Everything's coming up Titanic at the Denver Central Library, where in commemoration of that tragedy a hundred years ago today, guests will gather... More >>
We all know that Big Brother's been watching us for some time, but that doesn't make the amazing recent paintings of William Betts any less intriguing or, well, creepy. Accurately replicating video im...
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Ivar Zeile of Plus Gallery won't even pretend to explain what's going on in the mind of painter Xi Zhang, the Chinese-born, Denver-based phenom... More >>
Denver's comedy community despaired when heckler-ready Squire Lounge comedy night open-mike host Greg Baumhauer decided to call it quits.
The comedy night was mean, it was ugly, it was the toughest ...
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Denver's earned its rep as a slam-poet factory: The city not only supports two competitive adult teams, each of which has taken a national title in the last decade, but it also has a strong youth wing...
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"While President George H.W. Bush had been known for saying 'Read my lips,' I began urging colleagues and reporters to 'Read my pins.'" -- Madeleine Albright.
That's the basic story behind Read My ...
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First rule of Soundpainting: You do not have to be a virtuoso. And from there, the sky's the limit: It doesn't matter how old you are, what you play -- if anything -- and whether or not you can even r...
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Star Trek and Star Wars and all that descended from them inured us to the real hardships of space travel by making it look so easy. But what was it really like for Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever...
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It's a trick to write a funny book that's truly funny; it's even more of one to write a comic novel. Christopher Moore has mastered both, bringing... More >>
You're in luck if you're looking for an evening of animation, hilarity and mind-blowing 3-D video: It's Noah Ray McMahan's birthday, and the... More >>
Luis Alberto Urrea really is the story he writes in so many ways: A reporter, poet and novelist, he's covered the illegal immigrant story from the front lines, where he once worked as a relief worker,...
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If life is a drag, why not play to the hiltr Since this is the second Wednesday of the month, Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret is presenting the Viva las Divas Art of Illusion Follies, hosted by female ill...
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Where do our libraries come fromr Beginning at the turn of the last century, there was a building boom across the nation, thanks to the deep pockets of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. In Denver alone,...
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"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." -- Alice Walker
There will be no avoiding the color purple today, Colorado Rockies Purple Monda...
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Author Richard Brautigan, whose novels were compact and dreamy, was a conundrum of a man: Embraced by the '60s counterculture, he didn't return... More >>
Just as you might be compelled to visit Yves Saint Laurent: A Retrospective again and again during its stay at the Denver Art Museum through July 8, you'll want to keep coming back to the gift shop, w...
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What's the funniest damn thing you've ever seen on televisionr The commercials. Specifically, the ones that aren't trying to be funny, but try instead to sell you a load of crap in three easy payments...
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Half the fun of Frock Out is just getting there: The occasional fashion extravaganza hosted by the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation and Fresh City Life will return on April 19 with a romantic ...
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Nathaniel Adams Coles, better known as Nat "King" Cole, was born in Alabama, the son of a Baptist minister. He learned to play the organ from his... More >>
