Denver Press Club

ColoRadio x The Denver Press Club
2025-07-18 18:30 (America/Denver) | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Bree Davies, journalist and host of City Cast Denver, joins ColoRadio to discuss her journey to the mic. Register here!
WHAT IS COLORADIO: Colorado is rich with audio artists, podcast producers and radio professionals, not to mention countless talented journalists who might be curious about the world of sound. Our goal is to connect and inspire by offering a regular space to elevate interesting and impactful work. Each month, we invite speakers who are using audio to tell stories, serve communities, create art or all of the above. In partnership with the Denver Press Club, each event is a conversation between one of us and a guest on a specific topic or project. Afterwards, there’s time to snack, socialize, and build community. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on future events! https://coloradio.beehiiv.com
WHO IS COLORADIO: We are three Denver-based audio people who just wanna hang out and talk about audio and journalism. Esther Honig is a producer for StoryCorps and creates long-form journalism as a freelancer. Josh Mattison is a designer, audio producer/artist and full time dad. Ann Marie Awad is editorial director for the Institute for Independent Journalists and also happens to be an independent journalist.

Annual Caricature Hanging
2025-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
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Candidate Corner: An Evening with Phil Weiser
2025-07-29 17:00 - 18:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for the first in a new series of candidate forums at the Denver Press Club! Next Tuesday the Club will welcome Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser to discuss his vision for Colorado’s future. RSVP here!

Rally in the Alley
2025-08-01 17:00 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Come celebrate our historic clubhouse’s 100th year with our annual barbecue! Member tickets are $20 and Non-Member tickets are $25! Purchase here!
2025 Rally in the Alley
The menu will include:
Pork ribs
Bratwurst
Chicken wings or drums
Baked beans
Potato salad
Rolls
Beer
Wine
Cocktails

Taste Beer Like a Pro: An Interactive Experience for Aficionados and Amateurs
2025-08-07 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join fellow Press Club members for a lively and hands-on exploration of beer, where palate meets perception and marketing meets meaning. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to taste beer like a professional—sharpening your sensory awareness and exploring how subtle differences in flavor, aroma, and texture shape our experience of “good” beer.
We’ll also engage in spirited discussion about how these perceptions influence branding and marketing in a world where taste is inherently subjective. How do brewers and marketers convince consumers that one beer is better than another? Can flavor be sold, or is it just a story well told?
As part of our conversation, we’ll dive into the debate over adjuncts—those non-traditional ingredients like fruit, spices, rice, or corn. Are they a creative expression, a shortcut, or both? Together, we’ll challenge assumptions, share opinions, and enjoy a range of styles designed to provoke the palate and the mind.
We will taste 5 beers, accompanied by palette-cleansing charcuterie spread.
Whether you’re a die-hard beer lover or just beer-curious, this experience is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire new ways of thinking about what’s in your glass—and how it got there.
Your guide for the evening will be Judd Belstock, beer industry entrepreneur and corporate executive; Wine and Spirits Education Trust Beer Level 2 Certification; Harvard MBA; University of Chicago Economics BA.

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Crafting for Democracy
2025-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
We’re hosting a Crafting Night every second Friday of the month to provide members and guests who have a portable hobby with an opportunity to partake of several great loves: Crafting in community at the club. Who knows what brilliant story ideas or collaborations will transpire as we keep our brains and digits busy? Please join us with your knitting, crochet, paper, beading or other nonflammable hobby. And if you have none, please join us with your gift of gab. Coloring books and pens will be available. RSVP here!

