Since 1989, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has distributed funds from a 1/10 of 1% sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the seven-county Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. The funds support cultural facilities whose primary purpose is to enlighten and entertain the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theatre, dance, zoology, botany, natural history and cultural history.
Upcoming Free Days
Mon, May 27 • Hudson Gardens
Tue, May 28 • Aurora History Museum
Wed, May 29 • Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Thu, May 30 • Fireside Chat - Bluff Lake
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Sat, May 25, 2013
It's another Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art FREE Day! Last weekend to see the Museum of Broken Relationships exhibit. http://ow.ly/liq56
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Fri, May 24, 2013
Free event! Culture on the Green presented by the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association located at Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch. Event starts at 6:30pm.
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Fri, May 24, 2013
Thanks Denver Botanic Gardens for hosting our Board meeting and for the great tour of the new exhibit Catalyst. Jen Tobias was a great tour guide.
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Thu, May 23, 2013
Did you know that admission is always FREE to the Museum of Outdoor Art? Check out their latest exhibit by Dutch textile artist Claudy Jongstra. http://ow.ly/lipeP
Museum of Outdoor Arts MOA permanent outdoor collection MOAow.ly
In addition to its permanent outdoor collection, MOA owns Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. MOA headquarters, located at the Englewood Civic Center,...
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Thu, May 23, 2013
It's World Turtle Day! 2 snapping turtles have been spotted recently in the NW corner of Bluff Lake Nature Center. Also saw turtles in the Japanese Garden pond at Denver Botanic Gardens.
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Thu, May 23, 2013
SCFD Board meeting 1pm today at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Come hear what DBG, Denver Art Museum, Denver Zoo, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Denver Museum of Nature & Science will be doing next year. Open to the public.
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Wed, May 22, 2013
Admission to the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is FREE today! www.bmoca.org/
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Thu, May 16, 2013
Bluff Lake Nature Center's first Fireside Chat of the year is tonight. "Birding by Ear" will be presented by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. 6:30-8pm - Cost $1 and includes roasting marshmallows.
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District on Thu, May 16, 2013
Next Board meeting of the SCFD is a good one. Join us 1pm, May 23 at the Denver Botanic Gardens to hear 5 of our funded organizations talk about what they are using your tax money for. Orgs presenting are: Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver Art Museum, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Gardens. Meetings are open to the public.
