When Philip Spangler and I were trying to figure out how to fit a set of stairs onto a 20’ trailer, our original design required some accommodations. The shorter a set of stairs are, the higher the rise – and the harder to climb. With my bad knees thanks to…
#86: Jaime Carrejo Fine artist, mentor to students at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and former RedLine resident Jaime Carrejo grew up in the borderlands of El Paso, a region — and state of mind — that he still explores explores conceptually in interdisciplinary work that’s been exhibited…
Every now and then, an artist — or, in the case of Buntport Theater Company, an artists’ mind meld — seems to pass through a metaphorical doorway. For more than a decade now, Buntport has been one of the bright lights on the local theater scene. With their company-created original…
Scream Screen, our Best of Denver 2016 winner for Recurring Classic Film Series, hosted and curated by Best Bloodthirsty Host Theresa Mercado, will return to the Sie FilmCenter in May with a big-screen tribute to horror master John Carpenter. The event kicks off at 10 p.m. Saturday, May 28, with a special…
Last year’s inaugural SeriesFest brought a week of TV-centric events to the Sie FilmCenter that celebrated the past, present and future of storytelling on the boob tube. Now get ready for season two. SeriesFest announced today that talented Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Sia will kick off the second SeriesFest…
You can find art all over town — 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. Multimedia artist Aimee Fink’s Year of the Buffalo – on display at Kaladi…
This week on the Denver literary scene, you can get up close and personal with a world-class journalist and champion of the West, a writer whose work is infused with Zen philosophy, or a sci-fi author who appeals to video-gaming lifers. Grab your joystick— or your intellect — and check…
Life in Denver is getting hairier by the minute. There are beard oil companies popping up left and right, and the I Heart Denver store even unveiled a Keep Denver Beard shirt just in time for Opening Day. But keeping those beards in order isn’t easy, which is why shops…
There’s plenty of free entertainment around town this week — but don’t forget that truly free activity: a stroll. From central Denver, you can walk to any of the three events we’re highlighting this week: a party with rockers, a documentary focusing on indigenous people in America, and a cool…
Last night the 16th Street Mall was packed with people heading to and from the ball game, people heading to and from the theater, people heading to and from restaurants…and some people just hanging out. Still, the Downtown Denver Partnership and Downtown Denver Business Improvement District would like to add…
Kneeling on the floor of his Steamboat Springs shop, Atlas Tattoo Studio, artist/owner Milo Alfring wades through pages of slightly crumpled, brightly colored drawings. The images, usually residing in an unassuming black filing cabinet, now spread almost halfway across the floor. “I don’t usually get to look at these,” Alfring…
Rising stars and established mentors in the regional arts world will be on display this weekend at local galleries, and if you’re into tattoos — and who isn’t? — there’s a show for that, too. Theresa Anderson and Dayana Ruiz: Plus Two Dateline Gallery and Phillip J. Steele Gallery April…
While spring may be the season for vibrant colors and floral prints, classic menswear is always in style. We spotted Charlez Sain, who works security for the Colorado National Bank building, downtown on 17th Street. “I like to dress up four days a week,” says Sain, who is originally from…
Select Prints From the Collection, at Michael Warren Contemporary, is part of the Mo’Print mania that’s raging in town this month. The show includes prints by big-name contemporary artists that were collected by the late William van Straaten, who was an art dealer for more than forty years. Van Straaten’s…
Anyone can put stuff on walls, but curator Curtis Tucker has elevated this lowbrow reference to art into a series of pop-up shows called Stuff On Walls. Tucker, who grew up in the Denver suburbs, “came to the city with family almost every weekend to see some kind of visual…
And they keep on coming: After the international critical and commercial breakthroughs of Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation and The Past, Fireworks Wednesday represents the second of his earlier films to receive a belated U.S. release. As was the case with About Elly — made in 2009 but given a stateside…
In Karyn Kusama’s newest feature film, The Invitation, a group of old friends gathers in a secluded house in the Hollywood Hills, reuniting after two years of radio silence from their hosts. What follows is slow-burning suspense, testing belief systems and social niceties, under the guise of a dinner party…
Downtown should be pretty nutty with the baseball season starting up—which you could do or you could check out the slew of other fun things going on in this town. This weekend has all the weird music you could want, vintage films and game shows. Find even more to do…
Escapism, now up at Leon Gallery, features recent pieces by Tim Schwartz, an up-and-coming L.A.-based artist. At first glance, the works in the show look like neo-minimalist abstracts, but upon closer examination, it’s apparent that they are actually depictions of nature. The dark rectangles that make up the extremely spare constructivist…
The performing arts get eclectic this weekend around Denver with a b-girl jam, a one-man tour de force that’s also a birthday celebration, and a smorgasbord of Asian-American arts. All are don’t-miss events; here are the details: Queenz of Hip-Hop Seventh Annual Jam Performance by Cypher Adikts The B-Boy Factory,…
The Broadway/Baker neighborhood has become trendy, but it hasn’t lost its eclectic charm. The storefronts lining what used to be known as Denver’s “Miracle Mile” are full of miraculous finds, whether it’s a toy from the past, magic tricks, boutique clothing, craft supplies or a display of “perverted” coloring books…
Serial killing is serious business. If you’re going to be successful at it, you need an eye for detail, a serious work ethic and absolutely nothing resembling a conscience. If you’re going to be great at it, maybe even the greatest, you need even more — style, wit and charm…
