The century-old Federal Theatre in Denver is getting new life as a music venue. The first performance there in 50 years is happening this weekend, when local bands play two nights of free, all-ages shows. “This is one of those places where you’d come in and expect the ceiling falling in, or holes in walls, or copper wire torn out,” co-owner Peter Ore tells the Denver Post. Like its contemporaries – the Ogden, Bluebird and Gothic theaters – it was born as a movie theater in the ‘20s. The Federal Theater is at 3830 Federal Boulevard in Denver, near the intersection of Federal and W. 38th Avenue.