When we think back to the ideal of the true American Dream, images of freedom and the great frontier contribute to the Manifest Destiny that shaped our country. Artist, sculptor and Colorado native Francisco Sotomayor combined that revolutionary mindset with imagery from American culture to form his most monumental piece:…
Flagstaff House has won the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award; it’s one of only 75 restaurants to win the award this year. But more remarkably, Flagstaff House has earned the coveted Grand Award every year since 1983. “The Wine Spectator is the first and most prestigious wine magazine,” says restaurant co-owner…
Mother Mind Studios is turning into a motherlode of creativity. The new digital media company, which promotes and produces feature films, comic books and other artistic endeavors, has developed a strong team including visual artist Daniel Crosier, director/producer Dane Bernhardt, writer Cuyler Mortimer, editor Jose Medina, director Stephen Santa Cruz,…
For their fourteenth annual Aerial Dance Festival, Boulder’s Frequent Flyers will once again bring the best of aerial dancing from around the world to Colorado. In fact, the dancers are what Frequent Flyers founder and artistic director Nancy Smith calls “locally grown and internationally flown.” While the festival consists of…
Already the biggest hotel downtown, the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel is now one of the greenest as well. This past spring, the Sheraton received the Watts to Water award for “Greatest Improvement in Efficiency,” as well as an Xcel Energy “Management Systems Achievement” award, thanks to the efforts of its…
Denver will be teeming with bikes today for New Belgium Brewing’s Urban Assault Ride. The UAR started in Austin, Texas, ten years ago, bringing the bike community together for an adventure/party mash-up, and last year Denver was the first city to sell out. Teams of two enter this race/scavenger hunt/obstacle…
Fire on the Mountain came into Denver determined to make a difference. Owners Andrea West and Craig Oberlink followed the lead of the restaurant’s three counterparts in Portland, Oregon, and decided to create their wing joint/bar with sustainability in mind. “We had this amazing opportunity to start as a blank…
Tattoo-Haiku wants to make its mark on Denver. Joseph Carman, founder of the 555 Collective, which promotes the arts and also raises money for trauma victims, is advertising a haiku contest on fliers posted around town. To enter, you must pay a $5 submission fee — which Carman plans to…
The Infinite Monkey Theorem is now the official wine partner of the USA Pro Challenge, which means that the world-class cyclists who will be pedaling through the Colorado Rockies next month will be rewarded at the finish of each of the seven stages with Monkey Theorem wine in the VIP…
Style Strike debuted yesterday in the plaza of the Denver Pavilions. In this home-grown reality show, host Samuel Schimek — of the I Heart Denver store in the Pavilions — chooses audience members with old, out-of-style accessories to “strike” and replace with new items that are actually in “style.” Every…
Flash mobs are so yesterday. Get ready for cash mobs! Rather than inciting a riot or inspiring a funky dance, these mobs encourage people to throw money at local businesses. As Samuel Schimek, who will be hosting the first installment of Style Strike at the Denver Pavilions at noon today,…
Every heard of Extreme Makeover? How about Say Yes to the Dress? Well, the Denver Pavilions debuts its own series tomorrow from noon to one in the plaza. With the tagline “If you don’t like it…STRIKE IT!,” Style Strike replaces outdated accessories with new, trendy items hand-picked by style host…
From July 13 through July 15, the Colorado Black Arts Festival will fill City Park with vendors, performers and artists all celebrating African culture. “Our theme this year is ‘Art Reflects Nature,'” says spokeswoman Jessica Springs. “We want the community to see how art and nature go together and how…
The Colorado Tomato Battle at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Saturday was a mash-up of childhood frivolity and big-kid fun. Though the structure was more formal than the old Tomato Wars between Coloradans and Texans at Twin Lakes, the result was the same: utter chaos and tomato soup. See Also: -Slideshow:…
Sweet! Buddy Valastro, the Cake Boss, is coming to the Paramount Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13, as part of the Bakin’ with the Boss Tour. Valastro, who got his start at the family bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, says he’ll bring some Hoboken flavor to Colorado next week…
Two decades ago, Coloradans and Texans exercised their interstate animosity by throwing tomatoes at each other during the Colorado Texas Tomato War in Twin Lakes. Now an epic tomato fight has returned to the state, but with a completely different flavor. Tomato Battle founders Max Kraner and Clint Nelson combined…
Colorado stands at the forefront of the nation’s organic movement, and Grower’s Organic is helping to lead the way, finding organic suppliers and then connecting these farms with retail outlets, delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to more than 150 restaurants, grocery stores and local co-operatives across Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New…
Yard House will open its 39th location in the country and its third in Colorado, at Park Meadows in Lone Tree, on Sunday, July 1. The first local Yard House opened in Colorado Mills six years ago; the second in downtown Denver in late 2010. The new Yard House is…
Summer heat keeping you glued in front of the fan? Get up and get out to Six and Four Articulations, a physical, visual and intellectual dance performance presented by the touring group of the same name at 8 p.m. tomorrow, at Work|Space. In advance of the show, we caught up…
Want to host a screening? Find a film in Tugg.com’s library, create an event, spread the word and Tugg handles the rest. Want to see how it works? Tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m. Nacho Vigalondo’s comedic alien invasion movie, Extraterrestrial, is showing at Denver Film Center…
First-time author and Denver native Matthew Batt tells of his entry into the real world when he and his wife bought a house — a former crack house — in Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House Into Our Home. The tale takes readers on his journey into adulthood, which included…
The 16th Street Mall was buzzing with music last week as artists of all shapes and sizes filled the air with their collective auditory gifts for Make Music Denver. This was the first time that Denver participated in World Music Day; it joined 450 other cities thanks to the efforts…
