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2012 Stories by Susan Froyd

• The Art of Becoming

  published December 27, 2012

  Dr. Timothy Standring’s sense of humor no doubt kept him going throughout the arduous seven-year process of co-curating the one-of-a-kind... More >>

• Commit to It

  published December 27, 2012

  Resolutions? Most people are too busy to make them these days, let alone stick to them, so most don't even bother. But for those who do, the goal... More >>

• Unity in the ’Hood

  published December 20, 2012

  The first night of Kwanzaa is given to the principle of Umoja, or Unity, and Denver’s African-American community will kick off the... More >>

• Paint What You See

  published December 20, 2012

  In late summer for the past six years, an unusual sight cropped up here and there in places as disparate as Denver’s Golden Triangle Museum... More >>

• Far From the Madding Crowd

  published December 27, 2012

  Socialite Holly Kylberg's Clock Tower Events will do something a little different for New Year's Eve this year: open up the historic Daniels &... More >>

• Made in Africa

  published December 27, 2012

  Denver Art Museum director Christoph Heinrich calls Ghanaian artist El Anatsui “one of today’s most extraordinary artists,” and... More >>

• Life Is Sweet

  published December 27, 2012

  Ready to clean out your brain and start fresh in 2013? Life coach Tama Kieves has some ideas on how to glide into the new year with a serene smile... More >>

• Blind Faith

  published December 20, 2012

  “Pangloss” refers to Dr. Pangloss, the talkative optimist in the Voltaire classic Candide. And “Gravitron” is the... More >>

• Standup, Meet Improv

  published December 27, 2012

  Comic Deacon Gray thinks Denver could use a few more monthly alternative comedy shows, along with such ongoing fare as the Grawlix at the Bug... More >>

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  New Year's Eve: Three parties that end well before the clock strikes midnight

  published Dec 31, 2012

  Whether you think of New Year's Eve as a time for parties that keep you dancing into the wee hours, or you're the type who's lucky to still be awake when the corks pop and Auld Lang Syne rings through... More >>

• Dream On

  published December 20, 2012

  We Denverites tend to get stuck in our ways, especially with regard to our holiday entertainment. At this point, we’ve come to expect that... More >>

• Gathering of the Tribe

  published December 20, 2012

  It’s ironic enough for the biggest Jewish event of the year to fall on Christmas Eve, says promoter Eric Elkins, but this year, it’s... More >>

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  Twelve Denver arts flashbacks from 2012

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Art-museum shows reigned in 2012, from a couple of demographic-busting blockbusters at the Denver Art Museum to a visual constellation of exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver, the Colora... More >>

• A Gift Worth Giving

  published December 13, 2012

  When Winnie Wenglewick of Denver’s Dangerous Theatre set out to write The Perfect Gift, an offbeat holiday play with a... More >>

• Out of Its Shell

  published November 15, 2012

  If you like the idea and the music of The Nutcracker but find the ballet tediously overwrought, Spark Theater is throwing a show for you:... More >>

• Tuba Tuba Do

  published December 20, 2012

  Ready to feel the earth move? The holidays aren’t really the holidays in downtown Denver until the annual TubaChristmas Concert has... More >>

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  There'll be Hell Toupee -- and more -- at Denver's Dangerous Theatre tonight

  published Dec 27, 2012

  End of the world, or end of the yearr Or just a great way to end an eveningr To find out, you'll have to catch tonight's Hell Toupee Cabaret 2012 topper at Denver's Dangerous Theatre. Join host Infer... More >>

• The Big Build-Up

  published December 13, 2012

  Denver artist and Chicago native Tim Flynn grew up loving his home city’s unique Midwestern architecture; as an adult, he gravitated toward... More >>

• It’s in the Cards

  published December 20, 2012

  Sports-card collectors and collectibles dealers from around the Rocky Mountain region will gather today for some last-minute holiday wheeling and... More >>

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  Let the Fine Gentleman's Club help you get through the rest of 2012 in fine style

  published Dec 26, 2012

  Think there's no fun to be had until New Year's Ever Think again. Sam Tallent, Nathan Lund, Chris Charpentier and Bobby Crane of the Fine Gentleman's Club are working through the holidays, and their w... More >>

• Class Act

  published December 13, 2012

  Visionbox, a local actors’ studio and commercial theater group, recently relocated to 910Arts in the Art District on Santa Fe, bringing an... More >>

• That’s Amore!

  published December 13, 2012

  Tamara Pidhayny, aka the Merry Widow, says her monthly Artisan Operetta vaudevillian variety show at Voodoo Comedy Playhouse dedicates each... More >>

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  Get to know Westword's Tom Murphy -- and more! -- at the Onus Spears talk show Rawlitix

  published Dec 21, 2012

  I can vouch for Rawlitix because I was a guest last month, and I had the time of my life. The Denver-centric live talk show conceived and hosted by local funny man and comedy promoter Onus Spears is s... More >>

• Ho Ho Ho for Making Merry

  published December 13, 2012

  Santa will tell you that there’s plenty of Christmas literature out there, from A Christmas Carol to “The Gift of the... More >>

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  The Narrators, holiday edition, examines "The Gift" tonight at Deer Pile

  published Dec 20, 2012

  As the year draws to an end, the Narrators is growing into its cozy home at the Deer Pile. The thoroughly modern storytelling session, co-hosted by Andrew Orvedahl and Robert Rutherford, brings a chor... More >>