Novo Coffee Roastery, 3008 Larimer Street, will host an open house with coffee tastings, street food, a macchiato competition and more from 2 p.m. to midnight today. For more information, call 303-295-7678 or go to www.novocoffee.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food &…
Amendment XXI Wines, 2548 15th Street, will present the Think Pink! Rose Wine Tasting, featuring fresh and fruity French roses from 4 to 7 p.m. Admission is free; call 303-477-5646 or visit www.amendment21wines.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings –…
They missed Mardi Gras by a few months, but the folks at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art are still going to party Carnaval-style at tonight’s Festival Brazil. “It’s for our two spring exhibitions,” explains museum spokeswoman Jordan Robbins. “One artist, Henrique Oliveira, created a site-specific sculpture and seven paintings…
Keith Hancock, event coordinator for this weekend’s second annual Heart Beat Drum and Dance Festival, believes drumming is “kind of life-changing, to be quite honest. “I didn’t quite believe that until I went through it myself. You start drumming and you start seeing, ‘This part of my life is working,…
It’s not easy to find quality sushi in the suburbs, but Fontana Sushi, 8601 West Cross Drive, #F4 in Littleton, is an oasis in a desert of Olive Gardens and Chili’s storefronts. Yes, it’s also part of a chain; this branch is owned by brothers Quiang and Sky Chen (Kevin…
Forrest Yoga creator Ana Forrest tells quite a story. She started practicing yoga as a young teenager, became an instructor and has been involved in the yoga world for almost forty years; today, she’ll sign a book containing her life story and innovative healing techniques, Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to…
Le Central will host this round of D.I.N.E.: Dinner, Ideas ‘N Exchange, with poet laureate David Mason discussing “The Poet and the West.” The Colorado Humanities-organized event starts at 6 p.m. and costs $35; for reservations, call 303-863-8094 or go to www.lecentral.com. To learn more about Colorado Humanities, visit www.coloradohumanities.org…
Great Divide’s monthly beer-and-cheese pairing is always a good draw — and there’s lots more taking place this week in Denver’s foodie scene. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
Mateo will present a Spring Prix Fixe Dinner at 6 p.m. tonight. Atlas Purveyors will start the evening with seasonal tea-infused refreshments, while Jordan Vineyards will pour wines from several vintages. Isabelle Farm’s harvest will help build the menu, and Cured (Boulder’s new fine cheese and food market, opening soon)…
It probably seems strange to old-school ravers that when Paul Oakenfold last played Denver (in November of last year), he spun his set at the Ogden. A decade ago, Oakenfold might have been playing to a sold-out Fillmore crowd — or at a massive with tens of thousands of party-goers…
The underground scene will be poppin’ this Friday night with two back-to-back residencies sharing space. Seattle’s Pezzner (Om/Freerange records) will share the stage with Sound Advice, the Tableist and Blood Beat, and Matt’e (aka Garret) at Appaloosa Grill. (9 p.m., 21+, $5-$10 donation to benefit Red Cross Japan)…
A new exhibit is opening at the Wildlife Experience Museum tomorrow: Megalodon: The Largest Shark That Ever Lived. The exhibit includes a life-sized replica of megalodon (pictured above) and comparisons with other sharks we think of as scary-big, like the Great White, along with explanations of what might have caused…
It’s Memorial Day weekend, which means lots of people will be cooking out — and if you’re already sick at the thought of a weekend full of burgers, brats and beer, head to the Fresh Fish Company, which will present a Memorial Weekend Lobster Festival with specials on Maine lobster…
Both Jax Fish House locations — 928 Pearl Street in Boulder, 303-444-1811, www.jaxfishhouseboulder.com; and 1539 17th Street, 303-292-5767, www.jaxfishhousedenver.com — will host An Aquaponic Feast at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The three-course fundraising dinner will showcase sustainably farmed (at the very urban GrowHouse) rainbow trout and more. Admission is $55 (wine…
For a man who’s known around the country for his meat-tastic fare served out of his original hot dog cart, Biker Jim is astoundingly sensitive to the needs of his non-meat-eating clientele. (His wife, we’ve heard, is vegan herself. How’s that for a match made in heaven?) Walking into his…
There’s nothing like a crisp, refreshing summer seasonal straight from the tap, especially after a hard bicycle ride. Every Wednesday through July 31, starting today, Star Bar hosts Beer and Bikes, Bikes and Beer, where participants can enjoy a freshly tapped keg of New Belgium’s new summer seasonal, Somersault; proceeds…
As one half of the brains behind the underground house label Juiced Music, J.Caprice has been spinning records since 1996 and has built his name on funky, soulful house beats. Now hailing from Dallas, J.Caprice has performed all over the country, and in 2008 formed High Maintenance with fellow DJ/producer…
TAG will host the Butcher Blocks and Lamb Hocks disassembly dinner with Mark DeNittis tonight. The amazing event starts at 6 p.m. and costs $75; for more information, call 303-996-9985 or visit www.tag-restaurant.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings –…
American Craft Beer Week is over, but that doesn’t mean all the food-and-drink fun has left the building: Between the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ festival at Beaver Creek Resort and dozens of events closer to home, there’s plenty to fill your calendar. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
American Craft Beer Week is over, but the beery events keep flowing. The Avery Tap Room in Boulder will team up tonight with the folks from Oak at Fourteenth (which is currently closed to repair the damage done by a fire) for a dinner that will benefit a fire-related charity…
Tonight’s BoomTut party at Apex Movement in Boulder is going to be off the hook. This Whomp Truck fundraiser — funds will help bring AudioPixel, Basscouch and the Whomp Truck to Apogaea — is in a parkour studio, and the trampoline, jungle gym and parkour equipment will be open for…
In case you haven’t seen the exhibit, or have been living under a rock for the past five years or so, PostSecret is a project from Frank Warren that began when he handed out blank postcards to strangers in the Washington, D.C. area, inviting people to decorate the postcards with…
