The trading post at Red Rocks Amphitheatre just made room for a lot of history, as the new home of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. In the five years since it’s creation, 7 classes have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, all of which represent a varying yet…
Chicano, the exhibit at the Museo de las Americas celebrating Chicano culture and history, closed last week with some living art: Momento Interactivo, when the community was invited to paint over the Chicano history mural that artist Carlos Fresquez had created on the gallery walls over the course of several…
The City of Lakewood is pulling out all the stops for the fifth annual Inspire Arts Week, which actually runs eleven days — from Thursday, June 4 through Sunday, June 14 — and features nineteen participating artists and arts groups presenting thirty different cultural events that range from symphonies to…
Instagram is a cultural touchstone, a way for photographers — pro and amateur alike — to compete, collaborate and share their work with the world. And there’s plenty in Colorado to share — from breathtaking mountain scenery and gritty urban sights to aerial acrobats and adrenaline junkies caught in the…
Everyone who is anyone in the Colorado cannabis industry was at the VIP grand opening of NATIV Hotel — Denver’s first pot-friendly hotel — in LoDo last night. Guests were welcomed with music from DJ Norman Doray, champagne spiced up with jalapeno or strawberry simple syrup, CBD-infused coffee and an…
Is this what the future of the Colorado hospitality industry looks like? Hotel rooms that are weed-friendly, equipped with private, cannabis- approved balconies? NATIV Hotel will open this week in the historic, 100-year-old building at 1612 Wazee Street that formerly held the Jet Hotel and, before that, the LoDo Inn…
Weed is good for you. It’s true: Just ask Healthy Honeys creator Shannon Donnelly, the weed guru and yoga instructor who holds a Get Fit and Stay Lit class every weekend. Donnelly will show you all the ways to use cannabis for good, not evil, and tell you how smoking in…
Kobe An Shabu Shabu — the LoHi eatery that specializes in shabu shabu, or japanese hot pots — unveiled a new sushi and nigiri menu last week. Owners Marco and Michelle Trujillo are putting it all on the line with a fresh and surprising array of sushi, ready to take advantage of…
Tour de Fat — New Belgium’s comedy, music, art, pageantry, beer-drinking, and bike riding fest — will be celebrating its fifteenth year later this summer. For the first time, the tour will visit ten cities, with as many as 25,000 attendees at each stop. The musical lineup for the Denver…
Imagine a city where no artistic expression is off limits. Where gallery artists break down walls, literally and figuratively, to create public art that’s not only welcomed by the city, but praised. You can imagine all that, and more, when Denver Arts + Venues hosts an all-day symposium on Imagine…
Sun’s out, guns out: Denver street art is on the grind. Last month we published a list of the ten best new street murals in the city — but more are popping up all the time. So keep reading for ten more of the best new murals in Denver. Axel…
Green Labs is on a roll. Even though recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, safe havens where people can consume cannabis are few and far between. But Green Labs found a solution: an array of cool, cannabis-themed classes each week, including this Saturday’s Sushi and Joint Rolling course. Yes, you…
Nepal was recently devastated by the Gorkha earthquake, the largest natural disaster the country has seen in almost a century; it killed more than 7,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. If you’re one of the many Denverites who wants to help but doesn’t know where to begin, join local…
Colorado owes a large part of it’s heritage in the arts, culture, and landscape of our city to Hispanic tradition. Influenced in what we eat, drink, and the paintings and artistic endeavors we celebrate, Cinco de Mayo is the epitome of all that we hold dear. Here are the 5…
Kentucky Derby hats or sombreros? For this first weekend of May, some spots are offering a hybrid Derby De Mayo celebration, since the 141st annual Kentucky Derby is tomorrow. But once the horses are back in the born, Cinco de Mayo celebrations will still be going strong. There will be…
There’s no doubting the amount of historic moments our beautiful Red Rocks have seen. But the iconic Colorado venue has really outdone itself this year. From first-time international superstar performances to the most number of confirmed concerts ever — here are ten reasons why 2015 will be the best Red…
The 9,000 square-foot warehouse at 445 South Broadway was empty for years, but that’s all about to change. The building is now the home of IGNITRR, a collaborative work space and incubator that is in the midst of getting a colorful graffiti makeover from seven of Denver’s talented graffiti artists. The…
A colorful array of Denverites packed the block for Cervantes 4/20 In The Streets. Following a weekend where police issued 160 citations at 4/20-related events, the security was tight, making people caught smoking immediately put out their joint or pipe. One security guard told the audience they had to stop…
Denver street art never sleeps, but it does hibernate during the winter. Now that spring is here, you can see new murals all over town — just in time for the International Art Materials Association convention at the Colorado Convention Center that opens today and runs through April 17. Some…
