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contemporary art sculpture

Country’s Largest Juried Sculpture Show Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary in Loveland

By Michael MazenkoAugust 8, 2024

“Loveland is the only show like this I do because the money stays in the community, and they just really love and support artists.”

A comedian performs.

Venezuelan Comic Rebeca Trejo Presents Spanish Standup Acts in ¡Me Meo! Comedy Series

By Bennito L. KeltyAugust 7, 2024

“When you do comedy in your own language, we’re all in on the joke together. It kind of feels like we’re laughing together and serving as a mirror for the immigrant experience in the United States.”

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Permanent Memories: Denver Artist Gives an Inside Look at Tattooing in Prison

By John FlathmanAugust 7, 2024

Piper was incarcerated for twelve years, and the whole time, he tattooed. He reflects on it in his new book, American InkSlinger.

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Sunset Cinema in the Denver Sculpture Park.

Denver Film Rocks Out in August (in More Ways Than One)

By John FlathmanAugust 7, 2024

Denver Film has been working overtime to make summer one of the absolute best times of the year for cinema.

What Happened to Julia de Burgos? Denver’s First Puerto Rican Theater Company Examines Her Life

By Teague BohlenAugust 6, 2024

No one knows what happened to Julia de Burgos, the Puerto Rican poet, in the last nine days of her life. The Flamboyán Theatre is examining her life in its debut play.

Epilectra Electrifies in New Superhero Graphic Novel Series

By Teague BohlenAugust 5, 2024

Denver author Sue Seserman “transforms disabilities into superabilities.”

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Let Us Play: True Colorado Character Found in the Wilds of Wash Park

Let Us Play: True Colorado Character Found in the Wilds of Wash Park

By Joe WeegAugust 4, 2024

Washington Park is celebrating its 125th birthday today with plenty of fun and games.

Down under DZCA

The Best Things to See at the Denver Zoo

By Jack SpiegelAugust 2, 2024

Check out a new $7.8 million interactive exhibit where you can cross paths with kangaroos.

The Best First Friday Shows on Santa Fe Drive and Other Denver Art Districts

By Susan FroydAugust 2, 2024

See D’art Gallery’s fully expanded space, observe work from an artist who stayed at the Amache internment camp and get down with a hip-hop art show and concert.

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drag queen Jessica L'Whor

Jessica L’Whor Is Looking for Colorado’s Next Drag Superstar

By Emily FergusonAugust 1, 2024

Filled with big prizes and “twists,” Colorado’s Next Drag Superstar competition will see drag artists performing at X Bar each Sunday until September 29.

aztlan theatre in denver

The Aztlan Theatre Examines Its Future: A Curtain Call or Second Act?

By Tony WhiteJuly 31, 2024

There will be a fundraising concert to support the Aztlan on Saturday, August 3.

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Friends and Fellow Poets Remember Marty McGovern

By Teague BohlenJuly 31, 2024

The professor and playwright will be honored at a memorial on Friday, August 2.

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Colorado Theatre Guild Spreads the Wealth: All the 2024 Henry Award Winners

By Toni TrescaJuly 30, 2024

The shift in the award distribution this year was striking.

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Curious Theatre Is Staying Optimistic After Announcing the Sale of Its Building

By Toni TrescaJuly 30, 2024

Artistic director Jada Suzanne Dixon discusses the theater company’s plans following the announcement it was selling the building where it has resided since 1998.

Gemma at GoTopless

DenverGoTopless Day Returns to Civic Center Park

By Jack SpiegelJuly 28, 2024

“If we can inspire just one person to question our patriarchal norms in society and feel their freedom a bit more, that’s enough for me.”

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GoTopless Day Returns to Denver Saturday

GoTopless Day Returns to Denver Saturday

By Jack SpiegelJuly 26, 2024

“We deserve to have the same rights and comforts as any man, because we are all human, and that’s just that.”

Counterpath Does the Work With Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s The Road to the Salt Sea

By Teague BohlenJuly 26, 2024

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé, whose most recent book is making serious waves in national literary circles, will join Colorado authors in conversation this weekend.

The Best Art Events and Openings This Weekend in Denver and Beyond

By Susan FroydJuly 26, 2024

Set yourself free at Evans School, celebrate co-ops in 40 West, or see the Denver Art Museum’s Biophilia with different eyes.

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tattoo shop in Denver called Sol Tribe

Sol Tribe Manager on Sudden Closing, New Shop and Upholding a Legacy

By Emily FergusonJuly 25, 2024

Casey Hosch, Sol Tribe’s manager, was just as surprised as everyone else by the sudden news.

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Denver Gets Seventh Visit From Wicked for a Month of Shows

By Toni TrescaJuly 24, 2024

Experience Wicked live at the Buell Theatre from July 24 to August 25, ahead of the film adaptation’s release in November.

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Laugh It Up at the Third Annual RISE Comedy Festival This Weekend

By Toni TrescaJuly 24, 2024

From July 26 to August 3, the RISE Comedy Festival will showcase standup talent from Colorado and around the US.

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Elevate Immersive’s Killer Summer Camp Delivers Retro Thrills and Chills

By Toni TrescaJuly 23, 2024

This expertly designed retro summer-camp experience puts visitors back in 1999 to solve a murder at Camp Z.

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