Skip to content
advertisement
  • facebook
  • x
  • instagram
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
Site Logo
Support Us
User Menu
  • Sign Up/Sign In
  • Contribute
  • Contact Us
Search
Close Search Close Search
  • News
    • Business
    • Courts
    • Crime & Police
    • Denver Broncos
    • Denver Nuggets
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Politics & Government
    • Sports
    • Transportation
  • Cannabis
    • Psychedelics
    • Weedmaps-Sponsored
  • Opinion
    • Calhoun: Wake-up Call
    • Community Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 100 Bars
    • Top 100 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Books
    • Denver Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • In the Mountains
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Calendar
    • Concert Previews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Red Rocks
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • Concert Calendar
    • Events Coverage
    • Lists
  • Best of Denver
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Cannabis & More
    • Food & Drink
    • Music & Venues
    • Shopping & Services
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored
    • Travel Westword

Are You Ready to Get Lit? A Dozen Things to Do in Denver This Week

  • News
    • Business
    • Courts
    • Crime & Police
    • Denver Broncos
    • Denver Nuggets
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Politics & Government
    • Sports
    • Transportation
  • Cannabis
    • Psychedelics
    • Weedmaps-Sponsored
  • Opinion
    • Calhoun: Wake-up Call
    • Community Voice
    • Reader Response
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 100 Bars
    • Top 100 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Books
    • Denver Life
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • In the Mountains
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Performing Arts
    • Sex & Dating
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Calendar
    • Concert Previews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Critic’s Notebook
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Red Rocks
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • Concert Calendar
    • Events Coverage
    • Lists
  • Best of Denver
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Cannabis & More
    • Food & Drink
    • Music & Venues
    • Shopping & Services
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored
    • Travel Westword
  • facebook
  • x
  • instagram
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads

Author

Showing 67 - 88 of 385

Toni Tresca

Toni Tresca is a Colorado-based arts reporter originally from Mineola, Texas, who writes about the evolving world of theater and culture — with a focus on the financial realities of making art, emerging forms and leadership in the arts. He is the Editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to multiple local outlets and co-host of the OnStage Colorado podcast (Feedspot’s #1 Colorado Art Podcast). He also has an MBA and an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder.

Visit My Author Page
A woman talks into a microphone.

The Narrators Marks Fifteen Years of Stories

By Toni TrescaMay 21, 2025

No one screens the stories. There’s no scoring system. And there sure as hell isn’t any consistency.

An arcade storefront

Manitou Springs Penny Arcade Levels Up With New Local Ownership

By Toni TrescaMay 19, 2025

Co-founder of the Colorado Springs Independent John Weiss takes over Colorado’s largest historic arcade from the Kerns family.

A woman wearing a Red Bull beanie.

Breakdancing Takes Center Stage at Red Bull BC One National Final in Denver

By Toni TrescaMay 16, 2025

Top U.S. breakers compete in Denver for a chance to battle in Tokyo at the world’s biggest breaking competition.

A Black woman stands behind a podium.

Curious Theatre Premieres Regina Taylor’s Haunting Solo Play Exhibit

By Toni TrescaMay 15, 2025

The Golden Globe winner stars in a one-woman show exploring memory, justice and the soul of America.

Artists with disabilities practice a play.

Touring Production of Pericles Reframes Who Theater Is For

By Toni TrescaMay 7, 2025

Phamaly and Flute Theatre’s interactive performance for people with cognitive disabilities combines Shakespeare and radical accessibility.

From Movies to Music: The History of the Bluebird Theater

By Toni TrescaMay 7, 2025

Over its century in operation, this historic venue has featured everything from feature films to pornography to Billie Eilish.

advertisement
A sign on the Auraria Campus.

An Auraria Parable Tells Hidden History in a Magical Walking Tour

By Toni TrescaMay 2, 2025

Learn about stories of displacement, belonging and identity in a brand new immersive experience.

People in uniform standing in a line

Vintage Theatre’s Ride the Cyclone Blends Death, Dreams and Dark Humor

By Toni TrescaMay 2, 2025

The regional premiere of a cult classic musical that’s blown up on TikTok will bring quirky, heartfelt storytelling to Aurora.

A performer in a restaurant.

