Tonight at Vita, 1575 Boulder Street, the restaurant is offering two-for-one wine by the glass — with more than twenty varieties to choose from — plus $3 draft beers and $4 well cocktails to benefit Sports for a Cause…
When the folks at Ballet Nouveau Colorado started brainstorming fundraiser ideas, they wanted to make sure they put the fun in fundraising. The result? Scavenger Nouveau, a team scavenger hunt that starts tonight at 6 p.m. at the Magnolia Ballroom, 818 17th Street, then heads to LoDo before it wraps…
Randi Waldman and Daniela Abbott have been part of iTHRiVE — an organization that connects women to one another — for years, but the inspiration for tonight’s Floralia: A Celebration of Wine, Women, Spring and Song was a chance happening. Waldman teaches an exercise class and discovered that one of…
Asher Brewing Company is Colorado’s first (and, right now, only) certified organic brewery, and tonight you can taste its creations at Terroir’s Community Beer Dinner. The three-course menu features mussels, chiles, roasted tomatoes and shallots topped with poblano chili romesco sauce and paired with Hippie Nectar wheat; apple/chard-stuffed pork tenderloin…
Jax Fish House, 928 Pearl Street in Boulder, kicks off a new dinner series tonight. Every month, Top Chef champion Hosea Rosenberg will host a dinner based on a different theme. Tonight’s is “Found in Translation: Inspiration from Hong Kong.” Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and costs $100; sign up…
Troy Atherton Guard opened TAG, his space at 1441 Larimer Street, one year ago, and tonight the restaurant will celebrate one year in business with an Anniversary Party. We’ve thought TAG was special from the start: Nancy Levine profiled its gin and tonic for a Drink of the Week column…
Between the craft beer, anniversary parties and benefit events, there’s plenty to fill your plate with foodie events this week. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up: Monday, May 17: Celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which highlights the industry and culture of craft beer, through Sunday, May 23; special events…
If rosé wines get a whole month to themselves, then it’s only fair that craft beer — of which Colorado has plenty — should be celebrated for at least a week. Hence American Craft Beer Week, which starts today and runs through Sunday, May 23. Special events at an array…
Sex sells, and tonight at Campagna Salumi Bar and Pizzeria, 1126 East Sixth Avenue, it’ll be selling for a good cause. Head to Campagna starting at 10 p.m. for Naughty Nurses & Doctors: Guest Bartending for Charity. Craig Seidel and Andrea Gomes will bartend to benefit the Denver Health Foundation;…
Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street, uncorks Corks and Cuisine — the seventh annual — featuring local artisans (Ben Kelley, Cory Van Zytveld, Pete Radliff, Bentina Works and Jaala Jewels), Denver’s finest caterers, and wines from Bonacquisti, Augustina’s, Dithyramb, Snowy Peaks, Spero, Desert Moon, Wynkoop Brewing (which will…
Animal Fitness isn’t like any exercise class or boot camp you’ve ever done. “We’re just trying to set up cool, innovative fitness courses for people and trying to distract them from the boredoms of what the trends are now,” says Animal Fitness’s Scott Jones of the weekly mini-adventure, which is…
Once upon a time, a man named Phil Anson, who enjoyed rock-climbing in Eldorado Canyon and made a killer burrito, stumbled upon a business idea: He packed his homemade burritos into a cooler to sell to his fellow climbers. And they were good. But Anson realized this wasn’t the best…
It’s a great day for booze: The brand-new Desert Moon Vineyards, 12656 East Jamison Place, Unit #12, in Englewood, is hosting a Colorado Wines class at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Admission is $20; call 303-990-9463 or visit www.desertmoonvineyards.com. At 6: 30 p.m., Firenze a Tavola, the downstairs dining room at Parisi,…
Addicted to Mahjong but can’t find anyone to play with? Seven Cups, the teahouse at 1882 South Pearl Street, has the answer: twice-a-week Mahjong nights, when $2 gets you in on games played at every level. The play runs from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday night; stop…
As spring rolls inexorably into summer, the wine starts flowing, the music starts playing and workshops on everything from soup to Asian cuisine start filling up. What will your week look like? Here’s a taste of what’s out there: Monday, May 10: Frasca offers its regular Monday Night Wine Dinner;…
Beltania 2010 05.06.2010-05.09.2010|Florence First things first: Beltania is primarily a festival for people practicing Earth-centered religions — paganism, Wicca, Native American religions, or even a very steward-centered (and non-exclusive, non-judgmental) form of Christianity. The four-day festival in the mountains included rituals for men and women, a sweat lodge, workshops on…
TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, will host a special Rodney Strong Wine Dinner at 5 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $50; call 303-996-9985 or go to www.tag-restaurant.com for more info. Every Monday, Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, hosts a wine dinner. This week, winemaker Mike Sullivan will present…
Admit it: You still don’t have anywhere to take Mom on Sunday, and now you’re starting to panic. Not to worry; there are several great options in our online listings, one of which is bound to appeal to your mother. We’re partial to Red Trolley’s Mother’s Day Brunch, which promises…
Those of us who love the great outdoors often love it precisely for the reasons other people hate it — namely, it’s not a climate-controlled environment. It’s nature, damn it! But there are others who won’t venture outside their man-made boxes for a breath of fresh air until all the…
Chocolate is probably the closest we’ll ever come to the food of the gods — and Dana Cain celebrates the delectable confection every year with the Colorado Chocolate Festival, which today returns to the Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 East 58th Avenue, with celebrity guests, vendors, guest speakers, live music, events,…
How would you prefer to kick off your weekend — at a wine dinner, a wine-tasting benefit or a full-blown, three-day wine experience? You’re spoiled for choice tonight with four different wine-centric events: Black Pearl, 1529 South Pearl Street, hosts a Pink Wine Dinner — which is also the Infinite…
Reyna Von Vett’s alter ego, Cora Vette, has been emceeing burlesque events at Bender’s Tavern for the past few months, but the time has come to move on. “Bender’s was awesome,” Von Vett enthuses, but she’s excited about getting back into a theater space. “We’re going to add back a…
