Prepare to be captivated by Lafayette’s vibrant local arts scene as ARTS!Lafayette proudly presents the 12×12 Exhibit, showcasing 84 original artworks by talented local artists. The exhibit, a delightful medley of diverse media and styles, promises an enchanting visual experience for art enthusiasts of all tastes. This exceptional showcase is open for public viewing from now until November 4, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, at The Arts HUB located at 420 Courtney Way in Lafayette.

The 12×12 Exhibit is more than just a feast for the eyes – it’s a celebration of creativity and community. The exhibit sets the stage for the much-anticipated 2023 12×12 ARTS!ball, a soirée of unparalleled entertainment and surprise. Scheduled for Saturday, November 4, from 7pm to 10pm at the Arts HUB, this adults-only event promises an unforgettable evening filled with pop-up live performances in dance, music, and theater. Guests can indulge in delectable food and drinks, revel in the spirit of community, and immerse themselves in the magic of the arts.

Beyond the celebration, the 12×12 ARTS!ball serves a noble purpose. This extravaganza is a fundraiser for the well-established local non-profit organization ARTS!Lafayette. A silent auction featuring the exhibited 12×12 artworks will take place, with all proceeds directly supporting the flourishing arts community in Lafayette. Attendees are encouraged to embrace the festivities with fun attire, adding a touch of whimsy to the evening’s revelry.

Tickets for the 2023 12×12 ARTS!ball are now available for purchase on Ticketleap. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of Lafayette’s most captivating arts event of the year. Join us for a night of creativity, entertainment, and camaraderie as we come together to support the arts in our community.

For more information about the 2023 12×12 ARTS!ball and ARTS!Lafayette, please visit artslafayette.org or contact artslafayette@gmail.com.

FEE: $50.00

Join the Lafayette History Museum and the Arts & Cultural Resources Department for a screening of the film “The Silence of Quarantine.” Created by local director and producer Katrina Miller, the film follows two elderly African American women living in Boulder, Colorado during the Covid-19, Quarantine shut-down. With the churches closed, limited visitors, and nowhere to go, these women are in danger of becoming shadows of themselves and losing their lives while nobody knows how to help them. The film will be followed by a Q&A panel.

The screening is part of the new exhibit THREADED at the Collective, curated by Tya Anthony and featuring works by Adderly Grant-Lord, Jazz Holmes, Shaunie Berry, Yaz Atmore, and Tya Anthony.

Join us for our annual gala and fundraiser raising critical funds for the HUB and our Arts4All Scholarship Fund! This 21+ event will serve up cocktails, yummy food, lots of fun and fabulous music featuring local talent and our special guest performer…straight from Broadway! Boko Suzuki is a Broadway music director, conductor and pianist who has worked on dozens of shows including Broadway’s “Rent” & “Wicked.” Don’t miss out on this incredible evening of Broadway music at The HUB!

Fee: $100

In the not-too-distant future, a catastrophic water shortage has caused the government to ban private bathrooms. Citizens are forced to pay admission at public toilets, regulated by the malevolent monopoly Urine Good Company, which asserts, “It’s a privilege to pee!” Amidst the suffering, one man has had enough! But can he rally the people and lead a revolution to freedom? Can he do it while falling in love with the daughter of the evil C.E.O of Urine Good Company?

Fee: $15-$28

Join The Arts HUB for our full-scale children’s production of Mary Poppins Jr! This hour-long adaptation of the Broadway classic features a cast of local performers ages 11-16 and a set created by our very own Stagecraft students. Bring the whole family to enjoy theatre created by children, for children!

Based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time and the Broadway musical that played for over 2,500 performances and received multiple Olivier and Tony Awards nominations, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect Broadway Junior musical!

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

Join The Arts HUB for our full-scale children’s production of Mary Poppins Jr! This hour-long adaptation of the Broadway classic features a cast of local performers ages 11-16 and a set created by our very own Stagecraft students. Bring the whole family to enjoy theatre created by children, for children!

Based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time and the Broadway musical that played for over 2,500 performances and received multiple Olivier and Tony Awards nominations, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect Broadway Junior musical!

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

Join The Arts HUB for our full-scale children’s production of Annie Jr! This hour-long adaptation of the Broadway classic features a cast of local performers ages 6-11, and a set built by our very own Stagecraft students. Bring the whole family to enjoy theatre by children, for children!

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Join The Arts HUB for our full-scale children’s production of Annie Jr! This hour-long adaptation of the Broadway classic features a cast of local performers ages 6-11, and a set built by our very own Stagecraft students. Bring the whole family to enjoy theatre by children, for children!

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Join us for our first annual Pride Cabaret! Featuring the talents of our local Colorado performers, this evening of song and dance will be a colorful, fun-filled celebration of inclusivity!

Many veterans of The Arts HUB stage will perform solos and duets from classic Broadway musicals. Our community choir, The Arts HUB Singers, will also perform an arrangement of “Love is Love is Love” from the Justice Choir Songbook. And for the first time ever, we are pleased to welcome the Phoenix Transgender Choir, “a grassroots community of individuals who believe in the transformative potential of the arts for personal empowerment and societal change.” (source: phoenixtranschoir.org)

Our Pride Cabaret is a fundraiser event for our theatre programming. All proceeds go directly to the support of The Arts HUB!

The Arts HUB is dedicated to being an open, safe, and affirming space for all, and as such we strive to support and uplift our LGBTQIA+ community year-round. The Arts HUB Cabaret Series showcases the talent in our community by giving space for rising and established performers to practice their craft and network with other artists.

Tickets are available at www.artshub.org/events.

