Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
Dara Sturges is a skilled lighting designer and stage manager with extensive experience in live event production, currently working at Z2 Entertainment, LLC since May 2019. Responsibilities include programming and operating Avolites lighting control platforms at prominent venues, overseeing stage operations, and ensuring smooth event execution through effective crew management. Dara also serves as a lighting designer at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and has held various roles in guest experience, office coordination, and marketing coordination across multiple companies. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Arts Management with a focus on Music Business from Indiana University Bloomington.
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Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
Cevantes’ History Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom is located at 2637 Welton Street in the old Casino Cabaret whose history dates back to the Cotton Club days of the 1930s when jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman took the stage when they toured through Denver. Over the years the Casino Cabaret has hosted such acts as James Brown, BB King, Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner, and countless others. Cervantes’ has continued the musical legacy of the building and neighborhood ever since the grand opening in January 2003. Cervantes’ and The Other Side have played host to thousands of live shows including intimate performances with Chris Robinson (Black Crowes), Derek Trucks, Dr. John, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Nas, Big Boi, STS9, Sam Bush, Page McConnell of Phish, Branford Marsalis, and Warren Haynes to name a few. Cervantes’ Information Cervantes’ has two rooms that offer live music simultaneously, Cervantes’ and The Other Side. Each room operates independently of the other but they are connected giving our patrons the ability to venture back and forth between each room. Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom separates itself from other Denver live music venues for a multitude of reasons, but the dual venue feature makes Cervantes’ stand out the most. Cervantes’ holds 900 people and includes a balcony that wraps around the entire room creating a very intimate setting. Cervantes’ incorporates a top of the line sound system, including a Meyer MICALine Array with four boxes per side and six Meyer 650P subs. This arrangement translates into full sound that can be heard throughout the venue from front to back. The Other Side holds 500 people and has equally impressive traits. Box Office Hours The Box Office is open on show nights at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom after 7 pm. Tickets can almost always be purchased though through the Cervantes’ Main Office (2635 Welton St.). The hours of operation for the Cervantes’ Main Office is Monday – Friday 7 am –