Flying High

When pilot Gary Rower started planning his July 4 air show in the mountain town of Dillon, he had no idea he’d also be attempting to set two world records. “I have watched the sunset over the Dillon Marina and over the Breckenridge ski area for years and thought those…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 22-24, 2012

It may have felt like summer for the past few months, but now it’s official. The season of ice cream trucks and bike riding has begun, and to celebrate, we have plenty of events, ten in fact, that you can participate in for less than $10 — so that you’ll…

Cara a Cara: A Museo de las Americas photo preview

The Museo de las Americas will be full of fresh faces tonight at its twentieth-anniversary celebration and mask exhibit, Cara a Cara. Before you go to the show, check out this preview of some of the colorful masks from the collection All photos courtesy of the Museo de las Americas,…

They Really Are a Scream

The Addams Family debuted in the pages of The New Yorker in 1938 as cartoonist Charles Addams’s creepy creation: a wealthy family who loved all things macabre — from dressing in black to reveling in misery. More than seventy years later, the family is deeply embedded in cultural history, with…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 15-17, 2012

There’s a lot to celebrate this weekend. And whether you’re celebrating gay rights, dads, seeing Old School projected on a sports field…or all three!, there’s plenty of fun to be had for under $10. So get out and enjoy another eclectic Denver weekend. For a full listing of events, you…

Words to Live By

The Lighthouse Writers Workshop is well known among local writers, but it has also become a stop for visiting authors, who give readings and teach classes on their way through town. Now, works by those authors will be available for sale at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop Community Book Fair. “Some…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 8-10, 2012

Down to your last ten dollars? Don’t worry, there are plenty of things you can do this weekend that cost a Hamilton or less. Gawk at a performance artist living in a box, usher in summer at a dance party, or pretend you’re in Paris at a Francophile craft party…

To Infinity and Beyond

Look out for twisters tonight at Infinity Park. No, not the dangerous ones. We’re talking about magical twisters — the ones that drop houses on wicked witches and blow girls and dogs to the land of Oz. To kick off its Monday Movie Madness series, the City of Glendale is…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 1-3, 2012

It’s should be a beautiful weekend in the neighborhood, and not just because there’s a Mister Rogers-themed exhibit opening. From yoga in the park to yet another adult prom to a variety of innovative art shows, this weekend is full of things to do that won’t cost more than $10…

The Sound and the Fury

Even though it’s a Nobel Prize-winner, Elis Canetti’s novel Auto da Fe is still a pretty esoteric text. But not for much longer, says Brian Freeland, artistic director for the LIDA Project, which will bring the 1935 book to the stage for the first time with an original adaptation by…

Five things to do for $5 this Memorial Day

Memorial Day is about honoring fallen soldiers, but it’s also about enjoying good company, getting out of work, and firing up the grill. If you don’t have a backyard to go to this year, we’ve got five events this Monday that won’t cost you more than a five-spot, from a…

Hail to the Chiefs

Instead of choosing between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this November, there’s another candidate you might want to consider: the Kinsey Sicks. The “dragapella beautyshop quartet” is running a fictional campaign on the Republican ticket and will be in Denver this weekend with a new show and album, Electile Dysfunction:…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, May 18-20, 2012

The evenings are getting warmer here in the Queen City of the Plains, and that just means that more and more events are popping up. It’s easy to go out on a budget this weekend, whether you enjoy biking to an adult prom, seeing surf-themed burlesque, or dancing at a…

Chance Encounters

While Veronica Reeves recognizes that there’s a place for calculated, meticulously planned art, that place isn’t NEXT Gallery. Not right now. Reeves has organized an entire show, Mindpool 2012, dedicated to creative work that comes from intuition and chance, and celebrating risk over regulation. “At first I was a little…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, May 11-13, 2012

Going out doesn’t have to mean going for broke — seriously. This week there are plenty of inexpensive entertainment options, from karaoke on the 16th Street Mall to a food-themed photography show to a Mother’s Day concert. Celebrate art, see a silent movie in the park, and get out there…

Mommy Time

For moms who are sick of tradition, the Corner Office is planning a funkier way to celebrate Mother’s Day this year: the Sexy Mama Disco Brunch. “There are so many moms that I know that are young and hip and fun, and even moms that are my mom’s age who…

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, May 4-6, 2012

From Cinco de Mayo celebrations to the First Friday art walk, Denver has plenty of stuff going on this weekend that won’t totally demolish your savings. Whether you fancy mariachi music, watching a chihuahua race or meeting a grunge legend in-person, we’ve got it all here for less than ten…

Celebrate the life of Colorado cultural visionary Anne Evans

“People go to the Denver Art Museum all the time, they go to the Denver Public Library and they don’t really think of the history behind those things,” explains Ashley Rogers, assistant director of the Byers-Evans House Museum. The mission of the new exhibit Anne Evans: Colorado’s Cultural Visionary is…