Rack & Rye Gastropub is the site of this month’s Denver Happy Hour networking event, which features free appetizers, complimentary specials and more. The free party runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., for more info, go to www.rackandrye.com or call 303-620-4920. For information on dozens of culinary events around town,…
Restaurants will be celebrating Fat Tuesday across the city; here are some of the parties we know about. (If we missed yours, feel free to post a comment to let readers know what you’re doing!)…
Dubstep might be the flavor of the month, but when Planet of the Drums hits town, it’s all about the dark, dirty drum-and-bass from some of the best names in the genre: DJs Dara, AK1200 and Dieselboy with MC Messinian (and Denver’s own DJ Fury for this round). Planet of…
This week in food kicks off with a Fat Tuesday bang and continues with plenty of food and drink to coax you out of your Lenten sacrifices. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
Today is Monday, which means that Randolph’s will be offering another round of Malbec Mondays, featuring $5 glasses of malbec. For more info, call 303-318-7272 or go to www.randolphsdenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings — and if you have…
Keystone kicks off its Winter Culinary Festival today; the resort-wide event runs through Sunday, March 6, and includes a grand tasting, wine events, classes and more. For a complete schedule, go to www.keystoneculinary.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings –…
As last weekend’s LOVE event indicated, the underground electronic-music scene in the metro area is alive and kicking. This month alone, three new residencies are kicking off at various locales; keep reading for the details…
Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria will present its cleverly named Cubed Dinner, with three courses (each one featuring a main ingredient prepared three ways) from 5 p.m. to midnight tonight. Admission is $27; call 303-861-9463 or visit www.lalaswinebar.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online…
The Dikeou Collection is known for its innovative, ingenious literary and art programs, and here’s another one to add to the list: Five Denver Writers, hosted by Oren Silverman and featuring a quintet of local wordsmiths who have books coming out almost simultaneously. “A lot of it is poetry, but…
Udi’s Pizza Cafe Bar has created something amazing with its monthly Udi’s Supper Club — a multi-course, family-style vegan feast of absurd proportions held on the last Monday of every month, with 10 percent of the proceeds benefitting a different charity each time. Udi’s Supper Club works like this: You…
Get raw at Colorado Free University, which will be presenting a Raw Foods 101 class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Lowry Campus, 7653 East First Place. Admission is $44 to $56, plus a $12 materials fee; call 303-399-0093 or go to www.freeu.com. For information on dozens of…
Renegade producer FreQ Nasty is now on the Monsters of Bass tour with MartyParty (one half of PantyRaid) and Opiou; they’ll stop at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on Wednesday, March 2. To help get you in the mood for the bass, we’ve got two downloads for you today: FreQ Nasty’s “Dread…
Both locations of Jax Fish House — at 1539 17th Street in Denver (303-292-5767) and 928 Pearl Street in Boulder (303-444-1811) — are celebrating Oyster Month in March, with specials including testing menus and an oyster-eating contest, and a portion of the proceeds benefitting EFAA and the Gathering Place. For…
DJ Irene — whose name is fairly synonymous with “hard house” — has been producing mixes and music at an exuberant rate since the late ’90s (her album-release rate has dropped since mid-2000, but she still tours incessantly and pounds her beats into dance floors all over the world). Although…
Denver Restaurant Week isn’t the only news on the local dining scene. This week, the Mountain Sun pub group wraps up Stout Month, Jax Fish House launches Oyster Month, and there’s plenty more on the culinary calendar. Here’s a taste:…
If you missed last night’s Denver Chop Month Competition at Vine Street Pub & (Brewery), don’t shave those whiskers yet: Tonight, the Boulder Chop Month Competition will culminate in a hair-razing contest at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl Street in Boulder. The public will vote on the facial…
The best part of the annual Academy Awards is arguably the red-carpet fashion, and this year, stars were showcasing a variety of couture gowns. Bright reds and tangerines dominated the pre-Oscar parade, with some purple trimming and light, ethereal dresses to counterbalance the rich palette. There were hits, misses and…
LOVE Dubtribe Sound System*Doc Martin Frederick Gentry*Sunshine Jones with Jasun Lovejoy Casselman’s Bar and Venue|2.26.11 The aptly named LOVE party at Casselman’s last night featured two epic sets by some of the very best names in house music, Doc Martin and Dubtribe Sound System. The headliners brought the energy up…
After I penned my open letter to militant vegans, several people asked why I was focusing on militant vegans and letting meat-eaters off the hook. They had a point. Although I take issue with the comments that suggested militant vegans are an urban legend — I’ve met more of them…
The locavore movement is all about enjoying local produce at the peak of freshness — and tonight, you can get a taste of this growing movement at the City of Aurora’s Rocky Mountain Locavore Wine Dinner. On the menu: stir-fried quinoa with Chinese sausage, braised winter greens, pork green chile…
Alex B is no stranger to the electronic scene. The producer has been making music since he was nineteen. A member of Pnuma, he first started making music on his own as Paper Diamond. That project, which is signed to the Pretty Lights Music imprint, became increasingly popular without him…
The annual Red Wine and Seafood benefit for Volunteers of America has a Cajun-inspired flavor this year. The Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th Street, will again host the event, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and includes food, dancing, a silent auction and more. Admission is $75 and reservations are…
