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May 15, 2012
Tonight: Colorado champ Sam Opoku to vie in Poetry Out Loud national finals
Thornton High School senior Samuel Opoku, a two-time Colorado Poetry Out Loud champion, has made it to the final round in Washington, D.C. -- again -- and will be aiming for bardic glory as the national recitation contest concludes tonight. And not just glory. The winner of the event, sponsored by ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2012
WESTAF introduces Independent Music on Tour, a grant program for local musicians
Just over a year ago, you might remember we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation's (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While w ... More >>
Calendar
March 22, 2012
Nick Arvin Puts It Together
Just over a year ago, you might remember we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation's (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While w ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Doing it in public: Art show openings today at two downtown venues
Two very public downtown places will introduce new art exhibits today, and both are inviting the public to join in the party. The Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse at 901 19th Street is hosting the work of three contemporary Colorado artists -- Gifford Ewing, John Boak and Rick Dula -- in a show put toget ... More >>
News
April 14, 2011
How do we right the wrongs of Sam Houston and Manifest Destiny?
Two very public downtown places will introduce new art exhibits today, and both are inviting the public to join in the party. The Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse at 901 19th Street is hosting the work of three contemporary Colorado artists -- Gifford Ewing, John Boak and Rick Dula -- in a show put toget ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Apply to have your tour bankrolled by the government via a tour grant from WESTAF
Attention struggling musicians, those who have more talent than money: You know that sugar daddy you've been waiting for, the one with deep pockets and vested interest in helping you live out your dreams? Yeah, not sure if you got the memo or not, but that dude's like Santa. He doesn't exist. ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
The Google Art Project is awesome, but won't be in Denver any time soon
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" in extreme close-up.Say what you will about Google's increasingly alarming ability to document everything with its all-seeing eye, but there's no denying that the corporation is doing some wicked cool stuff with its Big Brother-ish technology. It's latest, which it r ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2010
PlatteForum gets a sizable grant to study graffiti
It's a common complaint about art: "I don't get it." The French theorist Nicolas Bourriaud explored that idea back in 1996 -- how art can often be so removed from the everyday human experience, cordoned off in museums and behind velvet ropes, that it becomes something obscure, something elite ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Steve Katz on mythology, memory and mining
Recently, there have been a slew of ill-advised memoirs from people far too young and inexperienced to share their stories with the world. Steve Katz doesn't have that problem. The 75-year-old Denver author started writing his memoir five years ago, and it has since become a collection of ove ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2010
Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary for One Book, One Denver
For a city that embraces reading, Denver has never really embraced the One Book, One Denver program -- not even after last year's votingpalooza for the fifth edition, tied to a secret National Endowment for the Arts grant from the Big Read program, which resulted in the pick of To Kill a Moc ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
Speaking in Rhymes
For a city that embraces reading, Denver has never really embraced the One Book, One Denver program -- not even after last year's votingpalooza for the fifth edition, tied to a secret National Endowment for the Arts grant from the Big Read program, which resulted in the pick of To Kill a Moc ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
Read Alert
One Book, One Denver makes a killer comeback.
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Wake-Up Call: Paint the town read
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read," Scout, the young tomboy narrator, confides in To Kill a Mockingbird. "One does not love breathing." Now, To Kill a Mockingbird has been called on to breathe new life into One Book, One Denver, the program that promotes reading by havin ... More >>
Blogs
June 26, 2009
Wake-Up Call: Boo!
