Email Author Amber Taufen

2008 Stories by Amber Taufen

• Food for Thought

  published November 27, 2008

  The African American Leadership Institute has a lot to be proud of. “We’ve graduated more than 220 adults and served more than 10,000... More >>

• Two's Company

  published November 27, 2008

  Date nights are great in theory, but how many dinners-and-a-movie can one couple really enjoy before it becomes a chore? Thanks to Lakewood’s... More >>

• Light It Up

  published November 27, 2008

  To me, nothing says “holiday season” like lights. Once Daylight Savings ends, nothing keeps my spirits up during these short days and... More >>

• Silver Belles

  published November 27, 2008

  If you like your holiday shows with a liberal dose of fabulousness, then you’re going to just love tonight’s third annual Holy Shit... More >>

• To a Tea

  published November 20, 2008

  When it comes to tea, I’m undeniably spoiled. My father used to take frequent business trips to China, and he’d return laden with... More >>

• Homes for the Holidays

  published November 20, 2008

  Arguably my favorite aspect of the holiday season is that it’s also home-tour season. What could be more fun than strolling through someone... More >>

• Horn of Plenty

  published November 20, 2008

  You might be thinking about hopping on the local-food bandwagon, but how do you launch such a daunting project as winter approaches? By attending... More >>

• Life Affirmation

  published November 20, 2008

  It’s a Wonderful Life is “one of the classic Christmas stories,” notes Rod A. Lansberry, artistic producer at the Arvada... More >>

• Night Falling

  published November 20, 2008

  Full disclosure: I’ve never read Twilight, the 2005 young-adult novel by Stephenie Meyer that spawned three additional novels... More >>

• Bite This

  published November 13, 2008

  Okay, fine — so times are tough. You’re couch-diving to scrape up enough change to fill your gas tank, you get chest pains every time... More >>

• Om Time

  published November 13, 2008

  What happens when you take a group of inmates at an overcrowded, maximum-security Alabama prison and introduce them to meditation via a Vipassana... More >>

• Checkmate

  published November 13, 2008

  Years before the entire world got wrapped up in Da Vinci Code fever, I was enthralled by The Eight, a book about a fictional chess... More >>

• Flick Pick

  published November 13, 2008

  Everyone can agree that firefighters are all heroes -- but we don’t really understand exactly what goes on in a fire. You might have seen... More >>

• And You Don’t Stop

  published November 6, 2008

  What do modern-day hip-hop freestyle battles have in common with Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales? “Nothing,” most people might... More >>

• Voice of the People

  published November 6, 2008

  If you want to see the world through a different lens — have your preconceived notions about society and reality upended and rearranged... More >>

• Bare the Soul

  published November 6, 2008

  “Bare is a rock opera similar in style to Rent,” explains Mike Scheneman of Broken Leg Productions. “But Rent... More >>

• Beer Today

  published November 6, 2008

  Everyone loves the Great American Beer Festival, and with good reason. But sometimes I find the sheer magnitude of that event overwhelming. Sure,... More >>

• Drink It Up

  published November 6, 2008

  It’s no secret that the Brown Palace Hotel’s annual Champagne Cascade is the most lavish, spectacular way to kick off the... More >>

• Red, Red Wine

  published November 6, 2008

  Hey, wine-drinkers: Do you feel confident in your ability to select a top-notch bottle of European red wine? Think your taste buds trump those of... More >>

• Adventure Film Festival

  published November 6, 2008

  We're pretty spoiled here in the metro area when it comes to film and film festivals. That goes double for all you adrenaline junkies and... More >>

• Corntastic

  published October 30, 2008

  In Pueblo mythology, Corn Mothers were sacred figures who sung the essence of all creation into existence. “About three years ago, my husband... More >>

• Halloween Camp

  published October 30, 2008

  There are some movies I can watch over and over again without getting sick of them, but horror movies do not fall under that category. I already... More >>

• Vaudeville and Beyond

  published October 30, 2008

  If you are unaware that the Democratic National Convention took place in Denver in 1908 -- and again in 2008 – well, then, you’re beyond... More >>

• Graveyard Smash

  published October 30, 2008

  Looking for a more artsy, unusual way to celebrate Halloween? The holiday might be officially over, but if you’re still in costume-party... More >>

• Anarchist Ball

  published October 30, 2008

  What, exactly, is Louis Vuitton Night? “That’s a great question,” says organizer Adam Tinnell. “The show itself is... More >>