Last year renowned Denver hairstylist Charlie Price broke down in tears while watching an episode of Al Jazeera’s Borderland. Memories of growing up in the early ’80s with two girls from Cuba came flooding back as he saw the effects that immigration has on Mexican children crossing the border. “My boyfriend,…
Summer is the time to get up and get out, try a new sport, challenge yourself, meet people. And the season comes and goes pretty quickly, so here are ten suggestions for some new, mostly outdoor activities to try. We promise you’ll work up a sweat. Denver Cruisers Wednesday nights,…
The Chinese Zodiac got it wrong: 2015 isn’t the Year of the Sheep — it’s the Year of the Otter. Photographer Josh Olsen has spent the last several months taking photos of “otters” — described by Mister Hollywood as hairy men with an athletic build — and he is now releasing…
Rain or shine, the Denver area will be celebrating Memorial Day Weekend to the fullest. Whether you’re looking to throw on a bikini (and possibly a raincoat) at a faux beach party or debut your Dr. Who costume at Comic Con, this comprehensive list will help you make a decision…
It’s almost 6 p.m. on a Monday night, and while the rest of the world is still recovering from the weekend, Eddie Barella, Jason Newcomer and Chris Barr are setting up for the 164th episode of their podcast, The Eddie, Jason and Chris Show. After more than thirteen years on…
In an effort to celebrate the end of the semester for Colorado State University-Pueblo students and perhaps to regain a bit of relevance, The All-American Rejects made the trek down south for a show on the college campus. But it turns out that even in a small town that seems…
Thought Catalog just posted a list detailing the top ten reasons why Colorado girls are “way” better than California girls. While blogger Allyson Callahan ended her nearly 2,000-word piece on a satirical note, she only did so after first perpetuating every possible myth about Colorado and the women who live here…
Which way does your beard point tonight? In 1956 Alan Ginsberg made reference to Walt Whitman’s beard in “A Supermarket in California.” Now, almost sixty years later, beards are still a part of popular culture and the Beat Generation is being revived through Famous Beard Oil Company, founded by Eric D…
To most Denver residents, Casa Bonita is the pink funhouse on West Colfax Avenue that disguises itself as a restaurant. For Mexican artist Cristóbal Gracia, Casa Bonita is like a time machine back to his childhood in Mexico — and a strange vision into Mexican culture. Gracia is one of…
Chow down in the name of art: On Wednesday, April 15, ArtPlant will host a French fry-eating contest at the Articulated Wall — or is that the French Fry Stack? — in the Denver Design District off South Broadway. The contest will be documented in video and photos as material…
Denver caters to karaoke aficionados, with evenings that offer everything from punk-rock backup bands to songbooks filled with Selena songs. We crowned 100% de Agave as the Best Spanish-Language Karaoke in our Best of Denver 2015, but it’s not the only place where you can throw back a tequila shot and belt…
There’s a lot more than drag-queen bingo and karaoke on the entertainment menu at Hamburger Mary’s; at the end of each month, the bar is transformed into a space where members of the deaf community can perform in front of a live audience for ASL SLAM. This Saturday, March 28,…
For the next ten weeks Denver will experience the ways in which history, violence and three-dimensionalism intersect through the work of Cristóbal Gracia, who was selected to represent Mexico City as a 2015 Biennial Ambassador, alongside fellow Mexican artist Daniel Monroy Cuevas. The 2015 Biennial Ambassadors program is a ten-week…
Valentine’s Day hits tomorrow. If you’re single in the Mile High City and looking to couple up this weekend, you probably spent the past few days buffing up your online dating profile. When you decide to troll TInder this weekend, here’s what you’re bound to find in Denver. 5. The…
No matter how secure you might be with single life, Valentine’s Day always reminds you that one can be a lonely number. Rather than hosting a solo marathon of every season of Grey’s Anatomy with a two liter of Riunite California Red and a box of chocolate you bought for…
Dreams are about to come true for Denverites with DIY projects on hold: The Denver Tool Library is less than a month away from opening its doors at 555 Santa Fe Drive. “It’s sort of a swept-up feeling to realize we’ve come this far,” says Denver Tool Library founder Sarah…
We’re one month into 2015, and by now, many of us have already given up on our New Year’s resolutions — if we ever kept them to begin with. Whether your promise to stop drinking was sabotaged by the bottomless Bloody Mary bar or your new acro-yoga gym membership has…
Until recently, Sunday nights in Pueblo meant everything to kids who were into the city’s music scene. Phil’s Radiator was the only all-ages venue within a thirty-mile radius, and the old mechanic’s shop would fill up with teenagers displaying Xs on their hands and band names on their Converse All…
“Someone once told me that God gives you an imagination and creativity, and that’s his gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to him.” That’s how artist Angel Espino, the creative mind behind Espino Arte, describes his work and his new show, Art for Water, which…
Editor’s note: It’s time to put 2014 into the history books and look forward to 2015 — but not before one last bash to kick off the transition in style, something you can plan with our New Year’s Eve Guide listings. Do you have even bigger plans for the coming…
Over the years, fans of all ages have enjoyed Peter, Paul and Mary’s folk hits, from “If I Had a Hammer” to “Puff, the Magic Dragon.” Even after the passing of Mary Travers in 2009, the world continues to celebrate the group’s fifty-plus years in music. In response to those…
Chilling tales will be read under Christmas lights tonight at the Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America’s first annual Mystery and Mistletoe holiday showcase, featuring eighteen local mystery writers — including such longtime RMMWA veterans as Christine Goff — reading selections from their latest works. “This will be a great…