Read between the lines: The rationale behind the city's vote for the next One Book, One Denver selection became clear yesterday, when the Department of Cultural Affairs revealed that the city had received a $20,000 Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. That NEA program is desig ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2009
Wake-Up Call: We're not in Kansas anymore
Today's the last chance to vote for the next selection in the city's sixth One Book, One Denver reading program -- and no, despite the wacky weather lately, not to mention yesterday's funnel clouds over downtown Denver, the Wizard of Oz is not one of the possibilities. The 27 eligible books (which ... More >>
Culture
February 26, 2009
Art in the Cabinet
Today's the last chance to vote for the next selection in the city's sixth One Book, One Denver reading program -- and no, despite the wacky weather lately, not to mention yesterday's funnel clouds over downtown Denver, the Wizard of Oz is not one of the possibilities. The 27 eligible books (which ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2008
Art of the States
Today's the last chance to vote for the next selection in the city's sixth One Book, One Denver reading program -- and no, despite the wacky weather lately, not to mention yesterday's funnel clouds over downtown Denver, the Wizard of Oz is not one of the possibilities. The 27 eligible books (which ... More >>
Calendar
October 11, 2007
Feel the Burn
Today's the last chance to vote for the next selection in the city's sixth One Book, One Denver reading program -- and no, despite the wacky weather lately, not to mention yesterday's funnel clouds over downtown Denver, the Wizard of Oz is not one of the possibilities. The 27 eligible books (which ... More >>
Culture
May 24, 2007
Masterpieces of Colorado Landscape and Colorado & the West
Cruising the scenery.
News
April 7, 2005
Off Limits
Just the 'Fax
Calendar
March 10, 2005
Urban Legend
Mayor Speer’s legacy becomes fodder for an examination of power politics.
Calendar
February 10, 2005
Dubya Loves Martha
Karen Finley doesn't beat around the Bush.
Calendar
November 4, 2004
Read On!
Colorado Authors Day seeks to rev up reading in the state.
Calendar
October 28, 2004
Tell You What
Billy Nayer launches rock-and-roll stories
Culture
August 26, 2004
Reality Shows
Contemporary representational art is on tap at both Robischon and Havu.
Culture
July 8, 2004
Rigsby in the Rearview
More than ten years after his death, David Rigsby still rules.
Calendar
November 6, 2003
A Mighty Wind Blows
More than ten years after his death, David Rigsby still rules.
Calendar
September 11, 2003
Finley Feels the Love
Karen Finley finds power in Make Love.
Culture
May 2, 2002
Collected Stories Connects
Pangs of loss are dissected in the story of a teacher and her protegé.
Culture
January 31, 2002
The Wild Side
Works by John Hull and Philip-Lorca diCorcia are among the pleasures at Ron Judish Fine Arts.
Music
July 26, 2001
Backwash
Denver bids a bittersweet farewell to a local-music innovator.
Culture
June 21, 2001
Western Expansion
LoDo's Ron Judish Fine Arts moves on after the current show closes.
Music
April 26, 2001
A Lighter Shade of Blue
Virginia-bred guitarist John Jackson explores the sunny side of Southern music.
Culture
April 19, 2001
Oh, Really?
Realism from three centuries takes hold at the DAM and at Carson-Masuoka.
Culture
July 20, 2000
Hanging Out
Ron Judish Fine Arts serves up some beefcake in Horse.
Culture
April 13, 2000
Horn of Plenty
Side Man is music for the soul.
Culture
March 9, 2000
They're in Deep
The Water Children wades through the emotional complexities of abortion.
Music
December 16, 1999
Tales From the Pueblo
As New Mexico's native son, Robert Mirabal is blurring the line between old and new worlds.
Culture
October 7, 1999
East Coast, West Coast
Two shows bring the best of both worlds to Denver.
Culture
November 19, 1998
Piss and Vinegar
Two shows bring the best of both worlds to Denver.
Calendar
August 13, 1998
Raising the Barrio
Two shows bring the best of both worlds to Denver.
Culture
March 19, 1998
French Tickler
Two shows bring the best of both worlds to Denver.
Music
September 11, 1997
Shorter Over the Long Haul
Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.
Music
January 16, 1997
Feedback
Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.
Culture
December 19, 1996
Remembering Rigsby
Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.
Music
May 23, 1996
Bloodletting
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
Culture
August 30, 1995
PEEP SHOW
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
Culture
August 2, 1995
GONE WITH THE WIND
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
Music
February 1, 1995
WHINERS BEWARE
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
Culture
June 8, 1994
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
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