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Ninth Annual Salida Art Walk

Best arts festival

Salida ArtWalk

Best Annual Festival Dedicated to Art

Salida Art Walk

Best Bicycle-Built-for-Two Club

Tandem Club of Colorado

Pop Quiz

Pray Ball!
April 3, 2003

Stephen Scott

Paisajes Audibles/Sounding Landscapes (Albany Records)

Another dubious explanation for why the Rocky Mountain News died

Ed Quillen. The Denver Post may not have ordered all of its columnists and contributors to opine on the closure of the Rocky Mountain News, but it might as well have, since few scribes with access to a working keyboard have resisted the urge thus far. The latest to weigh in is op-ed regular Ed Quil ... More >>

Soul'd Roots supports justice for all

www.soul-droots.orgAt 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, "Soul'd Roots: A Food & Media Justice Institute," hosts a Community Eat-in and Food Politics Talkback with an impressive roster of panelists, including Oakland-based eco-chef, food justice activist and author Bryant Terry, who'll be on hand to sign ... More >>

Unlucky Strike

Gary Rudd got zapped one day, and life has never been the same.

Denver Envisions the Art Scene in 2028

We asked these local creatives to predict what the arts scene in Denver will, or at least should, look like in 2028.

Prefab Pitfalls

A new seminar teaches everything you need to know about prefab houses.

Snow Boat

A new seminar teaches everything you need to know about prefab houses.

Skyrockets in Flight

Jimmy Descant explores optimism and corruption in a new show.

From the Ranch

Salida hosts an art party like no other.

How to Survive...A Summer Road Trip

Pack the sunscreen, hitch up the Impala, and just go for it.

Hop-Heads Unite

The Great American Beer Festival flows again

Splash Down

FIBArk Whitewater churns up thrills

Galloping Gals

Op Girls tour gives Bettys a chance to skate

The Message

Power Up

Feel Like Roamin'?

Sargent show displays amore

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Sargent show displays amore

Trap Sheet

Why was it so hard for these upstanding, law-abiding citizens to get arrested?

Denver Post ends daily delivery in outlying parts of Colorado

Ed Quillen. Betcha Ed Quillen is pissed. Last month, Quillen, a Salida-based contributor to the Denver Post, offered what I saw as a dubious reason for why the Rocky Mountain News had gone under: The tabloid had focused its circulation efforts on the Denver metro area, as opposed to energetically ... More >>

Doing the math on Christo's Arkansas River wrap

Wolfgang Volz, copyright Christo 2007 "Over the River," the plan by husband-and-wife artists Christo and Jeanne Claude to stretch almost six miles of silvery fabric over the Arkansas River between Canon City and Salida at a cost of around $50 million, has plenty of supporters. Congressmen, college ... More >>

Rosie's passes the high-altitude torch to Breckenridge Brewery

I saw this bumper sticker affixed to a light pole outside a brewery in a little mountain town last week, but the brewery wasn't Rosie's Brewpub and the town wasn't Leadville. Instead, someone had decided to celebrate Rosie's, which closed May 30, just a few feet from the front door of Amicas in Sal ... More >>

Down by the River

Salida introduces a new arts festival.

Face the State Radio expands

Face the State's Brad Jones.​Face the State is best known for its right-leaning website, which churns out new and typically credible content on a daily basis. For instance, among FTS' latest posts is an item about state rep Cory Gardner, a possible rival to Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who's ho ... More >>

Praise Be

Lannie’s rocks the house with the After Church Sunday Social.

And Colorado's prettiest town is... you must be joking

​It's been at least a week since our fair state made it on any Most Livable, Charming, Fittest or Drunkest list. So thank heavens for the folks at ForbesTraveler, the "luxury travel authority from inspiration to reservation." Its latest ingenious and largely predictable compilation of "America ... More >>

Oskar Blues adds another award to its laundry list of recognition

​If Oskar Blues Brewery was a Girl Scout, we'd all be rolling our eyes out of our heads at the merit badges crowding her sash. Fortunately, the brewery's accolades derive not from rescuing kittens from trees or helping grandma cross the street, but from the conscientiousness of the company and ... More >>

