Cora Vette

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (8 free!), March 15-17

This weekend is all about the green of St. Patrick's Day, and you won't have to spend much of your own hard-earned green to have fun. For just ten bucks (or less), you can enjoy everything from a burlesque tribute to the Irish holiday to an experimental film symposium to a comedy show celebrating ba ... More >>

Erin Go Braless

A unicorn bumping and grinding -- I never thought I'd see that. Thanks, Artopia 2013!

With Artopia's dense schedule, it's important to get limber. You can't rush into things. Pulling a muscle or getting a cramp early could mean missing all too many things. Much like a herd of wildebeests in migration, there is no forgiveness for being slow because time -- like a lion -- is unforgivin ... More >>

In Living Color

Photos: Scenes from Cora Vette's Technicolor Tease at Bar Standard

As if Denver's resident burlesque maven, Cora Vette, didn't have enough steamy shows in the works already with Ledville, Bust and Reefer Mania -- as well as a handful of other clothing-optional projects and a burlesque store -- she launched a brand-new recurring show this week at Bar Standard. Techn ... More >>

Bawday Beggars Roadshow hits Bar Standard with Cora Vette tonight

There are advantages to living in the same town as Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett), the queen of burlesque emcees. Case in point: Tonight's Bawday Beggars Roadshow at Bar Standard, which starts at 8:30 p.m. and costs $10 general admission, $25 for front-row VIP seats, is something you'd usually have ... More >>

Photos: The undead undress at Zombielesque

The zombie craze shows no signs of dying out; you can't take part in any pop-cultural obsession these days without someone trying to add brains to it. But last night at Bar Standard, the show revolved around what was being removed, not added. Burlesque maven Cora Vette and crew added an element of t ... More >>

3 things to do for free this week, September 24-27, 2012

We get it, you're broke. But that doesn't mean you have to fill your weeknights with bad prime- time sitcoms. Instead, get out of the house and enjoy three three stellar events that feature entertaining stories, flirty songs and/or Lady Gaga. And get this: All three are free! For a full calendar o ... More >>

Culinary Calendar for the weekend: honey, whiskey, pies and beer

Happy Friday! There's a full plate of events to look forward to tomorrow...and here's a taste:

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, September 21-23, 2012

Short of cash and wondering how you can have fun this weekend? Don't worry. Whether you want to burn your mouth on chiles, see a rare 1930s samurai film or ride around on public transit all day as part of a competition, the town will be full of things you can do for $10. For a complete listing of al ... More >>

Tassels and classes bring on the masses! Colorado Burlesque Festival starts today

The Colorado Burlesque Festival returns to Denver today for a third annual twirl of the tassels. Shotgun Willies? Think again. This event isn't about scantily dressed ladies. The art of burlesque will be showcased with performances by some of the top women in the field: over 75 performers who have t ... More >>

Photos: VaVaVette sneak peek: Vintage/burlesque clothing madness

The erstwhile and beloved burlesque emcee queen Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett) is finally doing what she's threatened to do for a while now: opening up a store -- and with her burlesque wife Eve Vette, no less! And burlesque and vintage clothing enthusiasts will be thrilled to know that she's got a ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, May 18-20, 2012

The evenings are getting warmer here in the Queen City of the Plains, and that just means that more and more events are popping up. It's easy to go out on a budget this weekend, whether you enjoy biking to an adult prom, seeing surf-themed burlesque, or dancing at a pink party. As always, it's all l ... More >>

Good Vibrations

Reefer Mania: Boobs and bud rule Bar Standard for 4/20

There are a lot of marijuana-related goings-on tomorrow, what with it being 4/20 and all, but this event looks like a definite hit. Burlycute, the burlesque production company run by Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett), happens to be booked on the third Friday of every month at Bar Standard, and Vette a ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 23-25, 2012

Spring is finally here, and that means that more people are touring this way, more patios are opening, and there are plenty more ways to get out and have fun. But just because you'll be going out more doesn't mean you have to part with your hard-earned cash. From '80s-themed burlesque to punk-art sh ... More >>

Fast Times at a Mile High

Artopia through the eyes and ears of a virgin

Aaron ThackerayYonnas Abraham of BLKHRTS at Artopia 2012. Looking over the schedule for Artopia, it quickly becomes clear that it is impossible to see everything. Choices must be made and none of them are easy. To wait until the end of the set; or make sure that you catch the beginning of the next ... More >>

Too Sexy for the Stock Show burlesque at Bar Standard, 1/11/12

For the third year running, burlesque queen Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett) is hosting the Too Sexy for the Stock Show burlesque extravaganza to provide a counterbalance to all that good, clean, wholesome fun. Photographer Emily Driskill brought back these photos from the January 11 show at Bar Sta ... More >>

Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, December 23-25, 2011

​All the cheesy commercials on television might make you think that everyone is at home baking cookies with their perfect families, but that's not the case! No, no, no. There is plenty to do outside of your home, all for less than $10. In fact, here are ten such events. Whether you have an idy ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, December 9-11, 2011

