When Cathie Quigley-Soderman finished reading Leonard Peltier’s story, she wanted to spread it across the nation. Peltier has been surrounded by controversy since 1975, when FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler were shot and killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Native American activist and member of the…
“It’s going to be a visual banquet,” promises Nada Diachenko, director of DanceWorks 2007. She’s not kidding: This year’s installment of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s annual faculty dance concert is a night of guaranteed booty-shaking. “Three of the six pieces have video projections,” Diachenko continues. “All of the…
Looks like taggers are getting political in the Highlands neighborhood. This opinion piece was spotted today near 37th and Tejon. —- Jared Jacang Maher…
Early Saturday morning — around 1 a.m. — anyone trying to get from the east side of Morrison to the west side found themselves in a bit of a pickle. An entire block of the small town, equivalent to about 1/5 of the main street, was cordoned off by multiple…
Offense Report No: 07-138299 Date: 3-02-07 Type of Offense: Sale of Marijuana Location of Offense: Tom’s Diner, 601 East Colfax Officer S. Michael reports: “While conducting an undercover narcotics operation, the undercover officer met with [the 44-year-old male suspect]. The suspect agreed to sell the undercover officer $100 for suspected…
Brooke caused problems between Davis and PJ. Episode 18 This is getting difficult. I’m not sure how many different ways I can call Brooke a psychotic termagant. But I will press on … This episode begins with Brooke causing mad problems between Davis and PJ. Within the first five minutes,…
Genocide and alienation are two topics that seem more depressing than inspirational. But Lemon Sponge Cake choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl carves beautiful ballets from such dark subjects. His latest work, Leopoldstadt 22, recalls his childhood in Austria and the aftereffects of World War II. “It’s a comment on the Holocaust,” acknowledges…
Francisco Javier Reyes-Garcia Accused cockfighter Francisco Javier Reyes-Garcia is stepping into a whole new fighting arena. Reyes-Garcia was arrested in Denver last year when authorities found roosters doctored in the custom of fighting cocks — with Mexican razorblades — in his backyard. Fighters fasten the blades to their birds to…
“We just went to this tournament of twelve teams in the Western division,” reveals Jen Frale — aka She Who Cannot Be Named of the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls. “The teams are so fast, and the girls are so agile and physical; these people are athletes. It’s amazing to see…
Eli Ashby was killed when a car hit his motorcycle. The sun is shining, the snow’s melting, and motorcycle engines are roaring — as are some pissed-off biker advocates. A bill introduced into the state House in January that would require minors under 18 to wear helmets while riding on…
Mark Andresen Almost three years after Brian O’Connell sent his seventeen-year-old patient, Catherine “Cat” Elizabeth Bresina, into cardiac arrest at the Lutheran Medical Center emergency room, the Colorado legislature has finally decided to do something to regulate naturopathy in this state. On Thursday, February 15, the House Health and Human…
Don’t be frightened by the name of this lecture series: Notes on How Not to Use “Postmodernism” in a Sentence. Betsy Ermarth promises it will not be another series of talks aimed at the academic elite — despite the fact that the speaker, author and professor is a former chair…
I only got to attend one prom in high school, and it was lame. My date was drunk at 3 p.m. when I picked him up, and he brought a flask of whiskey for himself and his friends (I declined). I was terrified the entire night that he was going…
The annual Salsa Central Denver fiesta — the Red & White Salsa Ball — has grown too hot for the Mercury Cafe to handle; this year, the party had to move to the Doubletree Hotel at 3203 Quebec Street. That just means more room to maneuver during the salsa lesson,…
“Where can you go see a play and have a good time and actually be in the drawing for a frozen turkey?” asks Kathy Kuehn, performing arts director at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. If you guessed “nowhere,” you’re wrong: A new production at the center, The…
Volunteering can be so fulfilling. There’s nothing like giving something back to your community; it’s a use of your time that’s much more rewarding than watching Deal or No Deal. But who’s got the extra hours to effectively research local volunteer options? Start by attending today’s Fall in Love With…
For seven years, the Pan African Arts Society has brought color and diversity to Denver’s palette of visual arts, poetry, cinema and music — all in the name of exploring and upholding some of the cultural art forms and heritage that take divergent paths from mainstream America’s way of life…
“I know a lot of people dread Valentine’s Day,” says Silke Reuthlinger, founder of Hip Chicks Out, “so I tried to put a party together where people who are single can make light of it.” Ladies, you can thank her in person tonight at Red Velvet, a girls-only celebration of…
Everyone loves a good pajama party. You just can’t go wrong with pillow fights, bedtime stories and cookies and milk. But the older you get, the fewer excuses you have to put on your comfiest jammies, stuff your feet into your softest slippers and have a not-so-quiet night in with…
We all know that Avalanche players can work it on the ice rink; they’re professionals, for crying out loud. But can they bowl? That’s for them to know and you to find out at this evening’s Cruisin’ the Lanes Celebrity Bowling Tournament, which starts at 6 p.m. at Lucky Strike…
Despite what you see in the media, drinking is fun for a variety of people. Geeks enjoy the warm, pleasant buzz of beer just as much as any jock, frat boy, bombshell or sorostitute. And many of them enjoy being geeks. That’s why the Geeks Who Drink pub-quiz sessions have…
It’s a tough world out there for a woman with a career. What with the working hours, obligations at home, family and significant others, sometimes it’s damn near impossible to set aside a chunk of time to sit back, relax, get pampered and gossip with the girls. Fortunately, the Alliance…
