Summer is a great time to read — and to celebrate reading at book-related events around town, from signings to cons to literary bashes. Book them all, and find more literary activities in our online calendar. She Writes Press Book Tour Tattered Cover Aspen Grove 7 p.m. Tuesday, free She…
Transplants landing in the Mile High City: Is there any topic that inspires more discussion from Denver residents, new and old? In this commentary, local Natalie Tuffeld urges us all to get along: Last week, stuck in horrendous traffic on I-25, I silently cursed each and every one of the…
Is Colorado’s election system “rigged”? That’s what Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested. But there’s no better day than today to see democracy in action at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, where all signatures on petitions for measures aiming for the statewide November ballot are due at 3…
The first Denver Yoga Festival stretched through LoDo this past weekend, starting with sunrise yoga in the Oxford Hotel on Thursday, August 4; hundreds of yoga enthusiasts joined in what promises to become an annual event. Photographer Ken Hamblin was there to catch the early action. See the full Denver…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from many of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks, including Berkeley neighborhood favorite, Tacos Jalisco Mexican Food…
Flogging Molly and Trampled by Turtles are at Red Rocks this week, and Eric Church will be at the venue for a two-night stand; Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are at the Pepsi Center, Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd are at Fiddler’s Green, and Norah Jones is the Ellie Caulkins Opera…
“It’s bigger than the World Series, it’s bigger than the Super Bowl, it’s bigger than Wrestle Mania, it’s bigger than whatever the golf one is!” It was the Denver Air Sex Championships, which founder Chris Trew introduced with that description at the Oriental Theater on August 2. After assorted gyrations…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from many of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks. Joining the taco action is East Colfax Avenue…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from many of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks. Rolling up to the stadium will be La…
This may have been the slowest week for restaurant activity in the past two years, since before Union Station had its grand opening ceremony on July 26, 2014, ushering in a frenzied 24 months that has seen an average of more than twenty openings a month. Only one new place…
Back when John Hickenlooper and his partners founded the Wynkoop Brewing Company, Hickenlooper was insistent that Colorado’s first brewpub pronounced its name “WINkoop.” As he would tell anyone who would listen, “After all, we don’t produce WINE.” But Colorado definitely does, and its current governor – one John Hickenlooper –…
“It’s bigger than the World Series, it’s bigger than the Super Bowl, it’s bigger than Wrestle Mania, it’s bigger than whatever the golf one is!” So began host Chris Trew’s introduction to the 2016 Denver Air Sex Championships, held at the Oriental Theater on Tuesday, August 2. Trew, founder of…
Our most recent post about the 16th Street Mall deals with proposed changes to the roadway and discussion about potentially eliminating bus service along the route. But many commenters turned the topic from aesthetics and transportation to the number of homeless people who congregate on the mall and whether their presence…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from many of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks, including Boulder’s Centro Mexican Kitchen. While you’re at…
Festival season is in full swing this weekend with Vertex, featuring Alabama Shakes, Odezsa, Trey Anastasio Band, Duke Dumont and more, Telluride Jazz Festival and ARISE Music Festival. This weekend’s line-up also includes Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Of Mice and Men at the Pepsi Center, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy…
While there a ton of bands playing at this year’s Riot Fest there are several official after-shows that were just announced, including the Aquabats, Against Me!, Lagwagon, Thursday, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Pouya and more. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 5 at 10 a.m. Widespread Panic…
In August, many people escape the city for one last summer vacation — but here in Denver, you can escape your everyday life by simply spending a night at the theater. Here are three new options: The Greater Good Three Leaches Theater at Spark Theater 985 Santa Fe Drive 7:30…
While exploring what makes Colorado cool, we checked in with Steve Turner, the state preservationist who was named director of History Colorado this summer; he has a vast appreciation of Colorado’s past and present, while also looking to the state organization’s future. Asked for some of his favorite spots, Turner…
The Denver County Fair serves up tradition like no other fair on earth: Only in Denver do stormtroopers and movie cars mingle with unicorn rides, sideshow acts and pie-eating contests on the fair floor, which also includes such innovations as a Geek Pavilion, a Kitten Pavilion, a drag queen pageant…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from more than forty of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks, presented…
A reunited LCD Soundsystem headlines Red Rocks on Tuesday, August 2 and Wednesday, August 3, while Warren Haynes heads up the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration tonight at Red Rocks and Hard Red Rocks, featuring RL Grime, Savoy, Keys N Krates and more, is at the venue on Thursday. Also this week…
Last week Mark Antonation served up five restaurant trends he’d like to see die — including spiced rims on cocktails, and Brussels sprouts on just about every menu in Denver. Our readers have a few more pet peeves. Says David: Mark certainly nailed it for me. My other issue is the trend…
