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Live Theater, Music, Visual Art and Festivals Create Vibrant Culture
If a city’s cultural health can be judged by its artistic endeavors, then Castle Rock is in fine shape. It may be a small-town community of approximately 45,000, but Castle Rock is brimming with all the cultural experiences you would find in much larger cities like Denver or Colorado Springs.
Theater and Music
For example, the Castle Rock Players offer high-quality community theater productions, a thriving youth theater program, dinner theaters, murder mysteries and theater classes,... Read More »
WineFest, Artfest Headline Events Calendar
Here is a toast to the annual Castle Rock WineFest.
The upscale event will enter its seventh year in 2010, with the clinking of glasses set for July 24 from noon-6 p.m. The festival has become so well regarded that Castle Rock was chosen by the Colorado Wine Board in 2009 to be one of five sites to host state-sanctioned wine festivals.
Representatives from more than 20 top wineries throughout the state are expected to attend the 2010 festival, and the 1,500-2,000 wine lovers in attendance will... Read More »
See the Magic of Castle Rock, CO
Magicians Joe Givan and Carol Massie have delighted audiences and messed with minds at their Theatre of Dreams since 2003.
The 72-seat performance space provides family-friendly entertainment that leaves spectators wondering how they did it. “We specialize in variety arts,” Givan says. “It's like Vaudeville, only for the 21st century.” Performances include jugglers, ventriloquists, circus acts, mind readers and escape artists. The theater offers private parties in... Read More »
Public Art is on Display Throughout the City
Douglas County's commitment to art is easy to see. Just look on the street corner, in a park or at the city's entrance.
Art Encounters began its first countywide exhibit in 2008 with 14 sculptures. The year-long exhibit placed selected works in various media and styles in highly visible areas throughout Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker.
The goals of the program are to promote interest in art, develop community pride and draw visitors to the retail or civic areas where the... Read More »
