Citizen Journalism with the Society for Professional Journalists Colorado Chapter
2025-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | 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.
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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 | CO
Join us for the best trivia in town!

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.
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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 | CO
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 | CO
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
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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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VIP Cocktail Reception with Ari Shapiro
2025-10-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Hyatt Regency Denver
Just announced:
Exclusive chance to join Ari Shapiro for an intimate cocktail reception before the dinner, where Ari is sure to share an inside look at his recent decision to depart NPR – and what comes next. This is a rare chance to make news with newsmakers, and we’re grateful to Ari for the opportunity.
Snag your tickets now as they’re going quickly and there are limited spots!
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Meet Pulitzer Prize Winner and Jimmy Breslin Biographer Richard Esposito
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The legendary New York Daily news scribe Jimmy Breslin has always held a special place in Denver Press Club history. He was our inaugural Damon Runyon Award winner in 1994 – in part because Breslin’s exuberant biography, “Damon Runyon: A Life” re-introduced the early twentieth century journalist playwright to the culture at large.
In a full-circle moment, as part of this year’s Damon Runyon Award celebration and our historic 100th year at 1330 Glenarm Place, the Denver Press Club is excited to welcome Richard Esposito into the Club to discuss “Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the Truth,” his vivid biography of Breslin – the first of its kind.
Richard Esposito has served as Sr. Executive Producer, Investigations, NBC News and Senior Investigative Reporter at ABC News. He has received the George Polk Award for Television Reporting and is a five-time Emmy Award winner. He was previously a news executive at the New York Daily News and at New York Newsday, where he was City Editor and a member of a team awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1992.
Bring your questions and join Esposito for cocktails to celebrate Runyon, Breslin, and the Denver Press Club. This is a very special opportunity, and you won’t want to miss this.
Members: Free
General Admission/Non-members: $5.00
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Happy hour at DPC to feature author Cynthia Swanson
2025-10-23 16:30 - 18:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Award-winning Denver author Cynthia Swanson will speak at the Denver Press Club on Thursday, Oct. 23, during a Colorado Press Women happy hour event, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Swanson is the author of three books of psychological suspense, often using historical settings. She will read from her third, most recent novel, “Anyone But Her,” which won the 2025 Colorado Book Award (Thriller), was a finalist for the 2025 WILLA Literary Award (Mystery/Thriller), and was named 2024 Best Mystery/Thriller by the Indie Author Project.
Her debut novel, “The Bookseller,” was a New York Times bestseller, an Indie Next selection, the winner of the 2016 WILLA Literary Award (Historical Fiction), and is slated to be a motion picture produced by Julia Roberts. “The Bookseller” is translated into 18 languages.
Her second novel, “The Glass Forest,” was a USA Today bestseller, a CAL Award finalist, and is translated into seven languages. She lives with her family in Denver. She is also the editor of the anthology “Denver Noir,” which received the 2023 Colorado Book Award (Anthology), and an instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Her books will be available for sale at the event.
A $10 charge will cover light appetizers, and a cash bar will be available. To RSVP, send a check made out to Colorado Press Women to treasurer Teresa Ford or pay via Zelle. For Zelle, send payment through your banking institution to info@coloradopresswomen.org. (Zelle charges no fees to either party, and payment will be an instant transfer.)
The Denver Press Club, the nation’s oldest, is at 1330 Glenarm Place, a historic building in downtown Denver.

Water is for Fighting Over: Panel & Forum
2025-10-23 18:30 - 19:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us at the Denver Press Club with Jerd Smith of the Water Education Colorado, Daryl Vigil of the Water and Tribes Initiative, James Eckland, Luke Runyon and Marianne Goodland to talk about the Water Agreement of 2026.
As they say, whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.
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Candidate Forum Series: 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Michael Bennet
2025-10-24 17:30 - 18:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for the next installment of the Denver Press Club’s Candidate Forum Series: with 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate, Michael Bennet.

