Three Colorado Documentaries Storm Sundance. One Scores a Netflix Deal
Three Colorado films are headed to Sundance. One has landed a Netflix deal.
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Artistic Director Kent Thompson Leaving DCPA Theatre Company
On January 5, Kent Thompson, artistic director of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company, announced his resignation after twelve years at the helm of the company. He will remain in the position until early March.
Meet Pat Milbery, One of the Street-Smart Artists of Artopia 2017
Get ready for the arty party of the year: Artopia 2017, Westword’s annual celebration of art, culture and fashion, will return on Saturday, February 25. And this round, we’re bringing style off the streets and into City Hall, where we’ll commemorate four of Denver’s most iconic strips — Larimer, Santa…
Ten Things to Do in Denver for Under $10 (Five Free), January 6-8
Get the most fun you can out of 2017, which is not hard if you heed the advice of our weekly ten for $10 list. This week, we present the first jokes of the year, movies for cinephiles of every taste and a chance to dance from music from the 40s while slugging from a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor. Check out the Westword calendar for a full list of fun.
The Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver: January 2017
Here are the ten best comedy events in Denver in January.
What to Do on Colorado Ski Slopes in January
There’s no shortage of snow in the mountains — and no shortage of fun events at Colorado’s ski resorts. Bargains abound in January 2017, which is officially Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month.
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Cheyenne Dog Soldiers Is Locked on a CD-ROM — Can It Be Saved?
Can Elliot Fey save Cheyenne Dog Soldiers from technological demise?
Share History, Photos and Documents of the Denver Buildings You Love
Discover Denver, a project attempting to tell the city’s history through the stories of significant buildings, launched a new website today replete with an interactive map that gives users the chance to upload stories, photos and documents about the city’s varied structures.
Hidden Figures Couldn’t Be More Timely in Its Celebration of Ascendant Women
Accepting the Welt Literature Prize in Berlin on November 10 of this year, the novelist Zadie Smith said, “Time travel is a discretionary art: a pleasure trip for some and a horror story for others.” She was speaking, of course, of the conviction among so many white people that there’s…
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Holy Men, Holy Losers: Scorsese, Silence and the Mystery of Faith
“With all respect, sir, may I ask, who are you?” “What you see before you is a man, a simple monk.” “Are you the Lord Buddha?” “I believe I am a reflection, like the moon on water. When you see me, and I try to be a good man, you…
Martin Scorsese’s Priests Persevere in the Searching Silence
Martin Scorsese opens his foreword to the latest edition of Shusaku Endo’s Silence with a simple, impossible question: “How do you tell the story of Christian faith?” The director isn’t presumptuous enough to present his adaptation of that beloved novel as a definitive answer, but his film does read as…
The Mayday Experiment: Looking Backward and Forward in the New Year
The start of a new year is always a time of reassessment, looking back at the past year while also looking forward to the next. For many of us, these are somber assessments: In 2016 we lost heroes and fought over politics constantly. Much of the time, art was replaced…
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Expressionist Stanley Bell Flirts With Excess at Michael Warren Contemporary
Painter Stanley Bell’s kaleidoscopic paintings are on display at Michael Warren Contemporary through January 21.
The Ten Best Film Events in Denver in January
This is your guide to the ten best films in January.
The 21 Best Events in Denver, January 3-9
The holidays might be over, but there are still plenty of things to do in Denver. From cheering on the Nuggets to the National Western Stock Show to loads of great art events, keep reading for the 21 best events in Denver the first week in January. Tuesday, January 3 Take…
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Too Much Fun Says Farewell This Week, at Sixth-Anniversary Show
For six years, Too Much Fun united Denver’s comedy and DIY communities with an anarchic celebration of laughter, hedonism and the bonds of friendship. Unfortunately for local comedy fans, the sixth-anniversary showcase — at the Deer Pile on January 4 — will be its last. The focus of a Westword…
Joyce Meskis Talks About the Tattered Cover’s Next Chapter
Legendary bookseller Joyce Meskis talks about the next chapter for the Tattered Cover.
Len Vlahos Prepares for the Tattered Cover’s Next Chapter and Life in a Fishbowl
The legendary Tattered Cover book store is about to start a new chapter with new owners, including Len Vlahos, who has quite a story himself, including early punk bands in New York City and a new young adult book, Life in a Bowbowl.
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Leon’s Eric Dallimore on Navigating Denver’s Art World and Letting Go
Leon Gallery has been a team effort since it opened on East 17th Avenue in 2011, but Westword MasterMind Eric Dallimore has served as its curatorial guiding light from the beginning. Working with others to create a gentle and public gallery space that not only takes artistic chances but gives…
R.I.P., William (Bill) Potts — Denver Sculptor of the People
William E. (Bill) Potts, a trailblazing Denver sculptor who used salvaged wood, house paint and sometimes crude tools to create vivid figures and tableaux prized by celebrities and schoolkids alike, died last week at the age of eighty.
Three Things to Do for Free in Denver, January 2-5
Get 2017 off to a good start by celebrating this city at a trio of free events. You can experience a century-old tradition and mark the start of a new one this week, as well as salute one of this town’s MasterMinds. See the Westword calendar for even more to…
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Meet Billy “Ghost Lenz” Riesing, One of Artopia 2017’s Street-Smart Artists
Get ready for the arty party of the year: Artopia 2017, Westword’s annual celebration of art, culture and fashion, will return on Saturday, February 25. And this round, we’re bringing style in off the streets and into City Hall, where we’ll commemorate four of Denver’s most iconic strips — Larimer, Santa…