My favorite fall activity is taking my dog on “leaf walks” in the mountains, spending cool afternoons collecting red and gold specimens for no reason other than that they’re pretty. Down in the flatlands, McCormick’s Fish House & Bar has come up with another way to celebrate Colorado’s gorgeous fall…
Labor Day has passed, but since we live in the land of 300-plus days of sunshine, let’s pretend we’re on vacation a little bit longer, shall we? One of the best places in town to play hooky is the secluded back patio at Tosh’s Hacienda, a 55-year-old family-run restaurant in…
SUN, 9/7 Robin Jester likes urban tales — real, meaty accounts of life. The Regis University graduate advisor, who moved to Denver two years ago from New York, first experienced the buzz of creating a salon when she was living in Manhattan. And she figured the concept of online city…
SAT, 9/6 Ten years after being banned from competing in the city’s public facilities by a skittish city council, the ultimate warriors of the World Cage Fighting Championships return to Denver for a “Global Domination” event that goes to the mat tonight at 7 p.m. at the Pepsi Center. Part…
SAT, 9/6 Ever wonder how to create your own ristra — the strands of dried red chile peppers that are hung near the entrance of a home to symbolize an abundant harvest? Well, this is the weekend to learn, and the place to master the art is the Chile Harvest…
For a taste of la vie boheme, stroll over to Brasserie Rouge. This new restaurant pours signature European aperitifs and liqueurs, including Pernod, Benedictine and grappa, but nothing says francais like champagne — and half of Brasserie Rouge’s fourteen specialty drinks overflow with the bubbly. As mixed by master cocktail…
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is a Denver artist with a mission: to stop the commercialization of America. “You can drive across the entire country, and every place has an Applebee’s and a Chili’s,” she says. “I just felt like local art was getting lost.” So earlier this summer, Murphy opened Pod,…
The old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” definitely holds true at this Saturday’s Junk Jam — a concert that features musical instruments made out of “found objects” and played by local kids. “I like the idea of taking things that are ugly, trash to everyone else, and…
From fond memories of Detroit’s Greek Town to my all-time favorite appetizer — flaming saganaki — I have plenty of reasons to wish there was Greek blood flowing through my veins. But since there isn’t, I have to content myself with healthy injections of ouzo, the potent licorice-flavored liqueur made…
SAT, 8/23 Denver improv-comedy trio A.C.E. is on the move again with its fourth annual “go show,” a summer tradition of taking comedy to the streets. “It’s really fun to do a moving show, because you can be totally spontaneous,” says A.C.E. co-founder Linda Klein. The destination for today’s show…
FRI, 8/22 A mighty wind will be blowing in Denver this weekend at the annual summer strumming extravaganza known as the Swallow Hill Folk Festival. Music will be played continuously on two stages from 5:30 to 9 p.m. tonight and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday at…
The winner of everything from “Best New Chef” to “Best Wine List” in both local and national contests this past year, Adega Restaurant + Wine Bar is definitely Denver’s dining darling. But while barrels of accolades have been poured on Adega for the thousands of bottles of wine it offers…
FRI, 8/15 I remember the first (well, the only time) I saw Riders in the Sky, back in the ’80s. It was at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where I actually had gone to see the other half of the double bill: Cheap Suit Serenaders, cartoonist Robert…
SAT, 8/16 In the mini-world of miniature golf, there are courses with windmills, giant gorillas and zigzag downspouts. But none of these have the decorum of a regular golf course. For that, you’d have to visit a place like Go Putt!, at 9741 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. The…
SAT, 8/16 How’s your flash with triples? Can you chase the sun? If so, make your way to Fillmore Plaza in Cherry Creek at 11 a.m. today to register for the first Rocky Mountain Juggling Convention and Tournament. The contest officially begins at noon, and events will run until about…
Boasting such lovely items as antique iron bed frames and a dark red Chinese wedding wardrobe, the new Paris Loft overflows with stylish furniture and trinkets to decorate everything from LoDo dens to suburban shelters. “Our focus is to offer affordable elegance,” says co-owner Maria Fair. “And things that are…
Xpstva in Vogue, Joseph Triscari’s exotic fashion photographs of his muse, Xpstva, is hanging in the very non-exotic back room of Stella’s Coffee House. But look closely at “Spirit and X at Jefferson Memorial.” Exactly what is streaking through the bottom left corner? Triscari says that blur is a ghost,…
Every Christmas Eve, my family watches home movies from Christmases past, remembering fondly the year my brother thought he was Luke Skywalker and waved around his new light saber, or the time we built a windsurfer in the living room for my mother. But by far, everyone’s favorite is 1981’s…
Hipsters have a new hangout: Cielo, the upscale Mexican eatery now open on Lincoln Street that specializes in hot crowds and cool cocktails. After making my way through the roster of ten signature margaritas, my drink of choice is the Hot & Cold Margarita ($7.50), made with triple citrus and…
FRI, 8/8 Are they dancers? Are they circus performers? Are they bonkers? Nancy Smith, organizer of Boulder’s Aerial Dance Festival, says all of the above assertions are true of her artists. And the unique festival, which opens tonight, has gathered eight soaring groups from across the country and abroad for…
SAT, 8/9 Dust off your spiffy bowling shoes and shine up your glittery bowling ball for the Art Mob Bowling Competition, a fundraiser for the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver. “The arts are bonded together in a lot of ways, but we’re also like mobsters vying for territory — in a…
SAT, 8/9 Calling all Scots: Don your family’s tartan kilt for this weekend’s fortieth annual Colorado Scottish Festival. Held today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Highland Heritage Park, 9651 South Quebec Street in Highlands Ranch, activities include rugby games, dulcimer music and Highland dance, as well…
