Backstory: Western American Art in Context, a collaboration between History Colorado and the Denver Art Museum, not only tries to fill in our understanding of the West, but marks the start of a new chapter for History Colorado.
St. Patrick’s Day falls on Friday, and even if you try to dodge the shamrock madness, there are plenty of things going on besides drinking green beer until you spew.
Mainstream awareness of Breitbart, Infowars and other unsavory conservative “news” outlets has skyrocketed, as millions suddenly found themselves needing to know who Steve Bannon et al. were. For me, none of these outlets or talking points were news: I’m Texas born-and-raised — there, free-floating libertarian paranoia is a standard component…
In case anybody’s wondering after the recent Saturday Night Live skit about a Denver Zoo animal pornographer…no… photographer, the actual Denver Zoo does not support animal porn.
At the thirtieth annual Colorado Business Committee for the Arts awards luncheon — yet another sold-out event, which filled the Seawell Ballroom with over 700 arts enthusiasts on March 15 — the CBCA honored arts organizations, companies and individuals. And also hosted an array of acts that showed just how wide-ranging this state’s cultural scene can be: At how many business luncheons can you have your photo taken with a polar bear or a viking? Or Mayor Michael Hancock, for that matter.
“Women need to hit shit,” says Christoph Clarke, known as Master Clarke, the mind behind a modern wave of feminist ass-kicking reminiscent of…
Millions of people carry portable filmmaking devices in their pockets; with a smart phone, they can shoot, edit, color-correct and distribute a film with a few finger taps. Thinking about the old days — when people shot on film, sent their footage by mail to be developed, and cut-and-spliced their…
#26: Jim Milmoe Just weeks shy of his ninetieth birthday, Golden photographer Jim Milmoe is deservedly basking in the 2017 Month of Photography limelight with two shows of his work running concurrently at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and Pattern Shop Studio. It’s a fitting topper to a…
Director George Mendeluk has stated that he wanted to make Bitter Harvest to bring wider attention to the Holodomor, the forced famine imposed by Joseph Stalin that killed between three and seven million ethnic Ukrainians in the early 1930s. That’s certainly a subject worthy of a film, but the question…
Let’s say you had to make up a list of historical moments that might serve as grand backdrops for sweeping, old-fashioned, Hollywood-style romantic dramas. How high would you rank the Armenian Genocide? How high would you rank any genocide? Watching Hotel Rwanda, you probably never hoped that, amid the carnage,…
Even if it were not for the fact that Mean Dreams has become Bill Paxton’s penultimate picture, Nathan Morlando’s thriller would be worth recommending entirely on its own merits. Start with cinematographer Steve Cosens (The Tracey Fragments), who uses sharp focus and the occasional faded Polaroid-style filter to lovingly caress…
With the Month of Photography flooding city venues this month, Denver is drowning in photo shows. Among the standouts in this more intimate category are the conjoined solos at Goodwin Fine Art, Brenda Biondo: Paper Skies and Alpert + Kahn: Of Progress.
The Alamo Drafthouse Littleton is enjoying a glut of films celebrating International Women’s Month, with a diverse selection of titles celebrating women in acting, writing, directing and more. One of those films, the 1916 silent classic Shoes, will screen this Thursday, March 16, courtesy of the theater’s Colossal Women series, with a live…
Pigs might not fly at Cochon 555, but they certainly sing. Speaking of singing, go highbrow for St. Paddy’s day at the Céad Mile Fáilte performance. These are just two of the delicious, delectable, wildly entertaining events in our list of the 21 best events of the week. Tuesday, March 14…
Painter Don Coen spent roughly twenty years working on a series of fifteen paintings of migrant workers, on display at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center through May 14. The artist, who entered his career as a non-objective painter, shifted toward depicting landscapes and ultimately portraits based on photographs. While…
Nick Payne’s Constellations, now in its Denver premiere at Curious Theatre Company, got raves in New York — but we’re having trouble getting beyond the fake British accents.
It’s the take as old as time. Yes, Beauty and the Beast’s love story can be read as a tale of abuse and brainwashing, of a woman imprisoned by a tyrant until she starts chatting with the table settings — and then, as seasons pass, chastising herself in song for…
Meow Wolf could soon be howling in Denver: The Santa Fe sensation has been exploring expansion to a number of cities, including Las Vegas, Austin and the Mile High City. But long before Meow Wolf puts its paws down here permanently, Denver will be sending one of its most beloved acts there: Avant-ritualists Itchy-O will offer a special, one-night-only performance at Meow Wolf on Saturday, March 25.
#27: Confidence Omenai Arriving in Denver from Tulsa just a few years ago, Confidence Omenai brought years of hands-on experience to the local performance-poetry scene as a slam poet, author, teacher and activist. She quickly rose among the ranks of Slam Nuba, serving both as a member of the national…
This week’s events focus on education, from elementary to ivy league. We’re looking to the future of the United States’ school system and rockin’ shoppin’, and chatting up some wildly accomplished artists. Check out the Westword calendar to see what else you can learn this week. Most Likely to Succeed…
Young gamers will take to the big screen this weekend to battle for the right to represent Denver at qualifiers for the first-ever Minecraft City Champs tournament. Organized by Santa Monica-based Super League Gaming, Minecraft City Champs is a season-long competition that pits teams from twelve cities against each other…
WalletHub recently sent out another list, this one analyzing 2017’s Best Cities for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations. And while Denver has long prided itself on hosting one of the biggest St. Paddy’s parades in the country, this city ranks a sad 47th in Wallethub’s eyes. But Denver definitely knows how to party on St. Patrick’s — or even before March 17, since many of the big celebrations have already started. Here are five ways to go green this weekend.
