PPGS is cosponsoring a very special event celebrating both the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood and the 135th anniversary of the Historic Elitch Theatre:

 

A Colorado’s Legendary Ladies performance is scheduled for Sunday, August 23, 2026, 1:30 PM, at the beautifully restored Historic Elitch Theatre at 38th & Tennyson in Denver. Originally opened in 1891, the theater was closed for 31 years and has recently reopened for select special events.

 

Tickets go on sale June 1 through Eventbrite for $20. The attached flyer provides performance details and a QR code to the ticketing. Or go to Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com and search for the performance. The theater seats 700 and a large crowd is expected, so get your tickets early.

 

For those of you who attended our last Holiday Party, these are the ladies we hosted and who provided us with a unique look at women’s roles in Colorado history.

 

The performance will feature six actors portraying remarkable women who helped shape Colorado history:

• Mary Elitch Long — Founder of Elitch Gardens and the Historic Elitch Theatre
• Margaret “Molly” Brown — Philanthropist, activist, and Titanic survivor
• Ellen “Captain Jack” Nelson — Colorful frontier figure of the mining era
• Frances Wisebart Jacobs — Denver humanitarian and founder of many charitable organizations
• Maud Nelson — Baseball pitcher, scout, manager, team owner, and early pioneer of women’s baseball
• Augusta Tabor — Influential Colorado pioneer and wife of silver magnate Horace Tabor