If shopping for holiday gifts has left your wallet looking a little thin, don't worry. We've compiled a list of things to do for less then a Hamilton this weekend so you don't have to sit inside and lament buying your sweetheart that ridiculously priced present. Bid farewell to the MCA pigeons, enjo ... More >>

Boys On Parade

It's Cora Vette's birthday -- and Coco Lectric is the present

Steve DementQueen of Burlesque 2010 Coco Lectric​How does a burlesque emcee extraordinaire celebrate her birthday? If you're Cora Vette -- aka Reyna Von Vett -- then you bring in Coco Lectric, the star of the Texas burlesque scene (and the 2010 Queen of Burlesque), a dusky beauty whose red-fea ... More >>

Stripping zombies! It's The Return of Zombielesque at Bar Standard

T.L. GallegosCora Vette​Like a zombie from the grave, a good burlesque emcee is impossible to keep down, and Cora Vette is a superb burlesque emcee. So it was inevitable that she'd be bringing back last year's smash hit Zombielesque! for another run. Changing locations from Bender's Tavern to ... More >>

Putting the “Hump” in Humpday

BurlyCute moving to weekly Humpday nights at Bar Standard

DallasPinUp.comCora Vette. Rawr!​Bender's has been a good home to the BurlyCute crew on and off for the past several years -- but there are big changes ahead for the burlesque darlings headed by emcee and chanteuse Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett). Instead of their monthly Thursday-night shows ... More >>

Boobs Over Broadway, stripping nuns and Cora Vette topping herself just 'cause she can

T.L. Gallegos​Burlesque and show tunes: Seems like a natural fit, so it's kind of surprising that tonight's premiere of Boobs Over Broadway is the first show-tunes-burlesque-extravaganza we've heard of. But Reyna Von Vett (aka Cora Vette) says this show has been a long time in the making.

The Naked Truth

Five things you may not know about burlesque

www.dallaspinup.comBurlyCute's Cora Vette will perform tonight at Bender's. ​BurlyCute's Cora Vette has heard a lot of misconceptions about burlesque. While some think of it simply as "that stripping stuff," others are totally clueless to the fact that it involves nudity, expecting the tame po ... More >>

Rockers, Rollers & Riders kicks off this weekend at City Hall with Mighty 18 Wheeler and Hotgun

This Sunday, May 29, City Hall is slated to kick off its new weekly Rockers, Rollers & Riders concert series with the Mighty 18 Wheeler and Hotgun, which features members of the Informants, Railbenders and GT & the Sidewinders. If you haven't heard about it yet, the weekly shows, Rockers, Rollers & ... More >>

Truce Is Beauty

Twenty things to do on 4/20 -- happy holiday!

​It's April 20; do you know where your headies are? Because nothing goes with everyone's favorite (legal!) medicine like listening to righteous tunes, here's a rundown of where you can go to get your musical fix tonight -- trichromes not included.

Cora Vette

Smokin' Reefers
Self-released

Tonight at Beauty Bar: Pin-up pro Bettina May teaches you her photogenic secrets

Solar Wind Studios​Remember those awesome commercials in the '80s for Barbizon, the school where you could train to be a model, or just look like one? Well, Bettina May brings her version to Beauty Bar at 3 p.m. this afternoon, with a program that goes way beyond the model "look." In fact, th ... More >>

The Pasties Are Calling

Rude Behavior

Welcome back to the new Deadbeat Club

Cowboy Up

Tonight: Too Sexy for the Stock Show is ... well, what the title suggests

T.L. Gallegos ​If you've ever been to a Burlycute show, then you pretty much know what to expect when these burlesque beauties put together a production: Sheer insanity. Also, hot girls taking off their clothes amidst the sheer insanity. And madame/emcee Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett) is the ... More >>

Naughty, But Nice

Cora Vette exposes her plans for tonight's Naughty Noel burlesque show

Cora Vette's having lots of fun this Christmas.​Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett) never knows what'll come out of Santa's mouth. "It's usually dirty," she says. "And then I yell at him, and then he goes to the bar and drinks. "Lecherous Mr. Claus," she concludes. Burlycute veterans might remem ... More >>

Frock Out 2010: It's a circus out there!

​Oh, that Chris Loffelmacher. He promised a spectacle and, by god, he delivered. Last night's Frock Out 2010 fashion showdown at the Denver Central Library rocked it hard, baby, interspersing a drop-dead battalion of strutting models with sideshow curiosities both real and imagined on the runw ... More >>

The Circus is in town

Moulin Rouge forces naughty burlesque show to change its name

​Last week, Reyna Von Vett -- whose alter ego, Cora Vette, emcees naughty burlesque shows every Wednesday in the heart of Five Points -- got an e-mail from a business in France asking her to cease and desist using the name of their venue in the title of her show. The venue? Why, the Moulin Ro ... More >>

Gone to Pot

Naughty by Nature

Space Girls

Here Comes Santa Claus

Ain’t Misbehavin’