Nemr Abou Nassar is widely known as “Lebanon’s King of Comedy.” By far the most famous comedian in his country, Nassar — who’s often billed as simply “Nemr” — regularly performs for crowds all over the world. He’s recorded five standup specials, been on the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour…
The leaves and temps are dropping, but your bank account will stay level if you focus on free events. This week you can see films, meet a Nobel winner and hang out with an incredibly interesting artist — without dropping a cent. See the online Westword calendar for even more…
Filmmakers remix classic movies for countless reasons: nostalgia, mining old footage for new meaning, creating jokes or social commentary. Then there’s Gregg Biermann, who processes Hollywood classics and sometimes his own footage through mathematical formulas designed to create digital optical patterns that are not always beautiful, psychologically innovative or rich in…
Even before Denver International Airport opened in 1995, conspiracy theories about the new facility were taking off – and thanks to social media, they’ve really flown over the past twenty years. Now airport officials are making lemon out of that lemonade, with Conspiracy Theories Uncovered, an exhibit that opened Monday…
‘Tis the season – albeit a touch too early for some – to start thinking of snow, mistletoe, eggnog and presents wrapped under the tree and doing all of it in high heels and caked in makeup. Tickets are now on sale for Murray & Peter Present A Drag Queen…
This weekend the reopened Museum of Contemporary Art Denver segues into fall with three big shows, while the galleries at Leon and Super Ordinary shine on with a couple of sweet solos. Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves Nathan Carter: Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the Dramastics Bodacioussss MCA Denver October 8…
Punk is so much more than loud music with rebellious lyrics screamed over electric guitars wailing three chords and 16th notes. It’s more than leather jackets, Mohawks and patches. It’s even more than radical politics that veer far right or far left. It’s rough around the edges, cheap to make and…
We’re starting to spark up the spooky time of year, so the calendar is full of ghostly galas and other sweet soirees. This weekend you can become a part of history, catch improv in the act or dance your tuchus off. Keep reading for ten of our favorite events that…
Boulder-based painter Sarah McKenzie has a handsome solo at David B. Smith Gallery called White Walls. The show’s title refers to the traditional exhibition space in a gallery or museum — typically a set of white walls on which art is hung — and in this show, McKenzie depicts these…
#57: Kendra Fleischman Over her thirty-year career as an artist, Colorado native Kendra Fleischman has crossed a bridge or two, connecting a traditional sculpture practice in stone and bronze with the digital world of new media. On the large-scale side, you can find her monumental public sculptures installed throughout the…
M Uptown is getting in the holiday spirit with a twisted spin on its Friday night Dreamgirls, Denver’s longest-running regular drag revue. Starting this Friday, the show is taking a cue from a popular board game and putting its girls into a murder mystery. The new show, Get a Clue!,…
I love my city, I really do. Even if it is frustrating at times, with our traffic problems, the flood of ugly development, the constant “reimagining” of already-established neighborhoods, an embarrassing dog-poop epidemic and the inhumane treatment of our most vulnerable population, Denver is still a pretty great place to live. I’ve…
In less than a month, the 39th Denver Film Festival will be upon us, and the Denver Film Society just announced titles for its prestigious November 2 opening night, along with centerpiece nights and closing festivities on November 13. Kicking off the festival will be the playful third film by…
They say there’s no accounting for taste, and here to prove it is The Greasy Strangler. A fringe-inhabiting genre provocation destined for a self-selecting audience with strong stomachs, co-writer/director Jim Hosking’s feature-length whatsit tests sensibilities, but Hosking forgets that oddity isn’t a substitute for quality. The film offers a chance…
Command and Control is frightening for a whole pants-shitting list of reasons, but perhaps the scariest is that the near-detonation of a nuclear warhead in 1980 was sparked by the tiniest imaginable accident. A technician working on a Titan missile in a Damascus, Arkansas, silo dropped a wrench socket from…
Forgiveness is tricky and personal, and you can’t be blamed for not offering it. Buying a ticket to Nate Parker’s slave-revolt drama The Birth of a Nation demands at least some measure of it. As you’ve probably heard, while a student at Penn State, Parker — the film’s star, director…
It takes all of two minutes of listening to Emily Blunt’s voice-over in The Girl on the Train before you have to wonder whether this narrator might be unreliable. As her Rachel rides Metro-North in and out of Manhattan, detailing her growing obsession with the ostensibly perfect couple she steals…
Reruns, last runs, new chances at life and the return of the undead: Denver stages will see it all this weekend. Keep reading for details on a four-pack of fresh productions. This Aunt Is Not a Cockroach Buntport Theater 8 p.m. October 6, 7 and 8 Tickets: $14 to $18…
An inordinately large proportion of Colorado’s art-exhibition venues — including alternative spaces, galleries, museums and art centers — are located within the relatively confined area of central Denver. We’re talking about approximately 80 percent of the art infrastructure in the entire state. And while a number of surrounding suburbs and…
Five years ago, Stu Alden, co-owner of Ink Lounge, started ManCraft, a holiday market for male crafters, with a roster of eleven artisans. His goal was to give males a voice in holiday markets and a place to show off their crafts, and ManCraft succeeded far beyond his expectations, growing to include more than…
I pull into the parking lot at Haunted Field of Screams at 7:30 p.m. sharp. By 8:15 I’m one of them, one of the hundred-or-so actors who come here Thursdays through Sundays in October to scare the hell out of anyone foolish enough to walk through a ghoul-infested corn maze…
Mike Judge’s Idiocracy might technically be coming back to theaters for one night only, but for many of us, it’s been running on an endless loop for years. In a world where Donald Trump is a presidential candidate and some cafes are now offering blowjobs with your morning coffee, it’s…
