Email Author Bree Davies
2013 Stories by Bree Davies
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Frock Shop Spring Sample Sale offers bargain-priced apparel by local designers
published Apr 18, 2013
At this year's Frock Shop Spring Sample Sale, savvy shoppers will get to browse though pieces by both established and up-and-coming designers in Colorado. Now in its second year, Frock Shop -- the bra... More >>
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Standout Standup
published April 11, 2013
With a career spanning five decades, Lily Tomlin has entertained generations of families through appearances on shows as diverse as... More >>
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Fox Art School inspires creativity through puppetry and fashion-themed summer camps
published Apr 17, 2013
When Sarah Fox began Fox Art School in 2010, she wanted to fill what she saw as a hole in the arts community. "I have a background in art education and I was really missing it," says Fox, who at that ... More >>
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Enter, Stage Write
published April 11, 2013
If you’re in the audience for Gay Fantasia, you have two choices: experience it as a viewer or as part of the show. Either... More >>
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Goodbye, Kitty's East. I never knew ye. Ever.
published Apr 16, 2013
When I was in high school, I had a friend whose dad called all porn shops "the fuck book store." Mostly, though, he was referring to the joint next to the Bluebird Theatre, because he was very suspici... More >>
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Sacred Economics workshop will help local business owners think about a deeper purpose
published Apr 15, 2013
Tonight at Green Spaces Colorado, Mile High Business Alliance will host "The Deeper Purpose of Your Business," an evening with author Charles Eisenstein aimed at bringing global consciousness to the ... More >>
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Sara Century reveals friends and idols with her musician's portrait series, opening Saturday
published Apr 12, 2013
Sara Century is everywhere: running her monthly freeform open mic, Baby Hair, with co-conspirator Erica Adams; playing solo and with various bands all over the city; and hawking tape rentals behind th... More >>
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The Gang’s All Beer
published April 4, 2013
Throw on a fancy suit and fedora or a beaded flapper dress and get ready to taste some legal booze at the first annual Prohibition Party & Brew... More >>
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Artist Vanessa Place wants you to confess for The Lawyer Is Present
published Apr 11, 2013
As part of Vanessa Place's exhibition The Lawyer Is Present, opening this Friday, April 12, at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles-based writer, attorney and artist wants you to co... More >>
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Lily Tomlin on stand-up, Kristen Wiig and playing Reba McEntire's mother
published Apr 11, 2013
With a career spanning five decades, Lily Tomlin has entertained generations of families through appearances on shows as diverse as Sesame Street, Laugh-In, Damages and, most recently, Malibu Country.... More >>
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Matthew R. Kerns on Gay Fantasia, his late-night theater immersion project
published Apr 11, 2013
For Gay Fantasia, opening this weekend at Naropa University's Nalanda Campus, the audience has a chance to be direct participants in the production. The piece -- which binds the last days of Harvey Mi... More >>
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Goodbye, Smiley's Laundromat -- your ghosts are hung out to dry
published Apr 09, 2013
If you grew up in Lakewood, Aurora, Wheat Ridge or Denver proper like me, chances are good that there's a slice of Colfax Avenue that holds a special, if not dangerous and possibly regrettable, meanin... More >>
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Artist Maya Gurantz on textual pornography and her installation The Whore's Dialogue
published Apr 09, 2013
In Maya Gurantz's latest piece, The Whore's Dialogue, she presents a collection of stories about women -- but she also offers commentary on the role of women in the history of the pornographic tale in... More >>
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CU Peru hosts a show supporting global health care at Hooked on Colfax tomorrow
published Apr 05, 2013
This Saturday, April 6, Hooked on Colfax will donate its wall space to Local Goes Global, an evening devoted to raising money through art for a global health-focused nonprofit, Comunidades Unidas Peru... More >>
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Professor Melinda Barlow talks boobs in film history and Jayne Mansfield's genius IQ
published Apr 04, 2013
Since Feminism & Co.'s inception, Melinda Barlow has a been a favored speaker at the MCA Denver's engaging spring series. An associate professor of film studies at the University of Colorado at Boulde... More >>
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Tattoo Nation director Eric Schwartz on the oral history of the Chicano black-and-grey art form
published Apr 03, 2013
When Denver-based fine-art photographer Eric Schwartz set out to photograph people with tattoos, he didn't expect to find a detailed history underneath the artwork. After a chance meeting with Califor... More >>
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Toy Time
published March 28, 2013
Measured aesthetics meet childhood fun tonight at NEXT Gallery's latest collaborative event, A Playdate With Kidrobot. More than just a... More >>
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Neon signs and Colfax Avenue: The beauty and danger of nostalgia
published Apr 02, 2013
I drove by Smiley's Laundromat last night and felt one of those annoying sighs cross my chest -- a chest pain caused by the sight of possible improvement to a place that I used to enjoy for its utter ... More >>
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The ten best local drag queen names
published Apr 02, 2013
The drag scene in Denver is bigger and better than ever -- in 2013, Miss Queen of Aces showed the city what it took to put on a successful and community-driven beauty-pageant fundraiser. Tracks' Drag ... More >>
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Keyboard Feminism
published March 28, 2013
"It's the question of the decade: What is a feminist?" So says Los Angeles-based artist Ellina Kevorkian, who is guest-blogging for the MCA Denver... More >>
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Cups Runneth Over
published March 28, 2013
The members of the Bra Brigade will march on Denver tonight, and they want your undergarments, ladies. The event, a sale and bra drive... More >>
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Trestle Bike Skills Park in Barnum celebrates a grand reopening with clinics and bike giveaways
published Mar 29, 2013
The Trestle Bike Skills Park at Barnum Park will host a grand reopening tomorrow, March 30, with riders of all levels invited to come out and get some air on its expertly designed jumps and berms. Tho... More >>
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Chuck Roy debuts Altered Schtick, a new night of queer and trans-friendly comedy at The Bar
published Mar 28, 2013
When Chuck Roy first began working on his new comedy night, Altered Schtick, he had inclusion in mind. Seeing several up-and-coming comics -- Mona Lott, Jordan Wieleba and Penny from Heaven -- around ... More >>
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Time to Skate
published March 21, 2013
The women of the Denver Roller Dolls suit up tonight for the opening bout of roller derby season, a Saturday-night double-header pitting... More >>
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Artist Ellina Kevorkian on taking the academia out of art and growing up a Gilman Street punk
published Mar 27, 2013
With her blog Violet Against Women, Los Angeles-based artist Ellina Kevorkian explores how she informs and presents her own identity through online curation. Kevorkian, who was commissioned by MCA Den... More >>
