This is the first full week of June, and free events are popping up all over the Front Range. You can celebrate the start of LitFest at Lighthouse Writers Workshop's new building, mark the twentieth anniversary of the Five Points Jazz Festival, and see artists in action at the Chalk Art Festival.Justin Favela is making art at the Denver Botanic GardensDenver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street. Favela is about to dive-bomb Denver, where his show, debuts at David B. Smith Gallery on June 16.
He's here early to create a huge tissue-paper mural at the DBG, and the public is invited to watch on June 5. It’s free to see Favela at work in the gallery, but gate admission, free to $15, is required. MCA Denver’s Holiday Theater satellite location is showing its versatility this summer by hosting Spanish-language films, artist talks, performances and the Mixed Taste series, giving the place a neighborhood-friendly, community-center feel with something for everyone.