The Friday theme at Everyday Democracy’s National Conference, which began on June 12, was open dialogue. The intent: opening a national forum to discuss…discussions. Everyday Democracy, a non-profit group devoted to setting up round-table conversations among community members about race, poverty, and other hard-hitting issues, is big on talk. Attendees…
The sleek and chic Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver (1485 Delgany Street, 303-298-7554, www.mcadenver.org), designed by African-born British architect David Adjaye, has won a lot of praise around here for its high style and its incredible functionality and flexibility. Now it’s starting to win awards in Adjaye’s hometown of London as…
With data compiled in the interim census of 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts recently released information on working artists in the United States called “Artists in the Workforce.” The sample revealed that almost two million people in this country earn their principle income as artists with more than…
The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, June 7, got to the soggy bottom of a problem that has people across the country hopping mad: short pours, or the practice of using smaller than pint-sized beer glasses in bars and restaurants or glasses with thick bottoms and rims. Or even –…
Denver’s alleys are full of character, but they’re also full of delicious and nutritious edible herbs and plants — enough, in fact, to make what herbalist Tonja Reichley calls an “alley salad.” The owner of Moondance Botanicals, 601 Corona Street, Reichley leads an Urban Foraging expedition today from Denver Botanic…
Colorado makes more beer than any other state (23.4 million barrels), has the highest per capita number of craft breweries (92), and is home to both the biggest beer bash of the year (the Great American Beer Festival) and the largest single brewing facility in the nation (Coors). Oh, and…
Colorado makes more beer than any other state (23.4 million barrels), has the highest per capita number of craft breweries (92), and is home to both the biggest beer bash of the year (the Great American Beer Festival) and the largest single brewing facility in the nation (Coors). Oh, and…
The following are five reasons why Dr. Terry Grossman and Ray Kurzweil – subjects of this week’s cover story — want to live forever (as taken from Kurzweil’s Wikipedia entry). A little creepy? Well, then read on for Westword’s preview of the WORLD OF TOMORROW and ten of our own…
Run away! Run away! The Democrats are coming to town for the convention and they’re going to make life hell for us all! Just kidding. Everything’s going to be fine. Just ask Mayor John Hickenlooper. Earlier this month, he issued a lengthy letter to Denverites detailing just how fabulous things…
Arizona-born Native American artist Brad Kahlhamer has been making a big name for himself in the art world over the last decade with solos in prestigious galleries in high-status art towns like London, Milan and New York. But before that, he had built a quirky resume that began when he…
It’s official. The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that it will auction gas leases on 55,000 acres on top of the Roan Plateau on August 14. And Governor Bill Ritter and Senator Ken Salazar, who’ve been battling the BLM plan for years, are more than a little exercised over…
Rudi Cerri, the public-art administrator for the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, has organized a series of art shows over the past year at the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The latest is Heart Land, which features a dozen large-scale pastel drawings by Chandler Romeo…
I don’t remember the first time I ate at Annie’s Café, but I’m guessing it was 1981 or 1982, shortly after the restaurant opened across the street from my dad’s office at the University of Colorado medical school. My mom recalls being so happy that there was a family place…
Hey kids! It’s Convertible Barbie and her friend, also named Barbie! They’re on a road trip! To a summer reading adventure! At the Denver Public Library! It’s all part of the summer reading program at DPL that attracted 31,218 young readers last year! Check out Passenger Barbie! She’s hot! Check…
Best known as a mover and shaker on various city-related committees and boards, Susan Wick — developer Mickey Zeppelin’s longtime companion — is also an artist. In this latter role she’s had some real successes, none greater than her solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver a few years…
Well, it’s almost impossible to beat a disgraced cop turned body builder who is then accused by police of locking two underage teen girls in his wife’s store and paying them to have sex with each other. For Alan Prendergast’s blog on Joe Bini, click here. For previous Shmucks, click…
Last week, Barbara Corcoran of “The Today Show” recognized Denver as one of the nation’s five friendliest cities, joining San Antonio, Texas; Nashville; Madison, Wisconsin; and Davis, California – an honor that’s nothing to sneeze at. And if someone does, Denverites would certainly say “Bless you” and offer a tissue…
“Cor ad cor loquitur” should be the motto of the Denver Speaker’s Corner, says June emcee, City Auditor Dennis Gallagher, citing the Roman adage “heart speaks to heart.” It’s certainly fitting for this open forum, where participants can air their political views in three-to-five-minute ad hoc speeches. Held in Civic…
Maybe it was all a misunderstanding. Like the bad address on the search warrant. Like the dead Mexican. But Joseph Bini, the former drug warrior who orchestrated a disastrous no-knock raid nine years ago that still haunts the Denver Police Department, is back on the wrong side of the headlines…
Tagging — the use of enigmatic designs sometimes symbolizing gang associations — is an increasing problem for Denver and other big cities, so it may be a little surprising that a group called Your Name in Graffiti (www.ynig.com) wound up with a public art commission. But that’s the case with…
Christine Smith wanted to be the first female president of the United States, the first Coloradan and the first Libertarian in the Oval Office. And the 41-year-old Golden woman, who ran a principled if underdog-style campaign, thought she had a good chance of winning her party’s nomination at its national…
Ahh, the ice cream truck, symbol of summer, fun and youth, merrily chugging at two miles per hour, bringing joy and cold desserts to masses of neighborhood kids. Bomb pops, fudgecicles, drumsticks, orange dream bars. Ahh, the ice cream truck, symbol of terror, injury and irresponsibility, evilly rumbling through the…
