groundbreakers as Josephine Baker and Marlene Dietrich. It’s going to be an educational night with speakers and performers for queers and allies alike; the 21+ event is free, but the evening’s proceeds will benefit LGBTQ history opportunities for Colorado youth. RSVP at Eventbrite.

The Return of the Barrio Moon
Sunday, October 23, 7:30 p.m.
Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive
Su Teatro goes deep into its fifty-year canon to revive an old favorite, The Return of the Barrio Moon. It’s classic Su Teatro in every sense, Anthony Garcia’s made-up tale of a made-up town, Barrio Moon, nestled at the foot of the made-up Santo Milagro Mountains, which bear more than a passing resemblance to the real Sangre de Cristos near the Colorado-New Mexico border. Chicano humor and music prevail in Barrio Moon, where a kind of timeless magic still hangs in the air. The run continues through October 30, and tickets are $17 to $20, as they have been for the past ten years or so; get them in advance here.

Dalí Alive
Through January 29, Wednesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Lume Colorado, Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas Street, Aurora
Another year, another artist’s work and life blown up to monumental heights for an immersive stroll through art history. This time it’s the strange ‘scapes of surrealist Salvador Dalí, borrowing from such works as “The Persistence of Memory” and “The Hallucinogenic Toreador,” which might just blow a few minds. The show, called Dalí Alive, will live at Stanley Marketplace, where Van Gogh slept last year. Find information and tickets, ranging from $24 to $69 (plus fees), at Showclix.

Apollo: When We Went to the Moon
Through January 22, daily,  9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard
More than fifty years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong took that giant step, we’re still fascinated by the idea of space travel to other planets and heavenly bodies, in part because of the resurgence of the space program by NASA and other private entities. Some lucky dreamers can even climb aboard a space module today. For most of us, that’s still a dream, but at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s new exhibit Apollo: When We Went to the Moon, it’s possible to relive history. For the best deal, buy the museum’s gate admission/Apollo package, $4 to $27.95, online.

Do you know of a great event in town? We’ll be updating this list through the weekend; send information to editorial@westword.com.