ColoRadio x The Denver Press Club
2025-08-15 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Sarah Wambold, executive producer for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, joins ColoRadio to discuss using sound to tell stories about art. Register here!
Sarah is the founder of Headroom Media, a new creative agency focused on content strategy and production for cultural organizations. With more than 18 years of experience crafting content for art museums, she has led content strategy and production for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
She has been the executive producer on numerous award-winning productions, including Immaterial, Harlem Is Everywhere, Met Stories, MetKids Microscope, and A Daughter’s Voice.
Sarah has also consulted for a range of cultural organizations, including Art21, the Biennial of the Americas, Denver Botanic Gardens, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Trust. In 2015, she co-founded Tilt West, a Denver-based nonprofit that promotes discourse on arts and culture in Colorado
WHAT IS COLORADIO: Colorado is rich with audio artists, podcast producers and radio professionals, not to mention countless talented journalists who might be curious about the world of sound. Our goal is to connect and inspire by offering a regular space to elevate interesting and impactful work. Each month, we invite speakers who are using audio to tell stories, serve communities, create art or all of the above. In partnership with the Denver Press Club, each event is a conversation between one of us and a guest on a specific topic or project. Afterwards, there’s time to snack, socialize, and build community. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on future events! https://coloradio.beehiiv.com
WHO IS COLORADIO: We are three Denver-based audio people who just wanna hang out and talk about audio and journalism. Esther Honig is a producer for StoryCorps and creates long-form journalism as a freelancer. Josh Mattison is a designer, audio producer/artist and full time dad. Ann Marie Awad is editorial director for the Institute for Independent Journalists and also happens to be an independent journalist.

Journalism Meetup
2025-08-20 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Calling working journalists of all stripes! Co-sponsored by the Association of Independents in Radio this month, this gathering is a great way to network and commiserate at the nation’s oldest press club, what better place?
AIR is a growing talent network of audio industry professionals integral to public media, journalism, podcasting and narrative storytelling.
RSVP here!

Comedy Night
2025-08-28 20:00 - 22:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us at the Club for another wonderful night of comedy, music and fun with The Stanford Prison Experience, Phil Corridor, Mish Mish and Luke Campbell!
The Stanford Prison Experience is an improv comedy troupe from Denver that performs at Rise Comedy and Chaos Bloom. They also hosted a performance at The Denver Press Club last year. Goofy, upbeat, and hilarious, they have been performing 2 years together and over 10 years independently. WARNING: Not your mom’s Stanford Prison Experiment.
Tickets here!

Denver Journalism: History, Motivation and Place
2025-09-03 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Denver Journalism, History, Motivation and Place: An exploration into the influence of Denver’s media “titans” and their edifices on its people, Colorado, and the country
On September 3, 2025, join the Denver Press Club for an expert discussion on the impact of Denver journalism and its publishers on the city and state and how and where the building of their offices continues to cement and shape the perception of what power, freedom of speech, journalism, and truth are.
Jason Hanson, chief creative officer for History Colorado; John Deffenbaugh, chief executive officer for Historic Denver; Patricia Calhoun, editor in chief of Westword and historic preservationist; and Phil Goodstein, author of over 30 books on Denver’s history will fill out a table of panelists each providing their unique perspective on how the west was written, built, and remembered. Alan Kania, Denver Press Club historian and author, will moderate.
As part of the Denver Press Club’s yearlong celebration of its club house’s centennial, the event is open to the public and free to attend.
The panel discussion starts at 6:30 p.m. with attendees encouraged to arrive at 5 p.m. for tours of the club or drinks in the club’s Pulitzer Lounge.
RSVP here!

September Salon: Denver's Budget & the Mayor's Reach for Layoffs
2025-09-09 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for our monthly Salon, Tuesday September 9th at 6:30pm! This month we’ll be discussing the city budget and how Mayor Mike Johnston and the city government as a whole are managing the shortfall.
In the spirit of a traditional Salon, this will be an interactive and engaging conversational event as opposed to a panel – come with your ideas and input on the topic at hand!
RSVP here!

UHS Trivia Contest
2025-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for the best trivia in town!

Photo Night: Benjamin Rasmussen
2025-09-12 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Benjamin Rasmussen was raised in the Philippines by an American mother and a Danish father. His work looks at community identity, and specifically how it can be impacted by laws and conflicts. Previous projects have centered on Syrian refugee communities in Jordan, the aftermath of a typhoon in the Philippines and his own childhood split between three continents. Based in Denver, he works with Time, Monocle, The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, among others.

