Saturday March 21, 2026
7:00 AM - 3:00 AM
In celebration of our 20th season, The Playground is planning a 20-hour MARATHON! This event will be broken into four blocks, each at a different venue in Denver. MARATHON will be structured to highlight all that we do as an ensemble and organization: concerts, community music-making, sessions for music educators, healing arts events, and an improvised communal cool down in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Schedule
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MSU Denver School of Music Kalamath Building
800 Kalamath St, Denver, CO 80204
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free to attend7:00 AM - Gong bath and yoga/meditation.
8:00 AM - Sound Bites Breakfast: Connect with composers, current and aspiring music educators, and people that run youth music organizations over coffee and cereal.
9:00 AM - Facilitated composition workshops covering a range of topics, including soundpainting, graphic notation, structured improvisation, digital audio workstations.
10:30 AM - Culminating performance of each group’s composition.
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Stanley Marketplace
2501 Dallas St, Aurora, CO 80010
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free to attend1:00 PM - Family music-making workshops, including graphic scores, kazoo building, analog synths and beat making.
2:00 PM - Community singing event - “Tuning Meditation” by Pauline Oliveros. All are welcome!
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MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater
2644 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
$20 Tickets7:45 PM - Toast to The Playground.
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GLOB
3551 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216
10:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Suggested donation10:00 PM - DJ i.lind late night set.
11:00 PM - The Music of the Shining.
12:00 AM - A ritual soundscaping performance led by Silen Wellington.
1:00 AM - Late night spontaneous electronics.
2:00 AM - Improvised gong drones and meditation led by Dr. Arin Levy.
Make sure to also check out our curated playlists for your commute in between sessions!
Morning - Afternoon Commute
Afternoon - Evening Commute
Evening - Late Night Commute
This program is supported in part by Denver Arts & Venues through the Denver Creates Fund and by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.