This week you can kick back and meet some of this year’s Colorado Book Awards finalists in the Lighthouse Writers Workshop Lit Fest tent, have a laugh with a Colorado success story or — if you‘re a nine-to-twelve-year-old bookworm – dive into this summer’s Youth One Book, One Denver programming…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we look at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “South Westminster isn’t a cookie-cutter community,” explains artist Richard Chamberlain. “It’s a real…
Nestled between University and Colorado boulevards to the east and west, and Sixth Avenue and the eponymous Cherry Creek to the north and south, the Cherry Creek neighborhood has gone through big changes in the last few decades. What had been a relatively modest and working-class began to become “the”…
This week will be a real free-for-all in Denver, with comedy, tacos and literary readings yours for the taking. We’ve rounded up our three favorite free events below, but you can always find more to do in the Westword calendar. Torchy’s Does Denver: Stapleton Opening Party Torchy’s Tacos 6 p.m. Monday,…
When you’re fashion-savvy, even the most mundane task is a reason to dress up and show off your style. Last week we spotted Chicago’s Ilona Fortune, who was visiting Denver and looking great while walking her dog, Benjamin, by 17th and Welton streets downtown. “Denver has more of an outdoor…
Were you at a First Friday celebration last night? If so, you might have spotted one of the types featured in our Ten Kinds of People You Might See at First Friday. But “you missed a ton,” says Matt Morava, who supplied his own list: 1. The beleaguered waitstaff at…
The weather is heating up, and so is the local fashion scene. The June calendar is full of fashion shows, fundraisers, shop celebration and even a poolside party. Here are the twelve best events this month, in chronological order. Looking good, Denver! 12. Spruce One Year Anniversary Party 6 to…
June brings fun and games — and lots of color — to Denver galleries with a First Friday grab-bag of shows to satisfy every taste. The weather’s great for an art stroll or two or three; here are some spots to put on your itinerary. The Nkisi Project 965 Gallery,…
Summer hasn’t officially begun, but events this weekend will be hot. The calendar is jam-packed with comedy, carnivals and other entertainment. We’ve listed our ten favorite events that won’t set you back more than ten bucks each — in fact, nine are free! For more almost-summer fun, visit the Westword calendar…
Think you could swap technologies for a day? Instead of cellphones and laptops, pick up some sticks and stones and get intimate with the technologies of our ancestors this weekend with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute. Doug Hill, the focus of our August cover story “Defending the (Modern) Caveman,” will be…
Collin Parson is best known as the exhibition manager and chief curator for the galleries at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, but he’s built a parallel career as a visual artist over the last several years with his distinctive wall panels. Parson’s latest efforts are now on…
For decades Tony Award-nominated playwright/actor/drag legend Charles Busch has been playing himself by playing other characters, usually in some form of glamorous drag, in a string of campy off-Broadway hits like his Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and the The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, along with choice Hollywood roles: adaptations…
Remakes are almost universally despised, and with good reason — they are almost universally terrible. But from time to time, a remake turns out all right. And once in a blue moon, a remake turns out to be the equal of the film it remakes — or even superior. With…
Host Professor Phelyx and a bevy of the beautiful ladies of Crème de Luxe brought back the classic art of burlesque at the Oriental Theater on May 28, with classy routines, Ziegfeld-worthy costumes, a live jazz band and a good helping of the old bump and grind. All photos by…
As the summer heat rises, remember that a movie theater is your air-conditioned best friend. To celebrate the sunshine — and good air-conditioning — we’ve rounded up ten of the best film events in Denver in June, presented in chronological order. 10) Welcome to the Dahl House Saturdays beginning June…
The Denver Film Society is kicking off June by announcing (just in time for Pride Month) their dates and full schedule for the Cinema Q Film Festival, which goes into full bloom July 21 – 24 at the Sie FilmCenter. Kicking off the four-day fest on Thursday, July 21, is…
There was a time when the summer movie season was a season, sandwiched between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. By the 21st century, the start date drifted back to the first weekend in May. This year, the superhero flicks started arriving with Deadpool’s release on February 12. Only two…
There’s reason for skepticism when you hear that a new documentary plays like a thriller. That suggests that the filmmakers have favored suspense over documenting — that the specifics of real life will be arranged according to the logic of plotting rather than reportage. Will Allen’s sunny gut-punch cult exposé, Holy…
It’s a feat to out-idiot TMZ culture. In achieving that, the fake-doc white-rapper satire Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a breakthrough for studio comedies, which here at last catch up to the metabolism and meaninglessness of the internet age. In its generous, frenetic first hour, Popstar’s jokes and parodies…
Happy First Friday! The sun is out — so you have no excuse not to get out yourself and hit an arty party at one of Denver’s many art districts. On this First Friday, here are nine types of people you’re likely to see: …
History Colorado made more history today when, after a natural search, its board of directors announced that they’d found the ideal executive director right here at home: interim leader Steve Turner. Turner has worked with History Colorado since 2008, and was head of the State Historical Fund and the Office…
When local personality Andrew Novick took over the Denver Art Museum’s monthly Untitled event on May 27, things got a little weird and a lot Japanese, in honor of the current exhibit of ages-old Samurai armor: A mute Hello Kitty led tours through the museum, and while the sound of…