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Constitution Day
2025-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for this Press Club tradition, when our members will read the entire Constitution from top to bottom, with the accompaniment of themed food and costume.
RSVP here.

Book Talk Series: Professor Adam Rovner’s The Jew Who Would Be King
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00
Professor Rovner is an English Professor at the University of Denver and the Director of the University of Denver’s Center for Judaic Studies, the 4th oldest center of its kind in the Americas, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026.
Light vegetarian snacks will be served & the book will be available for purchase!

Journalism Meetup
2025-09-24 18:00 - 19:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Calling working journalists of all stripes! Co-sponsored by the Colorado Public Radio this month, this gathering is a great way to network and commiserate at the nation’s oldest press club, what better place?
RSVP here!

Can Mass Timber Save Colorado From Wildfires?
2025-09-25 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Can innovation in the built environment help reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health? Mass timber is a family of high-capacity engineered wood products that are often pre-manufactured and multilayered, forming solid beams, panels, and columns that can be used to replace structural concrete and steel in any type of building. As demand for mass timber surges nationwide, different regions are developing supply chains to help meet this growth while leveraging the carbon benefits of wood construction and stewardship that supports healthy forests. This talk examines the potential for mass timber in Colorado, highlighting both the challenges and breakthroughs of developing a sustainable mass timber economy.
Learn more about Colorado Mass Timber Coalition here: comasstimber.org
RSVP here!

Doors Open Denver
2025-09-26 10:00 - 2025-09-27 16:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
This year, the Press Club is taking part in Doors Open Denver, an annual two-day event that provides opportunities for residents and visitors to explore our city, creating meaningful connections to the built environment. The Denver Architectural Foundation (DAF) inspires the community to connect through self-guided or expert-guided (fee-based) tours of our city’s unique spaces, including high-profile, historic, and/or artistic feats of architecture and design. Doors Open Denver tells the story of where Denver is, where it has been, and where it’s going.
More information about the event at large: https://doorsopendenver.com/
The Press Club will be open September 26 and 27 from 10am-4pm to host folks from all over the Metro and introduce them to our incredible clubhouse. There will be two tour times set during the day at 10:30am and 2:30pm.
There will also be a talk on Saturday, September 27th at 1:30pm by Alan Gass with Denver Architecture Foundation. Tickets for this are available here.

Citizen Journalism with the Society for Professional Journalists Colorado Chapter
2025-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
“Citizen journalism” — and how it differs from professional reporting — will be the topic of a panel discussion presented by the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Denver Press Club. Panelists will explore the promise and pitfalls of anyone with a Wi-Fi connection being a potential publisher; the ethics around anonymity; the importance of verification; and the everyday decisions professional journalists make in their reporting process.
RSVP here!

Women Journalists Get Together
2025-10-01 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Quarterly meeting for our local women journalists — RSVP here!

Poynter Institute Trivia Night
2025-10-01 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join MediaWise for Is that Legit?!, a journalism-themed trivia challenge where participants test their knowledge on topics like misinformation, journalism history, and fact-checking. Attendees will also get a sneak-peak at Poynter’s traveling exhibit Moments of Truth: An Exploration of Journalism’s Past, Present and Future. MediaWise is a nonpartisan, nonprofit initiative of The Poynter Institute that empowers diverse communities with the skills to identify misinformation through engaging, innovative media literacy education. RSVP here!

2026 Republican Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Forum
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Please join us for an evening with the candidates running for Colorado’s GOP Gubernatorial Primary. Tickets here!

