Mixed Taste 2009 at the MCA Denver

Written by Ken Hamel

Posted: May 27, 2009

Mixed Taste

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Every Friday from June 5 to August 28, 2009

Mixed Drinks 5–6:30 pm
Mixed Kids 6–8 pm
Mixed Taste Lectures 6:30–8 pm
Mixed Grill 8–9 pm
After Taste 9–10 pm

Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics is a lecture series that runs every summer. The rules are simple: The first speaker speaks for a half-hour, then the next speaker speaks on a completely unrelated topic for another half-hour, and then there is question and answer on both topics at the same time. During the first part of the program, speakers are not allowed to make connections between topics, during the question and answer, anything can happen. Supported in part by St. Mary Land & Exploration Lecture Endowment, In Honor of Tom Congdon.

June 5 · Show Tunes & Aquatic Plants with Mayor John Hickenlooper & Kirk Johnson
June 12 · American Alligators & Platonic Love with Joseph Wharton & Maria Talero
June 19 · Urban Parkour & Bollywood Dance
June 26 · Hot Sauce & Jewish Mysticism with Adrian Miller & Rabbi Levi Brackman
July 3 · The Stigmata & The Black Panthers with Simon Zalkind & William King
July 10 · Medieval Feminism & Atomic Time with Elizabeth Robertson & Andrew Novick
July 17 · Fractals & Vance Kirkland with Nicholas Ormes & Hugh Grant
July 24 · Greek Olives & Salvador Dali with Shellie Kark & Eliot H. King
July 31 · Stan Brakhage & Machine Guns with Howie Movshovitz & Lt. Col. John Plating
August 7 · Machiavelli & Molecular Gastronomy with Nancy Wadsworth & Ian Kleinman
August 14 · The Human Genome & Leadbelly with Lawrence Hunter & Jake Adam
August 21 · Sylvia Plath & Snub-Nosed Monkeys with Michael Henry & Herbert Covert
August 28 · Absinthe & Artic Ice Caps with Erich Harbowy & Gifford Miller

MIXED DRINKS: Before the lectures, enjoy drinks in the museum's atrium and check out the current exhibitions.

5–6:30 pm; Cash Bar. Admission to Mixed Drinks is complimentary with Mixed Taste lecture tickets or museum admission.

MIXED KIDS: Connecting Art and Kids; children ages 6–12 can learn and make connections between different topics through art-making activities in the museum’s Fox Family Idea Box.

6–8 pm; $7 MCA Denver Members, $10 General Admission

MIXED GRILL: After the lectures, join MCA Cafe in the Lane for an open-air dinner. Continue the conversation over a barbeque-style meal complete with sides and one free beverage. Vegetarian options will always be available.

8–9 pm; $20 Per Person. Receive $5 off when you purchase Mixed Grill tickets in advance (offer is valid until noon the day before event).

AFTER TASTE: After the lectures, enjoy music and drinks at MCA Cafe on the roof-top deck.

9–10 pm; Cash Bar. Admission to After Taste is complimentary with Mixed Taste lecture tickets or museum admission.

Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org

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