Tonight the Daydreamz Project’s performance, gallery and candlelight vigil known as Break the Silence, Stop the Violence turns five. “The whole event was birthed from expressive-arts workshops with women in a local shelter,” explains the Project’s Starr T. Hogan. “After nine months of exploring their inner voice, they said, ‘We…

Tonight’s Naughty Mambo Pin-Up Party is a celebration of mothers — albeit an unusual, racy celebration. Paper Dolls and Westword contributing photographer Jim J. Narcy have been shooting sexy frames of contestants for several weeks; tonight’s bash will crown the winners of Paper Dolls’ Mother’s Day Pin-Up Contest. Shooting the…

Why would anyone want to live in a dwelling that looks exactly like every other structure within spitting distance? Old homes have so much more character than the cookie-cutter houses that plague recent developments. Unfortunately, old houses also come with their share of problems. But I’d still take a 1920s…

Standup comedy is best seen live. The atmosphere of a live set (not to mention the alcohol usually involved) has caused me to laugh at jokes that I didn’t actually think were funny. It takes more skill — and better jokes — to create a standup routine that people will…

Eating in the dark might be a recent trend, but jumping on a bandwagon was the last thing on Greg Goldfogel’s mind when the Alto owner conceptualized tonight’s Wine Dinner in the Dark. “I’ve got a longstanding relationship with a guy named Nicholas Delmonico, who is a blind gentleman and…

lthough we no longer live in the days of the Wild West, it’s tough to get away from our Western roots here in Denver, with events like the National Western Stock Show, summertime rodeos and more bringing history to life. And why bother escaping? The West has so much to…

When we asked poet Andrea Gibson about the significance of her poetry collection’s title, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns, she had this to say: “One night, my girlfriend and I were outside of a music venue in Boulder. The band inside started playing gospel hymns, and the music was so…

I am the proud owner of an 81-pound Victorian bulldog named Marshall. He’s the best dog on the planet, and I wouldn’t trade him for anything. But there will always be a soft spot in my heart for little dogs — dogs you can tuck under your arm or into…

Once while visiting my aunt and uncle in Tucscon, Arizona, they took me on a trip to see Tombstone. That tiny town is still capitalizing on the fateful day when Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp finished (or started, depending on your view of history) a gunfight in the OK Corral…

Tonight marks the closing of the ninth annual Black Is…Culturefeast, which featured enough film, literature, arts and cultural filling to stuff even the most discerning participant to the gills. As part of the closing ceremonies, the Pan African Arts Society (which hosts Black Is… each year) is presenting the Fade2Black…

Kelly Shortandqueer and his friend Jamez Terry had a dream: the Tranny Roadshow. “My good friend Jamez called me back in December 2004 and pitched the idea to me,” Shortandqueer remembers. “The two of us thought we would go on tour with maybe one or two other people and it…

The Denver Roller Dolls will take a page from the history books tonight when they face off against Albuquerque’s Duke City at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson Street. The building that houses the Fillmore opened in 1907 as the Mammoth Roller Skating Rink. From 1935 to 1962, it became Mammoth…

The ninth annual Black Is…CultureFeast arts and culture extravaganza, presented by the Pan African Arts Society, is aptly named. The Feast is five days of film screenings, panel discussions, workshops, performances and more, stuffing attendees to the gills with programming and parties. Black Is… kicked off last night with an…

Sandra Day O’Connor is a true inspiration. Not only did she serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for 24 years, but she was also the first woman to ever serve on the Court (and her nomination was confirmed 99 to zero by the United States Senate…

The annual tribal-style belly-dance festival known as Elevation is “electric,” according to host and promoter Elizabeth Ostteen (who also owns the Marrakech and Paprika boutiques in Evergreen and Golden, respectively, and dances as part of Tribe Marrakech). “We have teachers from all over the world coming to teach,” she says…

Colorado Ballet dancer Andrew Skeels’s independent dance-theater performance, Palimpsest, was inspired by the American Friends Service Committee’s Eyes Wide Open exhibit, for which Skeels volunteered back in October; the exhibit involved 3,000 pairs of combat boots laid on the front lawn of the State Capitol to represent the soldiers who…

Remember when you could watch free plays in Civic Center Park during the summer? That was awesome. All you needed for a great night out was a blanket, a cooler full of snacks and drinks and a few friends. In my opinion, nothing beats free outdoor theater. Which is why…

Meat-eaters might feel as though they have no reason to attend the first-ever Denver Veg Fest & Health Expo, but they couldn’t be more wrong. If you enjoy fish or chicken or even the occasional taste of — gasp! — beef, you’ll still find something worth chewing on at the…