The People's Building

03/25/2026

OOOO check us out!

Denver Westword included 1400 Dallas in their Best of Denver Series and we couldn't be happier! We're filling a critical gap in the arts scene and want you to use our space for your next creative endeavour. Will we become your favorite rehearsal space as well? 🌹

Come on by! https://www.thepeoplesbuilding.com/1400dallas

https://www.westword.com/best-of-denver/2026/arts-and-entertainment/best-new-rehearsal-space-40861948

For years, Aurora’s theatermakers, dancers and musicians have struggled to find rehearsal rooms that weren’t overpriced, overbooked or designed for something else entirely. 1400 Dallas Arts fixes that problem. Operating under the mission of The People’s Building, the former police station has ...

03/25/2026

One more weekend!

Bright Heart Stages delivers a sleek, vocally thrilling ‘Bonnie &

03/04/2026

The gallery is officially changed out and we’ve got a hot one for you this First Friday 🔥

OFF-PRINSTE is here to push printmaking beyond the usual. This new exhibition highlights experimental, hybrid, and unconventional approaches—where innovation, material curiosity, and fearless creativity take the lead.

Join us for the free First Friday opening reception at The People’s Building from 5-7pm! Sip, mingle, and experience the bold work of boundary-pushing artists in person.



Featuring artists including:

Casey Babb (Gel plate printed collage)

Kristin Anahit Cass (Eco botanical prints)art
Mya Drost (Tetra pak printmaking)goksel
Gulsen Goksel (Cyanotype on teabag and screen halftone)

Mike Hanson (Mixed media and image transfer)

Joey Kerlin (Gel plate and image transfer)
Sean Mallory (Cyanotype and stencil contextual shadows)

Brett Matarazzo (digital ink heat transfer)

Megan Morgan (Hand pressed burlap prints)

Sue Oehme (Watercolor and oil inks on recycled materials)

Beth Roland (Ceramic decals and slip cast)

Valerie Syposz (Kitchen lithography)

Jordan Thornton (Monoprint woodcut and embroidery)

03/02/2026

Tonight!

PERFORMANCE ALERT: Tonight we have a very special DAF performance of ElElemental Theatre Company 'The Runner Stumbles' at 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 2 at ThThe People's Building9995 E. Colfax Ave., in Aurora.

Elemental is the next iteration of the Wheat Ridge Theatre Company, debuting last October with 'Pygmalion.' For the third time since, Elemental will donate 40% of the evening's ticket proceeds to the DAF. Tickets are $28, "though we will not turn anyone away if they don't have the cost of a ticket," says Selena A Naumoff, board treasurer. It's also Selena's birthday, today so please stop by and offer some love!

"The Runner Stumbles" is a thriller written by Milan Stitt and directed by Sina Hirsch. A young nun has died under mysterious circumstances in a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior, Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder.

The cast includes Mark Caswell-Yee, Calista Rain Masters, Lisa Ann Collins, Braden Nash, John Greene, Mellisa Taylor, James P. Hayes, Myrrh Currie Powers and Cody McKibben.

Reserve your tickets at https://thepeoplesbuilding3.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=3229908

Thank you all at Elemental for supporting the mission of the Denver Actors Fund!

02/26/2026

Inside the audition with Aaron Vega!
Ok, no audition today, but useful information on our new rentable self tape studio at 1400 Dallas Arts!

Room A7 books for only $2.50 an hour. Seriously.

Stop the hassle of an at home set up and come nail your audition with us. Link in bio!

02/20/2026

BIG NEWS 📢🎭

The People’s Building will have a black box theatre come May of 2026 (hopefully)!

Rentals aren’t available just yet - but subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know when they open up and to be informed of all the dynamic programming that will be offered in our lower level.

We can’t wait to share this with our audiences and creative community!

02/18/2026

We see y’all showing up 👀🔥

One show SOLD OUT and another on the way this week… we’re feeling GOOD 🙌

Let’s keep building this community by continuing to show up for each other. Hit the link in our bio and come support local artists and the Aurora community all month long. 🎶✨

02/17/2026

Thank you to Front Porch Newspaper for featuring our brand new (affordable) rehearsal space - 1400 Dallas Arts.

Come one, come all!
https://www.thepeoplesbuilding.com/1400dallas

The name and the address are the same. The mid-century building, once a police station, has room after room of spaces for creatives, with rent starting at $2 an hour. Weekly rentals are also available.

02/13/2026

PUF in black and white 🖤🤍

We’re loving these stunning shots from opening weekend of PUF by — and somehow we’re already heading into closing!

Only THREE more chances to catch the show that On The Stage called “a daring romp through a historical saga that mocks the idea of gender conformity and centers q***r love.” It’s what does best.

Don’t miss out!
Link in bio

02/05/2026

6 nearby breweries & cideries + art + community—all at !

First Friday is TOMORROW from 5–7 PM! Come check out Art of the Can—a celebration of local artistry and iconic cans turned into art in our gallery.

Stroll the , pop in for a drink, meet local artists, and hang with your neighbors.
Gallery + bar will be open! 🍻🎨

Featuring can art from:
 
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Wanna see a show? There’s a few tickets left for tomorrow’s opening night of PUF: A Completely Factual and Objective History of The Publick Universal Friend from as well!

02/04/2026

Who’s ready for a month full of connection and community? 👀✨

From world-premiere plays to movie nights, plus dance + wine pairings 🍷💃—this month at the People’s Building is packed with chances to meet your neighbors and try something new.

Tickets are moving, grab yours today! 
🔗Link in bio.



01/27/2026

We sat down with .cent.lion Co-Founder & Executive Director, Kevin Douglas, to talk about the power of young q***r storytelling and the skyrocketing growth this theatre company has seen over the past few years. 🌈🎭

Curious how Two Cent Lion got their name?

🎥 Check out the full video on The People’s Building YouTube page — linked in our bio — to hear the story and learn more about our Performing Arts Incubation Program and the impact Two Cent Lion has had in our community.

🎟️ Up next:
PUF: A Completely Factual and Objective History of The Publick Universal Friend
📅 Opens Feb 6 and runs through Feb 15
💸 Pay-What-You-Can pricing still available!

Last weekend with ‘Exit, Pursued by a Bear’ with !