Book It: The Five Best Literary Events This Week
Denver is showing that it has the write stuff at numerous events this week.
Denver is showing that it has the write stuff at numerous events this week.
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Warm your soul with these five literary events January 22 through January 28, 2017.
The second Women’s March of the Trump era motivated thousands of people to take to the streets in downtown Denver on Saturday, January 20, and speak their minds, express their anxiety, proclaim their power, and generally make the statement that they will not go quietly into that political good night.
These readings and nights have all the write stuff in Denver January 15 through January 22, 2018.
The signs are already coming down on what used to be Sports Authority Field at Mile High; with the demise of the Englewood-based sports retailer giant in 2016, it was only a matter of time until the contracts ran their course and the stadium’s name became available again. The time has come, and the Broncos organization is wasting no time in wiping the slate clean once again.
January has the write stuff, with a calendar full of events focusing on everything from the historic to the poetic, from great genre work to the great American novel
2018 looks like it’s going to be a stellar year for nerds of all stripes. Here are eleven of the best events.
Resolved: Since Denver was named the Worst City for Dating by the Great Love Debate in late 2017, it’s time to turn that much-deserved reputation around. Yes, dating in Denver (and anywhere else, really) pretty much sucks, but that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless.
You know what will help the January blues? Resolve to read more books. Crack one open, and let’s get started on a literary 2018.
Let’s face it: The Broncos had a tough year, and so did fans. With their first losing season since the McDaniels debacle — a tenure so brief and disastrous that it’s tough to rightly call it an “era,” the 2017 Broncos failed despite a strong roster of both experienced and up-and-coming talent. Was it Vance Joseph? Was it the loss of Wade Phillips? Was it just Elway stumbling?
You’re new to the Mile High City. You have a good job, a place to live, and high hopes for the quality of life that you’ve bought into. There are some things you should know, and we’ve covered a lot of them over the past year, month by month. But in addition to those suggestions of rules that you’d do well to live by, we also have some suggested resolutions for you to make, just to successfully navigate the open seas of the Queen City of the Plains.
Here are ten things that the good folks of Colorado can do to make 2018—and all the years that follow—even better.
Denver has had its share of eras — but every year seems to mark the coming and going of some element of local culture, and 2017 was no different. Sure, we had the restaurants that opened and closed, the sports seasons that are, frankly, better left to the dustbin of history, and news that confused and concerned us and then faded out of our attention span to make room for more news.
Need to do some last-minute shopping? Buy books!
Residents and neighbors met this week at two facilitated discussions to talk over the possibilities of changing the name of Stapleton, the residential development that replaced the airport of the same name honoring five-term former Denver mayor Benjamin Stapleton…who just happens to have been a member of the Ku Klux…
Is any present greater than a book? Perhaps one written here in Colorado.
Grab an eggnog latte and enjoy flipping a few pages, listening to some readings, or just plain toasting Colorado’s literary culture at this five literary events December 11 through December 16, 2017.
The Great Love Debate will be at the Denver Improv at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, to further debate this subject — all in the spirit of entertainment. Regardless of its nature, the project raises an interesting possibility about dating in Denver: Is it as bad as Howie makes it sound? Probably, but not for the reasons Howie might think. Here are ten actual reasons dating sucks in Denver.
Best gift idea? Books. Here are five literary events in Denver December 4-10, 2017, that will be edifying on their own, but also give you a chance to buy some great gifts.
While the new license-holder for Civic Center Park on April 20, 2018, begins working out the details, we wanted to submit our very particular 420 wish list to Santa.