Michael is running for Governor to make Colorado more affordable, stand up to Trump’s attacks on our values, and protect the Colorado way of life for future generations.
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Justin Adams and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
2025-11-04 19:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Pro Chapter presents a discussion with Justin Adams and his work on Theodore ‘Bubbles’ Anderson, the only Negro League player from Colorado, that is being selected for Colorado’s Sports Hall of Fame. This event promises a timely and meaningful discussion!
Justin Adams is an award-winning journalist and proud native of Denver, Colorado. A versatile newsroom member, Justin is the morning news and sports reporter/anchor for CBS News Colorado. He is also a play-by-play broadcaster for Altitude Sports & Entertainment and the Mountain West Network. RSVP here!

Consider the Alternative: Open Mic
2025-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
It wasn’t all sex, drugs and rock and roll. Colorado’s alt-weeklies did ground-breaking journalism, too.
On November 6 at 6pm, join us for a night of tales and gossip on Colorado’s alt-weeklies, with some of your favorites hosting the evening, including Cara DeGette, Fran Zankowski and Patty Calhoun! It’s guaranteed to be an exciting evening at the Club!
Join us for a happy hour beforehand at 5pm at the Denver Press Club Pulitzer Lounge.

Photo Night: Allan Tannenbaum
2025-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
ALLAN TANNENBAUM has been making photographs since the 1960s. Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer for the SoHo Weekly News in New York when it was founded in 1973. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business and nightlife in New York City. The high point of this period was photographing John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1980– the low point was John Lennon’s murder 10 days later. Tannenbaum’s photographic archive is considered one of the most seminal documents of 1970s New York City culture. While working on staff for the SoHo News, Tannenbaum freelanced for magazines such as Newsweek and New York Magazine and syndicated his SoHo News photos internationally to newspapers, magazines, and photo agencies. Upon the demise of the SoHo News, Tannenbaum joined the renowned agency Sygma Photo News, for whom he covered national and international stories of historical importance. During the 1980s and 90s, Tannenbaum covered events including the unrest in South Africa, the Philippine Revolution, the Karenni rebellion in Burma, the Palestinian Intifada, violent demonstrations in Korea, the siege of Kabul, German reunification, the situation in Northern Ireland, Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq, the Gulf Crisis, the Rwandan refugee crisis, the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine school massacre. He won a first prize in Spot News Stories at the World Press Photo competition in 1989 for his coverage of the Intifada. Tannenbaum has also made photographs in Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, Mexico and many other countries. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Tannenbaum became involved in the biggest and most dangerous story of his career, occurring just six blocks south of his home. Tannenbaum photographed the explosion of the second plane and Ground Zero between tower collapses. He was covered in dust and debris when the first tower went down, but stayed at the site to continue documenting what was happening around him. His photographs of this event have been published and exhibited all over the world. In 2013, Tannenbaum received a proclamation from the Council of the City of New York, recognizing his service to all New Yorkers for his documentation of the 9/11 tragedy. Tannenbaum’s work has appeared in many photography books and appears regularly in Newsweek, Time, Life, Rolling Stone, Paris Match, and Stern.
His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times and Newsweek five times. He has published several books, one including intimate photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono called: JOHN & YOKO: A NEW YORK LOVE STORY. American Photo named it one of the ten best photography books of 2007 and it was a Gold Medal winner at the 2008 Independent Book Publisher Awards. Tannenbaum continues to make photographs and exhibit the work from his vast archive at galleries and museums around the world.
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UHS Trivia Contest
2025-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States

