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2011 Stories by Bree Davies

• Go Gangster for Charity

  published November 17, 2011

  Calling all dames and sirs: AdvocacyDenver not-so-secretly invites you to Speakeasy, its third annual 1920s-era themed fundraiser. Patrons... More >>

• The real story behind "Black Friday"

  published Nov 23, 2011

  As we prepare for the commercial holiday that follows a little thing called Thanksgiving, the debate over whether stores should begin opening at midnight on Black Friday is raging. But when and where ... More >>

• Elephant Revival

  published November 17, 2011

  Although Elephant Revival's multi-instrumentalists all contribute to its Celtic-inspired harmonies, its the beautifully morose vocals of Bonnie... More >>

• Gorinto benefit for Mission Supports tonight

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Gorinto, the weekly night at Mercury Cafe, is always a good time, but tonight it benefits a particularly good cause: Mission Supports. With food prepared by SAME Cafe and a variety of musical acts on ... More >>

• Little Scream

  published November 17, 2011

  As Little Scream, Laurel Sprengelmeyer chiefly employs her voice. But the singer-songwriter is also an accomplished pianist, guitarist and... More >>

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  Beastie Boys' Licensed To Ill turns 25

  published Nov 15, 2011

  In hindsight Licensed To Ill -- released November 15, 1986 -- came to the table with a virtually infallible recipe: Rick Rubin produced the seminal radio-friendly rap album and Russell Simmons had not... More >>

• And Then She Saved Clothing Swap a swapping success

  published Nov 14, 2011

  The instructions for Saturday night's inaugural And Then She Saved Clothing Swap clearly stated that participants be at Super Ordinary Gallery by 7 p.m. to set up their outfit outposts and be ready to... More >>

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  Review: Lykke Li at the Ogden Theatre, 11/11/11

  published Nov 12, 2011

  LYKKE LI at the OGDEN | 11/11/11Lykke Li is imperfect. She has acne, patchy uneven skin and greasy hair. At last night's performance at the Ogden, it was these facets of her physical body that made Li... More >>

• Dear Mall Santa: Get here already. And bring that guy who smelled like Christmas with you.

  published Nov 11, 2011

  The Ice Palace will open its doors at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center at 5 p.m. today -- which means that Santa Claus will finally be in the house. Er, the mall. The Ice Palace -- a fancy name for a ... More >>

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  Artist and writer: An interview with my brother, painter Evan Kutz

  published Nov 10, 2011

  This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. I have watched my younger brother, Evan Kutz, build his artist's po... More >>

• Lykke Li

  published November 10, 2011

  There is no one box to check for Lykke Li: Part pop star, part soul singer and partially just her own weird and appealing self, the Swedish... More >>

• Why John DeAndrea's "Linda" sculpture won't be seen at the Denver Art Museum anytime soon

  published Nov 08, 2011

  This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. "Linda," John DeAndrea's life-like sculpture of a sleeping woman, i... More >>

• My first art purchase: a Louis Recchia piece from Pirate when I was nine or ten years old

  published Nov 04, 2011

  This is part of a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week, saluting some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. I didn't think my childhood was different from that of anyone else w... More >>

• Dirt Nasty

  published November 3, 2011

  In the early '90s, when he began his pop-culture career, Dirt Nasty was better known as Simon Rex — a super-tan MTV VJ and the occasional... More >>

• The Addicted Project's Fides Nostra Poetry Contest invites poets to share their lives

  published Nov 01, 2011

  The mission of the Addicted Project isn't traditional recovery -- it's the reality of recovery. It was after a 5 a.m. walk along Colfax Avenue that the concept hit him, recalls founder Joshua Robbins:... More >>

• Shirt happens! Help the Colorado Clothesline Project help women break the cycle of abuse

  published Oct 28, 2011

  As National Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Midchix.com and several other local women's health and support organizations are pulling together for the Color... More >>

• Maurices to open another Colorado store -- all sizes of women welcome!

  published Oct 26, 2011

  An outpost of Maurices is set to open on Friday, October 28, at Southwest Plaza, complete with an old-fashioned ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. But it's the ribbons and other women's apparel item... More >>

• Friday in the Park With Spooks

  published October 20, 2011

  Dress up your Dachshund in his finest hot-dog-imitating apparel; it's time for the twelfth annual Scream Scram race at Wash Park. Okay, so... More >>

• Ke$ha rules, journalism drools

  published Oct 20, 2011

  There are two distinct periods in the average American's life: high school and not-high school. For me, the farther I get from those formative ninth-through-twelfth-grade years -- 1994 to 1998 -- the ... More >>

• Turning Japanese

  published October 13, 2011

  Curious about how to perfectly prune your bonsai? Ever wonder what it takes to make a taiko drum? Japan America Society of Colorado will have the... More >>

• Tara Rynders's Railroad Stories video series opens Thursday night at PlatteForum

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Multimedia artist Tara Rynders is at it again -- this time bringing her vision of dance, videography and site-specific art to life though Railroad Stories, a video series opening Thursday night at Pla... More >>

• When a booty call calls, do you answerr

  published Oct 13, 2011

  I got a third-party booty call last week. It started with a text from a friend, asking what I was up to. On a Thursday at 11:30 p.m.r I wanted to say, "I'm at Bardo's, staring down an attractive baris... More >>

• Orange Is Your Color

  published October 6, 2011

  Editor's note: Regrettably, this event hosted by Elitch Gardens, the Center and CAP has been canceled. And unfortunately, we only received word... More >>

• What happens when your favorite local band breaks upr Sadly, they end up frozen in time

  published Oct 11, 2011

  When Hot White broke up last month, it pissed me off. I loved that band. I loved that band too much, probably, considering the trio couldn't care less if anyone ever liked them. In theory, this is how... More >>

• Opportunity Rocks

  published October 6, 2011

  They’ll be dancing in the streets today near the recently renamed Emily Griffith Technical College. Well, not so much dancing as cooking,... More >>