Book It: The Five Best Literary Events in Denver This Week
From Hillary Clinton to Michael Hancock hosting Claudia Rankine, here are the best literary events in Denver November 13 through November 19.
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Artist Veronica Nichols on Dressing as a Living Doll
Veronica Nichols is an artist and fixture in Denver’s underground music scene. When we spotted her at First and Broadway in this red, white and black outfit, with lots of texture as well as animal accents, we stopped to ask Nichols what inspires her look and where she shops.
Ten Plays to Add to Your Fall/Winter Calendar
Denver seethes with theatrical talent, even if local companies are often in flux. Here are ten shows to watch for this fall and winter, in chronological order.
Ten Denver Metro Holiday Markets in November
Lots of Denver-area markets in November are ready to ease you into the business of choosing gifts, well before the holiday rush, with fresh merchandise from upper-echelon artists and makers. Hop to it! These ten markets will help you on your way.
Take a Pledge for Men’s Health With UCHealth and MANtenance
It’s officially Movember, meaning mustaches and beards were stripped a week ago in support of men’s health awareness issues, like prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men’s suicide for the entire month of November. While the team at UCHealth appreciates the support of their furry-faced friends, they want men’s health to be a priority that lasts beyond just a month. The launch of MANtenance campaign is just that, taking aim at the “maintenance” of men’s health
Denver Film Festival Must-See Picks for November 10-12: Quality Time and More
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 10, 11 and 12: Quality Time, AlphaGo and Easy.
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Review: The Body of an American Is Ambitious but Unfocused
The Body of an American, now receiving a regional premiere at Curious Theatre Company, isn’t large enough to hold its own ambitions.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under (Five Free)
Looking for free and cheap things to do this weekend? Here’s your guide.
Seven Arty Things to Do This Week in Denver
Things are popping in Denver’s art scene this week, as Denver Arts Week continues and new fall shows hit the galleries. Put on your jackets and come out into the cold for these November art events.
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Andrew Novick Debuts JonBenet’s Tricycle at Denver Film Festival
JonBenet’s Tricycle, the debut film from local renaissance-man Andrew Novick, has its world premiere this weekend at the Denver Film Festival.
Review: Scott Young Looks at Love at K Contemporary
An unusual fine-art venue just opened at 1412 Wazee Street; Abend, Gallery 1261 and the new K Contemporary have joined forces in a co-op of galleries.
If You’re on Its Track, Murder on the Orient Express Is a Cozy Delight
Despite the bright cinematography, there’s something quaint and comforting about this film and its brand of old-fashioned storytelling …
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Immigrant Youth Are Dreaming Up a Home in Basalt
Basalt’s nonprofit cultural center Art Base has created a project in which youth from the town’s Latino immigrant community create their own dream homes through art.
100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Libby Barbee
Call Libby Barbee an artist moved to help other artists and, in her own practice focusing on human interaction with the landscape and environment, the entire world.
Denver Film Festival 2017 Must-See Pick for November 9: Under the Tree
“This is one of my favorite films in the festival,” says Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey about Under the Tree. “It’s an Icelandic and Danish coproduction by the same producer who made Rams, which won as our best feature film in 2015.”
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Like Sex, the Musical Hello Again Is Best Live and in Person
Hello Again tasks its cast with impassioned miming of a panoply of sex acts, the singers conjugating each other like verbs in foreign language class
A Jane Goodall Documentary Proves Entirely Worthy of Its Subject
When I first saw Brett Morgen’s 2002 documentary The Kid Stays in the Picture, I was shocked that the film somehow matched the rollicking, mercurial energy of its subject, producer Robert Evans. Morgen reimagined the use of archival footage and voiceover, and the style he pioneered has now been mimicked…
Deeply Moving BPM Finds AIDS Activists Fighting and Dancing Through the Epidemic
One year, back in the early 1990s, an uncle of mine didn’t show up to our family Christmas. I was only 10 and didn’t understand his sudden departure and why nobody would speak of it. A year later, I was at his funeral. He was a playwright and actor in…
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Netflix’s Magnificent Alias Grace: Not Just of the Moment, but Urgently of All Time
Over six episodes crafted with the rich complexity of the novel, “celebrated murderess” Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), tells her own story, Scheherazade-style, to a doctor (Edward Holcroft) with the power to arrange for her pardon
Review: Museo Celebrates Latina Artists in Las (H)adas
With Las (H)adas at the Museo de las Americas, Maruca Salazar has given Latina artists the attention they’ve always deserved.
Mark Your Fall/Winter Calendar for These Ten Events
If you’re new to Denver, you don’t want to miss these traditional fall/winter events. If you’ve been around a while, take a second (or third, or fourth) look; some things just get better with age.
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Denver Film Festival 2017 Must-See Pick for November 8: Ramen Heads
For Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey, the November 8 screening of Ramen Heads is an opportunity to learn from a miscalculation he made last year.