UHS Trivia Contest
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00

Photo Night: Matthew Stockman
2025-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Matthew Stockman is an accomplished sports photographer with Getty Images, renowned for his dynamic coverage of tennis and major global sporting events. Born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, Matthew earned a BA in photojournalism from Western Kentucky University after attending the University of Iowa. He began his career at Inside Sports magazine and Century Publishing in Chicago, and in 1994 joined the Allsport USA photographic agency in Los Angeles — first as an editor, then as a photographer. Allsport later became part of Getty Images, where Matthew has since covered over 30 Grand Slam tournaments, the Summer and Winter Olympics, and numerous international competitions.
His career has taken him around the world, with a recent posting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he currently resides in Denver, Colorado. In addition to his work behind the camera, Matthew serves on the advisory board of the Doug Pensinger Photography Fund, supporting emerging sports photographers.
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October Salon: Water Use in the Front Range
2025-10-14 18:00 - 19:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for our monthly Salon, Tuesday October 14th at 6:00pm! This month we’ll be discussing water use in the Front Range. As they say, whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.
In the spirit of a traditional Salon, this will be an interactive and engaging conversational event as opposed to a panel – come with your ideas and input on the topic at hand! As always, what is said at the Press Club stays at the Press Club and is strictly off the record.
RSVP here!

Book Talk: Battle for the Bird by Kurt Wagner of Bloomberg News
2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us at the Press Club for our October Book Talk! Bloomberg journalist Kurt Wagner takes you inside Twitter’s everchanging headquarters, charting its rise from flippant 140-character posts to one of the world’s most consequential tech companies. From Jack Dorsey’s triumphant return as CEO in 2015 to the rise and fall of @RealDonaldTrump to the contentious $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, Battle for the Bird exposes the messy reality and relentless challenges that come with building a global social network. RSVP here!
Kurt Wagner is an award-winning business and technology journalist leading social media coverage for Bloomberg, where he has worked since 2019. He’s been covering social media since 2013 and previously worked at Recode, Mashable, and Fortune. Kurt grew up near Seattle, went to college at Santa Clara University, and now lives in Denver with his wife and two kids. Follow him on Twitter @KurtWagner8.
Headshot Credit: David Paul Morris

Journalism Meetup
2025-10-15 18:00
Calling working journalists of all stripes! Co-sponsored by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition this month, this gathering is a great way to network and commiserate at the nation’s oldest press club, what better place?
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is a nonpartisan alliance of groups, news organizations and individuals dedicated to ensuring the transparency of state and local governments in Colorado by promoting freedom of the press, open courts and open access to government records and meetings. More information here: https://coloradofoic.org/
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ColoRadio x The Denver Press Club
2025-10-15 18:30 - 19:30
On Wednesday, October 15 we welcome Chris Walker to the press club for a conversation about podcasting, both the business and ethics of this audio endeavor, and much more! We look forward to seeing you for this exciting discussion. Get your tickets here!
Chris Walker is a writer and editor based in Denver, Colorado who specializes in narrative journalism. His journalism has spanned four continents, ranging from investigative reporting to arts and culture writing. Chris‘s stories can be found in The Atlantic, Playboy, the Atavist, VICE, Forbes, NPR, Rock and Ice, Backpacker, 5280, Westword, and LA Weekly—among others. Chris has produced two narrative podcasts series: The Syndicate (2020), which peaked at #9 in Apple’s overall top shows chart, and Blood Vines (2025), which reached the top 40.
WHAT IS COLORADIO: Colorado is rich with audio artists, podcast producers and radio professionals, not to mention countless talented journalists who might be curious about the world of sound. Our goal is to connect and inspire by offering a regular space to elevate interesting and impactful work. Each month, we invite speakers who are using audio to tell stories, serve communities, create art or all of the above. In partnership with the Denver Press Club, each event is a conversation between one of us and a guest on a specific topic or project. Afterwards, there’s time to snack, socialize, and build community. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on future events! https://coloradio.beehiiv.com
Get your tickets here!

Virginia (Snyder) Culver Celebration of Life
2025-10-16 17:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
October 16, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Join us at the Denver Press Club to celebrate longtime Denver journalist, Virginia Culver.
Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post File. Denver Post Obituary.

An Evening with NPR's Ari Shapiro
2025-10-18 17:00 | Hyatt Regency Denver
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