Crafting for Democracy
2025-11-14 18:00 - 21:00 | 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.
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Independent Media Spotlight: The Empire Files
2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us at the Denver Press Club on November 21, for a panel discussion with The Empire Files, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner! We’ll tackle their journey into reporting and advocacy, the anti-imperialist current in their work and their new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy.
Creator of the Empire Files and former host of Breaking the Set, Abby is widely known for her reporting on Palestine, Latin America and US foreign policy. Releasing her first film Gaza Fights for Freedom in 2019, her uncompromising style has made her a standard-bearer in indy media.
Host of Eyes Left podcast and producer of Empire Files, Mike has been a prominent anti-war veteran organizer for nearly two decades. His experiences in the military have guided him both as an activist and as a creator of anti-war media.
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Turkey Toast
2025-11-26 17:00 - 22:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
This year, the Dusty Saunders Turkey Toast takes on special import as it caps off our year-long celebration of 100 years at 1330 Glenarm Place, featuring a potluck feast and musical hijinks by Aldo Allgoode. The timing couldn’t be better: We’ll open our doors – and several bottles of Wild Turkey 101 – for this year’s Turkey Toast on Wednesday, November 26, just four days after the centennial anniversary of the Clubhouse door swinging open for the first time.
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Lions Night
2025-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Join us for a special evening in celebration of some DPC Lions:

Jean-Luc Currie heads to our world-famous caricature wall for his significant contributions to the Club!
Caricature wall alums Nathan Fernando-Frescas and Jim Clarke rejoin their peers after a little TLC to their caricatures.
We’ll be honoring Bruce Goldberg with a very special announcement honoring all he’s done for the Denver Press Club over many, many years.

Expect an evening of stories, good cheer, a little razzing, and a whole lot of a gratitude.See ya there; it just wouldn’t be the same without ya!

The Denver Press Club Holiday Party & Parade of Lights
2025-12-06 17:00 - 22:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
We’re so looking forward to seeing you and yours at one of our biggest celebrations of the year – featuring front-row seats to the 9News Parade of Lights, a gourmet buffet, and more holiday cheer than you can shake a pen or sword at! Tickets are available now for members and their guests.
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Marianne's Holiday Harp Concert
2025-12-11 18:30 - 20:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Join us for the holiday harp concert with DPC Board President Marianne Goodland featuring a selection of holiday favorites – from Home Alone to Charlie Brown Christmas and some of your favorite standards.
This show will leave you in great holiday cheer – do not miss it!
Entry is free, but a $10 contribution to our year-end historic preservation campaign is very much appreciated.
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Crafting for Democracy
2025-12-12 18:00 - 21:00 | 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 non-flammable hobby. And if you have none, please join us with your gift of gab. Coloring books and pens will be available.
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ColoRadio x Laurie Polisky
2025-12-12 18:30 - 21:30 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Laurie is an award-winning filmmaker, editor, composer and podcaster. While she’s simultaneously directing and producing her independent projects, she’s currently editing a feature for the Oscar-winning teams behind NAVALNY and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. Before this, she produced and scored DEAR ALANA (2023), a #1 Apple Podcast and 4x nominee and winner at the 2024 Ambie awards.
Come listen to Laurie discuss the parallels between documentary filmmaking and indie podcasting, with exclusive clips to a never-before-heard podcast in development about DREAM TECHNOLOGY and the future stakes of what we fondly call reality.
What happens when technology enters our dreaming minds? Neurotech that can influence and even record our dreams could be the next space race. Two filmmaker-scientist hosts explore topics like lucid dreaming, PTSD nightmares, dream hacking, virtual reality, memory, creativity, meditation, and indigenous dreamwork. Featuring expert interviews, immersive sci-fi stories, and dream experiments that you can try at home. Pinch yourself as we dive deep to discover the world of dream tech, all while wondering–is it cool, or is it creepy?
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Guest Bartender: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
2025-12-18 17:00 - 19:00 | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston jumps behind the world-famous Denver Press Club bar as we celebrate 100 years in our historic home!
Tips raised during the mayor’s shift will go to the Club’s year-end historic preservation campaign.
There’s truly never been a better time to raise a glass and raise some funds in celebration of our history as the nation’s oldest press club.
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