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Can a troubled Colorado prison change the way inmates think?
By Alan Prendergast
Published: November 6, 2008
Jay Lewis assumes the position. He slouches, arms folded across his chest, knee bent and foot braced on the wall behind him. He looks like your typical green-tunic-clad felon,...
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Temporarily Lovely
Clare Twomey examines the impermanence of beauty.
By Kimberley Berkey
Published: November 6, 2008
For anyone who observes a piece of art and wonders what it says, now you can truly listen. This Tuesday, art will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder when the...
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The Undoing of a President
Henry Rollins makes a post-election appearance in Boulder.
By Janet Choi
Published: November 6, 2008
I’ve always envied Henry Rollins for being unafraid to speak his mind; of course, it helps when you look as intimidating as he does. Outspoken and impassioned about topics...
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A Photographer’s Eye
By Elena Brown
Published: November 6, 2008
Not many 88-year-old women would decide to lean out the window of a small plane to take photos of the Rio Grande — but then again, not many women are like legendary...
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Global Village
Tunes and talk carry this unique show.
By Susan Froyd
Published: November 6, 2008
“I’ve always resisted the idea of the string quartet as an art form that exists for Sunday-afternoon soirees. I feel emboldened and empowered and enabled to make...
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Red, Red Wine
By Amber Taufen
Published: November 6, 2008
Hey, wine-drinkers: Do you feel confident in your ability to select a top-notch bottle of European red wine? Think your taste buds trump those of other vinophiles in the metro...
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LOL League
Leave it to the Arts Students League of Denver to look on the bright side.
By Drew Bixby
Published: November 6, 2008
Times are hard. Why, just last week, my scooter was stolen, my dog needed expensive dental surgery and an 800-pound hangover sat on my face, crushing my skull. Don’t even...
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Art Sampler
Denver celebrates Arts Week by fearing no art.
By Mark Dragotta
Published: November 6, 2008
"I’ve lived everywhere from the Middle East to Europe to Canada, and what’s special about Denver is they have no attitude problem,” says Habitat Gallery director...
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Mirror, Mirror
Rachel Crick and the Signtologist collaborate in Reflections.
By Cory Casciato
Published: November 6, 2008
See revered hip-hop icons in a unique light at Reflections: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together, a show that pairs photographs of the musicians by so-cial documentarian...
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Drink It Up
The Brown Palace pours the champagne a little early this year.
By Amber Taufen
Published: November 6, 2008
It’s no secret that the Brown Palace Hotel’s annual Champagne Cascade is the most lavish, spectacular way to kick off the holidays. And this year will be even...
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Breaking Into the Outside
By Dylan Otto Krider
Published: November 6, 2008
Underground Wrist Deep Productions has crawled out of its lair at the Squire Lounge to get high. The alt-comedy troupe (which includes Westword’s own Adam Cayton-Holland)...
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Talking Shop
By Susan Froyd
Published: November 6, 2008
One thing I love about the start of the holiday shopping season is that I get to see all my old entrepreneurial and handy friends — all the tried-and-true gift markets...
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Beer Today
By Amber Taufen
Published: November 6, 2008
Everyone loves the Great American Beer Festival, and with good reason. But sometimes I find the sheer magnitude of that event overwhelming. Sure, I love watching people make...
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The Wheel Thing
A new DAM exhibit celebrates Ernest Blumenschein.
By Patricia Calhoun
Published: November 6, 2008
Back in 1898, Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips, two young artists fresh from studying in Paris, decided to take a sketching trip through the West. They were headed from...
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In the Limelight
By Susan Froyd
Published: November 6, 2008
The work of visual designer (and Resident Wizard at the Museum of Outdoor Arts) Lonnie Hanzon is often fueled by the ephemeral, lost in time and tinged with the brown edge of a...
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Bare the Soul
A new rock opera examines closeted gay love.
By Amber Taufen
Published: November 6, 2008
“Bare is a rock opera similar in style to Rent,” explains Mike Scheneman of Broken Leg Productions. “But Rent follows the story of La Bohème, and this...
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Voice of the People
Vox Feminista puts on yet another thought-provoking performance.
By Amber Taufen
Published: November 6, 2008
If you want to see the world through a different lens — have your preconceived notions about society and reality upended and rearranged — then you need to attend one...
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Ski Bums
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By Jessica Centers
Published: November 6, 2008
Ski season’s almost upon us — which, if you’re anything like me, means that you missed Sniagrab, still haven’t bought a season pass, never did upgrade those...
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Bluebeard Chaplin
By Cory Casciato
Published: November 6, 2008
Charlie Chaplin is best known for his “Tramp” films, but the little-known Monsieur Verdoux is something entirely different for the gifted comedian. Although it’s...
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A Long, Strange Trip
A panel discussion looks at how rock
By Mark Dragotta
Published: November 6, 2008
In what seems like an entirely different life, a half-dozen of us headed north — in a wood-paneled, gas-guzzling station wagon — from western Pennsylvania to the...
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