Mark, there's a Hootenanny (click) Friday, June 9, Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 East Yale at Broadway. I went to one last year, and it was absolutely terrific - it cost me three bucks, and there's a great coffee shop around the corner. It's hosted by Harry Tuft, and he's kind of legendary. I think your daughter will enjoy the show, too. They used to have open sings and stuff like that on Thursday nights, but their Thursday Night Coffee House page wasn't working when I checked.
There's a great old-fashioned amusement park, Lakeside Amusement Park on Sheridan. The real classic park was Elitch Gardens, but it was replaced by a housing development; and a new Six Flags Elitch Gardens was built that's just like a usual Six Flags park. It's nice, but Lakeside is not to be missed.
There's also a new aquarium, and the natural history museum is extraordinary and has an exciting planetarium show. You could also see a ball game at Coors Field, or go to the library or art museum, or just walk around the Capitol, or visit the home of the Unsinkable Molly Brown. If you've got plenty of money, you can eat Rocky Mountain oysters and rattlesnake and listen to great folk music from Roz Brown and Bill Barwick at the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant, south of downtown by the railroad tracks.

But your daughter deserves to go to Lakeside - take her on the train around the lake.

I actually worked quite hard during the six weeks I was in Denver last year - but boy, I sure did have a good time!

Have a good trip, Mark. Be ready for the June hailstorms.

-Joe Offer-