Holiday Happenings in the SCFD

The holiday season is quickly approaching and SCFD's funded organizations are busier than ever! There's no better way to celebrate than with a festive cultural experience right here in the metro Denver area. Here's just a sample of the many cheery holiday events happening throughout the seven-county district this month:

• Enjoy Home for the Holidays at the Lone Tree Arts Center.
• See the Denver Gay Men's Chorus' production of Winter Soulstice.
• Experience The Nutcracker with Parker Arts.
• Take in the many holiday-themed shows available this season at Northglenn Arts like Santa and the Slay or Irish Christmas in America.
• Shop the Holiday Arts and Pottery Sale at Washington Heights Arts Center.
• Swing by the Arapahoe Philharmonic's free Holly Jolly Family Holiday Concert.
• Light the night at Denver Zoo Lights, Denver Botanic Gardens' Blossoms of Light or Hudson Holidays.

Read Our 2022 Annual Report!

SCFD's 2022 Annual Report, "A Kaleidoscope of Culture" is available on our website! In the report, we spotlight the collaborative, immersive and visionary programming of our funded organizations and share the impacts of SCFD's largest year of funding yet.

Free Days/Events

Organizations from across the metro area provide hundreds of free days and free programs each year made possible, in part, by funding from SCFD. Some organizations are free every day such as Broomfield Veterans Museum, Foothills Art Center, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, The Aurora History Museum and the Louisville History Museum. Here are a few free days on tap for December:

• Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave – December 6
• Platte Valley Players: Tomato Plant Girl performance – December 9
• Denver Brass: Christmas Cheer concert – December 15
• Colorado Chamber Players: Holiday Harp and Violin Celebration – December 18
• Four Mile Historic Park – December 22

Get to know our County Cultural Councils!

SCFD’s County Cultural Councils make funding recommendations for annual SCFD funds in each of the district’s partner counties. All members are local volunteers appointed by the county’s commissioners or city councils. Learn more here.

SCFD Board of Directors News

A board of directors governs the SCFD with representation from district member counties Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. The board oversees district funding and ensures the district is running the way voters intended. The board meets eight times a year and all meetings are open to the public.

• The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be held virtually at 1. p.m. on February 22. Get information for joining meetings.

We Fund Culture

Thanks to the voters and residents of the seven-county metro area, SCFD has come a long way in its more than 30 years of existence. SCFD is the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, a tax collected and distributed to more than 300 cultural organizations in our seven-county Denver metro region including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties. Just one penny on every $10 spent in the district creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively.

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