Friday, June 9 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 10 at 2 Pm and 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 11 at 2:30 PM
Friday, June 16 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 17 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 18 at 2:30 PM

Join The Arts HUB this summer for a “tale as old as time”– about a brave, intelligent young woman, a magical castle full of talking objects, and a recalcitrant beast who must learn how to love. This classic story about true love will enchant audiences young and old!

Our full-scale musical production will include a cast of adult and child performers from our community. All the songs from the beloved 1991 Disney animated movie will be featured, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “Be Our Guest,” “Gaston,” and “Something There.” Audiences are encouraged to come in costume, an to participate in fun, engaging activities for all ages before and after the show!

The Arts HUB Players is a new, semi-professional theatre troupe founded in 2022. It is the mission of The Arts HUB to offer an accessible, equitable, and high-quality theatre experience, both to our audiences and to the community members participating in our
productions.

Fee: $15 to $28

LAUGH (Lafayette Art UnderGround Hustle) is here to motivate artists and encourage everyone to discover the unique underground artistic movement evolving in Lafayette, CO. It’s proving that it is not the work alone that makes art, it is also the process, the person, and the experience. This self-guided tour is free and open to the public. Grab a map from the website https://laughevent.org/spring-2023-map. Bike, walk, or ride to Old Town to see what gives. This season’s theme? Spring Out Of The Box! We have challenged our artists to find a new way to connect with tour-goers. How do they intend to use their creative genius to lure, mesmerize, and inspire you to stop by? Dust off your fancy pants and find out.

The Muse offers a variety of live music in Old Town Lafayette! Check out our May schedule. https://museperformancespace.com/#/events

Runs April 14th – April 23rd, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Bare is the dramatic and poignant story of teenagers struggling with their identities at a co-ed Catholic boarding school. As senior year comes to an end, Peter, Jason, Matt, Ivy, and Nadia must navigate the challenges of love, sexuality, and religion as they rehearse a school production of Romeo and Juliet. The consequences of their choices will be their cross to bear for the rest of their lives.

Bare will be co-hosted by a local organization dedicated to the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. Audience members will have the opportunity to join these groups for events surrounding each show, and to learn about their advocacy work. The Arts HUB is a proud “safe space” for the LGBTQ+ community, and as such we are proud to collaborate with these local organizations to advance their mission to support and protect local LGBTQ+ youth.

The Arts HUB Emerging Artists is an incubator program designed to foster new theatrical talent in the Front Range.

Celebrating the child’s point of view, The Front Range Kids Film Festival will present short works by both child and adult filmmakers who share in this spirit of innocent creativity. Kids will have the opportunity to show their work to their friends and family, as well as members of their community. Adult filmmakers will be able to reach kids in their community, experience their reactions, and answer their questions.

On the evening of the festival, there will be fun activities, photographs, food vendors, and films will be shown on the big screen in the theater. Filmmakers will introduce their works to the audience, who will vote for their favorite entries. And, of course, there will be prizes for winning filmmakers!

There are three age groups for submission, based on the age of the director:
Ages 6-9
Ages 10-15
Teen/Adult

Within each age group, 6 films will be selected for the festival and reviewed by a seven member panel. Selected films will be shown in the festival, but all submitted films will be available to view on The Arts Hub website.

Filmmakers of all ages in the Front Range are encouraged to submit their films! Go to artshub.org/film for more information and to submit your film today!

Fee:$15 to submit a film, ticketing info TBD

Join us for an evening of music and dance from the Asian South Pacific! Featuring the hula dancing of Keaka O’Kalani and the shimmering sound of the Balinese gamelan, this evening promises to be a delightful cultural immersion!

What is hula dancing? Hula is a mimetic dance form. The dance moves are meant to represent different things, people, or places. Put together, the dance moves create a story told through dance. Originally a religious dance performed on the islands of Hawai’i, hula has spread across the world.

What is a gamelan? A gamelan is the traditional orchestra ensemble of the islands of Bali and Java, in Indonesia. It consists of various gongs, drums, and tuned metal percussive instruments, and, depending on the size of the gamelan, can be played by one or multiple players. The gamelan is used in religious ceremonies, to accompany theatrical performances, and is played on its own for entertainment.

The Arts HUB Music Series delights and inspires audiences with performances of classic and traditional music from around the world.

Tickets are $25, available at www.artshub.org/events.

Lafayette invites community members of all ages to See and Respond! to the annual Art on the Street sculptures through 2D art, photography, or poetry.

See & Respond! is a beloved tradition in Lafayette. Our Art on the Street artists enjoy the responses to their sculptures and community members express themselves, contributing to the creative conversation.

For more information and entry forms visit www.lafayetteco.gov/seeandrespond

Join us for a night of extravagant bohemian fun in support of the Arts Hub guaranteed to tantalize the senses. Food, drinks, games, and wild entertainment. Featuring our Mistress of Ceremonies Shirley Delta Blow, and entertainment by Soul Penny Circus and Lafayette Poet Laureate ZBassSpeaks!

Live auction prizes: Meow Wolf tickets and hotel package, Ghost Box Pizza/Ghost Tour in downtown Lafayette, Progressive Pearl St. Experience, Rabbit Hole Escape Room + Dinner and so much more!

Each ticket includes an incredible show, lively entertainment, heavy appetizers, drinks, and dessert.

We encourage you to dress the part in creative cocktail attire!

Must be 21+ to attend.

Event cost: $150.00

RSVP by May 27th!

After a two-year hiatus, due to COVID-19 precautions, the City of Lafayette, ARTS!Lafayette, and Firsthand Markets are pleased to announce the dates for the 2022 Art Night Out summer festival series. This always-free public event is held on the second Friday of the month, May through Sept. 2022, from 5-9 pm. The event will follow all current, local COVID precautions as needed.

Location: Public Road between Emma and Cannon Streets