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Five Super Bowl deals you can score on Sunday in Denver

Super Bowl fever is spreading, and even though the Denver Broncos aren't in the game, local restaurants and bars are serving up plenty of opportunities to score with deals this Sunday, February 3. Here's a peak at the playbook, and feel free to pass off audibles in the comments section below: See ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (9 free!), February 1-3

Did you pay your rent yet? Since it's the first of the month, we're celebrating tight pocketbooks everywhere by featuring nine events this weekend that are totally free. Whether you attend a Screw Your Resolutions party or sample the wide variety of First Friday art openings, there's plenty to do th ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (7 free!), January 4-6

It's the first First Friday of the year, and that means that Denver is teeming with art openings galore. The great thing about art openings? They're almost always free. And the rest of the weekend is packed full of events, too, from classic film screenings to go-go dancing tryouts, and none of these ... More >>

Gorinto rethinks the musical instrument at the Mercury Cafe Wednesday

Gorinto, the Mercury Cafe's occasional music, food and whatever Wednesday evening get-together, continues to reinvent itself. This week, it will transform into a showcase of homemade and found-object musical instruments featuring a revolving parade of local folks who toy -- sometimes literally -- wi ... More >>

May the Best Witch Win

Cabaret Otaku cancels Così: The Series

The curse has struck again. "It is cursed. It is the Così curse. You can call it that," says Cabaret Otaku's Christina Marzano Haystead. For the second time in a year, the alternative opera troupe is cancelling its planned update of Mozart's famous Così Fan Tutte called Così: The Series, which w ... More >>

Titwrench 2012 at Glob and Mercury Cafe, 7/27/12 and 7/28/12

TITWRENCH 2012 @ GLOB | 7/27/12 It felt like the summer broke just in time for Titwrench 2012, and when things got kicked off a bit after 8 p.m. on Friday night, the climate inside Glob suited the music of opening act, Cardinal Veil. Julie Slater has played violin solo before and used the instrume ... More >>

A Night at the Opera

Grab a seat at one of these Mother's Day brunches while you can

Still not sure what to do for Mom this Sunday? Here are four unique brunches that still have openings. And if you know of any other fun Mother's Day activities, feel free to post them in the comments section below:

Meet your 2012 slam poetry teams: Slam Nuba, Mercury Cafe and Minor Disturbance

Among the lines delivered at poetry slams, one is often repeated: "The point is not the points; the point is the poetry." This has never been more true than over the last week and a half in Denver, when all three of the city's national teams -- Slam Nuba, the Mercury Cafe team and teenage dreamers M ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, April 6-8, 2012

Spending money is such a bummer. Luckily, you don't have to drop that much cash to have fun this weekend. Whether you fancy a mystical art show, Hunger Games costume contest or a 3-D dance party, we've got them (and more!), all for under $10. Get out there and enjoy the spring. For a full listing ... More >>

Put on Your Fancy Plants

Second annual Sprout Down at Mercury Cafe tonight

Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will host the second annual Sprout Down to benefit Sprout City Farms, the nation's first on-site farm-to-cafeteria growing space. Tonight's festivities will include live music from Fingers of the Sun and Steve Rothenberg, speakers, performances by students and a ... More >>

Reader: Corey Elbin leaves big shoes to fill at the Mercury

The Mercury Cafe has been a community gathering place for decades.​Corey Elbin's departure from Denver is a real loss for this city's cultural scene. He's been the driving force behind Gorinto, the Mercury Cafe's Wednesday night food and music gathering, since it was introduced almost two year ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, February 3-5, 2012

The mounds of snow aside, there's plenty to do this weekend, whether or not you care about beefy dudes throwing a ball around. Yes, the Super Bowl is happening. But so are a bunch of equally exciting events that will happen despite the blizzard. We've got: A drunken spelling bee, a beatnik's birthda ... More >>

The Key to Community

Jon Caldara's conservative commentary on KOA even missed by progressive critic

By Kenny Be​Denver blog posts have been around the block a time or two.... Big Media's Jason Salzman isn't sure Jon Caldara did as much as he'd have liked to "advance evil" on his KOA show, but he mourns the loss of a local voice anyhow. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Broke touts fr ... More >>

Bring the Light

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 >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, October 28-30, 2011

​This weekend is all about one thing: Halloween. While there are a couple things you can do without stretching your costume muscles, nearly all of the events happening are related to Halloween in some way. If you don't like the holiday, you best hit up the video store and stock up on full seas ... More >>

Mayor's Design Awards celebrates seventeen winners tonight

​Good thing the city didn't schedule tonight's Mayor's Design Awards on the rooftop deck of one of its award winners: Ale House at Amato's, where the view of downtown offers a stunning look of where the city is going...and how its growing. Instead, tonight's ceremony announcing a record-break ... More >>

Mercury Cafe plants and harvests produce from its very own Moon Dog Farms

The seeds for Moon Dog Farms, the massive urban garden at 333 22nd Street that's run, in part, by the Mercury Cafe, were sown during a walk in the park.

