MCA Denver just announced its “I’m an Artist” program, which will offer free museum memberships to Denver’s creative community. According to museum director and curator Adam Lerner, securing funding to underwrite a thousand artist memberships for the next three years represents just the beginning of big plans the museum has…
On Sunday, the 38th Denver Film Festival came to a close, after screening over 250 films from 39 countries (17 from Colorado alone) for over 55,000 filmgoers. And every film in the festival was eligible for the prestigious Starz People’s Choice Award, with a select few han ded additional awards…
The artist community of the River North Art District celebrated a ten-year anniversary – and a bright new future – over the weekend at Tracks, with live art and cool spins, a costume party and an aerial-dance performance. Photographer Aaron Thackeray brought back these images ofall the fun. Now see…
The terror attacks in Paris cast a shadow over the final days of the Denver Film Festival. At screening after screening throughout the fest’s final weekend, speakers referenced the horrific crimes and encouraged attendees to send positive thoughts to victims and survivors in the City of Light. But the shows…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we take a look at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Farhad VakiliTabar was born in Iran and moved to Houston when…
A pot cookbook, a treatise on changing Cuba and a local Sherlockian expert are all in the spotlight this week at Denver bookstores. Here’s where to pick your poison: Robyn Griggs Lawrence and Povy Kendal Atchison The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook: Feel-Good Food for Home Cooks Tattered Cover Book Store 7…
Pursuing a career in standup comedy is a lonesome journey through the gloom of uncertainty, with nothing but self-doubt as your constant companion. Competition is fierce and benchmarks of progress are few and far between. For a comedian fumbling through this desert of opportunity, a home club is both a…
It’s time to start saving money for those Black Friday deals — but you can still enjoy yourself this week at a variety of free events around town. Check the Westword calendar for more activities, and let us know of any more freebies in the comments section. Open Mic Magic…
It’s no secret that some of the best ideas and inventions are cooked up right in sunny Colorado. In this series, we’ll be exploring the latest products coming from the state’s makers, builders and innovators. Two years ago the folks at Boulder-based Sidfactor – a product-design and strategy firm specializing…
For the second installment of Warm Cookies of the Revolution’s Stompin’ Ground Games, the organization dedicated to civic health will celebrate the neighborhoods of southeast Denver — Virginia Village, Washington-Virginia Vale, Cook Park, Hilltop and other nooks and crannies — with a participatory program of urban storytelling and oral history…
Actress Illeana Douglas isn’t really a household name — and that’s too bad. The great character actress has been in dozens of films since the late ‘80s, and even if her name is unfamiliar, once you see the wide-eyed actress, she’s instantly recognizable…and unforgettable. This Saturday she’s returning to the…
Breckenridge, which just got a nice snow dump this week, will open for its 53rd season today at 8 a.m. — a day that the resort compares to Christmas. DJ DC will kick things off with music and announcements, followed by free cinnamon buns at the Peak 8 base area from…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today he spotlights selections for November 13 (Lamb), November 22 (Mustang) and November 23…
From the dungeon out into the light: We spotted some authentic S&M fashion when we ran into a dominatrix outside the Mayan Theatre. Broadway. “I came to Denver to check out the fetish following and the marijuana scene as well,” says New York-based Mistress Adrienne, a friend of local band…
We’ve gotten used to the idea that the highest-quality, most innovative television lives on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime. But two of the most delightful and inventive series to premiere in the past year have come from an unexpected place: the CW. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend…
Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib proved how salty we Coloradans can get when our weekends don’t go right. But there’s no need to stick your finger in someone’s eye this weekend because there’s too much fun to be had coloring books, looking at art and celebrating Denver pride. Drop us a…
“To actually do an action film without Zöe Bell is foolhardy,” says director Quentin Tarantino, but based on the current slate on the New Zealand-born stunt double turned actor’s resume, doing any film without her is a questionable choice. The sparking star is returning to the Denver Film Festival this…
Growing up in Denver, Zach Reini liked to draw and got into punk, playing in such noteworthy local hardcore bands as Crawl, Dethbox and, currently, Citizen. His wide-ranging imagination also led him to explore experimental electronic music with his Data Rainbow project. But Reini never gave up on the visual…
One of my geek heroes, Daniel Manus Pinkwater, turns 74 on Sunday, November 15. Although he’s best known as the author of many kids’ and YA books, he’s an NPR personality and accomplished illustrator as well. It was in his guise as an author that I came to know and…
Again this year, Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest — including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he spotlights a selection for November 12: Karbala. Karbala Directed by Krzysztof Lukaszewicz 3:30…
This Friday — Friday the 13th, to be exact — a group of MFA candidates at the University of Colorado will tap into people’s superstitions with a spooky, site-specific, one-night-only exhibition at the Newhouse Hotel. Vacancy? No, their pop-up exhibit, will feature works in a variety of mediums inspired by the aesthetics…
Here’s a sentence you didn’t expect to read today: There’s a recent Simpsons that’s entirely worth your time. Seriously. “Halloween of Horror,” the fourth episode of the series’ 27th season, is a rarity: a late-era Simpsons rich with feeling, sharp jokes and the sense that this family and their story…
