Everyone knows that America’s favorite pastime is baseball, and it’s lost little of its popularity over the years. In 1994, at the height of the history-making players’ strike, PBS released Baseball, a nine-part documentary mini-series that became the most-watched program in PBS history, with 43 million people tuning in. Now…
Get in the swim tonight at a seafood dinner at Jax Fish House in Boulder, which is hosting another Hosea Rosenberg monthly dinner, or Jax Fish House Denver, which is hosting its own seafood dinner. And across the street, McCormick’s Fish House & Bar also has a multi-course dinner planned…
It’s sheer genius: Tonight TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, will present the Beer vs. Wine Dinner. Great Divide Brewing, master sommelier Doug Krenik and chef/owner Troy Guard have put together a four-course menu paired with beer and/or wine. Which pairing will you prefer? Decide when dinner starts at 7 p.m. Admission…
Everyone knows that Colorado peaches are among the best in the world — and it’s harvest season! Celebrate at the Lafayette Peach Festival on Saturday. And if peaches aren’t your thing, there are dozens of other options on the culinary menu this week. Here’s a taste:…
It’s almost the end of summer, which means soon it won’t be warm enough to eat outside. That’s the idea behind tonight’s Feast in the Field — al fresco dining at its best, with live music accompanying an all-Colorado meal from 6 to 9 p.m…
My Morning Jacket opened up its set with “Tonight I Want To Celebrate With You” and followed that up with “Gideon” and then “Anytime and “Magheeta.” Jim James wove gorgeous guitar lines while jamming in and out of songs, meandering from place to place. The outfit played “Golden,” faded drum…
As I crossed the festival grounds toward the Bison tent, where BoomBox was scheduled, I caught strains of Matt Morris and his amazing voice, and Ozomatli getting their reggae-style funk on. I reached my destination just as BoomBox took the stage and immediately knew I was in for a good…
My first stop was the Wolf stage, where Danielle Ate the Sandwich was parked, being all adorably quirky — as she does so well. She was playing “Bad Romance” and then lead into “Canada,” the simple harmonies and clean uke and violin lines offering a refreshing foil to Jack Johnson…
The Steve Miller Band took the main stage and immediately kicked into “Jet Airliner,” followed by “Take the Money and Run” and “Mercury Blues.” The applause seemed more polite than enthusiastic. They packed song after song into the set, hitting “Swingtown,” “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” off the latest album (Bingo),…
Boulder alumnus the Samples packed the area in front of the Wolf stage with their bluesy, funky jams with heavy dance hall/world influence. They played “Did You Ever Look So Nice” and the segued into “Giants,” with Blues Traveler’s John Popper jumping in on harmonica, riffing up and down the…
Arriving at 1 p.m., I headed for Beta Beach after orienting myself. The Manufactured Superstars were throwing down their trademark dirty disco funk, and the misting tunnels and inflatable sculpture and furniture were keeping everyone as cool as possible in the sunshine…
First dates have a reputation for being awkward — but it doesn’t have to be like that. Tonight, the Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, offers a Culinary Date Night class from 6 to 9:30 p.m.; admission is $79 per person. Impress your date with your skills…
To date, Reyna Von Vett — whose alter ego, Cora Vette, emcees burlesque shows under the Burlycute umbrella — has put together more ass-and-titty-shaking shows than you can shake a … well, you know … at. The woman knows her burlesque. So take it from her: You should be excited…
At 7 p.m. tonight, the Empire Lounge and Restaurant, 816 Main Street in Louisville, will present the next installation in the Jim & Julia Dinner Series, featuring Jim Cohen’s interpretations of iconic Julia Child menus. Dinner costs $45, $65 with alcohol pairings; call 303-665-2521 or visit www.theempirerestaurant.com…
Every year around this time, if you know when to look, the skies above Denver seem filled with shooting stars. That’s because the Meteor Shower, associated with the Swift-Tuttle Comet, is overhead, and the peak viewing should be tonight, when Jefferson County Open Space hosts the Perseid Meteor Shower Gathering…
“Dava Parr, who owns a bed-and-breakfast in Paonia called Fresh & Wyld, wanted to basically hold an event that would celebrate the local producers — whether they be farmers, winemakers or what have you,” says Jim Brett, president of Slow Food’s Western Slope chapter, by way of explaining how the…
“We just thought that there’s a real need for people to get together and have an opportunity to see these kinds of films and have discussions,” says Celia Adamec, adult program manager at the Denver Botanic Gardens. And so they created the Sustainable Food Film Series, which starts tonight at…
Arugula Bar e Ristorante and the Infinite Monkey Theorem will present a Taste of Italy at a private home in Boulder at 6:30 p.m. tonight; the feast is part of the Passport to the 2010 Festival of Dinners, a benefit for the Colorado Music Festival. The six-course meal, prepared by…
Dawn Schiller is a survivor. That much is apparent in the title of her heartbreaking (and, at times, horrifying) new memoir, The Road Through Wonderland: Surviving John Holmes. Schiller became entangled with the then-32-year-old Holmes at the tender age of fifteen; she spent five years in an unhealthy relationship with…
The Denver Botanic Gardens will harvest fresh herbs to be used in tonight’s cooking demonstration, “How to Cook With Aromatic Herbs,” at Le Central, 112 East Eighth Avenue, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $38 for DBG members and $43 for the general public, and includes a three-course meal;…
This week, on top of the usual wine dinners and cooking classes, there are classes on preserving your summer harvest, the continuation of Empire Lounge & Restaurant’s Jim & Julia Dinner Series, and much more. Here’s a sampling of what’s on the culinary calendar menu:…
This past March, Antiques Roadshow aired three episodes taped in Denver in July, 2009 — and those episodes were the most-watched of the Antiques Roadshow season. Way to go, Denver couch potatoes! But the experience isn’t over yet: Tonight at 8 p.m., Rocky Mountain PBS will air Antiques Roadshow: Behind…
