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2012 Stories by Amber Taufen

• Light Bright

  published December 20, 2012

  The Denver Botanic Gardens improves on Blossoms of Light, at the Denver location — and its sister event, Trail of Lights, at... More >>

• Gatsby Revisited

  published December 27, 2012

  Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day in 1909, and has thrown a blowout every year on its anniversary. This year's New Year’s... More >>

• Spanish-style black-eyed peas for a new year's dish on Meatless Monday

  published Dec 31, 2012

  Black-eyed peas are lucky when eaten on the first of the year -- and if one of your resolutions is to eat healthier in 2013, this plant-based recipe definitely qualifies. Adapted from The Meat Lover's... More >>

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  Weekend's best dance music: Kenny Glasgow, STS9, Tipper and more

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Well, you made it to the end of the year, and we know you'd like an event or two to entertain you while you're winding up for the big countdown on Monday night. That's why you're here, and that's why ... More >>

• Ice, Ice Baby

  published December 13, 2012

  Ice sculpture is a holiday art form with wide-ranging appeal, offering power tools and chisels for hands-on types, aesthetically pleasing forms... More >>

• Solstice on Ice

  published December 20, 2012

  “We’re celebrating the end of the world as we know it,” says Chris Kermiet, one of the organizers of the 27th annual Winter... More >>

• Art Department takes over the Jet Hotel this Saturday

  published December 27, 2012

  Kenny Glasgow and Jonny White were both thriving underground electronic-music producers before Damian Lazarus and his Crosstown Rebels label... More >>

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  Weekend's best EDM (end of the world edition): Yooj, J.Phlip, Madlib, MartyParty and more

  published Dec 21, 2012

  The countdown to the apocalypse has begun! So where do you want to be when the world ends, at home on your couch wrapped up in a Snuggie, waiting for the sky to fall, or out on the dancefloor, livin... More >>

• Yooj celebrates the end of the world at Beta this Friday

  published December 20, 2012

  There are few spin doctors capable of melding the soaring, often poignant melodies of deep house with the mechanical, syncopated beats of pure... More >>

• Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine is hot for veggies, too

  published Dec 18, 2012

  It's not that easy to find vegetarian-friendly (let alone vegan-friendly) Mexican food; between lard in the refried beans and chicken stock in the rice or green chile, there's no telling what animal p... More >>

• Ginger cookies for a holiday dessert on Meatless Monday

  published Dec 17, 2012

  If you're looking for something to bring to the office for the holidays -- and you work with people who don't eat animal products -- these vegan ginger cookies are a quick, easy solution. Softer than ... More >>

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  Weekend's best EDM: VS, Chris Malinchak, Roger Sanchez, Michal Menert and more

  published Dec 14, 2012

  Hallelujah! It's finally Friday. Feel like cutting loose this weekend, having a few cocktails and then cutting a rug like nobody's watchingr You've come to exactly the right place. As with every wee... More >>

• Man Up

  published December 6, 2012

  The original concept for Holiday ManCraft, as Stu Alden remembers it, was fairly simple: “There was one craft fair that my wife,... More >>

• Silver Balls

  published December 6, 2012

  Khyentse James is a woman on a mission — a mission to eliminate nostalgia for the past by bringing it into the present. Earlier this year,... More >>

• The Juan MacLean makes tracks at NORAD on Thursday, December 13

  published December 13, 2012

  John MacLean — better known as his on-stage alter ego The Juan MacLean  — has had a strange journey from guitarist for... More >>

• Bono's Italian Takeout is quick, easy and veggie-friendly

  published Dec 11, 2012

  With holiday preparations filling the calendar, who has time to sit in a restaurant and linger over a mealr For that matter, who has time to cook a mealr Right now, takeout is looking pretty good -- a... More >>

• Curried quinoa with peas for a quick protein fix on Meatless Monday

  published Dec 10, 2012

  "Where do you get your proteinr" is one of the questions most often asked vegetarians and vegans. Beans, nuts, seeds and other such foods is the answer, and quinoa is one of our favorites. This grain-... More >>

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  Weekend's best dance music: Alex Celler, Kill the Noise, EOTO, Tone of Arc and more

  published Dec 07, 2012

  If you feel like dancing this week, boy have you come to the right place. There's an unreal number of enticing options, and we've got the full rundown for you, from Alex Celler and Kill the Noise to... More >>

• Bawdy Beggars Roadshow hits Bar Standard with Cora Vette tonight

  published Dec 06, 2012

  There are advantages to living in the same town as Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett), the queen of burlesque emcees. Case in point: Tonight's Bawdy Beggars Roadshow at Bar Standard, which starts at 8:30... More >>

• Experimental DJ Alex Celler will groove at Beatport Lounge

  published December 6, 2012

  Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, is not one you automatically associate with electronic music. However, that's where Alex... More >>

• Mellow Mushroom gives vegan eaters a pizza the action

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Mellow Mushroom seemed like the perfect place to celebrate the passage of Amendment 64, what with its giant, color-changing psychedelic mushroom motif. But this pizza chain is based in Atlanta, and la... More >>

• Vegan chocolate cupcakes for an easy dessert on Meatless Monday

  published Dec 03, 2012

  This time of year, it's all about the baked goods -- so what's a plant-based eater to dor Make your own, of course. These chocolate cupcakes are super-easy and suitable for any occasion. See also: - ... More >>

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  The weekend's best dance bets: Traversable Wormhole, Gabriel & Dresden and more

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Welcome to the weekend! Feel like dancingr You've come to the right place. Regardless of your taste, we've got your covered, whether you have the gumption to get lost in a Traversable Wormhole or si... More >>

• Purple Passion

  published November 22, 2012

  Carrie MaKenna has been hosting a holiday “feast of the arts” at her studio, Anam Cara Living Arts Studio & Gallery, for the past four... More >>

• Traversable Wormhole will bend space and time at NORAD

  published November 29, 2012

  With the alleged end of the world approaching, it seems apropos to throw an End of Time party with a headliner such as Traversable... More >>