Trust me, you don’t have to be a boomer to love the Denver Modernism Show, but you do have to have a certain sense of style. During my sojourn there last Friday and Saturday, I saw people of all ages, from WWII-era grannies to babes in backpacks. But I also…
YesPleaseMore is way more than a temporary retail space. And it’s even more than a cheerleader for the local artists and businesses who sell their wares in the Denver Pavilions pop-up shop (heads up, btw: This incarnation of YesPleaseMore closes forever on September 15, although, as the “pop-up” moniker implies,…
Last year’s Artcrank Denver bike poster show was the first one promoter Charles Youel had ever produced outside of his home town of Minneapolis. But you know Denver: It was a huge success, drawing hundreds of bike-and-design enthusiasts to East Colfax Avenue to a street party, one where they could…
To photographer Michael Ensminger, his Zottelbart (meaning “ragged beard” in German) self-portrait series is positively operatic, an ongoing aria kept alive by the ever-lengthening hair on his head and face, which he hasn’t cut or shaved in eight years. During that period, he’s made periodic trips to the foothills, particularly…
There are many reasons that Pablo Kjolseth, longtime director of CU-Boulder’s International Film Series, decided that Werner Herzog’s lovely The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, based on the true story of a man who spent the first twenty years of his life locked in a basement, was a good choice to…
Pop-up shops such as the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs-sponsored YesPleaseMore are the wave of the future, riding high on the popularity of the currently prevalent “buy local” and DIY mentalities and a modern re-allegiance to the power of community. And that’s not a bad thing: The alternative retail store…
What does Denver Cruisers guru Brad Evans think will happen at the community bike riders’ inaugural Sunday Funday Ride? He doesn’t have a clue. “There could be ten people or there could be a thousand,” he notes, but it really doesn’t matter, as long as a good time is had…
Trust me, you don’t have to be a boomer to love the Denver Modernism Show, but you do have to have a certain sense of style. During my sojourn there last Friday and Saturday, I saw people of all ages, from WWII-era grannies to babes in backpacks. But I also…
Judith Boyd keeps a blog called Style Crone, dedicated to the idea that reaching the half-decade mark shouldn’t imply the end of life for women over fifty. “Cherish your inner crone” is her credo, and Boyd herself is her own poster girl: Somewhere in her sixties, she’s gorgeous, with the…
Dana Cain is a woman with an inborn swagger, albeit one that’s both sweet and a bit daft. Her whole reason to exist revolves around whether or not she can top herself at her own projects, and she often succeeds. Case in point: This year’s Denver Modernism Show. To promote…
Last year, the annual Art in the Garden, a collaboration between artist/curator Eric Matelski and Denver Urban Gardens, was rained out. But last Saturday, it was a different story: The weather was gorgeous and sunny, the snacks ample, the live music by Erik Rudolph spirited and I’ll be damned if…
Who grabs the three titles, out of the blue, that we’re allowed to “vote” for each year in the first place? And what if we’re not exactly blown away by said choices? Don’t get me started. But the thing is, whether or not these books are really chosen by democratic…
Some people just stand out. Whether their style is cutting-edge, quirky or just well-executed, they make you want to know: How do they do it? Because we work for you, we’re finding out. Each day, we’ll hit the streets and talk to one person who catches our eye and makes…
Fried pickles, corn dogs, cotton candy and other edible rarities await all who venture forth to Pueblo for the venerable 137th Colorado State Fair, where the most mundane and charming wonders of the world command the attention of wandering throngs in shorts and trucker caps. What draws the great unwashed…
What’s hot, and what’s not? Check here everyday for a random look at Fringe haps. Find out what’s going on after the jump…
Gemma Wilcox is the closest thing to a household name at the Boulder Fringe; she took “Pick of the Fringe” there in 2005 for The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over and Leela’s Wheel, and again in 2006 for Shadows in Bloom. And in 2008, 52 Pick Up was named Best…
Native Denverite, dancer and quintessential performance artist Judith Ren-Lay long ago left these parts for New York, but she did return periodically to perform here in `80s and `90s, all the while wowing the critics in the places where it mattered most: The L.A. Times called her an “urban griot,”…
What’s hot, and what’s not? Check here everyday for a random look at Fringe haps. Find out what’s going on after the jump…
If the success of the Denver Modernism Show is any indication, Denver loves mid-century Modernism and its ruling principles of clean lines and futuristic thinking. All across the front range, we’re suddenly frozen in the headlights of Mad Men and all that rad retro style that comes with it, and…
That old reefer madness has us in its spell: The time is ripe in Denver for a revival of Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children), the 1938 anti-pot propaganda film directed by Louis Gasnier. The subject of various revivals over the years, now as a work of comedy, Reefer Madness…
Green Spaces Denver’s first Green Route map, released earlier this year, focused on sustainable and eco-conscious businesses in the metro area. The second edition, to be released online and in print today, will complement the first by doing the same for local restaurants and entertainment venues that support green practices…
What’s hot, and what’s not? Check here everyday for a random look at Fringe haps. Find out what’s going on after the jump…
