3 things to do for free in Denver this week, January 6-8

Even if paying rent has left a hole in your wallet, there are economical entertainment opportunities around town. Whether you want to watch a horror film, see an activism documentary, or listen to an improv music performance, you can do it all for free in Denver this week. Let us…

Teaching Moments

The curtains of square product theatre’s new production, Gidion’s Knot, open on a tragic parent-teacher conference: A mourning mother is visiting her son’s fifth-grade teacher to discover why the boy committed suicide over the weekend. The somber, two-woman play is full of secrets that need to be uncovered, and it…

Doing Downton

“We are very excited for the premiere of the new season of Downton Abbey, so we thought, what better way to celebrate than a costume ball?” says Rocky Mountain PBS’s Connie Jiang. Taking inspiration from the popular British period drama, the Masterpiece Costume Ball will include everything early-twentieth-century British —…

City O’ Light

French food is all about rich flavors, explains City, O’ City’s new executive chef, Kurt Eichenberger. Since in traditional French cooking those flavors involve a lot of butter and meat, Eichenberger had to get creative to whip up intense tastes for the vegetarian restaurant’s special Paris-inspired New Year’s Eve. “To…

Ghost Story

There’s a reason that Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has never gone out of print. “It was published in 1843, and it’s interesting how the issues in the play, even the point of view that Scrooge has, can feel so remarkably present-day,” says Bruce K. Sevy, who is directing the…

3 things to do for free in Denver this week, December 23-26

Though it may be tempting to stay inside and watch holiday specials on YouTube, there’s plenty to do in Denver this week between viewings of the Pete and Pete Christmas episode and the Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. Our top three events include a concert with tacos, an evening of orchestral…

Slice of Comedy

“There is this energy between pizza and marijuana and comedy,” says Sexy Pizza owner Kayvan Khalatbari. “Eventually, I’d like to have a venue where all three of those can coexist in a legal environment.” That’s not the case quite yet, but you’ll be able to find two of the three…

Hear and Now

The only common thread that ties the performers together at tonight’s Soundscapes+Performance Art+Live Art is that they all fall under the wide category of avant-garde, says facilitator Claudia Woodman. With a bill that includes Victoria Lundy’s ambient theremin playing, healing sounds produced by Of Earth and Sun on instruments handcrafted…

3 things to do for free in Denver this week, December 16-18

‘Tis the season for being merry…and very, very broke. But if that’s your current state, there’s still plenty of free fun in Denver this week that won’t further break the bank — from a screening of A Nightmare Before Christmas to holiday tours of the Governor’s residence to a Best…

Red and Blue

“Being Santa in the year 2013 is probably not as much fun as it was way back when every child was happy with a train and a doll and a ball,” muses Winnie Wenglewick of Denver’s Dangerous Theatre. “Now kids need to have things like PlayStations and Nintendos and iPhones…

Culture Clash

Mother-daughter relationships are not new territory for writer Amy Tan, who first explored the subject in her debut novel, The Joy Luck Club. But in her latest book, The Valley of Amazement, she finds fresh ways to explore this ever-changing landscape. Chronicling the lives of a Chinese-American mother and daughter…

Chase Padgett on 6 Guitars, his musical one-man show

When she tours fringe festivals around the world, Gemma Wilcox sees a lot of performances. “When I see an incredible show that blows everything else out of the water, it’s very rare,” says Wilcox. But when she finds something special, she likes to bring it to Boulder. 6 Guitars is…