HOLDTIGHT Serves Up Arty Food Experiences at Two Local Restaurants

By Toni TrescaMay 1, 2025

Nourishment, opening May 2 at Stowaway Kitchen, “is exploring what nourishes you – literally, as in the food you eat, but also mentally, artistically, emotionally and spiritually.”

Women stand in front of a theater.

Stories That Heal: Listen To Your Mother Hits Twelve Years in Boulder

By Toni TrescaMay 1, 2025

“We have some pieces that will make you laugh so hard you pee your pants and others that might make you ugly cry in public.”

A drag performer strikes a pose in red.

Inside Drag at Meow Wolf Turns Emotions Into Unforgettable Art

By Toni TrescaApril 30, 2025

The House of L’Whor explores adult emotions in a dazzling, immersive drag parody of Inside Out at Meow Wolf on May 1.

Man sits around retro technology.

Immersive Theater Gets Personal in Remember Me by New Local Company

By Toni TrescaApril 28, 2025

One More Time’s debut show is an intimate, immersive mystery in collaboration with Two Cent Lion.

advertisement
A photo of a red car.

Echoes of Earth: Mother Honors Son’s Legacy Through Shared Photography

By Toni TrescaApril 25, 2025

New Lakewood exhibit pairs a late soldier’s photos with ones taken by his mom, exploring grief and connection after suicide.

A woman at an ofrenda.

Inheritance Kitchen Serves Up Five Points History Through Food

By Toni TrescaApril 25, 2025

A new immersive theater experience blends memory, resistance and comfort food.

People pose together in a theater.

The Greatest Comedy Show in the World is a Chaotic, Local Variety Show

By Toni TrescaApril 24, 2025

Every fourth Saturday of the month, sketches, standup and surprise acts light up Rise Comedy with original Colorado comedy.

A woman cooks in a kitchen.

Becca Guevara Eliminated From Next Level Chef

By Toni TrescaApril 22, 2025

The local social-media star reflects on cooking for Gordon Ramsay, Cajun missteps and taking the leap into culinary chaos.

The plant in Little Shop of Horrors looms large inside a flower shop.

DCPA’s Little Shop of Horrors Reimagines a Cult Classic Musical With Style

By Toni TrescaApril 17, 2025

“You can just come and enjoy the yuks and the wonderful music. Or you could take away something a little deeper.”

A group of people tap dance onstage.

Rocky Mountain Rhythm Taps its Way to Ten Years

By Toni TrescaApril 16, 2025

Colorado’s first nonprofit tap company celebrates a decade with Taps on Tap, an anniversary show at the People’s Building in Aurora.

advertisement
Black and white photo of a concert.

Is Boulder Really an Arts Town? New Blueprint Puts That to the Test

By Toni TrescaApril 15, 2025

As the city creates a new ten-year cultural plan, artists urge Boulder’s leaders to match their vision with investment.

Women dance together.

Denver Dance Tribe Revives the Joy of Movement for Women

By Toni TrescaApril 11, 2025

The next dance party is today in Lakewood!

An abstract work of visual art.

Side-Show Pop-Up Blurs Lines Between Music and Visual Art

By Toni TrescaApril 10, 2025

A two-day event in RiNo showcases work by rappers like Deca and Quelle Chris in a nontraditional space.

The Lion, Dorothy, Tin Man and Scarecrow walk together.

The Wiz Brings Black Joy and Broadway Magic to Denver This April

By Toni TrescaApril 8, 2025

“For those die-hard Wiz fans, you will not be disappointed, but introducing this beloved piece to a brand new generation is a highlight.”

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 18
  • Next
Site Logo

View This Week's Print Issue

Where To Find Westword In Print

Editorial

  • News
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • Music
  • Things To Do
  • Newsletters

Marketing

  • Promotions & Free Stuff
  • Advertise with Us
  • Classifieds
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

More

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Westword Careers
  • Flipbook Archive
  • Shop Cover Art
  • Membership

Voice Media Group

  • Dallas Observer
  • New Times Broward-Palm Beach
  • Miami New Times
  • Phoenix New Times
  • V Digital Services
  • facebook
  • x
  • instagram
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads

Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our terms of use, our cookies policy, and our privacy policy. View our accessibility policy and AI policy. Westword may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2025 Denver Westword, LLC. All rights reserved.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information