City, O’ City will host another Firkin & Food event at 7 p.m. tonight, this one featuring Wynkoop’s Vanilla Oaked ESB. For more info, call 303-831-6443 or go to cityocitydenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings — and if you…
The aptly named DJ ESP (aka Woody McBride) has a long and illustrious resumé — and not just in the electronica world. In 1988, McBride moved to Minneapolis and immediately became involved in community service, coaching basketball, tribal and Celtic-style dance, and spinning what he refers to as “spiritually oriented…
Along with recurring last-week-of-the-month events, like Great Divide’s ever-popular Beer & Cheese Pairing, and weekly events, like Uptown Brothers’ Medicinal Mondays, this week’s calendar is packed with benefit breakfasts, a new cooking class for singles, and Boulder’s Taste of Pearl. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
Udi’s Pizza Cafe Bar will present another Udi’s Supper Club, an all-you-can-eat vegan/plant-based, family-style dinner that earned raves from our Veggie Girl. Admission is $18, $5 for kids under twelve; a portion of the proceeds benefit charitable causes. For more info, call 303-421-8000 or go to www.udisfood.com. For information on…
Ballet Nouveau Colorado’s innovative season draws to a close this weekend with a program of four brand-spankin’-new pieces, one by BNC artistic director Garrett Ammon, one by company artist Jason Franklin, and one each by guest choreographers Maurya Kerr and Alex Ketley. We caught up with Ammon and Ketley to…
Head for the hills: Devil’s Thumb Ranch, 3530 County Road 83 in Tabernash, will present a Steamworks’ Beer Dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. It’s a benefit for Trout Unlimited and the endangered Fraser River and $35. Reservations are required; call 800-933-4339 or visit www.devilsthumbranch.com. For information on dozens of…
At 7 p.m. tonight,McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant will present a Spring Halibut Season Dinner, featuring cuisine by chef Stephen Vice paired with Mondavi wines; sommelier Kevin Arndt will be on hand to discuss the pairings. Tickets are $55; for more info, call 720-200-9339 or go to www.mccormicksandschmicks.com. For information…
You might wonder: How do the powers-that-be choose the firefighters for the Colorado Firefighter Calendar — an annual Fired Up for Kids project that benefits the burn center at Children’s Hospital? The answer is tonight’s Colorado Firefighter Calendar 2012 Celebrity Judging Contest, during which 29 men and five women will…
The aptly named Rarities & Oddities, Ballet Nouveau Colorado’s season closer, is a don’t-miss show, according to artistic director Garrett Ammon — and he would know. “Anyone who loves contemporary dance is going to love it,” he promises, “and anyone who hasn’t seen us, this is the perfect chance to…
When Wolfe’s closed in December, it took one of the town’s best vegetarian barbecue options with it. But at least there’s still barbecued tofu on Colfax Avenue, thanks to OiNKs! BBQ…
It’s April 20: Do you know where your headies are? Because nothing goes with everyone’s favorite (legal!) medicine like listening to righteous tunes, here’s a rundown of where you can go to get your musical fix tonight — trichromes not included…
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled due to weather and will now take place on May 5. Vine Street Pub (& Brewery) will host a Smoking Hot Anniversary Party with barbecue, Chupacabra anniversary beer and guest beers, as well as live music. The fun starts at 4:20 p.m. and proceeds…
What, you didn’t know that today is not just National Garlic Day, but also National Amaretto Day? Gaetano’s did. Today, the venerable Italian eatery will be offering free garlic bread and amaretto drink specials in honor of these major holidays. For more information, call 303-433-3172 or go to www.gaetanositalian.com. For…
In 1983, Tommy Largo began crate-digging, looking mostly for old disco, funk and soul records. And as electronica lovers know, there’s a fine line between disco records and house music, which Largo discovered in 1986. Now based out of the Netherlands, Largo has played all over the the planet and…
Whether you’re more excited about getting your grub on circa April 20 — the worldwide official day celebrating all things cannabinoid — or April 22, Earth Day, there are plenty of food-related events taking place around town. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
It’s tax day, and few people are feeling the heat like the town’s overworked CPAs. If a certified accountant remembered to “file” at either Morton’s locations for a complimentary three-course steak-and-seafood dinner for two, the winners can claim their prize today. Visit www.mortons.com for more information. P.F. Chang’s locations are…
“I love throwing parties and I love house music and music in general,” notes promoter, DJ and man-about-town Uriah West, whose record label, Audio Indika, is hosting its second annual underground 4/20 party tomorrow night starting at 11:30 p.m. “Since we did one last year, and it was 4/20, and…
DAM Uncorked pours out the fun at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, with hundreds of wines to sample, as well as world-class beers, appetizers, a silent auction and more. Admission runs from $35 to $90; for more info, call 720-865-5000…
City, O’ City, 206 East 13th Avenue, will host a Boozenfud “It’s Firkin” Dinner, with four Great Divide beers served in eight firkins, alongside a paired menu. The event starts at 5 p.m.; for more info call 303-831-6443 or go to cityocitydenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around…
In an ideal world, we’d all cook seasonally and locally, procuring our ingredients from farmers’ markets — and when we dined out, we’d eat only at local, independently owned restaurants. But this isn’t Shangri-La, it’s the real world — and in the real world, convenience sometimes takes priority. That’s where…
Pick your poison: Tonight, Elway’s Downtown will present An Evening With the House of Walker. Robert Sickler, master of whiskey for Johnnie Walker, hosts this multi-course dinner with Johnnie Walker pairings. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and costs $75; call 303-312-3107 or visit www.elways.com. Or do you prefer beer …..
Paolo Giordano was working on his doctorate in particle physics when he wrote The Solitude of Prime Numbers, a beautifully rendered tale of two misfit children whom Giordano compares to twin primes — a prime number that differs from another prime number by two (like eleven and thirteen). The further…
