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David Sedaris

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    May 20, 2012

    Review: Creed at the Paramount Theatre, 5/19/12

    CREED at PARAMOUNT THEATRE | 5/19/12There are two kinds of people in this world: those who can be open-minded about Creed and those who cannot. It's fair to say that the majority of the mainstream media falls into the first category, and perhaps for good reason: The '90s all-stars have had almost tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Top ten Show and Tell posts of 2011

    Number 5​Depending on who you're listening to, the world is going to end in 2012, or the world will undergo some sort of transformation. Either way it's spiritual. What's not spiritual, however, are these cold, hard numbers: The top ten posts on Show and Tell during 2011, which may or may not ... More >>

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    December 15, 2011

    Bad Elf

    Number 5​Depending on who you're listening to, the world is going to end in 2012, or the world will undergo some sort of transformation. Either way it's spiritual. What's not spiritual, however, are these cold, hard numbers: The top ten posts on Show and Tell during 2011, which may or may not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    It ain't easy being elfish: The SantaLand Diaries opens tonight at the Dairy Center

    A few years ago, when actor Gary Culig abandoned his beloved longtime role as Crumpet the Elf in the Bug Theatre's perennial holiday production of The SantaLand Diaries, he left the local field wide open for a new kind of Crumpet, the sourly wry Macy's elf based on the true adventures of humorist Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Reader: Give David Sedaris a hand!

    ​David Sedaris played the Paramount on November 7, and the essayist/commentator was a big hit, discussing everything from the house he wanted to buy in England to where white men shit to, well, shitting in your hand, as Kelsey Whipple noted in her "10 best David Sedaris quotes" post. A fan ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    The 10 best David Sedaris quotes from last night's lecture, presented free of context

    Image via​David Sedaris is a tiny man with a huge life. Truly, the man is pretty darn small, and though his voice sounds like that of a timid librarian, it packs a biting combination of charm and painful humor that's strong enough to ring through even the spaciousness of the Paramount. Last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Readers: Fanning the flames with hot answers to our David Sedaris contest

    ​David Sedaris will be talking pretty at the Paramount tonight, and many of his fans did the same when they entered our contest to win two tickets to the David Sedaris appearance. The rules? To enter, you simply had to tell us what you would do "when engulfed in flames..." Here are just some ... More >>

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    November 3, 2011

    Pretty Is As Pretty Does

    ​David Sedaris will be talking pretty at the Paramount tonight, and many of his fans did the same when they entered our contest to win two tickets to the David Sedaris appearance. The rules? To enter, you simply had to tell us what you would do "when engulfed in flames..." Here are just some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Win tickets to see David Sedaris on November 7

    ViaDavid Sedaris​If you have no pressing plans a week from tonight, Monday, November 7, why not go see acclaimed essayist, author and unique orator David Sedaris at the Paramount Theatre?

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Telling Stories takes to the airwaves courtesy of Colorado Public Radio

    Jennie Dorris​Telling Stories, a group of musicians and writers combining classical pieces with David Sedaris-style essays, is one of the hippest home-grown cultural endeavors around. No wonder founder Jennie Dorris scored a 2010 Westword MasterMind award for her efforts. And while for years T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Best American Nonrequired Reading highlights Denver Voice story by William Hillyard

    William Hillyard.​Some people surely pay for the Denver Voice simply because the money goes to the homeless and hardly glance at it before tossing it -- although that would be a mistake. Not only does the Voice represent a worthy cause (for which is won a 2009 Westword MasterMind award), it al ... More >>

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    November 25, 2010

    Bad Elf

    William Hillyard.​Some people surely pay for the Denver Voice simply because the money goes to the homeless and hardly glance at it before tossing it -- although that would be a mistake. Not only does the Voice represent a worthy cause (for which is won a 2009 Westword MasterMind award), it al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Ozzy Osbourne, Crystal Castles and Lucero shows announced

    The Ozzman cometh to the Pepsi Center in February​Ozzy Osbourne, who just launched a column in Rolling Stone called Ask Dr. Ozzy, in which he offers health and diet tips (no, really), hits the Pepsi Center with Slash on Tuesday, February 8, as part of an eighteen-month long world tour, which i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Blonde Redhead, Deadmau5, Tech N9NE shows announced

    Josh RothsteinBlonde Redhead​Blonde Redhead, the New York trio who borrowed its moniker from a song by the '80s no wave group DNA, is set to release Penny Sparkle, its third album for 4AD, September 14 (the album's opening cut, "Here Sometimes," is available for streaming and download on the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Ten eleven albums for your summer road trip

    With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 18, 2010

    Celebrate Artopia and Westword's newest MasterMinds

    With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2010

    While the Girls Are Away

    With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 17, 2009

    The Santaland Diaries wraps up the holiday in humor

    With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 18, 2008

    Gary Culig says so long to The SantaLand Diaries

    With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Today's Night & Day featured event: Gary Culig's The SantaLand Diaries swan song at the Bug Theatre

    The holiday season is rife with traditions: trimming the tree, kissing under the mistletoe, sitting through The Nutcracker for the umpteenth time, and -- for the ultra-hip of Denver -- reserving a seat once again for The SantaLand Diaries, the Bug Theatre's annual staging of the David Seda ... More >>

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    December 11, 2008

    Dear Diaries

    The holiday season is rife with traditions: trimming the tree, kissing under the mistletoe, sitting through The Nutcracker for the umpteenth time, and -- for the ultra-hip of Denver -- reserving a seat once again for The SantaLand Diaries, the Bug Theatre's annual staging of the David Seda ... More >>

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    June 19, 2008

    Suddenly Sedaris

    An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Delegating Denver #36 of 56: New York

    An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    Delegating Denver #10 of 56: Dems Abroad

    An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Silly Symphony

    An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 3/8/2007

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    December 7, 2006

    Dear Diaries

    From the week of 3/8/2007

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    March 10, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    From the week of 3/8/2007

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2004

    Hearty Appetites

    Electro Lunchbox packs a flavorful blend of music, art and dance

  • Culture

    December 4, 2003

    Me, My Elf and I

    St. Nick's helper confesses all in The SantaLand Diaries.

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2003

    Welcome to SantaLand

    Bug’s The SantaLand Diaries has become a holiday treat.

  • Culture

    August 14, 2003

    Oh, Brother!

    Paragon's production of The Book of Liz is no sibling revelry.

  • Calendar

    July 24, 2003

    Grrrl Power

    LILT spotlights local talent

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    Making Radio Waves

    Ira Glass tapes in Denver

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 8, 2003

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2003

    Talking Shop

    Rare finds and real deals

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 7, 2002

  • Culture

    October 3, 2002

    Not My Cup of Tea

    The ringing telephone in Fully Committed leads to a disconnect with the audience.

  • Culture

    December 20, 2001

    A Folly Jolly Christmas

    The Santaland Diaries offers an elf of a good time.

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2000

    Him Write Pretty

    David Sedaris spins a twisted sort of homespun humor.

  • Culture

    December 16, 1999

    And to All a Good Night

    The stage is set for Christmas in Denver.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    The stage is set for Christmas in Denver.

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