It’s that we get to start the new year with a weekend so make sure you check out these events to make it go smooth. Make the transition into 2016 with chanting, jokes and David Bowie. Drop us a comment if you know of anything we might have missed for…
The new year is upon us and with it comes twelve more months ready to be filled to the brim with films, be they classic or new, fancy or just famous. We continue to be lucky to host such robust and varied cinematic possibilities in our city and so, after…
In the past, we’ve pointed out that wearing black is the best way to show off accessories — and we found a perfect example of this back in September in New York. While visiting Brooklyn Bridge Park we ran into freelance stylist and boutique consultant, Bruce Woods, Jr. “I’ve been…
Former Denverites in the New York City-based Guilty Pleasures Cabaret made the most of a holiday homecoming with a show blending the old song-and-dance with comedy and vaudevillian patter. All photos by Ken Hamblin III. Now see the full Guilty Pleasures Cabaret slide show…
When CORE New Art Space formed 35 years ago, Denver’s art scene looked very different — artists found that in banding together and creating a cooperative environment, they could thrive. This Thursday, December 31, the gallery celebrates three and a half decades of surviving the city — a tale of a…
New Year’s is all about the old and the new—fresh starts, auld acquaintance not being forgotten, you know the drill. So we go out for the night to ring it all in, watch the ball drop either literally or metaphorically, and toast to the promise of all that’s coming. But for…
As I look back at what has changed in Denver’s art scene over the past year, I feel that first I need to pause and fondly recall two key players who are no longer with us, each of whom led long and illustrious lives that enriched the Mile High City…
Happy new year! 2015 was a great year to be a geek, but there’s every reason to think 2016 will be just as good, if not better. To get your year started off right, we’ve rounded up ten of Denver’s best opportunities to get your geek on and listed them,…
As cinematic year 2015 reaches its end, the FOMO specter threatens to haunt us all. If you pored over the results of our film poll and felt aghast at how many apparently great movies you’ve yet to see, here at last is a chance to catch up without braving traffic. —Michael…
As we ring in another year in movie-going — and as the industry prepares for its annual spasm of awards and accolades — it seems an apt time to look ahead. Here are ten films you won’t want to miss in 2016. 1. The Invitation (Directed by Karyn Kusama) The…
This list involves a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. The artists who ignore the gallery and take to the streets to paint their murals are among the most hard-working in the city. Narrowing it down to ten is a near impossible task, but subjectively, we have chosen our favorite…
What got people talking in 2015? On Westword’s arts blog, the hottest topics spanned everything from inner city woes and ugly buildings to the most Colorado-iffic ways of escaping both. Without fanfare, here are our ten most-read arts blogs of 2015. 10) Film on the Rocks 2015 Schedule Announced “Outdoor…
In October 2013 I had a pop-up show in New York, and I was there the week before hanging it with my friend Brittany Schall, who had curated the work. We spent late nights in the gallery hanging things from the ceiling (it was a borrowed space; we were not…
For some people, New Year’s Eve is the greatest night of the year. For others, it’s time to stay home, solo and safe. And for a few people…well, keep reading for this eye-opening account that Michelle Garcia submitted for our My Best/Worst New Year’s Eve contest. I hail from the…
Ian Edwards is a multi-talented comedian, writer and producer who currently resides in Los Angeles. A true citizen of the world, Edwards was born in England and grew up primarily in Jamaica. After getting his start on the writing staff of the Keenan Ivory Wayans Show in the late ’90s, Edwards…
Considering the cornucopia of art venues in the Denver area — galleries, art centers, museums, artist-cooperatives, pop-ups, and even wide hallways — and the hundreds of exhibits presented inside them over the last year, it comes as no surprise that the Mile High City is starting to get some real traction as…
The Star Wars films are known for their incredible space battles, bizarre aliens and other crazy sci-fi visuals. But underneath all that, the films also tell a classic story, a near-perfect example of what Joseph Campbell called The Hero’s Journey. That iconic story structure is part of what makes a…
The year is almost over, but you have a few more days in which to squeeze in some last memories. This week you an watch a rock star save sports, reflect on the events of 2015 and and have a beer before saying hello to 2016. Leave a comment if…
Is there a movie you watch every New Year’s Eve? For many years, local TV station KWGN played Casablanca on New Year’s Eve, and it’s still a perennial favorite with Denverites (as well as sentimentalists everywhere). In Russia, people like to watch the 1976 romantic comedy The Irony of Fate at this time…
For the last eight years, young Jewish professionals – and everyone else – had Heebonism: a place to party on Christmas Eve, while their Christian counterparts were singing carols and gathering around the tree. But all good things come to an end, and in 2015, the producing E-3 Events group…
It’s easy to feel like you’re in the right place at the right time — if you know what you’re looking for before you get there. This past Monday, I joined a friend for the annual Winter Solstice celebration at Ironton Studios & Gallery. In the heart of what is…
Christmas is almost here: The lights have been hung, Mariah Carey is being played once an hour on every radio station and now men have decided to add some holiday flair to their beards. In 2014 we were introduced to Christmas beard baubles; 2015 looks like it’s the year of…
