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  • Land's End

    The old-order themes of Dividing the Estate continue to resonate on stage More >>

  • Form Finding

    These new solos from two of Colorado's best abstract artists will make you think More >>

  • Mother Load

    The Memory of Water's plot and problems are never quite real...or original More >>

  • Harland Williams

    Harland Williams on Half Baked, Disney and improvising with the Farrelly... More >>

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Show and Tell
4:41 pm
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
Video: Elitch Gardens debuts new roller coaster, shows and beer this summer Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park has started its 123rd season with a new family-friendly roller coaster, seven more shows and a third custom-craft beer. The park's new Blazin' Buckaroo allow... More >>
Show and Tell
10:25 am
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
Roller derby: See cover girl Dr. Bang Bang in action on Saturday at the 1STBANK Center This week's cover story, "Paging Doctor Bang Bang," recounts the medical adventures of Denver Roller Dolls skater Kimmy Kimmy Bang Bang, a foot-and-ankle surgeon known professionally as Dr. Kim W... More >>
Show and Tell
8:59 am
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
Westword Book Club: Ryan Demers on filmmaking, furries and Gone Girl Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spiri... More >>
Show and Tell
7:57 am
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (all free!), May 17-19 You won't need to crack open that piggy bank to go out this weekend, because every event on our 10 for $10 list is absolutely free. Whether you choose to peruse mandala drawings at an art show, ga... More >>
Show and Tell
7:01 am
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
Crochet Coral Reef's Denver Satellite Reef will grow at the DAM's Spun -- and you can help A work constantly in progress, the Crochet Coral Reef is an installation of ten textile pieces at the Denver Art Museum, part of its summer exhibition, Spun: Adventures In Textiles. Through the p... More >>
Show and Tell
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
Denver Art News
Spun spins a museum-wide web of textile-related exhibits at the Denver Art Museum Spun: Adventures in Textiles, this summer's huge, campus-wide aggregation of exhibitions devoted to the textile arts at the Denver Art Museum, is definitely going to require more than one visit t... More >>
Show and Tell
3:08 pm
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
The Office is closing: How will its final night compare to these four classics? Tonight The Office bids farewell after eight seasons and 200 episodes. Series finales have a complicated history; final episodes have left viewers with tears of joy as well as fists of fury as bel... More >>
Show and Tell
1:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Win tickets to see the Colorado Symphony perform "Rhapsody in Blue" (with winner) Update: Congrats to therealstevecoogan! Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Original post: On June 22, as part of this year's Westword Music Showcase, the Colorado symphon... More >>
Show and Tell
10:43 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Five Points Jazz on Film presents The Girls in the Band, a look at unheralded musicians The annual Five Points Jazz Festival is Saturday, May 18, and to kick it off, the city is offering a special screening of the 2011 documentary The Girls In the Band at the McNichols Building tomo... More >>
Show and Tell
8:34 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Comedian Bruce Vilanch on being more than a gay caricature Comedy writing pioneer Bruce Vilanch is bursting with gayness. One of the first openly gay comedians, he's known for his continuing role on Hollywood Squares and as a head writer for the Academy A... More >>
Show and Tell
7:01 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Artist Eduardo Sarabia talks marijuana, magic, tacos and contemporary art at Huevos Revueltos In Tainted, Guadalajara-based artist Eduardo Sarabia manipulates reality through a combination of paint and photography. Tapped to curate the Huevos Revueltos series at the Museum of Contemporary... More >>
Show and Tell
6:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Photos: Materialized explores the material side of abstraction at Robischon Gallery Materialized, a group show featuring abstract works utilizing unusual materials, opens today at Robischon Gallery; it's a continuation of the gallery's Material Abstraction, which introduced the ... More >>
Art
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
These new solos from two of Colorado's best abstract artists will make you think One of the things that keeps art interesting is the way it's constantly flowing, with various currents periodically overtaking one another and, in... More >>
Theater
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
The old-order themes of Dividing the Estate continue to resonate on stage Dividing the Estate is a quietly incisive play about a large and contentious family. Stella Gordon, the 85-year-old matriarch, rules over a grand... More >>
Theater
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
The Memory of Water's plot and problems are never quite real...or original The power of mothers — for good and ill — is a theater trope that never quite loses its potency. In Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of... More >>
Now Showing
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
Denver Art News
Now Showing Ania Gola-Kumor. One of Colorado's greatest abstract painters is the star of Ania Gola-Kumor: Moving Paint, at Sandra Phillips Gallery. These... More >>
Show and Tell
1:45 pm
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Calling all Jane Austen fans! The sold-out Sense & Sensibility The Musical adds a date It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen fans will find a way to experience her work -- and now Denver has another option. After the Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for the Perfo... More >>
Show and Tell
12:49 pm
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Photos: Abstract solos at Sandra Phillips Gallery and the DAM showcase Colorado's best For this week's review, art critic Michael Paglia visits Sandra Phillips Gallery and the Denver Art Museum, where he took in solo shows from two of the state's best abstract artists, both of wh... More >>
Show and Tell
12:19 pm
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Womenswear Wednesdays: Kissing Party singer Deirdre Sage on her '90s hip-hop style Denver is brimming with talent and style -- and sometimes, the two clash perfectly together, as is the case with Kissing Party singer Deirdre Sage. We recently spotted the musician at the Mouth H... More >>
Show and Tell
9:00 am
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Growing Up Gamer brings world-record video game collector to speak in Aurora In just more than forty years, video games have evolved from technological novelty to cultural staple. That transformation is chronicled in the Aurora History Museum's "Growing Up Gamer", a look ... More >>
Show and Tell
7:59 am
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Harland Williams on Half Baked, Disney and improvising with the Farrelly brothers You probably remember him as the "grandpa's old cough medicine," urine-drinking cop from Dumb & Dumber, or the serial killer hitchhiker spouting "seven chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lot... More >>
Show and Tell
6:59 am
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Become a part of Ben Roy's live recording session tonight at Comedy Works Ben Roy has some catching up to do: While his mates in the Grawlix -- Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland -- are both promoting brand-new solo CDs, Roy is still recording his followup to last... More >>
Show and Tell
6:00 am
May. 15, 2013
Denver Art News
Film on the Rocks 2013 announced: Back to the Future opens and The Princess Bride returns The official start of summer is over a month away, but the unofficial start is upon us, with the release of the Film on the Rocks 2013 schedule. There's certain to be some controversy over the sel... More >>
Show and Tell
10:57 am
May. 14, 2013
Denver Art News
Which version of The Office was better: U.S. or U.K.? Overhearing two pop-culturists argue about this comedy series, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for a debate over gun-control or Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Passions can run high when ... More >>

