The people of Grand Lake have been preparing for months. The ice is ready for the Teapot Curling event. The snow is primed for snow sculpture and kids’ snowman contests. The Kauffman House Museum is open for tours. Grand Avenue has been cleared in preparation for the parade and the…

When artist Terrilynn Moore went to see The Vagina Monologues at a venue on the Auraria campus in 2003, she noticed that the lobby contained pictures of llamas. It seemed a little odd that the famous Monologues had no art to tie in to the performance, so Moore thought up…

“Bob Marley is a staple in life, period,” says Lillian Marsh, event coordinator for tonight’s What About Bob? celebration. She has a point: The reggae master and activist — who would have been 63 now had he not passed away in 1981 at age 36 — is still influencing today’s…

‘Tis the season to celebrate and remember all things African-American, and Rocky Mountain PBS is going full speed ahead with its premiere of African American Lives 2, a new four-part series building on the momentum of 2006’s African American Lives. Featuring such notable Americans as Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard, Don…

Ballet is already kind of campy, with its large, sweeping movements expressing overweening emotion. But what happens when you take fifteen male dancers — chock-full of skill and mastery of difficult ballet technique — and infuse their performance with glee, fun, hilarity and just the right amount of naughtiness? Les…

Spray is filmmaker Brian Solano’s fourth project about rock climbing, but don’t expect a typical adrenaline-driven climbing flick this time around. “It’s a movie about climbing and exploring and just living life,” Solano says, but it’s also about maintaining climbing areas for future generations. “Throughout the entire film, we kind…

If you’re looking to shake up your workout routine, then Fountain of Health Yoga Studio, 653 South Union Avenue in Pueblo, has a real treat for you: Yoga master Desirée Rumbaugh is returning for another weekend chock-full of workshops — and the chance to stretch your abilities with this wonderful…

If you absolutely cannot stand burlesque beauties of both genders teasing and tantalizing you while you sip on a delicious, unique cocktail made with the freshest ingredients available, then here’s a piece of advice: Stay far, far away from the Pink Elephant Room at 1515 Madison Street. And absolutely do…

“I’ll be seventy years old on May 24,” says Tommy Chong. “I can still get it up. That’s all I want you to know.” Thanks for sharing, Tommy. The soon-to-be septuagenarian — best known for his work with Cheech Marin in such comedy classics as Cheech & Chong and Up…

I have mixed feelings about psychologist, science writer, historian, founder of the Skeptics Society and editor of Skeptic magazine Michael Shermer. I respect his work: His numerous books and columns for Scientific American use reason and a touch of humor to refute everything from intelligent design to Holocaust deniers, and…

Shortly after Matty Brenner moved to Denver from Los Angeles, something unfortunate happened: At a motorcycle race, one of the racers lost control of his cycle coming out of a turn. The bike hit an embankment and flew into the crowd, pinning Brenner, breaking his hip and fracturing his femur…

According to filmmaker and actor Ash Christian, I am a fat girl. So is he. As explained in Christian’s debut film, Fat Girls, anyone can be a fat girl, regardless of gender or body mass index. A fat girl is anyone who doesn’t fit in, who’s too quirky for the…

The surrealist movement spawned a host of recognized artists, but you might not have heard of Vilem Kriz. The Czech photographer had a host of roadblocks thrown in the path of his reputation, including a move to the United States, stormy gallery relations and a decade-plus period during which he…

You can’t really call yourself an American until you’ve traveled a stretch of U.S. Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America and the Mother Road). Established in 1926, the thoroughfare stretched from Los Angeles to Chicago and was a major path for Dust…

I’m a fiction junkie, and I read anything I can get my hands on. That said, you’ll comprehend the gravity of the following statement: One of my all-time favorite stories is that of Randle Patrick McMurphy, the authority-bucking, prostitute-befriending, lovable felon who turns Nurse Ratched’s ward in the insane asylum…

When John Harlin III first decided to tackle the Eiger (an Alpine mountain often translated as “the ogre”), he didn’t plan on his journey becoming the focus of the latest IMAX film to hit the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, The Alps. Harlin’s father, a mountaineering legend and pioneer…

Vampires and werewolves have been fodder for fiction since long before Interview With the Vampire and An American Werewolf in London hit the big screen. So authors Lynda Hilburn and Carrie Vaughn will be in good company when they pair up this afternoon at the Denver Book Mall, 32 Broadway,…

It’s a good thing that actor Jonathan Bender has had years of experience with character acting: In Bender’s solo performance, In the Belly of the Whale, he plays nine distinct characters to tell an age-old story with a twist. “The main character is a spoken-word poet; his name is J.,”…

It’s no lie to say that the Ouray Ice Climbing Festival is the premier event of its kind. Although scrambling up ice isn’t as popular as hiking or rock climbing, it takes a lot of skill to navigate an ice waterfall. And the Ouray Ice Park comprises both natural and…