Run Run Run, Nightshark, and Elected Officials: Fliers of the Week for the week of September 19, 2011

Nightshark and others at the Mercury Cafe​ Every week, in an effort to pay tribute to those dedicated to the time tested way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to take a gander at all the eye candy affixed to light posts and such. Here are the f ... More >>

Go to the movies tonight at Gorinto

​Gorinto, the weekly food-and-music joint at the Mercury Cafe, is known for bringing together eclectic bands with a $5 vegetarian meal. And tonight, they're adding film. Local filmmaker Kim Shively is curating a night filled to the brim with short films from local filmmakers, music, and as alw ... More >>

The Merc Slam Team's Suzi Q. Smith opens strong at the Slam Nationals, Denver teams advance

The Mercury Cafe Slam Team, reppin'.​Slam poetry is to the literary world what hip-hop music is to jazz -- a progression of talent and a revolutionary outlet. Denver is lucky to boast of two solid teams that compete nationally. Both Slam Nuba and the Denver Mercury Cafe Poetry Slam Team advanc ... More >>

Tonight: Vitamins tour kick-off at the Larimer

Vitamins (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge Gauntlet Hair, Woodsman and Hearts In Space) is seemingly unstoppable -- The Denver-by-way-of Fort Collins band has been on a roll with new releases and stunning accompanying videos (like the just-released "Vimanas" below), plus, the quartet had the o ... More >>

Titwrench fest and body paint color our Over the Weekend gallery (PHOTOS)

​It's summertime, and the photos are eye-popping. Find snapshots from Titwrench Fest 3 at the Mercury Cafe, Midnight at Chloe and the Denver County Fair (including an appearance by Devo), as well as our top nightlife photos of 2011 so far (NSFW) and more, on the Westword slideshow page.

Reader: Does food that's good for you have to look so bad?

​Does food that's so good for you have to look so bad? That's the question Skipper poses after Veggie Girl Amber Taufen's recent piece on the venerable Mercury Cafe. Every single dish looks appalling. Who is responsible for these nightmarish piles of veggies, chips, cheese, and noodles? Jus ... More >>

Mercury Cafe is a Five Points haven for veggie diners

​Marilyn Megenity has done such a fantastic job turning the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, into a creative community outlet -- offering dancing, live music, poetry slams, solstice celebrations, eco-friendly festivals and much more -- that it's easy to forget that the Merc is also, well, ... More >>

Tonight: What's Organic About Organic at the Mercury Cafe

​At 7 p.m. tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will host a screening of What's Organic About Organic, co-sponsored by Grant Family Farms. A $10 suspected donation will support filmmaker Shelley Rogers, who will be on hand to talk about the documentary that delves into the debate ... More >>

Tonight's Gorinto at the Mercury Cafe: Now bigger, better and with more Fugazi

​Tonight, the Mercury Cafe's (2199 California St.) food and entertainment throwdown Gorinto does it again -- but even bigger this time. Along with its usual eclectic dinner spread and live music offerings, the celebration will host a fashion show from recycled clothiers Buffalo Exchange. The line- ... More >>

Tonight: Sprout Down Kickoff Fundraiser & Hootenanny at Mercury Cafe

A Flickr photo.​The Mercury Cafe will host a Sprout Down Kickoff Fundraiser & Hootenanny from 7 to 11 p.m. tonight to raise money for Sprout City Farms, an urban homesteading organization. The festivities include small bites, live performances, a silent auction and more. For more info, call 30 ... More >>

All Heart, All of the Time

Shenandoah Davis at the Mercury, 01/08/11

Lance Stack​ SHENANDOAH DAVIS With Pee-Pee, Laura Goldhamer and Princess Music 01.08.11 | Mercury Cafe The Mercury Café was looking sexy on Saturday night. Candle-lit tables topped with roses, a swooping network of lights above, fine wines, hearty beers and delicious food, all coming togeth ... More >>

The Mercury’s Marathon

Giving Spirit

Mercury Cafe among the winners of the Mayor's Design Awards

Cassandra KotnickThe Mercury Cafe, still rising.​At 6 p.m. tonight at the Mercury Cafe, still-Mayor John Hickenlooper will hand out Denver's 2010 Mayor's Design Awards, honoring eleven neighborhood projects that combine form and function in remarkable ways. Several of the winners are restauran ... More >>

Debajo Del Agua playing its final show tomorrow night at the Mercury Cafe

​ If you've been meaning to catch Debajo Del Agua and haven't done so yet -- man! You better get on it. Tomorrow night may be your last chance for a long time. The outstanding ensemble is playing its final show at the Mercury Cafe before embarking on what they're referring to as an indefinite ... More >>

All You Need Is Love

Music and Lyrics

Milonga overtakes the Mercury Cafe dance floor.

The Longest Night

Denver Biodiesel Co-op Finds Sustainable Housing

Homeless for a time, the DBC breathes easy in its new digs.

Everybody Together

Eat, drink and scoot at the Colorado Chaos Scooter Rally.

Hot and Spicy

Erotic and Exotic

Baile y Lengua

Community Contributions

Give to the causes of your choice at a tax-day celebration.

Best Salsa Night

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