James Lee leaves the Bitter Bar and Big Red F for a restaurant in Salida

James Lee and Dave Query​The explosion of cocktail culture in Colorado was ignited by a legion of talented bartenders working to prove that their craft is more than mixing rum and Cokes; it's creating drinks that reflect their deep understanding of spirits. And few bartenders have done more t ... More >>

Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet takes over Cervantes

Bree Davies​By all accounts, the first installment of the Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet at Cervantes yesterday was a success. The two-level venue was buzzing with activity through most of the afternoon as vendors and gearheads alike made conversation, purchases and trades of everything from ke ... More >>

Inaugural Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet at Cervantes' over the weekend a success

Bree DaviesSound engineer and instrument repair specialist Scooter Barnes​ By all accounts, the first installment of the Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet at Cervantes' yesterday was a success. The two-level venue was buzzing with activity through most of the afternoon as vendors and gearheads al ... More >>

You’ll Melt At Monarch

Bree DaviesSound engineer and instrument repair specialist Scooter Barnes​ By all accounts, the first installment of the Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet at Cervantes' yesterday was a success. The two-level venue was buzzing with activity through most of the afternoon as vendors and gearheads al ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Quiznos Pro Challenge rebrands as USA Pro Cycling Challenge

​Organizers for the seven-day cycling race formerly promoted as the Quiznos Pro Challenge announced big news yesterday: They've rebranded as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and inked a major broadcast deal for 23 hours of race coverage on Versus August 22-28 and two hours of live coverage on NBC ... More >>

TAG lands top bar talents James Lee and Bryan Dayton

James LeeJames Lee behind the stick at the Bitter Bar, his former home​It's been a busy spring for Troy Guard and Leigh Sullivan-Guard, who opened TAG | RAW BAR in a below-ground spot in Larimer Square just before they became operating partners at Madison Street, the Larimer Associates project ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

​Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kay ... More >>

Christo's "Over the River" project: Will the Colorado Wildlife Commission sink it?

​The acclaimed artist Christo (rendered here by Kenny Be) has a talent for subduing vast landscapes, charming financial backers and reassuring locals about the economic and aesthetic value of his unique projects. But he hasn't managed to friend anybody over at the Colorado Wildlife Commission ... More >>

A River Runs Through It

​The acclaimed artist Christo (rendered here by Kenny Be) has a talent for subduing vast landscapes, charming financial backers and reassuring locals about the economic and aesthetic value of his unique projects. But he hasn't managed to friend anybody over at the Colorado Wildlife Commission ... More >>

Get Wet in Salida

​The acclaimed artist Christo (rendered here by Kenny Be) has a talent for subduing vast landscapes, charming financial backers and reassuring locals about the economic and aesthetic value of his unique projects. But he hasn't managed to friend anybody over at the Colorado Wildlife Commission ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 Father's Day festivities

Arapahoe Basin photo archivesSame as it ever was: Summer season on the Beach at Arapahoe Basin​Snow's out for the summer! Today is opening day at the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park, where a $65 all-day pass ($32 for kids) buys unlimited access to the Gold Runner Coaster, SuperSlide, SuperPutt, M ... More >>

Swayback set to release new album on March 3 at the hi-dive with new drummer Carl Sorenson

​The Swayback dudes have got to be way stoked this morning. Last night around the time that they were announced as one of the twelve finalists in KTCL's Hometown for the Holidays, the guys were at Silo Sound Studios (formerly Macy Sound Studios) putting the wraps on their brand new album with ... More >>

Artist Jimmy Descant use crutches to talk war and the Occupy movement

"Jesus Loves the Lil Children, All..."​Many speculated that winter would end the Occupy movement, but Salida artist Jimmy Descant says he thinks the movement will stay strong and he has decided to show his support by staging his own protest, Crutches As A Sign Of The Times Of Occupation, openi ... More >>

Beer calendar: Stout Month; Twisted Pine Canis Lupulus

FacebookGetting serious elevation.​Colorado will get a new specialty brewer later this month when Elevation Beer Company near Salida opens, crafting seasonal barrel-aged beers on a fifteen-barrel system. We're not talking about your classic, blondes, reds, browns and IPAs here. Elevation's fir ... More >>