They’ll be dancing in the streets today near the recently renamed Emily Griffith Technical College. Well, not so much dancing as cooking, giving haircuts and taking blood pressure. From culinary arts to cosmetology to cars, the school, at 1250 Welton Street, offers a diverse array of educational programs. But some…
For this second photo in my Colorado Mills “Week of a Woman” contest entry, I chose to highlight one of my greatest obsessions as a woman: working out. We spend millions of dollars on gyms, clothes to wear at gyms, and bags to carry our clothes that we wear at…
I’m not a photographer. I don’t even own a camera. But that’s not going to stop me from participating in Colorado Mills’s “Week of a Woman”photo contest, going on now through October 9. The contest works like this: Anyone with the plausible means to “capture everyday women on film” can…
To introduce its month-long “Celebrating Women” event, Colorado Mills hosted a “wellness” expo at the shopping center on Saturday, October 1. The expo was positioned at the end of the food court, where two rows of tables stocked with brochures allowed women to contemplate everything from Colorado Service Dogs to…
For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, fall is officially in full swing. That doesn’t mean much for Colorado — residents of this generally aren’t aware that fall and spring come between those two main seasons known as winter and hot as hell. With temperatures still hitting the…
After an almost five-year run, riotous trio Hot White have called it quits. Starting out as a teenage duo from Parker, guitarist Kevin Wesley and drummer Darren Kulback were eventually joined by bassist and vocalist Tiana Bernard, who pushed the band to the next level of sonic chaos. Known for…
There are two types of people in this world — those who can laugh at themselves, and those who can’t. It is a pretty simple distinction in personalities, though the ability to self-deprecate effectively doesn’t often set in until you make it to age where you just don’t care about…
Curious about what it takes to keep a coop full of chickens in your own back yard? The Denver Botanic Gardens and chicken-coop keepers around the city are here to enlighten you with a one-day tour of poultry-friendly living spaces. Today, interested parties can purchase a $20 map from the…
ERASURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 09/27/11Like two ethereal beings dropped from the glittery synthpop heavens, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell’s slim and nimble figures made larger-than-life-appearances last night at the Ogden Theatre. Legions of fans stood in polite awe as Bell sashayed his way through Erasure’s greatest hits and more,…
When we chatted with Keith Garcia, Denver FilmCenter’s Programming Manager, prior to last week’s showing of I Am Nancy, he told us a secret: Garcia promised that in honor of the film’s star, Heather Langenkamp — who came out to Denver for the screening to talk about her role as…
The best way to determine the effectiveness of a workout is usually how you feel the day after — and judging by my sore triceps and hamstrings, the opening of 5280 Fitness was a success. A recent addition to the ever-growing Broadway strip, 5280 opened in the garage next to…
It’s like I went to bed on a normal Tuesday night and woke up yesterday morning to find a Facebook like I had never seen before. Okay, like most things I talk about that happen in my life, that’s an exaggeration. It wasn’t really all that different, but according to…
As a record, T. Rex’s Electric Warrior wears both the flickering flame of ageless cool and the glaring time stamp of what was 1971. Flagged as the entry point for glam rock, this second record for T. Rex (the sixth, technically speaking, as the band endured line-up changes and a…
Gentlemen (and ladies), pull on your finest pair of pantyhose and strap on your heels: The Running of the Gays is back. After a successful inaugural jaunt last year, the youth-empowerment organization Art From Ashes is putting on another mini-“marathon” in an effort to raise money for its GLBTQ poetry…
As the “final girl” in the first and third installments of the Nightmare on Elm Street horror-movie series, Nancy Thompson never received the respect and adoration that Freddy Krueger has. Now, Nancy — and Heather Langenkamp, the actress who played her — is getting what’s coming to her with I…
The forthcoming twentieth anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind isn’t just an observance of the release of the 1991 record; it is a tangible marking of a shift in popular culture…
Television commercials are interesting things — often, they serve the intended purpose of getting consumers to buy a product or service. But sometimes, they do one better and become a part of popular culture. If you’ve watched a good amount of television in the last few years, you’ve probably seen…
Never Shout Never used to be a band of one — namely, Christofer Drew, the teenage singer-songwriter who began relaying fantastic love songs to his MySpace masses in 2007. Now, at twenty years of age, the Joplin, Missouri, native has given his music a new life and brought in a…
If you’re a kid growing up in Estes Park, there isn’t much to do besides get into trouble — or, if you’re Blake Hinson, you turn boredom into a band. While still in high school, he and friend Colin Golitko started Vandelay Industries, sharing guitar and vocal duties, but they…
In a sea of pop starlets, Taylor Swift shines like a modest diamond: The 21-year-old singer-songwriter has been making records about innocent teenage love and heartbreak since her freshman year in high school. Stylistically, Swift has the rare gift of being a country-to-pop crossover, combining the literal storytelling template of…
Releasing dozens of singles over the course of more than 25 years together, Erasure has become a foundational act and point of reference for many modern electro-pop groups, with Vince Clarke’s smart, shiny and sometimes dark compositions laying the groundwork for Andy Bell’s unmistakably soulful voice, which has transcended the…
Remember when your parents had “the sex talk” with you? Maybe you were lucky and skipped that awkwardness altogether, and learned about doing it from pros like Brenda and Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210, like we did. But what about before the before-the-sex part? When and how did you learn…
