This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. I have watched my younger brother, Evan Kutz, build his artist’s portfolio since he first got into trouble for doodling on a wall…
This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. “Linda,” John DeAndrea’s life-like sculpture of a sleeping woman, is one of Denver’s favorite and most mysterious artworks. Since the Denver Art Museum…
There is no one box to check for Lykke Li: Part pop star, part soul singer and partially just her own weird and appealing self, the Swedish performer can place her voice into any fold and command the instruments around it. Only two full albums into a relatively newborn career,…
This is part of a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week, saluting some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. I didn’t think my childhood was different from that of anyone else who grew up in a working class home — until a slumber…
In the early ’90s, when he began his pop-culture career, Dirt Nasty was better known as Simon Rex — a super-tan MTV VJ and the occasional star of screwball comedies and prime-time teen shows. Around 2007, Rex went in a new direction: He adopted the Dirt Nasty moniker and became…
The mission of the Addicted Project isn’t traditional recovery — it’s the reality of recovery. It was after a 5 a.m. walk along Colfax Avenue that the concept hit him, recalls founder Joshua Robbins: People going through the process of withdrawal need to be able to express themselves creatively. And…
As National Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Midchix.com and several other local women’s health and support organizations are pulling together for the Colorado Clothesline Project, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29 at Saint John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington Street…
I spent a week capturing myself on Macbook-style film for Colorado Mills’ “Week of a Woman” photography contest earlier this month. Yesterday, I received a phone call yesterday letting me know that I did not win. In fact, no one did. The contest was cancelled because of a lack of…
An outpost of Maurices is set to open on Friday, October 28, at Southwest Plaza, complete with an old-fashioned ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. But it’s the ribbons and other women’s apparel items inside the store that will attract all the attention…
There are two distinct periods in the average American’s life: high school and not-high school. For me, the farther I get from those formative ninth-through-twelfth-grade years — 1994 to 1998 — the cooler they seem to have been. Today, when I look back at say, 1995, my eyes glaze over…
Dress up your Dachshund in his finest hot-dog-imitating apparel; it’s time for the twelfth annual Scream Scram race at Wash Park. Okay, so the run isn’t just for masquerading pups: Kids, adults and seniors are also invited to participate in this evening’s 5K run to benefit the Boys & Girls…
Multimedia artist Tara Rynders is at it again — this time bringing her vision of dance, videography and site-specific art to life though Railroad Stories, a video series opening Thursday night at PlatteForum…
There’s a big “for lease” sign on the side of 44 South Broadway, and once the building is leased — in a day, in a week, in a month — the Denver Book Fair will inevitably close. But in the meantime, it remains a browser’s delight. On a visit to…
I got a third-party booty call last week. It started with a text from a friend, asking what I was up to. On a Thursday at 11:30 p.m.? I wanted to say, “I’m at Bardo’s, staring down an attractive barista man who was probably born in the ’90s, instead of…
Curious about how to perfectly prune your bonsai? Ever wonder what it takes to make a taiko drum? Japan America Society of Colorado will have the answers to those questions and many more at today’s Harvest Moon Festival, a seasonal gathering celebrating Japanese culture and traditions. Along with information sessions…
Now that I’ve submitted my entry in the Colorado Mills “Week of a Woman” contest, I can reflect on how well I represented my sex. The contest rules urged me to “capture everyday women on film,” so I took a bunch of pictures doing things women do. But now that…
When Hot White broke up last month, it pissed me off. I loved that band. I loved that band too much, probably, considering the trio couldn’t care less if anyone ever liked them. In theory, this is how every band should function — as a unit that makes music whether…
My theory for the reason I have no pets, children or serious commitments to other humans: I am free to move and do as I please in the world however I want, whenever I want. The same theory explains my lack of possessions: It is not likely that I will…
After a successful summer program, Girls Rock Denver is kicking things into gear with Rocktober, a month-long series of events to help fund its upcoming 2012 camp and hopefully get the group into a permanent space. This evening, art from local musicians like Sonya Decman and Darci Armstrong and images…
In fourth grade, I wanted glasses more than anything. Well, that’s not true — I wanted braces even more. I also wanted a perm because my best friend had one. Basically, I desired to look as uncool as possible. As it turns out, I got all of those things as…
I know, I know. Women who do not have children are supposed to love cats. They are supposed to dress them up in onesies and push them around in strollers. But fortunately for this photo project/contest, I happen to live with a very photogenic dog instead. In fact, I live…
Editor’s note: Regrettably, this event hosted by Elitch Gardens, the Center and CAP has been canceled. And unfortunately, we only received word of this cancellation after the item was printed in our issue dated October 6, 2011. Take an amusement park after dark, add three haunted houses, two stages and…