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These new solos from two of Colorado's best abstract artists will make you think These new solos from two of Colorado's best abstract artists will make you think

One of the things that keeps art interesting is the way it's constantly flowing, with various currents periodically overtaking one another and, in that way, changing established ideas. Last year,… More >>

The old-order themes of Dividing the Estate continue to resonate on stage

Dividing the Estate is a quietly incisive play about a large and contentious family. Stella Gordon, the 85-year-old matriarch, rules over a grand old house in Harrison, Texas — the… More >>

The Memory of Water's plot and problems are never quite real...or original

The power of mothers — for good and ill — is a theater trope that never quite loses its potency. In Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of Water, three daughters convene… More >>

Now Showing

Ania Gola-Kumor. One of Colorado's greatest abstract painters is the star of Ania Gola-Kumor: Moving Paint, at Sandra Phillips Gallery. These large oil paintings, along with small works on paper… More >>

Walker Fine Art's solos tackle the retro, the minimal and the digital

Walker Fine Art is one of the largest galleries in Denver, which means it can accommodate a couple of solos and a group show and still have plenty of open… More >>

Bach at Leipzig channels Tom Stoppard without the lasting exhilaration

If I were as intensely clever as playwright Itamar Moses, author of Bach at Leipzig, and as fond of intellectual games, I would write this review first as a review,… More >>

Now Showing

Ania Gola-Kumor. One of Colorado's greatest abstract painters is the star of Ania Gola-Kumor: Moving Paint, at Sandra Phillips Gallery. These large oil paintings, along with small works on paper… More >>

Everything that happens in God of Carnage is expected...and not

Let's start with the setting, so pristine, white, minimal and tasteful: chairs with gracefully curving legs, a glass table on which art books are meticulously arranged, a vase of white… More >>

Colin Livingston's <i>Art Bucket</i> turns commerce on its head at Plus Colin Livingston's Art Bucket turns commerce on its head at Plus

Though conceptual art has been kicking around for a hundred years, it really didn't resonate with more than a handful of artists until the rise of pop art in the… More >>

The Color Purple is long on talent, short on passion

When it was published in 1985, Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple was a groundbreaker — illuminating places that had been in shadow and, like most groundbreakers, intensely controversial. It… More >>

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