TUES, 7/15 The versatile David Taylor Dance Theatre will upend the notion that theirs is a mono-cultural medium when the troupe presents A World of Dance in a free outdoor performance at Englewood’s CityCenter Amphitheater. The show, which begins at 7 p.m. tonight, is a colorful compilation of eight short…
FRI, 7/11 Get ready for sensory overload at this weekend’s Denver Black Arts Festival. In keeping with this year’s “Stimulating the Senses” theme, Denver’s 17th annual African-American cultural celebration aims to overwhelm with music, pageantry and art. “We’re giving people an opportunity to experience all the senses — touch, smell,…
Maybe I watched The Lone Ranger a few too many times as a child, but nothing says “Old West romantic” like a train ride through the mountains: Give me beautiful vistas, dark tunnels and the lurking danger of horse-riding bandits every time. Don’t get me wrong: I realize that this…
I have a confession: I hate tequila. Ever since a spring-break trip to Cancun went bad during my freshman year of college, I can barely stand the smell of the wretched stuff. But I love all other things south of the border, so I couldn’t resist the lure of Lola,…
SUN, 7/6 Do you remember your first Grateful Dead concert? The one you went to before Jerry got really tired and grizzled? Maybe you’re having a hard time remembering after the concoction of mind erasers you took that day, but it wouldn’t have been a real Dead concert otherwise, right?…
FRI, 7/4 Ron Cavill, an investment advisor from Genesee, wants to make some noise on the Fourth of July. So he’ll hop on his purple 1500cc Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad and join hundreds of friends and fellow motorheads as they roll into the second annual Liberty Ride n’ Rod. Participants, who…
Here’s the thing about Sunday brunch at Pierre’s Supper Club: From the outside, the place, at 2157 Downing Street, looks closed. Sure, this fifty-year-old Denver institution can still pack ’em in on Friday and Saturday nights, but on Sunday afternoons — when you would think a supper club should be…
This is the July Fourth weekend — time to bust out that crazy star-spangled bow-tie, light the sparklers and wish our country a happy 227th birthday. And what better way to show your patriotism this year than by drinking at one of the fine establishments owned by Denver’s mayor-elect? I…
Comets on Fire rescramble reality SUN, 6/29 Do you remember that one time Alice Cooper was a guest star on The Jetsons? No? How about when your MC5 Kick Out the Jams eight-track got twisted up in your stereo and started playing backward, forward and sideways all at the same…
SAT, 6/28 Can’t afford a European adventure this summer? Here’s how to enjoy a Roman holiday without ever leaving the comfort of your own scrappy little American city: Be transported by Sargent and Italy, a traveling exhibit from the Los Angeles County Museum and Italy’s Ferrara Arte Museum that opens…
FRI, 6/27 Robbie Morales’s crucial transformation took place when he was thirteen, astride a banana-seat bicycle. The Long Island teen popped a wheelie, and the move — front tire airborne, merely decorative — quickly became his passion. Soon baseball faded in favor of a new sport, BMX bicycle competition. The…
SAT, 6/28 Pink and white cherry blossoms no longer line the banks of Cherry Creek, but that doesn’t stop Denver’s Japanese-American community from celebrating its culture each June at the annual Sakura Matsuri, otherwise known as the Cherry Blossom Festival. Now in its 31st year, Denver’s Cherry Blossom Festival takes…
On a recent girls’ night out, we snagged a table on Tommy Tsunami’s street-side patio, the perfect spot for an evening of sushi, people-watching and gossiping up a storm. Tsunamis — those giant Japanese tidal waves — have long been feared by seaside villagers and fantasized about by extreme surfers,…
FRI, 6/20 Was there ever life before Harry? Depends on how you look at it: Harry Potter, you could argue, has always been here and always will be — if you throw out the usual boring restrictions of real time, which can’t possibly regulate happenings in the magical Hogwarts cosmos…
WED, 6/25 You should bike to work more often. Really — get some exercise. Get your car off the street. Heck, maybe you’ll love the fresh air so much you’ll sell the car. If you cycle in on today’s Bike to Work Day, you might even get a free breakfast…
SAT, 6/21 The recent news that the last of the old-style Volkswagen Beetles will trundle off the assembly line this summer at VolkswagenMexico in Puebla, Mexico, may be just a blip on the radar of Gens X and Y as they whiz by with daisies in their dashboard vases. But…
Graffiti and tagging may be on the rise in Denver, but don’t worry if you stumble upon dozens and dozens of artists scrawling all over the pavement in Larimer Square this weekend. They’ll be taking part in Denver’s first Italian street-painting festival, La Strada dell’Arte. “Nothing like this has ever…
My idea of a night out at a baseball game is arriving at the bottom of the third inning and leaving at the top of the seventh. During those three-plus innings, chances are extremely good that I won’t ever know who’s at bat or what the score is; I’ll probably…
My favorite warm-weather activity is relaxing on a patio, fresh drink in hand, on a long summer evening, as the lingering sun covers everything with that gentle golden glow. To help you find that magic moment, we’ve rounded up some of the area’s hottest patios; they’re guaranteed to make your…
People frequently ask me what qualifications I have be the Drink of the Week girl. My only answer: I’m a lush. To gain my alcohol expertise, I haven’t attended a cheesy bartending college or struggled through a twelve-step program (yet). My only credential — my only excuse — is that…
You know you’re in Denver when people get up earlier on Saturday than they do on weekdays. They get up early so they can get out and walk, run, ride. In 2001, I moved to Colorado from the big city. The really big city, New York. I brought with me…
SAT, 6/14 Many new phrases — Ground Zero, “Let’s roll,” “axis of evil” — have entered the American lexicon since terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The latest, “Dixie Chicked,” is a term signifying political backlash — and it’s one that rebel comedian Bill Maher can probably…
