Email Author Susan Froyd

2013 Stories by Susan Froyd

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  Open Screen Night gives novice filmmakers a chance to shine on the big screen

  published Jan 29, 2013

  Every great filmmmaker has to start somewhere. In fact, even the not-so-great ones need a place to air their cinematic laundry, and that's the reason for Open Screen Night Denver, a monthly event at t... More >>

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  It's double the drag tonight at Tracks, with RuPaul's Drag Race and more

  published Jan 28, 2013

  The double race for the pinnacle of dragdom is on again: As Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race commences tonight, so does the Ultimate Queen Contest 2013 at Tracks, and it all comes packaged up together ... More >>

• A Manhattan Yaqui

  published January 17, 2013

  Author Luis Urrea started the fictionalized saga of his own great-aunt Teresita, a Yaqui curandera known as the Saint of Cabora, in the acclaimed... More >>

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  Untitled returns, refreshed, to the Denver Art Museum tonight

  published Jan 25, 2013

  If it feels like something's been gone from your life, perhaps it's Untitled. But now the Denver Art Museum's Friday night happy hour of fun programming is back from its holiday hiatus with a whole ne... More >>

• Express Yourself

  published January 3, 2013

  The Clyfford Still Museum might just be jumping on the bandwagon by presenting its new show, Vincent/Clyfford, as a prelude to the... More >>

• Good Neighbors

  published January 10, 2013

  When it came time for CORE New Art Space member Carmen Melton to put up her first show, she had a different take on how to use her precious wall... More >>

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  Photos: The Arvada Center unveils Art of the State tonight

  published Jan 24, 2013

  Art of the State, which opens tonight at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, is an ambitious attempt to present the full scope of Colorado artists working in every medium and genre. Put tog... More >>

• Starting Over

  published January 17, 2013

  Imagine a promising young ballerina walking home from a performance. But there’s no happy ending to her day: She’s struck by a car and... More >>

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  Last chance to see Swap Meet at the Dikeou Collection

  published Jan 23, 2013

  Looking for the unusual in the arts in 2013r Downtown Denver's private Dikeou Collection and the Dikeou Golden Triangle pop-up space are both places to start. And if you haven't already checked it out... More >>

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  100 Colorado Creatives: Theresa Anderson

  published Jan 22, 2013

  Theresa Anderson -- fine artist, gallery director, blogger, co-op member at Pirate Contemporary Art and PlatteForum artist-committee member -- already ranked inclusion in our ten people to watch in th... More >>

• A Night in the Light

  published January 17, 2013

  BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is no rally for yuppie trophy cars. Instead, the “beamer” refers to a projector — or,... More >>

• A Joyous Noise

  published January 10, 2013

  They say the best things in life are free, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Concert and... More >>

• The Politics of LEGOs

  published January 10, 2013

  Warm Cookies of the Revolution, a community-growing endeavor dreamed up by Evan Weissman of Buntport Theater, is catching on and has... More >>

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  100 Colorado Creatives: Donald Fodness

  published Jan 18, 2013

  #99: Donald Fodness At first glance, the works of Donald Fodness -- which range from intricate drawings to full-blown assemblages, installations and performance pieces -- might seem like chaos personi... More >>

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  100 Colorado Creatives: The Ladies Fancywork Society

  published Jan 17, 2013

  #100: The Ladies Fancywork Society The Ladies Fancywork Society -- a somewhat anonymous collective of crafty women -- has been delighting Denver for a half-dozen years, working covertly in the dark of... More >>

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  Calling all artists: Put up your work on RedLine's sexy walls tonight

  published Jan 16, 2013

  Naked Walls is a one-night stand: On this very rare occasion when the expansive walls at RedLine Gallery are bare, new RedLine resident Amber Cobb and friends are inviting fellow artists to hang their... More >>

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  Catch up on Colorado's past at the History Colorado Center

  published Jan 15, 2013

  A little-known chapter of indigenous Colorado history will unfold tonight when the History Colorado Center's ongoing monthly lecture series presents "And Many Wore Moccasins: The Ute, Navajo and Black... More >>

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  Evan Weissman on why Warm Cookies of the Revolution is good for your civic health

  published Jan 14, 2013

  Evan Weissman of Buntport Theater describes his growing side-project Warm Cookies of the Revolution as a "civic health club." All about getting people together to discuss community issues and have fun... More >>

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  Michael Mitnick's Ed, Downloaded represents a new way of looking at how we watch theater

  published Jan 11, 2013

  Brooklyn-based playwright Michael Mitnick is a young phenom in the theater world whose play-in-progress, Ed, Downloaded was featured as a reading as part of the Denver Center Theatre Company's Colorad... More >>

• The New Normal

  published January 3, 2013

  How does a local independent theater deal with translating a Broadway show to the small stage? When the touring drama Next to Normal came... More >>

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  Dance the Orange takes a multimedia walk through the underworld at work | space

  published Jan 10, 2013

  On the cutting edge of the dance world, it's not just about movement anymore, although the physical voyage through space is still an integral part. In Dance the Orange, a new performance created by Mo... More >>

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  MegaFauna kicks off a year of artist/designer showcases with a rock-poster extravaganza

  published Jan 09, 2013

  John McCaskill of the Upper Larimer boutique/gallery MegaFauna got his start at Derailed Ink, a screen-printing business, and printed work -- more specifically, exquisitely crafted band posters -- is... More >>

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  Dreamer and doer Brandi Shigley shows you how to do what you love and love what you do

  published Jan 08, 2013

  In February, Westword will unveil its ninth class of MasterMinds -- five local creatives who go above and beyond to contribute to the arts community. But as we look ahead, it's always gratifying to s... More >>

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  BMoCA seeks reminders of your once-broken heart for the Museum of Broken Relationships

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Maybe you keep it in the back of a drawer or between the leaves of an old journal, or perhaps in a cardboard box in the garage. You don't know why you keep it, but you do, and every once in a while, w... More >>

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  Help Susan Dillon of Kitty Mae Millinery kickstart her own run for the roses

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Millinery -- real millinery, where hats are made and blocked from scratch -- is a dying art, and nobody knows that better than self-taught Denver milliner Susan Dillon, who markets her completely hand... More >>