South Broadway was inundated with Santas, elves and ugly holiday sweaters over the weekend when the Denver Harlequins rugby organization hosted a Santa Pub Crawl to benefit Tots for Tots, beginning at Gary Lee’s Motor Club. Photographer Mile Chrisinger embedded with the holiday crew as they donated toys and made…
The fourth annual Denver Beer Festivus lured beer lovers and their ugly sweaters to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum on Saturday, featuring only breweries with a Denver address — nearly 50, in total. Guests got into the spirit of the fake holiday — originally created for an…
Cherry Creek is changing and changing fast as it loses many of its longtime mainstays and pricy chains move into the area; reader Greg likens the new look to Rodeo Drive. At the end of the year, the Wizard’s Chest — which just opened a store at 451 Broadway —…
The new Wizard’s Chest is open! On December 1, the Wizard’s Chest opened the door to its new castle at 451 Broadway, where there’s even more space for cool costumes, games and all the gifts you could hope to find this holiday season. The Wizard’s Chest at 230 Fillmore Street…
There’s no question that Denver loves cosplay, with fans aping their favorite pop-culture characters with elaborate costumes that take months to perfect. Photographer Danielle Lirette caught some of the best on camera at fan conventions large and small held throughout 2015. Here’s a look back. Now see the full Best of…
This week’s shows include !!! at Lost Lake Lounge, Reverend Horton Heat at the Fox Theatre, Battles at the Bluebird Theater and Jackie Evancho at Boettcher Concert Hall. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 !!! $15, 9 p.m. Lost Lake Lounge Terror $15/$17, 6 p.m. Marquis…
It’s cold outside, but plans are heating up for Artopia 2016, on February 20 at City Hall — our annual celebration of art, culture and fashion. And cocktails, of course, which you can enjoy as you move through seven rooms of art installations and exhibits, showcasing this city’s most talented,…
We’re winding down to the final installments of our 100 Favorite Dishes, with only one left for 2015. For No. 2, we enjoyed a seafood bite at Genesee Park’s Hideaway Kitchen + Bar . The Hideaway is one of a growing number of destination eateries along the Interstate 70 corridor that’s…
Back in September, when we told you about a man who nearly set himself ablaze while making a flaming deposit at a Colorado Springs bank, we thought we might be heading into Schmuck of the Week territory. But we had no idea how complicated the story would get by the time…
This weekend’s lineup of shows includes an wildly diverse section of acts, including Psychic TV, Jason Isbell, Shpongle, the Dwarves, Trace Bundy and the Infamous Stringdusters. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 Psychic TV $2023, 9:23 p.m. Summit Music Hall Shpongle $20, 7 p.m. Fillmore Auditorium…
Pete Turner founded Illegal Pete’s in Boulder twenty years ago, when he opened his first burrito joint on the Hill. Yesterday afternoon, he opened his first out-of-state restaurant in Tucson — which attracted a packed house of customers and an estimated fifty protesters with a petition demanding he change the name, claiming that…
Over the last eighteen months, several new bars/restaurants have moved into Five Points. First came Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli, which brought new crowds to the area. Then came Dunbar’s Kitchen & Tap House, followed by Spangalang Brewery, and there are many more to come. But with the additions come losses:…
After selling out shows around the country and abroad, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats will headline Red Rocks for the first time on Sunday, August 21 with Shovels & Rope opening. Tickets ($40-$45) go on sale on Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. Elvis Costello brings in solo “Detour”…
On the eve of what could be the most-awaited Star Wars film premiere of all time – Star Wars: The Force Awakens officially opens in theaters nationwide on December 18 – the Denver Art Museum just announced an out-of-this-world prize. A showy Smithsonian-curated exhibit, Star Wars™ and the Power of…
As our holiday gift to parents who like an occasional night out with the kids, we just posted The Ten Best Places to Eat in Denver — With a Toddler. And parents definitely appreciated the suggested. Lindsey says, simply: Nice. Thanks for thinking of us. Then there’s this from Betsy:…
Holiday shoppers can’t get enough of Holiday ManCraft, the only artisan fair in town (and the world?) devoted to handmade wares made exclusively by men. This year’s fair, bigger than ever, moved up to the Forney Museum for its fifth edition on Friday night, when it featured more than eighty…
Last week workers at Simms Steakhouse got a rude surprise: A note posted December 3 in the servers’ area announced that the restaurant would be staying open on Christmas. People in the hospitality industry expect to work odd hours, but they also expect more advance notice when the schedule change…
Party-goers in victory rolls, fedoras and WWII uniforms jitterbugged around the dance floor last Saturday at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum during an evening of well-costumed retro highlife. All photos by Danielle Lirette. Now see the full 2015 1940s & ’50s White Christmas Ball slide show…
Are diners beginning to make their restaurant decisions based on the availability of parking? And is that turning what could be destination restaurants into neighborhood joints? That’s what Gretchen Kurtz wondered after reviewing Small Wonder Food and Wine, which is in one of Denver’s hot dining areas with very limited…
Drummer Brian Blade is town for four nights at Dazzle with the Fellowship Band (and with Bill Frisell and Ron Miles later in the week) and Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham, brings his Led Zeppelin Experience to the Summit Music Hall while other picks this week…
Thanksgiving’s over and it’s time to start thinking about the next big holiday — and we could use your help to get into the spirit. Or is that spirits? Our annual New Year’s Eve Guide, which will be inserted in the December 17 issue of Westword and also posted at…
Winter is almost here, but it’s still summer at Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market, which is now open in Wheat Ridge. The Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market at 7043 West 38th Avenue is a new, indoor farmers’ market dedicated to giving consumers an opportunity to support local farms, gardens,…
