You can find art all over Denver — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Dane “Colfax” Stephenson – also known as the “Tiny People Photography” guy…
“Not to see Elitch’s is not to see Denver.” This slogan, coined a century ago, was true: For decades, Elitch Gardens was Denver’s family entertainment center, a bright, noisy oasis where kids from toddlers to teens could have fun all day, in safety. In 1890, Mary and John Elitch created the…
Set sail on a sea of free activities this month, including comedy, art and historic mysteries. Here are our three favorite events this week; let us know if we missed a bargain, and check out the Westword calendar for even more to do. Rocky Mountain Map Society’s 2016 Map Month…
Despite the snow showers, May is here. We can assume the flowers will arrive shortly, but in the meantime we don’t have to wait for some great geek events to pop up! This month offers up everything from the obligatory Star Wars celebrations (May the Fourth be with you!) to a celebration…
For his ongoing series on Denver neighborhoods, Teague Bohlen recently visited City Park, where he found plenty of residents tired of whining newcomers, crowds, poor pet-owners…and geese. But others have little sympathy for their complaints. Says Naomi: I feel quite confident that East High School and the geese have been…
Music by Daenerys and the Targaryens, costumes and the first episode of Game of Thrones Season Six gave fans a taste of free blood shots, gore and new story lines at Nerd Riot’s GoT Watch Party at Stoney’s on Sunday night. Like what you see? The party continues weekly on Sunday…
Don’t let the return of snow deter you from getting out and about, because there are lots of events worth your attention this weekend, including markets, comedy and the world’s largest Shakespeare Festival. Here are our ten favorites; check out the Westword calendar for even more. Denver Public Schools Shakespeare…
April showers are about to give way to May flowers both on the ground and on the big screen, where the first of the summer movie season offerings will soon pop up. In chronological order, here are the best film events in Denver this May. 10. Denver Silent Film Festival…
This weekend, world-class modern sculpture lands at the Denver Botanic Gardens, while local co-op artists team up for engaging shows in the neighborhoods. Keep reading for the details. Stories in Sculpture: Selections from the Walker Art Center Collection Denver Botanic Gardens April 29 through October 2 The Denver Botanic Gardens…
Get in your car…now! All that snow in the mountains means that some resorts are extending their seasons still further. Wolf Creek has gotten 432 inches this year, and is anticipating more this weekend — so the mountain will reopen through Sunday, May 1. Lift tickets will be at the…
Caution, gratuitous motor bike-porn lies ahead! Threepence is revving up motorcycle culture in the Mile High City. Owners Alex Krill and Wesley Case are Denver natives who’ve been running Threepence for nearly five years. They started the business in a private shop that was closed to the public, and in February finally…
To call Colorado Springs artist Sean O’Meallie’s work playful is an understatement — his brightly colored wooden sculptures are toys wittily transformed into fine art and dimensional cartoons. O’Meallie’s affinity for toys led to an early career as a toy inventor in New York; now he’s a full-time artist, channeling…
Call it coincidence or kismet, but sometimes life gives you what you need. Sometimes what you need is a job repossessing cars to break you out of your teenaged ennui, and sometimes what you need is a mysterious Chevy Malibu with a trunk full of god knows what. More likely,…
Denver is lucky to be home to a handful of vintage movie houses-turned-performance venues. For the city’s Northside, The Oriental Theater is the remaining shining star. And this weekend, the Oriental Theater’s exterior will reflect just how special this historic place is to the area with the unveiling of a…
When the label “emerging artist” crops up, it typically refers to a kid who is still wet behind the ears. Sometimes, though, an emerging artist is one who has been at it for years but only recently started to exhibit. That describes Conn Ryder, whose impressive Conn Ryder: Selected Works…
Ladies first: Three local productions opening this week in Denver feature great women’s words and roles, showcasing a prize-winning contemporary playwright, the noir drama of Norma Desmond’s fall from the spotlight and the influence of literary light Jane Austen. Here’s where to here them roar: And Toto too Theatre Company,…
At the start of the year, we named the thirteen freshest faces of drag in Denver, choosing from the latest lineup of drag stars giving their all on Denver’s stages. Now that list will come to life with a special show starring all thirteen queens at Charlie’s on Saturday night…
Eddie Pepitone is a hero to a certain stripe of comedy nerd, so his debut in the Mile High City would be newsworthy on its own. But rather than appearing at a club or theater, he’s headlining a local showcase produced by homegrown Denver comics Matt Monroe and Stephen Agyei…
Fairy tales were meant to be oral stories. Translating the tangents of old women in far-flung villages (whose chips on their shoulders about, say, their brother’s failed shipping business might inspire long asides about the shipping industry) into written texts doesn’t always make for the most linear, easy read. In…
Podcasts are in tune with the democratized spirit of Internet media; anyone with a microphone and a computer can offer their listeners unlimited hours of recordings, usually for free. Limited only by their imaginations, podcasters have a freedom of expression unrestricted by commerce, censorship or geography. Several great podcasts have…
City Park and City Park West surround what’s arguably the heart of Denver, and without a doubt the core of the impressive Denver Parks system. The two neighborhoods combined cover ground from Downing to Colorado Boulevard, and 23rd to Colfax avenues. (It’s important to include City Park West in this…
If you peak into Peak Thrift in northwest’s Denver Chaffee Park neighborhood, you may be rewarded with a cool, unexpected find: a hip vest, some DIY crafting tools, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl. But what’s perhaps coolest about this store is its social mission. All proceeds support Peak Thrift’s parent…
