Sophia Capua was four years old the first time she noticed the cartoonish graffiti monster characters drawn on a banner at the base of Loveland Ski Area. She also liked the sight of Pat Milbery, co-founder of the So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour, riding the rails with a giant monster mask…
In a city of flux, it seems that everyone in my life is moving right now. And one of the main tenets of both being a good friend and being a person who owns stuff is that you need to accumulate and dole out “moving karma” – in other words,…
#5: Dede LaRue Sometime in the ‘80s, spray-painted pink flamingos began appearing on the sides of dumpsters and rollaways around Denver, long before the city even imagined it had a graffiti problem. They were left there by Dede LaRue, an artist/troublemaker with a delightful sense of humor. She’s best-known now…
Emily K. Harrison, artistic director of Square Product Theatre, has always preferred presenting work that’s either original or hasn’t been seen in this area before, but she taught Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive at the University of Colorado and feels a strong connection to this complex,…
Most of us would rather be clocked in the head with a brick than look at another historical monument. Most of those memorials commemorate boring chapters in history or honor pioneer founders who made a pile, then raised a pile to themselves for a little posthumous backslapping. But far from the…
Yes, it’s 3-D computer animation, and yes, it shows us more of the face of Charlie Brown’s Little Red-Haired Girl than you ever thought you would see. But the news, for the most part, is good: The Peanuts Movie is much closer in spirit to Charles Schulz’s half-century comic-strip masterpiece…
Because women are particularly beguiling when viewed from behind, the camera loves to follow them: Anyone who’s watched James Stewart’s lovesick detective trailing Kim Novak, a platinum dream poured into a pale-gray flannel hourglass, understands the voyeurism at the heart of Vertigo. With Spectre — the 24th James Bond picture…
Today is officially El Dia de los Muertos, but families observed the Mexican tradition yesterday at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery, where altars to the departed, face painting and live entertainment were all part of the event, captured in these photos by Ken Hamblin III. Now see the full Olinger Crown Hill…
A Pandora’s Box of characters from the darker side of fairy tales were let loose at Tracks over the Halloween weekend, where special guests included Nina Flowers, Trixie Mattel and Manila Luzon of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Were you there? Find yourself in these photos by Aaron Thackeray. Now see the…
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. RiseUp Community School, a ten week-old charter school at 1801 Federal, is…
This week you can shake the hand of a Clinton, sharpen you own writing chops with colleagues at the library, or bring your pooch to the Tattered Cover for a dog-friendly, outdoor book signing. There’s something here for everyone — read all about it. Chelsea Clinton, It’s Your World: Get…
This November, let us give thanks for the cornucopia of Denver comedy overflowing with imported and locally-sourced bursts of mirth. Though games of sport typically dominate the autumn entertainment landscape, stuffing comedy into the locker of obscurity like some schoolyard bully, the bounty of joke shows this month is burly…
T The John Cassavetes Award, established in 1989 in collaboration with Cassavetes’s widow, Gena Rowlands, is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the world of filmmaking and whose work reflects the spirit of the late filmmaker. The award was first presented to Steven Soderberg;…
Ski resorts started opening last week, so it’s all downhill from here! But there’s also plenty to do in town this week, when you can support a girl’s right to rock and also swap punk records. Check out the Westword calendar for more events, and drop us a comment if you…
Out with the creeps and crawlies of October: November opens the floodgates to all those movies you’ll see advertised as “The Best Film of the Year!” To counter all those new, end-of-the-year releases from the studios, our favorite repertory houses have come up with some great programming of classics and…
Say goodbye to October at galleries around town with shows that celebrate film, double as benefits, dress up for Halloween or prep viewers for a blockbuster coming to the Denver art Museum in November. Where will you end up? Black Light Art Show Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 6…
After October ends, the next holiday on the calendar is Thanksgiving — and there are many reasons to be thankful for being a geek here in Denver. November may lack the nerd cred of October — Thanksgiving is a pale substitute for Halloween, even if you include an MST3K Turkey Day…
Fall is finally in the air, and it’s time to celebrate the season with good food, kid-friendly scares, corn mazes and lots and lots of pumpkins! Here are ten of our favorite October events in Colorado. 10) Harvests and Contests at the Market at Union Station Harvest Market October 10, with…
Halloween falls on the weekend this year, which means it’s going to be extra nuts. Try a devilish beer, check out the ghost of Kurt Cobain and party in general over the next few days. Click on the Westword calendar for more spooky and scary events, and drop us a…
The summer theater season is ending, but there are still a few shows to see this weekend. Here are capsule reviews of two productions on local stages this weekend. Relatively Speaking. Witty, surprising dialogue as tangled and twisty and as continually knotting and unfurling as a ball of wool between…
It’s that time of year again! Halloween costumes say a lot about the type of person you are: You can dust off your old witch hat and take the easy route, or try something new and daring. But be careful: It’s easy to make a mistake that could haunt you…
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. One in eight couples struggles with infertility, according to some estimates. And it’s often a…
