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Ten treasures: A short guide to the underpinnings of Denver ArtsWeek

Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

Meet the MasterMinds: Year 3

Mark MangerJimmy Sellars, master of the G.I. Joe doll, won the 2007 MasterMind for visual arts. By the time we chose our third class of MasterMinds, we were beginning to feel like Ed McMahon. People were catching on to our sneaky fact-checking phone calls in February, wondering if they were about t ... More >>

Big Wheels

The bike’s the thing on East Colfax Avenue.

Clothes Call

The Denver Public Library gets fashion-forward with Prototype.

Meet the MasterMind Class of 2009

The Denver Public Library gets fashion-forward with Prototype.

The Kitten Walk

The Fabric Lab hosts a trunk show for up-and-comers.

Sweet Taste of Victory

The Fabric Lab hosts a trunk show for up-and-comers.

A Block of Fresh Air

The Fabric Lab hosts a trunk show for up-and-comers.

Pin the Tale on the Donkey

The Fabric Lab hosts a trunk show for up-and-comers.

Solid Gold

The mannequins will be the only ones not moving during False Idols.

Made to Order

The mannequins will be the only ones not moving during False Idols.

2007 Artopia Participants

The mannequins will be the only ones not moving during False Idols.

2007 MasterMind Awards

The mannequins will be the only ones not moving during False Idols.

Off Limits

Let's Get Ready to Rumba

Off Limits

Clothes call

Best Store Anywhere on Colfax Avenue

Fabric Lab

Street Smarts

A clothes encounter with Colfax Avenue.

A Do-It-Yourself Party

Learn cool crafts on Colfax.

Fun, Furry and Edible

Learn cool crafts on Colfax.

Today's featured event: It's Fashion Week at Buntport Theater!

​Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of all, it shows off the old Buntport improvisational versatility to perfection. And secondly, it ... More >>

Playing Dress-Up

​Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of all, it shows off the old Buntport improvisational versatility to perfection. And secondly, it ... More >>

The Lab Is Dead. Long Live the Lab!

​Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of all, it shows off the old Buntport improvisational versatility to perfection. And secondly, it ... More >>

Button Up

​Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of all, it shows off the old Buntport improvisational versatility to perfection. And secondly, it ... More >>

The Circus is in town

​Buntport Versus, the younger cousin of the alternating-third-Tuesday Buntport Theater pastimes Pecha Kucha Night and Teacher's Pet, might just be the most compelling offering in the series. First of all, it shows off the old Buntport improvisational versatility to perfection. And secondly, it ... 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 >>

MasterMinds are changing the artistic landscape of Denver -- including new winners for 2011

Fallene Weels.​Denver is full of aesthetic entrepreneurs, artists and organizations that are changing the landscape of this city. Some of their efforts are so underground, though, that they'd have miles to go just to reach the grassroots.

Westword welcomes its seventh class of MasterMinds

Fallene Weels.​Denver is full of aesthetic entrepreneurs, artists and organizations that are changing the landscape of this city. Some of their efforts are so underground, though, that they'd have miles to go just to reach the grassroots.

Shoppe talk: Tran Wills is out of the business, but still has plenty of plans in store

​Three years ago, designer Tran Wills took a trip to Chicago and was inspired by some of the cute stores she saw there -- so inspired that she decided to open the Shoppe on East Colfax. "The concept was always going to be cupcakes, cereal and coffee, open till two in the morning," she says. ... More >>

Love at First Sight

​Three years ago, designer Tran Wills took a trip to Chicago and was inspired by some of the cute stores she saw there -- so inspired that she decided to open the Shoppe on East Colfax. "The concept was always going to be cupcakes, cereal and coffee, open till two in the morning," she says. ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, May 13 - 15, 2011

​It's been raining all week, which means everyone out there is probably getting a little antsy to get out into the world after holing up at home and ordering pizza. It also happens to be Friday the 13th, which, for anyone with a superstitious streak, means staying in for the day despite the fa ... More >>

This weekend: Teller Elementary says, "Hey, let's put on a show!"

A Melissa May design.​Congress Park's Teller Elementary School already marches to a different drum when it comes to fundraising: Instead of hosting yet another carnival or bake sale, Teller has Tellerpalooza, for instance: an annual family-friendly night of live music at the Mercury Cafe. And ... More >>

Big Wheels

A Melissa May design.​Congress Park's Teller Elementary School already marches to a different drum when it comes to fundraising: Instead of hosting yet another carnival or bake sale, Teller has Tellerpalooza, for instance: an annual family-friendly night of live music at the Mercury Cafe. And ... More >>

And Then She Saved Clothing Swap a swapping success

A happy swapper​The instructions for Saturday night's inaugural And Then She Saved Clothing Swap clearly stated that participants be at Super Ordinary Gallery by 7 p.m. to set up their outfit outposts and be ready to trade beginning at 7:30 p.m. sharp. I caught gallery owner Tran Wills at 7:23 ... More >>

Closet Case

A happy swapper​The instructions for Saturday night's inaugural And Then She Saved Clothing Swap clearly stated that participants be at Super Ordinary Gallery by 7 p.m. to set up their outfit outposts and be ready to trade beginning at 7:30 p.m. sharp. I caught gallery owner Tran Wills at 7:23 ... More >>

New Beginning Before

A happy swapper​The instructions for Saturday night's inaugural And Then She Saved Clothing Swap clearly stated that participants be at Super Ordinary Gallery by 7 p.m. to set up their outfit outposts and be ready to trade beginning at 7:30 p.m. sharp. I caught gallery owner Tran Wills at 7:23 ... More >>

Meet the MasterMinds -- and help us pick the next creative class

Poem on the range: Slam Nuba, a 2011 MasterMind winner​Recognizing that the local arts scene needed a little fertilizer to really get going, and growing, eight years ago Westword created a program to honor the visionaries -- artists and organizations alike -- who are changing the cultural lan ... More >>